Feng Qishi's shy smile when the wind rose made Mu Anxiao baffled. "What do you mean?"
Feng Qishi pursed her lips and smiled. "I can't possibly step forward, don't I still need you?"
Mu Anxiao was stunned. "So, you're handing everything over to me."
"If I step forward, it would be like shooting myself in the foot. So," Feng Qishi's smile didn't diminish, "I still have to ask you to step forward."
"Don't you know my status?"
"What do you mean?" Feng Qishi became rather cultured.
Mu Anxiao retorted, "What do you mean? Feng Qishi, are you deliberately toying with me? I'm a new servant now. If I go asking around, it will only tell them I'm easily bullied. You..."
"It's all fake anyway, don't worry so much."
"Fake..." Mu Anxiao thought about what Feng Qishi said and replied lightly, "You have a point."
"Besides, everyone loves gossip. As long as you mention it, they'll definitely follow up. If they fear me, you can just say you can handle it, and that's that," Feng Qishi arranged everything clearly.
Mu Anxiao heard this and said calmly, "With you backing me, what do I have to fear?"
"Exactly, that's what I mean."
"But I'll lose out if I do this," Mu Anxiao's mind cleared.
Feng Qishi's expression stiffened. "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? If I go and ask now, and it doesn't work out, and I have to report back, then it will still be me doing the work. In that case," Mu Anxiao frowned, "you'll have only spoken and done nothing."
"I'm the one who came up with the plan," Feng Qishi said shamelessly.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately put on a serious face. "What you said is as good as saying nothing. In the end, you'll still have only spoken and done nothing."
"Then what do you want me to do? Tell me," Feng Qishi raised her chin. She now wanted to satisfy Mu Anxiao's demands as much as possible, so that Mu Anxiao would be obedient.
Mu Anxiao asked, "If it doesn't work out, and I can't use that spell, how will you decide?"
"I will help you," Feng Qishi said with determination.
"Really."
"It would be pointless for me to trick you with this," Feng Qishi said, smiling. "Mu Shazi, why are you so unconfident in yourself?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I thought you'd say you could definitely get important information from those people. Who knew, you're disheartened before you even start. This isn't like you."
"You don't understand," Mu Anxiao said, and walked around Feng Qishi.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi immediately turned and followed Mu Anxiao.
Leaving there, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi quickly arrived outside the servants' courtyard, not far from the dilapidated house, and stopped.
Mu Anxiao said, "I'm going in." She turned to look at Feng Qishi.
"Mhm, go ahead. I'll wait for you here." Feng Qishi turned and walked a few steps forward, hiding behind a tree.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi's actions, hesitated, then turned her head, took a deep breath, and stepped into the courtyard.
The courtyard was very quiet, with no servants in sight.
Mu Anxiao stopped in the center of the courtyard, deliberately feigning ignorance, and called out, "Is anyone here?" xxs壹贰
In the room.
The servants who had sent Shu'er to the dilapidated house immediately stopped their discussion and all heard Mu Anxiao's voice.
Then, after looking at each other, Servant Number One said, "Who do you think it is?" He looked at Servants Two, Three, and Four opposite him.
Servant Number Two said, "Go and see, and you'll know."
"Do you think she heard us?" Servant Number One became nervous.
Mu Anxiao called out again, "Is anyone here?"
Servant Number Three glanced at the door and said, "Definitely not, otherwise why would she ask if anyone is here?"
"You make sense," Servant Number One agreed.
Servant Number Four frowned. "Maybe she's pretending."
"You say she's pretending," Servant Number Three said, and after thinking for a moment, "Then you go and see."
"Me?" Servant Number Four was startled.
Servant Number Three said, "You said it all, if you don't go, are you expecting us to?"
"You..."
"Go on," they said in unison.
Servant Number Four was speechless.
Momentarily.
Servant Number Four opened the door and looked directly at Mu Anxiao, who had her back to them, and asked, "Who are you?" He stepped over the threshold and walked forward.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao felt nervous. She swallowed and slowly turned around. The moment she saw Servant Number Four, she remembered his connection to Shu'er. Taking a deep breath, she smiled sheepishly. "It's me."
"Who are you?" Servant Number Four asked back.
Mu Anxiao replied, "Don't you recognize me? I'm new," she said, trotting happily to Servant Number Four. "Look, do you recognize me now?" She leaned forward slightly.
Servant Number Four took a look and said, "It's you."
"Yes, I'm new. The General told me to live here. May I ask, where do I live?" Mu Anxiao said playfully.
Servant Number Four looked at Mu Anxiao, who was completely different from when she was by Feng Qishi's side, and frowned. "Did you hear something?" he asked directly.
Mu Anxiao was stunned and immediately stopped her playful demeanor, putting on a confused expression. "What are you talking about? I don't quite understand."
"When did you arrive?" Servant Number Four asked again.
Mu Anxiao looked at Servant Number Four's cautious expression and seemed to understand his concern. So, she honestly confessed, "I just arrived. When I came in, I found no one here, so I tried calling out, and then you came out," she said, asking slyly, "Were you discussing that matter?"
Upon hearing this, Servant Number Four's expression froze.
Mu Anxiao saw this and smiled sheepishly.
Servant Number Four said, "You really did hear something."
Inside, Servants Number One and the others knew they couldn't hide anymore, so Servant Number Two called out, "Come in and talk."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was startled. "There are still people inside?" she asked. As she was about to lean in to look, Servant Number Four grabbed her arm.
And so, Mu Anxiao was pulled inside by Servant Number Four.
"Everyone's here," she said, smiling and looking at the servants gathered around the table.
They stood up.
Servant Number Four locked the door, turned to look at Mu Anxiao, and then looked at them. "You all heard it, right?"
They all nodded.
Seeing this, Servant Number Four walked past Mu Anxiao towards them.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Servant Number Four's back and said with a dry laugh, "What's wrong with you all?" As she spoke, she glanced at the servants trying to hide their nervousness and winked.
They remained silent.
Servant Number Four stood beside Servant Number One, and like them, stared at Mu Anxiao without saying a word.
One by one, Mu Anxiao looked at the scene and felt nervous.
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