At this moment, Feng Qishi had followed Mu Anxiao to the stables, but what puzzled Feng Qishi was that Mu Anxiao had clearly said she was looking for a dilapidated house, yet she had found her way here.
Standing still, Feng Qishi scanned the horses in the stable and asked, "What do you want to do?" He got straight to the point.
Mu Anxiao clasped her hands behind her back and said in a low voice, "Before Ouyang Ye killed me, he told me to bring Bing'er's body to a place by tomorrow. That means," she turned to look at Feng Qishi, "Gu Tie might be hidden there."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, since Gu Tie can use sorcery, it proves she has some use. If that's the case, then the hiding place for her soul must be different from other souls. Don't you think what I'm saying makes sense?"
"What you're saying makes sense, but you yourself don't know where she is. You're talking so much," Feng Qishi smiled, "it's probably useless, isn't it?"
"I know where it is, but I can't say the exact location."
"How are you going to get there?" Feng Qishi asked, pointing to the stables, "Are you going to ride a horse?"
"..." Mu Anxiao's lips twisted, intentionally not responding.
Feng Qishi looked at the expression on Mu Anxiao's face, and then at her slightly shifting feet, and exclaimed in surprise, "You're not actually going to ride a horse to find it, are you?"
"Um, no..." Mu Anxiao couldn't ride a horse, so her confidence was lacking. "It's just that we've searched everywhere and couldn't find a dilapidated house. So, in the process, I thought of that place. You..."
"Don't say anything else for now. I just want to ask you," Feng Qishi said with a firm gaze, "Can you ride a horse?"
Mu Anxiao gave a sheepish smile and retorted, "Do I look like I can?" She blinked her eyes.
Feng Qishi saw the guilt in Mu Anxiao's eyes and took a deep breath, saying, "I don't think you can."
"..." Mu Anxiao just smiled and said nothing.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi frowned, "What do you mean by this?"
"I don't mean anything, it's just that," Mu Anxiao said, "I think you riding a horse looks quite good. How about you give me a ride?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Why are you raising your eyebrows when I agree to give you a ride?" Feng Qishi asked, pointing to Mu Anxiao's eyebrows.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "I'm begging you, aren't I? You... agree." She leaned forward slightly, observing Feng Qishi's facial changes.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao's expression of seeking confirmation and sighed, "Are you afraid of me, or what? I've never seen you beg me like this before."
"I can't ride a horse, so if you give me a ride, naturally, I have to butter you up," Mu Anxiao stated directly, lifting her chin.
Feng Qishi sighed softly, then glanced at his usual steed, saying, "I can give you a ride, but I'll go first, and you'll follow behind."
"I'll follow you after you go..."
"Ouyang Ye is a sinister villain. If he lets you go, he must have set a trap. If I go first, it's better. Understand?" Feng Qishi explained seriously.
Mu Anxiao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. As long as you can take me to the place."
"...." Feng Qishi's lips curled as he walked past Mu Anxiao towards the stables.
Mu Anxiao sighed softly, turned to look at Feng Qishi's back, and was about to speak when a servant suddenly rushed over. "General, something bad has happened."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi stopped in his tracks, turned to look at the servant, and asked, "What is it?"
Mu Anxiao also looked at the servant who had suddenly disrupted all her plans, frowning slightly.
The servant walked up, ignored Mu Anxiao, and said, "A maid has died."
"What?" Feng Qishi looked at the approaching servant in disbelief and asked.
The servant said, "Over in the East Courtyard, a maid collapsed on the ground. I happened to be passing by and went to take a look, but who knew," he panted, "that the maid was already dead."
"Where is that maid now?"
"The servant was worried it would bring bad luck to leave her there, so they had her taken to the most dilapidated house we have."
"Dilapidated house?" Feng Qishi repeated casually.
Upon hearing this, the servant quickly said, "You probably don't know that place."
"I don't know, but how do you know?"
"That's where we servants are. Because it's not far from the back gate, things that need to be dealt with are usually stored there before someone comes to collect them. Moreover," the servant said fearfully, "I don't think that place is suitable for you. I'm only mentioning it now because of that maid."
"Lead the way." Feng Qishi had no time to waste talking to the servant.
The servant responded with an "Yes," then glanced at Mu Anxiao and frowned, "You look unfamiliar."
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at the servant without speaking.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi said coldly, "She's new. Don't stare at her."
Upon hearing this, the servant quickly responded with an "Yes," and turned to lead the way.
Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes at the meddling servant, looked up at Feng Qishi, shrugged, and walked away.
Feng Qishi temporarily forgot his status and followed Mu Anxiao.
At the same time, Gu Yan had brought Ouyang Ye to a stop behind a tree not far from the dilapidated house and said, "Master, it's all people."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye stepped forward, glanced over, and said, "There's a soul."
"A soul?" Gu Yan feigned surprise.
Gu Yan looked at Gu Yan's feigned ignorance with disgust and said, "I don't believe you haven't sensed it."
Gu Yan glanced at Gu Yan and said nothing.
Following this, Ouyang Ye instantly reverted to his true form and said, "With so many people, it's really inconvenient." As he spoke, he waved his arm and became invisible.
Gu Yan said, "This way they won't be able to see you."
"..." Ouyang Ye didn't even look at Gu Yan and walked ahead.
Seeing that Ouyang Ye was ignoring Gu Yan, Gu Yan sneered, "You didn't flatter him properly." Saying this, she patted Gu Yan on the shoulder and walked away.
Gu Yan stood in place, looking at Gu Yan and Ouyang Ye's retreating figures, and clenched her fist, thinking, Mu Anxiao must have already left.
With that thought, she stepped forward to follow them.
The next moment, they walked past the servants together and arrived in front of the house.
Gu Yan looked at the tightly closed door and then at the several servants gathered around the stretcher behind her, and asked, "Master, should we go through it?"
"I don't do wall-penetrating," Ouyang Ye said, and directly pushed the door open.
Just then, the wind blew.
Following this, the servants quickly gathered together, looking up at the sky.
Gu Yan stood with her hands behind her back, looking at the panicked expressions of the servants, smiled, and looked at Gu Yan without speaking.
Gu Yan withdrew her pity for the servants, glared at Gu Yan, and went inside.
The next second, Gu Yan intentionally amplified the wind.