At this moment, Ouyang Ye still hadn't discovered Mu Anxiao's presence. Instead, he focused his attention entirely on Feng Qishi, asking, "Why the silence? She is merely a lowly girl, and you..."
"Merely a lowly girl? Coachman, you should be quite familiar with the maids in my residence, shouldn't you?"
"I generally only operate at the back gate. I'm not really familiar with the affairs of this mansion. However, while I was looking for you just now, I heard that a maid died in our mansion," Ouyang Ye said, leaning forward slightly to glance at Shuer lying there. "It seems it's her."
"Why are you looking for me?"
"Binger is still with you, and you won't let me see Binger. Naturally, I've come to inquire about Binger's news." Ouyang Ye smiled, his gaze flickering as he deliberately added, "Have you seen Mu Xiao?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ouyang Ye's purpose in coming was to clear himself of any connection to Mu Anxiao's disappearance from Feng Qishi's perspective. Moreover, he simply wanted to remind Feng Qishi that Mu Anxiao was missing, and that was all!
"I'm looking for her," he said intentionally.
Feng Qishi frowned. "What are you looking for her for?"
"She's the one who won't let me near Binger. Naturally, I need to talk to her to clarify the situation with my daughter. But," Ouyang Ye feigned a look of confusion, "I've been looking for a long time and haven't seen a trace of her, so I'm quite concerned."
Mu Anxiao listened to Ouyang Ye's words, tilting her head slightly to look at the back of Feng Qishi's head. She thought, 'What's going on?' With that, she took a step forward, leaning in to stare at Ouyang Ye's expression, still in the dark, and a hint of confusion flickered within her.
Feng Qishi said, "She might have gone out."
"Perhaps," Ouyang Ye replied, his eyes darting around. "Speaking of which, do you think she might have met with some misfortune?"
"What misfortune could she possibly meet with?" Feng Qishi said deliberately.
Ouyang Ye, aware of how deeply Feng Qishi cared for Mu Anxiao, felt a pang of guilt. "I mean, it's not very peaceful out there recently. It's not good for her to go out alone like this."
"What's not good about it? She knows this place very well. She's not afraid, so why should I be worried sick over nothing?" Feng Qishi put on an indifferent expression.
At this moment, Ouyang Ye could no longer sense Mu Anxiao's presence. Because of this, he thought about the height from which Mu Anxiao had fallen. He knew Feng Qishi cared a great deal about Mu Anxiao.
Naturally, if Mu Anxiao disappeared, Feng Qishi would search for her immediately, and Feng Qishi also had the ability to sense Mu Anxiao.
Therefore, he had come here to find out Mu Anxiao's current whereabouts.
Unexpectedly, Feng Qishi knew nothing. Thinking about it, he felt there was no need to say anything more to Feng Qishi.
Thus, he concluded, "You are right. I shall take my leave then."
"Did you come here just to look for Mu Xiao?" Feng Qishi asked pointedly.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye quickly replied, "I came to look for her, but since I didn't see her, I came to find you. Please take good care of my daughter."
"Rest assured, I will."
"I'm leaving now," Ouyang Ye said cautiously.
Feng Qishi nodded.
Then, Ouyang Ye, to conceal his guilt, said, "My condolences." After saying this, he glanced at Shuer.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi asked intentionally, "Do you know her?" He looked down at Shuer.
Ouyang Ye immediately replied, "No, how could I possibly know this maid?"
"You don't know her," Feng Qishi said, sighing. "I had hoped to ask you about her life before, but it seems that's not possible now."
"Before? Didn't this maid commit suicide?"
Shuer was the maid Gu Yan had taken a liking to. Earlier, Gu Yan had been frustrated about not taking Shuer's consciousness with her. Ouyang Ye wasn't curious about this initially, but after hearing Feng Qishi say this, he suddenly wondered why Gu Yan had failed.
Therefore, he thought, perhaps asking Feng Qishi would provide the answer!
Feng Qishi then asked, "How do you know she committed suicide?"
"I..." Ouyang Ye didn't know what to say.
Feng Qishi frowned. "Do you know something?"
"I don't know, I just heard from them..."
"You heard from them? I told them not to spread this matter, but you..." Feng Qishi stopped midway through his sentence, then reconsidered Ouyang Ye's words. "No, this information has already been sealed. How did you know?" His gaze sharpened.
Hearing Feng Qishi's question, Ouyang Ye instantly realized he was about to be exposed. He stared at Feng Qishi for a few seconds, quickly thought things over, and said, "Actually, on my way to find Binger, I saw this maid, but I didn't interfere."
"Why didn't you interfere?" Feng Qishi saw that Ouyang Ye was lying, but to avoid arousing his suspicion, Feng Qishi pretended to believe him.
Ouyang Ye responded, "My heart is full of my daughter. She has nothing to do with me, so why should I interfere with her?" He put on a nonchalant expression.
Feng Qishi remained silent, his gaze calm as he looked at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye felt awkward under Feng Qishi's gaze. "Why are you looking at me? I can barely take care of myself now, so how could I have the leisure to worry about others? Don't you agree?" He cautiously observed Feng Qishi's expression.
Feng Qishi deliberately put on a stern face. "Fine, I understand. You may withdraw."
Ouyang Ye got what he wanted with those words, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I shall take my leave." With that, he bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Mu Anxiao watched Ouyang Ye's retreating figure, then turned to Feng Qishi and asked, "He can't see me?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi turned back to look at Mu Anxiao, who was still in the dark. "I used a spell to make you invisible. It seems," he said, closing the door with a sweep of his arm and then setting up a boundary, "that fellow was worried I would know you were dead." After speaking, he lightly tapped Mu Anxiao's shoulder, and she reappeared.
Then, Mu Anxiao lowered her head, looked at her body which had reappeared with a blue glow, and exclaimed in surprise, "Invisible and undetected. How did you do that?" She tilted her head up to stare at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao's surprised expression and asked, "Did you notice anything?"
"What?" Mu Anxiao hadn't caught on.
Seeing her reaction, Feng Qishi smiled helplessly. "You are truly forgetful." As he spoke, he reached out towards Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked and instantly realized. "Oh, I haven't seen it yet." With that, she took Feng Qishi's hand again.
Feng Qishi asked, "Can you tell what it is?"
"Of course," Mu Anxiao replied, leaning forward slightly and fixing her gaze intently on Feng Qishi's palm.
Feng Qishi smiled at Mu Anxiao's serious demeanor. "Did you see anything?" He simply wanted to tease her.
"Don't talk," Mu Anxiao said, her voice filled with urgency, without looking up.
Feng Qishi chuckled at her reaction.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao's eyes widened gradually. "No way," she exclaimed, quickly lifting her head to meet Feng Qishi's gaze.
Feng Qishi's lips curved into a smile. "What are you so surprised about?"
Mu Anxiao swallowed. "Your spiritual energy..." she began, but then suddenly choked on her words.
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