A full quarter of an hour of waiting.
Mu Anxiao and the other two still stood in place, watching Feng Qishi’s back as he waited earnestly for something, not daring to utter a word.
Lou Yi stood watching Mu Anxiao’s back and couldn’t help but ask, "What is he doing?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao withdrew her gaze fixed on Feng Qishi, turned sideways to look at Lou Yi who was still holding Bing’er, and said, "Aren't you tired?"
Lou Yi looked down at Jia, who was always ready to protect him, and became nervous. "That woman has demon energy within her. If the demon energy attacks, it will be troublesome. So, it's better to be tired." He said with a determined look.
Mu Anxiao looked at Lou Yi’s forced expression and sighed, saying, "You hold her then." She suddenly forgot Lou Yi's previous words and asked, "Right, what were you asking me?"
Lou Yi tilted his chin up. "What is he doing?"
Then, Mu Anxiao followed Lou Yi’s gaze, turned her head to glance at Feng Qishi’s back, and then turned back to Lou Yi, saying, "If I knew, I wouldn't be standing here like this."
"True, I knew you wouldn't know anything," Lou Yi said casually, looking down at Jia. "Boss, what is he doing?"
However, Jia’s height was also limited, so his line of sight was naturally somewhat obstructed. Hearing Lou Yi’s question, he couldn’t help but roll his eyes, then turned sideways and said, "You're looking down on me." He looked up at Lou Yi.
Seeing this, Lou Yi admitted he had said the wrong thing. "No, no." He said with a cheeky grin.
Jia: "No? What do you mean by asking me?" He was deliberately picking a fight.
Lou Yi’s eyes flickered slightly. "I was just asking casually. How could I dare to look down on you?" As he spoke, his face was all smiles.
Seeing that Lou Yi was being sensible, Jia didn't say anything more and turned back to look at Mu Anxiao. "What is he doing?"
Mu Anxiao had already made it very clear, so seeing Jia’s knowing pretense, she put on a stern face.
Jia understood what Mu Anxiao was thinking and said directly, "I don't believe you haven't seen anything." He said with righteous indignation.
Mu Anxiao had truly never seen Feng Qishi's actions before. Hearing them ask like this now, she genuinely didn't know.
So, she casually perfunctorily replied, "If I don't know, I don't know." Then she turned her head away.
Jia felt he had offended Mu Anxiao and dared not speak.
Lou Yi lowered his head and stared at Jia.
At the same time, the silver needle inserted into Xiaoyue's hand suddenly turned black.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi quickly shouted, "Crouch down."
The next second, Mu Anxiao and the others all squatted down in unison.
Lou Yi, looking at Jia's small frame up close, said, "Boss, what's going on?"
Jia tilted his face and said, "Whatever he tells us to do, we do. Why are you talking so much?" After saying that, he turned his head back. xxs1
Lou Yi pouted and dared not speak.
Then, Jia stared at Mu Anxiao’s back.
Mu Anxiao squatted in place, calmly watching Feng Qishi’s back, and said, "What’s happening?"
"Quiet," Feng Qishi said, noticing that the silver needle stuck in Xiaoyue’s hand began to sway. Gradually, the silver needle completely turned black. Feng Qishi watched as he slowly stood up.
The next moment, Feng Qishi came to Mu Anxiao’s side and crouched down.
Lou Yi and Jia showed confused expressions.
Then, Lou Yi couldn’t help but ask, "Why did you come over?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi turned to look at Lou Yi and said faintly, "If you want to be attacked by demon energy, keep talking nonsense."
"Attacked..." Lou Yi said, clamping his mouth shut.
Jia, borrowing Feng Qishi’s words, turned to look at Lou Yi without speaking.
Feng Qishi saw that Jia wasn't speaking and turned his head back. At the same time, his gaze met Mu Anxiao's. Mu Anxiao, in turn, reached out and grabbed his arm, asking with her heart, "What’s going on?"
Hearing Mu Anxiao’s heartfelt voice, Feng Qishi couldn't help but smile and said, "You can speak." His voice was very low.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "Didn't you say we would be locked on?"
"Keep your voice down, and it'll be fine," Feng Qishi said, his voice not loud.
Mu Anxiao frowned and whispered, "You scared him."
"I just simply don't want to listen to his nonsense," Feng Qishi said, turning his head to look at Xiaoyue’s body. "As it turns out, the demon energy within her is precisely within that silver needle."
"How do you know?" Although Mu Anxiao believed Xiaoyue was human, setting that thought aside, she was still curious about Feng Qishi’s actions!
Feng Qishi: "The demon energy within her is all conscious. Because she is human, it is difficult for them to find a place to reside within her. And the silver needle happens to be their second host. Of course," he said softly, "this was my initial idea. I just wanted to try stabbing the silver needle into her hand to see if the demon energy would come looking, one by one. If they came, my judgment would be correct. If not, I would have to find another way."
"It turns out you were right," Mu Anxiao said, looking at the black mist swirling around Xiaoyue’s hand. "That demon energy still has an owner, right?"
"Perhaps."
"You can't be sure," Mu Anxiao said faintly.
"Everything needs evidence. Currently, these are all my guesses. Next, we still need to wait for a result. However," Feng Qishi said, turning to meet Mu Anxiao’s eyes, "I estimate that this wave of demon energy can lead us to the answer."
"What do you mean?"
"Smell it yourself," Feng Qishi said, extending his hand under Mu Anxiao’s nose.
Mu Anxiao cooperated and sniffed, saying, "It’s the same as the demon energy on Gu Tie." She looked surprised.
Feng Qishi nodded. Just as he was about to retract his hand, Mu Anxiao suddenly grabbed his arm. He was startled and asked, "What are you doing?"
Mu Anxiao frowned. "It's Ouyang Ye’s scent." She sniffed again.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao’s uninhibited manner and said helplessly, "You can smell that too."
"Of course," Mu Anxiao said, releasing Feng Qishi’s arm. "He is my enemy. Of course, I can remember it."
"Then can you remember my scent?" Feng Qishi asked casually.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao froze for a few seconds before retorting, "What did you say?" She knew Feng Qishi was just saying it casually, so to avoid him from falling into embarrassment, she pretended to be oblivious.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's feigned ignorance and gave a dry laugh. "Nothing." Then, he looked back and saw the silver needle fly upwards with a black glint.
Mu Anxiao saw this too. "It’s going to find its owner," she said, about to get up.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi grabbed Mu Anxiao’s arm.
The silver needle hung in mid-air, motionless.
Xiaoyue still had not woken up.
At this moment, Lou Yi and Jia also held their breath.