"Harrumphing, you have trouble written all over you," Ouyang Ye exclaimed.
Mu Anxiao's gaze sharpened, and she fixed her glare on Ouyang Ye, who had disguised himself as a coachman. "Can you say one less thing? Speak the truth," she said seriously. "I'm seriously beginning to suspect that it's because of you that Bing'er hasn't recovered."
"I..."
"Look how dirty you are. If I remember correctly, the last time you touched horse dung, you went straight to touch Bing'er. Didn't you think about how dirty that was?" Mu Anxiao said righteously. "That's right, it must be you."
Ouyang Ye never expected Mu Anxiao to use such words to brainwash Feng Qishi. Looking at her, he decided not to persist and said, "Then, according to you, you can save my daughter's life."
"Of course." Mu Anxiao was confident. She believed that as long as Gu Qin returned, everything would be easy to handle.
Ouyang Ye was also waiting for Gu Qin, so he stopped arguing with them. "Alright, I'll wait for your news."
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill her?"
"You're saying this in front of the general, so naturally, it's all the truth. If I say any more, wouldn't it make me seem unreasonable?"
"You know you're being unreasonable," Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
"You..."
"Alright, hurry up and tidy up your room, lest Bing'er have another episode when she returns."
"You don't need to worry about it." Ouyang Ye glared at Mu Anxiao and then looked at Feng Qishi. "General, I'll take my leave."
"Go, stop crying."
"Yes." Ouyang Ye choked back a sob and turned to leave.
After Ouyang Ye had gone far, Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Feng Qishi. "Did you notice anything?"
"What?" Feng Qishi didn't react.
Seeing Feng Qishi's dim-witted expression, Mu Anxiao pouted. "Fine, I'll tell you later." With that, she walked ahead.
Subsequently, Feng Qishi sensed something was amiss, quickly stepped forward, grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm, and asked, "What's inside?" He pointed to Mu Anxiao's money pouch.
Mu Anxiao was startled. Following Feng Qishi's gaze, she looked down at the money pouch and smiled. "You're quite sharp." As she spoke, she shifted the arm he was holding.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi naturally let go.
Then, Mu Anxiao used her good hand to pull down the money pouch and took out a red talisman paper. She said, "Allow me to introduce you to Consciousness. Her name is Gu Tie."
"Gu Tie?" Feng Qishi was stunned.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "Does Gu Tie have strength? Can she transform into human form?"
"Master, I'm scared," Gu Tie said.
Feng Qishi was shocked. "It's a woman."
"What did you think?" Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi's mouth twitched. "Gu Tie, isn't that a man's name? Why would a woman use it?"
"My family never had boys, so my father named me Gu Tie. My father said only then would the next one be a boy," Gu Tie explained in detail.
Feng Qishi asked curiously, "Did your family have a boy later on?"
"Yes, my brother."
"This method really works," Feng Qishi exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Tie smiled. "Yes, it did. But," her voice lowered, "it was also because of my brother's arrival that I was sold, and then I became like this."
"You were sold?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed as if she had heard earth-shattering news.
Gu Tie: "Yes, it's a long story. I..." Before she could finish, she started coughing.
Hearing Gu Tie's cough, Mu Anxiao grew anxious. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. It's inconvenient to speak like this. I'll reveal myself." With that, Gu Tie flew out of Mu Anxiao's hand and soared upwards.
In the next second, Gu Tie appeared before them, but her complexion was even worse than before.
Mu Anxiao looked at her with pity. "Was it because you were guiding me that..."
"Master, it has nothing to do with you. I was already damaged. I..." Gu Tie clutched her chest and coughed a few times before continuing, "My body has always been weak." As she spoke, she coughed up blood.
Feng Qishi was shocked. "Aren't you just Consciousness? How can you... have blood?"
"..." Mu Anxiao gently stroked Gu Tie's back, saying nothing.
Gu Tie recovered slightly and looked at Feng Qishi. "We sold our souls."
"Souls?" Feng Qishi was surprised.
In contrast, Mu Anxiao calmly looked at Gu Tie and asked, "Are you feeling any better?"
However, Feng Qishi was also surprised by Mu Anxiao's calm expression. "You don't seem to feel anything."
Mu Anxiao glanced around, ensuring no one was coming, and said, "I had already guessed all of this, so I don't feel anything."
"Already..."
"She has a sister named Gu Yuan, and her situation is the same. If I'm not mistaken," Mu Anxiao said, looking down at Gu Tie, "it was she who hurt you, right?"
"Yes," Gu Tie nodded.
Mu Anxiao sighed softly. "It is indeed as I thought." She then looked at Feng Qishi. "Can you help her?"
Mu Anxiao's actions were all for a reason. The existence of Gu Tie also played an extremely important role for them.
Therefore, he immediately understood Mu Anxiao's words.
"Healing spell," he said.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "Yes, she has a physical body. You should be able to help her."
"I'll try," Feng Qishi said. He walked opposite Gu Tie and extended his hand. "Give me your hand."
Gu Tie listened to Feng Qishi's words, slowly handed her hand to him, and said, "Thank you." As she spoke, she closed her eyes in discomfort.
Feng Qishi took Gu Tie's pale, cold hand and said, "You're welcome." Then he began to try and heal her.
Mu Anxiao looked on nervously.
Gu Tie closed her eyes.
After a moment of waiting, Feng Qishi exhaled and slowly lowered Gu Tie's hand, his expression heavy.
Mu Anxiao hugged Gu Tie's shoulder and looked at Feng Qishi's suddenly somber face, asking, "What's wrong?"
"Her body... is failing," Feng Qishi said in a low voice.
"What do you mean?"
"The organs within her body are also close to failing," Feng Qishi said faintly.
Mu Anxiao was stunned.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be caused by sorcery. All I can do now is maintain them," Feng Qishi said evasively.
Mu Anxiao grew anxious. "Can you be more direct? Can you save her or not? Or," she frowned, "if we find her soul, will it be alright?"
"She cannot be saved. The only thing that can be done now is to find her soul and allow her consciousness to return, otherwise," Feng Qishi said, "she will turn to dust."
Mu Anxiao: "How could this happen? Your healing spell can't cure her?" she asked, her face full of worry.
Feng Qishi sighed softly. "I can only use magic to maintain her body and prevent her consciousness from escaping. As for anything else," he shook his head slightly, "I can't do anything. Her body is beyond repair."