Ouyang Ye paid no mind to Mo Juan's reaction. He walked towards them, saying, "Have Zhao Mei'er find Feng Qishi."
"For..." Mo Juan uttered, then realized Ouyang Ye seemed a little off. She simply responded, "Yes," and disappeared.
Soon, Mu Anxiao returned to the courtyard with a mysterious look on her face. She glanced at Feng Qishi and the others sitting at the stone table and said, "You all live quite leisurely." She walked over.
Feng Qishi put down his teacup, turned his head to look at Mu Anxiao, and asked, "How did things go?" He stood up.
The wolf demon, the vine spirit, and Jiong Ye also stood up.
"You guess." Mu Anxiao stopped in front of them.
The wolf demon looked at Mu Anxiao's secretive expression and grew impatient. "You think too highly of us, guessing," he said. He glanced at the other three and continued, "I guess you definitely didn't succeed."
"Why do you say that?" Mu Anxiao put her hands behind her back, her face expressionless.
Wolf demon: "Because of a premonition."
"Premonition," Mu Anxiao repeated, then snorted coldly, "Why don't you say it's a woman's intuition."
"You..."
"Feng Qishi, from now on, you follow me. You are not allowed to listen to anyone else, especially Ouyang Ye," Mu Anxiao interrupted the wolf demon and shifted her gaze directly to Feng Qishi's face.
Feng Qishi frowned. "If you do this, he probably won't be happy."
"You don't need to worry about that," Mu Anxiao said. She looked around and asked, "Where is Ah Xue?"
"Ah Xue?" the wolf demon repeated, his brow furrowed. "Mu Anxiao, you're looking for Xiao Yi, aren't you."
"Xiao Yi..." Mu Anxiao's mind suddenly raced, and she smiled. "Oh, it's Xiao Yi."
"Don't call her by the wrong name again. She was just angry with me for mispronouncing it," the wolf demon said softly.
Mu Anxiao: "I'm not as stupid as you. Where is she?"
"In the kitchen," the wolf demon replied.
Mu Anxiao nodded and turned to leave without another word.
Just then, Feng Qishi was about to ask how they were living here when Zhao Mei'er walked in. "Are you doing well here?" she asked directly, passing Mu Anxiao and going to Feng Qishi.
Mu Anxiao stopped dead upon hearing this. She turned to look at Zhao Mei'er, who had always had designs on Feng Qishi. Her eyes darkened.
At that moment, Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao inadvertently, then looked at Zhao Mei'er and said in an extremely cold tone, "What does it have to do with you whether I'm doing well or not."
"It doesn't matter if you say it has nothing to do with me," Zhao Mei'er said, ignoring the wolf demon and the others. She stared directly at Feng Qishi's face. "Master sent me to find you."
"Why?" Feng Qishi asked, confused.
Mu Anxiao immediately walked to Zhao Mei'er's side and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Master sent the lord to pass a message to me. This has nothing to do with you." Zhao Mei'er glanced at Mu Anxiao, then smiled at Feng Qishi again. "Let me show you around."
Mu Anxiao knew that if Ouyang Ye had agreed so readily, he must have had other plans. As expected, he had taken Zhao Mei'er's 'feelings' for Feng Qishi into account. Looking at them, her heart sank. She braced herself and looked at Feng Qishi, saying, "You go with her." She thought this might be another test from Ouyang Ye for Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi met Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
Seeing this, and recalling Mu Anxiao's usual meticulous attitude towards tasks, Feng Qishi compromised. "Let's go," he said, turning his gaze back to Zhao Mei'er.
Zhao Mei'er smiled. "Come on, I'll tell you how to become a demon later. That way," she reached out and took Feng Qishi's arm, "you'll be like me very soon."
Just then, Jiong Ye narrowed his eyes and directly grabbed Feng Qishi's other arm. Feng Qishi's body stiffened, and he turned to look at Jiong Ye. In contrast, Jiong Ye was staring at Zhao Mei'er menacingly and asked, "You say, Master sent the lord to pass a message to you and have you come here?"
"What, what do you want?" Zhao Mei'er glared at Jiong Ye.
Jiong Ye said with a cold face, "I just don't believe you."
"You..."
"Feng Qishi is my friend, and you can't just take him away, Zhao Mei'er," Jiong Ye said, pulling Feng Qishi forcefully towards himself. He continued, "Let me tell you, as long as I, Jiong Ye, am here, you will never get close to him." After speaking, he bent down and slapped Zhao Mei'er's hand.
Then, under Jiong Ye's frenzied reaction, Zhao Mei'er let go of her hand. "Jiong Ye, you dare to disobey Master's orders."
"I haven't disobeyed anyone, I just don't believe you."
"You..."
"Get lost," Jiong Ye growled.
Zhao Mei'er's eyes darkened, and she looked wronged. "Feng Qishi, look at him..." She pointed at Jiong Ye, who was tightly holding Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi cleared his throat and turned his face away as if nothing had happened.
Seeing this, Jiong Ye smirked triumphantly. "I only believe what Master says." He said this with a smug expression.
Mu Anxiao was speechless and turned to walk away.
Thus, Zhao Mei'er, under Jiong Ye's interference, left in a huff.
Several hours later.
Mu Anxiao sat cross-legged on the bed, looking up at the ceiling beam. She became interested in this place that felt like a 'paradise.' "How did Ouyang Ye find this place? How much..." she muttered to herself, resting her chin on her hand, "how many secrets does he have."
"What's your mission?" Feng Qishi suddenly entered.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was startled and looked up at Feng Qishi. "Who let you in."
"It seems I startled you." Feng Qishi said, closing the door with his back to her and walking up to Mu Anxiao. "Can I sit down?"
"Sit," Mu Anxiao said, shifting to the side.
Feng Qishi then sat down next to Mu Anxiao and asked again, "What's your mission?"
"I can't tell you," Mu Anxiao said mysteriously.
Feng Qishi nodded. "Alright, if you don't want to say, then," he stood up, "I'll leave first."
"What about Hong'er and the others?" Mu Anxiao quickly asked, suddenly remembering what happened before they left the mortal realm.
"After you released that message, I transmitted it to the underworld. Hong'er, Gu Yan, Xie Shou, and the others were all taken away. As for the specific crimes they were charged with," Feng Qishi shook his head, "I don't know."
"It would be strange if you did know. But speaking of which, does Ouyang Ye know about these things?"
"The news was sealed."
"No wonder I didn't know," Mu Anxiao mumbled. Then, looking at Feng Qishi, who was so close to her, she frowned. "You too, coming here without telling me."
"If I had told you, would you have let me come?" Feng Qishi retorted.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened. "Of course not."
"That's why I can't tell you my whereabouts. However," Feng Qishi said, taking a deep breath, "Zhao Xiang is quite miserable."
"What happened to him?"
"His parents' remains were found. It's said they were killed by Gu Yan."
"And where is he now?"
"He's with Shen Lü," Feng Qishi said lightly.
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought he was dead. You scared me to death." After speaking, she lowered her gaze.
Feng Qishi reached out and supported Mu Anxiao's shoulder. "Don't worry, I will complete everything you've entrusted to me without fail."
"It would have been better if you hadn't come," Mu Anxiao said in a low voice.
Feng Qishi removed his hand and remained silent.