“I see,” Mu Xi reached out to steady Little Mu An Xiao’s shoulders. “Then why did you come here? Why did you climb out the window, stepping on those thorny branches? Did you fall?”
Little Mu An Xiao shook her head, deliberately covering the knee she had scraped at the time. “…”
However, Mu Xi did not notice Little Mu An Xiao’s hand covering her wound. He said, “It’s good you’re alright. Can your feet still walk?”
“No, they’re covered in thorns, Ge…” Little Mu An Xiao pouted. “It hurts.”
“You know it hurts now. Where were you just now?”
“I…” Little Mu An Xiao uttered a single word, recalling the scene where she met Xi’er. She thought if she lied, and Xi’er told Mu Xi the truth, her brother would surely resent her. So, to avoid her brother’s dislike, she said, “I just went to take a look at the place where Mother abandoned me.”
“Did you go inside?” Mu Xi’s tone grew anxious.
Little Mu An Xiao didn’t notice anything unusual about Mu Xi’s demeanor and shook her head. “It was too eerie there. I didn’t dare go, because it’s where I was born.”
Actually, she hadn’t been scared by the environment. Nor was she going there because of her mother.
On the contrary, in the wood shed, she had thought of the young lady and the aunt who had suddenly fallen ill and died. In that instant, she worried about the young lady’s safety. At the same time, she remembered the young lady telling her that she wanted to see the abandoned dilapidated house and return to tell her what was inside.
At that moment, thinking of the young lady’s words, she grew more and more fearful. Gradually, that fear urged her to investigate. Thus, she ran to the dilapidated house outside the window, enduring the pain, and fueled by that fear.
At that moment, she felt an unusual atmosphere. So, she cast aside all her fear and went inside. And then… she saw the young lady’s corpse.
Thinking this, she wanted to cry, but dared not.
Mu Xi: “Why did you suddenly want to go there?”
“If I go and see, I’ll know why Mother hates me,” Little Mu An Xiao said with a hint of grievance.
Mu Xi: “Why do you think so much?”
“I…” Little Mu An Xiao started crying. “I feel… I won’t live through tonight. I feel… Mother wants to kill me.”
Last year, the aunt died suddenly. Now the young lady had also died suddenly. Those who were good to her were all dying one by one. She figured, wouldn’t she be next!
However, the moment Little Mu An Xiao said this, Feng Qishi’s eyes widened. “Your thoughts at that time were truly terrifying.” He glanced at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao did not remember these things. After Little Mu An Xiao said this, she also found it unbelievable. Because she always thought that even if her mother disliked her, it wouldn’t extend to killing her. In fact, she thought she had never considered this question before. Now, hearing it, she realized she was truly frightened by herself.
“…”
“…” Seeing Mu An Xiao’s silence, Feng Qishi no longer spoke and continued watching Mu Xi and Little Mu An Xiao’s exchange.
The moment Little Mu An Xiao said those words, Mu Xi’s expression showed surprise. “Did someone say something to you?”
In reality, Xi’er had indeed threatened to kill Little Mu An Xiao.
But hearing it from Little Mu An Xiao’s mouth, he couldn’t help but feel guilty.
“No.”
“No, then why do you have such a thought?” Mu Xi frowned.
Little Mu An Xiao knew that if she revealed the news of the young lady and the young man’s deaths, Mu Xi would be shocked, and then they would all discover that she had entered the dilapidated house.
So, she feigned composure and said, “Mother made them press my face to the ground and punch and kick me violently. Then, what would follow,” she thought of being beaten and her eyes once again welled up, “wouldn’t it be killing me?” She looked up at Mu Xi.
Mu Xi’s eyes sank. “You were beaten.” He pretended to be shocked.
“Ge, if you were here, I wouldn’t have been beaten,” Little Mu An Xiao said, bursting into tears.
Mu Xi: “…” He steadied Little Mu An Xiao’s head.
Feng Qishi watched this scene and couldn’t help but frown. “Are you serious?” He turned his head to look at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao sighed. “Truth mixed with falsehood, falsehood mixed with truth. At this moment, I seem to really trust…” she coldly eyed Mu Xi, “this guy.”
“It’s alright,” Feng Qishi said, crossing his arms and calmly looking at Little Mu An Xiao, who was hugging Mu Xi. “Everyone has their moments of blindness, and you are no exception.”
“Say that again.” As she spoke, Mu An Xiao raised her fist and swung it towards Feng Qishi, but her hand passed through his body. She was startled. “Huh?” xxs
“Huh what?” Feng Qishi brushed his shoulder. “You can’t touch me.”
“It doesn’t make sense. I could always touch you before.” Mu An Xiao had not paid attention to this issue before, but now that she tried it, she was astonished.
“It might be because of the magic. It’s all my fault for having too little spiritual energy,” Feng Qishi said lightly, suddenly having the idea to cultivate his spiritual energy more, so he could save Mu An Xiao.
“…” Mu An Xiao sighed.
“Why are you sighing?” Feng Qishi asked, confused.
Mu An Xiao: “If you cultivated more spiritual energy normally, you wouldn’t be this weak. I’m sighing on your behalf.”
“…” Feng Qishi glared at Mu An Xiao, then lowered his gaze back to Little Mu An Xiao and Mu Xi. “Now you have brother-sister affection, but in a few decades, you’ll turn against each other. Tsk tsk… what a reversal.”
“You should just stop talking,” Mu An Xiao glanced at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi snorted, crossed his arms, and fell silent.
Not far away.
After a conversation between Mu Xi and Little Mu An Xiao, the Vine Spirit yawned and said without even looking at Mu An Xiao, “Young Master, Madam wants you to send the young lady back to the wood shed.”
Hearing this, Mu Xi was stunned. He stood up and looked at the Vine Spirit servant who was walking towards them, asking, “Who are you?” He had an impression of everyone in the Mu Mansion, but looking at the Vine Spirit’s face now, he only felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
“…” The Vine Spirit thought he had disguised himself well. He didn’t expect to be suspected the moment he appeared. He felt quite displeased. “Young Master, don’t you…”
“You are not from the mansion.”
“Oh, I am your benefactor’s…”
“Nonsense, who are you?” Mu Xi interrupted sternly.
Hearing Mu Xi’s sharp voice, the Vine Spirit was not frightened. Instead, he felt embarrassed. This embarrassment prompted him to have the impulse to kill Mu Xi.
But he thought this was the past, so he decided not to argue with Mu Xi.
“I am your future benefactor.”
“…” Mu Xi snorted. “You really know how to flatter yourself.”
“Your words are rather unpleasant,” the Vine Spirit suppressed his inner anger and asked, “That… this… how do you know I am not a servant in this mansion?”
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