Wan Sha reached out to catch the rain as she spoke, "It hasn't rained here in a long time, has it?" She turned her head to look at Mu Xiang.
Mu Xiang hummed in response, tucking the notebook back into her embrace. She tilted her head up to look at the sky, now filled with dark clouds. She then inhaled the earthy scent of the air and said, "If I keep following you, I'll constantly be spending your money. This way," she turned her gaze to settle on the side of Wan Sha's face, "isn't very good, is it?"
Wan Sha withdrew her hand, her eyes fixed on the raindrops in her palm. "The expenses for food and lodging are your wages. Later, when Mu An Xiao is completely finished, I'll give you even more."
"Will you leave then?"
"..." Wan Sha hadn't considered things about the future.
"You will, won't you?" Mu Xiang guessed.
Wan Sha sighed lightly and turned to look at Mu Xiang. "It's better to focus on what's in front of us. The future," she continued, "no one can say for sure, not even me."
"Alright then!"
Mu Xiang had wanted to ask Wan Sha this question since leaving the Mu family.
However, she had always thought Wan Sha's answer would be "forever." To her surprise, Wan Sha's thoughts were contrary to her own.
Thinking about it, she realized she also needed to take this opportunity to consider her own future.
Wan Sha glanced at Mu Xiang. "Honestly, I thought you wouldn't choose to follow me."
"As you said, I already broke that guy's leg. Once Grandpa finds out, he won't forgive me. And Mu An Xiao has nothing to do with me. Based on the current situation," Mu Xiang said, "following you, I won't lose out."
Wan Sha had been making small talk. Hearing Mu Xiang's words now, she felt reassured about using this tool.
"Good. You have foresight."
"I'm just doing it for myself," Mu Xiang stated truthfully to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings with Wan Sha.
Then, Wan Sha thought for a moment and asked, "You don't want to marry the simpleton your brother mentioned, which is why you chose to follow me, right?"
"Yes. I don't want to end up like my mother, with my entire life ruined by an untrue marriage. But speaking of which," Mu Xiang's eyes were filled with anger, "can you accompany me somewhere?"
"Where?"
"I want to find the matchmaker who introduced me to that simpleton. I want to find out why she did that."
Initially, Mu Xiang had no desire to dwell on this matter. She even felt that obsessing over it was pointless.
But from the moment she began recording Mu An Xiao's crimes, she suddenly had the urge to settle accounts with the matchmaker. This thought resonated more and more strongly within her.
"Do you really want to go?"
"Yes. I just want to find out, and also," Mu Xiang's eyes narrowed, "break one of her legs."
Wan Sha, however, wanted to see this cruel side of Mu Xiang.
Therefore, she agreed, "Alright."
"Let's go now."
"..." Wan Sha suddenly remembered the situation with Mu An Xiao. She tilted her head to look at the sky and said, "No, we need to find Mu An Xiao first."
"For..."
"I said, you need to record at least three of her crimes per day. How many have you recorded so far?" Wan Sha's tone became serious.
Mu Xiang was guilty. "Two."
"Then that's settled. It's not too late to find the matchmaker after recording the third one."
Mu Xiang asked, "Didn't you say we'd go to the inn first?"
Wan Sha had indeed forgotten about going to the inn. Reminded by Mu Xiang, she felt a little awkward. "Didn't you want to find the matchmaker? Since you have so much energy, why don't we just skip sleeping? That way, we won't have to spend money."
After crippling the old man's grandson, Mu Xiang was in a state of exhilaration.
As Wan Sha had said, she truly had no more desire to sleep.
Therefore, she readily agreed without a second thought, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Wan Sha nodded. Seeing the not-insignificant rain outside, she spread her hand and conjured an oil-paper umbrella, handing it to Mu Xiang. "Here."
"Thank you." Mu Xiang nodded slightly, accepted the oil-paper umbrella, and took a step forward. She turned her side to Wan Sha and said, "Come in."
"I have my own," Wan Sha replied. She conjured another red oil-paper umbrella and stepped into the rain, walking ahead.
Mu Xiang followed behind Wan Sha.
The residence.
Mu An Xiao yawned and looked at A Long. "Do you really want to save them?" she asked, pointing at the old man and the madam.
"Yes," A Long replied, looking uncomfortably at the two of them. "If it's possible, could you please come with me?"
The madam asked, "Where to?" Her tone was cold.
A Long, however, did not mind the madam's attitude towards her. Instead, she said calmly, "The thatched hut."
"I don't need your help. Leave."
The man's words made A Long realize that she was the most superfluous person in this household.
It was just as the madam had said twenty years ago: without her, this family would have fallen apart. Without her, the children might have received their father's care. Without her, he would have come home.
Thinking of these things, she glanced at the man still lying in the rain and said, "This is what I owe you. If I hadn't appeared, that child might not have ended up like this. So, please spend more time with him." With that, she turned and walked towards the room.
The madam and the old man didn't understand her meaning. They exchanged glances. The madam's cold tone softened as she asked, "What are you going to do?"
A Long pushed open the room door. "I'm going to take your body," she said, and walked inside.
This time, Mu An Xiao did not interfere, because she knew that since A Long had made up her mind, any further obstruction would be futile.
However, she then considered the resurrection time for the two of them. It would certainly exceed the time she had to report back. At that point, the underworld officials would also see the names You Ping and You Lian.
How... how would she explain this? She hadn't figured it out yet!
Just then, Feng Qi Shi inadvertently glanced at two golden lights that had fallen from the sky outside the residence. He exclaimed, "This is bad." While speaking, he nudged Mu An Xiao with his elbow.
"What?" Mu An Xiao was still deep in thought.
"They've arrived," Feng Qi Shi said, deliberately leaning a little closer to Mu An Xiao and whispering.
Mu An Xiao was dismissive. "Who's arrived? Get away from me." She pushed Feng Qi Shi's arm.
Feng Qi Shi remained still. He glanced at the madam and the old man, who were walking towards the man without any reaction to their conversation, and whispered, "You broke the rule about it not raining. The Thunder God and the Electricity Goddess are here to settle the score with you."
Mu An Xiao: "..." In her memory, she had only seen the Thunder God and Electricity Goddess once. That time, the thunder had been very loud. Now, it was so quiet, so she didn't believe him. "What are you thinking? They're so busy. Besides, how did I break the rule? You guys even have artificial rain, and they haven't come looking for you. Stop trying to scare me."
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