“I don’t have that capability.”
“…” Xu Lan frowned. “Then why are you asking like this?”
“To tell you the truth, that monster chose to save them. I’m asking you, it’s just a formality.”
“Did you decide this on your own?”
“…” Mu Anxiao shrugged. “Help me take a look.”
“You’re violating the rules like this.”
Mu Anxiao knew Xu Lan would say this, which was why she deliberately didn’t mention it in front of Guan Mian earlier. She feared he would use it as an excuse and waste more time.
Now, however, she clearly didn’t care as much. “Never mind the other things. Just take a look. If their lifespan isn’t this short, this matter will pass.”
“…” Xu Lan found himself unable to argue with Mu Anxiao and asked, “Name, date of death.”
“Name, You Ping. He should have died a few months ago…”
“A few months ago?” Xu Lan interrupted, looking surprised.
“What’s wrong?”
“As soon as he died, a Yin messenger would have come to bring him here, but…”
“The monster he knew covered his soul’s aura with demonic energy, so naturally, you wouldn’t have noticed,” Mu Anxiao said, yawning. “Alright, just check. If his lifespan truly was short, I won’t say anything. You can do as you please. But if his lifespan wasn’t short, then you should just turn a blind eye.”
“…” Xu Lan admitted he couldn’t persuade Mu Anxiao and sighed. “A few months ago is hard to check. What was his wife’s name?”
“You Lian. She died today.”
“Today? Precise time.”
“Just search every hour. By the time we arrived, the person was already dead.”
“Alright.” Xu Lan nodded, closed his eyes, and began to cast his spell to search.
Mu Anxiao stared at Xu Lan’s face. After yawning several times, she turned to look at the dog-headed monster standing motionlessly and staring at them, frowning.
The dog-headed monster smiled.
Mu Anxiao curled her lips, turned, and sat down.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao propped her chin in her hand, closed her eyes, and dozed off.
At the same time, Xu Lan opened his eyes and looked around. “Adult, where did she go?” he asked, looking at the dog-headed monster.
The dog-headed monster pointed to Mu Anxiao, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed, and said, “I’m leaving now.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Lan cupped his hands. “Travel safely.”
The dog-headed monster gave a polite bow, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave.
The moment the dog-headed monster completely exited the great hall, Xu Lan walked around the table and chairs, went to face Mu Anxiao, and crouched down. He glanced at her hand and thought, her hand has healed.
With that thought, he reached out and gently nudged Mu Anxiao’s forehead. “Wake up.”
Hearing him, Mu Anxiao groggily opened her eyes and looked at Xu Lan, who was watching her. “Found it,” she said, yawning. She took her hand away from her chin, sat up straight, her eyes still hazy.
Xu Lan gave a soft hum and pointed at Mu Anxiao’s hand. “Your hand has healed.”
As Xu Lan spoke, Mu Anxiao looked at her hands and said, “Yes, it’s healed.”
“That’s good,” Xu Lan said in a lukewarm tone and stood up. “Their lifespans were indeed not this short.”
“Is that so?” Mu Anxiao became excited. She stood up and asked, “Then… how long did they live?”
“Heavenly secrets.”
Mu Anxiao was quite familiar with the rules of the underworld, but when it came to mortals, she wasn’t so well-informed.
However, since Xu Lan had said that, she knew that if she asked further, it would only break the rules.
Therefore, she nodded. “Alright then.”
After a moment, Xu Lan thought and asked, “By the way, are you sure it was that monster who killed Guan Mian, and not Mu Miyan? 69 Shu Bao.”
“…” Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and said, “She only mentioned it in passing. I think we need to investigate.”
“Okay, so, when can you return?”
“Probably soon.”
“Alright, we’ll start when you return.”
“That’s so nice, they’re not giving me a time limit.”
“This matter is of utmost importance. If I gave you a time limit, you would definitely mess things up, and a misjudgment would be troublesome. So, take your time. Also, I want to give that person some time.”
That person?
Mu Anxiao clearly didn’t understand Xu Lan’s meaning immediately and fell into deep thought.
“…”
Xu Lan looked down at Mu Anxiao’s serious expression and said helplessly, “I’m talking about the Yin messenger who went up with you.” “…” Mu Anxiao froze and looked up at Xu Lan, forcing a smile. “I know who you’re talking about.” After saying that, she couldn’t help but shift her gaze.
Xu Lan smiled faintly. “Alright, you can go.”
“Um, that,” Mu Anxiao swallowed, “could you give me a pass from here? I want… it to be less troublesome when I return.”
“You want to give the pass to that old man.”
“No…”
“No means yes.”
Hearing Xu Lan’s words, Mu Anxiao felt guilty, because that was precisely her thought.
She thought that given the cunning nature of the imposter, they would certainly not reveal their true colors easily. However, considering the old man had wasted a year, if the old man didn't come down soon, it would truly be too late.
So, taking advantage of this critical time, she thought of the method the vine spirit had used to release the demon soul that year, and coincidentally, she had thought of this method.
Who knew it would be discovered by Xu Lan, which made her feel a bit awkward.
“How did you know I was thinking that?” she asked unnaturally.
Xu Lan: “Because you don’t need it at all, and the only one who needs the pass to come down now is the old man. It’s understandable that you would think this way.”
“Then will you give it or not?”
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because there is no such rule. Also, if the old man’s matter isn’t resolved, even if you bring him down, he will still be driven away. Therefore,” Xu Lan said, “it’s most reliable to catch the person who once occupied his body first.”
At this moment, Mu Anxiao understood that no matter what, she was inextricably linked to the imposter.
However, before that, she still had to resolve the matter of Mu Miyan, because compared to the two, Mu Miyan’s situation was more troublesome.
“Alright, but his soul has been wandering in the mortal realm for a year. Even if the matter is resolved, can he still descend smoothly?”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure?” Mu Anxiao’s eyes lit up.
“Sure. He has one more month.”
“How do you know?”
“I checked it incidentally. His name is Mu Yu, right?”
“Yes, how do you know his name?”
“Last year, he was ninety years old. If that person hadn’t appeared, he would have already reincarnated.”
“What? He… didn’t die from taking poison?”
“Coincidentally, the previous old people, except for You Lian and You Ping, all reached their natural lifespan, but they passed away slightly earlier.”
“…”
This was news that made Mu Anxiao feel sad. But she thought that with her strength alone, she couldn’t help everyone.
Therefore, she could only accept this cruel reality.
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