“You said there was only this one path?” Feng Qishi felt confused by Mu Anxiao’s words.
Before making the wall disappear, based on the direction the ghosts had gone and how Lin Yan had been taken, Mu Anxiao had believed there was only one way forward. However, after walking with Feng Qishi for a while, she suddenly remembered there was another path leading to this side. It was just much longer compared to this one.
It was at this moment she realized that the fake Lin Yan had deliberately set up that wall on the shorter path, and his intention was to interfere with her judgment. His objective had been achieved, one could say.
“…” She glanced at both sides, not in the mood to reply to Feng Qishi’s question.
Seeing Mu Anxiao remain silent, merely pondering, Feng Qishi furrowed his brow and asked again, “Didn’t you say there was only one path?”
“You can forget to eat, so I’m bound to forget things too,” Mu Anxiao replied casually.
Hearing Mu Anxiao’s impatient tone, Feng Qishi suddenly regretted not having familiarized himself with the route. If he had, Mu Anxiao wouldn’t have resorted to using her demonic arts, and none of this would have happened. He felt a pang of remorse.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao didn’t think what she did was wrong. She reasoned that if she had gone to find the other path, the wall would inevitably have remained standing. If some unlucky immortal had descended and accidentally fallen into it, it would have been disastrous. Therefore, she had no regrets.
“What are you doing?” She noticed Feng Qishi’s expression.
“I should have brought a map,” Feng Qishi was still vexed.
“Immature,” Mu Anxiao said, walking forward.
Feng Qishi followed Mu Anxiao. “How am I immature?”
“If I didn’t deal with that wall, who would?” Mu Anxiao said. She stopped in front of the dilapidated house, then eyed the broken door blocking it, frowning. “Something’s not right.”
“…” Feng Qishi knew he couldn’t argue with Mu Anxiao, so he followed her gaze towards the ruined house and asked, “What is it?”
“This place is full of dilapidated houses. With so many people, how could they be here?” Mu Anxiao said, turning to look at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao’s face, stunned for a few seconds, then said, “You have a point.”
Mu Anxiao nodded. “I think I have a point too.” As she spoke, she inadvertently glanced towards the city wall not far away, sniffed the air, and said, “There’s a soul presence.”
“Soul presence?” Feng Qishi hadn’t sensed the soul presence Mu Anxiao mentioned. Instead, he was worried about how she would be dealt with by those above.
“Yes, let’s go take a look.” Mu Anxiao started to run forward, while Wan Sha and Mu Xiang returned.
“You two, wait up,” Mu Xiang called out.
Hearing the call, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi stopped simultaneously, turning to look at them. Mu Anxiao asked, “Have you found anything?” She stepped forward, brushing past Feng Qishi, and walked towards them.
Feng Qishi stood still, quietly watching Mu Anxiao’s retreating figure, without a word.
Mu Xiang: “No.”
“Did you search everywhere?” Mu Anxiao stopped in front of them.
Mu Xiang glanced at Wan Sha and sighed.
Wan Sha: “It’s all ruined houses, nobody lives here, but I thought of a place.”
“What place?” Mu Anxiao asked intentionally, wanting to see if Wan Sha had the same idea as her.
Wan Sha looked at Mu Xiang and said, “You tell her.”
Mu Xiang had discovered this situation. Wan Sha had intended to take all the credit and showcase herself, but unfortunately, the place was difficult to recall. As soon as she opened her mouth, her mind went completely blank. There was no other option! She gave up on trying to impress.
Mu Xiang, recalling Wan Sha’s determined look just before she returned, the look of someone about to report the situation to Mu Anxiao, asked uncertainly, “I said it?”
“You say, my brain isn’t enough,” Wan Sha humbly accepted the reality, touching her head.
Mu Anxiao’s expression remained unchanged as she shifted her gaze from Wan Sha’s face to Mu Xiang’s.
Hearing Wan Sha’s words, Mu Xiang no longer played coy and stated directly, “At the foot of the city wall, there are a few houses. They are also ruined houses, but they are very large. I think they should be there.”
“It must be over there,” Mu Anxiao pointed to the city wall not far away.
“Those houses over there were demolished some time ago,” Mu Xiang said. “It was on the other side.”
“The other side.”
There were many trees and ruined houses in this area, and there were also trees along the city wall. Thus, Mu Anxiao didn’t understand which side Mu Xiang was referring to.
“Just follow me,” Mu Xiang said calmly.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao agreed without hesitation: “Okay.”
Mu Xiang nodded slightly and turned to lead the way. This time, Wan Sha followed behind Mu Xiang. Mu Anxiao watched their backs without speaking and followed them. Feng Qishi followed without a word.
As Mu Anxiao had imagined, the fake Lin Yan had taken the long route and arrived at the location where the group of ghosts resided. He stopped outside a ruined house.
Inside.
The dog spirit sensed the fake Lin Yan and began to bark at the door. The fake Lin Yan’s lips curved upwards slightly upon hearing the dog’s barks. He stepped forward, opened the relatively intact wooden door, crossed the threshold, and said breathlessly, “You’re here.”
Lin Yan hadn’t spoken since being speechless by the female ghost. Seeing the fake Lin Yan enter, he was startled and feigned a happy expression, saying, “Brother, you’ve come to save us.”
The female ghost and the other spirits remained silent.
The fake Lin Yan glanced at each of them, staggered to Lin Yan, and said, “I just came out and heard you were captured, so I searched everywhere for you. Are you okay?” He put on a show of concern for Lin Yan.
Lin Yan played along: “I’m fine, Brother.”
“It’s good that you’re fine.” The fake Lin Yan smiled, then looked at the group of people hiding in the corner and pretended ignorance: “Say, why did you capture them?” He looked at the spirits.
In the corner, Mu Xiang’s brother, with his injured leg, sat on the ground. He looked at the fake Lin Yan, who showed no fear of the spirits, and said, “Can you stop pretending?”
Hearing this, the fake Lin Yan’s heart sank. He looked at Mu Xiang’s brother and said, “What do you mean by that?”
Mu Xiang’s brother: “When you came in just now, you were clearly pretending to be out of breath.” He gently touched his leg, enduring the pain, and said, “You and they are in league.” Mu Xiang’s brother made this judgment because he saw traces of Wan Sha and Mu Xiang in Lin Yan and the fake Lin Yan.
Lin Yan, hearing Mu Xiang’s brother’s meaning, deliberately became agitated and said, “My brother is here to save people. Can you stop being so smart?” He was worried the fake Lin Yan might harm Mu Xiang’s brother, so he spoke like this.
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