"How's my analysis?" Mu Anxiao raised an eyebrow.
"Makes a lot of sense."
"A lot..." Mu Anxiao gasped. "Why add 'a lot'? I already said there were no problems."
"What are you going to do next?" Feng Qishi, not wanting to discuss unclear issues with Mu Anxiao any further, decided to change the subject.
Mu Anxiao's thoughts were easily diverted by Feng Qishi's question. She pondered for a moment and said, "You should go and do what you need to do now."
"You want to shake me off right after I helped you?"
"You want to come with me?" Mu Anxiao scanned Feng Qishi from head to toe.
Feng Qishi smiled. "That was my intention."
"You should finish that other matter first. Don't forget, that Yuan Yan is looking for you tonight."
Mu Anxiao's mention of Yuan Yan brought the matter, which Feng Qishi had almost forgotten, to his mind. He lowered his gaze slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Be careful yourself."
"Don't worry."
"Okay, I'll be going then."
"Wait, he..."
Feng Qishi knew who Mu Anxiao was referring to and interrupted, "I've already told him not to follow me. It looks like he doesn't dare to. I'm leaving now." With that, he turned and left, preparing to distribute money to each household.
Mu Anxiao watched Feng Qishi's receding figure and sighed softly.
Immediately, the dog's spirit let out two barks at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao snapped back to attention and looked down at the dog's spirit. Thinking about her own boastful words, she gave an embarrassed laugh. "I didn't expect things to turn out this way, but don't worry, I will definitely find a way to help your master."
The dog's spirit continued to bark.
Seeing the dog's spirit barking wildly, Mu Anxiao was startled. She crouched down and said, "I really..."
"It says it was today."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked up at A Long, who was translating for the dog's spirit, and was taken aback. She then looked back down at the dog's spirit. "It was yesterday."
The dog's spirit barked twice.
In its final moments, struggling against death.
At that time, Mu Anxiao had seen the dog's desire to live.
Therefore, she thought, considering the strength of the older woman's attack and the dog's state of consciousness at the time, it was certainly not clear. It was normal for it to misremember the date.
Thinking this, Mu Anxiao recalled the incident of the older woman beating the dog to death. Her eyes darkened. She continued to stroke its head and said, "You've suffered."
The dog's spirit stopped barking.
A Long, like Mu Anxiao, also recalled what had happened, and his eyes darkened. "It's so pitiful."
"I will definitely help you," Mu Anxiao said firmly.
The dog's spirit whimpered twice.
A Long translated, "It says thank you."
Mu Anxiao glanced at A Long, then back at the dog's spirit, and gave a bitter smile. "You're welcome."
"..." A Long looked down at Mu Anxiao's gentle side as she interacted with the dog's spirit, his heart sinking. He asked, "Um, I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead," Mu Anxiao said, looking up at A Long.
A Long glanced towards the shop entrance and asked, "You were just talking to Feng Qishi... Who is he?"
"He..." Mu Anxiao hadn't reacted immediately. After replaying A Long's question in her mind, she smiled and said, "His apprentice."
"A fake?" A Long asked uncertainly.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
A Long murmured "Oh."
Then, Mu Anxiao stood up, stretched, and said, "In that case, I won't worry about that old woman for now."
"Mm." A Long thought about the old woman's actions, and a desire to see her die arose in him. However, considering Mu Anxiao's position, he decided not to voice his thoughts.
Mu Anxiao knew that the dog's spirit's owner must have been manipulated, and the person who manipulated her was the fake Lin Yan.
The most urgent thing she could do was to stall the fake Lin Yan, preventing him from meeting the dog's spirit's owner, because she had a premonition that the owner was already considering possessing the old woman's body.
As for when she would possess it, and when other spirits would possess bodies, it all depended on the fake Lin Yan's schedule.
In the shop.
The fake Lin Yan sat at the table, staring down at the empty cup in front of him. He calculated the time and said, "Brother, I drank too much water. I need to go to the latrine." He stood up.
The waiter, hearing the fake Lin Yan's voice, quickly turned around and said, "Let me show you the way."
Fake Lin Yan replied, "No need, I can go myself."
Seeing that the fake Lin Yan was not someone to be trifled with, the waiter dared not say more and pointed to the door with a curtain to the left of the counter. "This way, please."
The latrines in every inn and tavern were in the backyard. The fake Lin Yan already knew this. Hearing the waiter's directions, he grew impatient. "I know, you don't need to tell me." With that, he deliberately walked towards the door with a curtain to the right.
The waiter watched the fake Lin Yan's impatient expression and saw him heading in the wrong direction. He thought that once he realized it was incorrect, he would surely come out.
Thinking this, he sighed.
Did he go the wrong way? Lin Yan wondered, watching the fake Lin Yan disappear from his sight.
"Huh? Where did he go?" Yuan Ye sat up and asked Lin Yan, turning his head.
Lin Yan replied, "He went to the latrine."
"Oh." Yuan Ye nodded and looked up at Mu Anxiao, who was walking over with graceful steps. He smiled. "You're back."
"I never left," Mu Anxiao said, walking to the table. She glanced down at the seat where the fake Lin Yan had been sitting and asked, "Where is he?"
"Latrine," Yuan Ye said casually.
"Latrine?" Mu Anxiao repeated, suddenly having a bad feeling. She then looked down at Lin Yan and asked, "Did your brother really go to the latrine?"
"Of course," Lin Yan said, blinking his eyes several times as a subtle hint.
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
A Long did not understand the silent communication between Lin Yan and Mu Anxiao. Instead, he looked at Yuan Ye. Just as he was about to speak, the dog's spirit suddenly barked twice and ran towards the backyard.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly withdrew her gaze, turned, and without hesitation, followed the dog's spirit through the door on the left.
The waiter, not daring to offend them, pretended not to have seen anything.
A Long caught up with Mu Anxiao.
Pushing aside the curtain, Mu Anxiao looked at the row of latrines with doors opposite her and muttered, "There are quite a lot." She then fanned her face.
A Long, unable to smell anything, looked at Mu Anxiao and asked, "Is it very smelly?"
Mu Anxiao nodded. She looked down at the dog's spirit, which had stopped at her feet, and frowned. Enduring the overpowering stench, she pinched her nose with one hand and walked to the first latrine, stopping there. She slowly reached out, opened the door, and looked inside. No one was there.
A Long said, "No one."
Mu Anxiao glanced at A Long, closed the door, and continued searching.
After checking several stalls, she found nothing.
Mu Anxiao no longer minded the smell. She forcefully closed the last door, stepped back, and looked down at the misguided dog's spirit. "What's going on?"
The dog's spirit gave a knowing bark, indicating it had made a mistake, and walked past her.
Mu Anxiao looked at A Long speechlessly, then turned and followed the dog's spirit out.
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