"How did you know they were servants of the Vine Spirit?"
"He told me himself."
"Huh?"
"As soon as he arrived, he started bad-mouthing the Vine Spirit. He said I was better than the Vine Spirit, that I was like him, that we had common ground, and so I took him in. Who would have thought," the wolf demon shook his head, "that a dog could be so wicked."
"Big Brother."
"What is it?"
"You're a wolf, you're not supposed to have a kind heart, are you?" Mu Anxiao looked at the wolf demon speechlessly.
Wolf Demon: "..." He didn't want to discuss this with Mu Anxiao, so he said, "Can you think of a way? I've already put myself entirely at your disposal."
In the past, the wolf demon had always been incredibly cunning. For him to act this way was utterly impossible.
Who would have thought that after the events of the mortal world, he would have changed so much? Mu Anxiao was also surprised.
Then, she said, "Alright, I'll think of a way. Don't worry."
Wolf Demon: "I'm definitely worried."
Mu Anxiao glanced at the wolf demon. "Don't rush, don't rush." As she spoke, she propped her chin with her hand, feigning a thoughtful expression.
Wolf Demon: "...." He sighed and looked back unintentionally towards the city gate, where a soaring green flame startled him. "Stop thinking for now," he said, patting Mu Anxiao.
"Why did you hit me?" Mu Anxiao said, looking at the wolf demon impatiently and asking, "Why?"
"There's demonic energy," the wolf demon said, staring intently at the green flame that was gradually approaching them. He grew tense. "They're coming."
"Look at you, so scared." Mu Anxiao followed the wolf demon's gaze towards outside the city gate and said lightly, "Oh, it's them."
"Who?"
"..." Mu Anxiao glanced at the wolf demon, then called out towards them, "Gu Xiao, is that you?"
Over there.
Gu Xiao, holding a torch, clearly heard Mu Anxiao's question. He glanced at the green flame and replied, "It's us. What are you doing here?"
Beside him, A Xia intentionally covered her ears as Gu Xiao called out.
Mu Anxiao: "You're back."
Gu Xiao: "Yes." He shouted up to the sky.
In front of him, Piao and Chen listened to his shouting and were also speechless.
A few minutes later.
They all arrived before Mu Anxiao. Piao glanced at the wolf demon and asked, "Mu Anxiao, why are you with a demon?"
The wolf demon looked at Piao with disgust and said, "Mu Anxiao, why are you with a devil?"
Piao: "What do you mean by that?" He looked at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon took a step forward: "Whatever you mean, I mean."
"You..." Piao pointed at the wolf demon. "I don't want to deal with a demon like you."
"Who wants to deal with you?" the wolf demon said, looking at Mu Anxiao. "Alright, you can think of a way now."
"Wait a moment." Mu Anxiao glanced at the wolf demon, then turned back to Piao. "Tell me, how did the investigation go?"
"I searched all over the forest and even got lost midway. I didn't find any clues at all," Piao sighed. "I did my best."
"And you?" Mu Anxiao looked at Chen.
Chen: "I followed him, and indeed, we found nothing."
"Nothing." Mu Anxiao repeated, lowering her head and thinking of the promise she made to Xu Lan, her heart sinking.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's suddenly silent expression, the wolf demon asked, "What are you investigating now?"
"Investigating a management yin cha."
"What is a management yin cha?" the wolf demon asked, confused.
Upon hearing the wolf demon's words, Piao sneered disdainfully.
The wolf demon, however, didn't notice Piao's expression. He continued to stare at Mu Anxiao, awaiting her answer.
Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and replied, "A management yin cha is a yin cha that manages yin chas. Their rank should be a bit higher than ordinary yin chas." She was quite satisfied with her explanation and nodded, continuing, "Yes, that should be it."
"So, they're the supervisors of the yin chas."
"Right."
"Then you're quite idle. Investigating the supervisors of yin chas for no reason? I think that matter should have been done by their internal yin chas. You doing this," the wolf demon laughed, "is a bit like meddling, isn't it?"
"If you get paid, it's not meddling."
"How much did you get paid for that? More than what you're getting from me?"
In the wolf demon's understanding, five taels of silver was equivalent to a hundred taels. In Mu Anxiao's eyes, five taels of silver wasn't even enough to fill the gap between her teeth.
Hearing the wolf demon's question now, she couldn't help but show a mocking expression. "You should go back to your grasslands and be a wild wolf running around."
"I'm in the mountains now."
"Then be an adventurous wild wolf."
"No," the wolf demon took Mu Anxiao's words seriously. "You haven't helped me find..." He stopped halfway, glanced at Piao and the others, and didn't continue.
Mu Anxiao: "...." She looked at the few of them and laughed. "What is there to be afraid of saying?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, it's that I don't want to. In short, just tell me," the wolf demon said earnestly, "how much did you get paid for that? Was it more than what I'm getting?"
"That side..." Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and smiled. "Ten taels of gold."
"Gold." The wolf demon repeated, then laughed to himself. "Tch, my five taels of silver is still more."
However, the moment the wolf demon said this, Piao laughed.
Immediately, the wolf demon looked at Piao, who was still mocking him, and asked, "You devil, why are you laughing?"
Piao: "You actually say five taels of silver is more than ten taels of gold? Have you gone stupid from staying in the mountains?"
"....." The wolf demon frowned and turned to Mu Anxiao. "Am I wrong?"
In the wolf demon's worldview, what did mortals like to spend? That's what was valuable.
Therefore, for the wolf demon, who had never seen the world, gold was not as valuable as silver.
Yes, that was his reasoning.
This made Mu Anxiao speechless for a moment.
So, she asked, "Do you think what you're saying is right?" She suppressed her laughter at the wolf demon.
Wolf Demon: "Everyone I've seen spends silver. So that means silver is more useful than gold. Therefore," he spread his hands, "naturally, silver is more valuable than gold."
Piao didn't think the wolf demon's reasoning was sound, so he asked, "Have you ever seen gold?"
Wolf Demon: "No, I haven't seen it, so it's not valuable."
"What kind of logic is that?"
"Not much, which proves that people don't like it. Am I wrong?" the wolf demon countered, still maintaining an expression of self-importance.
Mu Anxiao continued to hold back her laughter, lowered her head, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and said, "This is a classic case of 'sour grapes'."
"I don't like grapes, and I still spit out the seeds," the wolf demon said matter-of-factly.
"...." Mu Anxiao finally couldn't help but laugh when the wolf demon said this with what he thought was sound reasoning.
Seeing this, the wolf demon was surprised. "You're laughing at me too."
Immediately, Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and looked at the wolf demon calmly. "No, I never realized you were this stupid before. I say, have you been stimulated by something?" As she spoke, there was a hint of amusement in her eyes.