Mu Anxiao watched Lin Yan's confused expression and then the wolf demon's speechless appearance. She said, "The demon core is his. As for what it is, you don't need to know."
The wolf demon glanced at Mu Anxiao, who had spoken up for it, and then at Lin Yan, "Yes, that thing is very important to me."
"That thing is below?"
"Mm," the wolf demon nodded.
"Then," Lin Yan looked at the wolf demon, then at Mu Anxiao, "Do you have any way?"
Mu Anxiao: "You came unexpectedly. You weren't in my plan. You're asking me now..." She gave a wry smile, "I'm a bit flustered."
Lin Yan: "I can't get close to Master. There's an imposter around him." He lowered his head.
Seeing Lin Yan's sudden helplessness, and thinking about the imposter's actions of using a dagger to harm innocent people, the wolf demon's eyes darkened. It said, "You untie us, and perhaps we can help you."
"You'll help me?" Lin Yan suddenly looked up at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon: "That guy also caused me to be wrongly accused by Feng Qishi. Helping you," it curled its lips, "is equivalent to helping myself."
However, the wolf demon's actions were completely unexpected by Mu Anxiao. So, seeing its determined expression to help, she was also surprised.
"..." Lin Yan forced a smile and turned to Mu Anxiao, who was staring at the wolf demon in surprise, "What do you plan to do?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze from the wolf demon's face and looked back at Lin Yan, "Don't mention Xu Lan again."
"Why?"
"The moment she started helping you, she made a mistake. Now, your affairs, you know, I know, he knows," Mu Anxiao, lacking hands, deliberately tilted her face towards the wolf demon, and continued, "If Feng Qishi asks, you say your body was taken over, you couldn't go down, and you got lost in the woods."
"But that would be deceiving Master."
"A white lie."
"..." Lin Yan's eyes darkened, "Actually, I don't want to leave anymore."
Mu Anxiao asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Yan: "Xu Lan said my time is running out, only three days left. If that imposter isn't driven out of my body within three days, I'll only be able to wander in this world. But then again, maybe that's not so bad."
"Not so bad?" Mu Anxiao repeated, her expression becoming serious. "If you truly reach that point, you will only live in darkness. Gradually, you will be consumed by various demonic energies, losing yourself. You and your Master might become enemies. Do you think that's good?"
"..." Lin Yan was startled by Mu Anxiao's words.
Mu Anxiao: "So, if there's a chance, you must seize it. If you can't, we'll think of something else."
"If it doesn't work, what other options are there?"
"I'll think for you."
"Really?"
"Really. But before the worst outcome occurs, you must try your best to seize the opportunity. If you give up completely, then I won't help you anymore." Mu Anxiao finished speaking and turned to look at the wolf demon.
Lin Yan pondered Mu Anxiao's words, his eyes widening, "You mean, I have to do it myself?"
Mu Anxiao ignored Lin Yan, her eyes fixed on the wolf demon, and said earnestly, "Wolf demon, help him."
The wolf demon: "What about you? You have my demonic energy within you. If the ones below find out, it will be trouble for you."
"It's fine, I have a way."
"But, the entrance is sealed. Even if he..."
"She sealed this place, but that doesn't mean all others are sealed too," Mu Anxiao said, turning back to Lin Yan, "Can you touch the black rope?"
"I..." Lin Yan stared at the black rope binding them, hesitated, and said, "This thing has bound me before."
"It has bound you, which means you can move it," Mu Anxiao said, tilting her face towards the wolf demon, "Go untie him."
"What about you?"
"Don't worry about me. He will help you."
The wolf demon: "Mu Anxiao, what do you mean by this?"
"I'll go down."
"You..."
"If I stay, the Yin soldiers will go down and falsely accuse. But if I cooperate and don't cause him more trouble, perhaps," Mu Anxiao said seriously, "I can help you find the dog head."
Listening to Mu Anxiao's words, the wolf demon thought about its demon core and compromised, "Then I'll trouble you."
"The success or failure of this matter depends on me."
"I know. At this time, I need to find a way to get close to Feng Qishi." The wolf demon knew what it had to do.
Mu Anxiao: "It's good that you know."
Lin Yan: "I'll try." As he said this, at the same moment he was about to help the wolf demon untie the black rope, the Yin soldier returned.
"What are you doing?"
Hearing this, Lin Yan's body stiffened. He withdrew his moving step, turned around, and stared at the Yin soldier pointing this way, swallowing hard, "...."
The Yin soldier, seeing Lin Yan's strange state, asked, "What are you?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao deliberately glanced at Lin Yan, who dared not speak, and then looked at the Yin soldier, "Are you blind? He's a human. Can't you see?"
The Yin soldier walked up to Lin Yan, "He's not. He's a demon."
Evidently, Lin Yan's soul aura was gradually changing. Mu Anxiao could only silently pray that the wolf demon would quickly take him to Feng Qishi.
"..." Mu Anxiao glanced at Lin Yan and said, "Let him go."
"I wasn't planning to catch him anyway," the Yin soldier said, glaring at Mu Anxiao, and then at Lin Yan, "Get lost, kid."
"I..."
As Lin Yan uttered the first word, the wolf demon said, "Let me go."
Hearing this, the Yin soldier instinctively pushed Lin Yan away and looked at the wolf demon, who was glaring at him, "You little girl, you're really... incredibly arrogant."
"..." The wolf demon glared at the Yin soldier.
The Yin soldier: "I said, you..."
"You've got the wrong one," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Hearing this, the Yin soldier froze and turned to Mu Anxiao, "What do you mean?"
"I am not her master."
"She admitted it..."
"She is not my master. I have no master."
At this moment, the wolf demon understood Mu Anxiao's intention, and in order to proceed with the mission smoothly, it chose to cooperate.
"You girl, you said she was your master, and now you say she isn't. Isn't that contradictory?"
"She is not the dagger," Mu Anxiao replied.
"How is that possible?"
Mu Anxiao: "Then try to untie it. This is clearly a man, and an animal. The one who called me master ran away long ago."
Hearing this, the Yin soldier's mind went blank and he asked, "You know?"
Mu Anxiao: "I know."
"You know, why didn't you say so earlier?" the Yin soldier said dismissively.
"I only just realized it."
"You were sitting next to her the whole time. You didn't notice her escape?"
"Brother, I was injured. I fainted from pain just now, okay?" Mu Anxiao offered a forced explanation.