Mu Anxiao glanced at Xiao Zeng, who had deliberately lowered his head, frowned, and turned to look at Wan Sha, who was smiling at him. He asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"If you don't look at me, how will you know I'm looking at you?"
"...." Mu Anxiao felt a moment of awkwardness, then turned back to the head-lowering Xiao Zeng, saying nothing.
At the same time, the wolf demon found Lin Yan sitting in a dark corner of the alley. "You ran all the way here. I've been looking for you for a while." As he spoke, he walked closer to Lin Yan.
Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly stood up and said, "You've met my master."
"Yes, I have," the wolf demon said, shaking his head slightly. "Unfortunately, he still doesn't believe what I say."
"I went to find him."
The wolf demon thought Lin Yan hadn't found Feng Qishi, so hearing Lin Yan say this, he expressed surprise. "You went to find him? How come I didn't know?"
"I sensed the imposter and left."
"Did you make it clear?"
"Yes, I made it clear."
The wolf demon breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
"Mm." Lin Yan nodded.
The wolf demon looked at Lin Yan's dejected expression and asked in confusion, "Since everything is clear, why are you still unhappy?"
"I just feel strange in my heart."
"What's wrong?"
"Being rejected by my own body," Lin Yan looked up at the wolf demon. "That feeling is really uncomfortable."
Listening to Lin Yan's words, the wolf demon couldn't help but think of Hu Yuan at that time.
Therefore, his heart sank, and he said, "Let me tell you a secret."
"What secret?"
"This body I have is actually a mortal's body."
"Mortal..." Lin Yan repeated, his eyes flashing with anger. "So, you're the same as the imposter."
"We're different."
"You took someone else's body and you dare say you're different."
"My body was given to me by that person."
"Then what happened to him?"
"I guess," the wolf demon thought about the day he parted ways with Hu Yuan, forcing a smile, "he's moved on to a new life now."
"Was he accepted by the underworld?"
"Mm."
"Why?" Lin Yan asked, looking down at his soul form. "Why can he, but I can't?"
"Because I am a demon, and the one who took your body is a human."
"Is there such a rule?"
"I'm not sure. Another possibility is that you must have a contract. In short," the wolf demon said, "I don't know much about these things."
"Alright." Lin Yan nodded, resentment towards the imposter growing in his heart.
The wolf demon looked down at Lin Yan's clenched fists and said, "You mustn't harbor hatred. If you do, you'll become a vengeful spirit, and then things will be difficult to resolve."
Hearing this, Lin Yan relaxed his hands. "I believe in my master."
"Mm, don't overthink it. Some things just can't be figured out."
"Mm." Lin Yan nodded and sat down.
The wolf demon looked down at Lin Yan, then glanced towards the alley entrance. He said, "It might be safe here. Interacting with people might not be a good thing for you."
"Thank you."
"What for? You're Mu Anxiao's friend."
"...." Lin Yan lowered his head.
The center of the street.
After Feng Qishi had taken the fake Lin Yan around the beggars for a few turns, tears welled up in the fake Lin Yan's eyes. "Master, I want to leave."
Feng Qishi stopped beside the fake Lin Yan, calmly looking at the fake Lin Yan's feigned expression, and also pretended to comfort him, saying, "I know you're uncomfortable, but there are some things you must face."
"But..."
"You are my disciple, and I hope you have enough courage."
"Mas..."
"Alright, you stay here with the common folk. I'm leaving now."
The fake Lin Yan thought Feng Qishi would stay with him, so hearing him say this suddenly, the fake Lin Yan was also surprised. "Master, aren't you staying with me?"
"No, you stay here and behave yourself."
"..." The fake Lin Yan hesitated, then remembering Wan Sha's words before leaving, he said, "Master, could you give me the dagger?"
"Dagger?"
"Yes, I want to hold it, and it will make me feel..."
"I threw it away."
"What?" The fake Lin Yan was shocked.
"That dagger is of no use to me. Besides, it doesn't even have a sheath, so it's meaningless to hold."
"Master, that was a gift from me to you."
"I accepted it, but how I handle it afterward is my business. What?" Feng Qishi smiled falsely. "Do you think your master is being excessive, disciple?"
The fake Lin Yan dared not reveal his true nature in front of Feng Qishi, so he also forced a smile. "No, I just thought you would really like the dagger I gave you. Since you don't like it, it doesn't matter."
"It's good that you're not angry."
The fake Lin Yan's heart sank, and he asked again, "Master, can you tell me where the dagger went?"
"The wind blew it away," Feng Qishi said, then turned and walked away.
The moment Feng Qishi said this, the fake Lin Yan froze in place. "...."
Ruined temple.
Mu Anxiao and the other two were still sitting by the well.
At this time, Wan Sha was still trying to communicate with Xiao Zeng mentally, while Xiao Zeng, due to fear, dared not say a word, only covering his ears and lowering his head.
Wan Sha ignored Xiao Zeng's feelings and continued: "Did you hear me? When Mu Anxiao gets up later, you will untie me. If you untie me, I'll give you candy, and I'll help you find your mother."
However, the moment Wan Sha conveyed these words mentally, Xiao Zeng's eyes brightened, and he asked mentally, "Really?"
Wan Sha: "Yes, as long as you help me untie myself, I'll take you to find your mother."
Xiao Zeng: "You won't lie to me, will you?"
Wan Sha: "No."
Hearing Wan Sha's firm tone, Xiao Zeng's heart was moved.
Immediately, he turned to look at Mu Anxiao beside him and said, "Can I switch places with you?"
"Why?" Mu Anxiao didn't see anything suspicious and asked.
Xiao Zeng: "No reason, I just want to switch places with you."
"No." Mu Anxiao flatly refused.
Xiao Zeng was displeased. "Why? It's just switching places, why are you so stingy?"
"Impudent," Wan Sha said deliberately.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Wan Sha, who was speaking up for him, then glanced at Xiao Zeng. She said, "You two are ganging up on me."
Wan Sha: "How can you see that? Why would I gang up with him?"
"Then why are you speaking up for me?"
"You're unhappy because I'm speaking up for you? Mu Anxiao, are you sick?" Wan Sha was exasperated with Mu Anxiao.
Based on past experience, whenever Wan Sha spoke up for Mu Anxiao, something bad would happen afterward.
Therefore, Mu Anxiao told herself to be cautious.
"Say whatever you want, you're strange," Mu Anxiao said, looking straight ahead.
Xiao Zeng frowned, glanced at Wan Sha, who was winking at him, and said, "I've talked enough with you and Xie Xin. Now I want to talk to her."
"...." Mu Anxiao looked straight ahead. "You can talk, I'm not stopping you."