"It's because I know that I must go," the man in black said, looking down at his arm, which was tightly bound by the wolf demon. "Let go."
"I'll let go, but you're not allowed to run."
"Agreed," the man in black nodded slightly.
Hearing the man in black's reply, the wolf demon released his grip. "Speak, who are you?"
Immediately, the man in black slowly turned to face the wolf demon who was glaring at him and said, "Wolf demon, truly a wolf, you're quite perceptive."
The wolf demon: "..." He looked at the unfamiliar face before him up close and frowned.
"What's with that expression?"
"I asked who you are, and you're telling me what I'm doing?" The wolf demon was not surprised that the man had revealed his true form. He knew that anyone who could attract his attention was bound to be extraordinary.
"Aren't you curious why I know you?"
"Not curious." The wolf demon was expressionless. He glanced at the few people passing by him, then looked back at the man in black. "The fact is, they can't see you."
"..." The man in black merely smiled without speaking.
"Why aren't you talking anymore?"
The man in black lowered his head and said, "Since you're not curious, why did you follow me here?" He looked up again, meeting the wolf demon's eyes.
The wolf demon: "So, I'm not really curious about you, but I've become suspicious of you."
"Suspicious?"
"Yes, you have no demonic aura, yet these people can't see you. That truly vexes me," the wolf demon said frankly.
Lin Yan, standing behind the wolf demon, was utterly bewildered.
After a few seconds of silence, the man in black looked at Lin Yan. "Hello."
Lin Yan: "You..."
Before Lin Yan could utter another word, the wolf demon quickly turned to him and interrupted, "Why are you bothering with him?"
Lin Yan, questioned by the wolf demon, promptly closed his mouth.
"..."
The wolf demon was a sensitive creature. He could discern anything unfavorable to him at a glance. Thus, at that moment, he had deeply sensed that the person before him was no good for him.
"You really listen to him." The man in black smiled at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan looked at the equally unfamiliar face before him, then glanced at the wolf demon, his eyes narrowing. "You're a demon soul, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, the wolf demon was startled and once again turned to Lin Yan. "How do you know he's a demon soul?"
"A feeling." Lin Yan glanced at the wolf demon, then back at the man in black, his eyes narrowing further. "I know who you are."
The man in black watched Lin Yan with great interest and smiled. "Tell me, who am I?"
"A woman."
"A woman?" The wolf demon was astonished, as he hadn't detected that the man in black... was actually a woman.
Seeing the wolf demon's surprised expression, Lin Yan stated firmly, "The fact is, he is a woman."
"How did you figure that out?" the wolf demon asked, glancing at the man in black as he spoke.
"He doesn't have an Adam's apple."
Hearing Lin Yan's detailed observation, the wolf demon's brow furrowed. He then quickly turned his head to look at the man in black's neck, exclaiming in surprise, "Indeed, he doesn't have an Adam's apple."
"..." The man in black ceased smiling, his expression turning cold as he looked at both the wolf demon and Lin Yan.
The wolf demon: "Why aren't you talking anymore?" he asked, lifting his chin.
"This is really boring," the man in black said. With that, he turned halfway in place and transformed back into a woman.
The next second, the wolf demon looked at the transformed woman and said indifferently, "You look very familiar."
"You've forgotten me so quickly?"
"You..." The wolf demon was shocked and pointed at the woman before him. "You're that dagger."
"I remember now." The dagger smiled, then looked at Lin Yan. "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."
Lin Yan: "I guessed wrong, but because of what I said, you transformed back, so," a smile played on his lips, "I was still correct."
"Narcissist." The dagger glared at Lin Yan, then looked at the wolf demon. "Aren't you curious why I'm here?"
"..."
"What's wrong?"
"If I remember correctly, didn't Feng Qi Shi throw you out? Now... why have you reappeared? Don't tell me," the wolf demon sneered, "you're not afraid he'll find you."
"I was precisely afraid he would find me, which is why I transformed into a man. Who knew," the dagger sighed, pointing at Lin Yan, "that he would discover me."
However, Lin Yan found this dagger utterly unfamiliar, and her current familiarity with them struck him as somewhat peculiar.
As Lin Yan felt this sense of surprise, the wolf demon said, "We're not close, are we?"
"No, we're not."
"Then why have you come to find me?"
"I want to find you."
"You want to find me?" The wolf demon felt that this dagger approaching him could only mean trouble.
"Yes. The moment Feng Qi Shi flung me into the sky, I thought of many things," the dagger smiled. "In the end, I concluded that instead of following a useless master, it would be better to follow you."
"You're buttering me up."
"I'm not. This is my true feeling."
"Your true feeling?" the wolf demon repeated, scoffing. "But I truly can't tell if you're speaking your mind."
"I..."
"Alright, my curiosity," the wolf demon scanned the dagger's clothes, "has been satisfied. You can leave now."
"I won't," the dagger insisted.
"If you won't, then I don't want you either." As he spoke, the wolf demon casually turned his head towards the wonton shop and froze.
Just as Lin Yan was guessing the man's identity, Xie Xin suddenly sensed the wolf demon.
Thus, giving up her wontons with a desire to see, she ran to the shop entrance and looked. It was indeed the wolf demon!
However, just as she was about to excitedly go find the wolf demon, the dagger had coincidentally transformed into a woman.
Because of this, she gave up on finding the wolf demon and chose to observe the situation.
"I saw it," she said.
The wolf demon: "..." He couldn't quite understand why Xie Xin was putting on such a sad expression.
Seeing that the wolf demon remained silent, Xie Xin crossed the threshold and walked to his side. She glanced at the dagger and said, "You like her, don't you?" She pointed at the dagger.
The dagger, at the moment Xie Xin pointed at her, became somewhat confused.
So, she asked, "Hey, what's going on?"
The wolf demon glanced at the dagger, then at Xie Xin. "Can you keep your voice down?" he said, looking at the passersby who hadn't shifted their gaze, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Xin continued to stare at the wolf demon and said, "I can't. Now I'll give you a choice."
"A choice?"
"Yes." Xie Xin nodded, pointing her finger at the dagger. "Between the two of us, will you choose her, or me?"
A choice?
Having been arrogant for decades, the wolf demon couldn't stand emotional issues. Especially since he disliked guessing others' feelings, finding it too troublesome.
Unless it involved him, he wouldn't participate, and even then, he wouldn't ponder too deeply!
-- Author's Note --
Second update!
Good morning!