"Curiosity kills the cat, you don't understand that, do you?"
Lin Yan: "You."
Hearing this, the dagger looked up at Lin Yan, then back at the wolf demon: "I think you can protect me. At least, if I follow you, I won't be thrown out by Feng Qishi."
"..."
"This is my reason," the dagger emphasized.
Wolf Demon: "How come I feel like your words are trying to use me?"
"I just want to depend on you."
"I don't need you to depend on me," the wolf demon shook his head slightly.
Dagger: "Give me a reason."
"No reason, hurry up and go."
"There are many monsters who want to be my master, you'd better think clearly."
"I'm thinking..."
Before the wolf demon could finish speaking, Lin Yan quickly said, "I think it's good for you to be her master, at least she's obedient."
"You're siding with her," the wolf demon pointed at the dagger.
After considering, Lin Yan believed that regardless of whether the dagger was real or fake, at least she had a common enemy with him, the fake Lin Yan.
He thought that if he could use the wolf demon's connection, the dagger might reveal some weaknesses of the fake Lin Yan. This way, when he passed those weaknesses to Feng Qishi, things would become much easier.
"I think she's quite sincere," he said.
The wolf demon was helpless: "You're not helping her just because you have a common enemy, are you?"
"Yes," Lin Yan admitted.
The wolf demon was speechless.
The dagger looked at the wolf demon's face and said, "I can help you do many things, as long as you be my master."
For decades, the wolf demon hated cooperating with others the most. His cooperation with Mu Anxiao this time was out of necessity.
Therefore, he truly refused to get involved with the dagger from the bottom of his heart.
But seeing Lin Yan's eager eyes, if he refused, it would hurt Lin Yan's feelings. What if the dagger found one of his enemies as a master? That would be troublesome for him in the future.
Helpless, he compromised, "Alright then."
Dagger: "You agreed?" Her eyes lit up.
Wolf Demon: "Hmm, I'll reluctantly agree for now. Now," he extended his hand, "change back to your original form."
"Why?"
"You're a woman, and you keep dangling in front of me. I find it awkward, so you should change back to your original form," the wolf demon glanced at Lin Yan deliberately, "it's more pleasing to the eye."
"Ah?" The dagger didn't want to.
Wolf Demon: "I am your master, you must listen to me."
"I..." The dagger hesitated, then finally shifted her gaze to Lin Yan's face, "Help me."
"Me?" Lin Yan was surprised and pointed to himself.
The dagger nodded.
At the same time, the wolf demon glanced at the dagger, then at Lin Yan: "I'm only doing this because of your face. If you say another word, I'll go back on my word."
Lin Yan: "..." He thought the wolf demon made sense, so he forced a smile at the dagger and said, "He is your master, you should listen to him. I can't help you with this."
"...." The dagger pouted.
Wolf Demon: "If I'm not mistaken, when you were with your previous master, you were basically in your original form, right?"
"Yes."
"In that case, the same rule applies here. Unless you leave."
"I'm not leaving."
"Then change back."
"Got it," the dagger nodded, quickly transformed back into its original form, and then slowly landed on the wolf demon's palm, "Master, please don't abandon me."
"I don't have your previous master's habit, however, the fact that you don't have a sheath is a bit of a trouble." Speaking of which, the wolf demon looked at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan: "I am a soul, I can't possibly have that kind of thing."
"You hold her for me."
"She is a physical object, I can't hold her."
Hearing Lin Yan's words, the wolf demon couldn't help but sigh, "It seems I'll have to go buy a sheath."
"Master, wouldn't it be fine if you just held me like this? Why bother spending money?"
The wolf demon lowered his head and stared at the dagger that was glowing, "That won't do. Your blade is so sharp, if it scratches my clothes, it won't be worth it." With that, he tightly gripped the dagger's hilt.
The dagger dared not struggle and could only cooperate by remaining quiet.
The wolf demon was very satisfied with the dagger's reaction, "You're saying your previous master wanted to kill Mu Anxiao, is that what you mean?"
"Yes."
"Then you don't have any prejudice against Mu Anxiao, is that what you mean?"
"I can say that, yes."
"Very good."
Hearing the wolf demon's words, the dagger felt something was wrong and asked, "Master, what do you mean?"
"Tomorrow, if Mu Anxiao doesn't come back, you'll come down with me."
"Why?" The dagger moved slightly.
The wolf demon gripped the dagger's hilt tightly, showing no intention of loosening his grip, "I don't want to see her die."
"Isn't she your enemy?"
"Yes."
"Yes..." The dagger audibly swallowed, "Master, but you still want to save her. Isn't this also an opportunity for you?"
"It is an opportunity."
"Then why do you still... take me to save her?"
"Her life is mine. Unless I frame her."
"But, you are my master, and what I do represents what you do."
"That's what you did for your previous master. Besides, I won't do such boring things. If I want to harm her, I'll do it openly because," the wolf demon's lips curved, "I'm tired of harming people behind their backs."
"Master..."
"Alright, let's wait until tomorrow. If Mu Anxiao comes back, this matter will be dropped. If she doesn't come back, then you'll come with me." With that, the wolf demon tucked the dagger at his waist.
Lin Yan glanced at the dagger, "Uh... before that, I want to ask her a few questions. Can you let her down first?"
"No," the wolf demon refused.
"Why?"
"I know your intentions, but I won't satisfy you now."
"You..."
"Alright, stop talking. I'm going out for a walk, you wait for me here."
"I'll go with you..."
"If you follow me, will I pay attention to you or not?"
"If... I have something to say, you'll pay attention to me, but don't worry, I'll try not to talk to you."
"Forget it. Earlier on the street, people were already giving me strange looks. To be honest, I don't like it."
"Then... what are you going to do? Can you tell me?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes," Lin Yan nodded.
Seeing Lin Yan's curious expression, the wolf demon thought for a moment and pointed at the dagger, "I'm going to see if they sell sheaths."
"You're going to buy a sheath?"
"Yes, I'm leaving. You wait for me here." After speaking, the wolf demon turned and left.
Lin Yan stood rooted to the spot, sighed softly, and sat down.
Then, the wolf demon walked on the road, and the dagger's voice sounded, "Master, my patterns are quite special. If you buy a sheath that doesn't match me, how ugly will that look?"