Mu Anxiao glanced at Xu Lan, who still had his eyes tightly shut and was no longer covering his ears, and asked, "How long has it been? Why haven't they arrived yet? Should we urge them?"
"..." Xu Lan used Mu Anxiao's words as an opportunity to open his eyes and look at Mu Anxiao, who was pretending that nothing had happened. He asked, "Indeed, why haven't they arrived yet?"
Seeing this, the dog-headed demon hurriedly pretended that nothing had happened, saying, "..."
Mu Anxiao lowered her eyes and thought, "Then I'll go take a look."
"You're going?"
"Yes, I'm going to take a look. What are you surprised about?"
Xu Lan replied, "I'm not surprised. I just think you're not familiar with the way here. If you go now..." He glanced towards the dog-headed demon and continued, "If you get lost, you'll miss everything."
That's right, Xu Lan just didn't want to be alone with the dog-headed demon. That was all.
Mu Anxiao saw through Xu Lan's intentions. She turned to the dog-headed demon and said, "Together."
The dog-headed demon was startled. "Why should I go with you?"
"No reason. Let's go." Mu Anxiao turned back to Xu Lan. "It's fine. He'll lead the way."
Xu Lan gave a dry laugh. "Then... you two go together."
"I knew you'd agree." Mu Anxiao pointed at Xu Lan, then looked at the dog-headed demon, who was reluctant to leave. "Don't you want to go?"
"I don't think it's necessary."
"How could it not be..."
Mu Anxiao was halfway through her sentence when a male voice came from inside, "If you kill me, then kill me. Afterwards, don't try to quibble."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao swallowed the words that had reached her lips and sidestepped to look at the grey-clothed man Xu Lan had pulled in. She thought, "So arrogant, it must be him."
At the same time, the dog-headed demon and Xu Lan's expressions immediately turned serious.
In the next second, as Xu Lan waved his hand downwards, lanterns emitting green light appeared one by one before their eyes.
Mu Anxiao muttered, "I just arrived, and he didn't seem to do it this way before?" She then looked at the grey-clothed man again.
Xu Lan calmly watched the grey-clothed man, who was still cursing, and said, "Shut up."
Hearing this, the grey-clothed man was startled and quickly shut his mouth. He turned to Xu Lan and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Excellency, I am wrongly accused of my death." His voice was tinged with tears.
However, to Mu Anxiao, it sounded incredibly fake.
"Shut up," Xu Lan coldly uttered two words.
Then, the grey-clothed man closed his mouth, saying, "..."
"What's going on?" Xu Lan asked Xu Lan.
Xu Lan, holding the black rope in one hand, walked to the grey-clothed man's side and nodded slightly. "Your Excellency, as soon as he saw Mu Miyan, he started to act up. On the way, he kept cursing. Not only that," she glared at the grey-clothed man, "he even tried to attack her. Thus, time was delayed on this matter."
"..." Xu Lan narrowed his eyes and looked at the grey-clothed man, who was looking at him. "When you were alive, did you always hit that Mu Miyan?"
"I didn't."
Behind them.
Mu Miyan dared not look up. Especially when the grey-clothed man spoke, her body couldn't help but tremble.
Mu Anxiao quietly observed Mu Miyan's fearful appearance and then looked at the still arrogant and overbearing grey-clothed man. She frowned, murmuring, "..."
The dog-headed demon said, "Aren't you going to say something?"
Mu Anxiao turned and glared at the dog-headed demon, then looked back at Mu Miyan. Just as she looked, Mu Miyan happened to look at her too, her eyes welling up with tears.
Mu Anxiao nodded slightly and, remembering Xu Lan's instructions, prepared to find an opportunity to speak.
After Mu Anxiao nodded, Mu Miyan's face showed a slight decrease in fear. "..."
Over there.
Xu Lan stared angrily at the arrogant grey-clothed man and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing Xu Lan's angry expression, the grey-clothed man dared not speak again. Instead, he lowered his head.
Following that, Xu Lan glared at the grey-clothed man, then looked at Mu Miyan, who was being pulled by the Yin messenger, and said, "Stand beside him."
When Xu Lan spoke, the grey-clothed man's eyes lit up. He turned to Mu Miyan and said, "Your Excellency is talking to you, are you deaf?"
Mu Miyan's body stiffened. Intentionally ignoring the grey-clothed man, she looked up at Xu Lan and said, "Your Excellency, this woman does not wish to."
"..." Seeing Mu Miyan's fearful expression and the grey-clothed man's arrogant demeanor, Xu Lan compromised. "Alright then, you stand there."
Hearing this, the grey-clothed man immediately became displeased. "Your Excellency, she doesn't listen to you. Aren't you angry?"
Xu Lan replied, "What I think is my business. What, do you want to control me?"
Listening to Xu Lan's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, the arrogant expression on the grey-clothed man's face immediately vanished. He said weakly, "Your Excellency, since we are here with you, shouldn't everyone listen to you? She, like this," he turned and glared at Mu Miyan, then looked back at Xu Lan, "is going against your wishes. I am just standing up for justice."
"You don't need to." Xu Lan said, then glanced at Mu Miyan. "Do you know your crime?"
"This woman knows her crime," Mu Miyan replied in a low voice.
Hearing Mu Miyan's voice, the grey-clothed man seized the opportunity and became angry. "Can you speak louder? Your voice is so quiet, can His Excellency..."
"You shut up! If you say one more word, I'll sew your mouth shut," Xu Lan said indignantly.
Hearing this, the grey-clothed man's expression stiffened, and then he shut his mouth.
Mu Anxiao calmly watched the grey-clothed man's arrogant demeanor and silently thought two words: deserved.
Mu Miyan glanced at the grey-clothed man's retreating back and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Subsequently, Xu Lan continued, "Why did you kill him?"
Mu Miyan raised her face, her heart starting to feel uneasy. "This woman... because... this..."
Because the grey-clothed man was present, she lost the courage to tell the truth, and thus became nervous.
Seeing Mu Miyan's nervous appearance, Xu Lan gently interrupted, "Alright, you don't need to speak for now."
Mu Miyan replied, "Yes, Your Excellency." She lowered her head slightly.
Mu Anxiao looked at Mu Miyan's fearful expression towards the grey-clothed man and felt anxious for her.
Then, Xu Lan looked at the grey-clothed man and said, "You."
"Yes, Your Excellency," the grey-clothed man said, as if finding an opportunity. He raised his face and said, "I am her master. When I was alive, I was a member of the Cultivation Sect, and could be considered a cultivator. I normally treated her very well. I don't know what happened, but she killed me. I died wrongly, Your Excellency." His voice was filled with tears.
First strike wins, second strike suffers.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao began to worry about Mu Miyan.
The dog-headed demon lowered his head and looked at the back of Mu Anxiao's head, saying, "You know what's going on, yet you don't say anything. This is quite rare."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned her head and looked at the dog-headed demon, saying, "Can you be quiet?"