The dog-headed demon shrugged and immediately turned its gaze towards the man in grey.
Mu Anxiao glared at the dog-headed demon, then turned back to look at Xu Lan, who remained silent, poring over the contents of the petition. She furrowed her brow.
Seeing that Xu Lan was not speaking, the man in grey pressed on, "My lord, I have been wronged in my death."
Xu Lan glanced at the man in grey but said nothing, continuing to read the petition.
Mu Miyan knew that the contents of the petition Xu Lan was reading were bound to be her fault, so she thought, even if she said something, they might not believe her.
"..." She chose to remain silent.
A few minutes later.
Xu Lan looked up, past the man in grey, and addressed Mu Miyan, "Mu Miyan, you were questioned earlier, but you only admitted fault without stating reasons. Why is that?"
Mu Miyan replied, "I do not know what you mean."
"What do you mean?"
"He is a cultivator, and I am merely a mortal. You will not believe my words, so it is better for me to stay silent."
Hearing Mu Miyan's despairing words, and seeing the smug look on the man in grey's face, Mu Anxiao could not stand it. "What's there to say? Why be hesitant and wishy-washy?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Miyan looked at Mu Anxiao. "..."
During Mu Anxiao's interjection, the man in grey showed a look of disdain. "..." He looked at Mu Anxiao.
Xu Lan said, "Mu Anxiao, you have no right to speak here."
Hearing this, the man in grey paused, then repeated Mu Anxiao's name aloud, his eyes widening. "My lord, she is Mu Anxiao?" He pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Xu Lan's brow furrowed. "Yes, do you know her?"
"..." The man in grey shook his head slightly, then looked back at Mu Anxiao. "To answer your question, my lord, I do not know her."
"You don't know her, so why are you getting so agitated?"
"Although I do not know her, I know that Mu Anxiao is also a mortal who killed her master. It is because she murdered her master that she achieved her current status."
Twisting facts.
Mu Anxiao had not expected this man in grey to be so quick-witted and adaptable. Now, she had been dragged into it as well.
However, this was not a bad thing for her, as it meant she could interject endlessly.
"Kid, where did you hear these rumors?" she asked, stepping forward.
The dog-headed demon calmly watched the man in grey's actions, his face unblushing and his heart unmoved. He thought, if he dares to frame Mu Anxiao, he must truly be tired of living.
With that thought, he sighed.
To solidify his fabricated stance, the man in grey continued to look at Mu Anxiao, his face ashen and his heart as steady as ever. "These scandals of yours have spread throughout the cultivation sects. If you don't believe me, you can go back and check."
"I would never go back to such a dump," Mu Anxiao retorted, glaring at the man in grey, then turned back to Xu Lan. "Can I see the petition?"
Xu Lan replied, "This document..."
"There are demons at play here, and I am a demon hunter. Therefore," Mu Anxiao glanced at the man in grey, "I can handle this matter."
Talking to people, talking to ghosts.
Mu Anxiao thought, since this man in grey was so good at fabrication, it shouldn't be too much for her to do the same.
From the moment Mu Miyan entered, Xu Lan had understood the general content, but because the petition was in his hand and Mu Miyan wasn't speaking clearly, he didn't know where to begin.
Now, with Mu Anxiao's interjection, it gave Mu Miyan a chance to relax.
For this reason alone, he decided to cooperate with Mu Anxiao.
"Come here," he said.
Seeing Xu Lan cooperate, Mu Anxiao's anxious heart began to settle.
"Give it to me," she said, stepping forward past the man in grey and to the table, reaching her hand towards Xu Lan.
Mu Miyan watched Mu Anxiao's back, feeling a sense of relief.
The man in grey frowned, feeling an inexplicable sense of unease.
Xu Lan did not hand the petition directly to Mu Anxiao. Instead, he looked down at Mu Anxiao's hand and asked, "Your hand is injured, can you hold it?"
"It's fine, give it to me," Mu Anxiao said, grasping a corner of the petition.
Then, seeing Mu Anxiao's confident expression, Xu Lan let go.
Mu Anxiao endured the pain of her wound tearing and took the petition. Upon opening it, she smiled. "..."
Xu Lan, watching Mu Anxiao's inexplicable grin from close up, asked, "What are you smiling about?"
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and said, "May I read it aloud?" She raised her eyes to meet Xu Lan's.
Xu Lan glanced at the petition in Mu Anxiao's hand and nodded without hesitation. "Alright, the content isn't much anyway. You read it."
"Okay," Mu Anxiao agreed, turning to the recording envoy who had witnessed the entire scene. "Hey, did you record everything I said?"
The recording envoy nodded.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's lips curved. "Very good. Continue."
The recording envoy asked, "Should I record this sentence?"
Mu Anxiao had thought the recording envoy was a sharp one. Just as she was about to praise him, he asked this question.
She was speechless for a few seconds before replying, "Only record what is relevant to this matter. Anything irrelevant is not to be recorded."
"Understood. When you start, I will start writing."
Worried that he might ask more questions, Mu Anxiao simply nodded, then turned to the man in grey. "Tell me, are you afraid?"
The man in grey feigned nonchalance and retorted, "Why should I be afraid?"
"Why you should be afraid," Mu Anxiao said, lifting the petition in her hand and deliberately swaying it. "You know in your heart."
"..." The man in grey glared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Miyan looked at Mu Anxiao, hope dawning on her face.
Then, Mu Anxiao gazed at the man in grey's disdainful expression, let out a soft哼, and turned to Mu Miyan. "Mu Miyan, say what you want to say."
"Huh?" Mu Miyan thought Mu Anxiao was going to read something first, but instead, she asked her. This surprised Mu Miyan.
Seeing Mu Miyan's flustered expression and glancing at the paper in her hand, Mu Anxiao said, "If you don't speak, how can I compare your words with his to clear your name?"
"I..." Mu Miyan hesitated, her heart glancing at the man in grey who was glaring at her. Only nervousness remained in her heart.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao fixed her gaze on the man in grey. "Hey, turn your face back here."
Hearing this, the man in grey glared fiercely at Mu Miyan, then turned back to Mu Anxiao. "This is unfair."
"Shut up," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
"It is unfair. You and she are the same kind of person, and now you're judging me," the man in grey sneered, looking up at Xu Lan sitting at the table. "My lord, this is surely unfair."