"....” Mu Anxiao stared at the face of the man in red for a moment before deliberately asking, "Strange, wasn't Xu Lan dead?"
Upon hearing this, the man in red’s eyes widened. He quickly reached out and covered Mu Anxiao’s mouth, "Miss, you can eat anything, but you can’t say anything... you’ll scare people to death."
Mu Anxiao looked at the startled man in red and blinked.
Then, the man in red forcibly pulled Mu Anxiao out of the inn. When he let go, he asked, "How did you know my name?"
"...."
Originally, Mu Anxiao was just wondering why he looked exactly like Xu Lan. So, she decided to ask deliberately to see his reaction.
Who knew that this person would admit he was Xu Lan himself?
This... surprised Mu Anxiao as well.
"Why have you stopped talking?"
"Your name is Xu Lan?"
"Yes! My name is Xu Lan."
"You're not from this demon realm, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lan quickly reached out and covered Mu Anxiao’s mouth, then looked left and right, and said, "Keep it down, don't say it out loud."
"...."
Seeing Mu Anxiao’s tightly furrowed brows, Xu Lan consciously removed his hand and asked, "You’re the assistant they sent me, right?"
"Assistant?"
"Yes, you're from the underworld, aren't you?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao uttered one word, then suddenly remembered Feng Qishi's instructions. She stammered, "Um, yes, I am."
"Then there's no problem."
"What's no problem?"
"You are my assistant."
"I am not."
"You are."
"I am not."
"You are." Xu Lan’s expression suddenly changed.
"...." Mu Anxiao looked at his erratic behavior and gave a dry laugh.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's speechless expression and then looking back at the inn behind her, Xu Lan suddenly smiled again, "Assistant, have you acted enough?"
"I am not..." Mu Anxiao was momentarily stumped. She took a deep breath, "I want to ask you a question."
"You."
"Do you recognize someone named Gu An?"
"...." The moment Mu Anxiao uttered Gu An’s name, Xu Lan’s face turned cold, "Why did you suddenly bring up this name?"
"You know her?"
"...."
"You really know her?"
"I..." Xu Lan turned his face slightly, "She was a friend of mine, but I don't remember her appearance anymore."
"Did you die for her?"
"..." Xu Lan glared at Mu Anxiao, "What's your name?"
Seeing Xu Lan’s strange expression, Mu Anxiao said solemnly, "My name is Mu Anxiao, and I was sent by the underworld... as a Yin messenger. From what you’re saying, you’re also a Yin messenger, aren't you?"
Although Mu Anxiao knew that Xu Lan was Xu Lan Yan’s senior brother, she recalled the circumstances of Xu Lan’s death and thought that perhaps this was his master’s punishment.
"I am."
"Do you know Xu Lan Yan?"
"Xu Lan Yan," Xu Lan repeated, "Yes, I know him."
"Weren't you dead back then? How did you end up here?"
"You're a Yin messenger, why are you asking so many questions?" Xu Lan avoided her gaze.
"I was just asking casually."
"Don't ask. Since you're not my assistant, I have no reason to talk to you anymore." Xu Lan walked past Mu Anxiao and entered the inn.
Mu Anxiao: "...." She was completely bewildered. Turning to look at Xu Lan’s retreating back and thinking about his words, she gave a bitter smile and decided to ask Feng Qishi.
A few minutes later.
Mu Anxiao returned to her room door and pushed it open, exclaiming in surprise, "Shen Fengzi, why did you bolt the door?"
Inside.
Feng Qishi pretended not to hear and continued to soak in the bath.
Outside.
Mu Anxiao was also annoyed that Feng Qishi was ignoring her.
So, she thought for a moment, "Shen Fengzi, it’s fine if you don’t open the door, but I have something to ask you. Can you give me..."
"No." Feng Qishi shouted.
Mu Anxiao: "...." Her face was filled with exasperation.
At the same time, Xu Lan stopped behind Mu Anxiao.
"What are you doing here?"
Hearing the voice, Mu Anxiao’s nerves tensed. She pretended to be calm and looked at Xu Lan, "Didn't you say you had no reason to talk to me? What are you looking for me for now?"
"I heard you ate the food in this establishment?"
"I did eat it, so what?" Mu Anxiao feigned sternness.
Xu Lan was not affected by Mu Anxiao's stern expression. Instead, he calmly said, "I ate it too."
"You ate it too?" Mu Anxiao was surprised.
"Yes, I think I never want to see green again in my life."
"Strange, aren't you a Yin messenger?"
"Aren't you also a Yin messenger?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao was stumped by Xu Lan's question.
"Do you want to go down and watch the excitement?"
"You go ahead."
In Mu Anxiao's eyes, Xu Lan gave her a very uncomfortable feeling. In other words, she felt that his mental state seemed to have some problems!
Xu Lan asked, "Are you angry?"
Mu Anxiao: "...." Her eyes darted, "I am not angry."
"Then why aren't you... happy?"
"I'm not unhappy, I just feel like we're not familiar with each other." Mu Anxiao said, hoping from the bottom of her heart that Feng Qishi would open the door quickly and let her in.
"We've talked so much, how can we not be familiar?"
Mu Anxiao gave a bitter smile: "...."
"Why are you smiling like that?"
"Me?"
And so, Xu Lan asked her many more questions that made her feel utterly speechless.
Finally, Xu Lan said angrily, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Looking at Xu Lan’s current state, Mu Anxiao thought of the Xu Lan that Gu An knew and asked, "Are you really named Xu Lan?"
"Xu..." Xu Lan repeated, "My name is Xu Lan."
"Xu, Xu..." Mu Anxiao realized, "Your names are different."
At the same time, another man in red walked up to Mu Anxiao, "Xu Lan, you're impersonating me again."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lan smiled at the man in red and instantly transformed into a woman.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao was startled, "I said you were a woman, and you still won't admit it?"
"It's really tiring talking to you." Xu Lan glared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "...." Her lips curled, and she turned her head to look at the face of the man in red, thinking, *Uh? Is he also Xu Lan?*
The man in red calmly stared at Mu Anxiao and asked gently, "Do you know me?"
"...." Mu Anxiao averted her gaze, "No."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Xu Lan quickly said, "Master, she... she recognizes your face. She also asked about Gu An and Xu Lan Yan."
After Xu Lan said this, the man in red frowned tightly and looked at Mu Anxiao's face again.
Then, he smiled, "Gu An!"
Hearing the man in red call her by that name, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. Just as she was about to explain, Xu Lan interjected, "Her name is Mu Anxiao."
Upon hearing this, the man in red glanced at Xu Lan and said, "Gu An, I'm happy for you."