Shen Xian looked at Mu Anxiao's astonished expression and smiled faintly, "Is it very clean?"
Hearing Shen Xian's gentle question and recalling his perfect endearment for Feng Qishi, Mu Anxiao suddenly became curious if something had happened between him and Feng Qishi.
However, to confirm her feelings, she deliberately paused, "It is quite clean, but," she twisted her lips and turned to Shen Xian, "Are you sure all of this was cleaned by him?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Nothing, nothing," Mu Anxiao chuckled dryly.
From Shen Xian's cheerful question, she deduced that something pleasant must have happened between him and Feng Qishi. As for whether Feng Qishi found it pleasant, she had no idea.
Suddenly, Shen Xian smiled, "Thank you for your trouble this noon."
"What?"
"I didn't have breakfast, so lunch, I'm troubling you." Shen Xian finished speaking and turned to walk away.
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Xiang Nang said, "It seems I can't help you."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao hurried to look at Xiang Nang after Shen Xian had walked further away, clasping her hands together, "Please!"
"He's already asked you to do it, if I were to..."
"What you asked me to do tomorrow, please do it today."
"..."
Mu Anxiao squinted and smiled, then turned and squatted down to pick up the water dipper and continue drinking.
Xiang Nang looked down at Mu Anxiao's back and sighed, "Alright, but I advise you to drink less of this water."
Mu Anxiao drank while casually asking, "Why?"
Xiang Nang said, "This water is only drinkable after boiling. Legend has it that a long time ago, a demonic child returned from a mission, and being thirsty, drank this water without thinking, just like you. In the end..." she paused deliberately, "he died."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao hastily pulled the dipper away from her lips and turned to ask, "Are you telling the truth or lying?"
"If I lied to you, would it be interesting?"
"I won't drink it." Mu Anxiao stood up.
Xiang Nang smiled, "You are quite fond of your life."
Mu Anxiao wiped her wet hands on her skirt twice and said, "Naturally."
"My master is also very fond of his life."
"..." Mu Anxiao worried that saying too much would trigger more memories of Gu An for Xiang Nang, so she bypassed her without another word and walked away.
At this moment, the matter that concerned Mu Anxiao the most was what exactly had happened between Feng Qishi and Shen Xian just now.
With this thought, Mu Anxiao began to look for Feng Qishi, but to no avail.
Stopping in the center of the courtyard, she placed one hand on her hip and looked to both sides, "That's strange, where did that guy go?"
"Who are you looking for?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao's body stiffened, and she turned to look at Shen Xian, "No one, I'm exercising." As she spoke, she swung her arms.
"Oh."
"Mhm."
Thus, the atmosphere between the two became awkward.
Mu Anxiao didn't know what to say to Shen Xian, so she deliberately lowered her head and stared at the ground.
Shen Xian looked down at Mu Anxiao and asked, "Do you like life here?"
Life here?
Of course, she didn't like it. It was gloomy and eerie, and completely devoid of any human warmth.
But if she were to reply immediately that she didn't like it, Shen Xian would surely be displeased. She immediately began to consider how to respond.
"..."
"You don't like it here."
"..."
"I won't be angry, just say it."
Hearing Shen Xian's relatively gentle question, Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, tilted her head up, and said, "It's neither here nor there, who would like it? I still prefer the light." As she spoke, she looked up at the dark sky.
Shen Xian smiled, "When I first came here, I also couldn't adapt."
"You?"
"You know, I escaped. If it weren't for Gu An," Shen Xian gave a bitter smile, "I wouldn't have come here."
"You chose to stay here because you felt her presence?"
"No."
"Then what is it?"
"The demons outside this courtyard, and those monsters, are all potential murderers of Gu An."
"You want revenge?"
"To say it's revenge, I'd rather know the truth."
"What truth?"
"..."
There were some things Shen Xian hadn't figured out yet, so he didn't say anything more.
"You don't want to say?"
Shen Xian smiled easily, "Alright, you continue your exercise." With that, he turned his back.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao saw the burlap on his neck, "Wait."
Shen Xian stopped.
Mu Anxiao's eyes did not leave the burlap on his neck. She quickly stepped forward and circled around to his front, saying, "Pull up your sleeves for me." She pointed to Shen Xian's sleeve.
Shen Xian froze for a moment, "What do you want to do?" He deliberately stepped back.
Mu Anxiao sensed that Shen Xian was not right, especially from his complexion, she felt that he was severely injured.
"Besides your hand, you have other wounds."
"No." Shen Xian avoided her gaze.
"You still say no, the burlap you used to bandage your wound is showing." Mu Anxiao pointed to Shen Xian's neck.
Shen Xian: "..."
Knowing that Shen Xian did not want her to know about his injuries, Mu Anxiao looked at his silent face and sighed, saying, "Let's not talk about this for now. Why exactly did you go hunting for those monsters tonight?"
Initially, Mu Anxiao thought he was catching monsters to exchange for food and live a better life. But after hearing what he just said, she realized his purpose was definitely not as simple as she thought.
She believed that those monsters must be related to Gu An, otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life with his subordinates.
Therefore, she suspected that those monsters might also be the murderers of Gu An!
"..."
"I was right," Mu Anxiao said.
Shen Xian lowered his head, "You should just stay here properly and don't think too much."
"..." Mu Anxiao was silent for a moment, then deliberately said, "I'll listen to you, but I need to find Feng Qishi."
Shen Xian: "..." He nodded, "Alright, go find him. He's in the backyard."
"Backyard?"
"Go look for him." Shen Xian finished speaking and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao thought, as expected, the secrets ran deep.
Gu An's death was a mystery.
Shen Xian had been here for a full ten years and had only managed to find out that Gu An was killed by those monsters. As for who was behind those monsters?
He did not know.
Before he learned that Mu Anxiao was the reincarnation of Gu An, he killed those monsters endlessly every day.
Finally, a year ago, a monster told him that Feng Qishi knew!
After saying this, the monster died.
Afterwards, Shen Xian continued to search for Feng Qishi while still killing these monsters that might know about Gu An's death.
However, after a year, he hadn't learned anything, which made him... feel desperate!
Especially seeing Feng Qishi now looking clueless, he became even more anxious.