Immediately, Piao's eyes sank, "Actually, I suspect he's that rattan spirit?"
Feng Qishi never expected that Piao would think the same way.
But seeing Piao's inexplicably somber expression now, he grew curious, "What's wrong?"
Piao: "Honestly, I don't really want to admit it."
"....."
At this moment, Feng Qishi could understand Piao. Back when Piao was with the rabbit spirit, they were all afraid of him, and the rattan spirit was one of them. Now, however, he was constantly being threatened by the rattan spirit.
Thinking about it, he must not be happy.
Therefore, Feng Qishi stopped provoking him, "Then don't admit it."
"This matter," Piao looked up at Feng Qishi, "Can I not admit it?"
"Then... you admit it?" Feng Qishi didn't know what was happening.
Piao sighed, "Forget it. It's come to this, I can only admit it."
Feng Qishi looked at Piao's dejected expression, and then thought of the rattan spirit. He said, "How about this, let's play a trick on him."
However, this was exactly what Piao wanted Feng Qishi to say, so the moment he spoke, Piao smiled, "Okay!"
"....." Feng Qishi looked at Piao's sudden change in expression, recalling his dejected look from the previous second. Feng Qishi asked, "You weren't just waiting for me to say this, were you?"
Piao pursed his lips and smiled, "You can think of it that way."
"It seems you really thought that."
Piao: "...."
Shen Xian's room.
The rattan spirit stood by the table, turned his head to glance at Mu Anxiao, who was sitting at the desk with one hand propping her chin as she looked at him, and then turned back to Shen Xian, "...."
Seeing that the rattan spirit remained silent, Shen Xian asked, "Why aren't you speaking?"
The rattan spirit flicked his eyes sideways.
Since the rattan spirit entered the room, Mu Anxiao had been observing him, and naturally, she could see what he was thinking.
Then, she stood up, "Xu Lan, is there something you can't say in front of me?" She walked around the desk.
The rattan spirit lowered his head to look at Shen Xian, who was sitting opposite him, and cleared his throat.
Shen Xian understood the rattan spirit's meaning at a glance, then turned to Mu Anxiao, "You should go out first."
"...." Mu Anxiao curved her lips, walked behind the rattan spirit, "If you don't want me to hear, then fine." With that, she deliberately patted the rattan spirit on the back.
The rattan spirit stood still, tilting his face away.
Mu Anxiao did not look at Shen Xian at all, and turned to leave the room.
After Mu Anxiao left, the rattan spirit quickly turned and ran to the door, then poked his head out to watch the departing Mu Anxiao, quickly closed the door, and turned back to Shen Xian, "Something's wrong."
"What is it?" Shen Xian's eyes darkened.
Rattan spirit: "Feng Qishi wants to take Piao with him."
"To the Demon Tower together?"
"Yes."
Shen Xian had heard about what kind of demon Piao was. In his impression, Piao didn't like singing and dancing?
Why was he going?
Thinking this, he looked up at the rattan spirit, "What about Feng Qishi?"
"He can."
"He can?" Shen Xian was surprised, lowering his eyes, "He agreed?"
"Yes. To be honest, Feng Qishi didn't want to go at first. If I hadn't pleaded with him, he wouldn't have agreed. I thought, maybe," the rattan spirit didn't want Piao to delay things, so he continued, "Let's just bring Piao along."
"I don't mind about that. I'm just wondering why Piao would want to go there?"
"I'm also puzzled. Piao has changed a lot since he came here. He used to be even more ruthless than you. But now, he's suddenly become like this. I suspect, is he the Piao I know?"
"....."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Shen Xian shook his head, stood up, glanced at the door, and asked, "When can I have Mu Anxiao go on a mission?"
"Tomorrow."
"You promise?"
"Yes."
The courtyard.
Mu Anxiao squatted by the stone table, repeatedly thinking about the furtive glances between the rattan spirit and Shen Xian just now, thinking, there really is something suspicious!
"What are you doing?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned her head to look at Gu Xiao, who had stopped beside her, "What are you doing?"
Gu Xiao squatted beside Mu Anxiao, "It's been quite some time."
"What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, when can we leave here?"
"Leave?"
This was a question Mu Anxiao thought about constantly, but there had been no progress on Shen Xian's matters.
She thought, if this dragged on, Guixiao might vent his anger on those people, and that would be terrible.
Thinking this, she looked up at Gu Xiao, "Soon."
"How soon is soon?"
"I can't give you an exact time, but I promise, it will be very soon." Mu Anxiao said, and stood up, propping her knees.
Gu Xiao also stood up, "Alright, I believe you."
"It's enough that you believe me." Mu Anxiao patted the creases on her skirt, turned to look at Feng Qishi, who had appeared in her line of sight, narrowed her eyes, and said mentally, "Help me change into men's clothing later."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi did not look at Mu Anxiao at all, and walked into the kitchen, asking mentally, "What do you want to do?"
Mu Anxiao: "Don't worry about it. Remember before we leave."
"You know I'm going out?"
"I know."
After Mu Anxiao replied mentally, Shen Xian walked up to her, "Alright, you can go back to your room."
Gu Xiao: "...." He walked away.
Mu Anxiao asked, "Can't I even walk around outside?"
"It's not that you can't, it's just that you can walk around after we've left." Shen Xian looked thoughtfully towards the kitchen.
Mu Anxiao observed Shen Xian's gaze subtly, deciding to find out his background before she slept tonight.
Thinking this, she: "...." walked past him towards the room.
Shen Xian watched Mu Anxiao's retreating back from the side and sighed.
The rattan spirit stopped in front of Piao, "We'll set off in a moment."
"...." Piao glared at the rattan spirit and walked past him towards the kitchen.
Seeing Piao's indifferent attitude towards him, the rattan spirit clenched his fists.
The next moment, Shen Xian walked up to the rattan spirit, looked down at the rattan spirit's clenched fists, and then at Piao's retreating back. He said, "Before that, fix the door."
Hearing this, the rattan spirit looked confused, "Why me?"
Shen Xian said, "They don't know, but I do. Last night's incident must have something to do with you, right?"
Rattan spirit: "...."
"You can build a thatched cottage so quickly, this door, for you," Shen Xian curved his lips, "Should be easy."
The rattan spirit dared not show impatience, and smiled, "Understood."
A quarter of an hour later.
As Mu Anxiao had arranged, Feng Qishi, before leaving, while Shen Xian was in the garden, quickly transformed a set of men's clothing for her through the door.
Inside the room.
Mu Anxiao looked down at her men's clothing and said through the door, "Alright, you can go."
"...." Feng Qishi glanced left and right, and walked away.