Time was coincidental. The moment Mu Anxiao stepped into the oversized water缸, the two servants who were in the house and suspected Feng Qishi, pushed open the door.
A Long quickly cast a spell to cover the wooden lid, and then, just in case, added a stone to the lid while they were not looking in this direction.
Inside the oversized water缸, Mu Anxiao squatted beside Feng Qishi. Feng Qishi, with a faint beam of light, looked at Mu Anxiao's slightly swaying head. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Anxiao hurriedly reached out and covered Feng Qishi's mouth.
However, this water缸 was quite spacious. From the outside, it did look quite large, but the internal space could not accommodate two people. As Mu Anxiao turned her head, she directly met Feng Qishi's gaze. Because she couldn't sit down, she had to bend over and half-squat inside.
Therefore, at this moment, Mu Anxiao's height became her advantage.
Outside.
A Long stood beside the water缸, watching the two servants walk over, and began to feel nervous for them.
Servant No. 1: "Are you sure you heard a sound outside?" he asked, turning to Servant No. 2 as he walked.
Servant No. 2 nodded: "Yes, I heard it. Didn't you hear it too?"
"Maybe it was a wild cat?" Servant No. 1 guessed.
Servant No. 2: "I feel like it was a person."
"It was a person," Servant No. 1 uttered, stopping his steps and looking around, "but the facts show there's no sign of anyone."
"Perhaps it's over there," Servant No. 2 pointed to the oversized water缸.
As Servant No. 1 followed Servant No. 2's finger and glanced at the oversized water缸, he frowned, "This... should be impossible."
Inside the water缸, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi stared at each other at extremely close range, both letting out a sigh of relief.
A Long stood by the water缸, watching Servant No. 1 deny Servant No. 2's observation, and also sighed in relief.
Servant No. 2: "Let's go take a look." Saying so, he walked towards the oversized water缸.
Servant No. 1, seeing Servant No. 2's curiosity, gave up trying to stop him and followed him towards the water缸.
A Long, seeing this, quickly tapped the water缸 and whispered, "Invisibility."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi's eyes widened simultaneously, because they knew that in this environment, it was impossible to cast spells. Most importantly, their distance was also awkward. If they moved, they would definitely touch each other. So they could only pray not to be discovered. xxs壹贰
As for the rest... they could only leave it to fate.
A Long knew that Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi were inconvenient to reply, so she didn't continue. Then she looked down at the large stone placed on the water缸 and thought, if an ordinary person went in, they wouldn't be able to cover the lid themselves, let alone put a stone. They... wouldn't discover it, would they?
The next second, as A Long had thought, Servant No. 1 stared at the large stone and said, "This stone is all on top. Do you think," he turned to Servant No. 2, "anyone can hide here?"
"..." Servant No. 2 looked at the situation and shook his head: "No."
"Then that's right, you fool." Servant No. 1 reached out and patted Servant No. 2's head, then turned to the third servant who was rushing over and asked, "Master, is it arranged?"
Master?
Mu Anxiao clearly heard Servant No. 2's words and frowned.
Feng Qishi's mouth was still covered by Mu Anxiao. Even so, he could see something from Mu Anxiao's eyes.
So, he used his magic to communicate with Mu Anxiao mentally: "Did you hear something, right?"
Mu Anxiao stared into Feng Qishi's eyes at extremely close range and nodded.
Feng Qishi continued to speak without opening his mouth: "You also think they are not the servants here, but people from outside, right?"
Mu Anxiao nodded.
Seeing that Mu Anxiao had reached the same conclusion as him, Feng Qishi's lips curved. Just as he was about to continue communicating with Mu Anxiao mentally, Mu Anxiao tightened her grip on his mouth.
He was stunned.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head up to look at the wooden lid with subtle gaps, and said mentally: "They said they are going to act."
As Mu Anxiao heard, the three servants outside... had already begun to plan.
Servant No. 1: "You mean... we wait for an hour and then go?"
Servant No. 3 nodded: "Yes, the master said that the Mu family now only has this couple. Everyone else seems to have gone out. And the person leading this marriage is Miss Mu Xiang's sister-in-law. As long as Miss Mu Xiang's sister-in-law is dealt with, the master can formally marry Miss Mu Xiang."
Servant No. 2 smiled: "The master's wish is about to come true."
Servant No. 1: "Yes, this way," he smiled, "our two months of lurking in the Mu family won't have been in vain."
"It wasn't two months, we were captured by monsters during this period," Servant No. 3 corrected.
Servant No. 2: "Don't be so serious, or I'll hit you."
"Then we'll continue to wait for your news," Servant No. 1 said.
Servant No. 3 nodded: "You guys go to the back door now to check on the brothers. When the time comes, bring the brothers to the reception hall."
"Okay," Servant No. 1 agreed.
Immediately, Servant No. 3 nodded, turned, and left.
Then, Servant No. 2 watched Servant No. 3 leave, flexed his knuckles, and said, "After waiting for so long, we can finally do something big."
"Yes, the master is finally here. These people from the Mu family are really not good. Especially that Mu Long," Servant No. 1 said, forcefully kicking the oversized water缸, "I must beat him."
"Mm," Servant No. 2 agreed.
At the same time, inside the water缸, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi, after Servant No. 1's kick, were suddenly thrown left and right uncontrollably by the vibration of the water缸. To maintain balance, Mu Anxiao forgot about her distance from Feng Qishi and immediately removed her hand from his mouth, bracing herself against the side.
Due to Mu Anxiao's sudden movement, Feng Qishi accidentally kissed Mu Anxiao directly on the lips.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao's eyes widened. Feng Qishi, worried about being discovered, directly raised his hand and pressed the back of her head.
In this way, Mu Anxiao's heart began to race again.
The next second, Feng Qishi clearly heard Mu Anxiao's heartbeat.
To avoid being discovered, Mu Anxiao dared not move at all. She silently hoped that they would leave quickly.
Outside.
After a series of complaints directed at Mu Long, Servant No. 1 said, "Let's go to the back door first and talk to the brothers there."
Servant No. 2 responded, "Okay," and followed Servant No. 1 as they left.
Finally, the courtyard returned to silence.
However, due to their proximity, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi did not notice the sounds outside at all. They still thought the two men had not left, so they maintained that posture.
Then, as A Long removed the stone and the wooden lid, Feng Qishi immediately reacted and quickly separated from Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao was completely bewildered.
A Long, having missed that scene, looked down at Feng Qishi, who had buried his face in the water, and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you alright?" She thought Feng Qishi had drowned.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao came to her senses, then quickly straightened her aching back and said, "He... is fine." Her heartbeat had not yet stabilized.
Next, Feng Qishi got up, wiping the water off his face with his hand, and said, "I told you to move away, but you wouldn't listen, and now you're squashed." He pretended as if nothing had happened. Because he knew that such an incident would be embarrassing for any woman, and if he also showed the same expression as Mu Anxiao, it would definitely arouse A Long's suspicion.
At that time, he would be fine, but Mu Anxiao would be embarrassed.
"..." Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, quickly climbed out of the water缸, stood in place, looked around, and asked, "When did they leave?" She looked at A Long.
A Long looked down at Mu Anxiao's wet clothes, then glanced at Feng Qishi, who had also gotten out of the water缸, and asked, "Didn't you hear?" "..." Mu Anxiao touched her face, "Someone kicked the water缸 just now, and the water缸 shook, making us all dizzy."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's explanation, A Long suddenly realized, "Oh, no wonder your face was in the water, it turns out that," she smiled at Feng Qishi, "you fainted."
"You try it," Feng Qishi gestured towards the water缸.
A Long shook her head.
Feng Qishi smiled faintly, his gaze involuntarily shifting to Mu Anxiao's face, and said, "Is that Mu Long's clothing on you?" He had just noticed that Mu Anxiao's clothes had changed.
Mu Anxiao: "You just noticed?" she asked in surprise.
Feng Qishi's lips curved: "I just noticed. Perhaps it's your own disposition, but you can wear any clothes like they're rags."
"Can you speak properly?" Mu Anxiao had completely lost her fluttery feeling after Feng Qishi's remark.
Feng Qishi smiled: "I'm speaking the truth. It has nothing to do with whether I can speak properly."
"You..." Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi's smug look, pointed at his face, and said, "Fine, since that's the case, cast a spell to dry my clothes."
"Will there be an extra charge?" Feng Qishi raised an eyebrow.
Mu Anxiao frowned: "When I went in just now, you didn't tell me there was water inside, and besides, I'm your boss. Inside, you didn't give me a seat, making my old back and legs sore and painful. So you must listen to me."
"Truly overbearing," Feng Qishi sneered.
"Hurry up," Mu Anxiao was completely unrestrained.
Feng Qishi's lips curved, he glanced towards the courtyard gate, and began to cast his spell.
In an instant, Mu Anxiao's clothes were all dry.
Feng Qishi picked up the washed servant's clothes again and looked at Mu Anxiao, saying, "Strange."
Mu Anxiao: "What's strange?" she asked, not forgetting to adjust her hair.
Feng Qishi: "Why are you here? You..." He stopped midway, then had a flash of inspiration, touched his ear, and said, "Mu idiot, you're not going to capture me, are you?"
Mu Anxiao crossed her arms: "There's a tacit understanding."
"You..." Feng Qishi turned his face and spat out two words: "Go out."
Mu Anxiao frowned upon hearing this: "We need to cooperate, you..."
"Let's start over with everything, idiot."
Feng Qishi's change of pace was quite rapid. However, in Mu Anxiao's opinion, his self-awareness was also a form of comfort. So, she didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's obedient retreating back and smiled slightly.
At the reception hall.
Mu Xiang entered the reception hall with a tray, accompanied by Wan Sha.
Then, the man in red stood up immediately the moment he saw Wan Sha enter, "You're here." He looked bashful.
Wan Sha maintained her composure, stood beside Mu Xiang, and calmly looked at the man in red before her, saying nothing.
Mu Xiang took a deep breath and forced herself to speak, "You are... the one who is going to marry me?"
The man in red nodded: "Yes."
"Then what is your name?" Mu Xiang asked intentionally. She wanted to see how the man in red would act in front of her.
Seeing Mu Xiang's questioning expression, her sister-in-law suddenly felt it was inappropriate, "Xiang'er, you can't directly ask your husband's name like that."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiang shifted her gaze to her sister-in-law's face, "Sister-in-law, an unmarried girl cannot see her future husband before the wedding. Your arrangement," she smiled, "is also not appropriate, is it?"
Mu Xiang had accepted Wan Sha's advice.
Her sister-in-law was embarrassed.
Then, the fake Mu Long stood up from his chair and said, "Xiang'er, you can't talk to your sister-in-law like that. Your sister-in-law is also doing this for your own good."
"Brother, my marriage was arranged by my sister-in-law, so naturally," Mu Xiang smiled, "I will talk to my sister-in-law."
"..." The fake Mu Long was speechless.
Immediately, Mu Xiang braced herself and began to act, "Brother, you like to drink Longjing, right?" As she spoke, she glanced down at the teapot on the tray.
Hearing 'Longjing', a hint of emotion flashed in the fake Mu Long's eyes, "How did you know I like to drink Longjing?"
During the year Mu Xi was disguised as Mu Yu, he got along very well with Mu Xiang, so he had told Mu Xiang about his preference for Longjing.
From then on, Mu Xiang would make him Longjing tea every day. Gradually, he also saw Mu Xiang's sincerity towards him. It was precisely because of this that he never thought of harming Mu Xiang.
"My grandfather," Mu Xiang choked, "also liked to drink Longjing. Grandpa said..." Saying this, she cried.
Seeing Mu Xiang cry, the man in red's eyes deepened.
The fake Mu Long, seeing this, quickly walked up to Mu Xiang and said, "You miss your grandfather very much, don't you?"
"Mm," Mu Xiang nodded, tilted her head to look at the fake Mu Long, "Grandpa was very good to me that year. I liked Grandpa that year, but... Grandpa is already dead."
On the way here, Mu Xiang thought about many of her interactions with the fake Mu Yu. It was also at that time that she remembered that the fake Mu Yu liked to drink Longjing. Then, she felt a pang of guilt towards Mu Xi, and thus thought... perhaps as Mu Anxiao said, true sincerity could indeed move Mu Xi.
"With your brother, your brother will treat you well from now on," the fake Mu Long said, taking the tray from Mu Xiang's hand.
Mu Xiang nodded.
The fake Mu Long smiled: "Alright, have a good chat with your future husband. Don't talk about your sister-in-law anymore," he said, "I arranged for you to meet him because I think he's good."
The man in red smiled with satisfaction upon hearing the fake Mu Long's words.
Conversely, Mu Xiang's face turned cold, "Brother, I don't want to get married."
"..." The fake Mu Long thought Mu Xiang had agreed to come, so she must have agreed. Who knew... she would say this. This made him feel awkward.
Sister-in-law: "Mu Xiang, you..." As she spoke, she suddenly noticed that Mu Xiang was wearing casual clothes. Then she shifted her gaze to Wan Sha's face, "Miss, didn't you say you would dress up my sister? You..."
"If I hadn't said that, you wouldn't have left, would you?" Wan Sha said bluntly.
The sister-in-law was stunned.
Mu Xiang started crying again, "Brother, I don't want to leave you. I want to... consolidate our sibling bond. If I leave, we won't see each other again. Brother, can you really bear to let Xiang'er leave?" She thought that perhaps the fake Mu Long would soften his heart if she acted like this.
Conversely, the fake Mu Long said, "Xiang'er, you are a grown woman now. It's time for you to get married. Brother will visit you later. Listen to your sister-in-law and don't be willful." He said it earnestly.
This time, it was Mu Xiang's turn to be stunned.
Upon hearing this, the sister-in-law quickly said, "Xiang'er, you can't be so unreasonable. Sister-in-law has told you everything very clearly. You..."
"I'll be good," Mu Xiang interrupted. She realized that the fake Mu Long was just playing whoever he needed to be. Considering that his sister-in-law was his wife now, it was impossible for him not to side with her. Therefore, she decided to make the fake Mu Long feel guilty.
Because, she believed... Mu Anxiao would definitely come to save her.
"That's right," the sister-in-law smiled.
Wan Sha sighed.
The man in red's stiff expression relaxed upon hearing Mu Xiang's words, "Mu Xiang, what do you like to eat?"
"..." Mu Xiang's eyes darkened, and she turned to look at the man in red, "Answer my question, what is your name?"
"My name is Ouyang Ye," the man in red said firmly.
Hearing this, the sister-in-law frowned, "You are surnamed Ouyang? That's not right, aren't you surnamed... Ye?"
The man in red smiled: "I am surnamed Ouyang in the martial world, and Ye at home." He did not show any signs of guilt.
Wan Sha looked at this man in red named Ouyang Ye, and a strange sense of unease suddenly arose in her heart, which made her want to leave quickly.
"I need to go to the latrine," she said, her voice trembling.
Mu Xiang turned to look at Wan Sha and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"I might have eaten something wrong. I feel unwell," Wan Sha said hastily, and turned to leave.
Subsequently, Mu Xiang suddenly looked sideways at Wan Sha's retreating figure in confusion, and frowned.
Ouyang Ye: "Mu Xiang, is that your friend?"
"..." Mu Xiang's eyes darkened, and she turned back to look at Ouyang Ye, "Yes."
"She's quite attractive."
"It's not good to say that in front of me, is it?" Mu Xiang felt that his words were disrespectful to Wan Sha and said so.
Conversely, Ouyang Ye laughed, "Not married yet, and already jealous." Saying this, he looked at his sister-in-law and the fake Mu Long, "Alright, let's all be seated."
The fake Mu Long smiled: "Okay, let's be seated." As he spoke, he handed the tray to a servant.
Mu Xiang began to fight alone.
Servant's courtyard.
Mu Anxiao stood at the courtyard gate and yawned several times. Accidentally hearing the servants' conversation behind her, her eyes lit up, and she looked at A Long, "Can I go now?"
"Mm," A Long nodded.
Then, Mu Anxiao also nodded, roughly pushed open the door, and as she quickly ran into the courtyard across the threshold, she was rendered speechless by Feng Qishi lying on a lounge chair before her.
"..." She stopped in her tracks.