The two of them paid no mind to the young man.
As the wind began to stir, Feng Qishi intentionally ignored the young man and said, "Let's go upstairs."
"Let's go," Shi Yi nodded, stood up, and handed the blanket to the young man. "Thank you for your trouble."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi also handed the blanket to the young man at the same time.
The young man glanced at Feng Qishi and Shi Yi, curled his lips, casually took the blankets, and walked away.
The two of them went upstairs.
A few minutes later... Feng Qishi sat at the table, turned his head to look at Shi Yi, who came in with a basin of water, and asked, "I asked you to find that kid to fetch water, why did you come yourself?"
"That kid is acting strange," Shi Yi said while closing the door.
Feng Qishi frowned, stood up, and asked, "What do you mean?"
"When I went down just now, that kid wasn't there. The proprietress told me to go to their room to find him. So I went, and just as I was about to knock, I heard them mention Mu Anxiao," Shi Yi said.
Feng Qishi's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Do you know what they said specifically?"
"They mentioned the Xiuxian Sect. I'm worried they have something to do with the rabbits from the Xiuxian Sect, so," Shi Yi stepped forward and placed the basin on the table, "I want to go and see."
"You're going to look for Mu Anxiao?" Feng Qishi asked.
Shi Yi nodded. "Yes. Although she likes you, I don't want to see her die. I want to help her."
"You are not allowed to go," Feng Qishi said, abruptly standing up.
"I..."
Mid-sentence, Feng Qishi said coldly, "Mu Anxiao's mission is already halfway through. If you go like this, you'll be harming her."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Shi Yi asked with a look of nervousness.
Feng Qishi lowered his gaze and said, "I don't know, but you absolutely cannot go right now." As he spoke, he pulled Shi Yi to the table. "Wash your face and sit down to rest."
"But..."
"Hurry," Feng Qishi interrupted.
Shi Yi sighed helplessly and began to wash up with Feng Qishi.
A quarter of an hour later, Feng Qishi looked down at Shi Yi, who still wanted to go see Mu Anxiao, and said, "I need to go to the outhouse."
"You go. Why are you telling me?" Shi Yi said distractedly.
"I just wanted to tell you," Feng Qishi said, and the next second, he forcefully patted Shi Yi on the back.
Following that, Shi Yi was immobilized.
What was this?
Feng Qishi removed his hand and said, "You've had enough water to drink," he glanced at the peanut shells, "and you've eaten enough peanuts. Sit here and digest them. I'm going to the outhouse, bye." After saying that, he turned and left.
Shortly after, the young man creepily arrived outside their room door.
Unexpectedly, he was caught red-handed by Feng Qishi, who had returned from the outhouse.
There was indeed something wrong, Feng Qishi thought, a smile playing on his lips as he directly asked, "What are you doing?"
Hearing this, the young man's nerves tightened. He turned to look at Feng Qishi, who had stopped in his tracks, and gave a sheepish laugh. "I came to ask if you needed anything, and then I wanted to hear..." He pointed at the door, "if there was anyone inside."
"Come in and talk," Feng Qishi said, stepping forward and pushing the door open, entering first.
The young man's eyes flickered. "There's no need, is there?"
Feng Qishi stopped at the door. "You must have something on your mind to come here and eavesdrop, right?"
"Talking like that hurts our feelings. I wasn't eavesdropping," the young man said, avoiding eye contact.
"I have no feelings for you, so how can our feelings be hurt?" Feng Qishi said, turning his head to look at Shi Yi, who was sitting at the table, having been immobilized by him.
The young man followed Feng Qishi's gaze to Shi Yi, who had his back to him, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
"I went to the outhouse and immobilized him," Feng Qishi said, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the young man's arm. "Alright, come in and say whatever you have to say."
"No..."
"There's no need for 'no', come in," Feng Qishi said, forcefully pulling the young man into the room and closing the door behind them.
The young man's expression was stiff. "Why did you immobilize him?"
"Mu Anxiao went out. I was worried he would go looking for Mu Anxiao, so I just immobilized him," Feng Qishi said, walking behind Shi Yi.
Shi Yi's eyes darted around, and he made several muffled sounds.
"I don't know how to undo the immobilization technique," Feng Qishi said, standing at the table and looking down at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi's eyes widened.
Feng Qishi chuckled, then turned to the young man, who was still standing frozen, unable to move. "Do you know how to undo it?"
"I don't," the young man shook his head.
"Aren't you from the Xiuxian Sect? How can you... not know this?" Feng Qishi leisurely began eating peanuts.
Shi Yi straightened his back, enduring the soreness all over his body, and made several more muffled sounds.
"In half an hour," Feng Qishi said, popping a peanut into his mouth.
Hearing Shi Yi's pained sounds, the young man looked down at his hands and said, "Let me try."
"You try?" Feng Qishi ate another peanut and asked, "Do you know how?"
"I think I've learned it," the young man said uncertainly.
"You think?" Feng Qishi repeated, then looked down at Shi Yi and beckoned to the young man. "Alright, come over here and give it a try."
The moment Shi Yi heard Feng Qishi tell the young man to come over, he made louder muffled sounds.
The young man pursed his lips and asked, "What does he mean by this?"
Feng Qishi casually glanced at Shi Yi's contorted expression and said, "He's very happy. He can finally relax."
"Really?" the young man asked awkwardly.
Feng Qishi nodded. "Of course, it's true. Just consider him a test subject." As he said this, he forcefully patted Shi Yi on the shoulder. Shi Yi suddenly shouted, "Feng Qishi, are you crazy?"
Hearing this, Feng Qishi looked at his hand with feigned surprise. "Oh, so that's how you undo the immobilization technique."
The young man chuckled awkwardly.
Feng Qishi looked at the bitter and embarrassed expression on the young man's face and said, "Tell me, what exactly did you come here for?"
Shi Yi stretched his muscles and said nothing.
"I..." The young man gave an awkward laugh. "I just came to see if you needed anything. I just finished cleaning downstairs."
"Is that so? But when I came up just now, the ground downstairs wasn't very clean," Feng Qishi said in a sarcastic tone.
"The ground here is just that color," the young man said with a dry laugh.
"Those who do nothing wrong fear no knock at the door. A grown man, stuttering like this," Feng Qishi tugged at his ear, "is truly infuriating."
"What do you mean by that?" the young man asked.
Feng Qishi smirked, patted Shi Yi's shoulder, and said, "A guy delivered to our doorstep. Wouldn't it be a shame if you didn't ask him?"
Shi Yi glanced at Feng Qishi, sighed, stood up, and turned to the young man. "What were you and your junior brother talking about just now?"