"Perhaps... I can help him out. At least, your chances of survival will be higher," Feng Qishi said earnestly.
In that case, he would definitely lock onto Hu Yuan's body again, Mu Anxiao thought with concern.
Feng Qishi smiled faintly, "So what? I don't think Hu Yuan would mind."
Seeing Feng Qishi's serious expression, and recalling the difficult situation, Mu Anxiao nodded in agreement.
Following that, Feng Sen came downstairs.
"Why aren't you eating the fruit?" he asked, walking to the coffee table and looking at the untouched fruit.
Mu Anxiao looked up at Feng Sen and said, "I don't like fruit."
"No, girls need to eat more fruit for good skin," Feng Sen said, circling the coffee table and sitting down beside Mu Anxiao. "Speaking of which, your skin is really good." He reached out and poked Mu Anxiao's cheek.
Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes, abruptly turned, and grabbed Feng Sen's finger, saying, "Stop touching my face."
"I want to see your wound," Feng Sen said, pulling his hand away forcefully.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Sen.
At the same time, Feng Feng and the others returned.
"You're here," Feng Feng said to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao stood up, looked at Feng Feng and the others, and said, "Hello."
Feng Dad smiled, then his face showed confusion as he glanced at Mu Anxiao and Feng Sen's faces. "What happened to your faces?"
"I..."
Before Mu Anxiao could utter a word, Feng Sen excitedly exclaimed, "I saved the damsel in distress!"
"I'm not a damsel," Mu Anxiao retorted dismissively, looking at Feng Dad. "Let me explain... he angered his girlfriend, and she hired people to beat him up. I couldn't stand by and watch, so I intervened, and that's how this happened."
"Feng Sen, you're shameless for going on a date at such a critical moment!" Feng Feng exclaimed angrily, pointing at Feng Sen.
Feng Yan said coldly, "Qishi just left, and you're acting like this? You're really something else."
"I..."
"Enough said. Where's your mother?" Feng Dad asked.
Feng Sen pointed upstairs.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Sen and said, "Uh, I should be going."
"Alright, remember to come tomorrow," Feng Dad said.
"I will," Mu Anxiao nodded, bypassing the coffee table to say goodbye to Feng Yan and Feng Feng before leaving.
Feng Sen watched Mu Anxiao's retreating figure, pondering Feng Feng and Feng Yan's opinions of him, and didn't offer to escort her.
After leaving the neighborhood, Feng Qishi burst into laughter. "Well done, heroine!"
"What did I do?" Mu Anxiao asked, glancing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi gave Mu Anxiao a thumbs-up. "You're something else, making that Feng Sen guy lose so much face."
"I think if he continues to be this oblivious, he'll be a second you," Mu Anxiao said, then shook her head. "No, he's much worse than you."
"Can't compare," Feng Qishi waved his hand.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "I agree, there's no comparison."
"Right?" Feng Qishi smiled, then turned to look back at the spirit child following the grim reaper in a suit. "Little follower, you're with the wrong person. You should be with me."
The spirit child had a serious expression.
Feng Qishi pouted.
The grim reaper in the suit said sternly, "Mu Anxiao, have you lost your mind?"
Seeing the grim reaper's angry expression, Mu Anxiao sighed and looked around, saying with concern, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
"Let's go," the grim reaper said, uttering a single word.
Thus, Mu Anxiao walked past them and headed towards the bus stop.
Soon, they returned to the courtyard. Zhang Yan hurried forward when he saw Mu Anxiao return. "Did you go?"
"Yes," Mu Anxiao nodded, glancing at the grim reaper in the suit beside her. "Let's talk inside."
"What's going on here?" Zhang Yan asked, looking at them with a puzzled expression.
Mu Anxiao remained silent and walked past Zhang Yan into the room.
A few minutes later, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi collapsed onto the sofa.
The grim reaper in the suit said sternly, "What were you thinking? How could you agree to that demoness?"
"Let's not talk about that for now. I've thought about it, and only demon arts can capture her," Mu Anxiao said.
The grim reaper's voice was filled with anger. "What am I saying, what are you saying?"
"Don't talk about me first," Mu Anxiao said impatiently, lowering her head.
Feng Qishi said, "Can you let the wolf demon go?"
"Why?" the grim reaper asked indignantly.
"Because he's the only one who can subdue that demoness," Mu Anxiao said, lifting her head and speaking seriously.
"You..."
"His demon arts are quite good, so..." Mu Anxiao interrupted the grim reaper, taking a deep breath. "I think you can consider letting him go."
"We worked so hard to capture him. You expect us to let him go? How is that possible?" the grim reaper was unwilling.
"I know, but right now, the demoness is the most detestable one. The wolf demon didn't do any evil here; he only harmed Feng Qishi. However, the demoness has harmed countless people, more than can be counted on fingers. Therefore, capturing the demoness is the most important thing right now," Mu Anxiao said earnestly.
The grim reaper hesitated for a moment. "I'll go discuss it."
"Good. If the higher-ups agree, please bring the wolf demon to me. I have something to say to him," Mu Anxiao said.
The grim reaper sighed. "I understand, I'll try." With that, he vanished.
Feng Qishi turned his gaze to the spirit child's face. "Little follower, it was you, wasn't it?"
The spirit child nodded.
"I knew it was you. However, the timing you mentioned is perfect, so as a gift, how about we accompany you to watch a movie?" Feng Qishi decided unilaterally.
Mu Anxiao knitted her brows and turned to look at Feng Qishi. "What do you mean?"
"Together," Feng Qishi raised his eyebrows.
The spirit child looked at Mu Anxiao with anticipation and smiled.
Mu Anxiao looked at the spirit child's expectant eyes and said, "I don't like watching television."
"It's a movie, a midnight one," the spirit child elaborated.
"I don't..."
"Alright, it's decided then," Feng Qishi clapped his hands.
Zhang Yan smiled faintly. "I'll give you a key. Just try to be quiet when you get back, don't disturb me." Saying that, he took a key out of his pocket and handed it to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao took the key, having no choice but to agree.
"I'll tell my friends. See you all tonight," the spirit child said excitedly.
"Go ahead," Feng Qishi smiled.
The spirit child crouched down and disappeared.
As night fell, Mu Anxiao sat with them in the last row of the cinema, her eyes fixed blankly on the screen. She whispered, "Why is this moving?"
"It's an animated film," Feng Qishi said, gazing at Mu Anxiao's profile.
"How magical," Mu Anxiao smiled, then her face fell again. "Why am I the only one paying for the movie? It's unfair."