"You're thinking too simply. The spiritual energy within his immortal soul is something countless demons covet. If he were to wander alone, it would be a death sentence. What are you thinking?" Mu Anxiao asked with a helpless sigh.
The Yin Chai in the suit chuckled, "Oh dear, my apologies, I was indeed thinking too simply." He glanced at Feng Qishi, "In that case, you have no choice but to take him with you."
"This matter is truly a mess," Mu Anxiao said, sitting down on the sofa.
Just then, Zhang Yan opened the door and entered the room, glancing at them. "You're all here."
Mu Anxiao lowered her head, remaining silent.
Zhang Yan walked to the coffee table and, seeing Mu Anxiao's dejected state, asked, "What's wrong?"
Mu Anxiao sighed, still not speaking.
Zhang Yan's brows furrowed, and he turned to look at Feng Qishi and the Yin Chai in the suit. "What's wrong with her?"
"She's regretting something," Feng Qishi pointed at Mu Anxiao.
"Regretting what?" Zhang Yan inquired, turning back to Mu Anxiao. "Hey, what are you regretting? Tell us so we can hear it too."
Mu Anxiao slowly tilted her head up to look at Zhang Yan, then glanced at Feng Qishi and the Yin Chai in the suit. "How much have you been hiding from me? Tell me, let me hear it."
Zhang Yan's brows furrowed even tighter.
Feng Qishi glanced at Zhang Yan, remaining silent.
The Yin Chai in the suit gave a simple smile.
The little demon was truly confused about what was happening.
The soul spirit child pursed his lips, but couldn't help but step forward and say, "Your magic is not potent enough to save Feng Qishi, so Feng Qishi had to plan everything."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi's eyes widened, and he turned his head sideways to look at the soul spirit child, gasping.
The soul spirit child took another step forward and said, "On the day of Feng Qishi's surgery, I saw those two dogs. While I was wondering about it," he pointed at the Yin Chai in the suit, "he told me that the red-eyed monster you subdued that year actually had a mastermind behind it. For some reason, my mind immediately went to them."
"You saw us?" the little demon exclaimed, thinking they had managed to hide.
The soul spirit child tilted his head up to look at the little demon, about to continue, when the Yin Chai in the suit interjected, "I had met that demon once before. That demon was using Hu Yuan's past life's body. In that moment, I felt something was amiss. Later that night, not knowing what to do, I came to Feng Qishi's room."
That day, Feng Qishi had just finished meeting the old gentleman and was feeling melancholic when the Yin Chai in the suit arrived, startling him.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, looking at the Yin Chai in the suit, who was radiating a green light, with a hint of fear.
The Yin Chai in the suit smiled at Feng Qishi's startled expression. "Why are you so afraid of me?"
"Aren't you here to take me away?" Feng Qishi retorted.
The Yin Chai in the suit's brow furrowed. "Why would you think that?"
"If you're here, it can't be for anything good," Feng Qishi stated.
The Yin Chai in the suit curled his lips. "As expected, I can't even wander around freely anymore."
"You were just wandering?" Feng Qishi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, I've completed all my tasks for today."
"Oh," Feng Qishi nodded, then paused and asked, "By the way, what do you think of Mu Anxiao?"
The Yin Chai in the suit pondered for a moment. "How should I put it? She's quite a good immortal." He frowned, asking, "Why are you suddenly asking about her?"
"A good immortal, yet she can't save me?" Feng Qishi asked.
"Can't save you?" the Yin Chai in the suit replied. He walked to Feng Qishi's bedside and peered down at his chest. To his shock, he exclaimed, "Good heavens, the spiritual energy flowing through your body is just forming a cluster around your injured area; it's not actually repairing your wound. What's going on with Mu Anxiao?"
"So, what you're saying is, my injuries haven't healed?" Feng Qishi asked.
The Yin Chai in the suit grunted in agreement. "You could say that."
Having said this, the Yin Chai in the suit glanced at Feng Qishi and fell silent.
Mu Anxiao looked at the Yin Chai in the suit's tightly pressed lips and said, "So that's how it is."
"Mm," the Yin Chai in the suit nodded.
"Then why is it like this?" Mu Anxiao asked, her face full of anxiety. "Explain it to me clearly."
"This matter, he..."
"I'll say it," Feng Qishi interrupted the Yin Chai in the suit and began to explain seriously. "I was feeling very desperate that day, and then I started asking my questions."
Continuing that day...
"I understand," Feng Qishi nodded, then asked, "So, is my lifespan over?"
"Lifespan," the Yin Chai in the suit said, thinking for a moment. "Wait a moment, let me check for you." With that, he spread his hand and conjured a mobile phone. He then traced his hand over the phone and said, "Strange, your name isn't here?"
"My name isn't here?" Feng Qishi exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, wait a moment," the Yin Chai in the suit said, and after searching within the phone again, his eyes widened. "You are fated for immortality." He then looked up at Feng Qishi.
"I heard that in my previous life, I was a great immortal. In this life... I'm not human, so why do I have an immortal destiny?" Feng Qishi asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, but look," the Yin Chai in the suit held the phone up to Feng Qishi. "The person on this screen looks just like you."
Feng Qishi blinked his eyes. "So, does that mean I'm destined to leave here?"
"Yes, I think that's a possibility, because you have an identity in Mu Anxiao's timeline."
"Who?"
"Shen Yan," the Yin Chai in the suit said, looking excited.
"Since I'm here now, does that mean my previous life no longer exists? Why..." Feng Qishi's eyes darted. "No way, I'm not his reincarnation, am I?"
"No. Based on my years of experience as a Yin Chai, I suspect your body over there is still intact," the Yin Chai in the suit said with a serious expression.
"How is that possible?"
"Let me tell you a secret: Shen Yan's master is very powerful. Combined with Shen Yan's formidable cultivation that everyone fears, I suspect his body is still intact."
"Then..."
"Alright, that's all I know. Any more would be revealing heavenly secrets," the Yin Chai in the suit interrupted Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi was truly disappointed by this, so he sighed and, looking at the Yin Chai in the suit's wistful expression, asked, "Are you encountering some difficulties?"
"You can tell," the Yin Chai in the suit said, his tone dejected.
"Tell me, perhaps," Feng Qishi's lips curved slightly, "I can help you."
"You have some understanding of Hu Yuan's past life, don't you?"
"Hu Yuan's past life..." Feng Qishi thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of it. What about it?"
"I suspect I made a misjudgment," the Yin Chai in the suit bit his lip and said.
"Misjudgment? What do you mean?" Feng Qishi asked, not understanding.
"It's just that I feel Hu Yuan did nothing wrong in his past life, because at that time, I felt she was vague, and I felt something was not right," the Yin Chai in the suit said.