As Feng Qishi listened to Mu Anxiao's compliant reply as the wind stirred, he lowered his eyes and smiled. Then, he surveyed the unusually quiet surroundings again and asked, "Mu Shazi, do you think he'll be alright?" The atmosphere suddenly made him worry about the safety of the dirty-faced man.
"Didn't you say he wouldn't be that unlucky? Why..." Mu Anxiao was already on edge, and hearing Feng Qishi's question made her completely nervous. "Now you're asking me back."
"I just feel that the atmosphere is eerily quiet," Feng Qishi voiced his feelings.
However, Mu Anxiao was already tense enough, and hearing Feng Qishi say this made her feel uneasy. "I have a question for you." She moved away from the wall and walked over to Feng Qishi's side.
"Ask away." Feng Qishi looked down into Mu Anxiao's eyes.
"When you were leaving here, did you notice anything unusual?"
"Clarify that," Feng Qishi said calmly.
Following Feng Qishi's cue, Mu Anxiao carefully summarized what she wanted to express and said, "I mean, when you left the manor, did you detect any demonic energy?"
"Demonic energy?"
"Yes, did you detect any demonic energy?"
"This..." Feng Qishi, cooperating with Mu Anxiao, was about to sense demonic energy when a gust of wind suddenly blew. At the same time, Feng Qishi instantly sensed the demonic energy emanating from the girl. "Did you feel it?" His nerves tensed.
Concurrently, under Feng Qishi's sudden tension, Mu Anxiao smelled the demonic energy. "There's demonic energy," she said, tilting her head to stare intently at Feng Qishi's face.
"This demonic energy doesn't seem to be directly related to Ouyang Ye," Feng Qishi said, drawing on his experience.
Mu Anxiao remained silent. Instead, taking his words, she sniffed the demonic energy that carried a hint of floral fragrance and said softly, "It's indeed not related to Ouyang Ye. But speaking of which," she frowned, "you seem to be quite attractive to monsters." xxs1
"What do you mean by that?"
"Putting that guy aside for now, I've discovered a very serious problem." Mu Anxiao suddenly became serious.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's serious expression, Feng Qishi also became tense. "What problem have you discovered now?" He guessed that Mu Anxiao definitely wouldn't have any good news.
"There are many women and few men in your manor," Mu Anxiao said plainly.
However, this issue... Feng Qishi had never considered it. He didn't even know all the names of the people in the manor. So, upon hearing Mu Anxiao suddenly bring it up, he couldn't help but feel a strange sensation.
"Why are you suddenly calculating this?" He was curious what else Mu Anxiao had to say.
"It's not calculating, I just suddenly thought of this issue," Mu Anxiao said dismissively.
On the contrary, Feng Qishi cared about Mu Anxiao's feelings. "Did you really just think of it?" He cautiously observed Mu Anxiao's facial expression.
Seeing Feng Qishi suddenly become cautious and then recalling her own question, Mu Anxiao instantly realized that what she had said could indeed lead Feng Qishi to overthink. Therefore, to prevent him from thinking further, she quickly said, "Don't overthink it, it's just... a problem I discovered, and I just wanted to tell you about it."
"Just a problem," Feng Qishi said softly. With her explanation, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
Seeing Mu Anxiao nod, Feng Qishi smiled. "You scared me to death."
"What happened?" Mu Anxiao was curious about Feng Qishi's reaction.
"I thought you were going to say I was keeping mistresses, and..."
"Your shabby general's manor, and you're keeping mistresses?" Mu Anxiao said with deliberate sarcasm.
Feng Qishi was speechless upon hearing this.
Then, Mu Anxiao casually put the topic aside and became serious. "That woman I encountered in the woods, could she be related to any of the women in your manor?" As she asked, she once again fixed her gaze on Feng Qishi's face.
Feng Qishi was completely confused. "What? I don't quite understand what you mean."
"As expected, we lack tacit understanding." Mu Anxiao muttered and sighed.
Feng Qishi was exasperated. "Big sister, put yourself in my shoes. If we were discussing one issue and I suddenly jumped to another, could you react?"
"I like it when you call me that," Mu Anxiao replied, choosing her words carefully.
Feng Qishi was speechless.
Subsequently, Mu Anxiao also realized that her words were indeed a bit jumpy. If she were to truly put herself in Feng Qishi's position, she would definitely be dumbfounded on the spot.
Thinking about it, she recognized her mistake, gave Feng Qishi a dry chuckle, and said, "Let's discuss a problem."
"What problem?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao: "If I go to investigate the maids in your manor, will you be angry?"
"How so?" Feng Qishi hoped Mu Anxiao would elaborate.
"I mean, if I go into their rooms to investigate, and they complain, how will you deal with me?"
"Can you get in?" Feng Qishi retorted.
"For an answer, I have to get in. Also," Mu Anxiao became serious, "I think that guy must have already gotten into trouble."
"What answer do you want?" Feng Qishi was curious about Mu Anxiao's previous statement.
"That woman in the woods, anyway," Mu Anxiao thought of Feng Qishi's reaction from a moment ago and sighed lightly, "even if I tell you, you wouldn't understand."
"You..."
"Alright, step forward." Mu Anxiao interrupted Feng Qishi and pointed to the wall.
"What are you going to do?" Feng Qishi once again failed to react.
This time, Mu Anxiao was not impatient. Instead, she pointed to the wall and patiently said, "I'm going to climb over the wall."
"Can't you just run up and jump over?"
"No."
"Why?" Feng Qishi was becoming a bit confused by Mu Anxiao's intentions.
"Because," Mu Anxiao thought of the woman blown away by the wind, and her heart trembled. She said softly, "I need to observe the inside first."
"You..."
"Hurry up, give me a boost." Mu Anxiao became impatient.
"Let me go in and scout around for you." Feng Qishi, worried about Mu Anxiao encountering Ouyang Ye, wanted to stop her first.
Unexpectedly, Mu Anxiao put on a stern face.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi relented. "Fine, I'll give you a boost." Saying this, he walked forward consciously, squatted down slightly, and said, "Lean on my shoulder." He turned his head to look at Mu Anxiao and patted his shoulder.
"That's more like it," Mu Anxiao said and walked towards Feng Qishi.