When Feng Qishi heard this, the woman hurriedly turned to Feng Qishi, ignoring Zhao Xiang, and gave a cursory bow, saying, "General, something bad has happened in the kitchen." As she spoke, she tilted her head up slightly to look at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi frowned, "What bad thing?"
"Replying to the General," the first burly man could no longer contain himself, "our procurer has been possessed."
"Possessed?" Feng Qishi knitted his brows, his expression turning serious, "How was he possessed?"
"We don't know how it happened. As soon as he came back, he started smashing things. Although he didn't hit anyone, all his actions were extremely strange. We were worried he would cause trouble, so we tied him up," the first burly man said, glancing at the woman, and continued, "Now, Cao Gen has gone in."
"What?" Feng Qishi's eyes widened.
"She went in of her own accord. I can bear witness to that," the second burly man said quickly, fearing Feng Qishi might misunderstand them.
Feng Qishi knew that Mu Anxiao particularly liked to be strong, but he hadn't expected her to still try to be strong at this juncture. Thinking this, he clenched his fists and turned to walk towards the kitchen door.
Seeing this, the fourth burly man casually added, "General, we tied him up very tightly, he should be fine." After saying this, he was about to breathe a sigh of relief when the third burly man patted his shoulder, signaling him to shut up.
Following that, the fourth burly man glanced at the third burly man and lowered his head.
Ahead, Feng Qishi stopped at the kitchen courtyard gate. Just as he was about to reach out to push the door, he suddenly sensed the boundary set by Mu Anxiao. "No way," he muttered, lowering his hand and calling out to Mu Anxiao in his mind, "Mischievous Mu, are you alright?"
Inside the kitchen.
Mu Anxiao, who was watching the procurer crying, was pulled back by Feng Qishi's call. So, she replied in her mind, "I'm fine, you're here." She guessed Feng Qishi was just outside.
The moment Feng Qishi heard Mu Anxiao's reply, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Is that procurer alright?"
"He's fine now."
"That's good. Then," Feng Qishi said mentally, looking at the blue light attached to the door, "can you remove the boundary?"
"You want to come in?" Mu Anxiao saw through Feng Qishi's thoughts.
Feng Qishi mentally replied with a "Mm."
Mu Anxiao listened to Feng Qishi's response, then looked at the procurer, whose emotions were slightly more stable, and replied mentally, "No."
When Feng Qishi heard this, he felt dejected, "Why?" he still asked mentally.
Mu Anxiao: "I still have something to find out from his mouth. This matter is quite tricky, and most importantly, it has nothing to do with Ouyang Ye." She said mentally, glancing at the procurer who had looked up, and finally said, "You wait for me outside. If I need anything, I'll find you."
"Alright," Feng Qishi compromised helplessly.
At the same time, Zhao Xiang, watching Feng Qishi's thoughtful back, hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and asking, "Why aren't you going in?" As he asked, he reached out to push the door.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi quickly stopped Zhao Xiang's hand and said, "Let's wait, she's fine." Saying this, he released his hand and turned around.
Zhao Xiang was stunned for a moment, lowered his hand, glanced at the kitchen courtyard gate, and said softly, "There's something on the door."
"I know, no need to say it," Feng Qishi glanced at Zhao Xiang, then walked to the front of the woman and the burly men, saying, "Let's wait."
The woman: "Aren't we going in directly?"
"I know this Cao Gen well, and besides," Feng Qishi pretended to be calm, "from what you said, that servant seems quite serious, and Cao Gen is a very talkative person. Letting her chat with that servant might not be a bad thing." After saying this, he turned his back.
The woman responded, "Alright," and then turned to look at the burly men, sighing.
Zhao Xiang also waited with Feng Qishi.
Inside the kitchen.
Mu Anxiao walked slowly to the procurer and asked, "Feeling better?" As she asked, she observed the procurer's complexion.
The procurer: "Can you tell me who I am?" He was much more stable now compared to before.
Mu Anxiao: "You are a person, and that woman is that woman, you..." Halfway through, she took his arm, and then her brow furrowed. She thought, 'Strange, why is there demonic energy within him?' Thinking this, she let go of his arm.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's strange expression, the procurer asked, "Am I a demon soul?"
"You..."
"If I am, are you going to capture me? And... I am that woman, right."
"No," Mu Anxiao didn't want the procurer to fall back into his previous state. So, she said with a firm expression, "You are not a demon soul, you just have demonic energy in your body. Now, I ask you to honestly tell me, when did that woman start bothering you?"
"I..."
"You are not that woman," Mu Anxiao said, thinking of the procurer's thoughts, "Now just tell me when you started having nightmares." Fearing the procurer wouldn't understand, she changed the question.
With Mu Anxiao's reminder, the procurer thought about the question carefully and said, "It was the day I first came here..." Halfway through, he shook his head, "No, it wasn't then. It was after I had been here for a while that I started having nightmares."
"So, you didn't go to the back door before then?"
"Before the General returned, I always used the front door. It was only after the General returned that I went to the back door. From then on," the procurer's eyes darkened, "everything began."
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Mu Anxiao said faintly.
The procurer gave a wry smile, "What do you think? I didn't know you were a demon hunter before. Moreover, I've told others, and they all told me that my dreams were a reflection of my thoughts, and even teased me, saying I was looking for a wife." He sighed, "No one would believe me."
"I believe you," Mu Anxiao said, pointing to the money pouch at the procurer's waist, "Give it to me."
Hearing this, the procurer looked down at the money pouch at his waist and asked softly, "What are you going to do?" After asking, he still unhooked the money pouch and handed it to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao took the money pouch and said, "Let me take a look. Perhaps after I look, that woman won't dare to bother you anymore." As she spoke, she reached into the money pouch, fumbled around, and then laughed, "I didn't expect you to be quite wealthy!"
"If you can help me solve this problem, all the silver in here is yours," the procurer said readily.
Mu Anxiao's eyes lit up, "You won't lie to me, will you?" Saying this, she handed the money pouch back to the procurer.
The procurer shook his head, took the money pouch, and asked, "Is that it?"
"No, I was just seeing if you had money." Then, Mu Anxiao's gaze sharpened, and she raised her hand and tapped the procurer's forehead, saying, "That's it."
Immediately, the procurer raised his hand and touched his forehead, asking in disbelief, "This way, I won't be bothered anymore, and I won't have nightmares anymore? Right?"