Mu Anxiao didn't know what the man in the bamboo hat was up to, but his behavior had already exposed him. So, without a second thought, she asked, "You don't seem like an ordinary person?" She then glanced at the bow and arrows in his hand, and began to recall... which immortal's magical artifact was a bow and arrow?
The man in the bamboo hat replied, "I am just an ordinary cultivator, like you."
"I am an immortal," Mu Anxiao said, disliking the man's attitude and unconsciously emphasizing her own identity.
The man in the bamboo hat smiled and remained silent.
Zhao Xiang glanced at Mu Anxiao and the man in the bamboo hat, growing anxious. "Since you're both fine, let's go in." He looked at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao grunted and then looked up at the high wall, muttering, "Three people climbing the wall together, isn't that a bit too conspicuous?" She then turned to look at Zhao Xiang and She Ning.
She Ning said, "I'll go invisible and use the main entrance." Without further ado, he snapped his fingers and became invisible.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao paused and looked at Zhao Xiang. "I suddenly thought of a question."
"Speak, don't waste time," Zhao Xiang suddenly became time-conscious.
Mu Anxiao completely ignored Zhao Xiang and asked directly, "Why were you hiding?"
Why hiding?
Indeed, Zhao Xiang had no mission that night and was free to move about. More importantly, the monsters in the ruined temple knew of his existence, so when Ouyang Ye sought them out, they would mention him. Recalling these forgotten matters, he wore a bitter expression.
Then, he blinked and stared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao said, "I remember something." She had thought of this after She Ning went invisible.
Zhao Xiang replied, "They already know I exist, so there's no point in hiding."
"You still have some sense, I don't know if it's you or me wasting time," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at the man in the bamboo hat before turning and walking ahead.
Zhao Xiang reached up to scratch the back of his head and quickly followed Mu Anxiao. "We've wasted half the day, we need to find the coachman as soon as possible." He walked up to Mu Anxiao's side.
Mu Anxiao did not respond to Zhao Xiang.
Meanwhile, She Ning looked at the backs of Mu Anxiao and Zhao Xiang with a helpless expression and sighed, "After all that, I'm the one who should be hiding the most." As he spoke, he inadvertently looked at the man in the bamboo hat.
The man in the bamboo hat chuckled and left.
She Ning was stunned.
In the blink of an eye.
Mu Anxiao and the other two successfully entered the city. She Ning followed them quietly, not saying a word.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao noticed that the bow and arrows on the man in the bamboo hat were gone. "Where are your things?" she asked, turning to look at the man in the bamboo hat.
"Guess," the man in the bamboo hat said, slinging an arm around Mu Anxiao's shoulders.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly pushed his arm away and stepped to the side. "You'd better not get too familiar," she said, glancing ahead. She then realized that there were many more people on the street than when she had gone out. Not only that, but lanterns were inexplicably hung all along the street, making the city appear much brighter than before. The people were all chatting and laughing, and most importantly, the stalls were filled with all sorts of goods. Seeing this scene, she felt a pang of longing.
"Tonight is Qixi," the man in the bamboo hat suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's smile, which had been rising, drooped after the man in the bamboo hat's words. "..." Without another word, she turned and fixed her gaze intently on the man in the bamboo hat's face.
The man in the bamboo hat gave a wry smile. "Did I say something wrong?"
"What do you think?" Mu Anxiao retorted, glaring at him.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's expression, the man in the bamboo hat smiled. "I get it," he suddenly said.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "What do you get now?"
"You think I'm teasing you."
Teasing?
Yes, Mu Anxiao did feel that the man in the bamboo hat was teasing her, and she hated that feeling. Because of this, she disliked him more and more. If she were to rank people she disliked, he would be second. And the first, undoubtedly, was Ouyang Ye.
Although she couldn't see his expression, she could hear the full of smiles in his words. This smile pushed her patience to its limit.
"That's enough," she said, pointing at his face.
"Enough," the man in the bamboo hat replied, his gaze drifting over Mu Anxiao's face. He continued, "I'm not joking with you anymore."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Aren't you going to fight monsters anymore?"
The man in the bamboo hat said, "To catch the king, you must first catch the bandits. I think," he said, suddenly turning to look at She Ning, who had stopped behind them, "my objective is the same as his." After speaking, he turned back to Mu Anxiao.
It was then that Mu Anxiao noticed that the set of bow and arrows was on She Ning. "Why did you let him carry these things for you?" she asked, ignoring the passersby who walked past them, and looked back at the man in the bamboo hat.
The man in the bamboo hat asked her rhetorically, "If the guards at the gate saw me carrying weapons, do you think they would have let me in?"
Mu Anxiao was speechless upon hearing this.
Then, Zhao Xiang, standing beside the man in the bamboo hat, asked, "Where are we going now?" He looked at both Mu Anxiao and the man in the bamboo hat.
The next second, the three of them turned their gaze to Zhao Xiang's face.
Zhao Xiang was truly bewildered by their stares.
"What's wrong?" he asked, looking at all three of them.
Then, Mu Anxiao walked past the man in the bamboo hat and stood opposite Zhao Xiang. "Do you have any money?" she asked, tilting her chin.
Zhao Xiang was a bit confused. "Why are you asking this?"
"The place I'm going requires a lot of money, but I don't have enough silver. So," Mu Anxiao spread her hands, "give me some."
"Why don't you just borrow some from me," Zhao Xiang frowned.
Mu Anxiao shrugged. "I don't want to say 'borrow,' it hurts feelings." As she spoke, she swayed her hand to express her impatience.
However, Zhao Xiang was also a person who cherished his money. Usually, he wished he could eat for free without spending a single coin. That's why he liked to follow Feng Qi Shi, because Feng Qi Shi was generous. He never expected to fall into Mu Anxiao's hands today.
Thinking about it, he wore a bitter expression. "You're richer than me, aren't you?" he made his final effort.
Mu Anxiao replied, "Time."
"Yes, we can't waste any more time, but..."
"Young master, you wouldn't want me to search your money pouch in front of everyone, would you?" Mu Anxiao interrupted Zhao Xiang intentionally.
Zhao Xiang, hearing this, gave Mu Anxiao a dry laugh.