At first, Mu An Xiao had always believed that Shu'er had fallen into despair because of the intricacies of human relationships, unable to extricate herself.
Who would have thought that after going in circles, Shu'er would reveal such an important clue?
Looking at Feng Qi Shi, Mu An Xiao suddenly didn't know what to say.
Then, after a few seconds of silence, Feng Qi Shi immediately shifted his gaze to Shu'er's face, "Tell me, what are his features?"
"If you promise me you'll kill him, I'll tell you."
"If I kill him, do you think you'll still be alive?" Feng Qi Shi retorted.
Shu'er gave a bitter smile, "If you kill him, it doesn't matter if I live or not, but," she narrowed her eyes, "if you don't kill him, you're letting a guilty bad person go."
"What do you mean by that?" Feng Qi Shi asked back.
"It means that guy killed me, and I want him to pay with his life."
"You're alive, and he's paying with his life for you, what's the point?" Mu An Xiao interjected.
Hearing this, Shu'er directly shifted her gaze to Mu An Xiao's face, "He killed two people."
"Two people?" Mu An Xiao repeated, glancing at Feng Qi Shi, then continued, "I only saw you, where is the second person? You can't just say things like that."
"..." Shu'er forced a bitter smile.
Mu An Xiao looked at Shu'er's wry smile and then turned to Feng Qi Shi, looking utterly bewildered.
Feng Qi Shi looked down at Mu An Xiao, then at Shu'er, and relying on the 'melodramatic plot' in his mind, he said, "The second person you mentioned," he glanced at Shu'er's belly, "is the child in your womb, right?"
Unexpectedly, the moment Feng Qi Shi said this, Shu'er's eyes widened.
Seeing Shu'er's unusual expression, Feng Qi Shi felt a pang of guilt, "What, am I wrong?"
Mu An Xiao's mind raced, not daring to even consider this possibility. To think that Feng Qi Shi would say such a thing. Therefore, Mu An Xiao was incredibly surprised and focused her gaze squarely on Feng Qi Shi's face.
Shu'er's lips quivered.
Seeing this, Feng Qi Shi quickly said, "This is just my guess, you don't have to take it seriously. If my words have offended you," he extended a hand, then retracted it, "just say so."
"General, in your eyes, am I that worthless?" Shu'er suddenly retorted.
Hearing this, Feng Qi Shi swallowed and felt awkward.
Mu An Xiao saw Feng Qi Shi's sudden lost look and smiled faintly, coming to his rescue, "When you say that guy killed two people, anyone would think that. He," she glanced at Feng Qi Shi, "doesn't mean to look down on you, don't misunderstand."
"What do you think?" Shu'er asked, immediately looking at Mu An Xiao.
Feng Qi Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
When Shu'er looked at her, Mu An Xiao felt a bit lost. But she thought that if she didn't give Shu'er a satisfactory answer, Shu'er would surely overthink things, or even change her mind and do something extreme.
Although Mu An Xiao's planned events were disrupted by Shu'er.
However, in Mu An Xiao's eyes, Shu'er's life was the most important. Also, from the brief exchange between Shu'er and Feng Qi Shi, and the clues Shu'er had left behind, she sensed... that Ouyang Ye could not have controlled the consciousness of these souls by coercion.
As for how he did it? She thought those whose consciousness was controlled would not tell her.
Therefore, what she needed to do now was not to find those consciousnesses, but rather, using Shu'er's situation, to ascertain whether all those souls, like Shu'er initially, were willing?
If they were willing, then Mu An Xiao would know for sure that those souls must have all experienced 'harm.' This way, she could use sincerity to influence them.
Of course, this was just Mu An Xiao's initial guess, and she did not intend to tell Feng Qi Shi and the others the specifics yet.
"..." She stared at Shu'er, wondering if Shu'er could still say words of warning.
Shu'er: "Why aren't you talking anymore? You think so too, right?" She stared intently at Mu An Xiao's face.
Then, Mu An Xiao chuckled.
Seeing this, Shu'er became angry, "What are you laughing at? Do you think I'm ridiculous, or do you think I'm lying? Do you also think I have a child, and that the second person killed by that man was a child."
"How old are you?" Mu An Xiao stopped laughing and asked casually.
Shu'er's eyes flickered, "Why are you asking this?"
"Just tell me how old you are, and also," Mu An Xiao became serious, "do you have feelings for that man?"
"I am seventeen years old, and that man," Shu'er clenched her fists, lowered her eyes slightly, "I..." She hesitated to speak.
Mu An Xiao frowned, "What's wrong?"
"I have a headache," Shu'er said, raising her hand to cover her head.
"Soul pain, that's no trivial matter," Mu An Xiao said, hastily casting a spell to try and alleviate Shu'er's pain.
Minutes later.
Mu An Xiao lowered her hand, and Shu'er collapsed to the ground again.
Feng Qi Shi looked confused, "What's going on?" He glanced at Shu'er, then at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao sighed, "Her memory is stuck, she can't remember some things."
"Then what do we do?"
"What else can we do, think slowly," Mu An Xiao said, looking down at Shu'er's body, "however, if she continues thinking like this, the possibility of her becoming a wandering ghost will decrease, and similarly, the possibility of her reviving will also decrease."
"Then what do we do?" Feng Qi Shi became anxious.
Mu An Xiao sighed, "The only way is to help her pick up those broken memories, but," she said, "we don't know what happened to her at the time. This is really difficult for me." After speaking, she lowered her head.
Feng Qi Shi: "If we could go back to that time, we would know." He said, staring at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao had completely forgotten the spell to return to the past. She couldn't even remember when she had last used it.
Now, Feng Qi Shi's sudden mention left Mu An Xiao speechless.
"..." She raised her head and stared at Feng Qi Shi.
Feng Qi Shi looked down at Mu An Xiao and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Answer me." He uncomfortably dodged her gaze.
"That spell requires very strong spiritual energy. As I am now," Mu An Xiao looked down at Shu'er, "it's good enough. Going back in time? Are you kidding me?"
"I'm serious."
"I know you're serious, but do you think it's realistic?" Mu An Xiao retorted.
Feng Qi Shi's eyes were firm, "This is one of the spells I was most adept at in my past life. I," he took a deep breath, "should be able to."
"Should?" Mu An Xiao said, and then she started laughing.
Feng Qi Shi frowned, "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your naivete. If you ask me, you might as well use your status to inquire from those subordinates." Mu An Xiao said, shaking her head slightly, "You are more naive than I was in the past." After saying this, she lowered her eyes and smiled.