"It's fine," Feng Qishi said, looking up at the coachman. "I don't agree with your idea. This child is your daughter; you take good care of her. I'll go find a doctor." With that, he turned and left.
The coachman's eyes flickered as he lowered his head to gaze at Bing'er's face.
The next moment, Feng Qishi opened the door and looked at Lou Yi, who had been eavesdropping and was now quickly retreating. "I heard," he said.
Lou Yi nodded.
"Don't say anything foolish to Mu Anxiao," Feng Qishi said as he closed the door.
Lou Yi nodded again.
Feng Qishi said nothing, walked past Lou Yi, and went ahead.
Lou Yi, however, stood still and muttered in confusion, "What does this have to do with Mu Anxiao?" He then turned and followed Feng Qishi.
Immediately after, Feng Qishi and Lou Yi returned to Mu Anxiao.
Upon seeing Lou Yi return, Mu Anxiao frowned. "..."
Lou Yi averted his gaze.
Feng Qishi glanced at Lou Yi and asked, "You sent him?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately shifted her gaze from Lou Yi's face and looked up at Feng Qishi, giving an awkward smile. "It was me, but I didn't expect... him to be so stupid." She glanced at Lou Yi.
"You two are alike."
"What are you talking about?" Mu Anxiao retorted dismissively. After a moment of thought, she said, "Zhao Xiang is looking for you."
"He's looking for me? You met him?"
"Yes, he said he's waiting for you in the room," Mu Anxiao said, stepping aside.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi said, "Behave yourself," and walked past Mu Anxiao.
After Feng Qishi had walked away, Mu Anxiao turned to Lou Yi and asked, "What's your situation?"
"What situation? I just used the wrong spell."
"You can use a spell incorrectly?"
"Yes, I used a spell to remove invisibility. You saw it just now; you didn't even call out to me," Lou Yi said, worried that Mu Anxiao would blame him, so he spoke first.
Mu Anxiao snorted, "You can't even see it or sense it yourself."
"I... I didn't sense it," Lou Yi conceded.
Mu Anxiao sighed, "Jia is very cautious. It seems you still have a lot to learn from him." She said this deliberately, shook her head, and turned to leave.
Lou Yi curled his lips and quickly followed Mu Anxiao, asking, "Where are we going?"
"To see Zhao Xiang."
"You're going to see him? Feng Qishi didn't ask you to go, did he?" Lou Yi, worried about offending Feng Qishi, said this.
Mu Anxiao blinked and asked, "How do you know his name?"
Lou Yi smiled. "Jia told me."
"Jia really tells you everything." Mu Anxiao squinted at Lou Yi as they walked and asked, "When you were in that room just now, did you see a cellar?"
"I did."
"It really exists. Are there any spirits down there?" Mu Anxiao was curious.
Lou Yi sighed. "While I was observing, Feng Qishi kicked me out. But," he said, frowning, "I can sense that the child is very ill."
"Very ill?" Mu Anxiao looked at Lou Yi.
Lou Yi nodded. "Yes, she seems to be surrounded by an indescribable aura. I think," he thought for a moment, "that aura is the cause of her illness."
"You can tell that?"
"I can sense it."
"If you can sense that, then did Feng Qishi sense it?" Mu Anxiao asked as they walked.
Lou Yi replied, "He probably didn't. That's why I haven't told him yet. But this is just my feeling, and I'm afraid he won't believe me."
"If you tell him, he'll believe you."
"You tell him. I'm still a little afraid of him."
"Look at how cowardly you are."
"I am indeed cowardly," Lou Yi said plainly.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Lou Yi and asked, "Do you have any thoughts on this matter?"
"Thoughts of my own?" Lou Yi said, sighing. "I think there's something wrong with that Bing'er, and also with her father."
"How so?"
"He said..." Lou Yi stopped mid-sentence, suddenly remembering Feng Qishi's instructions, and began to hesitate.
Seeing Lou Yi's hesitant expression, Mu Anxiao asked, "Why aren't you speaking?"
"He told me not to."
"Who?"
"Feng Qishi."
"He..." Mu Anxiao uttered a single word and became even more curious about the matter. "If he told you not to say it, you wouldn't say it. But he also told you not to go over there, and you went anyway."
Lou Yi shook his head.
Mu Anxiao tutted. "Just say it; you won't lose any flesh."
"If he finds out, he'll definitely be angry," Lou Yi said, still feeling a sense of dread. However, he still wanted to tell Mu Anxiao about it because he thought it was a clue.
But he was afraid of displeasing Feng Qishi.
After much thought, he didn't know what to do.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao grabbed Lou Yi and stopped walking. "Explain it clearly, then we'll go," she said seriously.
Lou Yi lowered his head and sighed repeatedly.
Mu Anxiao's patience was limited. Looking at Lou Yi, she furrowed her brow slightly. "You say it; I won't tell him."
However, this was the reply Lou Yi was looking for. His eyes lit up, and he immediately looked up at Mu Anxiao and said, "The coachman said he was going on a long journey to find a doctor for his daughter. He also said to have Feng Qishi wait for his daughter for ten years, and that he wanted to betroth his daughter to Feng Qishi."
"..."
In reality, no one would want their daughter to marry someone so much older than them. This coachman, however, had made arrangements for his daughter when she was so young.
Thinking about it, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but look at the coachman with new respect.
"You don't have to say it," Lou Yi reminded her.
Mu Anxiao sighed. "I know," she said, then paused and asked, "By the way, was this the coachman's decision, or..."
"His daughter's decision."
"Bing'er," Mu Anxiao repeated, her eyes cast down. She muttered, "It seems the coachman knows nothing."
"..." Lou Yi cautiously leaned forward, holding his breath, and stared at Mu Anxiao's face.
After considering the matter several times, Mu Anxiao looked up at Lou Yi and was startled.
Lou Yi was also startled and took two steps back. "What did you think of?" he asked, trying to break the awkwardness between them.
Mu Anxiao calmed herself and said, "What else did you hear?"
"What else did I hear?" Lou Yi repeated and shook his head.
"That's all."
"Yes."
"I see," Mu Anxiao said. After thinking about Bing'er's physical condition, she asked, "She is very ill now."
"Yes, she is very ill now," Lou Yi confirmed.
Mu Anxiao sighed, recalling Feng Qishi's earlier words. She said, "It doesn't make sense." She then began to suspect that the room where the coachman and his daughter lived might have a problem.
Lou Yi watched Mu Anxiao's thoughtful expression without saying anything.
Mu Anxiao fell into deep thought.
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