Mu Anxiao knew that Jia cared most, and also hated most, when someone was better than him. Therefore, Yue Ci's words at this moment were undoubtedly a blow to him. Thinking of Yue Ci standing there speaking without any effort, and considering Jia's care for him for nearly a year, he couldn't help but say, "You don't understand..."
"So what?" Jia suddenly retorted.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao retracted the words that had reached his lips and quickly looked at Jia, whose demeanor had suddenly changed. He was stunned.
Yue Ci laughed, "It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is anxious. He doesn't care at all." As he spoke, he glanced at Mu Anxiao and walked ahead.
Mu Anxiao, hearing the veiled words in Yue Ci's remark, snorted and immediately looked at Jia, who was 'unappreciative.'
Jia chuckled, "Why are you looking at me?"
"What do you mean why am I looking at you? I spoke kindly on your behalf, and you interrupted. Now look," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Yue Ci's retreating figure, "I've been looked down upon too."
"Face isn't worth much," Jia said, turning to look at the soul spirit who was about to 'collect' the vengeful souls. He smiled, "Soul Spirit, are you starting?"
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's lips twitched. He glared fiercely at Jia and then followed Yue Ci's footsteps.
The soul spirit was startled by Jia's sudden solicitous attitude. "I didn't provoke you, did I?" He turned to look at Jia.
"No," Jia said with a smile, walking towards the soul spirit.
The soul spirit truly couldn't adapt to Jia's kind attitude towards him. He blinked his big eyes and said, "Didn't you look down on me? At this moment, shouldn't you be...?" He glanced at the sack in his hand, "Very unconvinced? Why... so calm, so solicitous."
"I generally like soul spirits with talent. I," Jia patted the soul spirit's shoulder, "How could I look down on you? You really... what kind of person do you think I am? Naughty."
"Naughty..." The soul spirit's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but shiver. "Alright, you can stay away from me now."
"You want me to stay away from you?" Jia said, his face immediately stiffening. "Soul Spirit, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. It's your good fortune to be noticed by me. You..."
"I need to collect vengeful souls, and this sack is big. If you stand close to me and I accidentally collect you too, who will be responsible?" The soul spirit interrupted Jia's words helplessly.
When Jia heard this, he immediately reverted to a smiling face. "Is that so? I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful." Saying this, he took a few steps back.
Seeing Jia's behavior, the soul spirit shook his head, opened the sack, and began to cast spells to capture the three vengeful souls.
General's Mansion.
Feng Qishi and Hei Qi withdrew their hands simultaneously, watching the two souls opposite them gradually disappear. They took a breath.
Just then, Hei Gu arrived beside them in a hurry. Glancing at the two souls gradually vanishing before their eyes, she exclaimed, "This is bad."
Hearing this, Hei Qi turned to look at Hei Gu, impatiently saying, "Can you stop being so jumpy?"
"You've caused trouble," Hei Gu said, approaching Hei Qi.
Hei Qi was taken aback. "What makes you say that?"
Feng Qishi also turned to look at Hei Gu.
Hei Gu continued to stare at Hei Qi, becoming serious. "Master said that even if these souls become vengeful souls, they cannot be moved rashly because their soul bodies are particularly fragile and easily scatter. You two..." She glanced at Feng Qishi, then at Hei Qi, "Doing such a thing now, let's see how you explain yourselves."
"What should we do?" Hei Qi was scared.
Feng Qishi's expression remained unchanged. "His two became vengeful souls and caused unrest in my mansion. For all intents and purposes, I was the one who should have caused trouble." Saying this, he glared at Hei Gu and turned to leave first.
Hei Qi was stunned. He glanced at Hei Gu, who had a constipated look on her face, and quickly turned to follow Feng Qishi.
Hei Gu stared at Feng Qishi's receding back, then at the two completely vanished souls, and muttered, "When Master returns, we'll see if you can still smile." She hesitated for a moment, then followed them.
Over in the alley, Mu Anxiao followed Yue Ci, watching Yue Ci's back as he continuously wrote talismans. He yawned and said, "What's going on? Why are there so many vengeful souls?"
"That's a question I should be asking," Yue Ci said, continuing to write talismans.
Mu Anxiao looked at Yue Ci's back and yawned again. "Let me help you. Give me the Immortal Book." He tried to get the Immortal Book back.
Unexpectedly, Yue Ci said, "No need."
"Why? Aren't you tired doing this all by yourself?" Mu Anxiao asked, stopping alongside Yue Ci.
Then, Yue Ci turned to look at Mu Anxiao and smiled faintly, "Not tired."
"You've been drawing for quite a while. You should have memorized it by now. Here," Mu Anxiao insisted, "Give me the Immortal Book, and we'll do it together. As the saying goes, many hands make light work."
"No need," Yue Ci's gaze was firm.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao let out a dry laugh. "You're too persistent."
"If you insist, I'll go on strike. The path ahead," Yue Ci said, glancing back at the area still shrouded in mist, continued, "will not be easy." He looked at Mu Anxiao.
As expected, after Yue Ci said this, Mu Anxiao hesitated.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's hesitant expression, Yue Ci added, "We don't know what we'll encounter later. I'll clear the path for you first. Later, you'll have plenty to do."
"Then you go ahead," Mu Anxiao conceded.
Yue Ci smiled, "You rest, I'll continue." Saying this, he turned back and continued.
Behind them, the soul spirit, carrying the unchanged sack, collected vengeful souls while looking back at Jia, who was following him with his hands behind his back and constantly chattering. He said, "Do you want to help?"
Jia shook his head. "No."
"We've walked for so long, you should have learned by now," the soul spirit wanted Jia to help, not for any other reason... but because he was tired.
Jia: "I have learned." He nodded honestly.
Seeing this, the soul spirit's eyes lit up. "Since you've learned, let's do it together. This sack can be used by both of us."
"How do you know it can be used together?" Jia deliberately asked the soul spirit.
Hearing Jia's words, the soul spirit smiled faintly. "This bag is from our side. Some things..."
"What, are you showing off?" Jia's thoughts became completely twisted.
The soul spirit was speechless.
Jia snorted. "You do what that guy tells you to do, but you want me to help you?" He said with a clang, "Absolutely not."
"You..."
"Alright, hurry up and keep up. It's not good to fall behind," Jia interrupted, speaking without concern.
This time, the soul spirit was utterly speechless.
Jia smiled, "I'm doing this for your own good. If you get promoted after this and become my assistant, in the future..." He raised an eyebrow, "I might promote you to be a Yin Messenger. Aren't you tempted? Aren't you happy?"