Mu Anxiao knew that after she spoke, Madam would definitely react, and that reaction… would either be irritable or calm. Clearly, Madam’s current reaction was beyond her expectations. With a slight upturn of her lips, she continued, “Madam, what do you mean by not speaking?”
“You…” Madam was clearly intimidated. “What did you do to that Hong’er?”
“Madam, do you really want to know?” Mu Anxiao deliberately spoke in a roundabout way.
“If I didn’t want to know, I wouldn’t have asked.” Madam’s voice trembled slightly, but to avoid revealing her timid side, she intentionally straightened her back.
“I didn’t kill her, but…” Mu Anxiao watched Madam’s obvious relief and continued, “half her life is gone.”
“She’s a demon, and she’s done so many wicked things. She deserves to be punished,” Madam said lightly.
Mu Anxiao smiled. “Madam, you think so too.”
“Naturally, as the saying goes, those who commit many evils must…” Halfway through her sentence, Madam suddenly realized, “Mu Xiao, you’re doing this on purpose.”
“I always thought you didn’t understand such a simple truth. After all this time, you understand better than anyone. It truly fits the saying,” Mu Anxiao chuckled lightly. “You know you’re wrong but do it anyway.”
“That’s called knowing your mistakes and correcting them. Learn something,” Madam said dismissively.
Listening to Madam’s correction, and recalling her usual insidious methods, Mu Anxiao smiled faintly. “Madam, I hope you keep your word.”
“You…”
“Madam,” Mu Anxiao interrupted, meeting Madam’s gaze. “I have my ways when it comes to catching demons, but when it comes to dealing with you, I admit, I don’t have the ability right now. But please remember, I, Mu Xiao, have my limits. If you cross my bottom line, I’ll have plenty of ways to deal with you.”
“What do you want to do to me?” Madam’s eyes widened.
“I don’t want to do anything to you, but if you do anything to my mother and I find out, then…” Mu Anxiao said with a forced smile, “I will definitely do something to you.”
“Mu Xiao…”
“Madam, I still say the same thing. I prefer harmonious family relationships and dislike scheming,” Mu Anxiao interrupted intentionally.
Just then, the door to the reception hall was pushed open.
Instantly, Madam, to relieve her fear, quickly averted her gaze and turned to look at Feng Qishi, who had stopped at the doorway. She was stunned. “General.”
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao calmly looked over and said, “You’re back. The item…” She stopped mid-sentence as she noticed the sack in Feng Qishi’s hand. “You didn’t give it to him.” She then fixed her gaze on Feng Qishi’s face.
“I let him go,” Feng Qishi said deliberately, stepping forward.
Let him go? Hearing Feng Qishi’s words… Mu Anxiao finally realized that the person in front of her was Feng Qishi, not Shen Lü. Because of this, she couldn’t be bothered to talk to him. However… thinking of the situation at the General’s mansion, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and continue speaking with him. “Didn’t you have matters at the General’s mansion? What are you doing here?” she asked.
Madam burst into tears.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was startled, then quickly turned to look at Madam, who had suddenly started crying. Impatiently, she said, “Why are you crying?”
“General,” Madam said, completely ignoring Mu Anxiao, and walked towards Feng Qishi while weeping. “You must uphold justice for me.”
Mu Anxiao looked at Madam’s ‘pitiful’ expression and then recalled that Feng Qishi hadn’t been present earlier. Her heart sank, and she quickly said, “It’s no use looking for him.” Worried that Feng Qishi might reveal something, she intentionally cut off his words.
Madam continued to cry.
Feng Qishi couldn’t stand to see women cry, especially older women. Looking at Madam, he couldn’t help but wonder… why was Madam crying?
“What’s wrong? Madam, please tell me,” Feng Qishi said patiently.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi’s serious expression, then at the flicker of light in Madam’s eyes, and said disdainfully, “Shen Moyun, what business is it of yours?” She shot a death glare at Feng Qishi.
Unexpectedly, Feng Qishi ignored Mu Anxiao entirely, focusing all his attention on Madam. “Please, speak.”
“She is a demon,” Madam blurted out.
Mu Anxiao had guessed that Madam wouldn’t say anything in her favor. That’s precisely why she wanted to stop Feng Qishi – first, to prevent him from being exposed, and second… she didn’t want to see Feng Qishi swayed by Madam.
Who knew… after all this, Feng Qishi still ended up talking to Madam. Not only that, but he had also drawn her into it. At this point, she couldn’t be bothered to say anything more.
“…,” she put one hand on her hip and turned her face away.
Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao and said calmly, “Madam, you cannot speak carelessly.”
“It’s true, I saw…”
“She is a disciple of an immortal. It’s natural for her to know some magic, but,” Feng Qishi said, becoming particularly stern, “you are slandering her like this now, and you will be punished.”
“I’m just telling the truth. Why should I be punished?” Madam retorted defiantly.
Earlier, outside, Shen Lü had told Feng Qishi everything that had happened here. Feng Qishi had entered because he was worried that Madam would make things difficult for Mu Anxiao. Indeed… the situation had occurred as he feared.
He was already prepared for such a situation. “Fine, then please accompany me.”
“What do you mean?” Madam was shocked.
“The cause of death for the maid in this mansion… has not been clearly investigated. A while ago, I also investigated Mai Xia, but the facts proved she was not involved. Now…”
“It wasn’t me,” Madam said quickly, afraid Feng Qishi would arrest her.
Feng Qishi feigned distress. “If it wasn’t you, then it must be…” He looked serious. “It must be Mu Hua.”
“She’s not my daughter.”
“Then it’s not Mu Xiao, nor Mai Xia. You tell me…”
“It’s that demon following Mai Xia. Yes, it’s her.” Madam pushed all the blame onto Mai Liang.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao clenched her fists. However, thinking of Mai Xia’s safety, she could only swallow her anger.
“It’s her, isn’t it? If I recall correctly, she was killed by that Hong’er,” Feng Qishi said.
“Yes, so… the killer is dead. This matter is considered over.”
“Then what about the maid’s family… what do they say?”
“Everything has been arranged properly. Please rest assured,” Madam was completely led by Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi nodded and said, “Alright, then I’ll take Mu Xiao with me.”
“But…”
“Madam, family harmony is the most important thing. If I hear about your situation from Mu Xiao again, then don’t blame me for investigating you,” Feng Qishi said, looking at Mu Anxiao. “Let’s go.”
“…,” Mu Anxiao, in consideration of Feng Qishi’s help to Mai Xia, cooperated with him. “Madam, remember my words.” After speaking, she stepped forward and walked past Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi nodded at Madam and turned to leave.