“We need to quickly tell Mu Anxiao,” Pia said excitedly.
“I suspect she already knows,” Feng Qishi said, reaching out to stop Pia.
Pia frowned. “How do you know she already knows?”
“Who is she with?” Feng Qishi asked, turning the question back.
Without thinking, Pia replied directly, “With that rabbit, and the child, and… the gecko spirit.”
“Then it’s only right,” Feng Qishi shrugged.
“That’s not right either,” Pia said.
Feng Qishi smiled. “Then tell me why it’s not right?”
“They just went out for a meal, and the rabbit just wanted to understand the child more deeply. How could Mu Anxiao possibly know? So, I’ll go tell her. You wait here for me,” Pia decided and turned to leave the room.
Feng Qishi did not follow Pia’s footsteps, sighing helplessly. “You go ahead, I’m not bothering with you anymore.” As he spoke, he glanced at the teapot.
Outside the room, the woman saw her personal maid come out and immediately called out, “Come here.”
Upon hearing this, the personal maid quickly tucked the paper bag into her sleeve, ran forward, and asked, “What is your command?”
“Take the quilt from the butler’s arms,” the woman commanded.
The old man took a step back and said, “Take it away? What will Xiao Nian and that girl cover themselves with? Little madam, how can you be so heartless?”
“I am heartless,” the woman said, turning to the personal maid. “How is the matter coming along?”
“Madam, there was no one inside. I poured that thing into the teapot as you instructed,” the personal maid said without reservation.
The old man’s eyes widened. “Maid, you will incur divine punishment for this.”
“It’s not for you to say if I incur divine punishment, you old fool,” saying this, the personal maid stepped forward and snatched the quilt from the old man’s arms.
At the same time, Pia stopped.
“What’s going on?” he asked, turning to Yan Wen.
“The old man just saw what the woman and her maid did. The woman said that if the old man spoke out, he would be in trouble,” Yan Wen explained.
“I’ve never bullied anyone like them,” Pia said, pointing a finger at the woman and her maid. A current of electricity surged into their bodies.
“You’re actually helping the old man?” Yan Wen exclaimed in surprise.
Pia said, “I’m only doing it for Mu Anxiao.” As he spoke, his eyes narrowed, and the bodies of the two women trembled involuntarily. Then Pia withdrew his hand and said, “I have something to do, I’m leaving.”
“What are you going to do?” Yan Wen asked.
“You’ll know when I get back,” Pia said and ran off.
The woman and her personal maid stared blankly at the old man. The woman asked, “What did you do to us?”
The old man shook his head slightly.
“A demon, it must be a demon,” the woman looked around. “Take the quilt from his arms. If you dare to say a word, I will make you die with her.” After speaking, she bypassed the old man and ran away quickly.
The personal maid, obeying the order, hugged the quilt and ran after the woman.
The old man initially thought they wouldn’t dare to do such bad things so boldly, but their audacity exceeded his imagination. He frowned, glanced into the room, and considering the woman’s words, he lowered his head and walked away.
Yan Wen was stunned. “He just left.”
“What happened?” Feng Qishi walked out of the room and came to Yan Wen’s side, then looked at the old man’s retreating back and asked.
“You heard everything, and you’re still asking,” Yan Wen said, glancing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi’s mouth curved. “Alright, if you don’t want to tell me, then forget it.”
“Didn’t you hear?” Yan Wen asked.
Feng Qishi said, “Half and half, I didn’t hear it all.”
“So, did you hear the latter half, or the former?” Yan Wen asked in detail.
“Wouldn’t it be better if you just told me the whole thing?” Feng Qishi said with a smile.
“No, that would be too much of a strain on my voice,” Yan Wen said.
Feng Qishi thought for a moment and said, “Alright, just give me a brief summary, and I’ll be able to understand the gist of it.”
“The old man saw the woman’s plan, and the woman saw the old man. Then the woman directly told the old man that she wanted to kill Xiao Nian. The old man tried to dissuade her. The woman threatened that if the old man spoke out, he would have to wait and see. Then the maid came out and said the task was completed. The woman asked the maid to take away the quilt that the old man was giving to Mu Anxiao and Xiao Nian. Before leaving, the woman said that if the old man spoke out, she would make him die with Xiao Nian. After that, the old man was probably scared and left,” Yan Wen narrated according to her understanding.
“You initially thought the old man wasn’t afraid of the woman?” Feng Qishi asked.
“Yes, didn’t he say his family was very powerful? Why would he still be afraid?” Yan Wen was confused.
Feng Qishi sighed. “Perhaps it’s his son who is powerful. Besides, he’s lived here his whole life, so it’s natural that he wouldn’t lose his fear of them quickly.”
“But when she spoke to Mu Anxiao, it didn’t feel like this,” Yan Wen said softly.
“Sometimes, when you say things, they feel satisfying, but when you act on them, it’s another matter. Besides,” Feng Qishi had a sudden inspiration, “that woman claimed her elder sister is a demon hunter. Anyone would be afraid, wouldn’t they?”
“What you said does make a lot of sense,” Yan Wen nodded slightly.
“Not just a lot of sense, it makes perfect sense,” Feng Qishi said with emphasis.
Yan Wen smiled sheepishly. “Yes, yes, it makes perfect sense, perfect sense.”
Feng Qishi looked at Yan Wen’s expression and hesitated, saying, “Are you feeling very uneasy right now?”
Hearing this, Yan Wen immediately withdrew her sheepish smile and asked, “Why should I be uneasy?”
“The person who brought you here wasn’t me, it was Pia, and my magic, you…”
“No, I don’t know why,” Yan Wen pursed her lips. “Whenever I see Xiao Nian, I feel quite sentimental. And then I think, although my life isn’t that great either, at least I have Grandma. But Xiao Nian has no one, and her father is that kind of person, even wanting to kill her. So, I think… it’s fine if I don’t have a father, at least I know where my mother is now,” Yan Wen said calmly.
Feng Qishi frowned. “How do you know it’s Xiao Nian’s father who wants to kill her?”
“It must be, otherwise her stepmother wouldn’t dare to come,” Yan Wen said.
“You make a good point,” Feng Qishi nodded.
“Alright, anyway, I don’t feel the way you said. Your abilities,” Yan Wen pointed at Feng Qishi, “I’ve seen them too.”
“My abilities?” Feng Qishi felt that Yan Wen wouldn’t say anything nice, so he started to feel uneasy inwardly.
Yan Wen stared at Feng Qishi for a few seconds, then smiled and said, “I’m not telling you.” She then turned her back and looked elsewhere.