The vine spirit watched the wolf demon, who was utterly unable to accept the reality. Then, glancing at Mu Anxiao, who was walking forward, it said, "Roses can be so sudden. I advise you and Feng Qishi to be careful too."
"Vine spirit, you seem to enjoy schadenfreude," Mu Anxiao said, stopping in front of the wolf demon. "Seeing us all in trouble, yet you are safe and sound. Does that feel particularly good?"
"Actually, I don't feel very good," the vine spirit whispered.
Immediately, as the vine spirit finished speaking, the wolf demon quickly looked up at it and said, "I have a proposal."
"What?" The vine spirit was startled by the wolf demon's sudden reaction.
Wolf demon: "Actually, you could marry Rose for me."
"..." The vine spirit's face fell.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao was also amused by the wolf demon's naive idea. "Wolf demon, if you really don't want to marry Rose, why don't you go find a bee? You..." She glanced at the vine spirit, "...you can't just seek help from anyone when you're desperate."
"Haven't you heard?" The wolf demon turned his gaze back to Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao averted her eyes slightly. "Heard what?"
"Those two are siblings now, siblings," the wolf demon said, recalling the scene where the bee and Rose had so solemnly introduced their relationship. He closed his eyes. "I'm truly about to fall into the quagmire of marriage."
"Marriage first, love later," the vine spirit summarized concisely.
The wolf demon glared at the vine spirit. "I really... can't stand to hear you speak right now... you'd better..."
"If you dislike it, then resist. We're at this point already, what's the use of just talking back and forth?" Xiao Yi interrupted the wolf demon and stepped forward.
Then, they all turned to look at Xiao Yi. The wolf demon sighed, "Do you think it's that simple?"
"If you want it to be simple, then it is simple," Xiao Yi said, stopping in front of the wolf demon. "Everything depends on yourself."
"You... that's easy for you to say," the wolf demon said in a low voice.
Xiao Yi glanced at the wolf demon, then looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "I want to talk to you about something."
"What is it?"
"Come with me," Xiao Yi said, turning and walking towards the kitchen.
Mu Anxiao looked at Xiao Yi's dejected figure and suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. "I'll be right back," she said, glancing at them before leaving.
After they left, the wolf demon fell into thought. The vine spirit, on the other hand, became intensely curious about Xiao Yi's behavior. Frowning slightly, it looked down at the wolf demon... and remembered Xiao Yi's different treatment of him and the wolf demon, and how Xiao Yi always put an extra piece of meat in the wolf demon's bowl during meals. A realization dawned on it. "I know."
Upon hearing this, the wolf demon snapped back to attention and looked impatiently at the vine spirit. "What do you know now?"
The vine spirit crouched down. "I feel like Xiao Yi is different towards you." It said with a serious expression.
The wolf demon curled its lips, reached out, and flicked the vine spirit's forehead. "If you spout any more nonsense, I'll sew your mouth shut, stitch by stitch. I'll do it."
"I really..."
"Don't talk to me," the wolf demon said, lying down.
Seeing this, the vine spirit got up, speechless, and walked to another lounge chair, sitting down. "You know, you really do attract a lot of trouble with women."
"I wish I could give you all this trouble."
"I don't want it," the vine spirit said, shifting its position. "But speaking of which, if Mu Anxiao really goes into the palace, what will happen to us... no, what will happen to me? How about," it turned to look at the wolf demon, "you let me follow you? That way, if you get bullied by Rose, I can also help out."
"Shut up," the wolf demon growled.
"If you tell me to shut up, I'll take that as your silent consent," the vine spirit said, looking up at the sky.
Kitchen.
As soon as Mu Anxiao entered the kitchen, Xiao Yi turned around, tears streaming down her face. "What should I do?" she suddenly asked.
Mu Anxiao looked bewildered. "What's wrong?"
"I like the wolf demon," Xiao Yi said softly, raising her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
A confession?
This was Mu Anxiao's first time seeing someone cry because they liked someone. Looking at Xiao Yi's state, she became flustered. "This... you like him, and then..." she became slow-witted, "and then you want to with Rose..."
"I only pity him. In other words, I don't want him to know I like him. I hope you can help him. Seeing him in pain," Xiao Yi choked back a sob, "makes me feel bad."
"You want me to go find Rose," Mu Anxiao understood.
Xiao Yi nodded.
"But, I can't tell the wolf demon that this is your idea."
"Yes." Xiao Yi nodded again.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh. "You just said so much to the wolf demon. I think he should reflect on this problem. These things," she reached out and patted Xiao Yi's shoulder, "I don't think you need to worry."
"I know your plan with Feng Qishi is to rescue those deities. If you help the wolf demon, I won't reveal this matter," Xiao Yi said with a sinister look. "If you don't help, then don't blame me for being impolite."
However, Xiao Yi's change was too sudden. Looking at her now, Mu Anxiao didn't know what to say. But thinking about Xiao Yi's relationship with Mo Juan, she still had reservations. "Are you threatening me with this matter?"
"I didn't want to do this, but seeing the wolf demon in pain makes me feel bad too," Xiao Yi said, stopping her tears and looking rational. "So, you have to do this, whether you want to or not." After speaking, she turned her back.
Mu Anxiao frowned.
"I'll wait for your news. Let's go out," Xiao Yi said in a low voice.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened, and she turned and walked away.
Indeed, the demons here each had their own unique abilities. Mu Anxiao had always trusted Xiao Yi implicitly. Who would have thought that over such a small matter, Xiao Yi would reveal her true colors? She increasingly felt that the demons here were truly terrifying.
Exiting the kitchen, she walked directly to the wolf demon and said, "I have something to tell you."
Hearing this, the wolf demon opened its eyes. "What?"
"Are you sure you don't want to marry Rose?" Mu Anxiao asked intentionally.
The wolf demon grunted in affirmation.
"Alright, I understand," Mu Anxiao said, turning towards the courtyard gate.
Seeing this, the wolf demon quickly stood up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"To find Rose," Mu Anxiao said, and then left.
The wolf demon looked astonished. "What's wrong with her?" As he wondered, he looked down at the vine spirit, whose eyes were now open.
The vine spirit also hadn't expected Mu Anxiao to intervene. It also stood up in surprise and said, "Did Xiao Yi say something to her?"
"Xiao Yi?" the wolf demon repeated, then turned and headed towards the kitchen.
The vine spirit stood in place, blinked, and then sat back down.