Above the waterfall, Mu Anxiao, after a chase, stopped in a pool of blood. Looking around, she became curious about the situation below. Thus, she began to try to contact the wolf demon in her own way, "Wolf demon, are you alright?" she asked, concerned about the fate of the demon-eating beast.
The wolf demon heard Mu Anxiao's question clearly and then glanced at Xi'er and the others who were focusing on his face. He cleared his throat and responded silently, "We're fine, did you find Jiong Ye?" He first asked what he wanted to know in this manner.
"Not dead," Mu Anxiao replied simply, then thinking of the escaping demon-eating beast, she said, "Right, you guys be careful."
"I know, how's the situation on your end now?" the wolf demon asked silently, deliberately turning his back.
As the wolf demon asked this from his heart, Mu Anxiao crouched down, "I encountered a female monster, and that female monster ran away. I'm chasing her now, so..." She reached out and gently touched the stone stained with viscous blood, frowning, "I have a question for you."
"Go ahead," the wolf demon said, looking down.
Mu Anxiao: "Do you know about monsters?" she asked, looking around again.
"What type?" the wolf demon asked intently, not forgetting to glance back at Song Xi and the others behind him.
"Carnivorous," Mu Anxiao replied simply, standing up and looking down at the viscous blood clinging to her fingertip.
"You met a monster?" the wolf demon immediately understood the deeper meaning of her question.
Mu Anxiao hummed, and as she was about to give the wolf demon a more in-depth explanation of her current situation, a gust of wind suddenly blew from behind her. Mu Anxiao immediately stopped her conversation with the wolf demon, turned around slowly, and saw... the female monster. "I knew you were here."
"You're still using magic, you're quite bold," the female monster said, glancing at Mu Anxiao's fingertips, which were glowing blue.
Then, Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. She clenched her fists, completely cutting off her communication channel with the wolf demon, and said, "If I'm not mistaken," she said, looking to both sides, "you deliberately led me here, didn't you?"
The female monster smiled.
Mu Anxiao was used to the female monster's reactions and faced her calmly, "It seems I guessed correctly."
"All the blood here is still fresh, do you know why?" the female monster asked, waving an arm behind her. A dark cave appeared in Mu Anxiao's sight. "This is where I keep those monsters," she said, and screams for help came from inside.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao felt a chill run down her spine. Before this, she thought there were no living creatures here. Now, hearing it suddenly, she realized the female monster's vicious methods. Swallowing, she involuntarily took half a step back, feigning ignorance, "What's inside?"
"Ouyang Ye's punishment rate for monsters is too low. If it were as you thought, I'd starve to death," the female monster said inexplicably.
Mu Anxiao's expression stiffened, "So, you don't kill them immediately... but slowly." As she said this, she realized the gravity of the situation.
"If I'm not mistaken, the barrier you set around that guy's body has a time limit. So," the female monster smiled, "I just need to wait, and it'll be twice the result with half the effort."
"You still want to capture him," Mu Anxiao exclaimed in surprise.
The female monster smiled, "Why not catch him if I can? But speaking of which," she scanned Mu Anxiao from head to toe, continuing, "you're much more nutritious compared to those monsters."
"You..."
"Look over there," the female monster said, pointing to an open space next to the cave. The open space then transformed into a house.
Mu Anxiao saw this scene clearly, and it was precisely because of this clarity that Mu Anxiao became uneasy. "Don't tell me this is your kitchen."
"Smart. I'll deal with you here, and then," the female monster said, looking down at the bloody stones at their feet, "I'll nourish these stones with your blood."
"These stones have life?" Mu Anxiao said, about to retreat, when a red ribbon suddenly shot out from between two stones, binding Mu Anxiao's ankle.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's sudden, distraught reaction, the female monster smiled, "I'll give you four words," she raised her chin, "you cannot escape your doom."
"You really want to eat me," Mu Anxiao said, unable to move. She raised her head and glared furiously at the female monster.
The female monster: "You are the one who made me decide this."
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's reaction, the female monster couldn't help but curl her lips, "If it weren't for your threat, I wouldn't have decided to eat you at all. To be honest," she said, "I never intended to eat you."
"Are you always so contradictory in your actions?" Mu Anxiao asked casually, unable to stand the female monster.
The female monster didn't understand Mu Anxiao's meaning and frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
"Only smart people can understand me, which shows," Mu Anxiao clicked her tongue, "you're really stupid." After saying that, she directly threw the dagger towards the red ribbon.
Immediately after, the dagger circled the red ribbon a few times, and the red ribbon broke. Seeing this, the female monster hurriedly shouted at the stones, "Go," and then retreated a few steps.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao quickly gripped the dagger and, before the female monster could use her tricks, flew into the air. "A mere trick, and you think you can capture me? How ridiculous." As she spoke, she slashed the dagger through the air, and the red ribbons flying towards her were broken one after another again.
However, the female monster had already anticipated Mu Anxiao's abilities, so she let out a cold laugh, as if it were expected, and said, "The ridiculous one is you." As she spoke, she quickly soared into the air and, while rapidly changing her hand seals, streams of white ribbons instantly flew out from her sleeves, rushing towards Mu Anxiao, who was cutting the red ribbons.
In the next moment, Mu Anxiao, under the female monster's stealth attacks, was bound by white ribbons at her hands and feet, suspended upside down in mid-air. At this moment, the female monster came before Mu Anxiao. "Do you think you're very powerful?" she said, crossing her arms.
"That's what I should be saying," Mu Anxiao said, gripping her dagger and quickly trying to think of a solution for herself.
Amidst Mu Anxiao's words, the female monster laughed wantonly, "It seems your arrogance is indeed difficult to extinguish. If that's the case, you can just hang there for a while longer." As she spoke, she landed on the ground.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao shouted, "Where are you going?" She was worried about Jiong Ye.
"To rest," the female monster said, turning and walking towards the cave.
Subsequently, after the female monster entered the cave, Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and began to try to contact the wolf demon again...