Mu Anxiao ignored Ouyang Ye's words and glanced at the wedding attire she was wearing. She muttered to herself, "I really don't know what you're thinking, wanting to hold an engagement ceremony for no reason. Even the mortal world doesn't have so many rules. Truly..."
"Mu Anxiao, just say what you want to say directly. This behavior of yours is quite meaningless," Ouyang Ye interrupted in a low voice.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao snapped back to attention and looked up at Ouyang Ye, saying coldly, "I just dislike this kind of formalism, it's utterly pointless."
"Then I can't listen to you," Ouyang Ye replied.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened. "Then why are you asking me so much?" As she spoke, she glanced at Feng Qishi and the other two, asking, "When are you leaving?" She then looked back at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye: "Now."
"Now?" Mu Anxiao echoed, then, thinking of her mission, she asked, "What about him?" She pointed at Feng Qishi.
"His memories can be wiped this afternoon. Do you want to come along?" Ouyang Ye said, observing Mu Anxiao's reaction.
Mu Anxiao's heart sank, but her face remained unchanged as she said, "Of course."
"Aren't you heartbroken?" Ouyang Ye asked again.
Mu Anxiao's face hardened. "What do you mean by that question?"
"If I recall correctly..."
"You're mistaken. If I wanted to leave this place, I would have already done so when we encountered the demon beast. Of course," Mu Anxiao said, her gaze cold, "if you say such things again, don't blame me for turning hostile."
Ouyang Ye chuckled.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes. "Don't misunderstand. Even if I choose to marry you, it's only because I've been tainted by the demon realm. If I return, I'll only be driven away by the immortals. In other words," she said, crossing her arms, "I'm just looking for a place to stay."
"I will make you fall in love with me," Ouyang Ye said, stepping forward and taking Mu Anxiao's arm.
Mu Anxiao's body stiffened, and she looked puzzled. "What are you doing?"
"What else? Come with me," Ouyang Ye said, glancing at Zhao Meier and the others, then pulling Mu Anxiao away.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao busied herself asking, "What about the wolf demon and Jiong Ye?"
"Released," Ouyang Ye replied, holding Mu Anxiao's hand.
Mu Anxiao resisted inwardly, but thinking of her mission, she could only... endure.
Feng Qishi frowned.
Just then, Zhao Meier arrived and walked up to Feng Qishi, asking, "If the master erases your memories, will you not remember me either?" She stared intently at Feng Qishi's face.
Hearing this, Feng Qishi withdrew his gaze, looked down at Zhao Meier's face, and retorted, "I truly have no impression of you. Who are you?"
"..." Zhao Meier's expression froze.
Feng Qishi continued, "We've met before..."
"You go with them," Zhao Meier said, glancing at Jiong Ye and the wolf demon, then turning to the two young demons. "You come with me."
"Yes," they replied in unison.
After they left, Jiong Ye, with a grin, came up behind Feng Qishi and asked, "You really don't remember that guy?"
"Why do you ask?" Feng Qishi turned his head to look at Jiong Ye.
Jiong Ye chuckled. "No reason, I just feel satisfied." He said, reaching out and patting Feng Qishi's shoulder.
"If you feel satisfied, then be satisfied. Why hit me?" Feng Qishi said, moving past Jiong Ye and looking at the wolf demon. "Where do you think Mu Anxiao was taken by him?"
The wolf demon was surprised that Feng Qishi would throw this question at him. "How would I know? Why are you asking me?"
"Rose," Feng Qishi said.
The wolf demon's expression turned awkward. "Why are you bringing her up?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Rose should have a special relationship with you. In that case, you must know where couples usually go to date," Feng Qishi stated frankly.
The wolf demon froze.
Jiong Ye said with a laugh, "Although I don't know what his relationship is with that Rose, I do know that nothing has even begun between him and that woman. But speaking of which," he said, putting an arm around Feng Qishi's shoulder, "why are you suddenly bringing this up? Who's going to date?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Ouyang Ye must have taken Mu Anxiao to a place for a rendezvous," Feng Qishi said calmly.
"Rendezvous..." the wolf demon repeated, and chuckled. "Feng Qishi, when did your thoughts become so vulgar? But speaking of which, do you really want to have your memories erased?"
"Mm."
"You weren't like this before," the wolf demon said.
Feng Qishi frowned. "If I wasn't like this before, then tell me, what was I like before?" He looked at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon gasped. "If it were in the past, you would definitely insist on taking Mu Anxiao away, no matter how difficult the path ahead. But now," he said, clicking his tongue, "you've compromised so easily. It's not like you."
"Is that so?" Feng Qishi said indifferently.
"Yes, but I can understand. The moment you arrived here, you essentially betrayed the entire Celestial Realm," the wolf demon said, shaking his head and sighing. "Your choice to stay is within my expectations."
"You say that as if you know him so well," Jiong Ye said disdainfully to the wolf demon.
The wolf demon clicked his tongue. "Is it your place to speak?" he said, then looked back at Feng Qishi. "Come, I'll take you to change your clothes. Yours are too ugly." Saying that, he walked ahead.
Then, Jiong Ye curled his lip and led Feng Qishi away.
Meanwhile.
Just as Feng Qishi had surmised, Mu Anxiao was brought by Ouyang Ye to the outskirts of Rendezvous Mountain. Looking around, she showed a confused expression on her face. "What did you bring me here for?" she asked, turning to look at Ouyang Ye.
"There's a Marriage Tree here. Demons about to get married all come to tie a lock of concord before this tree. Since we're about to get engaged soon," Ouyang Ye said, tightly holding Mu Anxiao's hand, "let's do this first, to avoid future complications."
"It's just a lock of concord, what does that have to do with future complications?" Mu Anxiao asked, deliberately tugging her hands free twice before giving up.
"This way, you won't be able to leave me," Ouyang Ye said, leading Mu Anxiao inside.
Can't leave?
Hearing Ouyang Ye's reply, Mu Anxiao felt a sudden sense of crisis. "Wait a moment," she said impulsively.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye did not stop walking. As he walked, he said, "I know what you're thinking better than anyone." He glanced at Mu Anxiao. "If you try any tricks, I promise that while erasing Feng Qishi's memories, I'll also take his life."
"You wouldn't dare," Mu Anxiao blurted out.
This time, Ouyang Ye stopped.
Suddenly, Mu Anxiao realized... she had spoken out of turn. She thought, it's over.