“This... how about we...”
“Ye, why are you here again?” Mo Juan appeared just in time.
Hearing her, the man (Mu Anxiao) breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Mo Juan, and remained still.
Jiong Ye and the wolf demon lowered their heads in unison upon seeing Mo Juan.
Then, Xi'er withdrew her hand and offered a symbolic bow to Mo Juan.
“Why are you here?” Ouyang Ye asked directly, turning to look at Mo Juan.
“Ye, I heard you went to find the food-eating beast again,” Mo Juan said, looking at the man (Mu Anxiao) with a frown. “Why aren't you bowing to me?”
“What did you say?” The man (Mu Anxiao) feigned deafness.
Seeing this, Mo Juan, her anger rising, said, “I asked why you aren’t bowing to me. It seems,” she narrowed her eyes, “you’ll need to learn the rules of the Demon Realm after you get out.”
Before coming here, the man had inquired about all the demons around Ouyang Ye, even memorizing their appearances. However, he had no impression of Mo Juan at all. “Who are you?” he asked, genuinely confused.
Mo Juan’s expression froze.
Ouyang Ye listened to the man (Mu Anxiao)’s reply, then glanced at the now-purple-faced Mo Juan and said, “Mu Anxiao, this isn't fair.”
Hearing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) turned to Ouyang Ye with a confused look and said very seriously, “I am truly about her…” He trailed off as the wolf demon coughed as a reminder. He immediately removed his hand from the door lock and turned to look at the wolf demon, “What are you doing?”
The wolf demon thought his interruption would stop his 'act,' but realized how naive he was. Hearing his sudden question, the wolf demon genuinely wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground, but circumstances didn't allow it.
Helpless, he could only try to protect himself. “This is the master’s capable assistant, Juan'er, don’t you remember?” he said, moving behind the man (Mu Anxiao).
This time, with the wolf demon’s reminder, the man (Mu Anxiao) finally recalled Mo Juan. He immediately forced a strained smile and said, “Oh, I remember now,” he said, turning back to the still displeased Mo Juan, “It’s you.”
“Mu Anxiao, stop pretending,” Mo Juan said with a cold snort. “Do you think I’ll be afraid of you if you play amnesia? How naive.”
“Yes, it was my fault for playing amnesia,” the man (Mu Anxiao) said, trying to salvage the situation for fear of disrupting Mu Anxiao's life here. “Um, what were you just saying… about learning the rules?”
“Still pretending,” Mo Juan’s tone was cold.
The man (Mu Anxiao) put on a cheeky grin. “I’ll learn. After I get out, I’ll learn and then bow to you, alright?” His smile was clearly unnatural.
Mo Juan snorted coldly. Just as she was about to speak, Ouyang Ye said, “Juan’er.”
Following Ouyang Ye’s call, Mo Juan withdrew her unfriendly gaze from the man (Mu Anxiao) and looked at Ouyang Ye, murmuring, “Ye, you say.”
“My wound seems to have reopened,” Ouyang Ye said deliberately, not wanting Mo Juan to continue to trouble the man (Mu Anxiao).
As expected, Mo Juan grew anxious the moment she heard Ouyang Ye’s words. “Are you alright?” she gently took Ouyang Ye’s arm.
“Perhaps the wound reopened when I was looking for the food-eating beast earlier,” Ouyang Ye said, and walked away with Mo Juan.
Seeing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Xi’er, who had been staring at him. “What are you looking at me for?” he asked, glancing at the door lock.
“My husband’s cooking,” Xi’er said, frowning at the man (Mu Anxiao)’s unchanged expression. “How is it? Does it suit your taste?”
“It’s alright, just…” the man (Mu Anxiao) began, then suddenly realized, “You mean the food was made by your husband himself?”
Xi’er nodded.
The man (Mu Anxiao) smiled.
Xi’er looked at the man (Mu Anxiao)’s behavior and asked, puzzled, “What, it doesn’t suit your taste?”
“It’s fine, it’s very good,” the man (Mu Anxiao) said, noticing Xi’er’s unnatural expression. “Do you have something else to say?”
“…” Xi’er pursed her lips at the man (Mu Anxiao)’s words. “Can you please stop acting crazy in front of the master from now on? Luckily, Juan’er was smart just now. If she hadn’t been, my husband would have been ruined by you.”
“What does that have to do with me?” the man (Mu Anxiao) said irresponsibly.
Xi’er frowned. “You didn’t recognize Juan’er after eating my husband’s cooking. You say,” her expression became flustered, “if the master misunderstands, what will happen to my husband?”
“What will happen?” the man (Mu Anxiao) retorted.
Xi’er was angry. “If you continued to feign ignorance for a moment longer, my husband would lose his life,” she said, gripping the railing. “Mu Anxiao, can you stop pretending to be foolish? You’re truly disgusting like this.”
“I just forgot who she was. How am I pretending? You…” The man (Mu Anxiao) scanned Xi’er from head to toe. “Are you being too unreasonable?”
Xi’er narrowed her eyes.
Seeing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) frowned. “No, what’s with that expression?”
“Next time, if I find you deliberately harming my husband, I will never forgive you,” Xi’er said, hitting the railing twice with force.
In response, the man (Mu Anxiao) let out a cold laugh.
Xi’er asked, “What are you laughing at again? Are you planning to harm my husband again next time?”
“I never intended to harm your husband. Thinking like this,” the man (Mu Anxiao) sighed, “is too narcissistic.”
“You…”
“If I wanted to harm him, I wouldn’t have eaten the food,” the man (Mu Anxiao) shook his head again. “Forget it, you won’t believe anything I say. Let’s go.”
“Then why were you pretending not to recognize her just now?” Xi’er was meticulous.
The man (Mu Anxiao) was completely bewildered by Xi’er’s meticulous mind. He took a deep breath and said helplessly, “Your husband’s cooking is really too delicious. So delicious that my memory vanished instantly, and naturally, I forgot about that woman.”
“You truly don’t like Juan’er,” Xi’er said with inexplicable emotion.
The man (Mu Anxiao) helplessly agreed, “I don’t like her, but that’s my business, and it has nothing to do with you.”
“Don’t be so obvious in the future, or you’ll harm yourself,” Xi’er said, then turned and left.
The man (Mu Anxiao) curled his lips and muttered, “How strange.” He then turned to the wolf demon and said, “Thanks for earlier.”
The wolf demon smiled. “When did you start being polite with me, a wolf demon? That’s truly miraculous.”
“You are the wolf demon,” the man (Mu Anxiao) said casually.
The wolf demon smiled.
Seeing the man (Mu Anxiao)’s slow reaction, Jiong Ye couldn’t help but laugh as well.