Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes at the two of them simultaneously and thought, "Are cultivators and underworld officials so great? You guys play on. I'm not staying." After she finished thinking, she glanced at the girl hiding behind Shen Yan, saying nothing.
On the other side, when the boy told the truth, the woman released her grip on his collar and said, "After going in such a big circle, I'm just a fool."
"Senior Sister..."
"Don't call me Senior Sister anymore. I'll tell you the truth: I have no immortal destiny. I've reached today through my own efforts, and it has nothing to do with your immortal cultivation sects," the woman said hysterically.
Hearing her words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but feel a hint of admiration for the woman before her.
"So scary," the girl clutched Shen Yan's sleeve tightly.
Mu Anxiao followed the sound and looked at the girl, "What's so scary about this? She's not here to find..." Halfway through, she suddenly remembered the wolf demon incident and turned to the woman, asking, "You weren't sent by the wolf demon, were you?"
"Yes," the woman turned to look at Mu Anxiao and said, "But there's still plenty of time. My junior sister will eventually fall into my hands." As she spoke, she took advantage of Mu Anxiao's surprise and pushed her forcefully towards Shen Yan.
Mu Anxiao lost her footing and stumbled towards Shen Yan.
In the next moment, Mu Anxiao grabbed Shen Yan's collar and stood close in front of him.
"Thank you," she looked up into Shen Yan's eyes and smiled.
"Let go," Shen Yan looked down at Mu Anxiao and uttered two words.
Mu Anxiao chuckled sheepishly, let go, and took a few steps back, weakly saying, "I didn't mean to."
"I know," Shen Yan said as he tidied his collar.
The woman looked at the purse on the ground, hooked it with one hand, and it swiftly flew from Shen Yan's feet into her hand. "I won't keep you company any longer," she said, quickly tucking the purse into her sleeve and turning to leave.
Mu Anxiao continued to smile awkwardly.
"Are you a man? To be pushed over by a woman," Shen Yan hadn't noticed anything.
"I am a man, but my strength is limited," Mu Anxiao said, tilting her head up.
The girl peeked at Mu Anxiao's expression and couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Mu Anxiao inadvertently saw the girl secretly mocking her.
The girl deliberately suppressed the smile on her lips and said, "I'm not laughing at you. I'm just relieved that Senior Sister is gone."
"I find it strange. Weren't you and your senior sister on very good terms? How did you offend her?" Mu Anxiao was puzzled.
"I... I told my senior sister the truth."
"You didn't tell your senior sister that marrying him would make her an immortal, did you?" Mu Anxiao pointed at Shen Yan.
The girl glanced at Shen Yan and said, "I did, but Senior Sister didn't care about that. She only cared about whether I had immortal destiny. She said Father lied to her. I don't quite understand what she meant."
"Your senior sister..." Mu Anxiao repeated a few times, then looked at the boy on the other side, who was clearly frightened by the woman, and said, "I understand now. Your senior sister is jealous of you. Originally, she thought you were one of them, but who knew your father lied to her."
"My father didn't know either..."
"Your father was playing dumb. I think he must have been waiting for your senior sister to tame that wolf demon and then ascend to immortality with you," Mu Anxiao said with a serious expression.
Shen Yan looked down at Mu Anxiao's earnest expression and said, "I didn't expect your brain, which only works once every thousand years, to actually move on something like this."