Mu Anxiao disdained the boy's attitude and said, "You're quite capable." As she spoke, she stepped forward, grabbed the girl's wrist, and pulled her away from Shen Yan. "Come here."
The boy glanced at the woman and obediently walked forward, asking, "What do you want?"
"What else? Your junior sister has been quite stimulated. Take her away." Mu Anxiao handed the girl’s hand to the boy.
The boy froze. As he reached out to grab the girl's arm, she struggled. "I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving." She couldn't break free from Mu Anxiao's grasp.
"Junior Sister," the boy frowned slightly.
The girl looked at the boy's face and asked, "Do you have an immortal destiny?"
The boy was stunned.
"You don't?" the girl asked again.
The boy lowered his gaze. "Junior Sister, Master had an elder come to test us last time. Only a small portion of women in our cultivation sect have an immortal destiny. As for men, none." He shook his head slightly.
When the woman heard the boy's words, her expression turned angry. "What did you say?"
The boy was startled by the woman's tone and turned to ask, "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"
"I asked you, what did you say?"
"I said... only a small portion of women in our cultivation sect have an immortal destiny, and men do not," the boy said softly.
"What about her?" the woman pointed at the girl.
The girl's face stiffened.
"Her?" The boy cautiously glanced at the girl and said, "No."
"Say that again." The woman stepped forward and grabbed his collar.
The boy was startled. "Senior Sister, what exactly are you trying to... do?"
"Whatever I ask you, you better answer truthfully, or don't blame me for being impolite," the woman said coldly.
Seeing the woman's demeanor, Mu Anxiao felt utterly speechless. She released her grip on the girl's wrist and said, "You little brat, I finally know who you're afraid of."
The girl cautiously glanced at Mu Anxiao and retreated behind Shen Yan once more.
Sensing the girl's movement, Mu Anxiao turned to Shen Yan and said, "It seems your wound is fine..."
"Protect her," Shen Yan suddenly said.
Mu Anxiao blinked. "Are you serious? Why should I protect her?" she said, pointing at the girl.
Shen Yan fell silent and said mentally, Because I can tell you don't want me to protect her.
Mu Anxiao knitted her brows and glanced at the girl hiding behind Shen Yan. I'm just annoyed with you.
Annoyed with what?
Normally, when I ask you to protect me, you refuse. Now you want to protect this stranger I've only known for a day. You...
I protect many people, and you've met them all. Also, you were the one who said you didn't want to owe me favors. All of this was your own choice.
Mu Anxiao lowered her gaze slightly, thinking that she had indeed always adhered to the principle of not owing favors. Therefore, at this moment, she was truly at a loss for words.
"We can't go on like this," Shen Yan said.
"I always thought I understood you very well, and I kept betting with myself that you wouldn't choose to help her. I didn't expect this. Alas," Mu Anxiao shook her head. "My calculations were off. I still can't see through you, a cultivator."
"You lost your bet with yourself, huh? Very well, Mu Anxiao."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned and quickly looked up at the Yin general standing beside Shen Yan, narrowing her eyes. "You can actually hear us talking."
"You have his spell on you, so naturally, he can hear anything you say to me mentally. Of course," Shen Yan said, glancing at the Yin general, "if he doesn't want to hear, he won't."