"My suffering has nothing to do with you."
"You are very much like me. When I was ten years old, I got lost, and my family never looked for me again. I was always bullied. After you died, your family left. Do you feel abandoned, so you've always been in pain, haven't you?" Mu Anxiao speculated for the safety of the narcissistic girl.
"You wretched girl, don't think you've eaten something from the underworld," the vine spirit instantly appeared before Mu Anxiao, "and I dare not do anything to you."
Mu Anxiao's forehead was covered in sweat. She clenched her fists and forced herself to meet the vine spirit's eyes, saying, "I didn't expect you to know so much."
"My demonic energy resides in every corner of this village. As long as you don't leave this village, I can sense your presence."
Mu Anxiao was too lazy to listen to the vine spirit. She blinked and said, "In life, you followed that immortal who had the register and learned about the girls with immortal destinies. But you don't know the girls with immortal destinies in this generation, so you..."
"Don't say another word," the vine spirit roared, reaching out and grabbing Mu Anxiao's neck.
Mu Anxiao knew the vine spirit couldn't exert much force and continued, "You couldn't touch that register, so you used me. You made me gather those girls to get acquainted, and then in the following years, you would make your move, is that right?"
At the same time, Shen Yan arrived at the alley entrance. "Mu Anxiao." As he took a step forward, a green light shot down, forming an invisible barrier that blocked him firmly outside.
Mu Anxiao slanted her eyes and said, "Shen Yan, you've finally arrived."
The vine spirit glanced at Shen Yan, who was blocked outside. The corner of his mouth curved up as he looked down at the trembling Mu Anxiao and said, "You wretched girl, you've been stalling for time all this while."
"I... I wasn't stalling for time. Would you have spoken to me? I... I would have definitely been killed by you," saying this, Mu Anxiao quickly raised her hand and grabbed the vine spirit's wrist.
The next second, black light suddenly erupted from the vine spirit's wrist. He quickly let go, shaking off Mu Anxiao and retreating two steps. He looked at his smoking wrist in surprise, "How could this be?"
Mu Anxiao thought Shen Yan had cast the spell, and she hurriedly turned to look at Shen Yan, "Shen Yan, you're amazing."
Shen Yan looked at Mu Anxiao, who was inexplicably praising him, in confusion. "I didn't do anything, you..." He peeked at the vine spirit, who was still staring at his wrist, and then looked back at Mu Anxiao, asking, "What did you do to him?"
"You didn't..."
"This place is sealed. I can't get in," Shen Yan said, reaching out and lightly touching the barrier emitting green light.
Mu Anxiao stared at the barrier that lit up when Shen Yan touched it, her face gradually becoming grim. "You can't get in, what am I supposed to do?"
"Your hand," Shen Yan pointed at Mu Anxiao's hand.
Mu Anxiao furrowed her brows, looked at her own palm emitting black light, and suddenly remembered the underworld official's words: "You shook hands with me, and your hand already possesses the spell I gave you. As long as you bravely grab him, I believe you can do it." Thinking of those words, Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes and looked at the vine spirit, who was still staring at her wrist. She burst into laughter, "Haha, you're finished." Saying this, she pointed at the vine spirit.
Shen Yan looked at Mu Anxiao's exaggerated back with a dark expression and murmured to himself, "Uh, where did this guy get his confidence from now?"