Ye Yin hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, I'll protect you."
"Thank you," Mu Anxiao said, raising her eyebrows.
Shen Yan glanced at Mu Anxiao with extreme disdain and turned to face the various types of monsters that had appeared. "You guys are following me quite closely."
Ye Yin frowned, stepping forward with Mu Anxiao. She introduced herself grandly, "I am now a matchmaker introducing immortal destinies to him. Anyone who dares to snatch them from me, just try it." As she spoke, she raised the arm Mu Anxiao was holding and frowned. "Let go of my hand."
"No, those monsters," Mu Anxiao peered at the group of demons, swallowing. "They look so varied, clearly man-eating creatures. I don't want to."
"Listen to me," Ye Yin said, drawing out the sound.
Shen Yan, seeing Mu Anxiao clinging to Ye Yin like this, was speechless. He took a half-step back and grabbed Mu Anxiao by the collar of her clothes. "Let go."
Mu Anxiao then loosened her grip on Ye Yin's hand.
Immediately, as Ye Yin was about to confront the monsters, Shen Yan pushed Mu Anxiao towards them. "Protect us."
Ye Yin was startled and, still holding up her hand, turned to look at Shen Yan. "She's just a mortal, how can she protect us?"
"She's quite capable," Shen Yan said, staring at Mu Anxiao's trembling back. He beckoned to Ye Yin. "Come here."
Ye Yin's mouth twitched. She felt a mixture of distrust and trust towards the unreliable Mu Anxiao before her.
Mu Anxiao stood rooted to the spot, her whole body trembling as she scanned the monsters. She pouted. "Shen Yan, I hate you."
"As long as there is hate, that's good," Shen Yan said, a smile playing on his lips.
Ye Yin, confused by Shen Yan's actions, asked, "What are you playing at?"
"You'll see," Shen Yan said, crossing his arms.
"Human, be sensible and move aside, or I'll swallow you whole," the big-headed monster roared, pointing at Mu Anxiao.
As Mu Anxiao listened to the big-headed demon's roar, a strange sense of displeasure arose within her.
"Move aside, or we'll eat you," another female monster shouted, pointing at Mu Anxiao.
"Ugly freak," the high-haired female monster continued to shout.
"You filthy, ugly human, get lost," the pink-clothed female monster roared, pointing at Mu Anxiao.
The small-headed demon scanned Mu Anxiao with his arms crossed. "Arrogant thing, you want to oppose us? It's pure delusion."
Listening to their words, which seemed to be merely an outlet for their frustrations, Mu Anxiao's anger flared. But to avoid provoking them further, she endured and lowered her head.
Seeing Mu Anxiao remain unmoved, they seemed to become addicted, relentlessly criticizing and verbally abusing her, pouring all their pent-up displeasure with the world onto her alone.
As Mu Anxiao listened to their words, she clenched her fists, her eyes gradually turning green. "You are truly courting death," she said, slowly raising her head and glaring at the monsters.
Ye Yin stared in shock at Mu Anxiao, her demeanor completely different from before. "She's not human?"
"Of course, she's human," Shen Yan said, staring at Mu Anxiao's back.
Ye Yin looked in disbelief as Mu Anxiao took step by step closer to the monsters. "Then why is she so powerful?"
"I didn't completely clear the resentment within her body earlier, so now, she hears what that man hears. Naturally, once that man is enraged, he will use that resentment, borrowing Mu Anxiao's body, to deal with those demonic creatures. Of course, the reckoning is his," Shen Yan said, pointing at Mu Anxiao. "It has nothing to do with her."