Shen Yan lowered her eyes to the hand gripping her shoulder, a white-haired woman's hand. She casually opened her palm and conjured a red talisman, sticking it onto the back of the woman's hand. A wisp of smoke then rose, and the woman quickly snatched her hand away from Shen Yan's shoulder, letting out a couple of pained yelps.
Shen Yan calmly brushed off her shoulder and turned to the Yin Messenger, looking down at Mu Anxiao, who was muttering "can't see me, can't see me" and asked, "What do you want?"
"This guy needs some training. Otherwise," the Yin Messenger looked at Shen Yan, "she'll just drag you down."
"You're right." Shen Yan agreed, recalling the scene just now.
The Yin Messenger squinted at Shen Yan and smiled, then crouched down and placed his hands on Mu Anxiao's shoulders.
Mu Anxiao's body stiffened. She opened one eye and said, "I'm just a human. You'd better not think too much."
"I know you're human, but," the Yin Messenger pressed down hard on Mu Anxiao's shoulders, "she's a female demon, and we're not good at dealing with her. This one is up to you."
"What are you saying? I can't hear you." Mu Anxiao continued to cover her ears.
The Yin Messenger glanced at the hands covering her ears and said, "If you want to live, fight that female demon to the death. If you want to die, then we'll be leaving first." With that, he looked up at Shen Yan, who stood unconcerned, staring at Mu Anxiao.
"I..."
"I know you can hear me," the Yin Messenger said flatly.
Mu Anxiao pouted, "I can't do it, I can't..."
The Yin Messenger's lips curved upwards. He removed his hands from her shoulders, gave her forehead a firm tap, and uttered a single word: "Go." xxs one
In the next second, Mu Anxiao, her body out of her control, stood up with the Yin Messenger and asked, "What did you do?" As she spoke, she took a step forward.
"Go and fight with your consciousness, Mu Anxiao," the Yin Messenger said, stepping aside and patting Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
Shen Yan looked down at Mu Anxiao's state and smiled, "You've got some skills, Yin Messenger."
"If possible, you should give this one to me..."
"No," Shen Yan refused outright.
The Yin Messenger smiled broadly, "It's alright, there's plenty of time. As long as you're willing to lend her to me for a bit."
Shen Yan didn't speak, glancing at Mu Anxiao and stepping back half a pace.
The boy, about fifteen or sixteen, looked at Mu Anxiao before him. He poked the white-haired woman forcefully behind her and said, "This time, if you can't beat that guy, you'll die."
"Ao ao." The white-haired woman nodded.
Mu Anxiao, stiff all over, began to approach the white-haired woman step by step.
The white-haired woman clenched her fists and also began to walk towards Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked down at the white-haired woman's fingernails and said, "Your fingernails are so long, you should trim them. If you can't do it yourself, do you want me to help you trim them?"
"Mu Anxiao, you talk too much," the Yin Messenger said helplessly, crossing his arms.
Shen Yan said calmly, "Indeed, she talks quite a lot. However, I believe she can win with this trait."
"I actually hope she can have a fight with that demon, so I can smoothly capture the demon."
"Why don't you capture the demon directly?" Shen Yan asked.
"This female demon has done no evil. If I were to capture her using my methods, I'm afraid it would provoke her resentment. At that point, if she became extreme, she would surely regard me as her enemy. Therefore, for my own safety, it's better to be cautious."
"Then aren't you making Mu Anxiao her enemy now?"