Mu Anxiao glanced at her hand that Shen Yan had shaken off and quickly turned to say, "Didn't you ask me to follow you to find a partner for cultivation? Now I'm taking you to meet your future wife, why aren't you happy?"
"You cultivate then," Shen Yan suddenly said.
Mu Anxiao was stunned and blinked her eyes, "Are you mistaken? Didn't you say I have no immortal destiny?"
"You do," Shen Yan said solemnly.
"I do, then..." Mu Anxiao's gaze flickered towards Shen Yan, saying, "Let's forget it. I don't want to marry you. Rather than spend a few lifetimes with you, I'd rather strive to be someone outstanding in this life."
The moment Mu Anxiao said this, Ye Yin sighed.
Shen Yan glanced at the dejected Ye Yin and said, "My words, have you forgotten them?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yin quickly shook her head at Shen Yan with a smile.
"It's good that you haven't forgotten," Shen Yan said, looking back at Mu Anxiao. "Don't worry, I wouldn't be interested in a woman like you. I'm just suggesting you cultivate. If you're unwilling, then forget it."
"You take me as your disciple," Mu Anxiao said, hesitating, "That won't work either. You are too demanding. If I were your disciple, I'd be worked to death. Besides, I've tolerated you enough."
"I'll introduce one to you," Shen Yan said faintly.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes slightly and pouted, "I don't believe you'd be so kind."
"Help me find a partner, and I'll..."
"I'll go right now," Mu Anxiao pointed outside.
"I don't want from this village," Shen Yan said.
Mu Anxiao frowned, "You don't fancy the girls here, and the girls here don't fancy you either." She pointed at Shen Yan.
"Next time, I hope you can conceal your gender better," Shen Yan said, glancing sideways at Ye Yin, who was staring at Mu Anxiao. "Ye Yin, go back to where you came from."
"What would I do if I went back? Besides, I've already vowed to them that I'd become an immortal when I came out. If I go back now, after only decades in the human world, they'll surely mock me." Ye Yin deeply worried about what other tree spirits would think of her.
"So you're also a demon who cares about what other trees think of you," Mu Anxiao interjected.
Shen Yan glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "Can you say one less word?"
Mu Anxiao, sweating, said, "Oh."
Ye Yin lowered her head, indicating her refusal of Shen Yan's suggestion.
Seeing Ye Yin's troubled expression, Shen Yan lowered her gaze and thought, "You can follow me."
"Really?" Ye Yin suddenly raised her face to look at Shen Yan.
In that instant, Shen Yan recalled her master's decision decades ago and shook her head, "No, you cannot follow me."
"Why?" Ye Yin was dejected.
"No reason," Shen Yan said, glancing at Mu Anxiao, who dared not speak. "This is how it is, you stay here first. When my matters are resolved, I'll come back for you, alright?"
"That girl has already discovered I'm a demon. If I stay here any longer, they'll definitely find a demon hunter to capture me. You can't," Ye Yin's eyes filled with tears, "You can't stand by and watch me die!"
"This..." Shen Yan hesitated.
Mu Anxiao looked left and right at Shen Yan and Ye Yin, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "I have a way."
"What way can you possibly have?" Shen Yan glanced at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao's gaze swept over them twice. "I think, you could introduce Ye Yin to your fellow disciples. That way, she might just become an immortal."