“You know me?” Xi’er asked, surprised.
“You are from the Cultivation Sect, a false immortal who relies on elixirs to cultivate.” The vine spirit intended to provoke Xi’er.
As expected, the moment the vine spirit spoke, Xi’er shouted in anger, “I am an immortal! You monster, how dare you say that!”
“I may be a monster, but at least I cultivated through my own efforts. You,” the vine spirit sneered, “are merely an ugly woman who gains without working.”
“How can you say I gain without working?”
“That dilapidated room is filled with half-dead people. If I’m not mistaken,” the vine spirit said, “those individuals are all related to you, aren’t they?”
This matter was something Xi’er had handled discreetly. Aside from Mu Xi, the housekeeper, and her own people, no one else knew. Yet, the vine spirit had so casually exposed it.
This came as a shock to her.
“You said it,” she shifted her gaze to Mu Xi’s face.
“I didn’t say anything,” Mu Xi quickly shook his head, afraid of offending Xi’er.
Upon hearing this, Xi’er slowly turned her gaze back to the vine spirit and asked nervously, “Who told you?”
“No one told me. I saw it with my own eyes.”
“You went there?”
“I… just now…”
Before the vine spirit could finish speaking, Mu An Xiao’s nerves tightened, and he blurted out, “Vine spirit, if you say another word, you’ll regret it.”
Hearing this, the vine spirit glanced at Mu An Xiao and chuckled.
Xi’er was confused. “Where are you looking?” she asked, glancing sideways in Mu An Xiao’s direction, then back at the vine spirit. “Why did you stop talking?”
“Someone told me not to speak. In short, I saw it,” the vine spirit said, intentionally glancing at a relieved Mu An Xiao, and then let out a cold laugh.
“You have someone behind you?” Mu Xi asked, fear creeping into his heart as he looked around.
“Stop asking,” the vine spirit’s face turned cold. He turned and walked around Mu Xi to the food box. “Never mind, I’ll tell you the truth. I want what’s inside this box.” As he spoke, he squatted down and deliberately touched the food box.
Mu Xi glanced at Xi’er and called out dryly, “What are you doing?” He quickly rushed to the vine spirit’s side, squatted down, and grabbed the vine spirit’s hand.
He knew the poison in the green bottle was no longer effective, but seeing Xi’er present, he deliberately put on a show of concern to gain her trust.
However, he was unaware that his acting was incredibly awkward.
At this moment, the vine spirit was taken aback. “Are you sure you’re trying to stop me?” he said, looking at his hand, which was firmly pressed against the box lid by Mu Xi.
“Don’t touch him.” Mu Xi continued his charade, tugging at the vine spirit’s hand. Finally, he deliberately used the vine spirit’s hand to tip over the food box.
The vine spirit remained calm throughout, his expression unchanged as he watched Mu Xi struggle and ultimately knock over the food box using his hand. He sighed, “Tsk, you’ve been a great help.” With that, he flung Mu Xi’s hand away and looked down at the green bottle that had rolled out of the box. “This thing is mine now.”
“No!” Mu Xi said sternly, deliberately and slowly reaching for the green bottle.
Seeing this, the vine spirit didn’t know what Mu Xi was up to. He immediately reached out and picked up the green bottle before Mu Xi could, then pretended to cooperate with Mu Xi’s fake tension. “Oh, I got it.” As he spoke, the vine spirit stood up.
Mu Xi’s eyes darted, and he looked up and shouted, “Give it back to me!” He then pressed down on the vine spirit’s shoe.
The vine spirit: “…” As he put the bottle into his robe, he glanced at Xi’er, who was watching Mu Xi with her arms crossed, and said, “This is yours.”
“Give it back to me,” Xi’er’s attitude towards the vine spirit had clearly become more polite after his previous move.
Hearing Xi’er’s natural tone, the vine spirit laughed, “It’s better when you speak; I find it more comfortable.” He then looked down at Mu Xi. “Young man, put some effort into your acting; you’re too dramatic.” With that, he easily pulled his foot away and took a step back.
“That thing is useless to you. Give it back to me,” Xi’er said, stepping forward, unconcerned with Mu An Xiao’s deliberate actions in letting the vine spirit take the green bottle.
The vine spirit snorted. “Whether this thing is useful to me or not, I know best. You don’t need to tell me.” With that, he intentionally vanished in front of them.
Seeing this, Xi’er was stunned. She quickly looked around, then glared angrily at the now-standing Mu Xi, saying coldly, “You did that on purpose.”
“I…”
“You don’t need to explain; you’ve already revealed yourself,” Xi’er said. She walked up to Mu Xi, grabbed him by the collar, and asked, “Do you care about your sister that much?”
“I…”
All this time, Mu Xi had only wanted to leave the Mu Mansion. He didn’t understand Mu An Xiao. Initially, he agreed to Xi’er’s demand to hand over Mu An Xiao because… he thought they genuinely fancied Mu An Xiao.
However, after conversing with her, he realized… things were not like that at all.
Although he detested Mu An Xiao, he had never wished for her death. Therefore, from the day Xi’er told him she wanted to kill Mu An Xiao, he began to refuse.
Consequently, he was constantly conflicted. After spending time with the younger Mu An Xiao recently, he solidified his decision.
Thus, he continued, “That’s right, I care about her.”
“…” Mu An Xiao was stunned.
Feng Qi Shi glanced at Mu An Xiao, then at Mu Xi, who was now contradicting Xi’er, and remained silent.
“No wonder he has so much strength,” the vine spirit said, glancing at Mu An Xiao. “It’s because he’s desperate to save his sister.”
“You have no right to speak here,” Mu An Xiao glared at the vine spirit.
“How dare I?” the vine spirit retorted. “I helped you, you should thank me…”
“If it weren’t for you,” Mu An Xiao interrupted, “Mu Xi wouldn’t hate me so much. You shit-stirrer.”
“Shit-stirrer…” the vine spirit said, then laughed. “No, why are you scolding yourself?” He nudged Mu An Xiao’s shoulder.
“Get lost,” Mu An Xiao glared fiercely at the vine spirit, then looked at Mu Xi again. “I will never believe he is a good person.”
“Your brother is indeed not a good person,” the vine spirit said calmly.
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao looked at the vine spirit. “Can you stop acting like you know everything? It’s really disgusting.”
“That was in the past, and I don’t want to argue with you, but I’ll say it again,” the vine spirit said. “Your brother’s heart harbored evil, which is why he could be controlled by me. In other words, he has always hated you.”
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