"How do you know?"
"You'll know tomorrow." The rattan spirit's lips curved upwards as it looked at Xi'er, who was frozen by Mu Xi's words. It smiled, "She definitely won't let you off easily."
"..." Mu An Xiao said nothing. She shot a glare at the rattan spirit, then looked at Xi'er.
After staring at Mu Xi for a while, Xi'er sneered, "Remember this, only when she dies can you have a good life."
"Whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with me..."
"She is a destined woman of immortality. If her soul is used as a medicinal guide, and you and I consume it together, we can achieve immortality."
"Do you want to become immortal that badly?"
Mu Xi had no interest in becoming immortal. He followed Xi'er because his parents had said when Mu An Xiao was very young that the Immortal Cultivation Sect was a sacred place. He thought that if he joined, his status within the family would also rise. For his own sake, he got to know Xi'er.
Now, the moment Xi'er told him the truth, he wanted nothing more to do with her.
"Yes," Xi'er's eyes lit up, "I am from the Immortal Cultivation Sect, of course I want to become immortal. If it weren't for your sister, I wouldn't have saved you. Remember, I am your benefactor, and you must repay my kindness."
"My sister..."
"Dare you say you didn't approach your sister with ulterior motives?"
"You..."
"Are you afraid I'll kill the girl you love, so you do everything I say? Don't think I don't know." Xi'er interrupted, coldly looking into Mu Xi's eyes, "Remember this, if you don't obey me, I will not only kill your sister, but I will also kill that girl who might snatch you away from me at any moment."
"Don't hurt her."
"Since you don't want me to hurt her, then honestly hand over your sister's life to me." As she spoke, Xi'er took out a black bottle from her sleeve and handed it to Mu Xi, "Use your methods to make Mu An Xiao drink it."
"What is this?" Mu Xi asked, but still took the black bottle.
"The medicine in that green bottle can make your sister's death less painful, but since it was snatched away, there's nothing I can do." Xi'er glanced at the black bottle, "Your sister can only die in agony."
"Agony?"
"Yes, her internal organs will all hurt, and even her bones will shatter. Tell me," Xi'er smiled, "Isn't that agony?" "You are too cruel."
"As long as you do this," Xi'er smiled, "perhaps I can mercifully let you marry that girl."
"Really?" Mu Xi's eyes brightened.
Xi'er nodded, "Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you? On the contrary, you," she said, her face turning cold, "have lied to me many times. However, given that you are helping me, I forgive you."
"Thank you." Mu Xi smiled.
Everything was reversed.
Mu An Xiao thought Mu Xi had seen the light. She thought she had seen Mu Xi's good side. All this time... it was her delusion. He was still that selfish person. That great villain who pushed all the blame onto her.
At this moment, Mu An Xiao became even more determined in her idea of using Mu Xi to make money.
"It seems women are more precious than sisters." The rattan spirit said deliberately.
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao shot a killing glance at the rattan spirit's face, "Why haven't you left yet?"
The rattan spirit said, "If I leave before the good show is over, I'll have regrets."
"Regrets," Mu An Xiao sneered, "You can still have regrets? If that's the case, do you want me to deal with you right here?" As she spoke, she looked down at the rattan spirit's leg.
"You dare."
"If you don't leave, I dare. Anyway," Mu An Xiao knew the rattan spirit was someone who loved to bring up others' tragic pasts, so she didn't want him to dwell on her past, "your leg is injured, and I presume your internal body is also damaged."
Hearing Mu An Xiao's analysis, the rattan spirit frowned and took half a step back, "You are truly despicable."
"Hurry back and tend to your leg."
"You..." The rattan spirit spat out a word and grinned, "You really don't want to know which great immortal I dueled with?"
"I wonder if you'd tell me?" Mu An Xiao said calmly.
The rattan spirit laughed, "I won't tell you. You'll know when you get back." After saying that, he leaped upwards... and got no reaction.
Seeing this, Mu An Xiao frowned, "Are you playing with me?"
The rattan spirit said, "I'm not playing." He looked down at his leg and realized, "I remember."
"What do you remember?" Mu An Xiao crossed her arms and raised her chin.
The rattan spirit looked down at his leg and said, "There's a rule in the Demon Realm that one cannot return within twelve hours."
"How many hours have you been here?"
"Just arrived." The rattan spirit honestly replied.
Mu An Xiao was speechless upon hearing this.
Feng Qi Shi said, "It seems you can't leave." As he spoke, he glanced at Xi'er and Mu Xi, who were leaving arm in arm.
Mu An Xiao also glanced in that direction, then remembered what the rattan spirit had just said. She asked, "By the way, you said... I'll know tomorrow, what did you mean?"
"You'll know tomorrow."
"You know about my tomorrow?" Mu An Xiao asked. Considering the years the rattan spirit had spent in the well, she didn't believe he knew about tomorrow.
The rattan spirit looked at Mu An Xiao's skeptical expression and said indifferently, "I don't know what will happen to you tomorrow, but I know that woman... has already locked onto you. It won't even take until tomorrow."
"Can you stop being so cryptic?" Mu An Xiao was impatient.
The rattan spirit laughed, "I'm just telling you what your brother told me. As for what you've gone through, I truly don't know."
So, the rattan spirit had only heard it from Mu Xi.
Thinking about it, Mu An Xiao suddenly felt how ridiculous it was that she had believed the rattan spirit just now.
"....." She glared at the rattan spirit, then tilted her face to look at the sky, "Hey, shouldn't you change back?"
"Why?" The rattan spirit didn't understand why Mu An Xiao would say that.
"The wolf demon is here." Mu An Xiao reminded him.
The wolf demon's hatred for the rattan spirit ran deeper than anyone else's, and Mu An Xiao understood this better than anyone. She thought that if the wolf demon saw the rattan spirit, it would surely cause a huge commotion.
Of course, she wasn't pitying the rattan spirit; she just... had her own ideas. Also, she didn't want to waste her time because of the wolf demon, nor did she want to waste Feng Qi Shi's spiritual energy due to the personal grudges between the wolf demon and the rattan spirit.
As for her idea, she didn't want to tell Feng Qi Shi yet.
Feng Qi Shi said, "You're crazy."
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao turned to look at Feng Qi Shi, who was glaring at her, and was startled, "Why are you glaring at me?"
"He is your enemy, and you choose to help him. Mu, you fool, you truly are a fool." Feng Qi Shi said, his face full of anger.