At this very moment, Mu An Xiao saw an indescribable emotion on the old man's face.
This feeling made her lose her direction regarding what she was currently doing.
So, she lowered her eyelids and asked with her mind, "Shen Feng Zi, why are we catching this old man?"
Feng Qi Shi clearly sensed Mu An Xiao's question and replied mentally, "Because he is suspicious."
Suspicious? Mu An Xiao repeated mentally. Looking at the gaze the old man fixed on the woman, she tried asking, "Do you know each other?"
Upon hearing this, the woman finally turned her head to look at Mu An Xiao, "Why are you pestering us?"
"I..."
"You yourself said we haven't harmed anyone. Why are you still doing this?"
Hearing the woman's sudden interrogation, Mu An Xiao's heart sank, her mind went blank.
The old man said, "I am just a confused old man. Why are you looking for me?" He walked to the woman's side.
Just moments ago, Mu An Xiao had impulsively wanted to see what kind of monster he was.
Little did she know that as soon as she arrived, she was questioned, which made her feel lost.
"..."
"You speak," the old man stared at Mu An Xiao menacingly.
Mu An Xiao looked up at the old man's completely changed expression and felt guilty. "I just wanted to see what kind of monster you were. Anyway..." Her gaze flickered, "I was just curious."
"Curious," the old man said. "Curious, and you can just cause trouble? I'm telling you, if you dare to hurt her, I'll finish you." As he spoke, he grabbed the woman's arm.
Mu An Xiao was stunned and turned to the woman, "She's a monster, and you're a human soul. What is your relationship?"
One young, one old.
Mu An Xiao couldn't fathom what relationship could exist between them.
"What business is it of yours?" the woman retorted.
"I know it's none of my business. I'm just confused," she glanced at the thatched hut, "Why is there a thatched hut here?"
Having lost her objective and direction, all Mu An Xiao could do now was make awkward small talk with them.
Feng Qi Shi clearly watched Mu An Xiao's awkward expression during their exchange and frowned slightly.
The old man stood beside Feng Qi Shi, looking at Feng Qi Shi's gradually furrowed brow, and said, "Young man, what's wrong?"
Feng Qi Shi genuinely heard the old man's voice and then, sensing Mu An Xiao's awkward predicament, asked, "Do you know that old man?" He did not open his eyes.
The old man said with a calm expression, "No."
"If you don't know, then..." Feng Qi Shi thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you know that Candlelight?"
"Candlelight's methods are extremely despicable. Once, I personally saw her kill someone."
"Kill someone?" Feng Qi Shi repeated and quickly told Mu An Xiao mentally, "Mu, you fool, don't be afraid. That Candlelight has done evil."
The thatched hut.
Before this, due to her lack of understanding of Candlelight's circumstances, Mu An Xiao had inadvertently put herself in an awkward position.
However, after hearing Feng Qi Shi's reminder, the taut string in her heart relaxed. "..." Then she looked at the woman opposite her who remained silent, only staring at her.
The woman said, "This thatched hut is mine."
"It's yours," Mu An Xiao said, sneering, "This is probably not yours, is it?"
"What do you mean?"
"Speak, where is the owner of this place!" Mu An Xiao's eyes were sharp.
The woman said, "I don't understand what you're talking about."
"Although I don't know what you've done, what I want to say is, since you have a stain, then you must..."
"You have no right to arrest me."
"..." Mu An Xiao did not expect the woman to be so self-aware, so she curved her lips, "How did you know I wanted to arrest you?"
"Mu An Xiao."
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao was startled, frowned, "Oh, how do you know my name?"
The woman said, "You're still a troublemaker, just like that year."
However, in Mu An Xiao's memory, she had never interacted with the woman before her, so when she said this, Mu An Xiao was truly bewildered.
"..." She frowned.
The woman said, "You don't remember me."
"Who are you?" Mu An Xiao suddenly became nervous.
The woman said, "Sixty to seventy years ago, the little girl from that town, don't you remember?"
"Who?"
"You scraped clean everyone's memories. I am a destined immortal woman."
"..."
Mu An Xiao hadn't heard anyone mention such ancient events for a long time, so hearing the woman speak made her even more bewildered.
The woman continued, "So many years have passed, and you still like to wear men's clothes."
"..." Mu An Xiao had no impression of this woman at all.
Seeing Mu An Xiao's silent expression, the woman sneered, "Forgetting someone, is it that easy?"
"You're not human, are you?"
"I was human once. It seems you..."
"Can you stop beating around the bush? Say what you have to say in one go," Mu An Xiao interrupted impatiently.
The woman nodded slightly, "Fine. My name is A Long. That year, I was cultivating in the Immortal Cultivation Sect. It was you who caused our Immortal Cultivation Sect to fall into crisis and caused me to become like this."
"..."
Just now, A Long said she was a destined immortal woman from that town, and now she claimed to be a member of the Immortal Cultivation Sect.
This made Mu An Xiao completely speechless.
A Long continued, "At that time, I was still a child. I didn't have immortal destiny, but I had demon destiny. Originally, I was going to find a wolf demon to be my master, but it was because of you that you killed the wolf demon, causing me to achieve nothing."
"Let's not talk about that for now. Are you from that town or from the Immortal Cultivation Sect?" Mu An Xiao frowned slightly, "Honestly, I'm a bit confused listening to you."
"Immortal Cultivation Sect," A Long said concisely.
"Immortal..." The moment Mu An Xiao uttered this word, she suddenly felt annoyed. "Another one from the Immortal Cultivation Sect. I have to say, you are quite tenacious."
"It's none of your business. It's all because of you that I failed," A Long's eyes were filled with hatred.
Mu An Xiao calmed her anger and looked calmly at A Long's young face, saying, "I've seen many people who blame others with their eyes open. Let me put it this way: the moment you became a demon and committed evil, you lost the right to blame me."
"If I had followed the wolf demon to cultivate, perhaps..."
"The wolf demon back then was very capable. He could devour those demons, and wouldn't have devoured you, little..." She stopped mid-sentence and shook her head slightly, "No, old girl, if you put it that way, it means I saved you."
"You really know how to pat yourself on the back."
"It's the truth."