Mu Anxiao said, "I'll go in a moment. You'll call me Master, in front of him. If he asks, you don't..."
Mu Anxiao knew that as long as Guan Mian remained the master figure in Mu Miyan's heart, Mu Miyan would never have the courage to face that connection. Conversely, if she became Mu Miyan's master, perhaps Mu Miyan would gain confidence.
Mu Miyan hesitated, "This... is it really okay?"
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao didn't quite understand what Mu Miyan was nervous about.
Mu Miyan: "Me, deceiving people like this, will I be discovered?"
"You, I am deceiving people?" Mu Anxiao looked surprised, pointing at herself.
"Aren't you?"
"Of course not. I'm sincerely treating you as a disciple. If you don't believe me," Mu Anxiao didn't want to explain too much, so she sighed, "Then... I can't do anything."
"Then will you teach me later," Mu Miyan glanced at Mu Anxiao's hands, "the spell to make things disappear?"
"This..." Mu Anxiao thought of Mu Miyan's lack of immortal destiny and shook her head slightly, "No."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not taking you as a disciple to teach you these things."
"Then I won't do it..."
"Wait," Mu Anxiao held up her injured hand in front of Mu Miyan's face, "Let me ask you, in your heart, is that Guan Mian still your master?"
Mu Miyan reluctantly nodded.
"He is?"
"Yes."
Mu Anxiao wasn't jealous. Instead, she nodded, "Then let me ask you, what was the prerequisite for him to take you as a disciple?"
"To help me achieve immortality, just like him."
"Did he achieve it?" Mu Anxiao smiled.
"No," Mu Miyan's eyes were only filled with hatred, "He lied to me. I hate him."
"Lied to you."
"Yes, lied to me." Mu Miyan's expression was firm.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved, "Then, did I lie to you?"
"You?" Mu Miyan didn't react immediately and couldn't grasp Mu Anxiao's meaning.
Mu Anxiao looked calmly at Mu Miyan's bewildered expression, took a deep breath, "I, have I lied to you?"
"No."
"No, right? If I become your master now, is that sincere enough?"
"Sincere..." Mu Miyan's mind couldn't keep up. "What exactly are you thinking? Can you stop beating around the bush?"
Mu Anxiao: "Fine, I won't beat around the bush." She hid her inner awkwardness, deliberately acting as if nothing was wrong, and continued, "What I mean is, I want to be your master, but I haven't promised to help you achieve immortality, right?"
Mu Miyan: "..." She just stared at Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at Mu Miyan's expressionless face and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"I just want to find a master to teach me magic. If you... don't want to, then I'd rather not have a master."
"..." Mu Anxiao finally understood. After going through all this, Mu Miyan essentially wanted her to compromise and teach her magic. Mu Anxiao found it rather speechless.
"Why aren't you talking anymore?"
"..." Mu Anxiao stared at Mu Miyan for a few seconds, "I've already told you that you have no immortal destiny. Even if I wanted to teach you, you might not be able to learn it. But conversely, if you acknowledge me as your master, your fate might change. In other words, I can openly help..."
"Wait, if you become my master and then openly help me, they'll definitely say you're shielding me. Then things will be even more troublesome."
"..." Mu Anxiao hadn't expected Mu Miyan to think so much, so she was speechless for a moment.
Mu Miyan: "Am I right?"
Mu Anxiao glanced down at her injured hand, "I can, but it's unnecessary."
"Unnecessary?"
"Yes. I'm helping you, first because you are my disciple, and second, because I learned the inside story from you. Conversely," Mu Anxiao didn't want to go into such detail, but because Mu Miyan was being too persistent, she continued, "If we don't do this, I think, with Guan Mian's personality, he'll definitely say I'm targeting him. Then, things will be even more difficult to handle. Think about it."
"..." Mu Miyan frowned slightly, "What you're saying does make some sense."
"Since you think it makes sense, I'll give you ten seconds to think. When ten seconds are up, you can pretend I didn't say anything." Mu Anxiao began to count down, "Ten... nine..."
Mu Miyan stared at Mu Anxiao's mouth, then listened to her unhurried countdown. Mu Miyan quickly thought for a moment and asked, "Are you really helping me?"
Mu Anxiao didn't want to answer Mu Miyan's question and immediately said, "Five..."
Hearing this, Mu Miyan frowned and hurriedly said, "I'll be your disciple."
"Three..." Mu Anxiao smiled at this point, "Very good."
"You're really not going to teach me magic?"
"If you keep saying that to me," Mu Anxiao said with a cold face, "I won't help you anymore."
Mu Miyan knew that Mu Anxiao would do as she said. Otherwise, she wouldn't have stayed to help her. Therefore, based on this alone, she had no choice but to compromise.
"Alright."
"Alright, there are many meanings in that. What do you mean?"
Mu Miyan: "I mean... you are my master now."
"I won't teach you magic."
Mu Miyan nodded.
"Also, after things are over, I can always dissolve our master-disciple relationship because I don't want to delay your time."
Mu Miyan: "..."
A year ago, the moment Guan Mian became Mu Miyan's master, he told Mu Miyan that as long as he was her master, she had to obey him, and her time had to be entirely devoted to him. Now, with Mu Anxiao saying this, it made her feel a warmth in her heart.
Mu Anxiao: "Alright, that guy has probably brewed enough."
"Brewed what?" Mu Miyan didn't react immediately.
"You think." Mu Anxiao casually dismissed it, then shouted towards the direction the Yin Messenger had gone earlier, "You can come over now."
The next second, the Yin Messenger shouted back, "Okay."
Mu Miyan frowned, thought about Mu Anxiao's words, and said, "I understand. You mean, in a moment, he's going to act up again."
Mu Anxiao's lips curved, "Smart, disciple."
However, Mu Miyan didn't feel happy because of Mu Anxiao's words. Instead, she became nervous, "Then what do we do?"
"What do you mean, what do we do?"
"He's very good at finding excuses for himself. In a moment..."
"It's not just you facing him alone. I'm here too," Mu Anxiao interrupted.