Mu Anxiao pointed her Soul Swords at their faces, one by one, and coldly uttered a single word: "Think."
They: "..."
A quarter of an hour later.
Mu Anxiao sat cross-legged, watching the five women who were leaning against the wall in thought. "Have you thought of anything?" she asked, gently caressing the edge of her Soul Sword.
The next second, her finger was cut, and blood seeped out.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi said, "You're bleeding."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She glanced at Feng Qishi, trying to ease her embarrassment, and said coldly, "See how sharp this Soul Sword is? If it were to strike your souls, I guarantee you would explode instantly."
The five women froze.
Feng Qishi: "..." His gaze remained fixed on Mu Anxiao's finger, not moving.
The fifth woman said, "We didn't do anything bad, we just..."
Before she could finish, Mu Anxiao's eyes widened. "..."
The fifth woman saw this, swallowed, and said, "I can't remember." She lowered her head.
Mu Anxiao glared at the fifth woman, then looked at the others. "Time's up. Since none of you have remembered, then fine, be on your way." As she spoke, she stood up, disregarding her injured finger.
Feng Qishi also stood up.
The fourth woman looked up at Mu Anxiao and said, "Can you at least give us a hint? What exactly did we do wrong?"
Mu Anxiao: "You're pretending."
"I..." The fourth woman averted her gaze.
Mu Anxiao: "..." She slowly raised her Soul Sword.
Feng Qishi said, "You don't need to do this."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned her head to look at Feng Qishi. "Shen Fengzi, I've never seen you act like a hero in front of women before. What is it today? Are you captivated by them?" She tilted her face towards the five women.
"You..."
"Mind your own business."
Immediately after, Feng Qishi walked to Mu Anxiao's side and pointed at her hand, saying, "You're injured."
Mu Anxiao hid her hand behind her back. "I don't need you to worry about me."
"Give it to me." Feng Qishi bent down and tugged at Mu Anxiao's arm.
The fifth woman said, "What are you two doing!"
Mu Anxiao was already annoyed by the fifth woman, and her question only amplified her dislike. "Mind your own business," she said, and then consciously offered her hand to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi was startled. "You?"
"Hurry up and heal me, so I can take action," Mu Anxiao said, her gaze still fixed on the fifth woman.
The fifth woman: "..." She swallowed.
Feng Qishi glanced at the fifth woman, then lightly tapped Mu Anxiao's finger with his own, saying, "Endure it for a moment."
"It's just a small cut..." Before she could finish, Mu Anxiao gasped and hissed, "Shen Fengzi, can't you be gentler?"
Feng Qishi: "..." He focused on healing.
At this moment, seeing Feng Qishi's skillful healing techniques and then looking at Mu Anxiao, the five women grew fearful.
Minutes later.
Mu Anxiao gasped and pulled her hand away, saying, "Done."
Feng Qishi hummed in response. "Any wound inflicted by the blade of a Soul Sword will worsen day by day, which is why you were bleeding profusely just now."
"I didn't ask you to explain," Mu Anxiao felt embarrassed, glared at Feng Qishi, and then looked at them again. "You heard that. Soul Swords are not like ordinary swords; they are arguably more powerful than the silver ropes binding you. So, you can figure it out yourself."
"You... we really can't remember," the fifth woman remained stubborn.
Mu Anxiao tsked. "Fine, fine. If you don't want to talk, then I'll start. Anyway," she snorted, "the Soul Sword is filled with demonic energy, and you died in the demon realm. They won't pursue this, and I can have some fun. Excellent, excellent."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the fifth woman became anxious. "We're not lying, we truly... we've forgotten some things, and we honestly don't feel like we've done anything wrong. We were merely doing business. Besides, those women committed suicide, what does that have to do with us?"
"What does it have to do with you...?" Mu Anxiao sneered. "How dare you say that."
"I..."
Mu Anxiao interrupted. "Do you dare say that those women, who were living peacefully and virtuously, were not forced by you into brothels and taverns? Do you dare say you didn't disfigure Yang Tai? Do you dare say..." She squatted down. "...you didn't send your own brothel girls to the mansions to replace those women? Do you dare..."
"Stop talking," the fifth woman covered her ears.
Mu Anxiao sneered. "Stop talking? Your memories have been awakened, haven't they?"
The fifth woman lowered her head. "We did nothing wrong. We were just doing business."
"Business." Mu Anxiao's eyes were filled with rage. Gripping her Soul Sword, she asked, "If you did nothing wrong, would you be going to hell?"
Feng Qishi: "..." He hadn't expected Mu Anxiao to care so much about this matter. Looking down at Mu Anxiao, who was now extremely angry, he didn't know what to say.
The fourth woman: "We did nothing wrong."
The third woman: "They arrested the wrong people."
The second woman: "That's right, we did nothing wrong."
The first woman: "Stop talking nonsense. If we had done something wrong, why wouldn't the Yin soldiers come for us?"
Mu Anxiao sneered at their self-deceiving words. "Many people who have made mistakes will not admit their errors. Even if they have hurt others, they will only feel that they themselves have been wronged. Your faces," she scanned their innocent expressions one by one, stood up, and continued, "are truly disgusting."
They: "..."
Then, Mu Anxiao turned to Feng Qishi. "How is your magic recovery coming along?"
"You want me to use that spell?"
"Yes, you've compromised with your past self, so you should be capable of it now."
"You're that confident?"
"I am that confident. Try it."
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's calm demeanor and then at the five unrepentant women. He took a deep breath and said, "If it doesn't work, don't blame me."
"I won't blame you, I'll hit you."
"You..."
"Do your best."
Feng Qishi: "..." He nodded and began to attempt the spell.
Time passed.
Feng Qishi opened his eyes, panted, and looked at Mu Anxiao. "Only you and they can go."
"You can't go?"
"No, I'll control things from here, but you must return within a certain time, otherwise, you'll be trapped there."
In Mu Anxiao's view, as long as they could return and as long as these five women could see their own depravity, that would be enough.
However, if she had to take them alone, they would surely speak provocatively, which would infuriate her and reveal her true nature.
Once her true nature was revealed, what if these five women tricked her? Then she wouldn't be able to return.
Thinking of all this, Mu Anxiao hesitated.