"Don't be agitated if you don't know,"
Xu Lan was startled by the waiter's sudden exclamation.
Xu Lan took another sip of tea and said, "Let's go find the demon souls too."
"You're going out?"
"Otherwise, I don't like waiting for rabbits," Xu Lan said, standing up.
Xu Lan looked up at Xu Lan, then down at the waiter and said, "Master, I think he should come with us." As she spoke, she spread her hand and conjured a thin black rope.
"What are you doing?" the waiter asked, staring at the black rope in Xu Lan's hand.
Xu Lan: "Tying you up, what else!" As she spoke, she grabbed the waiter's arm and tied the black rope around his wrist.
The waiter: "..." He didn't struggle, because he knew it would be useless even if he did.
"Let's go." Xu Lan walked ahead.
Xu Lan, holding one end of the rope, stood up with the waiter and followed Xu Lan.
On the other side.
Mu Anxiao followed the little cook's demonic energy into the deep forest.
Then, she stopped beside a large tree surrounded by red light and said, "It's weak."
Feng Qishi observed the surroundings and asked, "Is she here?"
"I don't know," Mu Anxiao said, turning to look at the tree surrounded by red light. "Look at this tree."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi also shifted his gaze to the tree. "What's wrong?"
"Why is it alone surrounded by red light," Mu Anxiao looked at the other trees. "Why... are there no other trees with this red light around them."
"I still don't understand many things in the demon realm. Speaking of which," Feng Qishi deliberately moved closer to Mu Anxiao, "you should understand better."
"...." Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi said, "I've noticed you've been glaring at me a lot lately, what does that mean?"
"It means I can't stand looking at you."
"In that case, I should keep my distance from you," Feng Qishi said. Just as he was about to move, Mu Anxiao quickly grabbed his arm.
"Don't move," she said, staring intently at the tree.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao's hand tightly gripping his arm and said, "You're scared."
"No, look, it's getting shorter."
"..." Feng Qishi, hearing Mu Anxiao's words, also began to observe the tree.
Immediately, the red light around the tree suddenly became blinding.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly pulled Feng Qishi and ran a few steps forward. Just as they stopped, the strange tree transformed into a little girl.
At the same time, Feng Qishi turned his head and looked at the little girl with astonishment, saying, "It... has taken human form."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao let go of his hand, turned around, and looked at the little girl in red with her hair down, stunned. "What is that?" she said, and exchanged a look with Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi said, "It's a girl. She..." He squinted. "Her back looks full of sadness."
"Yes," Mu Anxiao nodded. The matter of the little cook suddenly flashed in her mind, so she withdrew her pity for the little girl and said, "Shen Fengzi, let's go."
Feng Qishi: "...." His eyes were vacant as he approached the girl step by step.
Mu Anxiao frowned, looking at Feng Qishi's back with surprise. "What are you doing?" she asked, hurrying forward and grabbing Feng Qishi's arm.
Over there.
The little girl slowly turned around, her eyes glowing red, and looked at Mu Anxiao, who was completely unaffected. "You're fine, sister."
Her voice was so sweet, sweet enough to melt Mu Anxiao's heart.
However, thinking of the mission, Mu Anxiao suppressed her liking for her and said, "Who are you?" As she spoke, she glanced at Feng Qishi, who was still walking.
"Sister!" The little girl smiled sweetly and pointed at Feng Qishi.
The next second, Feng Qishi stopped.
Then, Mu Anxiao stopped, still holding Feng Qishi's arm, and said, "You are a tree demon."
"Sister, you are truly heartless," the little girl said faintly.
Mu Anxiao: "How am I heartless?"
"Anyone who sees me usually pities me, but you," the little girl walked up to Mu Anxiao and looked up at her, "you don't react at all. You're truly cold-blooded."
Mu Anxiao: "..." Her eyes narrowed, and she looked down at the little girl's eyes, saying, "Red pupils."
The little girl: "..."
Mu Anxiao had been in the demon realm for quite some time and had dealt with most of the monsters.
However, she had never seen such a cute monster.
"Why aren't you talking?" she asked tentatively.
The little girl: "..." She continued to smile.
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Zhang Yan had said that behind anything that seemed perfect, there was always hidden evil.
Now, she deeply felt that this little girl was truly bizarre.
Therefore, she told herself not to be soft-hearted. It didn't matter if she was a little girl.
She might even be older than herself. If she showed sympathy, she would end up like Feng Qishi.
Thinking this, she glanced at the controlled Feng Qishi, then at the little girl. "If I'm not mistaken, you are the monster in this forest."
"Monster?" the little girl repeated, blinking at Mu Anxiao. "Have you ever seen such a cute monster as me?"
"..." Mu Anxiao said, "I have indeed never seen such a cute monster as you."
"I'm very pitiful."
"I'm also very pitiful."
"You?" the little girl continued to smile sweetly. "He's obedient, why aren't you?"
"Children should obey adults, not the other way around," Mu Anxiao said, letting go of Feng Qishi's hand and looking directly into the little girl's eyes with determination.
The little girl: "You are truly terrifying." With that, she turned around and disappeared.
After the little girl vanished, Feng Qishi instantly came to his senses. He looked around and asked, "What happened to me?" He looked at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao had expected the little girl to fight her, so this outcome made her feel a bit... surprised.
"..."
Seeing that Mu Anxiao didn't reply, Feng Qishi said angrily, "Mu Shazi, why aren't you answering me when I'm talking to you?" He nudged Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao came back to her senses and looked up at Feng Qishi, asking, "Do you remember what just happened?"
"Just now?" Feng Qishi scratched the back of his head, then looked at the spot where the little girl had stood. "Hey, where did that pitiful little girl go?"
Mu Anxiao: "..." She lowered her eyes and smiled.
"What are you laughing at?"
After all that had happened, Shen Yan had never been controlled by any female demon, and Feng Qishi rarely had.
Yet now, he had been controlled by a little girl.
Thinking about it, she chuckled unkindly.
"..."