Xu Lan watched his gaze begin to shift evasively, a twitch at the corner of her lips. "You're not actually doing this for that paltry inner core, are you?"
"Yes."
"You..." Xu Lan was speechless.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Xu Lan, then at Er's slightly fearful expression. "Who is responsible for providing you with these inner cores?"
Er shook his head slightly.
"Cannot."
Er nodded.
Mu Anxiao looked at Er, who was no longer arrogant but instead displayed fear. "If you don't tell me, I might kill you."
"If I don't tell you, you kill me. If I tell you, he kills me. Thinking about it this way, I might as well end myself." Er slowly raised his hand.
However, Mu Anxiao could feel that although Er was from the demon realm, the demonic energy on him was extremely weak. Self-destruction was impossible for him!
At this moment, she only felt he was laughable.
Opposite her, Er placed a hand on his chest and looked at Mu Anxiao. "..."
Mu Anxiao smiled. "..."
Er: "Why aren't you stopping me?"
"Why should I stop you?"
"You..." Er uttered a syllable and deliberately glanced outside the inn. "I don't want to die."
Mu Anxiao casually said "Oh."
Er's expression stiffened. "I really don't want to die."
"If you don't want to die, then tell me."
"I..."
"Tell me, and I might be able to help you save your life. But if you don't, I will kill you. In any case, your life is in my hands," Mu Anxiao said with a smile. "You decide for yourself."
Er thought Mu Anxiao's words made sense.
Thus, he eagerly uttered two words: "I will."
"Good. Before that, take us upstairs."
"What for?" For the sake of his life, Er also conveniently forgot the sisters of the green-clad woman.
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and pointed towards the green-clad woman.
Following Mu Anxiao's gesture, Er looked and said, "I'll go with her."
"Not you, me?" Mu Anxiao retorted.
Instantly.
Enduring the green-clad woman's crying, Er gracefully walked behind her, then extended a finger and gently poked her shoulders twice. "That."
Hearing this, the green-clad woman abruptly turned around, crying loudly, "You killed them!"
Er: "..." A vein popped on his forehead.
Mu Anxiao crossed her arms and sighed.
Then, the green-clad woman grabbed Er's arms.
Seeing this, Er quickly said, "Miss, they are not dead."
"Not dead." The green-clad woman's lips were dry. "You must be comforting me."
Er: "..." He gave a bitter smile. "I'm not. Come up with me."
"You're not lying to me?"
Er: "..."
Mu Anxiao truly shivered at the green-clad woman's screaming cries.
Ten minutes later.
Mu Anxiao and the others, following Er, stopped outside a large house. The moment Er pushed open the door, a gust of cold wind blew out. Mu Anxiao, who had been walking ahead, quickly hid behind Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi's face was a picture of exasperation.
Next, they remained standing outside the room.
Er entered ahead of them, extended two fingers, and pointed at the candle holders on either side of the door. "Wait."
As soon as Er finished speaking, the candles on the candle holders suddenly lit up, illuminating the room.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao said, "That was really close."
"Can you stop pinching my flesh?" Feng Qishi said, enduring the pain and looking down at Mu Anxiao who was tightly gripping her arm.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao released her grip.
Then, Xu Lan and Xu Lan exchanged a glance.
The green-clad woman grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm. "It's so scary."
Mu Anxiao did not refuse the woman's grasp, because Zhang Yan had once said that no matter where you were, the person in the middle was always the safest.
It seemed that she was now the one in the middle.
Then, with the peace that came with it, she said, "Don't be afraid, stay hidden."
"Mm." The green-clad woman looked sincere.
In contrast, Feng Qishi couldn't understand Mu Anxiao.
Recalling how relaxed and confident she had been outside earlier, how had she become so timid now?
Feng Qishi expressed her bewilderment at her reactions. "..."
At the same time.
Er's voice came from inside. "Alright, you can come in now."
Hearing Er's permission, Feng Qishi led Mu Anxiao, and Mu Anxiao led the green-clad woman, as they entered together.
Xu Lan looked at Mu Anxiao's behavior and also expressed her speechlessness.
Xu Lan stood beside Xu Lan, looking at Mu Anxiao's retreating figure. "You were so brave outside just now, how did you become so timid now?" As she spoke, she walked into the room with Xu Lan.
Unexpectedly, Xu Lan's words reached Mu Anxiao's ears.
Then, the moment they stepped into the room, Mu Anxiao suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked Xu Lan, who was crossing the threshold with Xu Lan, "Are you saying I'm timid?"
Xu Lan was startled and gave a dry laugh. "You heard me."
"Your voice was so loud, of course I heard you." Mu Anxiao released the hand she had on Feng Qishi's arm and pointed at the green-clad woman. "Look closely, I'm protecting her."
Xu Lan: "..." She didn't understand why Mu Anxiao needed to prove herself.
Mu Anxiao swallowed. "I'm not afraid at all."
Xu Lan: "..." She just smiled.
Mu Anxiao let out a soft哼, then turned to look at Feng Qishi, who was staring at her with a speechless expression, and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Feng Qishi: "Now is not the time to show your courage, let's begin." He said, glancing at Er, who was waiting for her by the bed.
Mu Anxiao responded with a "Good." She then glanced at Xu Lan, and then at the green-clad woman. "Alright, you can let go now."
The green-clad woman sobbed twice and released her hand.
Then, Mu Anxiao turned around and was about to step forward when Feng Qishi mentally asked, "Aren't you afraid of wasting spiritual energy?"
Mu Anxiao looked up at Feng Qishi and replied mentally, "This is just an underworld spell, it won't consume my spiritual energy." With that, she stepped forward.
A quarter of an hour later.
Mu Anxiao wiped the sweat beads from her forehead, took a step back, and breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the few women gradually regaining consciousness.
Seeing this, the green-clad woman quickly ran forward and, along with the other women, began to cry inexplicably.
When they were downstairs, one crying woman was already enough for them to handle. Now, with several crying together, Mu Anxiao's ears were certainly stimulated.
"Alright, you can go back to your rooms," Er said.
"What happened to us?" one of the women asked.
Er: "..." Fearing being mobbed, he hid behind Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi glanced at Er behind him. "It's nothing, you just ate too much." As he spoke, he looked at the green-clad woman.