But after a gust of strong wind passed, everything before their eyes vanished.
Because the wind came so suddenly, they both thought the other had seen things and didn't think much of it.
However, looking at the place now and recalling that wind, Mu Anxiao sensed something was wrong.
When the wind stirred: "I remember."
"Did that wind carry any demonic aura?"
"I didn't have the leisure to sniff it out."
"..." Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, then thought deeply, and said faintly, "It's a trap."
Feng Qishi: "A trap?"
Mu Anxiao nodded: "Yes, it's a trap set by that little girl for me. Before she left," she looked up at Feng Qishi, "she said, 'We'll meet again.'"
"We'll meet again. Is she nearby?" xxs12
"I don't know. It's best to be cautious."
Feng Qishi: "..." He scanned their surroundings.
Mu Anxiao did the same as Feng Qishi, surveying the area.
A quarter of an hour later.
Neither Mu Anxiao nor Feng Qishi saw any demons or monsters appear in the area.
The houses were all empty, looking dilapidated.
Feng Qishi stopped with Mu Anxiao in the middle of the road, holding a torch in one hand and letting Mu Anxiao hold his other. He said, "We can only make do here for one night."
"It's the only way," Mu Anxiao replied, sniffing the air. "That's strange, why is there only demonic energy here?"
"Perhaps this is a place abandoned by demons. I don't see anything good here."
"It's possible," Mu Anxiao agreed with Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi said, "Let's go in." He pointed to the nearest dark house.
Mu Anxiao nodded and walked towards the house with Feng Qishi.
A few minutes later.
They entered the house that was filled with the smell of dampness.
Immediately after, Feng Qishi handed the torch to Mu Anxiao. "Hold this."
Mu Anxiao asked, "What are you doing?"
Feng Qishi said, "I won't abandon you. I see some branches outside, I'll go collect some to make a fire for warmth."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao took the torch.
Feng Qishi then turned and walked out of the house, returning with a pile of branches.
"Stay close to me," Feng Qishi instructed, as he piled the branches on the clear ground.
After he finished piling them, Mu Anxiao handed him the torch. "Here."
Feng Qishi took the torch from Mu Anxiao and said, "You sleep later, I'll watch over you." As he spoke, he bent down and began to light the branches one by one.
Mu Anxiao: "This place is too eerie. I'm sure I'll have nightmares if I sleep."
"You weren't quite spirited facing my inner demons?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, your bravery," Feng Qishi said, placing the torch in the center of the fire pit, then turning to look at Mu Anxiao, "arrives quickly and leaves just as fast."
"Bravery."
Feng Qishi: "..."
Mu Anxiao said, "I don't think I'm brave. I'm just protecting myself."
"You?"
"You said that in front of enemies, feigning weakness is also a form of protection, but if an enemy bullies you, you must not back down. If you back down," Mu Anxiao said as she sat down, "it means death."
Feng Qishi: "..."
"I don't want to die, so I have to..." Mu Anxiao bent her legs and hugged her knees: "Do this."
Feng Qishi didn't remember these words.
However, hearing Mu Anxiao say them, he could understand why she had such a side to her.
"I thought you had mental issues. I'm sorry." He sat down beside Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi: "You're the one with mental issues."
"..." Feng Qishi smiled down at his feet.
"Do you miss your mother?"
Mu Anxiao had always wanted to ask this when they had free time, but every time she did, something would happen.
She thought that in this desolate place, no one would disturb them, right?
"Why the sudden question?"
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and said, "After being here for so long and experiencing certain things, do you think," she turned to look at Feng Qishi, "you regret it?"
"Regret?"
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Feng Qishi quietly looked at Mu Anxiao, who was waiting for his reply, and said firmly, "No regrets. At least here, I found my goal."
"What goal?"
"The goal of marrying you," Feng Qishi said with a smile in his eyes.
Mu Anxiao calmly met Feng Qishi's gaze and said, "Boring."
"I'm serious."
"I'm also genuinely finding you boring," Mu Anxiao said, widening her eyes intentionally.
Then, after Feng Qishi's gaze swept across Mu Anxiao's face, he suddenly leaned in and gently kissed her lips, then straightened up and asked, "How did that feel?"
Mu Anxiao: "..." She was stunned.
Feng Qishi swallowed. "I asked you a question?" He had a feeling he was about to be beaten.
The next second, Mu Anxiao snapped back to reality, grabbed Feng Qishi's ear, and said, "Are you looking for death?"
Feng Qishi stared at Mu Anxiao's angry expression, enduring the pain as he said, "You really are a heartless woman."
Then, Mu Anxiao let go, gave Feng Qishi a fierce glare, and said while wiping her mouth, "I really want to rinse my mouth."
"Do you have to be so disgusted?"
"Yes, I'm disgusted," Mu Anxiao said, her gaze fixed on the fire.
Feng Qishi carefully watched Mu Anxiao's profile and said, "I thought you would be moved."
"I was moved."
"You were moved?"
"Mhm," Mu Anxiao nodded and sighed, "I felt a surge of desire to help you find that immortal destined girl as soon as possible. Then, once you marry her, I..."
Before she could finish, Feng Qishi interrupted, "Silly Mu, look at me."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao furrowed her brow and turned to look at Feng Qishi, asking, "What are you doing?"
Then, Feng Qishi took a deep breath and said, "I'm moved by you." As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and cupped Mu Anxiao's face, then lowered his head and kissed her again.
A few minutes later.
Feng Qishi rubbed his face and said, "As long as you say something like that, I'll kiss you." He glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was vigorously wiping her mouth.
Mu Anxiao said, "You wait, I..."
Feng Qishi cleared his throat.
Then, Mu Anxiao retracted the words that had reached her lips and sighed.
Feng Qishi asked, "What's wrong?"
Mu Anxiao said, "It's so disgusting, so disgusting, so disgusting." As she spoke, she didn't forget to wipe her mouth with her hand.
Feng Qishi: "You're being too hurtful."
"It's so hard to become a true immortal through my own efforts."
Feng Qishi: "What do you mean?"
Mu Anxiao said, "You are an immortal who has everything, while I am nothing." She glanced at Feng Qishi. "I want to cultivate diligently, but you talk about marriage. I think you just want to kill me."