"That's not right. Gu Xiao and A Xia, those two demon souls, were useless. So Shen Xian sent me to take a look," Xiang Nang said, stretching his limbs.
If Mu An Xiao remembered correctly, the last time they were here, there wasn't a single demon guarding the mansion's entrance. The girls were all within the courtyard.
Today, Shen Xian ordered them to guard the gate. This was truly strange.
Thinking this, she looked at Xiang Nang. "Where's Chen?"
"In the backyard, watering flowers with that floating spirit."
"I see." Mu An Xiao nodded, glancing around. "So, I have nothing to do?"
"Since you have nothing to do, then you make lunch."
It was almost noon. Xiang Nang, not wanting to handle the cooking herself, thought of handing the task back to Mu An Xiao.
However, Mu An Xiao completely ignored her and walked away.
"..." Xiang Nang pouted.
In Shen Xian's room, Feng Qi Shi watched Shen Xian sip his soup and said, "If you hadn't lied to me then, you could have tasted this soup too."
"I thought you didn't want to mention it anymore," Shen Xian said, taking sip after sip.
Feng Qi Shi smiled faintly. "I didn't want to mention it. Truthfully, I didn't believe you at first. But after recalling that memory, I realized," he continued, "our relationship back then was quite good."
Shen Xian smiled faintly. "Junior brother, you can now shoulder great responsibilities!"
The junior brother Shen Xian spoke of was the green-robed man, whose name was Shen Lu.
Shen Lu didn't easily tell people his name because he feared trouble.
Mu An Xiao still didn't know his name, so she simply called him the green-robed man.
At first, Shen Lu was unaccustomed to Mu An Xiao calling him that, but after being called it so often, he grew used to it.
Back then, he was cultivating elsewhere and hadn't returned, so he was unaware of those events.
Shen Xian never liked to bring up Shen Lu. Now, he only mentioned him out of curiosity about their lives.
"Mm, it's alright!" Feng Qi Shi knew Shen Xian disliked his master, so he didn't want to discuss matters related to the Immortal Realm with him further.
Shen Xian said, "Before you came, I hated the old man to the bone. I don't know why," he gave a wry smile, "but after you came, my hatred for him suddenly lessened. Isn't that strange?"
Feng Qi Shi: "..."
Seeing Feng Qi Shi's silence, Shen Xian smiled faintly. "If you don't want to answer, that's fine. In a while, I'll give you a gift."
"Does your injury hurt?" Feng Qi Shi asked directly.
Shen Xian was startled and looked up at Feng Qi Shi. "What injury do I have?"
"Last night, when you took them out, the commotion was so great, I heard everything."
"How could you possibly hear?"
Shen Xian had specifically cast a demon spell on the woodshed. Anyone locked inside was guaranteed to hear nothing from the outside.
Feng Qi Shi's statement made Shen Xian begin to doubt him.
Feng Qi Shi: "..."
Immediately, black light flashed in Shen Xian's eyes. "Tell me, how did you hear?"
"Since you have the ability to come to this demon realm, I naturally have the ability to break that demon spell. Of course," Feng Qi Shi's lips curved into a smile, "I won't tell you how the demon spell was broken."
"The old man never taught me that technique."
"But he taught me," Feng Qi Shi shrugged and turned to leave.
Feng Qi Shi's words stirred a wave of jealousy within Shen Xian. "Damn it," he muttered, and hurled the soup spoon in his hand.
Feng Qi Shi left the room, chuckling at the sound from behind him.
Meanwhile, Mu An Xiao stood at the bottom of the steps, looking up at Feng Qi Shi's smug smile. She waved and turned towards the kitchen.
Then, Feng Qi Shi glanced sideways at the room door and descended the steps, departing.
Inside the room, Shen Xian leaned heavily against his chair, replaying every word Feng Qi Shi had spoken and recalling the old man's attitude towards him in the Immortal Realm. He became agitated.
"Why? The old man taught him so many spells but not me! Why does he give everything good to him? Why save him but not me? Why, why, why!" he exclaimed, pounding the table with his fist, ignoring his wound.
In the kitchen, Mu An Xiao walked gracefully to the stove, thinking about Feng Qi Shi's conversation with Shen Xian. She asked, "Do you really have the ability to... break that demon spell?"
"You heard it."
"Mm, if I hadn't heard it, I wouldn't be asking you."
"Do you think I have that ability?"
"You're always so mysterious, I don't know."
"Do you think I have it or not?"
"Mm," Mu An Xiao nodded, a mixture of certainty and uncertainty in her expression.
Feng Qi Shi gazed at Mu An Xiao's dazed expression and couldn't help but laugh. "Are you stupid?"
"How am I stupid?"
"Why did I go to find Shen Xian?"
"I told you to monitor him."
"Then that's exactly right." Feng Qi Shi spread his hands.
Mu An Xiao: "I told you to monitor him, not to provoke him."
"..."
"Why aren't you talking anymore?"
"What's there to say? Let me ask you, do you think I have that ability?" Feng Qi Shi smiled.
Mu An Xiao thought for a moment. "Mm..."
"Are you stupid?" Feng Qi Shi deliberately repeated his question.
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao suddenly understood. "You don't?"
"Yes."
"You don't? Then how did you hear the sounds from outside?"
Originally, Mu An Xiao hadn't been curious about Feng Qi Shi's hearing. But after hearing Shen Xian's question, she also found it strange that Feng Qi Shi could hear the outside sounds from the woodshed!
"That room has a hole, and my head happened to be facing the opening. The sound then came in from there. Understand?"
"You heard it like that?"
"Yes."
Seeing Feng Qi Shi's earnest expression, Mu An Xiao thought of Shen Xian's angry outburst in the room. She said, "You're really something. I asked you to monitor him, and instead, you provoked him. What's your intention?"
"Only by doing so can his wounds be reopened."
"What?"
"I say, why are you so stupid today!"
Because it was so sudden, Mu An Xiao didn't quite grasp many things. Like this incident, she still couldn't react quickly.
"How am I stupid? I told you to monitor him and not let him go out at night..." Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly realized. "I know! You deliberately made his wounds tear open, so he won't be able to go out at night."
"Next, it's up to you," Feng Qi Shi pointed at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao was completely bewildered.
Feng Qi Shi smiled. "Go ahead!"
"You want me to go find him?"
"His wounds have torn open, which is your opportunity to stop him," Feng Qi Shi said confidently.