The next second, he rolled his eyes in pain and raised a hand to cover his neck. His legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground, struggling in agony.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao hurried forward and knelt before Shen Xian. She swiftly pulled away the hand covering his neck and, with two fingers, gently pressed on his wound.
She didn't know if her healing method could stop the bleeding, but at such a critical moment, she just wanted to try.
A quarter of an hour later...
Shen Xian sat at the table.
Mu Anxiao stood behind him, applying medicine to him while asking, "There's a large claw mark on the back of your neck. What happened?" As she spoke, she wrapped bandages around Shen Xian's neck, layer by layer.
Shen Xian: "I'm fine."
"Still fine? There's a mark on your chest, and your arm is covered in knife wounds, several of them new," Mu Anxiao said, looking down at the bandages covering his body. "Shen Xian, are you sick?"
"I must find the murderer. I absolutely must know the truth."
Because of what had just happened, Shen Xian decided to be clear with Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao's silence, Shen Xian gave a wry smile. "Don't you think I'm ridiculous?"
"Not ridiculous."
"..."
In the eyes of others, Shen Xian's actions were abnormal. Many demons who worked with him even thought his obsession was too deep and would be detrimental to his future.
But he paid no mind to that. Ever since he escaped from prison, he had resolved to uncover the truth behind Gu An's death. That was his sole objective.
Mu Anxiao's words now startled him.
"Why don't you find it ridiculous?" he asked.
Mu Anxiao: "If I'm not mistaken, that's what's been driving you to escape."
"You can tell."
"Anyone can tell. Your obsession runs deep."
"..."
"However, having an obsession isn't necessarily bad. At least it provides motivation. Like you, you're so injured, yet you still go to provoke those cunning monsters. I admire that!" Mu Anxiao cupped her fists.
At that moment, as Mu Anxiao spoke these words, Shen Xian suddenly felt a distance open between himself and the woman before him.
Once upon a time, Shen Xian was also an immortal who easily developed obsessions. Gu An would always use various harsh, provocative words to force him to sever those obsessions.
But Mu Anxiao did not. This inadvertently made him feel... a sense of loss!
"..."
However, Mu Anxiao desired this sense of loss in Shen Xian. Because she thought that if she used harsh words to stop him from doing this, he definitely wouldn't listen, and it would just be a waste of breath.
Instead of that, it was better to admire him like this!
"Why aren't you talking?"
"You are not her, in the end."
"What are you talking about?"
Following that, Shen Xian slowly raised his head to look at Mu Anxiao. "Past life, reincarnation, in the end, we are not the same person. You, although you are similar to Gu An in many ways, are not the one who experienced everything with me. You can leave!"
"Are you disappointed in me?" Mu Anxiao pointed to herself.
Shen Xian: "You don't need to concern yourself with my affairs."
"Aren't you going to marry..."
"Do you want to replace her that badly?" Shen Xian interrupted.
Replace?
Shen Xian's words made her feel it was ridiculous!
Because in her heart, Shen Yan was Feng Qishi, and Feng Qishi was Shen Yan. Their experiences were just different.
Therefore, she did not agree with Shen Xian's words now.
"Are you saying my previous life was a wasted reincarnation?"
"I don't mean that. I mean, my heart only holds Gu An, not you. As for marrying you, we'll discuss that later."
Indeed, he was quite capricious, his thoughts changing on a whim within a day.
However, this was good news for Mu Anxiao.
But in terms of the mission, it was bad news for Mu Anxiao.
"You..."
"Get out!"
"..."
At this moment, Mu Anxiao truly didn't know how to converse with him. So, she turned and left the room.
In the kitchen, Xiang Nang stood beside Feng Qishi. "I never thought you could cook."
That's right. Ever since Feng Qishi had stewed that pot of soup, Xiang Nang had been impressed by his culinary skills. After much internal deliberation, she finally made up her mind to ask Feng Qishi to help with cooking!
As Feng Qishi stir-fried, he said, "I thought you called me over for something important. It's just to cook?"
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have survived either."
Feng Qishi knew that the lantern that had spoken to him in the ghost cave was Xiang Nang.
"You know it was me."
"Last night, although I was in a bad state, I still listened to your words."
"..." Xiang Nang only smiled and said nothing.
"Do you have any impression of me?"
Feng Qishi thought that since his memory was lost, others should still remember past events. Therefore, he felt curious and decided to inquire!
"Sakura."
"I've been to the Demon Realm?"
"..." Xiang Nang lowered her head.
Hearing no sound from Xiang Nang, Feng Qishi said, "It seems you don't want to."
Xiang Nang: "..."
Feng Qishi sighed.
Then, Mu Anxiao walked into the kitchen with a dejected look and calmly looked at Feng Qishi, who was stir-frying with an apron on. "You've gotten addicted to stir-frying."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi shivered. "Mu the Fool, what are you doing? You scared me to death." He held a spatula in one hand and turned to glare at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh.
Xiang Nang was not startled at all. "Why are you back?"
Mu Anxiao: "You know I went to see him."
Xiang Nang glanced at Feng Qishi. "I saw."
Mu Anxiao hadn't wanted Xiang Nang to know that she had gone to see Shen Xian. Hearing her say that now made Mu Anxiao both awkward and worried about offending her.
"You saw!" She rubbed the back of her head.
Xiang Nang asked, "Did you upset him?"
"No, it's just..." Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi unnaturally. "He's not going to marry me anymore. I'm not Gu An."
"You are the reincarnation of the master. You are her," Xiang Nang said excitedly.
Mu Anxiao's mouth twitched. "Everyone has different ideas. I also feel like I have nothing to do with Gu An."
"..." Xiang Nang lowered her head.
Feng Qishi glanced at the back of Xiang Nang's head and deliberately said, "I also think you have nothing to do with Gu An. However, in your previous life, Shen Xian took care of you. Since you know, you should help."
"Shen the Madman, what do you mean?" Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi subtly gestured towards the slightly unhappy Xiang Nang.
Then, Mu Anxiao understood in a second and looked at Xiang Nang. "Alright, Xiang Nang, whatever you say goes. But... I can't decide Shen Xian's thoughts!"
Feng Qishi glanced at Xiang Nang and deliberately asked, "Mu the Fool, what happened between you and him? Can you tell me?"