Gu Xiaoguo looked at Feng Qishi's anxious movements with astonishment. Then, glancing at the slowly swaying lantern above and listening to the increasingly sharp cries, his heart grew thoroughly tense.
"She's really dead," he said.
Hearing this, Feng Qishi dropped the fist that was about to smash his chest, turned to look at Gu Xiaoguo, and said coldly, "She's not dead."
After decades, Mu Anxiao had survived so much and was still alive.
Therefore, he refused to believe that Mu Anxiao would die because of a blood lantern.
Moreover, at this very moment, he could feel Mu Anxiao's life force!
"She's not dead," he repeated.
Gu Xiaoguo: "..."
Feng Qishi leaned against the stone wall, his eyes vacant.
Instantly, the surroundings lit up, and the blood lanterns disappeared one by one.
A gust of wind blew past. Feng Qishi looked up and saw that they were back outside the bamboo fence. Gu Xiaoguo stood behind Feng Qishi, looking around in astonishment. "The lanterns are gone, and Mu Anxiao is gone too."
Feng Qishi: "Impossible." Saying this, he rushed towards the bamboo hut.
Gu Xiaoguo followed him.
As Gu Xiaoguo followed Feng Qishi into the bamboo hut, the door suddenly closed.
Then, Shen Xian appeared before them.
"You're back."
Feng Qishi already harbored resentment towards Shen Xian. His appearance caused Feng Qishi's anger to surge. He raised his fist and, without hesitation, swung it into Shen Xian's face.
The next moment, Shen Xian clutched his face, slowly straightened up, and looked at Feng Qishi with a smile. "You're well, junior brother," he said, wiping away blood from his lips with his thumb.
"Where is Mu Anxiao?" Feng Qishi asked, glaring at Shen Xian.
Shen Xian: "I never expected Mu Anxiao to be a woman." Saying this, he turned towards the bamboo bed.
Feng Qishi followed Shen Xian's gaze to the bamboo bed. The moment he looked, his eyes widened. "It is indeed you." Saying this, he raised his fist again.
Shen Xian glanced at Feng Qishi. "You are a god, aren't you? Always throwing punches like this might tarnish your image!"
Hearing this, Feng Qishi lowered his hand.
Gu Xiaoguo quickly moved past Feng Qishi and Shen Xian and ran to the bamboo bed. He then bent down to check Mu Anxiao's breathing. "She's not breathing." Saying this, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.
Feng Qishi was stunned.
Shen Xian: "She really is too meddlesome. I was almost successful."
"It was indeed your trap," Feng Qishi said, glaring at Shen Xian.
"I just wanted you to recall your past and, incidentally, remember the mistake you made. Who knew," Shen Xian looked at Mu Anxiao, "that dead girl was such a busybody."
"Do you have a way to save her?"
Shen Xian's lips curved. He turned to Feng Qishi. "No."
"..." Feng Qishi thought for a moment. "Aren't you the owner of the blood lantern? How can you have no way? I don't believe you."
"I am only responsible for raising them. As for their true owner, I don't know. However, if you regain your past memories, then... perhaps Mu Anxiao can be saved."
"You want me to go back to the past?"
Shen Xian smiled. "Yes, have a good look at your sins. Of course, there is another way."
"What way?"
"You die," Shen Xian said, fixing his gaze on Feng Qishi's face.
Feng Qishi was taken aback. "This way, she can live."
"Yes, one life for another. It's the most suitable method for you, and she can be resurrected quickly."
"..."
"What, you're unwilling?"
"I..."
At this moment, Feng Qishi didn't know whether to believe Shen Xian, because he was a demon!
Furthermore, judging by Shen Xian's constantly changing tactics, he worried that if he died, Mu Anxiao might not survive either. What then?
He became troubled by this.
At this time, Gu Xiaoguo knelt by the bed, his lips pursed as he wept silently.
Then, Shen Xian glanced at Gu Xiaoguo's retreating back and then at Feng Qishi, who shed no tears. "I remember now, you love Chen. Thinking about it, saving Mu Anxiao must be quite difficult for you."
"You're not lying to me, are you?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
Seeing Feng Qishi hesitating, Gu Xiaoguo said excitedly, "Can I?"
Hearing this, Shen Xian glanced at Gu Xiaoguo. "You are already dead. How can you die again?"
"I can be soul-scattered."
Shen Xian's intention was to use Feng Qishi's blood to nurture the lantern again and thus bring Mu Anxiao out. As for whether Mu Anxiao would be alive or dead at that time, it had nothing to do with him.
Now that Gu Xiaoguo was interfering like this, it truly made him speechless.
Shen Xian: "..."
Feng Qishi: "As long as I die, she can live. You're not lying to me, are you!"
"I'm not lying," Shen Xian shook his head.
In Feng Qishi's heart, as long as Mu Anxiao could live, what did it matter if he died?
Thinking this, he unfurled his hand and summoned his long sword.
Seeing Feng Qishi like this, Shen Xian's lips couldn't help but curve upward slightly.
Gu Xiaoguo inadvertently saw Shen Xian's sinister smile and was about to step forward when Shen Xian suddenly threw a beam of light at him, pinning him in place.
Feng Qishi, not understanding what was happening, raised his long sword. "You'd better not lie to me."
"I'm not lying."
"..." Feng Qishi slowly closed his eyes.
Gu Xiaoguo saw through Shen Xian's scheme, but he could not speak.
Helpless, he could only anxiously watch.
Shen Xian's lips curved, thinking, "Old man, once your most cherished disciple dies, let's see how you can remain arrogant."
Outside the bamboo hut, just as Feng Qishi was preparing to act, a series of blue lights suddenly descended.
Inside the house, Mu Anxiao's body began to gradually become transparent.
Gu Xiaoguo was also startled by this.
Immediately after, just as Feng Qishi was about to quickly commit suicide, a blue light drifted in through the door seam and instantly wrapped around Feng Qishi's body.
Shen Xian did not notice the strange phenomenon before him. Instead, he looked impatiently at Feng Qishi, who couldn't bring himself to act. "Can you hurry up?"
For some reason, Feng Qishi's body felt as if it were bound by some power. He couldn't move, couldn't open his eyes, and couldn't open his mouth.
Feng Qishi: "..."
Seeing that Feng Qishi was ignoring him, Shen Xian became angry. "Can you..."
Mid-sentence, Gu Xiaoguo, freed from the binding by the blue light, hurriedly shouted, "Mu Anxiao, Mu Anxiao."
Hearing this, Shen Xian's eyes widened. He turned to look at Mu Anxiao, who had completely disappeared with the blue light, and exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?" He rushed forward.
Seeing this, Gu Xiaoguo quickly moved past Shen Xian and ran to Feng Qishi's side. "She's gone."
The moment Gu Xiaoguo said this, Feng Qishi opened his eyes, his long sword vanished, and he looked at the empty bamboo bed in shock. He turned and ran out of the room.
Gu Xiaoguo glanced at Shen Xian, who stood there stunned, then turned and chased after Feng Qishi.
Shen Xian shook his head in disbelief. "Impossible."