The wind stirred, prompting, "...”
Following the rotation, Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi again, then looked at Xiang Nang, "Is there no other way?"
Xiang Nang: "None."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She felt like crying but had no tears.
Before this, Mu Anxiao had always trusted Xiang Nang, trying all sorts of ways to get close to Shen Xian and employing every method to make Shen Xian search for his conscience.
Now, it turned out she had succeeded, yet she had been thoroughly played by Xiang Nang.
Thinking about it, she was also angry.
But things had come to this, and she couldn't blame anyone.
Helpless, she could only accept!
Yan Bian: "I'll send you over."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao, as if finding hope, looked at Yan Bian, "Really?"
"Yes, over these decades, I've killed many monsters. I'll follow you..."
"You've killed so many monsters, which means you're the enemy of quite a few. So, let's forget it," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
"Mu Silly, what exactly do you want?"
At this moment, Mu Anxiao was also confused, but considering the dangers ahead, she still felt apprehensive.
Yan Bian: "If you don't let me follow you, you..."
"Soul Sword," Xiang Nang suddenly interjected.
Mu Anxiao, listening to Xiang Nang's seemingly reliable words, thought, "Right, those fellows are afraid of the Soul Sword. As long as I carry the Soul Sword with me, I won't be afraid."
Feng Qishi: "You really know how to think."
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao, too lazy to glare at Feng Qishi again, chose not to look at him this time.
Feng Qishi lowered his head, looking at the direction of Mu Anxiao's gaze, "Can you look at me when you speak?"
"No."
"..." Feng Qishi was momentarily speechless, "Don't I have you by my side? What are you afraid of?"
"Your words are very reliable."
Feng Qishi: "I am a reliable immortal."
"Alright then, let's make a deal," Mu Anxiao said, looking up at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi lowered his head to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes and nodded, "Okay, you."
"When we encounter danger, before you leave, protect me, just like..." Mu Anxiao glanced sideways, "Just like Shen Xian protected Gu An."
"Are you envious of her?"
"Yes, I am. I'm quite unlucky to have met such a cheat like you. If I meet Shen Xian again in this life, I definitely..." Pausing halfway, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but imagine Gu An and Shen Xian's interactions in the previous life, shivered, and continued, "I would definitely treat him as a brother."
Xiang Nang asked, "Shouldn't you have fallen for him?"
Mu Anxiao curled her lips, "I have no interest in that thing called love. Liking him," she snorted, "as long as I am Mu Anxiao, those two words are impossible."
Feng Qishi: "..." Looking at Mu Anxiao's determined expression, he thought, one day, I will make you utter those words.
"Alright!" Xiang Nang nodded slightly and thought, "My master was like this in her previous life too, but didn't she eventually fall for Shen Yan, and then Shen Xian?"
Listening to Xiang Nang's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but feel that Gu An's emotional world was quite complicated.
Then, she slightly furrowed her brows, thought for a moment, and looked at Feng Qishi again, "I really pity you."
"Why do you pity me?" Feng Qishi was bewildered.
"The woman you liked ended up liking your senior brother. You are truly pathetic."
"..."
"Alas, but I can understand. Someone with Shen Yan's personality is indeed not very likable. If it were me," Mu Anxiao said, entertaining herself, "Gu An liking you was purely because she had too little contact with other men. She was blind at first, which I can understand."
Feng Qishi smiled, "Mu Silly, you're being a bit excessive."
"I think it's fine. In any case, don't think about marrying me. If you force me, I can do anything."
"You're so narcissistic."
"..." Mu Anxiao snorted softly and glanced at Xiang Nang and Yan Bian, "Then, farewell." She cupped her hands.
Xiang Nang was startled, "Leaving already?"
"What, do you have the token?"
Xiang Nang: "..." She pursed her lips slightly and shook her head.
"Alright!" Mu Anxiao replied nonchalantly.
Yan Bian: "I'll escort you."
"No!" Mu Anxiao refused outright.
"Why?"
"You have many enemies. If you follow me, I'm afraid our bodies will be tainted with your demonic aura, and that would be troublesome."
Mu Anxiao's direct tone surprised Feng Qishi.
However, he didn't want to intrude further into the conversation between the women.
Then, Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze back to Feng Qishi's face, "Continuing our agreement: one, protect me before you leave; two, don't get injured; three, if a large number of monsters attack, you take the more numerous ones, and I'll take the fewer."
"Are you making a deal with me, or are you laying down conditions?"
"I think it's an agreement. If you think it's a condition, suit yourself," Mu Anxiao spread her hands.
Feng Qishi: "..." His face darkened.
Xiang Nang and Yan Bian looked at Mu Anxiao's unreasonable demeanor and smiled, saying in unison, "Take care!"
Mu Anxiao: "You too."
Feng Qishi: "We shall meet again."
And so, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi embarked on their journey to the netherworld.
Entering the Demon Forest.
Mu Anxiao felt the yin energy around her, pulling on Feng Qishi's belt with one hand, while tightly gripping her other hand, ready to summon the Soul Sword. "Shen Crazy, tell me, are there many monsters here?" she asked.
Feng Qishi, walking along, said, "Mu Silly, can I offer you some advice?"
"Go ahead," Mu Anxiao kept glancing behind her.
"When you walk," Feng Qishi tugged at the belt Mu Anxiao was gripping tightly, "can you stop holding my belt and just hold my arm instead?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao tightened her grip on Feng Qishi's belt even more, "No, men and women should not touch."
"You know that too?" Feng Qishi put his hands behind his back, coincidentally brushing against Mu Anxiao's hand.
The next second, Mu Anxiao quickly released her hand and took half a step back, "Shen Crazy, are you looking for death!"
Before, Feng Qishi had also accidentally touched Mu Anxiao's hand frequently, but at those times, Mu Anxiao hadn't reacted so strongly.
Now, her sudden reaction startled Feng Qishi.
"What are you shouting about?" he asked, turning sideways.
"Why did you touch my hand?"
"Who touched you? I just brushed against you accidentally."
"Even that's not allowed."
"Are you alright?"
Ever since she saw the memories of Gu An and Shen Yan, Mu Anxiao had built a defense against Feng Qishi.
She feared that Feng Qishi would use the events of the previous life to threaten her into marrying him.
To prevent such a thing from happening, she could only pretend to be someone he would dislike.
"It's none of your business. Don't touch me," she said, putting her hands behind her back.