Yesterday, the rattan spirit had assured Shen Xian that she would definitely inform Feng Qishi about the matter, and was even more convinced that Feng Qishi would immediately agree.
Who would have thought that due to falling into the cesspit last night, he had completely forgotten about it? It wasn't until Feng Qishi brought him over that he remembered.
Now that Feng Qishi was refusing him again, he didn't know where to put his old face.
He thought that if Shen Xian found out, she wouldn't laugh at him, but would instead fly into a rage. Therefore, for his own safety, he grabbed Feng Qishi's arm, "Please."
Feng Qishi was startled. "What are you doing?" He shook off the rattan spirit.
The rattan spirit was relentless and grabbed his arm again, "Please, I really want to go. Shen Xian will also be there soon, and then..."
"Is Mu Shazi going?"
"..."
The rattan spirit and Shen Xian's goal was to prevent Feng Qishi and Mu Anxiao from meeting. Feng Qishi's question made it impossible for him to say that she wasn't going, but if she went and Mu Anxiao didn't, it would be even more troublesome!
Thus, he could only remain silent.
Feng Qishi asked, "She's not going?"
The rattan spirit gave an awkward laugh. "That kind of place, for a woman like her to go, it would be indecent."
"Your words aren't quite right, are they?"
"Anyway," the rattan spirit, afraid of offending Feng Qishi, quickly changed the subject. "What I mean is, she can't go to that kind of place, she's a woman."
"..." Feng Qishi deliberately remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "As long as she's not going, it's fine."
Hearing this, the rattan spirit was stunned. "Eh? What do you mean by that?"
"I'm annoyed with her. With you, it's either her or me. With me, it's either her or you."
"No," the rattan spirit couldn't accept Feng Qishi's sudden change in attitude towards Mu Anxiao. "Aren't you particularly fond of her?"
"Who told you that?"
"I saw..."
Halfway through his sentence, the rattan spirit instantly realized he had slipped up and quickly tried to cover it. "No, it wasn't me who saw it, I heard it."
"Who did you hear it from?"
"Shen Xian."
"He..." Feng Qishi uttered a single syllable, then suddenly smiled. "That's true, I did create quite a few misunderstandings in front of him."
"What misunderstandings?"
"......"
Seeing Feng Qishi's silence, the rattan spirit asked again, "Are you going or not?"
"Mu Shazi, is she not going out?"
"Mm."
"Then I'll go."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi smiled.
Feng Qishi thought, "Laugh all you want, rattan spirit. I'll see how long you can keep this act up." As he thought this, he turned his head and calmly looked at Piao, who had poked his head in, asking, "What are you doing?"
Immediately, at the moment Feng Qishi spoke, the rattan spirit quickly glanced at Piao and asked, "Who let you in?"
"I came to weed," Piao walked in. "Wow, it's really pleasant here, just a bit too many insects." As he spoke, he crushed a flying insect.
Seeing Piao's erratic behavior, and recalling Piao at the rabbit spirit's place, the rattan spirit couldn't help but wonder if this Piao was the same Piao he knew.
However, due to the conspiracy at hand, he did not reveal his curiosity.
"Don't kill anything here," Feng Qishi pointed at Piao.
Piao wiped his hand on the bamboo wall beside him. "They're all dead now, you're only saying it." As he spoke, he walked up to Feng Qishi, glanced at the rattan spirit, and smiled. "You're going to the Demon Tower."
Feng Qishi asked, "You know the Demon Tower?"
Piao nodded. "Of course, I know it. The Demon Tower in our area is quite popular, but I haven't been there."
"Why didn't you go?"
"I don't like that place."
Hearing Piao's words, Feng Qishi curled his lips. "You ask that, I thought you wanted to go with us. Since you don't like it, you should leave." He pointed towards the door.
Piao heard the implied meaning in Feng Qishi's words and smiled. "You want me to go with you?" He glanced at the rattan spirit again.
The rattan spirit frowned. "Why would you go?"
Piao: "I haven't said I'm going yet. Since you put it that way," his lips curled, "then I'll respectfully decline your refusal."
"I wasn't being polite with you," Feng Qishi emphasized.
"I like that sentence."
"......" Feng Qishi looked at Piao's somewhat deranged expression and said helplessly, "Since you want to go so much, I can't refuse. Alright, come along."
Originally, it was just a matter between the three of them. With Piao's involvement, he felt speechless.
"......."
Feng Qishi calmly looked at the rattan spirit's less-than-pleasant expression and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I'm going out for a bit." The rattan spirit, after casting a glance at Piao, walked around Feng Qishi and out of the thatched cottage.
The next moment, after Piao confirmed through the bamboo window that the rattan spirit had gone far, he asked, "Are you really letting me go?"
"You heard everything."
"Mm." Piao nodded and asked in a low voice, "Do you have something on?"
"Yes, I do. Just follow along."
"Okay." Piao raised an eyebrow.
Feng Qishi crossed his arms and looked at Piao's face, smiling helplessly. "Piao, you weren't like this before?"
"Me before?" Piao pointed to himself and sighed. "Yes, before I came here, I thought I was very, very remarkable. But after Ah Xia was controlled by that guy and I was captured, I learned a lesson."
"What lesson?"
"Whether you're a human, an immortal, or a demon, you must learn," Piao smiled, "to be smooth."
"That's being shifty."
"Are they different?"
Feng Qishi had thought Piao was a very learned person. Now, with his question, Feng Qishi was truly speechless for a moment. He shook his head. "Of course they're different. If they were the same, I wouldn't be able to explain it."
"Explain."
"Explain what?"
"The difference between the two?"
Before, Feng Qishi hadn't noticed that Piao was such an eager-to-learn demon. Now that he was like this, Feng Qishi really didn't know what to do.
But if he didn't explain, Piao would surely pester him until the end.
Helplessly, he said, "Being smooth means being very considerate in your actions. You, on the other hand, are just three words," he held up three fingers, "dishonest."
"I'm dishonest?"
"You are honest," Feng Qishi pointed towards the door. "You were eavesdropping."
"....." Piao gave an awkward smile. "I understand, thank you for explaining it to me."
"You're welcome. To be honest, I'm not really used to you being like this now."
Piao patted Feng Qishi on the shoulder. "It's okay, you'll get used to it with more practice. I think this me is pretty good, quite free."
"As long as you're happy." Feng Qishi once again lowered his head to look at the bamboo bed that had triggered his memory, and sighed.
Piao looked around and said, "This place was created by him using sorcery. His sorcery is quite something." As he spoke, he also looked down at the bamboo bed.
Feng Qishi: "Mu Anxiao and I both suspect he is the rattan spirit."
Originally, Feng Qishi didn't want to tell Piao about this matter. But seeing Piao's enthusiasm and his help, he felt it was necessary to inform him!