Mu Anxiao knew Lin Yan would answer her that way, so she felt at ease to scare him. "How could there be no monsters? Let me tell you a secret!"
However, as Mu Anxiao was about to reveal the secret, Feng Qishi quickly said, "Mu Shazi, you'd better not scare him."
There were rules above that immortals could not casually tell such things to mortals. Even if someone believed them, they couldn't say it, because their existence was mysterious.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao's actions made Feng Qishi break out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Feng Qishi's anxious expression, Lin Yan couldn't help but smile. "Boss, it's okay, I just want to see what scary things she can say to me."
Feng Qishi: "..."
Mu Anxiao also understood Feng Qishi's reminder, so she shifted her gaze and said, "Since you've discovered it."
"To scare me, you're still too early..." Lin Yan stopped midway, suddenly recalling the events at the dilapidated temple that day. He swallowed the rest of his words and began to ponder.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao reached out and pushed his shoulder, asking, "What's wrong?"
Lin Yan blinked and said, "Something's not right."
Mu Anxiao asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Lin Yan said, "Today at the dilapidated temple, something very... strange happened. Suddenly a strong gust of wind..."
Before he could finish, Mu Anxiao unhesitatingly raised her hand and chopped down hard on the back of Lin Yan's neck. Then, she quickly reached out and pushed the teacup away. The next second, Lin Yan's forehead hit the tabletop.
Piao looked at the scene in surprise and asked, "Mu Anxiao, why didn't you let him finish speaking?"
"You're doing this again?" Feng Qishi looked up at Mu Anxiao and asked.
"You mean, not letting him know... our secret? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
At first, Mu Anxiao thought it was fine to tell Lin Yan. But just after Feng Qishi deliberately interrupted her, she remembered what Zhang Yan had told her: if an immortal revealed something to a mortal, that talkative immortal would receive the cruelest punishment in the human world.
For her own sake, she had to do this.
Feng Qishi said, "You didn't tell him our secret, so you don't have to take responsibility for what he says, Mu Shazi."
"But if I had said it, I would have been the one to remind him," Mu Anxiao pointed at Lin Yan.
Mu Anxiao's words made sense, and Feng Qishi was speechless.
"..."
Piao said, "Alright, let's drop this topic. While he's passed out, we should talk about that little monster."
Then, Mu Anxiao asked eagerly, "How is she?"
Piao took a deep breath. "She's fine, but she still needs to rest."
"It's good that she's fine," Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as Mu Anxiao finished speaking, a gust of wind whistled from outside.
Listening to the sound outside, Mu Anxiao's scalp tingled. "They're here."
Piao leisurely picked up a teacup and said, "Look at you, is it that scary?"
"..." Mu Anxiao glared at Piao, then cautiously glanced outside before turning back to the flickering candlelight and saying, "They dare to come in here? They're tired of living."
"They haven't come in."
"If they haven't come in, why would there be wind?" Mu Anxiao asked, staring intently at the candlelight.
From the day she embarked on this path, Mu Anxiao had been afraid of encountering things she shouldn't at night.
Before, she had to do it with gritted teeth because of her powers, but now, she couldn't.
Therefore, she was afraid!
Piao took a sip of tea and said, "It's just the wind."
Mu Anxiao blinked slightly and said, "I feel something is wrong."
"You go out and take a look," Piao pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao's entire body was covered in goosebumps. "No, I'm not going."
At this moment, Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao, whose state was completely different from daytime, and was also puzzled.
"Weren't you quite capable during the day?" he asked.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi and said, "The atmosphere is too strange, I... I can't adapt to it."
Piao laughed. "You're scared, aren't you!"
Mu Anxiao: "..."
Feng Qishi said, "If you're scared, come here, I'll protect you."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao cautiously glanced at Piao, who was always ready to mock her, and shook her head. "No need, it's just the wind, nothing to be afraid of!"
Feng Qishi chuckled softly. "..."
Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze, about to speak, when a woman's voice came from outside: "Mu Anxiao, your life is mine."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi and Piao both frowned.
Mu Anxiao's body trembled. She lowered her head and thought, "I know who it is." Saying this, she turned towards the door.
Feng Qishi asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going out for a bit," Mu Anxiao said, walking towards the door.
Piao added, "If you go out, you'll lose your life."
Mu Anxiao, as if fully revived, said, "It's okay," and walked to the door.
Piao: "..."
Feng Qishi glanced at Piao, stood up, and said, "I'll go with you."
"No need," Mu Anxiao said, pulling open the door and walking out.
Feng Qishi was stunned for a moment. Just as he took a step forward, a gust of wind blew, extinguishing the candle and closing the door.
Thus, the place was plunged into complete darkness.
Mu Anxiao walked down the steps, looking at the dark road ahead. Her heart was full of trepidation, but thinking of the owner of the voice, she didn't want to give up.
So, Mu Anxiao, as usual, gritted her teeth, sprinted a few steps, and then suddenly flew over the wall, landing steadily outside the mansion.
At the same time, after Piao cast a spell, the room lit up again.
Feng Qishi stared at the closed door in astonishment and turned to Piao. "Did you do it?"
Piao spread his hands. "She wanted to go by herself. If I stopped her, wouldn't that be less interesting?"
"You..."
"Alright, have some tea!" Piao pointed at Feng Qishi's cup.
Feng Qishi said, "You drink it yourself, I'm going to save her."
"You know who that evil spirit is, don't you?"
"Yes."
"And you're still going?"
"It's precisely because I know that I have to go."
Piao chuckled. "Brother Shen, you told me not to underestimate Mu Anxiao, and now you're underestimating her yourself."
"I'm not underestimating, I'm..."
"She knows who is coming, that's why she went. If she didn't know," Piao shook his head slightly, "she probably wouldn't have had the courage!"
Feng Qishi, drawing from Piao's words, recalled Mu Anxiao's confident demeanor just now and relented. "Perhaps you are right."
Piao picked up his teacup and said, "Remove the perhaps."
Feng Qishi lowered his head, remaining silent.
Just then, Lin Yan woke up.
"Ow, it hurts," Lin Yan touched the back of his neck and slowly sat up.
Piao said, "I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly."
Lin Yan looked at Piao with a completely bewildered expression and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
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