Mu Anxiao watched Wan Sha move aside and hurriedly stepped over the threshold to enter.
Immediately, Wan Sha glanced at Feng Qishi and Piao, who were about to follow, and said, "Neither of you are allowed in."
"Why not?" Feng Qishi asked, clearly unhappy.
Wan Sha eyed Feng Qishi. "This is between Mu Anxiao and me. What business is it of yours?" After speaking, she took a step back, waved her arm, and the door closed.
Feng Qishi: "..."
Piao moved to Feng Qishi's side and patted his shoulder. "Come on, I'll treat you to tea."
"She's not going to kill Mu Shazi, is she?" Feng Qishi asked, staring intently at the door.
Piao smiled. "Don't worry, she won't."
For some reason, Feng Qishi couldn't stop worrying about Mu Anxiao. No matter how reassuringly Piao spoke, it didn't reach him.
"No, I'll wait here."
"Aren't you having tea?"
"If you want tea, go drink it yourself. I'm not in the mood."
"..." Piao nodded. "Alright, I'll wait with you."
"..."
At the same time, Mu Anxiao walked up to the Mandala flower and looked down at it. "You're the only one here."
"I remember now."
"I do remember, but," Mu Anxiao withdrew her gaze from the flower and turned to look at Wan Sha, saying, "I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because if I tell you, you'll kill me."
"If you tell me, I won't kill you."
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly. "You can't promise that."
"What do you mean by that?" Wan Sha asked.
Mu Anxiao scanned the surroundings. "I don't believe you're the only one here."
"You..."
"I just heard A Xia's voice," Mu Anxiao interrupted, turning slightly to fix her gaze on the door.
In reality, Mu Anxiao hadn't heard A Xia's voice. She simply felt that her conversation with Wan Sha was too awkward and used this as an excuse to ease the tension.
Inside the room, A Xia frowned as she heard Mu Anxiao's voice.
Chen sat on the table and said, "Do you want to go out?"
"Shut up, traitor," A Xia glared at Chen.
Chen sighed.
Ever since Chen found A Xia and wanted to take her to see Mu Anxiao, she had lost all trust in him.
However, due to Chen's special status, she hadn't taken any drastic actions.
Then, she shot Chen a glare, deliberately opened the door a crack, and looked through the gap at Mu Anxiao standing in the center of the courtyard, her brow furrowed.
Wan Sha said, "She's not here."
Mu Anxiao withdrew her gaze from the door and turned to Wan Sha. "I went to your tavern."
"Who told you to go?" Wan Sha asked coldly.
"Originally, I wanted to find you there, but I didn't expect you to be absent. However," Mu Anxiao scrutinized Wan Sha from head to toe, saying, "I am quite puzzled."
"What puzzles you?" Wan Sha asked.
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and asked a question she knew the answer to. "You're a demon soul, how could humans see you? And even if they could, how did you open the shop? Can you handle money?"
Her question at this moment was merely to trick Wan Sha into revealing something.
To her surprise, Wan Sha saw through it. "You're trying to trick me."
"Oh, you figured me out. But," Mu Anxiao's eyes darted away, "I still don't understand how you can touch money?"
Wan Sha's lips curled. "If you can't even understand this, it's clear you're incredibly stupid."
"As you say, I am indeed quite stupid," Mu Anxiao replied, looking down at the Mandala flower. "This flower is so beautiful. If I were to pick it, how long would it live?" As she spoke, she slowly bent down.
Seeing this, Wan Sha quickly said, "Don't."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao retracted her hand as intended and turned to Wan Sha. "Why not? This isn't you."
"Don't touch it," Wan Sha's expression became flustered.
"Why?" Mu Anxiao asked deliberately.
Wan Sha swallowed and stepped forward. "If you don't touch it, I'll tell you."
"Tell me what?" Mu Anxiao asked, straightening up.
Seeing Mu Anxiao stand up, Wan Sha breathed a sigh of relief. "Can you stop pretending to be foolish?"
"Alright, tell me!" Mu Anxiao said with a smile.
Wan Sha hesitated for a moment. "It's my true form."
Mu Anxiao said, "The Vine Demon taught you."
Wan Sha hesitated, then nodded. "Yes."
"Where is he?"
At this moment, Mu Anxiao had found Wan Sha's weakness.
However, to conceal her guilt, Mu Anxiao deliberately stopped being polite to Wan Sha.
"I don't know," Wan Sha replied.
"With your own intelligence, you probably couldn't have figured out how to decorate the tavern yourself!"
"What are you trying to say?"
"Tell me, where is he?"
Wan Sha paused. "Mu Anxiao, you didn't come here to tell me you remembered something, but to deliberately inquire about things, didn't you?"
"If you don't remember, what's the use of me telling you?" Mu Anxiao said.
Initially, Wan Sha only wanted to know about her past. Hearing Mu Anxiao's words and thinking it over, she insisted, "You are my enemy."
"I know I am your enemy, but," Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes, "do you know why you lost that memory?"
"I... I lost my memory because I was reborn. Now, I only want to find you for revenge," Wan Sha said, her eyes flashing green again.
Indeed, she was being controlled.
"What did the Vine Demon tell you?" Mu Anxiao stood firm, suppressing her fear as she asked.
The green light in Wan Sha's eyes flickered on and off. "It's none of your business."
Mu Anxiao said, "As far as I know, you didn't lose your memory because you were reborn."
The moment Mu Anxiao uttered these words, Wan Sha calmed down. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean..." Mu Anxiao's gaze shifted slightly. "You were deceived by the Vine Demon."
Mu Anxiao knew she was in no position to use the word "deceived" in front of Wan Sha, but to prevent Wan Sha from perishing, she had to first try to control Wan Sha's hatred towards her.
At the same time, Wan Sha sneered. "Do you think you're in a position to say that?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao lowered her eyelids. "I know I'm not, but this is for your own good."
"For my own good." Wan Sha pointed at herself and threw her head back, laughing.
Mu Anxiao didn't know why Wan Sha was laughing, but listening to her laughter gave her goosebumps.
"I know what I'm saying sounds ridiculous," Mu Anxiao said.
Wan Sha snorted. "If you know it's ridiculous, why say it?"
"I..."
"I think you came here solely to provoke the relationship between me and the Vine Demon!"
Mu Anxiao really didn't want the word "provoke" to apply to herself, but seeing Wan Sha's prejudice against her, she knew she couldn't say more.
"..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao remain silent, Wan Sha said coldly, "You can leave now!"