"Shen brother, what you say is unpleasant," Piao said.
Mu Anxiao looked at Piao's gentle gaze towards Feng Qishi and was startled, "If there's nothing else, we'll be going now." She nudged Feng Qishi's arm.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi turned and walked ahead.
Mu Anxiao smiled at Piao, then glanced towards the screen before turning and running off.
After they left, Piao's expression instantly turned cold.
He then turned to the screen and said, "Are you satisfied now?"
Following that, a woman in green walked around the screen and approached Piao, "You certainly startled Feng Qishi, well done."
"Mu Anxiao is your enemy, why did you want me to scare Feng Qishi?" Piao asked.
This woman, named An Yan, was also a demon soul captured by Mu Anxiao. That year, she had been released by the Vine Demon, but she didn't trust the Vine Demon. Soon after her release, she escaped from the Vine Demon and followed Piao.
The only reason Piao agreed to let her follow him was because she knew about the memories he had lost. Without this leverage, Piao would never have taken her in.
In the past few days, she had sensed Feng Qishi's presence and intentionally asked Piao to scare Feng Qishi while also helping the Vine Demon.
Initially, Piao had no hope for himself, as he had no interest in men. Who knew it would be successful!
An Yan said, "The facts prove you succeeded."
"Success, it is success, but I wasted quite a bit of demonic essence," Piao said, clenching his fist.
"You used Mu Anxiao's sixth layer of spiritual energy," An Yan stated.
"There's something I've never told you," Piao said, waving his hand and making all the magical artifacts on the cabinet disappear. "Before, Mu Anxiao wanted to come here. Because you were here, I always stopped her. Today she came, and you're not angry?"
"I'm not angry, I just want to see her in a state of despair," An Yan said, reaching out and taking Piao's hand. "Piao, as long as you help me, I will help you recover your memories."
"You've said that for ten years," Piao said, shaking off An Yan's hand.
An Yan smiled, "Help me deal with Mu Anxiao, and I'll tell you anything you want to know."
Piao frowned, "If I had known you were this kind of demon soul, I wouldn't have taken you in."
Every time An Yan acted like this, Piao would say the same thing.
At first, An Yan would be afraid, but over time, she got used to it.
"Protect me well, I don't want Mu Anxiao to know about my existence yet."
"I'm going to help Mu Anxiao," Piao suddenly said.
An Yan smiled, "Go ahead, I don't want to see her die at the hands of another demon soul. This way, you can continue to scare Feng Qishi."
"I don't want to scare him anymore, to be honest," Piao hesitated, "I feel a bit disgusted with myself."
Piao didn't say it. An Yan hadn't noticed. Now, hearing him say that, and thinking about how he had treated Feng Qishi earlier, she also found it a bit strange.
"Then watch, but don't mention me," An Yan said.
Piao nodded, "I know."
"Mm," An Yan nodded.
On the other side, Feng Qishi was tightly holding Mu Anxiao's arm, walking and looking back to see if Piao was following.
Then, Mu Anxiao stopped, saying helplessly, "Can you let go?"
"No," Feng Qishi continued to hold Mu Anxiao's arm, "I want to make him understand that he and I are not the same kind of people."
"Did you smell any demonic energy just now?" Mu Anxiao suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi let go of her hand and asked back, "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, I smelled demonic energy in Piao's room," Mu Anxiao said softly.
"Demonic energy and demonic aura are very similar," Feng Qishi said.
"I know, but..." Mu Anxiao thought about the arrangement of Piao's room for a moment, then sighed, "Never mind, let's not talk about it."
"I didn't smell anything," Feng Qishi emphasized.
Mu Anxiao, not wanting to continue the topic, walked forward.
"Wait for me," Feng Qishi caught up with Mu Anxiao.
Returning to the dilapidated temple, Feng Qishi suddenly remembered that he had left in a hurry and hadn't taken anything.
At this moment, Zeng was already asleep, and the other beggars had also returned.
Lin Yan saw Feng Qishi return and immediately ran up eagerly, asking, "Where have you been?"
"That's none of your business," Feng Qishi said coldly.
Lin Yan smiled, "I won't ask, I won't ask."
"How was today?" Feng Qishi asked.
Lin Yan glanced at the beggars happily eating behind him and smiled, "It was very good. They even prepared food for us at noon. The silver has already been placed on your bed."
Feng Qishi asked again, "Has Zeng eaten yet?"
Lin Yan nodded.
Feng Qishi had thought Zeng hadn't eaten anything, but hearing Lin Yan say this, he was relieved.
"You should go rest."
"Understood," Lin Yan nodded, then glared at Mu Anxiao and turned to leave.
Mu Anxiao pouted and turned to look at Feng Qishi, asking, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Nothing," Feng Qishi shook his head and turned towards the screen.
Mu Anxiao sighed.
Wan Sha's Residence...
In the room, Chen sat at the table thinking about her agreement with Mu Anxiao, and she lost the patience to stay there.
Following that, with the intention of escaping, she peeked at A Xia, who was lying on the bed sound asleep, and tentatively called out, "A Xia, A Xia."
"....."
Then, certain that A Xia was asleep, she jumped off the table, tiptoed to the door, hesitated, opened the door, and as she looked up, she met Wan Sha's gaze.
"What are you trying to do?" Wan Sha asked.
Chen pretended to be calm, "I need to use the privy."
"Use the privy for what?"
Chen said helplessly, "I'm a demon, not a demon soul, of course I need to use the privy."
"You're going to find Mu Anxiao, aren't you?" Wan Sha stated directly.
Chen's eyes sank, "No... I..."
"Tell the truth."
Chen was most afraid of Wan Sha's gaze. Looking at her now, Chen dared not disobey.
"Mu Anxiao and I have an agreement, and I don't want to stay here anymore. I want to go find her."
"Go ahead," Wan Sha said, stepping aside.
Chen had always thought Wan Sha hated Mu Anxiao to death, but who would have thought Wan Sha would let her go?
Then, Chen was also surprised, "You agree?"
Wan Sha said, "There will be demon souls entering the city tonight. Tell Mu Anxiao."
"You want to help her?" Chen asked, surprised.
"It's not exactly helping, I just don't want to see her... die at the hands of another demon soul."
Hearing Wan Sha's words, Chen could see Wan Sha's kindness.
Then, she hesitated and asked, "Specifically, how many demon souls?"
"Fifty. They are all those with little demonic cultivation. She'll know when she sees them," Wan Sha said calmly.
However, the number fifty truly startled Chen. She lowered her eyes slightly and couldn't help but think about Mu Anxiao's cultivation, "Even if they don't have much demonic cultivation, I'm afraid she won't be able to handle them."