Mu Anxiao knew that any monster or lingering spirit that had dealings with the vine spirit was not a good sort. At this moment, she finally saw him clearly.
At the same time, Feng Qishi stared in surprise at Yang Tai, who was gradually approaching Mu Anxiao, and shouted, "Mu傻子, move aside!"
Gu Xiao hastily closed his eyes upon seeing this.
Below, Gui Xiao was still contemplating issues of immortal arts and did not look up.
The other lingering spirits watched Yang Tai approach Mu Anxiao with varying degrees of discontent, but none spoke.
Zhu Yang remarked, "So this is what he calls cooperating with us."
"I knew it, his selfish intentions are greater than ours," Ma Kai sighed.
Zhu Yang glanced at Ma Kai, then fixed his gaze on Mu Anxiao, who showed no intention of dodging. "It seems she doesn't fear him!"
Ma Kai glared at Mu Anxiao. "The two of them had better perish together."
Zhu Yang sighed.
Above, Mu Anxiao closed her eyes.
However, seeing Mu Anxiao close her eyes, Yang Tai stopped abruptly and pressed the tip of his dagger against Mu Anxiao's shoulder. "What do you mean by this?"
Mu Anxiao kept her eyes closed. "I am female, you are male. I have no artifact in hand, while you have a dagger. You," she opened her eyes and met Yang Tai's gaze, "if you win against me in this manner, won't you feel ashamed? I'll feel ashamed for you."
"You..." Yang Tai uttered one word and withdrew his dagger.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Yang Tai's dagger and breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.
Feng Qishi also relaxed.
Hearing silence, Gu Xiao slowly raised his head to look. He let out a breath and raised his arm to wipe his forehead, which was not even beaded with sweat.
Yang Tai declared, "Fine, I won't use the dagger." With that, he directly tossed the dagger down.
"..." Mu Anxiao smiled without speaking, then looked down at the dagger that instantly vanished into the air. "Yang Tai, do you still remember the grievances between us?"
"Of course I remember," Yang Tai narrowed his eyes.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head and smiled. "Then, try to recall properly how you were defeated by me back then? And also," she continued, "did I use the silver rope at that time?"
Yang Tai: "..."
Yang Tai's memory of the past was not clear.
However, the one thing he could not forget was... his hatred for her!
"You... I forgot," Yang Tai averted his gaze.
Mu Anxiao knew Yang Tai had forgotten, just as she herself didn't remember the past. But the moment Yang Tai conjured that dagger, she remembered!
Back then, Yang Tai was also unconvinced by her, and deliberately provoked her with all sorts of words. In a fit of anger, she discarded her silver rope and fought him for an entire night.
In the end, she lost.
It was only when Hei Feng appeared in time and attacked him from behind, knocking him unconscious, that she managed to escape.
She thought that was why he had forgotten.
"It's good that you forgot," she curled her lips.
Yang Tai frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
Mu Anxiao replied, "It means nothing, I just think that for some memories, forgetting is the best course of action, lest they leave future regrets and anger."
"Are you saying I have amnesia?"
Yang Tai had never considered this question before. Reminded by Mu Anxiao, he suddenly became concerned about the past.
Mu Anxiao stated, "You've merely forgotten; it's not amnesia."
Yang Tai frowned tightly.
Mu Anxiao chuckled lightly and looked down at her hands, thinking that concealing this matter was pointless. Rather than continuing this way, it was better to tell him.
With that thought, she mused, "Forget it, I'll tell you!"
"What?" Yang Tai was bewildered.
Feng Qishi, Gu Xiao, and the other lingering spirits were also confused.
Mu Anxiao chuckled to herself as if amused, "Do you still remember the incident where we fought back then?"
Hearing Mu Anxiao's reminder, Yang Tai lowered his head to recall it thoroughly, then looked up excitedly. "I remember! Back then, you and I fought for an entire night, and then, I suddenly lost consciousness."
"Yes, do you remember what you said then?"
Yang Tai thought about Mu Anxiao's question, then shook his head.
"At that time, you said the same words as you did just now, that you wanted to kill me. In the end," Mu Anxiao smiled, then suddenly put on a stern face, "I lost."
"You..."
"I only remembered this matter now. You were indeed formidable back then," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Yang Tai could not accept the reality. "Are you saying I was tricked by you that year?"
"Mm."
The moment Mu Anxiao nodded, Feng Qishi gasped, "Mu傻子, you're courting death!"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao glanced towards Feng Qishi and said mentally, "Do not interfere."
"I..."
"I won't die," Mu Anxiao sent mentally.
Feng Qishi: "..."
Gu Xiao became nervous for Mu Anxiao, but due to Feng Qishi's presence, he dared not get up and could only lie there anxiously.
Yang Tai froze the instant Mu Anxiao uttered her "Mm."
"What's wrong with him?" Zhu Yang asked, looking up at Yang Tai.
Ma Kai replied, "What else could be wrong? Yang Tai is brewing something. Mu Anxiao might be in grave danger this time."
The moment Ma Kai spoke, Zhu Yang burst into laughter.
Following that, Gui Xiao walked up to Zhu Yang and asked, "What are you laughing about?"
Hearing this, Zhu Yang was startled and turned to look at Gui Xiao. "Nothing much."
"Nothing much, then why are you laughing?" Gui Xiao did not look up; he was merely disturbed by the sound of Zhu Yang's laughter.
Zhu Yang pointed upwards.
Gui Xiao frowned, followed Zhu Yang's pointed finger upwards, and his eyes widened. "Mu Anxiao, what are you doing?"
Just as one trouble subsided, another arose.
Mu Anxiao calmed the ripples in her heart and looked down at Gui Xiao, who was staring at her. "Did you think of something?"
"No."
"If not, then continue."
"Oh." Gui Xiao agreed, then pointed at Zhu Yang. "You'd best not let me hear your laughter again, or I'll have my problems with you."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yang covered his mouth.
Following that, Gui Xiao turned and walked away, continuing to ponder the issue of immortal arts.
Feng Qishi had not expected Gui Xiao to be such a persistent lingering spirit and expressed his admiration at this moment!
"You scared me to death," Gu Xiao exclaimed.
Feng Qishi asked, "What scared you?"
"I thought Gui Xiao was going to come up and deal with Mu Anxiao along with this guy. But I didn't expect... he didn't."
"It seems you're very disappointed?"
"No, I'm just surprised. Because as far as I know," Gu Xiao glanced down at Gui Xiao, "Gui Xiao has an extremely strong desire to win, to the point where he believes only he can take Mu Anxiao's life. For him to be so calm now, I find it... perplexing."
"It is indeed strange," Feng Qishi resonated with Gu Xiao.