In mid-air, Mu Anxiao was still dodging attacks.
Although she had found his weakness, she didn't want to end it so quickly due to her concerns. She wanted to use this opportunity to wear down his morale.
"I didn't expect you to have improved," Yang Tai said, concentrating his magic into his palm before fiercely striking towards Mu Anxiao.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao swiftly dodged and unleashed her palm strike.
The next second, after the two lights collided, they exploded.
Yang Tai was also startled by this. "You..."
"I've tolerated you for a long time. Why is it only me dodging and you attacking?" Mu Anxiao, floating in mid-air, began to cast spells with her hands, preparing to retaliate.
For a quarter of an hour, Mu Anxiao was continuously attacked. Several times, she was hit and fell to the ground.
Those pains ignited her fighting spirit.
At this moment, she no longer wanted to passively be bullied by him.
Originally, they were getting tired of seeing Mu Anxiao being bullied. Who knew that Mu Anxiao would actually counterattack.
In an instant, their gazes once again fixed on Mu Anxiao.
Feng Qishi had initially intended to intervene if Yang Tai made another move. Now, it seemed unnecessary.
Gu Xiao: "Is that... underworld magic?"
"You know it?"
"Yes, when we were in hell, the underworld envoys who guarded us would use this move if we didn't behave, and then we would all fear them. Especially Yang Tai," Gu Xiao looked at Yang Tai, who was flashing around in the air. "He fears that underworld envoy's magic the most."
"Has Mu Anxiao used it before?"
In the past, Shen Yan disliked Mu Anxiao, so he never paid attention to her. Any information he had was secondhand. Hearing Gu Xiao say this now, he became curious about Mu Anxiao's life in those years, and even more curious about which move she commonly used.
Gu Xiao thought for a moment and said, "No, she usually uses the Soul Binding Rope to capture us. Once that rope appears, we fear it. Of course, some demon souls, even if they fear it, won't show it. I think," he continued, "Yang Tai is afraid, otherwise, he wouldn't have let Mu Anxiao refrain from using magical artifacts."
Feng Qishi thought Gu Xiao's words made sense and nodded slightly.
Gu Xiao glanced at Feng Qishi with concern. "Are you going to send me down directly?"
"This," Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was concentrating and channeling her magic, "depends on what she thinks."
"Alright!"
Feng Qishi asked, "Are you very disappointed?"
Gu Xiao sighed. "A little. I wanted you to capture me, not her."
"You’re quite picky, aren't you?"
"I genuinely want you to subdue me. Her," Gu Xiao lowered his head. "I don't want that."
"Give me a reason, but first, it must be convincing."
Following Feng Qishi's words, Gu Xiao thought for a moment. "Because being captured by you is my honor."
"Huh?"
"You are a great deity. If I'm captured by you, it proves I'm... formidable. But being captured by her is just too..." Gu Xiao shook his head, leaving the rest unsaid.
This made Feng Qishi curious. "I understand."
"I..." Gu Xiao hesitated for a moment. "I fell into her hands the first time. Falling again the second time would be humiliating!"
"That's true. Falling to the same deity twice is indeed not a glorious matter."
"Mm."
Feng Qishi: "However, being captured and sent to hell isn't exactly a glorious affair either."
Gu Xiao: "....."
Feng Qishi glanced at Gu Xiao and couldn't help but smile.
In the air, Mu Anxiao's hand gestures for casting spells changed rapidly. Her entire demeanor appeared steady.
Yang Tai was already completely enveloped by Mu Anxiao's celestial light.
Following this, Mu Anxiao said coldly, "You lost."
Yang Tai, unable to move, looked helplessly to his sides. "Mu Anxiao, you cheated."
Mu Anxiao: "Just say you lost, and I'll let you down without touching your weakness. If you continue with this obsession," she slowly raised two fingers, "then don't blame me for being impolite."
"You liar."
"Whatever you say. What about the five lives in your hands? How do you account for them?"
"Five lives? Why did you imprison me for so long?"
"Twenty years of torture per life. For five lives, that's a hundred years. You got out before you served your time, so this is your own doing."
"No matter what you say, you're still a liar."
"Anyway, you already hate me enough, so I don't care."
"You..."
"As I said, if you were worthy of me, I wouldn't have touched your weakness."
"Do you know where my weakness is?"
"Your eyes."
"You..." Yang Tai thought Mu Anxiao wouldn't see it, just like that year. Who knew she had seen it? Now, he had nothing to say.
Mu Anxiao: "If you think about it this way, we're even."
That year, Yang Tai exploited Mu Anxiao's disadvantage of searching for his weakness, deliberately attacking her incessantly, leaving her no chance to retaliate.
And Mu Anxiao, unable to find Yang Tai's weakness, fell into the traps he had set for her.
Now, Yang Tai thought to exploit Mu Anxiao's weakness of not being able to find his, to make Mu Anxiao repeat her mistake, but unexpectedly, Mu Anxiao saw through it.
At this moment, he admitted defeat.
Mu Anxiao: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"I do," Yang Tai nodded.
"Good that you understand. Make your choice!"
"I'll go down with you."
Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. She spread her palm, conjuring a silver rope, and retracted the celestial light surrounding Yang Tai.
Afterward, Yang Tai suddenly looked up and asked, "Do you think I'm good-looking?"
Originally, Mu Anxiao thought Yang Tai wasn't paying attention to her words. Who knew he cared.
Helpless, she could only nod. "Good-looking."
The moment Mu Anxiao answered, Yang Tai smiled. "Even though it's your opinion... thinking about it, it's quite happy."
At the same time, Feng Qishi became displeased the moment Mu Anxiao said Yang Tai was good-looking.
Gu Xiao noticed Feng Qishi's change in expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Feng Qishi stiffly uttered two words: "Nothing."
Gu Xiao paused, then risked asking, "Are you displeased that Mu Anxiao and Yang Tai are good-looking?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi shifted his gaze to Gu Xiao's face. "If you continue to make wild guesses, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Oh." Gu Xiao closed his mouth.
The next second, Feng Qishi said, "Alright, it's as you guessed. I am indeed displeased that Mu Anxiao thinks he's good-looking. It's too fake."
Gu Xiao: "Actually, Yang Tai really isn't ugly. He has a nose and eyes."
Feng Qishi sneered. "You have a nose and eyes too."
"I do, but... I really don't think Gu Xiao is ugly."
"He's not ugly, but he's not handsome either." Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao, who was binding Yang Tai with the silver rope. "In short, she just can't lie."