But, even so, he would stand by Mu Anxiao's side and help her alleviate the pressure!
"With me here, what's so difficult?" Feng Qishi said, looking down at Mu Anxiao.
"You won't understand my difficulties," Mu Anxiao said, her head buried.
From the beginning until now, Mu Anxiao had never thought of relying on anyone. Even if she had, some events would have shattered her resolve.
Like today, she had expected Feng Qishi to appear and save her when she was at a stalemate with Wan Sha.
Who would have thought that in the end, she had to resolve it herself?
Although the resolution wasn't particularly elegant, she had at least saved her life for the time being.
"I understand," Feng Qishi stated firmly.
Anyone could say nice things, but when faced with real difficulties, only oneself could help. Mu Anxiao knew this better than anyone.
With this irritable conclusion, Mu Anxiao tilted her head up and asked, "Understand what?"
"I'll help you with A Xia's matters. You just need to focus on recalling your past with Wan Sha. From what I know, her request is quite simple," Feng Qishi said.
"Simple?"
"Yes, she just wants you to apologize to her. Of course," Feng Qishi squatted down, meeting Mu Anxiao's eyes, "this is something you have to figure out yourself."
"I..." Mu Anxiao pouted, "I can't figure it out."
Seeing Mu Anxiao's wronged expression, Feng Qishi's heart sank.
Then, he reached out and took Mu Anxiao's arm, saying, "Let's resolve A Xia's issue first. I'll accompany you to think about Wan Sha's matter. What do you say?"
"How will you accompany me to think?" Mu Anxiao asked with a mournful face.
Feng Qishi glanced around and whispered, "I'll take you back to the past."
Going back to the past, Mu Anxiao hadn't done that in a long time.
For the past ten years, she had expressed her apologies solely through her memories. Hearing Feng Qishi say this suddenly, she was stunned.
"..." Mu Anxiao.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's dazed face and asked, "You don't want me to do this?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao snapped back to reality and hurriedly said, "Of course I do. This is the only way."
Feng Qishi looked at the excited expression on Mu Anxiao's face and asked, "I'm helping you, and you still find it difficult?"
Mu Anxiao shook her head.
"Since it's not difficult, then get up," Feng Qishi said, standing up first.
Then, Mu Anxiao suddenly sat on the ground and said, "Wait, my legs are numb."
Seeing Mu Anxiao like this, Feng Qishi couldn't help but smile.
A few dozen seconds later, a string of questions surfaced in Mu Anxiao's mind.
"How will you take me back to the past?" Mu Anxiao asked as she stood up.
"Keep your voice down," Feng Qishi reminded her.
Mu Anxiao covered her mouth and whispered, "Do you have that ability? As far as I know, your spiritual energy is greatly depleted. How could you... be as powerful as before?"
Feng Qishi had long anticipated these questions from Mu Anxiao, but he hadn't thought about how to answer them.
"..."
"Why aren't you speaking?" Mu Anxiao asked, confused.
Feng Qishi took a deep breath and said, "You're asking me so many questions at once. Can you answer them all at once?"
"No," Mu Anxiao shook her head slightly.
"Since you know you can't, then don't force me to answer your questions. Let's just go with the flow."
How could Mu Anxiao just go with the flow in such a matter? But since Feng Qishi had put it that way, she couldn't say anything else. Otherwise, she might say something wrong, offend him, and end up suffering herself.
"Alright, I won't ask anymore," Mu Anxiao conceded.
"That's the way it should be," Feng Qishi patted Mu Anxiao's head and turned to walk ahead.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry chuckle and couldn't help but recall Feng Qishi's injuries from ten years ago, as well as his identity as a demon hunter.
Then, she suddenly remembered the saying of ten days in the Heavenly Realm being ten years in the mortal realm.
Finally, she thought, no matter how powerful a celestial being was, it was impossible to restore all spiritual energy in ten days... Besides, she understood Feng Qishi's abilities better than anyone. Therefore, she realized that perhaps he was just comforting her!
Ahead, Feng Qishi sensed that Mu Anxiao wasn't keeping up and called back without turning his head, "Hurry up."
Mu Anxiao calmly glanced at Feng Qishi's figure and replied, "Coming."
In an instant, Feng Qishi stopped outside the dilapidated temple. Mu Anxiao, who was following behind him, forgot to stop due to her preoccupations and bumped directly into his back.
The next moment, Mu Anxiao took half a step back and calmly said, "Sorry."
Mu Anxiao hadn't said a word all the way, which Feng Qishi could understand. After all, he hadn't explained things clearly!
However, Mu Anxiao's passive demeanor also made Feng Qishi anxious.
"You don't need to apologize," he said, turning to Mu Anxiao, "Are you thinking about something again?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao tilted her face up to look at Feng Qishi and nodded slightly.
Feng Qishi said helplessly, "Can you just trust me a little?"
"Your spiritual energy..." Mu Anxiao, worried that the people in the broken temple might hear her voice, naturally grabbed Feng Qishi's arm, deliberately stepped back a few steps, and whispered, "Your spiritual energy has been halved. How could you possibly know that spell?"
"You don't believe me?"
"This... I can't believe it. Ten years in the mortal realm, ten days in the Heavenly Realm. In just ten days, how could you possibly recover to Shen Yan's power?" Mu Anxiao shook her head, "I don't believe it."
As expected, Mu Anxiao was thinking about this. This was precisely what Feng Qishi hadn't anticipated. He had always thought she simply looked down on him. Now, hearing her say it, he suddenly realized she really did overthink things.
Helplessly, he said, "I'll tell you, alright!"
"What did you say?" Mu Anxiao asked with a dazed expression.
Feng Qishi reached out and stroked Mu Anxiao's head, then leaned down to meet her eyes and said, "What can I say? I'll answer your question, so you don't drive yourself crazy."
Hearing Feng Qishi's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but smile.
The moment Feng Qishi saw Mu Anxiao's smile, he gained a new understanding of her.
"I told you, don't think it's unbelievable," he said.
Anything was better than nothing when it came to explanations. At this moment, Mu Anxiao just wanted to hear an explanation from Feng Qishi. Nothing else mattered to her, even if the reason was bizarre, she would accept it.
"You say."
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's calm demeanor and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Before, I thought you were dead, so I cultivated diligently. During my cultivation, I sensed you, and then my spiritual energy recovered."
Hearing Feng Qishi's not-so-detailed explanation, Mu Anxiao didn't feel any doubt.
On the contrary, she said excitedly, "I know."
Feng Qishi asked, "Know what?"