"I have something to tell you," the red-clad rabbit spirit whispered.
Mu Anxiao glanced down at her arm, held by the red-clad rabbit spirit, and said, "I don't want to know why you're out here. Let go."
"I know you don't want to know, but I really have something to tell you." The red-clad rabbit spirit suddenly became serious.
Seeing the red-clad rabbit spirit's anxious expression, Mu Anxiao relented, "Alright, alright, go ahead!"
"You have to be careful yourself," the red-clad rabbit spirit said.
"What do you mean?" Mu Anxiao frowned.
"I… just be careful. Yan sent me to find you," the red-clad rabbit spirit said softly.
Originally, Mu Anxiao hadn't thought much of it. Now, hearing the red-clad rabbit spirit say that, she naturally looked behind her and asked, "Where is Yan?"
"Still in the room," the red-clad rabbit spirit replied.
"Okay, I understand," Mu Anxiao nodded.
"Then I'll be going now," the red-clad rabbit spirit said, her curiosity about Mu Anxiao's secret gone.
"Mm," Mu Anxiao nodded.
Immediately, the red-clad rabbit spirit let go, turned, and ran away.
Mu Anxiao furrowed her brow, turned, and muttered to herself, "Yan told me to be careful. What could that mean? Could Piao have said something to her again? Strange?" She sighed.
At the same time, Guard Rabbit Number One entered the Rabbit Queen's room. The Rabbit Queen sat on the couch, propping her forehead with one hand, her eyes closed, and asked, "How did it go?"
Guard Rabbit Number One walked to the couch, cupped his hands, and said, "To answer your highness, Mu Anxiao was not successful."
Hearing this, the Rabbit Queen slowly opened her eyes and sighed, "As expected, a useless fellow."
Guard Rabbit Number One dared not speak.
The Rabbit Queen narrowed her eyes and said, "Alright, you may leave now."
"Yes," Guard Rabbit Number One nodded.
Then, the Rabbit Queen suddenly added, "If you dare to reveal what I said, you can leave this place."
Hearing this, Guard Rabbit Number One hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
"Good that you wouldn't dare. Go on then," the Rabbit Queen said lightly.
Guard Rabbit Number One bowed nervously, turned, and walked to the door. He glanced at Maid Rabbit Number One, who was glaring at him, and then left without a word, opening the door himself.
After Guard Rabbit Number One had completely left, Maid Rabbit Number One gracefully walked to the couch and said, "Your Highness, this servant has something to tell you."
"Speak," the Rabbit Queen said, maintaining the same posture she had when Guard Rabbit Number One arrived, uttering a single word.
"Just now, before that fellow entered, he spoke with Mu Anxiao. They looked rather shifty," Maid Rabbit Number One explained in detail.
Hearing this, the Rabbit Queen opened her eyes and said, "So that rabbit was deceiving me?"
"This servant believes it's possible," Maid Rabbit Number One nodded slightly.
"Alright, I understand," the Rabbit Queen said, a hint of contemplation in her eyes.
Maid Rabbit Number One turned and returned to the door, thinking that there would be more drama to watch.
The Rabbit Queen frowned, thinking, "It seems this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated." With that, she sighed.
By the rock garden, Mu Anxiao sat on the ground, pondering the red-clad rabbit spirit's words for a long time. She had initially understood, but for some reason, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.
"It shouldn't be Piao telling me to be careful. I… but if it's not Piao, then who? Could Piao really want to kill me? Ugh," she twisted her mouth, "but why didn't he tell me himself and instead told Yan? Could it be that he deliberately wanted to test Yan?"
"You're still here?"
Hearing the voice, Mu Anxiao looked up at Guard Rabbit Number One, who had a stiff expression, and asked, "Why do you look so strange?"
"I feel like I'm doomed," Guard Rabbit Number One said, looking at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at Guard Rabbit Number One's melancholic expression and said, "Have you encountered any trouble? Tell me, maybe I can help."
"You can't help me," Guard Rabbit Number One said. He parted his nostrils slightly, then pouted and began to cry.
Mu Anxiao listened helplessly to Guard Rabbit Number One's harsh crying, covering her ears and saying, "Do you know you'll attract your Queen like this?"
Hearing this, Guard Rabbit Number One immediately stopped crying and said, "When I came out just now, the maid rabbit in the Queen's room was glaring at me. It was terrifying."
"You were scared by that look?" Mu Anxiao twitched her mouth and asked.
Guard Rabbit Number One shook his head, "No, I've heard before that if you're glared at by a maid rabbit near the Queen, something bad will definitely happen afterward."
"Where did you hear all this?" Mu Anxiao looked at the all-knowing Guard Rabbit Number One in disbelief.
Guard Rabbit Number One said, "No matter what, I'm a guard for prisoners. I can hear what they say inside. So, over time, I've come to know things."
"Your daily life sounds quite leisurely, listening to gossip. How nice," Mu Anxiao smiled.
Guard Rabbit Number One was not affected by Mu Anxiao's words and continued to wear a mournful expression, "Back then, one of them was caught after being glared at by a maid rabbit."
"It can't be that superstitious, can it?" Mu Anxiao chuckled dryly.
"It is that superstitious. I heard that rabbit say that when she was in the Rabbit Queen's room, the Rabbit Queen even smiled at her. They say they were chatting and laughing together, and then, like me, when she came out, she was glared at by a maid rabbit, and after that," Guard Rabbit Number One sighed deeply, "she was caught, and then exiled."
Mu Anxiao looked at Guard Rabbit Number One's worried expression and deliberately thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, being exiled isn't too bad. It proves a return to freedom."
"Freedom? What freedom? Every rabbit that is exiled is forced back into its original form. Where can they go once they're out? Into the deep forest to be eaten by wolves, or into the human world to be eaten by humans. Neither is good," Guard Rabbit Number One said gloomily.
"You can escape," Mu Anxiao said, deliberately adopting a simple-minded persona.
"It's impossible. After so many years of using demonic arts, being forced back into your original form causes psychological damage. Putting the mental aspect aside, when you encounter an enemy, you'll instinctively want to use demonic arts to protect yourself. The moment you can't cast the demonic arts, you'll naturally despair," Guard Rabbit Number One spread his hands. "Naturally, you become food for wolves."
"Huh, your words do have some sense to them," Mu Anxiao said with a smile.
"Every time I hear them talk, I think a lot. This time, it's probably my turn," Guard Rabbit Number One said, lowering his head.
"Don't be so pessimistic," Mu Anxiao reached out and patted Guard Rabbit Number One's shoulder.