"Yes," the rabbit spirit in red nodded slightly and ran out the door, bypassing the table.
Piao sighed.
Yan asked, "Would you like some tea?"
"Yes," Piao replied with a single word, turning back to sit at the table.
Yan picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Piao.
Piao said, "Thank you."
Yan shook his head slightly and said, "You're welcome. Please."
"Mm." Piao nodded calmly, unlike before.
Following Piao's agreement, the rabbit spirit in red entered the room with cleaning tools.
Yan glanced at the rabbit spirit in red, and Piao ignored her, saying, "The aroma of this wine is enough to intoxicate anyone, don't you think so, Yan."
Yan smiled and nodded, "Yes."
The rabbit spirit in red crouched down and quietly picked up the shards, placing them one by one into a winnowing basket.
Meanwhile, Mu Anxiao, on her way to the wine cellar, bumped into the vine spirit.
"Hello there," he stopped in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at the chains before her and said, "I didn't expect you to be so clever."
"You're praising me as soon as we meet. That's not like you," the vine spirit said with a smile.
"Your appearance that day was quite good," Mu Anxiao said.
"That day," the vine spirit said, paused, and then asked, "Which day was that?"
"The day you transformed into a Yin Messenger. That appearance was much better than your current one," Mu Anxiao pointed at the vine spirit.
The vine spirit chuckled twice and said, "I thought you would be afraid of me."
"Why would I be afraid of you?" Mu Anxiao said calmly.
"You, a good-for-nothing, are afraid of that great demon who dares not reveal its true face, but not of me," the vine spirit said, instantly transforming into the appearance of a young man and standing before Mu Anxiao. "I am truly a bit disappointed."
"I am a good-for-nothing from the mortal realm and the immortal realm. You are a good-for-nothing from the demon realm and the spirit realm. We are both not worth an ounce of effort," Mu Anxiao did not retreat but pretended to be full of courage, staring at the vine spirit.
The vine spirit couldn't help but smile, "You're faking it!"
"Why would I fake it?" Mu Anxiao said, concealing her inner panic.
"How would I know why you're faking it? In any case, I don't think your demeanor is real at all," the vine spirit exposed her.
As if her secret was revealed, Mu Anxiao's eyes began to dart away, and she took half a step back, saying, "You know Piao."
"Of course, I do," the vine spirit said, intentionally stepping forward. "You really are afraid of me, haha."
"I... I'm not," Mu Anxiao's brows furrowed slightly.
"You still say you're not, your voice is trembling," the vine spirit said, smiling.
Mu Anxiao looked at the vine spirit's mocking expression, and a sense of loss inexplicably washed over her. She clenched her fists slightly and asked, "Are you done talking?"
"You're angry," the vine spirit said in the same mocking tone.
Mu Anxiao said, "If you lay a hand on me here, it won't do you any good."
"Can I say you're concerned about me?" the vine spirit pointed at himself, then transformed back into chains and said, "I have important matters to attend to. Mu Anxiao, you wait for me. I have many more surprises for you later." With that, he disappeared.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Scared?"
Hearing the voice, Mu Anxiao calmly turned around and looked at Feng Qishi, saying, "You've come out."
"You're not surprised," Feng Qishi expressed his astonishment.
"You climbed out of the window," Mu Anxiao stated directly.
"Yes," Feng Qishi nodded.
"What are you out for?" Mu Anxiao suddenly asked.
Feng Qishi froze for a moment, then smiled, "To follow you. I'm here to protect you," he pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Due to the influence of the vine spirit just now, Mu Anxiao unexpectedly couldn't bring herself to smile and said, "I think you should go back and wait for my rescue."
"No, since I'm out, I must follow you to achieve great things. Otherwise," Feng Qishi cast his eyes around, "going back would be too shameful."
"What great things can you achieve by following me? Hurry back before Piao discovers you," Mu Anxiao said, waving her hand.
"I won't," Feng Qishi shook his head.
Worried that Feng Qishi would be in danger if Piao saw her with him, Mu Anxiao said, "Piao has a bad temper. If you follow me, you'll only harm me."
"You're considering yourself," Feng Qishi said calmly.
"Yes, I am considering myself," Mu Anxiao nodded.
Then, Feng Qishi was silent for a moment, and suddenly he laughed, "Excellent."
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao was bewildered.
Feng Qishi stepped aside and said, "Alright, you can go now."
"Go?" Seeing Feng Qishi like this, Mu Anxiao felt a sense of foreboding deep in her heart.
"Yes, you go. I'm very happy to see you considering yourself," Feng Qishi said inexplicably.
"You..." Mu Anxiao blinked her eyes. "Why are you saying this?"
"From the moment I arrived here, I noticed you were always thinking of me. Hearing you say this now, I am very gratified," Feng Qishi said and then smiled. xxs
"You... don't like me thinking of you?" Mu Anxiao didn't know why, but the moment she heard Feng Qishi say that, she inexplicably felt a sense of loss.
"No, but you... should also think of yourself," Feng Qishi said, shaking his head.
"It sounds really strange coming from you," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
"Strange or not," Feng Qishi said, stepping forward, "Where are you going now?"
"I'm going to the wine cellar. I just smashed Piao's wine," Mu Anxiao confessed honestly.
"I'll go with you," Feng Qishi suddenly said.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't follow me anymore?" Mu Anxiao was excited.
"Just casual words. I am truly gratified that you are considering yourself," Feng Qishi said, laughing foolishly.
Mu Anxiao was speechless.
A few minutes later, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi stopped outside the wine cellar.
"I thought it was underground, but it's in the house after all," Mu Anxiao said, with one hand on her hip.
"You really would think that," Feng Qishi said and stepped forward to push the door open.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi's back and thought about Piao's temper. Her heart began to feel inexplicably uneasy. "Don't come back with me later," she said as she walked in.
"I know," Feng Qishi said, walking to the table and looking at the two rows of small wine jars. "How many do you want?"
"Two should be enough," Mu Anxiao said.
"Such small wine jars. If it were me, I could drink ten of them," Feng Qishi said, picking up two empty wine jars and turning to look at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi's face and couldn't help but sneer, "Go on and brag. Back there, you were just a high school student who hadn't touched alcohol."
"I am Shen Yan now," Feng Qishi said proudly, stepping forward and handing the wine jars to Mu Anxiao.