The man gazed at Mu Anxiao’s face with indifference. "You don't deserve this makeup at all," he said. With a wave of his hand in front of Mu Anxiao's face, the makeup on her face scattered into powder.
The next moment, upon seeing Mu Anxiao's true face, the man's expression turned disgusted. "You're the ugliest rabbit I've ever seen," he sneered, tightening his grip around Mu Anxiao's neck.
Originally, Mu Anxiao had wanted to remain an unnoticed person. But hearing the man’s words, she angrily met his gaze, forcing out, "My ugliness has nothing to do with you. But I'll remind you, my flesh is definitely not what you imagine. Just don't cry when you eat it."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the man involuntarily loosened his grip. "What do you mean by that?" he asked. xxs
Mu Anxiao clutched her neck, gasping for a few breaths. "I mean, if I look this unpleasant, naturally my flesh won't be any good either. What else could it mean?"
"What a sharp tongue. I thought you wouldn't be able to speak just now," the man said calmly.
"I'm ugly, and you're terrifying," Mu Anxiao pointed at the man's face. "We're two of a kind."
"You say I look terrifying?" the man pointed at himself.
"Otherwise? A beautiful exterior always hides an evil heart. That describes your kind, a demon," Mu Anxiao hit the nail on the head.
The man's eyes sank. "You know I'm a demon?"
"I can tell," Mu Anxiao replied, touching her much cleaner face. "This face feels so good."
"You can tell," the man frowned, scanning Mu Anxiao up and down. "You're no simple rabbit."
"Of course. In the past, I wandered lost and encountered countless people, ghosts, demons, and fiends. Naturally, I can tell what sort of being you are at a glance," Mu Anxiao said with feigned profundity.
"Very well, hit me," the man suddenly said.
"I don't even know you, and you want me to hit you," Mu Anxiao looked at her own hand. "It might not be appropriate."
"I'll have you..."
Before the man could finish his sentence, Mu Anxiao swung her fist and punched him in the face. "How's that? Does it have enough impact?"
The man tilted his head, covering his face in stunned disbelief. "She... she was always like this."
"She?" Mu Anxiao frowned, lowering her fist. "Are you referring to a male or female 'she'?"
However, the man ignored Mu Anxiao's question and stood up straight. "What is your name?"
Mu Anxiao glanced sideways. "My name is Xiao Feng. My full name is Feng Qishi."
At the inn, Feng Qishi sneezed several times, then twitched his nose and looked at Shi Yi, who was lying on the bed. "Did you say something bad about me?"
"No," Shi Yi replied with his eyes closed.
"No? Then why did I sneeze?" Feng Qishi rubbed his nose and yawned.
At the Xiuxian sect, Mu Anxiao looked at the man who had suddenly gone silent. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"Feng Qishi, that name, it’s probably not a girl's name, is it?" the man said, looking at Mu Anxiao’s face.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh. "Didn't you just say I'm ugly? Naturally, my mother rabbit also thought so and gave me a name that sounds like the wind."
"Actually, you're not ugly," the man suddenly said again.
"You find me repulsive one moment, calling me ugly, and then say I'm not ugly the next. Which statement is true, and which is false?" Mu Anxiao spoke in a much softer tone than usual, trying to prevent the man from killing her.
"My first impression of you was poor, but subsequent impressions are quite good," the man said.
"You don't... say that to every girl you meet for the first time, do you?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed in shock.
"Yes, and then they get angry. When they get angry, I just snap them," the man made a gesture across Mu Anxiao's neck.
Mu Anxiao swallowed hard. "Then, will you kill me?"
"You called me a demon, so naturally, you must die too," the man smiled sinisterly.
Mu Anxiao's nerves tightened, and she quickly stepped back half a pace. "Look, I'm even chatting with you, and you still want to kill me. It's probably..." She suddenly realized and asked, "Are you a great demon?"
"A great demon?" the man repeated, thinking: This fellow has indeed recognized me.
Mu Anxiao observed the subtle changes on the man's face. "So you are..." she started, but then remembered that the great demon was supposed to arrive in the afternoon. She changed her words: "I know. You're the great demon's lackey, aren't you?" She was certain that the mysterious great demon was faceless.
The man looked at Mu Anxiao's excited expression. "How did you know I was his lackey?"
"You have demonic energy on you," Mu Anxiao replied earnestly.
"Demonic energy? Perhaps the great demon isn't a demon!" the man said in a peculiar tone.
Mu Anxiao pondered for a moment, then shook her head. "It's impossible that he's not a demon."
"Explain."
"Because only demons can do evil deeds in the world. He could so easily kill so many of my sisters. If you say he's not a demon, I wouldn't believe it," Mu Anxiao realized she was doomed after saying this.
The man stared coldly at Mu Anxiao for a while, then began to laugh.
The moment the man started laughing, Mu Anxiao forced a fake laugh as well. "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at your vivid imagination," the man pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao scratched her head. "Really? I think so too. Ha, ha."
"Your laugh sounds so fake," the man suddenly dropped his smile.
Mu Anxiao stopped laughing. "I was wrong."
"My name is Piao," the man suddenly introduced himself.
"Piao?" Mu Anxiao repeated. "Is that your name?"
"Yes, my name is just one character: Piao," the man said.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh. "You're going to kill me, so why are you telling me your name?"
"Your life belongs to me now," Piao said suddenly.
Mu Anxiao forced a smile. She wanted to argue, but remembering her current state of uselessness, she swallowed the words "my life is my own" and said, "Then when do you plan to take my life?"
"It depends on my mood," Piao said, glancing at the kitchen. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm hungry," Mu Anxiao replied simply.
"Then..."
"My flesh isn't tasty. Look how thin I am. My meat must be very tough," Mu Anxiao said excitedly.
"Who wants to eat you? I want to eat vegetarian today," Piao said with a smile.
"Vegetables?" Mu Anxiao said, uttering a single word.
Piao nodded. "Yes, just vegetables. Can you cook them?"
"Of course, I can. I've experienced the world after all... as a rabbit. However, my cooking might not be very good, so please don't mind," Mu Anxiao said cautiously.