"Believe it or not, you'll have no more carrots, so don't come looking for me," the demon soul said with a smile.
Seeing the genuine expression on the soul's face and then glancing at Mu Anxiao who remained silent, the red-clothed rabbit spirit said, "I was wrong."
The soul looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit who had yielded for food and smiled faintly. He then looked at Mu Anxiao and asked, "Who exactly removed the makeup from your face? Tell me the truth."
Mu Anxiao came back to her senses and replied, "At first, I thought that guy... was a minion of a great demon. But after hearing her just now," she glanced at the red-clothed rabbit spirit, "I'm sure that guy is the great demon you were talking about."
"A great demon would kill you on sight," the red-clothed rabbit spirit said.
Mu Anxiao said, "As it turns out, he didn't. However, I think... he will kill me, because he said my life now belongs to him."
"What's his name?" the soul asked.
Mu Anxiao lowered her eyelids as if in deep thought and said, "Piao."
"Piao," the red-clothed rabbit spirit repeated.
The soul looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit and asked, "What's wrong?"
The red-clothed rabbit spirit's eyes flickered as she said, "Once, I was near the Rabbit Queen and heard her call the great demon Piao. Could it be," she looked up at Mu Anxiao, "you weren't lying to me?"
"Smell the air around you," Mu Anxiao said.
"Why?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit asked, confused.
"You'll know if you smell it," Mu Anxiao said impatiently.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit furrowed her brows. After obediently smelling the air, her eyes widened. "There's demonic energy here."
"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Mu Anxiao said, crossing her arms.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit averted her gaze and asked, "Why did he remove your makeup?"
Mu Anxiao weighed the carrot in her hand and said, "As I said, I'm ugly."
"Ugly?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit exclaimed.
Mu Anxiao nodded and handed the uneaten carrot back to the red-clothed rabbit spirit, saying, "One carrot is enough for me."
"That one?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit's tone lowered.
"That one," Mu Anxiao twisted her lips, "has already eaten."
"Already eaten?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit looked surprised again.
Mu Anxiao curled her lips. "Can you stop looking so startled all the time? He's eaten, so he's eaten. I just didn't want to say it earlier."
"Where did you get the food?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit, no longer surprised, asked calmly.
Mu Anxiao shrugged her shoulders. "I went to your kitchen to find food earlier, and then, unfortunately," she smacked her lips, "I ran into Piao disguised. But then again, he has a face."
"Perhaps it was conjured," the soul added.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the soul and said, "You have a point there. But his appearance was quite good, rather unique." "I've never seen him before," the red-clothed rabbit spirit said.
"Take me to find some snacks, and I can give you a hint," Mu Anxiao offered an exchange, handing the half-eaten carrot to the red-clothed rabbit spirit.
"Not interested," the red-clothed rabbit spirit said, taking the carrot and shamelessly taking a bite of what Mu Anxiao had nibbled.
Mu Anxiao's mouth twitched. Just as she was about to retort, the red-clothed rabbit spirit said, "Alright, let's go back. You should learn some manners."
"Manners?" Mu Anxiao looked displeased, turning to the soul and asking, "Do you think it's necessary to learn?"
"Why are you asking him?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit's brows furrowed.
"He has more authority than you," Mu Anxiao stated directly.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit's face stiffened, and she said, "Your point is valid, but..."
"Where did you lock those three rabbit spirits?" the soul suddenly interrupted sternly.
Startled by the soul's voice, the red-clothed rabbit spirit fell silent.
Mu Anxiao subtly glanced at the soul, who had deliberately widened his eyes, and cleared her throat, saying, "Do you want to hear?"
The red-clothed rabbit spirit swallowed and said, "Hurry up." As she spoke, she walked around Mu Anxiao towards the room.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darted. As she looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit entering the room, she said, "Can you help me find the rat demon and the others?"
"I found them. They're in the cellar outside their woodshed," the soul replied.
Mu Anxiao chuckled. "Kid, you're quick."
"Of course. Alright," the soul said, worried that the red-clothed rabbit spirit might become suspicious. "Why are you calling me to hit you!"
"Okay," Mu Anxiao nodded, cleared her throat, pouted, and shouted, "You ugly soul spirit, if you dare to hit me, fine! Then I won't tell you where I locked them. Let's see what you can do to me."
The soul couldn't help but give Mu Anxiao a thumbs-up and pretended to be angry, saying, "Fine, if you don't tell me, then you can wait for death." With that, he winked at Mu Anxiao, jumped up, and disappeared.
Inside the house, the red-clothed rabbit spirit leaned against the door, clearly hearing the voices outside, and shivered, saying, "I didn't expect this damned soul spirit to be so fierce."
"Why did you close the door?" Yan asked intentionally.
Hearing this, the red-clothed rabbit spirit glanced at Yan, who was sitting at the table, and stepped forward, saying, "Didn't you hear the commotion outside? In situations like this, one should close the door for safety." With that, she walked a few more steps and started eating the carrot in her hand.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao, feigning anger, walked to the door, mumbled to herself, pushed it open, and looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit, saying, "The dead soul spirits here are too annoying."
"Did you capture those three?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit turned and asked Mu Anxiao.
"Who told them to ambush me? So I just captured them. Who knew," Mu Anxiao twisted her lips, "I ran into the soul spirit who pretended to be good halfway, and then I was captured. After that, I met you."
"So, he still hasn't rescued them?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit asked.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "I killed them."
"What?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit's eyes widened.
"You're allowed to kill me, but I'm not allowed to kill them? Of course, if I hadn't killed them," Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, "I probably wouldn't be here."
"Where are their bodies?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit asked, her eyes filled with fear.
"Bodies," Mu Anxiao said, feigning a thoughtful expression, then after a few seconds of silence, she laughed, "They all reverted to their original forms, and then I ate them. Honestly, the meat was really good. It felt like I gained demonic power just by eating it. Amazing."
"You..."
"What about you?" Mu Anxiao said, scanning the red-clothed rabbit spirit from head to toe, and then laughing, "Don't get me wrong, you look quite plump and delicious too." She licked her lips.
"You're lying," the red-clothed rabbit spirit retreated a step and shouted.
"Are you human?" Mu Anxiao pointed at the red-clothed rabbit spirit and asked.
"You..."
"Stop with the 'you.' Don't worry, as you think, a weakling like me can't do anything. Those were my accomplices who helped me. However," Mu Anxiao pouted and grumbled, "they were quite heartless not to come and save me."