Mu Anxiao watched Piao's hand, thinking about her own precarious life, and became anxious. "I... I don't want to borrow your money, but I don't have any. So, you ordered a dish for yourself. If you need anything, just call me, I'll be outside." She pointed to the door.
Piao looked up and said, "I was just kidding. Sit down."
"I don't want to die," Mu Anxiao said softly, her lips pouting.
"Sit down," Piao repeated.
Mu Anxiao dared not disobey Piao and sat down.
Piao looked at Mu Anxiao and couldn't help but smile. "What do you want to order? I don't plan on killing you just yet."
"You said it," Mu Anxiao said, pointing at Piao.
Piao remained silent and picked up her teacup.
Seeing that Piao was ignoring her, Mu Anxiao stopped talking and turned to the waiter who was walking over. "It's ready."
The waiter smiled and walked over, refilling Mu Anxiao's cup with plain water. "Please."
Mu Anxiao cautiously glanced at Piao opposite her, then pointed to a few dishes on the menu. "This, this, and this."
The waiter quickly noted them down and said, "Alright, I'll get them prepared right away." He picked up the menu and turned to leave.
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Piao asked, "You ordered three dishes. Can you finish them?"
"I'll eat slowly. If I can't finish, I'll pack them," Mu Anxiao replied casually.
Piao was speechless.
Upstairs, Shi Yi woke up and looked at Feng Qishi, who was sitting at the table reading, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Feng Qishi replied, "My magic is too low. I'm studying."
"You're amazing. I can't focus on those things," Shi Yi yawned and said.
"If you can't focus, then how did you learn your sorcery?" Feng Qishi asked.
"My master taught me hand by hand!" Shi Yi said breezily.
"I see," Feng Qishi said meaningfully.
"What do you mean by that?" Shi Yi asked, confused.
"No wonder your sorcery isn't good," Feng Qishi stated plainly.
Shi Yi furrowed his brow. "My sorcery isn't good, so what?"
"It's nothing," Feng Qishi said indifferently.
Shi Yi pouted, stood up, and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll go down and get it for you."
"Dim sum," Feng Qishi replied with two simple words.
"It's really strange for a grown man to eat dim sum. I don't know what Mu Anxiao likes about you," Shi Yi said, bending down to adjust his clothes.
The moment Shi Yi mentioned "likes," Feng Qishi put down his book and said, "Can you please stop emphasizing that Mu Anxiao likes me? It sounds like I'm forcing her to like me."
"Envy," Shi Yi said, drawing out the word, and turned to walk out.
Feng Qishi sighed, looked around, and said, "That's strange. Ever since a moment ago, the atmosphere in this inn has become weird. It's even," he shivered, "a bit cold."
Downstairs, Mu Anxiao felt the same as Feng Qishi. "That's strange, why is it a bit cold?" She hunched her neck.
"Why don't I feel cold?" Piao asked.
Mu Anxiao shivered, looked at the other guests around her who were also cold, then turned to Piao, who felt nothing, and asked, "This cold current, you caused it, didn't you?"
"My method of concealing demonic energy is to release cold air," Piao said naturally.
"You'll freeze us to death like this," Mu Anxiao said softly.
"What does that have to do with me?" Piao replied impassively.
"You..." Mu Anxiao said, trembling from the cold, "It's getting colder and colder."
"Are you really cold?" Piao asked.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
Piao sighed, took off his cloak, folded it casually, and handed it to Mu Anxiao. "Wear it."
"Thanks," Mu Anxiao said, taking the cloak.
By the stairs, Shi Yi happened to see Mu Anxiao.
"No way," he said, looking at Mu Anxiao's back in disbelief. Then he looked at Piao opposite her and muttered, "She's with a man."
Mu Anxiao didn't notice Shi Yi and draped the cloak over her shoulders.
Piao smiled faintly at Mu Anxiao and said, "This cloak is a loan. You..."
"I know, my life," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
"Smart," Piao smiled.
Shi Yi looked at Mu Anxiao and Piao together with despair, thinking: Didn't Mu Anxiao go to the immortal cultivation sect? Why is she with a man? Could it be that something happened to her, she lost her memory, and this man saved her? He couldn't believe it, shook his head, and continued to ponder: How could this be?
The next second, the proprietress broke Shi Yi's endless speculation and asked, "What are you doing?"
Hearing this, Shi Yi snapped back to attention, looked at the proprietress, and asked, "Why did you come down?"
"I came down to eat something," the proprietress said. Following Shi Yi's gaze, she glanced at Piao and was stunned.
Shi Yi looked at the proprietress and asked, "What's wrong?"
"That person is so handsome," the proprietress said with a smile.
"Huh?" Shi Yi was startled, then looked at Piao and asked, "Where is he handsome?"
"I'll go take a look," the proprietress said, tidying her hair, and quickly walked down the stairs, then came to Mu Anxiao's table.
Seeing the proprietress arrive, Mu Anxiao quickly lowered her head.
Shi Yi saw Mu Anxiao's deliberate action and breathed a sigh of relief. "She hasn't lost her memory. Phew, that's good."
At the table, the proprietress, with her eyes fixed on Piao, said, "Hello."
"What is it?" Piao asked, looking up.
"Nothing, well," the proprietress glanced at the shivering guests nearby and said softly, "It's a bit cold here. Would you like to go to a guest room with your sister?" She glanced at Mu Anxiao, but didn't look closely.
Mu Anxiao blinked.
Piao looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "She's not my sister?"
"Not your sister?" the proprietress repeated, then smiled faintly, "Then she's your... sworn sister."
"She is my wife," Piao said.
Mu Anxiao's body stiffened. She quickly looked up at Piao and swallowed twice.
Shi Yi froze for a moment, then hurriedly turned and ran upstairs.
The proprietress gave a dry smile. "Oh, I see. You..." Halfway through her sentence, she turned to Mu Anxiao and exclaimed, "It's you!"
Piao's brow furrowed. "Do you know her?"
Hearing this, the proprietress withdrew her gaze from Mu Anxiao's face and said, "She came here before, and then she left."
"I see. I thought she was related to you," Piao said.
"No, no," the proprietress shook her head, then turned to the waiter who was carrying a tray and said, "Serve them."
"Understood, Proprietress," the waiter nodded.
Then, the proprietress turned back to Piao and said, "Eat slowly. I'm going to get busy."
The moment the proprietress finished speaking, Piao shifted her gaze away without a word.
Mu Anxiao, seeing Piao's cold demeanor, said, "You go ahead and be busy."
The proprietress gave Mu Anxiao a dry smile and walked away.
The waiter stepped forward and placed the dishes on the table one by one.