After the waiter left, Mu Anxiao awkwardly looked at Piao and said, "How could you say I was your...?" She pointed to herself and then to Piao, "That something?"
"My mouth is on my face, and what I say is my business," Piao replied, pointing to the food. "Eat quickly, I'm going to find the rabbit spirits."
"You're going now?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed in surprise.
"They are right here," Piao said.
"No, what are you looking for them for?" Mu Anxiao leaned forward, looking puzzled.
"You'll know in a moment," Piao said, standing up.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darted, and she suddenly tilted her head back, saying, "Let's eat first. I'll help you find them later, how about that?"
"You go?" Piao pointed at Mu Anxiao, thought for a moment, and then sat down, saying, "Alright, but if you don't find them within a certain time, your life will enter a countdown."
Although Mu Anxiao truly disliked Piao saying such things, she had no choice but to go along with him for her own survival. "Okay, I'll hurry."
"Eat," Piao said, picking up his chopsticks and placing a slice of ginger into Mu Anxiao's bowl.
Mu Anxiao looked at the extra ginger in her bowl, her expression stiffening, and asked, "What is this?"
"The weather is cold, eating ginger is good," Piao said.
"Is that so," Mu Anxiao glanced away unnaturally, then looked at the guests who were gradually leaving and said, "Although what I'm about to say might anger you, I still want to say that you don't need to hide your demonic energy, because... even if you let it out, no one would dare approach you."
"Eat ginger," Piao pointed at Mu Anxiao's bowl.
Mu Anxiao looked embarrassed. "Okay, I'll eat ginger, eat ginger." Saying that, she picked up her chopsticks, grabbed the slice of ginger, and quickly ate it, feigning a smile as she chewed and swallowed.
Piao watched Mu Anxiao's throat move and asked, "Is it tasty?"
"Good..."
"Tell me the truth," Piao interrupted.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and shook her head slightly.
"There are many things that aren't tasty, and many types of people I dislike. You'd better not provoke me," Piao said inexplicably.
Mu Anxiao picked up her cup and took a sip of water, saying, "I know you dislike me."
Piao laughed. "You actually figured it out."
"Yes," Mu Anxiao nodded, suppressing her urge to explode.
"It's good that you figured it out, continue," Piao said, this time placing several more slices of ginger into Mu Anxiao's bowl.
Mu Anxiao picked up her chopsticks, feeling like crying but having no tears, and began to eat slice by slice.
Upstairs, Feng Qishi sat at the table, looking impatiently at Shi Yi, who was pacing back and forth. "Can you stop pacing? It's already cold." He picked up his teacup, blew on the steam, and took a sip.
"Do you know that Mu Anxiao has changed her clothes and has even... become that guy's wife, ah," Shi Yi clutched his head. "I can't accept it, I can't accept it."
"If you can't accept it, then go down and ask for clarification," Feng Qishi said leisurely.
"No, I must respect Mu Anxiao's decision," Shi Yi said, lowering his head to stare at Feng Qishi and asking, "Speaking of which, you don't have any feelings?"
"She can give up on me, and I'm happy for her," Feng Qishi said, feigning seriousness.
"As expected, you don't understand this feeling," Shi Yi shook his head slightly.
"You're such a stubborn rat spirit. Maybe Mu Anxiao is doing it on purpose!" Feng Qishi looked up at Shi Yi, who had stopped beside him.
"On purpose?" Shi Yi's eyes flickered, and he asked, "What do you mean?"
Feng Qishi sighed. "On purpose means that Mu the simpleton might have been threatened, and as for you being my wife, that's just something that guy wanted to say."
"What you're saying makes sense," Shi Yi nodded slightly.
"Let's not talk about that for now," Feng Qishi put down his teacup, shivered, and asked, "Don't you feel cold?"
"It's okay, I still have my hot water bottle," Shi Yi said, pulling out a small hot water bottle from his embrace and smiling foolishly.
"Give it to me," Feng Qishi reached out.
"You can have it, but only if you go down and meet that guy," Shi Yi raised his chin and said.
Feng Qishi withdrew his hand. "I'm not going."
"Why?" Shi Yi frowned.
"Because it's meaningless to go. Besides, I don't know what kind of guy the other person is. If I go and anger that guy, my life will be gone. Of course, my life is the first priority. Second, if I go like this and mess up Mu Anxiao's plan, then," Feng Qishi gave a fake smile, "who is to blame?"
"What you're saying isn't unreasonable, but..."
"No 'buts'. I think we should just stay here. Going down will only cause unnecessary trouble," Feng Qishi said rationally.
Shi Yi sighed. "Alright, I'll just listen to you." Saying that, he stepped forward and sat on the chair.
In the next room, Hong Yan looked at the three rabbit spirits in front of her with confusion. "What's wrong with you?"
"This cold feeling, it feels like..." the first rabbit spirit blinked. "A great demon's."
"What is a great demon?" Hong Yan asked, looking confused.
The first rabbit spirit said, "He is a benefactor who helped us become human."
"But, he is a demon," the second rabbit spirit added.
"Demon!" Hong Yan repeated, sniffing the air around her. "But there's no demonic energy?"
"I suspect he has hidden his demonic energy," the first rabbit spirit said, frowning. "Don't you feel cold?"
"I have rabbit fur on me, so I'm not cold," Hong Yan shook her head.
"Is that so," the first rabbit spirit said, his expression becoming tense.
"It shouldn't be him, why would he come here?" Hong Yan said faintly.
The third rabbit spirit nodded slightly. "That's true, why would he come here? Perhaps we are really overthinking it."
"Yes," the first rabbit spirit agreed and nodded.
Downstairs, the proprietress shivered from the cold.
Customers who were about to enter the shop left the moment they felt the chill.
The food on Mu Anxiao's table had also gone cold.
"Why aren't you eating anymore?" Piao asked, resting his chin on one hand and looking at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao curled up, shivering, and said, "It's all cold, how can I eat it?"
Piao glanced at the food and said, "What's the big deal? Continue."
"I..."
Just as Mu Anxiao uttered one word, a small demon suddenly appeared behind her and grabbed her shoulders, saying, "It's you, Mu Anxiao."
Mu Anxiao's eyes widened as she remembered her alluring immortal energy.
"Let go," Piao said, tilting his head and staring coldly at the small demon, spitting out two words.
Hearing this, the small demon finally shifted its gaze to Piao's face and asked, "Who are you?"
Piao's lips curved. "By the time you know who I am, you won't need to be in this world anymore."
Mu Anxiao swallowed, not daring to speak.
"You have such big talk," the small demon said, removing its hand from Mu Anxiao's shoulder and slowly approaching Piao. Search for "An Xiao Feng Qi Shi Jie Zhong Wen Xue" on Baidu for the latest chapters available for free reading.