A wry smile bloomed as the wind began to stir.
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao turned her eyes to Feng Qi Shi: "You too, why say anything? Both of you are so troublesome, stay here."
"I just wanted to tell you that news," Piao said aggrievedly. "That child only has seven days left to live."
"I know," Mu An Xiao replied in a low voice, then looked at Yan and said, "You supervise them here."
"Mm," Yan agreed, glancing at Piao and Feng Qi Shi.
Feng Qi Shi said, "We won't say anything, alright?"
Mu An Xiao said, "No." As she spoke, she took out a black cloth from her sleeve and tied it around her face.
"What are you doing?" Piao asked.
"It wouldn't be good if I happened to encounter myself like this," Mu An Xiao said.
"You're even afraid you'll scare yourself," Feng Qi Shi laughed.
Mu An Xiao narrowed her eyes: "I hate hearing you speak the most right now."
"Oh really!" Feng Qi Shi said indifferently.
Piao said, "Be careful."
"We're just going to eat, it'll be fine," Mu An Xiao said patiently.
Feng Qi Shi said, "If something happens, have her come back and inform us." She gestured to the Rabbit Queen.
"Nothing will happen," Mu An Xiao said, looking at the Rabbit Queen. "Let's go."
"Okay," the Rabbit Queen agreed.
Mu An Xiao sighed, walked past them, and left the room.
The Rabbit Queen followed her out.
Piao cast a longing glance at Mu An Xiao's departing figure and said, "It's all your fault."
"What's my fault?" Feng Qi Shi pointed to himself.
"If it weren't for you, she definitely would have taken me," Piao said, looking at Feng Qi Shi with a resentful gaze.
Feng Qi Shi snorted lightly: "Even if we didn't say anything, she wouldn't have wanted to take us."
"Why?" Piao asked.
Feng Qi Shi glanced inside the room and said, "That little madam is definitely not a simple person. If we leave, wouldn't that give her an opportunity to do bad things?"
"What do you mean by that?" Piao furrowed his brow.
"You're a demon lord, wouldn't you understand what I mean?" Feng Qi Shi put his arm around Piao's shoulder.
Piao pushed Feng Qi Shi's arm away and said, "You mean, that girl Xiao Nian wasn't just frozen to death."
"Yes, this gecko spirit is hiding something. If I'm not mistaken, that gecko," Feng Qi Shi looked at the moldy wall: "wasn't brought here by itself; it was intentionally put here."
"You mean he's bad, then Mu An Xiao is in danger?" Piao said excitedly.
"I've told you, if a demon wants a human to see them, they must sacrifice half of their demonic power. Mu An Xiao knows this too," Feng Qi Shi said.
"You mean..." Piao's eyes widened. "That gecko really chose Xiao Nian, and Mu An Xiao agreed because she already saw through it?"
"That's likely the case," Feng Qi Shi nodded.
"Likely?" Piao was once again confused.
"Before, Shen Yan told her a lot about demons, but she forgot about the concept of demon affinity... Sigh, who knows what she's thinking?" Feng Qi Shi shrugged.
"How do you know Shen Yan told her these things?" Piao asked.
Yan's eyes lit up as he looked at Feng Qi Shi's back, his brow furrowed.
Feng Qi Shi smiled: "If I said I have memories from a past life, would you believe me?"
"Memories from a past life?" Piao said, and then thinking about Feng Qi Shi's explanation just now, he widened his eyes and asked, "Do you really have them?"
Feng Qi Shi shook his head: "No, my master told me."
"How did your master know?" Piao asked.
Feng Qi Shi said, "Mu An Xiao was my tribulation in a past life. My master was worried something would happen to me, so he kept watch on me. Therefore, he knew everything I said to Mu An Xiao in my past life, and this life, he told me."
"Your master has a really good memory," Yan nodded.
Feng Qi Shi looked at Yan and smiled: "Yes, although my master is very old, his memory is indeed very good."
At the same time, the old gentleman yawned and thought: Hmm, did I eat today? Oh dear, my memory is getting worse and worse. Thinking this, he gently patted his head, leaned against a tree, and closed his eyes.
Meanwhile, Piao asked, "Is it a love tribulation?"
"Love tribulation," Feng Qi Shi repeated, and chuckled, "It's a human affection tribulation. Love tribulation is too advanced."
"Human affection," Piao repeated, recalling what Mu An Xiao had said, and muttered, "When will she ever repay the human affection she owes you."
Feng Qi Shi heard Piao's words and thought: It's already repaid. Now, it's my turn to repay her. Thinking this, he let out a long sigh.
"Didn't you two mention the gecko spirit? Why did you suddenly start talking about this?" Yan broke their train of thought and asked.
Upon hearing this, they snapped back to reality together. Feng Qi Shi said, "Yes, why did we start talking about this."
"I think Mu An Xiao remembered what Shen Yan said, but just forgot about the demon affinity," Piao suddenly said.
Feng Qi Shi asked, "Why are you so sure of her thoughts?"
Yan said, "Mu An Xiao looks foolish, but she actually thinks more thoroughly than any of us. I think she was testing whether the gecko spirit would use demonic power to make Xiao Nian see itself. Who knew, the gecko spirit actually used that demonic power, which means," her eyes lit up, "the gecko spirit is no longer obeying the person who let it in."
"How do you know?" Feng Qi Shi asked.
"Mu An Xiao clearly has immortal energy, but that little madam said it was human energy, and she looked directly at this wall," Yan pointed to the wall. "This shows she knew the gecko spirit was here all along, but she didn't see the gecko spirit. This means, she... is lying."
"Mm, what you said makes sense," Feng Qi Shi said excitedly.
Piao narrowed his eyes: "Mu An Xiao deliberately made us stay here."
"Yes," Feng Qi Shi nodded, looking around. "She must have guessed that the little madam would come again."
"Mm," Piao nodded.
Feng Qi Shi thought for a moment, then said, "You say, is that little madam's sister a demon collector?"
"Rather than a demon collector, it's more like a demon rearer," Piao suddenly said.
"Tell me," Feng Qi Shi said curiously.
"It seems the gecko spirit genuinely fell in love with that child," Piao said.
However, Feng Qi Shi found it hard to accept this reality and said, "Xiao Nian is still a child. It's not good for him to be like that."
"Don't think of it in a bad way. If I'm not mistaken, the gecko spirit saw its own past shadow in Xiao Nian. Its liking is just... how should I put it, anyway, it's not as complicated as you think," Piao pointed at Feng Qi Shi.
Feng Qi Shi said, "How am I thinking of it complicatedly? I don't like the way you speak."
"Then in that case," Yan blinked and said, "he... betrayed his master."