"I..." Feng Qishi chuckled dryly, "My original plan was for a few days from now, but... this is too sudden."
"As you suspect, we'll start from the beginning tomorrow," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
Feng Qishi chuckled again.
Mu Anxiao picked up her teacup and took a sip, saying, "Yan, you'll come with us tomorrow too." As she spoke, she turned her head to look at Yan.
Yan pointed at herself, "Me? Isn't it just the three of you?"
"Just a casual remark," Mu Anxiao said faintly, putting down her teacup.
"Which of your words was casual?" Yan asked, not understanding Mu Anxiao's meaning.
Mu Anxiao said, "What I meant was, the three of us going was a casual remark, you're coming along." She pointed at the red-clothed rabbit spirit.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit looked at Mu Anxiao and Yan pointing at her with astonishment and asked, "I'm going too?"
"Yes, you're going too," Mu Anxiao nodded.
"Then shall we gather here tomorrow?" Piao asked.
Mu Anxiao nodded, "Yes."
"Let's rest!" Piao said.
"Alright," Mu Anxiao agreed.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao, utterly bewildered, and asked, "Where will I sleep?"
"You?" Mu Anxiao said, looking at the arrangements on both sides, "How about you go back to the woodshed?"
"Ah?" Feng Qishi was startled and chuckled dryly, "That place is very cold."
"The rabbits all live there," Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
Feng Qishi said, "Fool, they are all rabbits, they have rabbit fur to keep them warm. I am a human... human."
"You slept in the thousand-year-old ice cave for so long, and you're afraid of the cold?" Mu Anxiao asked.
Feng Qishi rolled his eyes and said, "That was the ten-thousand-year-old ice cave, and besides, it was this body that slept, not me."
"Then where do you want to sleep?" Mu Anxiao asked in a low voice.
Feng Qishi pursed his lips and glanced at Piao, "There's no other way. You are all ladies, and even if my face is thick, I can't stay here. So... I'll have to compromise and go with him."
"I knew you were up to no good when you looked at me," Piao said.
Feng Qishi smiled slightly, "Let's go."
"Let's," Piao nodded.
Mu Anxiao exclaimed, "You agreed so easily."
"Otherwise, should I let him go with you?" Piao retorted.
Mu Anxiao smiled foolishly.
Then, Piao and Feng Qishi stood up and left.
Mu Anxiao yawned and said, "Alright, you guys sleep on the bed, I'll be fine here." She said, leaning on the table.
Yan said, "No, you should sleep on the bed. I'll revert to my original form and sleep..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao quickly interrupted, "You'd better not revert to your original form, it's too terrifying."
Yan laughed, "I'm just kidding. I can't revert to my original form." She said, pointing at the ground, "I'll just sleep on the floor."
"No..."
"I've always slept on the ground," Yan said.
Mu Anxiao sighed at Yan's serious expression, "Alright, then you sleep on the ground," she said, then looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit, "You sleep on the bed."
"No..."
"Listen to me," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's firm stance, the red-clothed rabbit spirit reluctantly compromised.
And so, Mu Anxiao slept on the table all night.
In the early morning, Mu Anxiao opened her eyes, sat up with a pained expression, and yawned, her neck crooked.
At the same time, Yan sat up and looked at Mu Anxiao's stiff neck, asking, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just kept one position for too long, my neck is a bit stiff, it'll be fine in a bit." As she spoke, Mu Anxiao held her nape.
Yan stood up and said, "It looks very painful."
"What's wrong?" The red-clothed rabbit spirit sat up and asked Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao waved her hand, maintaining a stiff posture, "It's nothing, nothing. I'm going to wash up."
"You..."
"It's nothing, nothing," Mu Anxiao interrupted Yan.
Yan looked at Mu Anxiao's state and was speechless.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit scratched her cheek, got off the bed, walked to the table, picked up the teacup, and asked, "Are you really alright?"
Mu Anxiao waved her hand, stepped over the threshold, and walked out.
At the same time, Piao and Feng Qishi arrived.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's neck, walked forward, and asked, "Did you sleep on it wrong?"
"It's nothing," Mu Anxiao didn't want others to worry about her and shook her head, unable to move it.
"I'll help you," Piao stepped forward and tapped Mu Anxiao's neck with two fingers.
Soon, a beam of light flashed, and her neck could move instantly.
"I thought you could only hurt people, can you do this too?" Feng Qishi said to Piao.
Piao curled her lips, "Back then, I was much more capable than you."
"Back then..." Feng Qishi repeated, frowning, "Speaking of which, how did you cultivate into a demon?"
"None of your business," Piao said, then looked at Mu Anxiao and smiled, "Alright, when do we go?"
"What..." Mu Anxiao hadn't expected Piao to be so eager about this, so she thought for a moment before reacting, "Let's wait a bit, I want to wash up first."
"Fine," Piao nodded.
At the same time, Feng Qishi spread his hand, conjured a small packet of salt powder, and handed it to Mu Anxiao, "Use it."
Mu Anxiao looked down at the salt packet in Feng Qishi's palm, her heart sinking, "Thanks." She took the salt packet.
"What's wrong?" Piao asked, looking at Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao looked at Piao with a dazed expression and said, "It's nothing," and walked away.
Feng Qishi didn't think much of it and said, "Brother Piao, come in and have a seat."
"Don't call me Brother Piao," Piao said.
"Then what should I call you?" Feng Qishi put his arm around Piao's shoulder.
Piao said, "Don't call me anything."
"What was your surname before?" Feng Qishi continued to put his arm around Piao's shoulder as they walked into the room.
Piao said as she walked, "I forgot."
"Forgot," Feng Qishi's lips curved into a smile, "See, cultivating into a demon really isn't good."
"How is it not good?" Piao stopped with Feng Qishi at the table and asked.
"Your memory is damaged," Feng Qishi removed his hand, poured a glass of water, picked it up, and handed it to Piao, "Drink some water."
"Thanks," Piao took the cup.
Feng Qishi smiled.
Outside, Mu Anxiao stood by the well, looking at the packet of salt in her hand, and muttered, "Feng Qishi, this time, we are really going to part ways. In the days to come, you have to live well on your own. I believe you will be able to adapt here." Saying this, she put the salt packet into her怀.
"What are you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned around and looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit who was walking towards her, asking, "Do you have any salt? I want to brush my teeth?" She pointed to her mouth.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit smiled faintly, "Of course." She said, directly conjured a bronze basin and handed it to Mu Anxiao, "Everything you need, right?"
Mu Anxiao took the bronze basin, looked down at the toiletries inside, and said, "Thank you."
"It's my turn to thank you. You let me sleep on the bed, but you slept on the table all night and got a stiff neck." The red-clothed rabbit spirit said.