The Rabbit Queen looked at Mu Anxiao, who had reappeared before her, with astonishment. "Why didn't you let him kill me?"
"How does it feel to have your eyes clouded by hatred?" Mu Anxiao asked inexplicably.
The Rabbit Queen faltered, "What do you mean?"
"It means nothing. I want to say that I've forgotten what rabbit meat tastes like, and from now on," Mu Anxiao's gaze was firm, "I won't eat rabbit meat anymore."
"What?" the Rabbit Queen was startled.
Mu Anxiao raised her hand to wipe the blood from her chin. "I mean, you can't kill everyone in the world, and you can't control everyone. Give it up. If this continues, it won't do you any good."
"It's not your place to tell me," the Rabbit Queen said, and a black halo of light appeared in her palm.
Piao, seeing the black mist in the Rabbit Queen's hand, quickly said, "Mu Anxiao, get out of the way."
However, Mu Anxiao showed no intention of moving aside. Instead, she looked down at the Rabbit Queen's hand and said, "So you've truly fallen into demonic ways." She then turned to Piao and asked indifferently, "Do you know?"
Piao was stunned. Looking at the change in the Rabbit Queen's complexion, he asked, "When did you cultivate demonically?"
"That's none of your business," the Rabbit Queen said, then thrust her palm forward.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao turned back and quickly closed her eyes.
Yan and the red-clothed rabbit spirit's eyes widened in unison. Feng Qishi also released Piao's arm. Just as Piao was about to step forward, the Rabbit Queen's hand stopped inches from Mu Anxiao's heart. She calmly asked, "If I occupy the town, will those humans obey me?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the hesitant Rabbit Queen before her. "They will fear you, but they won't truly obey you, because you can't fathom human thoughts, and neither can I."
"What do you mean?" the Rabbit Queen asked, confused, and lowered her hand.
Mu Anxiao said, "If you ask me if there are completely pure people, my answer is..." She shook her head slightly. "I don't know."
"What do you mean?" the Rabbit Queen was still puzzled.
Mu Anxiao said, "Everyone is unique, including you rabbits. So, if you want to understand, it will take time. Reality," she smiled faintly, "is not as simple as you think."
"It's really not simple," the Rabbit Queen said.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "Yes, of course," she said, "You can also think of it as simple. It depends on how you think. Take your sister, for example. Do you truly understand her?"
"My sister is very kind," the Rabbit Queen said softly.
"Go deeper," Mu Anxiao urged.
"I..." the Rabbit Queen hesitated.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "You don't understand your sister, but your sister understands you." She pointed at the Rabbit Queen.
The Rabbit Queen paused and said, "But I don't feel like my sister understands me." She shook her head.
"Who knows," Mu Anxiao shrugged, then glanced at Feng Qishi. "I'll give you a chance to see the past clearly. If you still have the same thoughts after seeing it, then... don't blame me for being impolite."
The Rabbit Queen nodded slightly.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit looked at the Rabbit Queen and Mu Anxiao talking calmly with disbelief. "Queen, it's never been like this before."
Yan said, "Mu Anxiao is risking her life."
"Risking her life?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit repeated, then looked at Yan and realized, "She is indeed gambling with her life for a result."
Mu Anxiao turned to Feng Qishi. "Come on, tell me from the beginning."
Feng Qishi nodded, then turned to Piao and asked, "Want to go?"
"I'll do it," Piao said suddenly.
Mu Anxiao was surprised. "You can too?"
"Yes, but I haven't used it in a long time," Piao said, taking Feng Qishi's arm and reaching out to Mu Anxiao.
"Can you really do it?" Mu Anxiao asked, deliberately glancing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he said calmly, "Stop wasting time. It saves me the trouble of casting the spell."
"Alright," Mu Anxiao said, taking Piao's hand, then turning to the Rabbit Queen. "Hold me." She extended her other hand.
The Rabbit Queen hesitated for a moment, then took Mu Anxiao's hand.
Under Feng Qishi's summons, Yan came to Feng Qishi's side and then voluntarily took Feng Qishi's arm.
"You stay here and guard," Mu Anxiao said to the red-clothed rabbit spirit.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit nodded.
Piao asked, "Go back to where?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao's expression stiffened. "You don't know."
"Of course I don't know," Piao said.
Mu Anxiao's lips twisted. She glanced at the Rabbit Queen and said, "Lock your magic onto her and go wherever she wants to go. Wherever that may be."
"Can you do it?" Feng Qishi looked at the Rabbit Queen with doubt.
The Rabbit Queen said, "I already have a destination in mind."
"Good," Piao nodded slightly, met the Rabbit Queen's gaze, and then, after a mental incantation, they disappeared together.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit was startled, then picked up a teacup and took a sip of tea.
In an instant, they landed on the day that Hun Ling had spoken of.
"This is a marketplace," Piao said, releasing Feng Qishi's arm.
Mu Anxiao looked at the lively surroundings and, forgetting that she had appeared, said, "This is where Hun Ling said..."
Before she could finish, a little girl suddenly appeared in front of Mu Anxiao. The girl looked at Mu Anxiao, who had suddenly appeared, with a terrified expression and started screaming.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's stunned face and said, "You forgot."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi blankly and gave a dry laugh. "I forgot."
Feng Qishi twitched his mouth, looked around, and then looked down at the still screaming little girl, saying, "Fortunately, only she saw us."
Mu Anxiao hummed, then crouched down in front of the little girl and smiled. "I'll tell you a secret."
The little girl was startled, then pursed her lips, holding back tears, and nodded.
Mu Anxiao smiled, reached out, and touched the little girl's head. "Forget about me. Don't think about it anymore."
"Is this the secret you mentioned?" Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao helplessly and asked.
Mu Anxiao ignored Feng Qishi and continued to stroke the little girl's head. Before she could speak, the little girl said, "Do you know my mother?"
"Huh?" Mu Anxiao was surprised.
"My mother is gone. Have you seen my mother?" the little girl asked, pouting.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh. "I really haven't seen your mother."
"Right after my mother left me, I saw you, sob..." The little girl inexplicably started to cry.