The old man was rather concerned about the wolf demon's attitude towards him, so after the wolf demon glared at him, he desperately explained, "I'm telling the truth."
The wolf demon said, "Even if it's the truth, you're dead." With that, he fixed his gaze on the old man's face.
The wolf demon's words struck a chord with the old man, and he didn't know what to say, lowering his head.
The wolf demon glared at the old man again and then looked at Mu Long.
Mu Xi could see that Yue Ci truly liked Mu Xin. If Mu Xin were to stay here, she would inevitably be treated unfairly. Of course, he also noticed Mu Long's introspection.
However, from his understanding of Mu Long, this fellow usually had a three-minute passion for things, acting on impulse, and then reverting to his old self once the initial fervor passed.
Based solely on Mu Long's hesitation just now, Mu Xi chose not to believe him.
Nevertheless, Mu Long's words had indeed moved him, so he looked at Yue Ci and said deliberately, "Are you serious?"
Hearing Mu Xi's words, Yue Ci seemed to find hope and smiled, "As long as you agree..."
"That's my daughter, and my daughter's life is not for an outsider like you to arrange," Mu Long interrupted, casting aside all fear and pointing at Mu Xi.
Mu Anxiao was startled and remained silent.
Mu Xi looked at Mu Long, "It seems you're serious."
Mu Long replied, "I'm an incompetent father. I already said I agreed to you, so what do you mean by this?"
"It means nothing," Mu Xi said faintly, then looked at Mu Anxiao and the others, "Alright, you all go out."
Mu Anxiao frowned, "What are you going to do?" xxs壹贰
Mu Xi glanced at Mu Long, "I already agreed, so naturally, I must return the body. You..."
"We're here, and nothing will happen to you, right?" Mu Anxiao interrupted, starting to suspect if Mu Xi intended to escape.
Mu Xi saw through Mu Anxiao's thoughts and smiled, "Sister, you still don't know me. I do what I say I will. I just don't want to..." He paused, "I don't want you to see your brother's pathetic state."
Pathetic?
Hearing Mu Xi's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but recall how Mu Xi had died decades ago. Her eyes darkened, and without another word, she turned and left first.
Feng Qishi saw this, glanced at Mu Xi, and then followed Mu Anxiao, saying, "Silly Mu, you're giving in so easily."
Mu Anxiao ignored Feng Qishi.
Next, they all left the reception hall. Arong stood beside Mu Anxiao, glancing at the door Mu Xi had closed, and said faintly, "Mu Anxiao, he won't lie to you, will he?"
Mu Anxiao replied, "He shouldn't." She stared at the reception hall, once again thinking of Mu Xi's torn body, and continued, "This time, I believe him."
Arong nodded and walked away.
Feng Qishi remarked, "Silly Mu, this matter is over just like that."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned, "What do you mean by that? Are you going to continue? It's endless."
"I thought we'd at least fight Mu Xi for three days and three nights, and then," Feng Qishi shook his head, "it's over like this. It's a bit disappointing."
"Disappointing?" Mu Anxiao smiled. "Can you bear it? He played Lin Yan for a while. For him, you almost fell out with me. Now, are you just looking for something to say?"
"..." Feng Qishi was speechless by Mu Anxiao's words.
Lin Yan, seeing Feng Qishi's speechlessness and hearing Mu Anxiao's words, suddenly became dejected, "Master, your disciple is incompetent."
"What does that have to do with you?" Feng Qishi asked, confused.
Lin Yan explained, "Master, if I were even a little more capable, Mu Xi wouldn't have possessed my body. If he hadn't possessed my body, you and..." He glanced at Mu Anxiao, "...you two wouldn't have gone through those things. It's all my fault."
"Lin Yan, do you know what you're like right now?" Mu Anxiao stared at Lin Yan's wronged face and asked.
Lin Yan was taken aback, "What do you mean I'm like?" He frowned, realizing Mu Anxiao wouldn't say anything nice.
"..." Mu Anxiao smiled faintly and shook her head.
"Can you stop being so mysterious?" Feng Qishi nudged Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
Seizing the opportunity, Mu Anxiao forcefully slapped Feng Qishi's hand and said, "You should just shut up." Then, she smiled at Lin Yan, "A woman."
Lin Yan's expression turned grim.
Mu Anxiao completely disregarded Lin Yan's feelings and continued, "Only women are so sentimental. Also, don't overthink it. You don't have much of a celestial connection, so don't end up with nothing by dwelling on this."
"I don't understand what you mean by that," Lin Yan said, completely confused.
Mu Anxiao smiled and explained, "It means you're worrying about things that don't concern you. Don't meddle in other people's business. Do what you do and succeed. Once you meddle, nothing will work out, and you'll end up with nothing."
Lin Yan protested with a wronged tone, "I wasn't meddling."
"You weren't? I was talking to your master, and you interrupted. You talk too much, everything is your fault," Mu Anxiao said, glaring at Lin Yan. She then looked at Feng Qishi, who was coldly staring at her, and her gaze flickered slightly. "I'm just teaching your disciple a lesson. Don't look at me like that."
Feng Qishi remarked, "You're perfect for being his master's wife. Your scolding is always so masterful." He then grinned.
Master's wife?
Mu Anxiao couldn't quite grasp Feng Qishi's meaning and furrowed her brow.
Conversely, Piao understood Feng Qishi's words and nudged his shoulder, saying, "She's my disciple. It's not right to take advantage of her like that."
Feng Qishi replied with a confident look, "It's only a matter of time."
This time, Mu Anxiao instantly understood Feng Qishi's meaning and angrily said, "Shen the crazy, if you talk nonsense again, I'll rip your mouth apart." She glared at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi zipped his lips.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi, then looked back at the reception hall, her heart sinking. She suddenly remembered Wan Sha and Mu Xiang, and then thought about Mu Xiang's situation. She wondered how Mu Xiang had left.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao's slightly pensive expression and asked, "Silly Mu, what are you thinking about?"
Mu Anxiao said, "Shen the crazy, wait for me here for a moment." With that, she turned and left.
Feng Qishi looked bewildered, turned to watch Mu Anxiao's hurried departure, then turned back to the reception hall. Just as he was about to follow, Yue Ci blocked his path, "You say."
Feng Qishi asked, "What?" His mind was elsewhere as he glanced in the direction Mu Anxiao had gone.
Yue Ci continued, "You say, is Yue Shi a better name, or Mu Xin?"
Feng Qishi frowned, "Why are you asking this?"
"What else? Of course, it's..." Yue Ci looked around and put on a serious expression, "When Mu Long is resurrected, I'll take my daughter away in front of him."
However, Feng Qishi thought Yue Ci had given up. He never expected him to be planning this. Now, seeing his serious expression, Feng Qishi was simply speechless.
Yue Ci asked, "Why aren't you speaking? Don't you support me?"
"She has a father and a mother. Since you want a daughter so badly, I have a way for you. How about it?" Feng Qishi raised an eyebrow, temporarily putting Mu Anxiao's matter aside.
Yue Ci became excited, "Tell me." He smiled.
Piao was curious about this and shifted his gaze.
Gu Xiao and the others were the same.
Feng Qishi smiled at Yue Ci for a few seconds and said, "Give up your immortal position, beg your master to turn you back into a mortal, find a wife, and maybe you'll have children, perhaps a daughter."
"From childhood, fortune tellers told me I would only have sons and no daughters. That's why," Yue Ci said seriously, "I chose to cultivate immortality, because I like girls and dislike boys."
"..."
Many people wished to become immortals but couldn't find a way, eventually living as mortals for their entire lives. Yet, Yue Ci, for this very reason, cultivated immortality and even succeeded.
Feng Qishi couldn't help but find this fellow quite eccentric.
Seeing Feng Qishi remain silent, Yue Ci continued seriously, "I'm telling the truth, so I've always wanted a daughter. I also want to have that feeling of being an old father."
"Have you never picked up a daughter in this world?"
Yue Ci sighed, "I did pick up some, but they were all sick, and in the end," his eyes darkened, "they all died. That's why I want this child. I truly want to see my daughter grow up healthy and strong." With that, his eyes reddened.
Feng Qishi, observing Yue Ci's inexplicably somber expression and recalling his identity as a flower thief decades ago, said, "That's not right."
Upon hearing this, Yue Ci immediately withdrew his sad expression and returned to normal, "What's not right?"
Feng Qishi narrowed his eyes, "I remember, you used to be a flower thief..." Before he could finish, Yue Ci quickly reached out and covered Feng Qishi's mouth.
Feng Qishi was startled and raised his hand to grab Yue Ci's wrist.
Piao exclaimed, "What are you doing? Is there something we can't hear?" He then looked at Gu Xiao and the others present.
Gu Xiao chimed in, "That's right, what were you picking?" He hadn't heard Feng Qishi say the word 'flower'.
Ah Xia had heard the word and thought for a moment before saying, "Flower thief."
The identity of a flower thief was a symbol of 'handsomeness' for Yue Ci decades ago.
Times changed. After being caught thirty years ago, he changed his mind. From then on, he began to detest the words 'flower thief.' Anyone who mentioned it would make him flip out. Now, hearing Ah Xia say it, his face instantly stiffened.
"..." He looked at Ah Xia and removed the hand he had placed over Feng Qishi's mouth.
Feng Qishi released his hand.
Ah Xia, seeing Yue Ci looking at her, turned her face away.
Immediately, Yue Ci stepped forward, completely ignoring Ah Xia's gaze, pursed his lips, and smiled, "Young lady, what's your name?"
Feng Qishi, witnessing Yue Ci's demeanor, stiffened, raised a hand to wipe his mouth, and said nothing.
Piao asked, "Is he really a flower thief?" He walked over to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi glanced at Piao and said, "His true nature is already exposed, can't you see that?"
"Indeed," Piao nodded.
Over there, Ah Xia felt Yue Ci's presence, slowly turned her head, and took a step back, saying, "What's my name got to do with you?" With that, she opened her palm.
Yue Ci looked down at Ah Xia's hand and was about to speak when Chen said, "Still trying to hide your stinky reputation. It's exposed before anything even happens. How embarrassing."
Hearing this, Yue Ci frowned and his expression turned cold as he looked at Chen, "So ugly."
"What did you say?" Chen's eyes widened.
Yue Ci replied, "What I said, you should have heard it, ugly girl." He adopted a flippant expression.
Chen had always believed her appearance, while not stunning, was at least attractive. Now, with Yue Ci speaking like this, she felt quite provoked. "You ugly man," she said softly.
Yue Ci retorted, "You..."
"You should just shut up," Gu Xiao interrupted Yue Ci.
Yue Ci looked at Gu Xiao and frowned, "Who do you think you are?"
"I'm not anyone special, but the way you are makes me think," Gu Xiao glanced at Ah Xia and Chen, "you're hiding something." He dared not meet Yue Ci's eyes.
Yue Ci asked, "Say, what am I hiding?"
"Hiding that you like her," Gu Xiao pointed at Chen.
Chen was stunned and excitedly exclaimed, "Gu Xiao, can you stop talking nonsense?" She crossed her arms and looked at Yue Ci, "I think she likes Arong."
Ah Xia, hearing this, became angry, "Chen, can you stop talking nonsense?"
"I'm not talking nonsense. I have the same looks as you, yet he only calls me ugly. What does that mean?" Chen reasoned, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; he likes you."
"You..."
"I do like her, and I dislike you," Yue Ci interrupted, smiling at Ah Xia.
Ah Xia, hearing this, became angry, "Can you say less? Who needs the liking of a flower thief like you? Go away." She stepped back.
Yue Ci laughed, "So cute."
Listening to Yue Ci's words, Ah Xia was so angry she scratched her head.
Yue Ci continued to laugh.
Chen bent over and gagged, saying, "So disgusting."
Hearing this, Yue Ci grinned triumphantly at Chen.
Gu Xiao looked at Yue Ci's thick-skinned demeanor and twitched his mouth.
Hei Feng glanced at Yue Ci and remained speechless.
Meanwhile, Feng Qishi and Piao looked at Yue Ci speechlessly, then at each other. Piao commented, "He's truly embarrassing your immortal dignity."
Feng Qishi nodded, "I think so too."
"Their conversation is quite boring," Piao added.
Feng Qishi nodded again, "I think so too."
Then, Piao turned back to Feng Qishi, and Feng Qishi also turned back to Piao. Both sighed.
Behind the reception hall.
Mu Anxiao stood by the wall, looked to both sides, then tilted her head up to look at the half-open window, her lips curling into a smile. She turned around and looked directly at the small sapling not far away, "You're quite fast."
Behind the tree.
Mu Xiang stood behind Wan Sha, clearly hearing Mu Anxiao's voice. Her nerves tightened, "..."
Wan Sha glanced at Mu Xiang and then moved around the small sapling that couldn't conceal their 'huge' bodies. She cleared her throat and asked, "How did you know we were here? You're quite idle yourself."
Mu Anxiao raised a finger and used a spell to create a blue light. Using the blue light, she walked towards them and said, "Clever. I did think of you when I was idle." She stopped in front of Wan Sha.
Wan Sha said, "Rest assured, I won't leave you easily until your promise is fulfilled." She leaned forward to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Xiang glanced at Mu Anxiao's finger and didn't dare to speak.