Xi'er, as a newly formed monster, naturally believed herself to be the most powerful one. Therefore, she would not allow anyone to trample on her accomplishments.
And now, Mu Anxiao was precisely pushing her limits.
She sounded agitated, "Say that again if you dare," she gritted out, "Flower thief."
Mu Anxiao knew she couldn't defeat these twenty monsters, and even with her soul sword, her spiritual energy would be depleted. The best strategy was to retreat, so she decided to stall Xi'er further.
"I dare not," she smiled.
Reputation was paramount in the eyes of mortals. The moment Mu Anxiao admitted to being the flower thief, the maiden already felt a degree of disdain for her.
However, when she said these words now, she was smiling, which appeared vulgar to the maiden.
"Ew, how scary," the maiden exclaimed, recoiling and leaning against a nearby stall with a look of disgust.
Over there.
The mortals continued to shout.
The twenty monsters, not hearing Xi'er's command, dared not act. They remained standing there, silently watching the mortals raise their weapons, and let out howls.
Thus, the monsters' howls and the mortals' screams perfectly overlapped, which agitated Xi'er further. "All of you, shut up."
At her words, the monsters stopped howling.
Conversely, the people believed their screams had frightened the monsters, and they began striking the monsters with their weapons.
Seeing this, the monsters began to howl again.
This time, Mu Anxiao heard anger in the monsters' howls. She quickly dropped her playful expression, turned around rapidly, and through a gap, inadvertently saw the brave ones smashing hoes at the monsters with reckless abandon.
Because they hadn't received Xi'er's command, the monsters continued to howl indiscriminately, not daring to make a rash move.
The brave ones were, in fact, a group of brutes. They fearlessly swung their weapons at the monsters.
Behind the brave ones, the mortals, thinking the monsters feared their shouts, continued to scream despite their sore throats.
Xi'er cupped a hand to her ear, "So noisy."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao anticipated that Xi'er was about to issue a command. She temporarily set aside the thought of assisting the mortals and rushed forward, reaching out to cover Xi'er's mouth as she was about to open it. "Let's talk it over," she said, grabbing Xi'er's arm with her other hand.
The maiden's eyes widened, "Flower thief, what are you doing?"
Xi'er looked at Mu Anxiao, her eyes filled with fury. Frowning, she raised her other hand and grabbed Mu Anxiao's wrist. "..." Silently, she used all her strength to pull her hand away from Mu Anxiao's.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao said, "Don't speak, or I won't be polite," pouting.
However, Mu Anxiao's actions were incredibly uncomfortable to witness. Xi'er looked at her face and felt greatly insulted. "Let go of me."
Mu Anxiao replied, "Don't let those monsters harm the mortals," pouting again.
Xi'er looked down at her arm, which Mu Anxiao was holding tightly. She then released Mu Anxiao's wrist and said, "Listen, who is bullying whom."
"Everyone wants to live. They are protecting themselves," Mu Anxiao said calmly, her gaze resolute.
Xi'er sneered, "Flower thief, you care quite a lot for those mortals. You..."
"Your breast pouch is red. If you want me to lock onto you," Mu Anxiao spoke nonsense with a serious expression, "then let them act. I won't die."
"You..."
"Let those monsters... go," Mu Anxiao said earnestly.
Xi'er: "..." She craned her neck to look at the restless monsters, then turned back to Mu Anxiao with a smile, "Do you think I have such ability?"
"What do you mean?" Mu Anxiao felt a sense of foreboding.
"Those monsters are only recently under my control. Their emotions, I cannot control them. I," Xi'er smiled, "can only control that they do not harm me. Beyond that, I can do nothing."
"What?"
"Deal with it yourself from now on." Xi'er finished speaking, glanced at the maiden, and instantly turned into a wisp of smoke, disappearing.
Mu Anxiao did not expect Xi'er to be such a cunning woman. She then released the hand she was holding and turned to the maiden, "Stay right there and don't move."
"Flower thief, don't you dare..." The maiden's crossed arms trembled. "Don't you think about me."
"..." Mu Anxiao couldn't be bothered to say more to the maiden. She lowered her head to look at her dagger. "I'm starting now."
Dagger: "Don't leave me behind."
"I know," Mu Anxiao replied. As she was about to summon her soul sword with an open palm, the monsters suddenly turned towards her in unison. Seeing this, she was indeed startled. "Uh, what's going on?"
The monsters howled at Mu Anxiao, then parted and stood in two rows.
Next, Xi'er descended elegantly from the sky, landing in front of the brave ones. She gave Mu Anxiao an sinister smile, then quickly put on a wronged expression and turned to the mortals, "Please don't attack anymore."
Hearing this, the brave ones were taken aback. They lowered the tools they had raised above their heads. Warrior One, panting, asked, "Miss, what is your relationship with those monsters?"
Warrior Two was captivated by Xi'er's beauty. "Miss, you..."
Xi'er replied gently, "To tell you the truth, they are all my pets."
"Huh?" Warrior Two blinked and exchanged a glance with Warrior One.
Upon hearing this, Warrior One hurriedly pulled Warrior Two back a step, and the others also retreated. Warrior One said, "You are a monster."
Xi'er feigned distress, "They are all good. Besides," she looked at the people and smiled, "no one was harmed."
"..." Warrior One heard this, glanced sideways at the panting mortals, then turned back to Xi'er. "Miss, who are you?" He believed Xi'er to be a good person.
Xi'er declared, "I am an immortal from a cultivation sect, and they are my pets. They have come to inform you that the flower thief has been apprehended."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She knew nothing good would happen. As expected, she was about to be in trouble.
"Apprehended? Where?" Warrior Three exclaimed excitedly.
Xi'er pointed at Mu Anxiao, "It's her." She then turned and pointed directly at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao knew that if she summoned her soul sword now, it would incite public outrage. So, she lowered her hand, which was ready to summon the soul sword, and gave them a dry smile.
Immediately, Warrior Three revealed a disgusted expression. "So disgusting."
Warrior Two added, "Too disgusting. How can someone so ugly..."
Warrior One frowned. "Look at the mud on her face. It's clear she didn't succeed in stealing and fell into the mud. How embarrassing." He scanned Mu Anxiao.
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