"Be careful..."
Before Shi Yi could utter two more words, the man in green stepped forward and lightly tapped the back of the head of the first female rabbit spirit. Her eyes widened, and she said, "You're right." With that, she completely fainted.
The man in green blew on his fingertips and looked down at the first female rabbit spirit lying on the ground, saying, "Alright, let's go."
Shi Yi smiled, walked forward, and kicked the arm of the first female rabbit spirit, saying, "You didn't believe me when I told you. This is the consequence of not believing me."
The man in green glanced at the first female rabbit spirit, then at Shi Yi, and said impatiently, "Alright, stop showing off. You're a monster too, yet you lack even this bit of skill. What good are you for?"
"A true man doesn't fight with women," Shi Yi said, lifting his chin.
The man in green shot Shi Yi a disdainful look and turned to look at Hong Yan in Feng Qi Shi's arms, saying, "Sorry."
"Where is Mu An Xiao?" Hong Yan asked nervously.
"She's outside," the man in green replied, pointing towards the door. "However, I've rendered her invisible, so you don't need to worry."
Upon hearing this, Hong Yan sniffed the air and said, "It's bad. The immortal energy on her has started to spread. Soon, her invisibility spell will wear off. We need to leave quickly."
"No, my magic is very powerful," the man in green said with great confidence.
Then, Shi Yi also sniffed the air and, after sniffing his own sleeve, exclaimed, "Such strong immortal energy."
The man in green sniffed his sleeve and said, "Perhaps it's from me."
"You're invisible, so you can't be emitting it," Hong Yan said nervously.
"Then she also..."
"The vine spirit is using trickery. If that's taken off," Hong Yan glanced at Shi Yi and said, "her immortal energy cannot be hidden, and her magic can only conceal her for three quarters of an hour."
"This?" Shi Yi touched the pouch hanging around his neck.
"It's already passed. Let's go," Feng Qi Shi said, turning and walking past the man in green towards the exit.
Shi Yi looked at the man in green and said, "Let's go."
"Go," the man in green nodded and turned to leave first.
Shi Yi followed.
In front of the cultivation gate...
The dog-headed monster and his subordinates stopped by the stone lions. Suddenly, the first subordinate demon looked serious and said, "Boss, something's not right."
"What's wrong?" the dog-headed monster asked, pointing at the cultivation gate. "The rabbit spirits asked us to help. Don't cause any trouble for me."
"Boss, there's immortal energy," the first subordinate demon said, sniffing the surroundings, then pointing to where Mu An Xiao was lying. "It's right there."
The dog-headed monster sighed and turned to look in the direction the first subordinate demon was pointing. "There's nothing there."
"It's right there that there's immortal energy," the first subordinate demon insisted.
The second subordinate demon, like the first, sniffed the area and said, "It's right there, there's immortal energy."
"There's really nothing there?" the dog-headed monster questioned.
"Boss, I feel like it's Mu An Xiao's immortal energy," the third subordinate demon said excitedly.
"Mu An Xiao," the dog-headed monster chuckled. "This is a place where a demon barrier is set up. She's a useless nobody who can't do anything. How could she be here before even entering?"
"You have a point," the first subordinate demon nodded.
However, Mu An Xiao was extremely sensitive to the word "useless" at this moment. She opened her eyes, not caring who was speaking, and contemptuously retorted, "You're the useless one." As she spoke, she opened her eyes and sat up abruptly.
"Who's speaking?" the dog-headed monster asked, looking around.
"It's her," the first subordinate demon pointed at the stone lion.
Mu An Xiao yawned, then glanced at the stone lion. In the next instant, she looked at the dog-headed monster and his subordinates who were standing there, blankly searching for the source of the voice, and her eyes suddenly widened. She thought: How can they... hear my voice?
"You are Mu An Xiao," the dog-headed monster suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Mu An Xiao hurriedly covered her mouth.
"A little trick," the dog-headed monster said, waving his arm in Mu An Xiao's direction. Mu An Xiao gradually became visible.
"What a stroke of luck," the dog-headed monster said, smiling at Mu An Xiao.
"I'm invisible," Mu An Xiao knew she had no escape and resigned herself to her fate. She stood up and asked, "Why can you still see me?"
Seeing Mu An Xiao's earnest expression, the dog-headed monster sneered, "Heh, you ask me, who do I ask? I just casually waved my arm, and you revealed yourself."
"No, it's you who can see me, so I have to ask you," Mu An Xiao said, pointing at them.
"We can't explain these things. Come with me, Mu An Xiao," the dog-headed monster said, stepping forward and grabbing Mu An Xiao's arm.
"Be gentle," Mu An Xiao said, looking down at the dog-headed monster's hand.
"No," the dog-headed monster replied sternly. He let go, produced a rope, and tightly bound Mu An Xiao's hands together.
Mu An Xiao frowned and glanced at the cultivation gate, saying, "I'm human. If you bring me in like this, aren't you afraid of being misunderstood by those rabbit spirits?"
"What's there to be afraid of? We're here to help, so we're guests. They can't do anything to us," the dog-headed monster said arrogantly.
"They can't do anything to you, but if you're seen with me like this, aren't you afraid I'll talk nonsense?" Mu An Xiao said deliberately.
"Talk nonsense," the dog-headed monster said, glancing sideways at the second subordinate demon behind him. "You, stuff her mouth."
"Yes," the second subordinate demon replied. He bent down, picked up a stone from the ground, and stood up, asking, "Boss, is this okay?"
"You're too unhygienic," Mu An Xiao said, staring in surprise at the stone in the second subordinate demon's hand.
"I don't understand what you're saying," the second subordinate demon said. He stepped forward, forced Mu An Xiao's mouth open, and shoved the stone into it. Immediately, Mu An Xiao widened her eyes and grunted a few times.
"There, now let's see how you speak," the dog-headed monster said, leering at Mu An Xiao's face with ill intent.
Mu An Xiao struggled, her face red, and grunted.
The second subordinate demon grabbed Mu An Xiao's arm and said, "Boss, I heard the rabbit spirits really hate humans. If we bring her in, won't the rabbit spirits be displeased?"
"This is my prey," the dog-headed monster declared firmly.
"Alright, as you command," the second subordinate demon conceded reluctantly.
"Let's go in," the dog-headed monster said, walking to the door and gently knocking on it.
Mu An Xiao stood behind them, looking at the back of the dog-headed monster's head and frowning deeply. She thought: Damn it, why haven't those guys come out yet? Thinking this, she glared fiercely at the second subordinate demon.
Seeing Mu An Xiao glare at him, the second subordinate demon was startled and quickly averted his face.