"Although what you're saying is a complete mess, I more or less understand," Mu Anxiao said, her brow furrowed tightly, "It's because of that boy that you released the rattan spirit and let it go to the underworld."
"Mm," the green-clothed man nodded.
"In that case, in..." Feng Qishi's mouth twitched, "In a way, it was those two who released the rattan spirit, because my junior brother hadn't seen it before, so it's innocent by ignorance!"
"No use saying more, the rattan spirit must have had another purpose when it went down," Mu Anxiao's brow furrowed deeply.
"I also think he had another purpose," Feng Qishi agreed with Mu Anxiao.
Hong Yan, not clear about the inside story, did not offer any comments.
The green-clothed man looked at the equally serious expressions of Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi and said, "I think that rattan spirit is particularly cunning."
"It is cunning enough. That year, it was because of it that the entire village saw things they shouldn't have. Although what happened afterward wasn't its doing, the person becoming like that was also its doing," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
"Was that fifty years ago?" the green-clothed man asked.
Mu Anxiao nodded, "Yes, although I don't remember what happened back then clearly."
"Then you can still say it," Feng Qishi said.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi, narrowing her eyes, "I can say it, but if you ask me what exactly happened then, I really have forgotten."
"Do you remember the night blindness thing?" Feng Qishi suddenly asked.
The green-clothed man was startled.
Mu Anxiao frowned slightly, "Did you remember something?"
"I heard I used to have night blindness," Feng Qishi said casually.
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Qishi looked at the subtle changes on Mu Anxiao's face and thought: It seems I should not tell her yet that I remember what happened before, lest I scare her to death. With that, he picked up his teacup.
Following that, Mu Anxiao looked at the green-clothed man, "When did you tell him Hong Yan was at the tavern?"
"I told him with my thoughts, why, did you hear?" the green-clothed man asked with a smile.
Mu Anxiao shook her head, "No, I was just curious, it's nothing." As she spoke, she glanced at Feng Qishi, wondering why the relationship between Feng Qishi and the green-clothed man seemed so harmonious, not like they had just met.
"What are you thinking about?" Feng Qishi asked, seeing Mu Anxiao lost in thought.
"I need to use the latrine," Mu Anxiao said, standing up.
"You've been thinking about that for so long," Feng Qishi chuckled.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi, strode to the door, and without another word, yanked it open and left.
Feng Qishi glanced sideways at Mu Anxiao's retreating back and said, "She definitely has something on her mind."
"If the rattan spirit is really planning something, the first one to suffer will be her," Hun Ling suddenly said.
"What do you mean by that?" Feng Qishi asked.
Hun Ling turned his head to look at the three rabbit spirits squatting in the corner and said, "You three, go rest in the next room."
"Aren't you afraid we'll run away?" the third rabbit spirit asked.
Hun Ling smiled, "You just heard it, Mu Anxiao said if you betray her, she'll have me burn you on the spot." He spread his hand, conjuring a ball of ghost fire, "I always keep my word. If you run away, the moment I see you, I'll deal with you first."
The third rabbit spirit stared in astonishment at the ball of ghost fire in Hun Ling's hand and swallowed twice, saying, "I was just saying, you took it seriously. Hurry and put it away, it's quite conspicuous placed outside."
Hun Ling listened to the third rabbit spirit, then clenched the ball of ghost fire in his hand and said, "Alright, you can go rest now."
"Okay," the third rabbit spirit agreed, stood up with the other two, gave Hun Ling a few playful laughs, and left.
The next moment, after Hun Ling watched them close the door, he said, "Because the rattan spirit can conceal her immortal energy, allowing those demons to lock onto her immortal body, and now it has suddenly gone below," he said, "I think, for the rattan spirit, Mu Anxiao is probably one of its enemies too."
"You're right, it seems we need to protect Mu Anxiao," Feng Qishi said.
"Yes, the rattan spirit even intended to brainwash Shi Yi. What else wouldn't it do?" Hun Ling said calmly.
Hong Yan clenched her fist and said, "That rattan spirit is too detestable."
"It is quite detestable," Feng Qishi nodded.
Following that, the green-clothed man thought for a moment and looked at Feng Qishi, asking, "Speaking of which, what about the wolf demon?"
Upon hearing this, Hong Yan's expression froze, and she asked, "Are you talking about the wolf demon from the immortal sect?"
The green-clothed man noticed Hong Yan's fear of the wolf demon and said, "Don't worry, he's not the same as before."
"Wasn't he captured?" Hong Yan asked.
The green-clothed man sighed and said, "I'm really not clear about such complicated matters. When we get back, let the person in charge, Mu Anxiao, tell you."
Hong Yan was clearly afraid of the wolf demon, and she clasped her hands slightly, saying, "Young Master, he won't come looking for me, will he?"
"If he's looking for anyone, it'll be Mu Anxiao. I reckon," Feng Qishi chuckled, "he doesn't even know who you are."
"That's true," Hong Yan nodded.
Hun Ling said, "That wolf demon is no good either. He's probably worse than the rattan spirit."
Feng Qishi picked up his teacup and said, "You're wrong. That wolf demon is really not as excessive as the rattan spirit. The rattan spirit has become a demon, but the wolf demon doesn't have that idea. Who do you think is more terrifying?"
"Become a demon," Hun Ling's eyes widened.
Hong Yan was also startled, "Become a demon, then he must be very powerful."
"As far as I know, it's just a little bit related to demons," Feng Qishi said with a smile.
"If he has become a demon, then it will be troublesome," the green-clothed man said earnestly.
"Yes," Feng Qishi nodded.
Hong Yan lowered her eyelids.
In the adjacent room, the three rabbit spirits sat around the table. The first rabbit spirit said despondently, "It's over."
"Our current demonic arts can't contend with them at all," the second rabbit spirit said.
The third rabbit spirit looked at the two who were inexplicably pessimistic with surprise and said, "As long as we cooperate with Mu Anxiao, we definitely can."
"What do you know? What people say up there is unreliable. We small sprites, if we don't obey, we die. If we do obey," tears welled up in the second rabbit spirit's eyes, "we also die. Ahh, why are we so miserable?"
"Can you stop being so pessimistic? Only if we believe them will they believe us. Besides," the third rabbit spirit frowned, "the moment we handed over our demonic arts, we already betrayed the Rabbit Queen. So, we might as well see it through, because if we go back, we'll also die."