Zhang Yan looked at Feng Qishi's pretentious side and said helplessly, "If Mu Anxiao hears you say that, she'll beat you to death."
"If you don't say it, she won't know," Feng Qishi said, his expression instantly turning solemn. "Then how about this."
"How about what?" Zhang Yan asked, confused.
"I'll go talk to her, and you do the operating. What do you think?" Feng Qishi said.
Zhang Yan's expression changed, and upon considering Mu Anxiao's situation, he abandoned the idea of training Feng Qishi. He said, "Alright, you go. When it's done, just bring her in."
"Okay," Feng Qishi agreed, turned, walked through the wall to the coffee table, cleared his throat, and said, "Mu Shazi, I have something to tell you."
"What is it? Say it," Mu Anxiao replied, leaning back on the sofa.
Feng Qishi hesitated for a moment and said, "Um... I have some bad news for you."
"Bad news?" Mu Anxiao frowned.
"Yes, this news isn't very good for you. I don't know if you can handle this kind of pressure, but I thought I had to tell you, so please don't be discouraged, or... faint," Feng Qishi explained in detail.
In the bedroom, Zhang Yan pressed his ear to the door, listening to Feng Qishi's voice outside. He closed his eyes in resignation.
"I've heard all sorts of news. Just tell me, I can handle it," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
However, the calmer Mu Anxiao was, the more nervous Feng Qishi became.
"Um... you have to return the spiritual energy to me," Feng Qishi said.
Mu Anxiao's expression remained unchanged as she said, "Alright, do you want it now?"
"Why don't you have a reaction?" Feng Qishi asked, surprised.
"That spiritual energy was yours to begin with. It's not good for me to possess it. Besides," Mu Anxiao glanced at her palm, "since yesterday, I haven't been able to feel the magic within me. It's better for you to take it back than for it to stay with me."
"You noticed it yourself?" Feng Qishi asked in surprise.
"Yes, otherwise that female demon wouldn't keep coming to find me. She probably already knows," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
Upon hearing this, the short demon hurriedly stood up and said, "I didn't tell her."
Mu Anxiao looked at the flustered short demon and said, "This has nothing to do with you. I know."
"Mm," the short demon nodded.
Mu Anxiao looked back at Feng Qishi and asked, "Do you know the unsealing spell?"
"No," Feng Qishi replied weakly.
Mu Anxiao sighed helplessly, stood up, and said, "If you don't know, what's the point of you telling me all this? Come, give me your hand."
"What for?" Feng Qishi asked, confused.
"Quickly," Mu Anxiao said sternly.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's angry expression, Feng Qishi reluctantly extended his hand.
Mu Anxiao directly took his hand and said, "Close your eyes."
"What are you doing?"
"If you don't know how, I can only send it back to you personally," Mu Anxiao said.
Feng Qishi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will you be alright after doing this?"
"What could happen to me?" Mu Anxiao said, pointing to Feng Qishi's eyes. "Hurry and close them. I think I can still use this spell."
"Okay," Feng Qishi agreed and closed his eyes.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao looked intently at Feng Qishi's face, opened her mouth, and then closed her eyes.
A few minutes later, Mu Anxiao felt nothing, but Feng Qishi felt a warm current flowing into his soul.
Zhang Yan, hearing no movement from outside for a while, directly opened the door and stared with wide eyes.
The short demon cautiously moved next to Zhang Yan and whispered, "Why does Mu Anxiao's magic feel so weak?"
"She can't feel herself using magic," Zhang Yan said.
The short demon froze, looked at Mu Anxiao's tightly furrowed brow and her constantly trembling hands, and swallowed. "If she does this blindly, she'll become a cripple with an immortal soul's lifespan even faster."
"That's her choice," Zhang Yan said, feeling admiration for Mu Anxiao's actions.
After another moment, Mu Anxiao opened her eyes and looked at Feng Qishi in front of her. "How is it?" she asked, releasing his hand.
"I am a soul, and I can feel the warm current," Feng Qishi said, touching his body.
"What belongs to you has returned to you. I don't owe you anymore," Mu Anxiao said, then swayed and sat down on the sofa.
Feng Qishi was startled. "Are you alright?" He walked through the coffee table and squatted in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked down at Feng Qishi's concerned expression and said, "Even though I'm not as powerful as you are now, please remember, I am still your master. You'd better not disrespect me, or else," she gently patted Feng Qishi's head, "I'm not done with you."
"You are my master, my master," Feng Qishi said. As he reached out, he suddenly found that he couldn't touch Mu Anxiao. "What's going on?" he asked, looking at his hand.
Zhang Yan stepped forward and said, "She can see you, but she can't touch you."
"Why is that?" Feng Qishi turned to Zhang Yan and asked.
Zhang Yan glanced at Mu Anxiao's slightly closed eyes and said, "Because the effects of all the immortal medicines she has consumed have also flowed away. From this moment on," he sighed, "she is just a cripple with a longer lifespan and more memories than an ordinary person."
"Cripple..." Feng Qishi repeated, then looked down at Mu Anxiao, who had closed her eyes, and said, "It's all because of me that she's become a cripple."
"It's not you; this is her own choice," Zhang Yan said. "Don't blame yourself either. She wouldn't feel good if she heard you."
Feng Qishi stared at Mu Anxiao without speaking, clenching his fists.
The short demon looked at Mu Anxiao, his heart sinking. "If that's the case, then that plays right into the female demon's hands!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi looked at the short demon and asked, "Do you know where her lair is?"
The short demon shook his head.
At the same moment, the Yin messenger in a suit suddenly appeared.
"You're all here?" he said with a smile, turning to look at Mu Anxiao, but his smile froze on his face. "What... what's wrong with her?"
"Her spiritual energy has returned to me. She has nothing now. She's just a cripple with memories and an immortal soul's lifespan," Feng Qishi said bluntly, standing up.
"What?" The Yin messenger in a suit looked shocked, then looked down at Mu Anxiao and said, "In that case, she can't complete the mission for me."
"Your motives are too obvious," Feng Qishi said.
The Yin messenger in a suit shook his head. "No, I just thought she had the ability. Now..." He bit his lip. "What should I do?"
"I'll do it," Feng Qishi said.
"You..." Zhang Yan exclaimed, pointing at Feng Qishi. "Friend, you don't even know the unsealing spell. If you take this on, you're not going to your death, I wouldn't believe it."