Jia looked at the boy's thoughtful expression and frowned. He casually took out the handkerchief the boy had given him earlier, gently pressed it to his face, and asked, "Why did you call out Shen Moyun's name?"
The boy replied, "None of your business." He continued to gaze at Feng Qishi's group.
Seeing this, Jia raised an eyebrow and said, "Can you have some manners? I'm talking to you, and you..."
"Can't you see I can't move?" the boy said, his eyes glancing down.
Hearing this, Jia reached out and poked the boy's arm again, exclaiming in surprise, "Were you immobilized by someone's magic?"
"Shen Moyun," the boy said stiffly.
This time, Jia didn't ask further. He turned forward and saw that Feng Qishi had already pulled Mu Anxiao over. He then blinked and glanced at the boy again, saying, "It seems you've offended him."
"You..."
"Why did you just say you wanted to turn Mu Anxiao into a廢仙 (feixian)? That fellow hates hearing such things the most. You," Jia shook his head slightly, "just have to bear it."
Listening to Jia, the boy couldn't help but recall what Feng Qishi had said when he first saw him. His heart sank. Then, looking at Mu Anxiao, who was stubbornly resisting Feng Qishi, and thinking about Feng Qishi's status as a great immortal, he realized... their relationship was definitely not ordinary.
"Shen Moyun, let go," Mu Anxiao struggled forcefully.
To prevent Mu Anxiao from shaking him off, Feng Qishi immediately put his arm around her shoulder and walked her to the front of the boy.
The boy's eyes darted back and forth, looking at Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi opposite him, and he blinked.
Over there.
The woman in the green dress picked up her long sword and, losing all control once more, began to fight the woman in the red dress and the woman in the pink dress.
Hearing the commotion behind her, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. She quickly pushed against Feng Qishi's chest and said urgently, "Shen Moyun, you're such a troublemaker, let me go."
"What's your name?" Feng Qishi asked, completely unfazed by Mu Anxiao's struggle.
Mu Anxiao continued to struggle.
The boy glanced at the constantly struggling Mu Anxiao and said, "I think you should calm her down first."
Feng Qishi retorted, "I'm asking you a question, just answer it, and stop changing the subject."
"I'm trying to be helpful, you..."
"Answer."
"Oh," the boy, not daring to confront Feng Qishi, said softly, "My name is Lou Yi."
"Lou Yi?"
"Not Lou Yi, it's Lou Yi," the boy corrected.
"Why did you become a 廢仙 (feixian)?" Feng Qishi got straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao stopped struggling and turned to look at the boy who had honestly revealed his name. She said, "You have a name."
"..." Lou Yi nodded.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi waved his hand in front of Lou Yi and said, "You can move now."
Hearing this, Lou Yi leaned forward, relieved, and said, "I'm fine now."
"You can answer my question now," Feng Qishi said, completely ignoring Mu Anxiao, whom he still had in his embrace.
Mu Anxiao, hearing this, looked up at Feng Qishi, who was completely disregarding her. Just as she was about to speak, Jia hurriedly shouted, "You guys, be careful behind you."
At the same time, Feng Qishi immediately turned with Mu Anxiao to face the three women who were closer to them. "..."
The woman in the green dress had already been injured by the other two. Seeing this, Mu Anxiao struggled again. "Shen Moyun, let me go, I need to go help her. If this continues, she'll die." As she spoke, she freed one hand and summoned Jia's silver rope.
Seeing this, Jia curled his lips. "This fellow is quite handy," he said, looking up at Lou Yi and laughing inexplicably.
Lou Yi looked confused. "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing because you don't dare to escape," Jia said teasingly.
Lou Yi heard this, glanced back at Feng Qishi's retreating figure, then crouched down to meet Jia's gaze and said, "This is my respect for the Great Immortal."
"You're just afraid of him," Jia revealed.
Lou Yi's eyes flickered. Just as he was about to speak, a layer of blue light enveloped them. He retracted his words, looked up at the blue illusionary light surrounding them, and shrugged, "I can't get out."
"You clearly are afraid."
"Not afraid," Lou Yi emphasized, "respectful."
Jia scoffed.
Lou Yi snorted and stood up, looking at Mu Anxiao, who had stopped struggling and was glaring fiercely at Feng Qishi. He said nothing.
Jia removed the handkerchief from his cheek and said, "We shouldn't get involved." He then sat down on the spot.
Lou Yi heard this, looked down at Jia, and asked, "Do they always do this?"
"Not always, they just like to bicker, but don't worry, it won't affect us," Jia said, pointing to the empty space beside him. "Sit down."
Lou Yi replied, "You really know them well," and then sat down.
Up ahead.
After setting up this protective barrier, Feng Qishi removed his arm from Mu Anxiao's shoulder, stepped back, and said, "You go ahead." He was deliberately teasing Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao snorted, "Shen Moyun, are you poisoned? You've set up this barrier, how can I go out?" As she spoke, she looked back at the illusionary light with faint traces of lightning and frowned.
Feng Qishi: "..." He remained silent and turned away.
Seeing Feng Qishi turn towards him, Lou Yi quickly stood up.
Then, Feng Qishi deliberately said, "Mu Anxiao, do you know what a 廢仙 (feixian) is?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned, temporarily shifting her attention from watching the fight, and slowly turned to look at Lou Yi. "..."
Lou Yi looked at Mu Anxiao staring at him and suddenly felt afraid to speak.
Feng Qishi asked, "Do you know?" He glanced at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao replied, "No," then stared at Lou Yi and added, "But he seemed to mention it."
Lou Yi gave a dry laugh. He never expected to be used as a tool by Feng Qishi to divert Mu Anxiao's attention, but since things had come to this, he couldn't say anything.
Out of helplessness, he could only brace himself and accept it.
"He wants to turn you into a 廢仙 (feixian) like him," Feng Qishi said deliberately.
Lou Yi became agitated upon hearing this. "I didn't!"
As Lou Yi uttered these words, Feng Qishi's gaze locked onto his face. The implication was... he wanted him to cooperate.
At this moment, Lou Yi understood Feng Qishi's intention. He then looked at Mu Anxiao. Before he could speak, Mu Anxiao asked, "Why did you become a 廢仙 (feixian)?"
This was the outcome Feng Qishi wanted. He crossed his arms and intentionally remained silent.
Lou Yi, not daring to defy Feng Qishi, replied to Mu Anxiao, "It's a long story."
"A long story, then explain it simply."
"I..." Lou Yi lowered his eyes, then suddenly stopped speaking again.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao asked, "What's wrong?"
"The matter is quite complicated, let me summarize," Lou Yi said calmly.
Mu Anxiao was speechless.