The woman listened to Mu Anxiao's words, a slight curve appearing on her lips, yet the smile within that curve was chilling.
Seeing the woman like this, Mu Anxiao tightened her grip on the light rope.
Immediately after, the woman let out a sudden laugh and leaped into the air.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head back slightly, watching the woman's sudden movement, her eyes sinking. She then hurriedly turned to look at the green-skirted woman behind her, warning, "You, step back quickly."
"You..."
"Hurry," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
The green-skirted woman, seeing Mu Anxiao's resolute expression, withdrew her unfinished words and quickly retreated to the front of the misty light.
Once the green-skirted woman was in position, Mu Anxiao turned back, tilted her head up to look at the medicine box in the woman's hand, narrowed her eyes, and said, "This is an item from the Yin Realm."
The woman, suspended in mid-air, looked down at Mu Anxiao's bewildered expression and smiled, "Since you've seen through it."
"You..." Uttering a single word, Mu Anxiao quickly replayed the woman's earlier words in her mind and then realized, "I understand."
"What do you understand?" The woman looked at Mu Anxiao with interest, tilting her head slightly.
Bing'er had always been in poor health, and her father had been tirelessly searching for ways to cure her. Even during this process, Feng Qishi had paid attention.
Before coming here, the woman and Mu Anxiao had exchanged conditions. Mu Anxiao had promised to go to the Yin Realm to find medicine to cure Bing'er if she found three celestial maidens.
But in the end, this had all been a trap set by the woman.
And now, the spiritual artifacts the woman was using were basically all from the Yin Realm.
Thinking this, Mu Anxiao became more vigilant, tilted her head up to look at the woman, "..." She deliberately remained silent.
The woman grew impatient, "Answer me."
"Answer you," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at the Yin Realm item in the woman's hand, and scoffed, "It seems you've been to the Yin Realm quite a few times."
"You've seen through it," the woman smiled.
Mu Anxiao: "It seems some Underworld officials will face punishment upon our return."
However, the moment Mu Anxiao spoke these words, the woman's eyes widened, "You dare."
"Dare?" Mu Anxiao uttered a word and said, "It seems a certain minor Underworld official has indeed been bending the rules."
"No," the woman roared.
Mu Anxiao: "No? Why are you so anxious?" She deliberately used words to provoke the woman.
"Mu Xiao, if you say one more thing, I'll kill you..."
"You called me your scapegoat, so naturally, I've accepted this reality. If you threaten to kill me again," Mu Anxiao said with a wry smile, "it would be too disingenuous."
"You..."
"What 'you'? If I'm not mistaken," Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze to the medicine box in the woman's hand, "it contains... little insects, doesn't it?"
"..." The woman froze and looked down at the medicine box.
Seeing the woman's sudden stunned expression, Mu Anxiao understood that all the Yin Realm items she possessed were being used blindly. This made things easier.
"..." She pondered, deliberately remaining silent.
After staring at the medicine box for a few seconds, the woman looked back at Mu Anxiao, "So what? I released it, so naturally, I am..."
"I've heard of a type of insect in the Yin Realm that only obeys Underworld officials. If I'm not mistaken," Mu Anxiao interrupted, pointing to the box in the woman's hand, "that box should contain insects, shouldn't it?"
"You're spouting nonsense."
"Whether I'm spouting nonsense or not, you'll know if you open it yourself," Mu Anxiao shrugged. "As the saying goes, nearing death, a person's words are good. This is my kindness towards you; if you don't accept it, there's nothing I can do."
"You..."
"I have heard of such insects," the green-skirted woman chimed in, cooperating with Mu Anxiao.
In the woman's eyes, Mu Anxiao was an unreliable good-for-nothing, but the green-skirted woman was different; she was a powerful celestial maiden.
Therefore, the moment the green-skirted woman spoke, the woman hesitated.
Seeing the woman's hesitant expression, Mu Anxiao curled her lips.
The green-skirted woman remained silent, staring intently at the woman.
Outside.
Through persistent effort, Feng Qishi finally managed to pry open a crack in the demon realm. Looking at the gap, Feng Qishi furrowed his brow, "What's going on?" He lowered his head and stared at his sword.
Subsequently, the sword broke free from Feng Qishi's hand, struck the demon realm twice with a 'clang', and then returned to Feng Qishi's hand.
Feng Qishi looked down at the sword, which had reacted in such a manner, and said faintly, "It seems this demon realm is not as simple as you thought."
"..." The sword trembled twice.
Feng Qishi sighed softly, reached out, and gripped the sword hilt, "Let's continue." With that, he began again.
Jia and Lou Yi exchanged glances, remaining silent.
Conversely, the red-skirted woman and the pink-skirted woman tightened their clasped hands, becoming nervous.
Within the misty light.
After Mu Anxiao and the green-skirted woman's back-and-forth exchange, the woman dared not act rashly.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head up to look at the woman suspended motionlessly in mid-air, then looked down at the light rope in her hand, thinking that she couldn't waste any more time.
With that thought, while the woman was deeply hesitant, she directly threw the light rope towards her.
In the next instant, the light rope dispersed on its own, immediately encircling the woman.
Seeing this, the woman exclaimed in surprise, "Mu Xiao, you..."
"Stop with the 'you.' Your patience with me is limited, and so is mine. Resign yourself to fate." As she spoke, she extended two fingers and began to cast a spell.
However, the word 'resign' was what the woman hated hearing the most. Clenching her fist, she looked down at Mu Anxiao's stern expression, frowned, and quickly opened the medicine box.
The green-skirted woman happened to witness this scene, "Mu Anxiao, quickly duck!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's body stiffened. She quickly withdrew her casting hand and ducked.
The green-skirted woman did the same.
Immediately after, the box fell to the ground.
Everything unfolded as Mu Anxiao and the green-skirted woman had predicted. The moment the woman was bound by the light rope, a swarm of insects poured out of the box and rushed towards her.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head up to look at the woman, who could only resign herself to her fate without being able to struggle, cleared her throat, and said, "This is what happens when you don't listen. You should have known better." As she spoke, she stood up and uttered, "Return."
In the next second, the light rope, along with the woman, landed on the ground.
The insects no longer swarmed the woman; they flew to Mu Anxiao and stopped.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the insects and smiled faintly, "You recognize me."
The moment Mu Anxiao spoke, they all began to buzz collectively.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "You are insects from the Yin Realm, can you stop buzzing like mosquitoes?" She then turned to look at the green-skirted woman, and then back at the insects, "Since you have mastered the demonic arts on her, you know what you need to do now, right?"
After Mu Anxiao finished speaking, groups of insects flew towards the misty light.
The woman lay on her side on the ground, watching this shocking scene, and said, "You are connected to the Yin Realm."