Lou Yi understood that Yuan Xiao was being so agreeable because Jia He and Feng Qishi were present. If he insisted on his own ideas at this moment, Yuan Xiao would definitely settle accounts with him later.
Therefore, for his own bright future, and to prevent Yuan Xiao from seeing his hidden desire to become Feng Qishi's disciple, he had to cooperate.
Seeing that Yuan Xiao had not noticed anything, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, Yuan Xiao put away the forbidden book, ceased talking with Lou Yi, and looked at Feng Qishi, saying, "I'm starting."
"Please," Feng Qishi nodded slightly.
Yuan Xiao's lips curved, "You're welcome." After speaking, she turned towards the demon realm, her face stern, and began to cast her spell.
Lou Yi glanced cautiously at Feng Qishi and lowered his head.
Within the light mist.
After thoroughly digesting the 'ghost story' Mu Anxiao had told, the woman looked up at Mu Anxiao and said, "My fate will be the same as that, won't it?"
"..." Mu Anxiao raised an eyebrow.
The woman frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
"It varies depending on the soul. The demon that had its limbs cut off was male, and you are female. I estimate..." Mu Anxiao shrugged, "your fate should be a little better than his."
"How much better?" the woman's voice trembled.
Mu Anxiao paused intentionally for a few seconds before saying, "He lost his limbs, you might lose an arm, or perhaps, you can choose yourself. It all depends on you."
"..." The woman froze.
Mu Anxiao said, "Speaking of which, how do you plan to use her reincarnation technique to save Bing'er?" She steered the conversation back.
The woman stared at Mu Anxiao, remaining silent.
Seeing the woman's deliberate avoidance of the topic, Mu Anxiao spoke loudly, "Everything you have is in my hands. You..."
"Bing'er's body is ill, so naturally, I need to transfer her soul to a new body."
"..." Mu Anxiao was taken aback. She hadn't expected the woman to have such an idea.
The woman continued, "Bing'er is innocent. I hope you won't involve Bing'er." She lowered her posture, her eyes full of tears, "Can you?"
"You are negotiating with me."
"It's not a negotiation, it's a plea for help."
"Help..." Mu Anxiao said, taking a sharp breath, "What is your relationship with Bing'er that you, a demonic soul, would go through fire and water for her?"
"I cannot say."
"Why can't you say? Only by telling me can I find a way not to involve Bing'er." Mu Anxiao deliberately tried to scare the woman, "If you don't say, then I won't be able to help."
"What do you mean by that?" Her expression became tense.
Mu Anxiao explained, "What I mean is, everything has a cause and effect. It's obvious that you came to the Underworld for Bing'er, and now you want to kill us for Bing'er. This shows that Bing'er is the central figure of this entire matter. If you don't explain clearly, then they might capture her. At that time, even if I want to help, I won't be able to."
"You..."
"Don't 'you' me. Think carefully," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at the insects on both sides, and then smiling, "Not bad, these insects are quite useful."
The woman froze again.
The woman in the green dress watched Mu Anxiao's back, then listened to her frightening words towards the other woman, and sighed softly, choosing not to interfere.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao straightened up, scooped a handful of soil from the ground, and asked, "I'm just curious, why do you want to use her body?" She glanced at the woman in the green dress, then turned back to the other woman, scattering the soil on the ground.
The woman lowered her eyes and said, "She has the reincarnation technique. But I can't be sure yet whether Bing'er's problem is with her body or her soul. Therefore, I believe that if Bing'er possesses her body, even if she dies, she can be resurrected."
"How can a soul have a problem?" Mu Anxiao asked, puzzled.
The woman fell silent.
Afterward, Mu Anxiao mulled over the woman's words in her mind, then turned to look at the woman in the green dress, "..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao looking at her, the woman in the green dress stood up.
Mu Anxiao quickly said, "Don't come closer."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's reminder to the woman in the green dress, the other woman let out a cold laugh, "You've bound me like this, do you think... I can still make a move?"
"Can't say for sure," Mu Anxiao replied, "You have such bold ideas, what else can't you do?"
"..." The woman gave a wry smile.
The woman in the green dress stopped in her tracks, afraid to move.
Mu Anxiao said, "Hand over the items."
"What are you talking about, I..."
"Ordinary demonic souls generally wouldn't have the thought of killing immortals, but from your tone, I not only heard the thought, but also the confidence, which indicates," Mu Anxiao interrupted, her gaze sharp, "that you must have items from the Underworld on you."
"..." The woman frowned, deliberately remaining silent.
"It seems I was right," Mu Anxiao said, standing up.
The woman was startled, "What are you going to do?"
"What else? I'm going to take back what belongs to the Underworld." As she spoke, Mu Anxiao extended her hand, directing her palm towards the woman's body, and began to use her mental power to search for those items.
The woman's eyes widened.
In the next moment, the items from the Underworld, one by one, voluntarily flew out from the woman's clothes.
Mu Anxiao looked at these items from the Underworld and muttered, "You're really comparable to the Vine Demon." As she said this, she spread out her hand.
The next second, those items fell into her palm one by one.
The woman had intended to use these to escape, but who knew... now Mu Anxiao had taken them all. Seeing this, she felt life was meaningless and closed her eyes.
Mu Anxiao looked down at the woman's despairing expression and sneered, "It seems you were still counting on them." As she spoke, she made the items disappear and crouched down.
Then, the woman opened her eyes and looked at Mu Anxiao, "You win."
"No, you are the ruthless one," Mu Anxiao said, a slight smile playing on her lips, "You demon souls do have quite a few tricks up your sleeve. To be honest, I quite admire this aspect of you."
"I..."
"But while I admire it, I also dislike demonic souls like you. Do you know why?"
"..." The woman frowned slightly.
"As the saying goes, one rotten apple spoils the barrel. It's because of demonic souls like you that I can't trust other demonic souls. Therefore, I've decided," Mu Anxiao declared, "from now on, when I capture a demonic soul, I'll first recount your glorious deeds. This way, I won't incur any grudges. How good is that?"
"You..."
"At that time, they'll go down to settle accounts with you," Mu Anxiao said, looking down at the light ropes binding her, and smiled, "This thing is quite useful."
"You are merciless."
"Bing'er may be innocent, but I see her character is not much different from yours. That child," Mu Anxiao continued to herself, "still needs education."
"What right do you have to talk about Bing'er?"
"What right I have or not has nothing to do with you. You're leaving, so why bother with so much?" As she spoke, Mu Anxiao sat down again.
"..." The woman was left speechless.