"There seems to be something in this water," Mu Anxiao casually replied to Xiao Yi's words, putting down the water ladle and wooden lid she was holding. She then reached her hand into the water.
At this moment, Xiao Yi also stopped behind Mu Anxiao. "Could it be the Demonic Sword?" she fixed her gaze on the back of Mu Anxiao's head.
The fact was, the depth of this water vat exceeded Mu Anxiao's imagination. Standing up slightly, she gently brushed her hand across the water's surface and muttered, "It seems I'll have to break this vat." Saying this, she completely withdrew her hand from the water, turned around, and looked at Xiao Yi. "I'll be right back."
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Yi suddenly became curious about Mu Anxiao's actions.
Mu Anxiao replied, "I'm going to get a stone to smash this vat." As she spoke, she walked around Xiao Yi towards the room door.
Following her, Xiao Yi shifted her body to look at Mu Anxiao's retreating back and quickly said, "No, if you smash the water vat, this kitchen will be flooded." She hurried after her.
Inside the water vat, the Demonic Sword clearly heard Mu Anxiao's decision. It shifted its blade slightly, and then, *swish*, it flew out of the water vat.
Just then, Mu Anxiao stopped abruptly, turned around, and smiled. "I knew you were definitely hiding in that water vat." She said this, placing her wet hand on her hip.
Xiao Yi turned to look at the Demonic Sword hovering in mid-air and was stunned.
The Demonic Sword never expected that Mu Anxiao would use a provocation tactic at this moment. Facing Mu Anxiao, it couldn't help but let out a dry chuckle. "Do you think you're particularly clever?" it said, its body still carrying water droplets as it passed by Xiao Yi and arrived in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao's lips curled. "You like beautiful women."
"..." The Demonic Sword didn't understand Mu Anxiao's meaning and didn't respond.
Mu Anxiao continued, "How about we make a deal?"
The Demonic Sword didn't understand what Mu Anxiao was trying to do. It was a bit confused, but it still opened its mouth. "What exactly do you want to say?"
"Leave this place, and I'll show you all the beautiful women here." Mu Anxiao said with intent.
Upon hearing this, the Demonic Sword burst into laughter.
Xiao Yi did not expect Mu Anxiao to use such a clumsy method to satisfy the Demonic Sword's desires. Glancing at them, she couldn't help but show a surprised expression. However, she knew she had no part to play in this conversation and remained silent.
Mu Anxiao looked at the Demonic Sword, which had suddenly started laughing, with a puzzled expression. "If you have something to say, say it. Why are you laughing?"
"In your eyes, am I that superficial?" the Demonic Sword said, tapping Mu Anxiao's head with its hilt.
"Your reaction when looking for roses is something others might forget, but I won't," Mu Anxiao wasn't angry at all. She raised her hand to rub her head where the Demonic Sword had hit her. "I'm fulfilling your request now. What, you don't want to accept a toast and prefer to be punished?"
"Even if I like beautiful women, it has nothing to do with you. Don't try to buy me off with this. I," the Demonic Sword said with a firm tone, "will not leave here."
"You..." Mu Anxiao held up a finger to stop the Demonic Sword. Admitting defeat in the argument, she nodded. "Very well. If that's the case, then stay in there and be good." After saying this, she grabbed the Demonic Sword and walked towards the water vat.
The Demonic Sword struggled. "What are you doing? Let me go, let me go."
"This is the consequence of refusing a toast and choosing punishment," Mu Anxiao said, stopping in front of the water vat. "From now on, you'll stay in this vat. If you want to see beautiful women, forget it." With that, she directly put the Demonic Sword into the water.
Unexpectedly, the moment Mu Anxiao submerged it, a series of red lights began to emanate from the water's surface. Mu Anxiao looked at the red light beams appearing on the water without paying them any mind. Instead, she snorted coldly. "You just stay here." She said this and placed her palm, which was emitting a blue glow, gently above the red light.
At the same time, the Demonic Sword started blowing bubbles...
However, Mu Anxiao remained unfazed by this situation. Instead, she began to use sorcery to perform a sealing spell...
Xiao Yi remained standing in her spot, tilting her head slightly to look at the red and blue lights projecting from the water vat onto the ceiling beams. A sense of foreboding washed over her. "Mu Anxiao, I feel like something isn't right," she said, taking a step forward.
"Nothing is wrong. You step back, be careful not to get caught in it." Mu Anxiao replied without turning her head, fully focused on confronting the heat-emanating red light.
Xiao Yi furrowed her brows tightly.
Immediately after, just as Mu Anxiao was about to release her hand holding the Demonic Sword, a reddish-brown bug rapidly crawled onto the back of her hand. At that moment, the temperature of the water dropped simultaneously as the bug emerged from the water. Seeing this, Mu Anxiao gripped the Demonic Sword again and, at the same time, fixed her gaze on the bug. "..." She didn't know what it was, so she didn't ask.
Xiao Yi cautiously stepped forward.
The next second, the bug gently touched Mu Anxiao's sleeve with its antennae and said, "You are truly ruthless. Trying to seal me in this water vat, truly... detestable." As it spoke, it wiped its blurred little face with Mu Anxiao's wet sleeve.
"Who are you?" Mu Anxiao hadn't fully registered the situation, but she felt that the voice was indeed familiar.
"Who am I? I am handsome. Who am I?"
"Handsome," Mu Anxiao looked at the bug, which resembled a stink bug, with disdain, clicking her tongue. "May I ask, where is your face?"
"Enough of your nonsense," the bug said, glancing at Mu Anxiao's still blue-glowing palm. "Take your hand away, or I'm not done with you."
"You're not done with me? Alright, let's see who is truly not done with whom." Mu Anxiao said, about to swat it with her hand.
Seeing this, the bug shouted with all its might, "Stop! I am the Demonic Sword..."
"Tell the truth," Mu Anxiao could tell the bug was lying.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi quickly said, "This is a stink bug. If you swat it, you really won't be able to use this water vat anymore."
"Wife, how could you..."
"Be quiet." Mu Anxiao simply couldn't stand the bug's current form, so she clenched her other hand into a fist slightly. "Don't tell me it was you who was talking to me all along... not the Demonic Sword." As she spoke, she instinctively released her grip on the Demonic Sword.
"It was me. I didn't want to reveal myself, but I really don't want to stay in this water anymore," the bug said, chuckling foolishly. "There was no other choice, so I appeared."
"Can you turn into human form?" Mu Anxiao was truly unable to tolerate its appearance.
The bug smiled. "Then you must protect me."
"What do you mean, you..." Before she could finish her sentence, the bug transformed into human form. Mu Anxiao, feeling helpless, swallowed the rest of her words, turned her head, and looked at the skinny bug with its unimpressive features. "You want me to protect you, what does that mean?" She furrowed her brows slightly.