After the bug left, Mu Anxiao slowly shifted her gaze to the demon sword. It was at this moment that she couldn't help but wonder about the demon sword's own consciousness. However, as this was a fleeting thought, she didn't want anyone to see it. So, after furtively looking around, she tried to communicate with the demon sword.
"Hey, can you talk?" she asked, reaching out and tapping the sword's body.
The next second, a faint blue light emanated from the demon sword.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's eyes lit up. "So you were faking it, you..." Before she could finish, the demon sword suddenly struggled. As it wriggled free, her expression stiffened. She ended up sitting on the ground as the demon sword broke free and then shot into the air.
Mu Anxiao froze, tilting her head up to look at the demon sword. "It seems you've reached an agreement with that bug," she said, propping herself up with one hand.
Just then, the demon sword returned to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao brushed the dust off herself and said, "If you have something to say, say it. Don't show off in front of me." As she spoke, she glanced at the scratch on her palm and let out a sigh.
Then, the demon sword swayed its body back and forth in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "You can't talk," she said, shaking her aching hand.
As Mu Anxiao spoke, the demon sword bobbed up and down twice.
"You can't talk." Mu Anxiao understood the demon sword's meaning. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "What do you want to do now?" She sensed the demon sword had something to convey.
The demon sword pointed towards the kitchen.
At this, Mu Anxiao was bewildered. However, seeing the demon sword's earnestness, she played along and turned her head towards the kitchen. "You want to find the bug?" she asked. As soon as she turned back, the demon sword struck her head with its hilt before spinning around and flying towards the kitchen.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao reluctantly covered her head. "Fine, if you want to go there, go there. Why hit me?" She still followed the demon sword.
Following this, the demon sword blocked the bug, who was carrying a wooden bucket, at the kitchen door.
Meanwhile, Mu Anxiao stopped 'behind' the demon sword and looked at the bug, who seemed startled by the demon sword. "It looks like he wants to settle accounts with you," she said, hands on her hips, adopting an expression of detachment.
"You'd better say less," the bug said, still staring intently at the demon sword before him. He chuckled dryly. "I... why are you looking for me? Didn't she... discover me?" After speaking, he cautiously glanced at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao crossed her arms. "It seems you've made a deal with it."
Upon hearing this, the bug quickly shushed Mu Anxiao and then looked at the demon sword. Just as he was about to speak, the demon sword struck him on the head again with its hilt before flying upwards and using its power to write in the air.
Watching the demon sword's actions towards the bug, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but smile. "You should keep your promises. You deserve it," she said, glancing at the bug. She then looked up at the words appearing in the air and her eyes widened. She read aloud, "Liar, you said you would save my master." After reading, she fell into thought.
The bug, after looking up at the air, felt guilty.
"Master..." Mu Anxiao repeated, slowly turning her gaze back to the bug. "The master it's talking about, is it Ouyang Ye?"
"...Don't ask me." The bug avoided her gaze.
Mu Anxiao looked at the bug's guilty expression and then at the demon sword, which was slowly descending from the air. Just as she was about to speak, the demon sword struck the bug's shoulder a few times. Seeing this and recalling the words in the air, Mu Anxiao realized... the demon sword's master was definitely not Ouyang Ye.
With a hint of curiosity, she looked at the bug, who was being 'scolded' by the demon sword. "What did you do to him?"
At the moment Mu Anxiao asked this, the demon sword floated back to her side.
The bug looked down at the wooden bucket full of water in his hand and deliberately said, "You asked me to do chores, and I did. Now you're asking me this, what do you mean?"
"You're not going to give me an answer." Mu Anxiao said plainly, having seen through the bug's intention.
The bug lowered his head and remained silent.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes, about to force the bug, when the demon sword suddenly touched her arm lightly.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao glared at the bug, then turned to the demon sword and asked, "What is it?"
The demon sword bobbed up and down twice and flew towards the courtyard gate.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao followed the demon sword without a word.
After Mu Anxiao and the demon sword left, the bug breathed a sigh of relief. He bent down, placed the bucket of water on the ground, and muttered, "If she knew, I would definitely..."
"It seems you have secrets." The vine spirit, having listened to their conversation for a while, could no longer contain itself and appeared before the bug.
The bug was startled. "You were listening to our conversation the whole time."
"This courtyard is so small, it's hard not to listen," the vine spirit said, turning its head towards the house next to the kitchen. "Xiao Yi, isn't that right?"
Upon hearing this, the bug's expression stiffened. Just as he turned his head, Xiao Yi walked out of the room.
At this moment, the wolf demon also arrived.
Looking at the scene before him, the bug was terrified.
In a flash... Mu Anxiao followed the demon sword to the outside of the reception hall.
"Why did you bring me here?" She remembered this was where Zhao Mei'er and Jiong Ye were held.
The demon sword swayed back and forth.
Then, taking her cue from the demon sword's movement, Mu Anxiao guessed, "Your master... is in here?"
The demon sword swayed its body again.
Mu Anxiao continued to guess, "If that's the case, then your master is Xi'er..." Before she could finish, the demon sword lightly struck her shoulder. Mu Anxiao felt helpless at the demon sword's action. "It's not?"
The demon sword bobbed up and down.
Mu Anxiao looked at the demon sword's reaction, thought for a moment, and said, "If it's not them, then your master is... Song Xi."
Upon hearing this, the demon sword was about to strike her again, but this time she dodged quickly. "It's not them," she said.
The next second, the demon sword stopped.
Then, Mu Anxiao, again using the demon sword's reaction, thought for a moment and said, "If it's not them, then they..." She remembered the screen. "They aren't locked up inside, are they?"
The demon sword shone with a dazzling blue light.
Mu Anxiao smiled at the demon sword's reaction. "It seems I guessed correctly this time." As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed the demon sword. "Alright then, let's go in and take a look."
The demon sword understood Mu Anxiao's words, retracted its light, and became quiet.