Mu Anxiao lowered her head and looked at the demon sword's obedient reaction. She smiled faintly, "So the master you want to save is here." As she took a step, just as she was about to walk towards the stairs, Xi'er's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"What are you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned and immediately turned around to look at Xi'er, who had called her, saying, "Nothing." She hid the hand holding the demon sword behind her back.
Xi'er: "Nothing," she said, walking forward and glancing at the hand Mu Anxiao was holding the demon sword with, then snorted, "Deceiving people, alright." She stopped in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at the arrogant Xi'er with a calm expression, a smile playing on her lips, "Is it fun for me to deceive you?"
"Take out what you're hiding behind you," Xi'er said, completely ignoring Mu Anxiao's words.
"What thing? I don't understand what you're talking about," Mu Anxiao said, straightening her back.
Xi'er narrowed her eyes, "You'd better not pretend with me. Hurry up and take it out."
"Why should I listen to you?" Mu Anxiao said without giving Xi'er any face.
At this moment, Xi'er also paid no attention to Mu Anxiao's attitude and insisted, "This is a forbidden area. What is your purpose in coming here with something?"
"No purpose, just wandering around," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
"You..."
"If you want me to guard your Golden Gate, then you can keep finding fault with me here." Mu Anxiao was determined to go in and investigate, so she had to get Xi'er out of the way first.
Upon hearing this, Xi'er's expression indeed changed, "If you dare to have ideas about my Golden Gate, I'm not done with you." She pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao said indifferently, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your Golden Gate, but I am interested in this place. Could it be," she smiled, "that you've also hidden treasures here?" She deliberately raised her voice.
Xi'er had always been one to hide things secretly. Ordinary disciples had no idea about this peculiar habit of hers. Therefore, hearing Mu Anxiao's loud voice now, Xi'er relented, "Shut up. There's nothing here, only monsters who have been punished." Saying this, she leaned forward slightly, "If you dare to speak loudly and let them hear, how will I maintain my dignity?"
"You still have dignity?" Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
"Of course, you..." Xi'er said, glancing behind Mu Anxiao, and continued, "Are you that curious about what's inside?" Her tone softened.
"It's not curiosity, it's just that I care more about... Jiong Ye and Zhao Mei'er." Mu Anxiao deliberately used these two as a pretense.
Upon hearing this, Xi'er sneered, "You are truly loyal and righteous. However, I can only regretfully tell you that those two will never be able to come out."
"Why?"
"They don't understand reflection, so..." Xi'er sneered, "Even if you go in, you won't see them, nor can you help them. Instead of torturing your own ears, it's better to go back and wait for cultivation."
"You won't let me in," Mu Anxiao said, suddenly feeling... a burning sensation in her hand.
"Go ahead. I've said my piece. If you do anything excessive, the master will not forgive you," Xi'er said, reaching out and patting Mu Anxiao's shoulder before turning to leave.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao's hand stopped burning.
"Your master, is it Jiong Ye?" Mu Anxiao said, taking the demon sword from behind her and bringing it in front of her after Xi'er had walked away.
The demon sword lit up with a green light...
"You believed the worm because you wanted to save him," Mu Anxiao said faintly.
The demon sword moved...
Mu Anxiao looked at the demon sword's reaction and couldn't help but recall the Soul Sword, which had long since vanished from the world. She then gave a bitter smile and said, "Don't say it, you really resemble a magical artifact I once had. It couldn't speak, but it could always use its own way to make me understand its meaning. It's a pity it's gone..." With that, she sighed lightly, holding the demon sword, and turned towards the main hall.
Yard.
The wolf demon and the others sat around the stone table. After listening to the encounter between the worm and the demon sword, the vine spirit summarized, "Oh, so you were a worm who originally stayed in a garden with a rose, and then, because of the bees, you were driven out. Finally, while you were wandering, you met the demon sword that was thrown out of the... reception hall. It was at that moment you decided to use the demon sword for revenge. So... you hid here, is that what you mean?" he asked, staring intently at the worm's face.
The worm nodded.
The wolf demon picked up the teacup and sneered, "You promised to save its master, so it agreed to let you hide within its sword body. Who knew," he took a sip of tea, "that you were actually deceiving him."
"Not really. I mainly wanted to cultivate first. Once I had the ability, I could save its master in one go. If it weren't for Mu Anxiao," the worm avoided his gaze, "things probably wouldn't have escalated to this point."
"It's all your fault for making me wrongly accuse the demon sword. So," Xiao Yi said, glaring fiercely at the worm, "you are the most superficial and disgusting fellow."
"Your words are really grating," the worm said, picking at his ear.
Xiao Yi snorted lightly, "From now on, you'd better work here diligently, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite, you stinking bug." Saying this, she cast a fierce glance at the worm.
The worm had always thought that Mu Anxiao was the one who bullied him the most. Now, looking at the people in front of him, he realized... Mu Anxiao was actually quite nice. Thinking this, he lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.
The wolf demon: "So, the one who said I look like a woman was you." Saying this, he forcefully placed the teacup on the table.
Upon hearing this, the worm shivered in fear, "I really think you..." he said, worried that the wolf demon would suddenly resort to tricks, he raised his face, "are quite delicate."
The wolf demon's face turned cold...
The worm shivered again as he looked at the wolf demon's icy expression, "Don't look at me like that, it's so cold." He rubbed his arms.
"If you call me delicate again, you won't need Mu Anxiao, nor them," the wolf demon said, glancing at the vine spirit and Xiao Yi, who were also glaring menacingly at the worm, "I will be the first to act and 'snap' you."
"It's a stinking bug, and it needs to be dealt with in a special way, otherwise," the vine spirit looked at the wolf demon seriously, "it will pollute the environment."
"You're right, I have my ways," the wolf demon said without even looking at the vine spirit, continuing to stare at the worm.
The worm swallowed hard, completely afraid to make a sound.
"Oh, right," Xiao Yi suddenly remembered what Mu Anxiao had said outside not long ago and her eyes lit up, "The demon sword's master... who is it?"
"He has committed a crime, I cannot say," the worm said faintly.
"Having committed a crime, you cannot..."
"He's imprisoned," the vine spirit interrupted.
"Yes," the worm nodded.
The vine spirit frowned, "Then deceiving the demon sword like this is indeed your fault." Saying this, he picked up his cup.
The worm felt that the vine spirit's words made sense and suddenly became scared, "Then what should I do?" He stared at the vine spirit.