The wolf demon, upon hearing Xiao Yi's reply, opened its eyes and looked at Mu Anxiao and the vine spirit who were whispering behind Xiao Yi. "How did I not notice before that you two are so gossipy?" it said, then got down from the bed and stood up.
Xiao Yi noticed the wolf demon's bound hands and said, "Let me untie them for you."
Hearing this, the wolf demon immediately withdrew its gaze from Mu Anxiao and the vine spirit, looked down at the kind Xiao Yi, and said, "Then I'll trouble you." It handed its bound hands to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi didn't speak, reaching out to help the wolf demon untie the ropes...
Conversely, Mu Anxiao became even more impertinent, saying, "Wolf demon, your charm is truly widespread."
"Haha, that's great," the vine spirit, influenced by Mu Anxiao, became completely engrossed in gossip.
Xiao Yi blushed upon hearing this...
The wolf demon didn't notice Xiao Yi's reaction. Instead, it could no longer tolerate the two of them. "You two, that's enough," it said. As Xiao Yi untied the ropes, it slid its hands from Xiao Yi's grasp, bypassed Xiao Yi, and walked in front of them.
However, it was that touch from the wolf demon that made Xiao Yi freeze. 'What's happening, my heart is beating so fast.' she thought, gently holding the warm rope.
Behind Xiao Yi, the wolf demon bypassed Mu Anxiao, grabbed the vine spirit by the collar, and said, "If you say one more word of nonsense, I'll turn you into a lock."
"You..." the vine spirit uttered a word, feeling wronged. "Mu Anxiao also said things, why didn't you threaten her?"
"I don't want to," the wolf demon glared at the vine spirit.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "You're afraid, aren't you."
Hearing this, the wolf demon's body stiffened, and it said, "A true man doesn't quarrel with a woman." It released its grip, pushed the vine spirit away, and turned to Mu Anxiao. "Is this the plan you thought of for me?"
"Mm."
"Do you think flower demons are that shallow?" the wolf demon retorted.
Mu Anxiao listened to the wolf demon's words, slightly dazed. "Shallow..." she repeated, then thought for a moment and realized. "Oh, you don't actually think I'm just asking you to disfigure yourself, do you?"
"Aren't you?" the wolf demon truly thought so.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "Besides looking pretty, you have no other merits. Of course, as you said, roses can't be this shallow."
"What exactly are you trying to say?" the wolf demon was confused.
The vine spirit was exasperated. "She wants you to feign illness, commonly known as... pollen allergy. You don't even understand this," it said, looking at the wolf demon with disdain.
Upon hearing this, the wolf demon exclaimed, "This way, the flower demon won't dare to approach me." It then stared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao crossed her arms and nodded.
The wolf demon smiled. "Your method is truly brilliant," it said, remembering Xiao Yi's help just now. "Xiao Yi, from now on, I'll be relying on you." It turned to face Xiao Yi, whose back was to it.
Xiao Yi's heart pounded faster upon hearing this. "Got it," she said, took a deep breath, and quickly turned around... holding the rope, she ran out past them.
As the wind blew past, the three of them showed expressions of confusion...
"What's going on?" the vine spirit asked, turning its head towards the door and frowning.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes. "Who knows. Did you offend her?" she tilted her head to stare at the vine spirit.
Hearing this, the vine spirit quickly withdrew its gaze from the door, lowered its head to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes. "You said things too. Could it be... you offended her?" it said, looking flustered.
Mu Anxiao shrugged. "Who knows. Women... are hard to guess," she said, then looked at the wolf demon, who was turned around and staring at the door. "Hey, what's wrong?"
Just then, the vine spirit mumbled quietly, "You're not a woman either, are you."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao glanced at the vine spirit's face, and the vine spirit covered its mouth.
"Mu Anxiao," the wolf demon said, looking at Mu Anxiao. "I have a bad premonition."
"What premonition?" Mu Anxiao asked, looking curious and serious.
"She likes me," the wolf demon stated plainly.
Hearing this, the vine spirit couldn't help but laugh out loud...
Thus, the tense atmosphere was broken by the vine spirit. Immediately, Mu Anxiao also started laughing. "Wolf demon, I've met narcissistic people, but I've never seen anyone as narcissistic as you. Xiao Yi definitely wouldn't fall for you."
"Really?" the wolf demon's eyes lit up.
Seeing the wolf demon visibly relax, Mu Anxiao nodded. "Really."
"That's good," the wolf demon also nodded.
The next second, the vine spirit began to be narcissistic. "To be honest, I think Xiao Yi is more likely to fall for me."
"You?" Mu Anxiao directed a deadly glare at the vine spirit's face.
The vine spirit nodded. Just as it was about to express its thoughts, Mu Anxiao added, "Don't you already have a woman you like? Why... do you want to string two people along, become a scumbag demon."
"Explosives? I don't have explosives, how can I blow up a boat," the vine spirit deliberately misconstrued Mu Anxiao's meaning.
Mu Anxiao put on a stern face. "Scumbag, you're a scumbag." With that, she turned and walked towards the door.
The vine spirit didn't turn around, but suddenly grinned foolishly at the wolf demon...
Seeing this, the wolf demon said with a look of disdain, "To be honest, you do look quite like a scumbag this way." After saying that, it patted the vine spirit's shoulder and left.
After they left, the vine spirit thought for a moment and murmured to itself, "In that case, I must make things clear with Xiao Yi." With that, it turned around and left with determination.
Not long after.
Mu Anxiao sat at a stone table, looking up at the sky... yawning a few times, she said, "Wolf demon, how often does it get dark here."
Beside her, the wolf demon, holding a bronze mirror and examining its facial condition, said, "I haven't counted."
"You're not sleeping?" Mu Anxiao asked.
The wolf demon raised its hand and gently touched a pimple on its face. "Sleep is optional for me," it said, then turned to look at Mu Anxiao, who was gazing at the sky. "What, do you want to sleep?"
"It's more comfortable to sleep at night," Mu Anxiao said faintly, then suddenly began to count on her fingers.
"What are you doing?" the wolf demon asked curiously about Mu Anxiao's sudden action.
Mu Anxiao said, "The time."
"Time..." the wolf demon repeated, its mind racing. It quickly spread its hand and conjured a modern watch. "Here."
"What is this?" Mu Anxiao stared at the watch in the wolf demon's hand.
The wolf demon: "A watch. You must have seen it in the mortal world."
"The mortal world... Oh... I remember now. My master's room had a clock hanging on the wall, and my master also wore such a thing." Mu Anxiao's memory was awakened. She reached out and took the watch, looking at it in surprise. "It's still ticking."
"Yes, I've been maintaining it with sorcery. This was left by Hu Yuan..." the wolf demon said faintly.
"Is that so." Mu Anxiao didn't want to bring up sad memories. She looked at the watch and said, "It's... eleven o'clock now."
"You can read it too." the wolf demon was surprised.
Mu Anxiao shushed it and continued, "Eleven-thirty. Calculated by mortal world time, it's noon right now." She said, then looked up at the sky again.
"I remember now. The nighttime here and the nighttime in the mortal world are synchronized, it's just that the dark period is shorter," the wolf demon quickly said. xxs1
Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. "Then, if I just look at the time on this watch to sleep, I won't have to wait for darkness." She still wanted to prioritize her sleep.
The wolf demon chuckled. "Yes, just wait until the next ten o'clock, and you can sleep." It pointed to the watch.
Mu Anxiao nodded and clenched the watch, making it disappear.