The wolf demon chuckled, "Of course."
"If you know, then keep your mouth shut," Wang Hu said, pointing at the rattan spirit. "Especially you."
Seeing this, the rattan spirit demurely replied, "I know." He then reached out and patted the wolf demon's shoulder, "Perhaps we should say less."
"Boring," the wolf demon said, shoving the rattan spirit's hand away and walking ahead.
The rattan spirit quickly followed the wolf demon.
Wang Hu liked their reaction, so he curved his lips and turned to look at Xiao Yi, who was waiting for him, asking, "Why aren't you going?"
"I don't dare to be alone with them," Xiao Yi stated frankly. After Wang Hu caught up, he continued walking upwards with Wang Hu.
And so, the rattan spirit and the wolf demon, under Wang Hu's reminder, silenced their gossiping mouths.
In an instant...
Mu Anxiao followed Ouyang Ye, panting, to the entrance of the 'Daoist temple.' The wolf demon and the others stood behind them, equally breathless, waiting silently for the demons inside.
However, Mu Anxiao had expected that as soon as they arrived, a dedicated demon would open the door to welcome Ouyang Ye. To her surprise, Ouyang Ye still had to knock to announce himself. Seeing this, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but recall the arrogant demeanor of cultivation sect disciples who disdained everyone, and she clicked her tongue, "It seems your status here isn't that high."
"..." Ouyang Ye immediately turned his face towards Mu Anxiao.
"What are you looking at me for? I'm just stating a fact... that's all." Having said that, Mu Anxiao raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
Ouyang Ye tilted his head, about to speak, when the door opened...
Subsequently, a humanoid demon dressed in black Daoist robes politely greeted Ouyang Ye, "Greetings, Master."
"Where is the Elder?" Ouyang Ye shifted his gaze to the little demon in black.
"Replying to Master, the Elder is somewhat busy, so... he couldn't come out."
"Clearly, they're putting on airs," Mu Anxiao said, intentionally trying to sow discord between Ouyang Ye and them.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye replied without even looking at Mu Anxiao, "Don't mind it, her mouth is just like that..."
"Talk less, you," Mu Anxiao interrupted, then pushed Ouyang Ye aside, standing before the black-clad little demon herself, and asked, "What's your name?"
Long ago, Mu Anxiao had stayed with Shen Yan in that cultivation sect for so long that she never learned the names of those people, leaving her unable to pinpoint exactly who she resented. Because of this, she attributed all the blame to the place itself, the 'cultivation sect.'
From then on, she decided that no matter how much she disliked a place, she would at least learn the names of its people. In her opinion, now was the perfect time to ask for a name.
"I am called... A Xue."
"A Xue, you say the Elder inside is busy with important matters and has no time to receive us," Mu Anxiao said, deliberately picking a fight. "Then tell me, what exactly is he busy with?"
"This... I do not know," A Xue replied, nodding slightly, still fearful.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "You don't know? Then they're just putting on airs."
"This..."
"In that case, we'll wait here," Mu Anxiao said intentionally.
A Xue's eyes sank, and just as he was about to speak, Ouyang Ye said, "Mu Anxiao, don't be like this." His tone was gentle as he reached out and placed a hand on Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
"What if I am? What do you intend to do?" Mu Anxiao retorted, turning to stare at Ouyang Ye. "Do you find me annoying? Difficult? Troublesome?"
"Not at all. I permit them not to show me excessive respect. Aren't you breaking the rules by acting like this?" Ouyang Ye said gently.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's accommodating expression, then glanced back at the bewildered A Xue, who didn't know how to respond. Her heart sank as she said, "Are you advising me to be magnanimous?" She was not moved by Ouyang Ye's words.
"I..."
"Ouyang Ye, you set these rules, and you can change them at any time. If you are unwilling to change them for me," Mu Anxiao said, smiling down, "then I won't go." With that, she turned around.
The moment Mu Anxiao turned, Wang Hu and Xiao Yi both lowered their heads.
In contrast, the rattan spirit and the wolf demon calmly watched Mu Anxiao, who was looking for trouble, and smiled.
Ouyang Ye hadn't expected Mu Anxiao to become so difficult after arriving here. He leaned sideways, looking at the back of her head, and hesitated, "Mu Anxiao, can you not do this..."
"If you don't put on a show like this, they'll definitely bully me after you leave," Mu Anxiao interrupted Ouyang Ye sternly, turning back to glare at him. "In the end, it will only be me who suffers. Today, unless the Elder comes out to greet me, I will absolutely not enter."
"It was I who told the Elder not to come," Ouyang Ye said coldly.
Mu Anxiao frowned upon hearing this. "Why?"
"You are still nothing. Why should you be accorded such a grand welcome?" Ouyang Ye said impatiently.
Mu Anxiao let out a cold laugh.
Ouyang Ye looked at her, puzzled. "What are you laughing at?"
"I knew it was you," Mu Anxiao said, tilting her face and continuing to laugh coldly. "As expected, in your heart, I am not that important. Since that's the case, I'll leave." With that, she turned and began to walk down the steps.
Ouyang Ye was stunned and shouted, "Mu Anxiao, what exactly do you want me to do for you to be satisfied?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao retracted her step, turned back to look at Ouyang Ye, who had suddenly shouted like this, and asked, "Are you saying I'm being unreasonable?"
"I..."
"Ouyang Ye, you ask me what I want you to do for you to be satisfied," Mu Anxiao repeated, then gracefully walked back to Ouyang Ye's front. "Then allow me to ask you, when will you ever listen to my words and stop being so headstrong? If I remember correctly, this place is not somewhere I begged to come." xxs1
"You..."
"I said I wanted to enter the palace, and you gave me a pile of excuses. Although you promised to let them come, you never told me beforehand that the Elder here had a connection with the cultivation sects. May I ask, how much have you hidden from me? In other words," Mu Anxiao said solemnly, "I feel that everything you've given me since I arrived here has not been a surprise, but a fright."
"Can you stop being unreasonable?" Ouyang Ye completely disregarded Mu Anxiao's words.
Mu Anxiao snorted coldly. "Fine, let's assume I'm being unreasonable. When I die here, remember to come back and collect my body. Thank you." With that, she patted Ouyang Ye's shoulder and stepped forward to look at A Xue. "Lead the way."
"Yes." A Xue's lips curved slightly as he turned and walked ahead.