"What flower demon?" Xi'er asked, walking gracefully to Song Xi's side.
Song Xi, not yet reacting, continued to stare in the direction Mu Anxiao had gone, and said faintly, "As I was walking, a woman suddenly appeared before me. Her back looked very familiar, but she carried the scent of flowers from the garden, so I thought..." He paused, turning to look at Xi'er, and froze.
Xi'er crossed her arms, "Continue, why did you stop?"
"No, I am an elder here, so I should be the first to know who enters and who leaves," Song Xi said, his nerves tightening as he saw Xi'er's displeasure. "So, I was just curious who that woman was." His voice trailed off.
"I know your character; you are not the type of demon who likes flower demons. But from now on, you are not to be curious about such things. Whether there are new entrants or not, dedicated disciples will report to you. You don't need to meddle so much." After speaking, Xi'er glared at Song Xi and turned to leave.
Song Xi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly turned to follow Xi'er's footsteps. "My dear, I ordered the kitchen to make you snow fungus and lotus seed soup." He hurried forward, walking abreast of Xi'er.
Xi'er said as she walked, "What's so good about snow fungus and lotus seed soup? Don't think you can win me over with such watery things. I'm still angry."
"My dear, I really wasn't specifically looking for a flower demon."
"Who knows if you were or not," Xi'er said, pushing away Song Xi's outstretched hand.
Song Xi smiled, "Really, I wasn't. Let me tell you," he said, taking her arm again, "You're more beautiful than any flower demon."
"Sweet talk," Xi'er gave Song Xi a sideways glance, then, thinking of the different attitudes Ouyang Ye and Juan'er had towards Mu Anxiao, she said in a low voice, "Keeping this Mu Anxiao here is ultimately a disaster."
"What do you mean?" Song Xi asked curiously.
Xi'er glared at Song Xi. "Yes, you're not the one facing the master and the lord. Even if they're unhappy, they'll come looking for me first. You," she thought of Song Xi's avoidance when Juan'er caused trouble, and snorted coldly, "will only ever think of hiding."
"I..."
"Don't say you're worried about the master misunderstanding. You've said that at least hundreds of times since I married you." Xi'er sighed. "Of course, I've grown accustomed to it."
"My dear..."
"From now on, I hope you listen to me more. The feeling of being zapped by that barrier is not pleasant," Xi'er said calmly.
Song Xi knew that Xi'er had a sharp tongue but a soft heart; she had never been truly angry with him. It was precisely these sudden moments of concern from Xi'er that warmed Song Xi's heart. "Alright, I'll listen to you from now on, my dear." He then led Xi'er towards the kitchen.
Xi'er followed him.
Meanwhile, Mu Anxiao, with her pleasant thoughts, had returned to the courtyard gate. However, just as she was about to step over the threshold, a series of screams suddenly erupted from within. Hearing the sounds, Mu Anxiao was also startled. "What's going on?" she muttered, glanced behind her, stepped over the threshold, pulled up her skirt, and ran inside.
In the courtyard, a wolf demon and a vine spirit were being chased and beaten by a demonic sword guided by Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi herself was squatting under a stone table, covering her ears and screaming.
At the same moment, Mu Anxiao entered the courtyard and saw the wolf demon and the vine spirit being brutally beaten by the demonic sword in a circle. "Are these two guys so timid?" she said, recalling the glorious past of the wolf demon and the vine spirit, she quickly raised her hand, changed her hand seals, and used her demon arts to control the demonic sword that was stabbing towards the vine spirit's back.
At that moment, the two stopped, looked at Mu Anxiao, who had completely changed, and raised their hands simultaneously.
"You two, get aside," Mu Anxiao said, feeling helpless at their actions.
Seeing Mu Anxiao stop the demonic sword for an instant, Xiao Yi collapsed onto the ground.
Following that, the wolf demon and the vine spirit obediently moved away.
"Who are you?" Mu Anxiao knew that all weapons here had their own consciousness, so she asked this way.
"..." The demonic sword remained silent. The moment Mu Anxiao exerted her full strength to control it, it broke free.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao was about to continue casting spells to control it when it flew into the kitchen.
"It went in," the vine spirit said, then walked towards Mu Anxiao.
The wolf demon and Xiao Yi, seeing the situation change, also stood up and walked towards Mu Anxiao.
"What's going on?" Mu Anxiao lowered her hand, walked past the vegetable garden, and stood before the three of them.
"She said there was a demonic sword inside and asked us to go take a look, but who knew," the vine spirit said, sighing, "as soon as we went in, we were attacked."
"That thing is cunning," the wolf demon said, exhaling, and glanced at Mu Anxiao. He smiled, "If I'm not mistaken, this is the second time I've seen you wear this kind of clothing."
"The second time?" Mu Anxiao was surprised, not remembering wearing women's clothing in front of the wolf demon.
Conversely, the wolf demon smiled, "The first time was when you drank immortal blood. I had always thought you were a man before. The moment you changed into women's clothes," he said, "I was truly shocked."
"You have quite a good memory," Mu Anxiao said helplessly.
The wolf demon said with a smile, "Indeed."
"Can't you be a little more humble?" Mu Anxiao gave the wolf demon a sideways glance, then looked at Xiao Yi. "How did you discover it?"
"I discovered it while cooking," Xiao Yi said softly, clearly still shaken.
Seeing Xiao Yi's hesitant manner, the vine spirit thought for a moment and then quickly said, "It even spoke to her."
"Spoke?" Mu Anxiao was startled and stared at Xiao Yi's face. "Can you tell me what it said to you?"
"It..." Xiao Yi hesitated.
"Only if you explain things clearly can I go in and catch it. Do you," Mu Anxiao asked earnestly, "want to keep cooking inside in fear?"
"No," Xiao Yi shook her head.
"Then tell me, what did it say to you?" Mu Anxiao asked again.
The wolf demon and the vine spirit remembered what Xiao Yi had said, but they considered it Xiao Yi's matter and did not intend to speak for her.
"It said," Xiao Yi, touched by Mu Anxiao's sincere attitude, said softly, "Little lady... will you be my wife?" After saying this, she lowered her head in shame.
"..." Mu Anxiao was stunned. She hadn't expected that the sword would be so casual.
Although the wolf demon and the vine spirit had heard it once before, hearing it again made them both feel uncomfortable once more.
"Truly disgusting," the wolf demon blurted out.
"Exactly," the vine spirit agreed.