From the vine spirit’s eager, wanting-to-be-praised excited attitude just now, Mu Anxiao had already deeply felt the vine spirit's unreliability. Although she knew the vine spirit had completely lost its past edge, its fawning reaction left her speechless to a certain degree.
In contrast, the wolf demon's perceptiveness genuinely shocked her. It was precisely because of this that she gained a new perspective on the wolf demon from the bottom of her heart.
Looking at him, she couldn't help but anticipate his answer.
At this moment, the wolf demon felt somewhat awkward under Wang Hu's stare. In the wolf demon's mind, his relationship with Mu Anxiao was purely transactional. One insincere statement was enough, yet Wang Hu wanted to confirm his words again. Regarding this, the wolf demon suddenly felt a sense of shame and embarrassment.
"Mmm..." He looked hesitantly at Mu Anxiao, then considered his own future fate. Taking a deep breath, he said, "It's not true."
Mu Anxiao was stunned.
The vine spirit thought the wolf demon would be more reliable, but who knew... he had faltered again at a critical moment. Thus, he thought for a moment and quickly said, "I and..."
"Our relationship... it's on and off, but not very good." The wolf demon interrupted the vine spirit's words, fixing his gaze on Wang Hu's slightly doubtful eyes. "The reason I didn't tell the truth earlier was because I wanted you to trust me, but... I still can't lie."
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
The vine spirit felt the wolf demon's words were very reasonable, and instantly abandoned his thought of seeking credit, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"So that's how it is." Wang Hu relaxed.
Then, the wolf demon thought for a moment and said, "Excuse me, I'd like to ask you a question."
"Go ahead," Wang Hu said, showing no impatience towards the wolf demon. Instead, he felt an unexpected trust towards him...
"Are you sent by Master Ou to find Mu Anxiao? Or..." The wolf demon's gaze was very cautious, "Or someone else." He dared not reveal too much of himself, so he did not directly speak Juan'er's name.
"You've seen Mu Anxiao?" Wang Hu's eyes lit up.
Mu Anxiao's nerves tensed.
Seeing this, the vine spirit thought, 'Is he trying to curry favor?'
Upon hearing Wang Hu's question, Xiao Yi's lips curved slightly upwards. "Have you really seen Mu Anxiao?" she asked, intentionally repeating herself, worried the wolf demon hadn't heard clearly.
Immediately after, Wang Hu's eyes darkened, and he shifted his gaze to Xiao Yi's face.
At the same time, the wolf demon also looked at Xiao Yi. "No," he said, sensing that this Xiao Yi was very unusual.
The vine spirit inadvertently glanced at Xiao Yi's slightly clenched fist, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Anxiao, deliberately saying, "An, it's time for us to kill demons. If we don't return by the appointed time, we won't be able to exchange currency. Do you still want to eat?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao instantly understood the vine spirit's meaning and echoed him, "That's right, we should go hunt some demons. Damn it," she said, glancing at the vine spirit, then at the wolf demon who was being targeted by Xiao Yi, continuing, "We've been looking for so long without finding any demons, but I feel... she will do." After saying this, she deliberately shifted her gaze to Xiao Yi.
The vine spirit laughed, "An ant demon, that's a good choice."
Xiao Yi was startled by this and hastily withdrew her gaze from the wolf demon's face. She looked at Mu Anxiao and the vine spirit, and shouted, "What do you want?"
"Killing you should be enough for a few meals," the vine spirit said with a laugh, feigning an impatient expression.
Mu Anxiao imitated the vine spirit, "Makes sense. I've been hungry for quite some time. If..."
"Why don't you kill him?" Xiao Yi pointed at Wang Hu.
Wang Hu flinched and shouted, "Are you crazy?"
"Ant demons are quite rare in that city, Tiger," the vine spirit said, deliberately glancing at Wang Hu's face, continuing, "He's rare, but he has close ties with Master, so naturally, killing you is more profitable." As he spoke, black light emerged from his hand.
Seeing this, Wang Hu quickly said, "Don't do anything rash."
Upon hearing this, the vine spirit, while preparing to use his demonic arts, looked at Wang Hu and smiled, "Don't worry, we won't touch you."
"Vine spirit, you've changed," Wang Hu said in a low voice.
The vine spirit smiled. "I haven't changed at all. It's just that I was unfamiliar when I first arrived here, so Master treated me as a door lock." His expression gradually turned sinister. "Wang Hu, I bet you don't know my past." The black light in his hand grew brighter.
Wang Hu was frightened. "What do you want to do?"
Seeing the vine spirit's sinister side, the wolf demon voluntarily moved aside.
"I just want to tell you my story," the vine spirit said. He stepped past the wolf demon and Mu Anxiao, walking to Wang Hu's front. "Do you want to hear it?"
"Time," Mu Anxiao said with intention to remind him.
The vine spirit responded, "I know." He continued to stare at Wang Hu. "During those two days in the palace, you tried to attack me as soon as you arrived, even scraping me with a small knife. I still have marks on my body. How should this debt be settled?"
"Compared to..."
"I don't want to compare. I know you are Master's capable assistant. If I kill you, it would be of no benefit to me, so," the vine spirit, fully immersed in his role, fixed his gaze on Xiao Yi, "I want her life."
Xiao Yi's expression contorted.
Wang Hu quickly said, "No."
"If not, I won't have food to eat. Being hungry is unpleasant," the vine spirit said deliberately.
Wang Hu's eyes darkened. "She's a maid by the Master's side. If you harm her, you..." He knew the vine spirit knew everything and deliberately reminded him, "Should know the consequences, right?"
"Mo Juan," the vine spirit uttered two words.
Wang Hu nodded. "Yes, I ask you to consider carefully." After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Yi, who had retreated to his side.
However, the vine spirit had said all these words precisely to thoroughly ascertain who Xiao Yi was working for. At this moment, Wang Hu had made it clear. "Is that so?" he looked at Xiao Yi and smiled. "I didn't expect Master Mo... to also take in female demons. If I recall correctly, her jealousy is not insignificant."
"Master ordered me to kill Mu Anxiao. As long as I kill Mu Anxiao, you..." Xiao Yi instantly gained the upper hand. "Will be finished."
"She wants to kill Mu Anxiao?" the vine spirit feigned surprise, thinking, 'It really is you.'
Upon hearing this, Wang Hu quickly said, "Weren't you going to cooperate with me? Why are you like this?" He felt a sense of being deceived.
The wolf demon and Mu Anxiao exchanged glances, saying nothing.
Meanwhile, stimulated by the vine spirit's words, Xiao Yi revealed her true nature. "Initially, I trusted you a lot. Who knew you couldn't even recognize the road? Not only that, you're also sentimental. If I had truly believed you, I would have been a fool," she said, crossing her arms. "Since that's the case, I'll be honest with you. I don't want to cooperate with you anymore."