"You..."
"You're faking it, aren't you?" Xiao Yi suddenly interrupted Wang Hu's words, glancing at the Vine Spirit.
The Vine Spirit furrowed his brow slightly. "What am I faking?"
"Mu Anxiao is an immortal. You've been here for so long, you must have forgotten what Mu Anxiao looks like. Moreover, as far as I know," Xiao Yi judged based entirely on her own thoughts, "your relationship with Mu Anxiao definitely wasn't that good."
"Oh?" The Vine Spirit intentionally responded this way.
"If I recall correctly, it's been exactly one year. When you first arrived, the Master had already investigated your relationship with Mu Anxiao. You two were mortal enemies. You also released those demonic souls outside, didn't you? If..."
"These are not things I wish to discuss. Can you please shut up?" The Vine Spirit was angered.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi took a step back. "In any case, I am a capable assistant to the Master. If you want to take my life, it would be equivalent to opposing the Master."
"You..."
"The Master is the Master's most trusted companion. A mere Mu Anxiao can never be compared to the Master," Xiao Yi said, becoming unusually serious. "Also, that massacre was the Master's plan. The Master was merely doing as the Master said. And you, you have always been a demon the Master cared about."
"..." The Vine Spirit knew Xiao Yi wasn't finished.
Following suit, Xiao Yi continued, "I don't believe it."
"I..."
"The Master cares deeply about everything you overheard outside." Xiao Yi had learned these things from other servant girls and minor demons. She was only saying them now to scare the Vine Spirit and ensure her own safety.
Unexpectedly, the Vine Spirit took it seriously. "She wants to kill me too."
"Not at all. As long as you let me go, I won't tell the Master that I met you," Xiao Yi said indifferently.
Wang Hu listened to Xiao Yi's words, then looked at the Vine Spirit's hesitant expression. He said, "You've been using me all along."
"I followed you because I thought you could sense spiritual energy. Who knew," Xiao Yi stared at Wang Hu with disgust, "you're only this capable, and you found a bunch of irrelevant individuals."
Wang Hu's eyes darkened. "If you dare tell Mo Juan what I said, I will never let you go."
"I know what the Master likes and dislikes better than you do. Coincidentally," Xiao Yi became completely arrogant, "everything you've done is something the Master dislikes."
"Remember your words," Wang Hu said coldly.
Xiao Yi snorted and looked at the Vine Spirit. "Let me go..."
"You go," the Vine Spirit said coldly.
Xiao Yi liked this 'outcome' and smiled faintly. "Alright." She said, then looked at Wang Hu again. "By the way, let me tell you, Mu Anxiao's appearance is now completely imprinted in my mind. Soon, I will be able to find her. Goodbye." After speaking, she turned and left.
Subsequently, the wolf demon glanced at Xiao Yi's departing back, then lowered his head to look at Mu Anxiao and said softly, "That guy... seems a bit blindly confident."
Mu Anxiao shrugged her shoulders.
The Vine Spirit took a deep breath, looked up at Wang Hu, and asked, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Wang Hu pouted.
Seeing Wang Hu's expression, the Vine Spirit was startled. "What's wrong with you?" he asked, and then unthinkingly tore off a piece of rag from his clothes and handed it to Wang Hu.
"What am I going to do?" Wang Hu said, taking the rag... He wiped his face, which had no trace of tears, and then suddenly stared at the Vine Spirit's clothes. "That..."
The Vine Spirit looked utterly confused. "You... what's wrong?" he asked, not forgetting to look back at Mu Anxiao and the wolf demon.
The next second, Wang Hu stared at the Vine Spirit's face. "If the Master finds out I didn't find Mu Anxiao, she'll surely fly into a rage." He reached out and placed his hands on the Vine Spirit's shoulders.
The Vine Spirit's body stiffened, and he asked, "What... what do you want to do?" Wang Hu had always been a decisive demon king in the Vine Spirit's eyes. For him to act like this now... it left the Vine Spirit with no room to accept.
"I want to join you," Wang Hu said with sincere earnestness.
The Vine Spirit chuckled twice. "I... I can't make that decision."
"Who can make the decision?" Wang Hu asked again.
The Vine Spirit pursed his lips and smiled. "Take your hands off first, and I'll tell you."
"Alright." Wang Hu nodded obediently and then removed his hands.
Immediately after, the Vine Spirit turned around and cast his gaze first on Mu Anxiao and then on the wolf demon. "An, what do you think we should do?" he said, looking at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao felt bitter. She had expected the Vine Spirit to say the wolf demon was their boss, but unexpectedly... he was so surprising. She didn't know what to say about this either. So, she directly turned her head and fixed her gaze intently on the wolf demon's face.
Wang Hu smiled.
Seeing Mu Anxiao looking at him, the wolf demon also revealed a smile. "What are you looking at me for?" he squeezed out through his teeth.
Mu Anxiao also squeezed out words through her teeth. "What should I say?"
The wolf demon continued, "Say whatever you want. Chase him away..." As he spoke, Wang Hu began to cry over there. Hearing this, he immediately shut his mouth.
Mu Anxiao sighed and turned back to look at Wang Hu, asking, "No, you big tiger, why are you crying?"
"I haven't been a tiger for many years," Wang Hu said. He passed the Vine Spirit and came before Mu Anxiao. "Take me in, boss." After saying this, he reached out to grab Mu Anxiao.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao intentionally took two steps back and said, "If you have something to say, say it. Don't be handsy."
"I..."
"Have you made a deal?" Mu Anxiao was too lazy to listen to Wang Hu's wailing.
Wang Hu's eyes lit up. "What deal?" He suddenly saw hope.
Mu Anxiao: "You said you were looking for Mu Anxiao."
"Yes."
"Alright." Mu Anxiao nodded, glancing at the Vine Spirit and the wolf demon, and said, "I suspect she is in this forest."
"And then?" Wang Hu asked.
Mu Anxiao put on a professional fake smile. "Vine Spirit, draw a portrait for him."
The Vine Spirit knew Mu Anxiao had a plan of her own, so he cooperatively spread out his hand and conjured a piece of paper. "They don't believe me," he said.
Upon hearing this, Wang Hu shifted his gaze to the Vine Spirit's face. "I believe you."
"What do you believe about me?" the Vine Spirit asked intentionally.
Wang Hu said seriously, "I believe you must remember Mu Anxiao's appearance. Even if your relationship with her was bad, I believe you still remember her appearance, even based on hatred."
Mu Anxiao sneered at Wang Hu's obvious flattery. "Vine Spirit, hurry up and draw."
Wang Hu smiled at the Vine Spirit, then turned back to look at Mu Anxiao and asked, "And then?"
"And then..." Mu Anxiao blinked her eyes and smiled faintly. "We split up and act separately."