In this brief exchange with Mu Anxiao, Xiao Yi understood that if she truly followed Mo Juan, Mo Juan would still turn on her and kill her by any means after this matter passed. Although Mu Anxiao spoke heartlessly, she knew that Mu Anxiao would not be so ruthless towards her. The reason for her actions was simple: Mu Anxiao had not yet truly stabilized. Xiao Yi thought that if she directly chose Mu Anxiao, she would offend Mo Juan. Therefore, for her own sake and for Mu Anxiao's, she devised this plan that would benefit both.
"You mean you want to infiltrate Mo Juan's side?" Mu Anxiao vaguely understood.
Xiao Yi knew Mu Anxiao could grasp her meaning and smiled, "Yes."
"Is it..." Mu Anxiao uttered a single syllable, looking at how Xiao Yi was constantly considering her future, and couldn't help but ask, "How long have you been with Mo Juan?"
"I..."
"She only contributed in your matter. Before that, like these two," Wang Hu interrupted, glancing at the vine spirit and the wolf demon, "she stayed by the lake."
"No wonder you cherish it..."
"I just didn't want to stay there anymore, so I cherished it. But now that I have you," Xiao Yi didn't want Mu Anxiao to misunderstand her, "I'm not afraid."
"Aren't you afraid Mo Juan will kill you when she finds out you're infiltrating her ranks?" Mu Anxiao said calmly.
Xiao Yi smiled.
Mu Anxiao was puzzled, "What are you laughing at?"
"Don't you have me?" Xiao Yi entrusted herself completely to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao felt awkward, "You... trust me a bit too much." It all came so suddenly, and she wasn't quite prepared for such trust.
Xiao Yi smiled faintly, "I've observed, you are more reliable than him." She pointed at Wang Hu.
Wang Hu said coldly, "Why are you dragging me into this?"
"You're just not as reliable as her," Xiao Yi said righteously.
"You haven't even fully joined her, and you're already flattering her, tsk tsk tsk..." The wolf demon crossed his arms, "Truly worthy of being a diligent and adaptable little ant."
"Your summary is spot on," Wang Hu gave the wolf demon a thumbs-up.
Each had their own needs.
The wolf demon could tell that Wang Hu held a very important position by Ouyang Ye's side. He thought that flattering Wang Hu now would be beneficial for his future 'development'. In any case, Wang Hu was now his backup plan.
As for Mu Anxiao... she remained his other backup plan.
The wolf demon raised an eyebrow.
Mu Anxiao looked at the wolf demon's fawning demeanor and sneered, "Wolf demon, not bad, you're learning to suck up to people."
Hearing this, the wolf demon said in the most sincere tone, "I'm just stating facts, Mu Anxiao," he didn't want to offend Mu Anxiao, so he slowly shifted his gaze to Mu Anxiao's face, "If you perform well, I'll praise you like this too." He gave a thumbs-up.
Mu Anxiao's mouth twitched.
Xiao Yi quickly said, "I'm speaking from the heart, not flattering. Don't make baseless accusations." She widened her eyes as she spoke.
Wang Hu snorted.
Seeing this, Xiao Yi was about to retort to Wang Hu when Mu Anxiao said, "Alright, I'll believe you this time," she said, giving Xiao Yi a smile, "but only if you show me something."
"What?" Xiao Yi was stunned.
Mu Anxiao said, "Please take care of the bill for our table," she said, patting Xiao Yi on the shoulder, and walked away.
Following that, the moment Mu Anxiao mentioned money, the vine spirit and the others also made a swift exit.
Instantly, Mu Anxiao stopped with the three of them under a tree opposite the tavern. "You really trust that ant spirit," Wang Hu said, arms crossed, looking at the tavern.
"As long as there is life, everyone will choose to cherish it first. That ant spirit is no exception."
"Aren't you afraid she'll betray you?" the vine spirit said thoughtfully.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the vine spirit, who always did such things, and sneered, "I'm not afraid of her, but... I'm afraid of you."
"Am I the kind of..."
"You used to be," Mu Anxiao interrupted the vine spirit and looked towards the tavern door, "I'll just see what she says in a moment."
"It seems you still don't fully trust her," the wolf demon heard another meaning in Mu Anxiao's words.
Then, Mu Anxiao glanced at the wolf demon and said lightly, "See through but don't say it out loud. Wolf demon, you'd better keep your mouth shut tight." After speaking, she crossed her arms.
The wolf demon's lips curved up, he lifted his hand to push aside the hair obscuring his vision, and became smug, "Truly, sometimes I really lament having such a clever brain." He chuckled to himself.
The vine spirit glanced at the wolf demon, speechless.
"You don't fully trust her either," Wang Hu heard this meaning from the wolf demon's words.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Wang Hu and said faintly, "A lesson learned. You trusted her too much before, which led to betrayal. Of course... although you didn't lose anything, I believe you also, regarding her," she said, "have lost all trust."
"Yes," Wang Hu nodded.
"Therefore, I am smarter than you," Mu Anxiao inserted herself with self-praise.
Wang Hu disliked Mu Anxiao's narcissistic demeanor, which was similar to the wolf demon's. He curled his lip and said, "Yes, yes, you're so smart. But speaking of which," he looked towards the tavern, "are you sure she really has money?"
"Who knows? All I know," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Wang Hu again, "is that to see if she's genuine, we have to measure it with silver. That way, even if I'm deceived, I won't feel anything because the other party paid, and I didn't."
"You summarized that yourself, didn't you?" Wang Hu said lightly.
Mu Anxiao nodded, "Yes, doesn't it make a lot of sense?"
"What you said sounds very awkward, but when you think about it..." Wang Hu smiled, "it really does make sense."
"It doesn't matter, as long as I think it's not awkward," Mu Anxiao said, completely unfazed by Wang Hu's words.
Wang Hu smiled and, glancing casually at Xiao Yi opposite him holding a money pouch, exclaimed, "No way, she really has money."
"She seems richer than you," the vine spirit said, looking at Wang Hu, and suddenly remembered Mu Anxiao naming him. "Mu Anxiao, you seem to have forgotten something."
"What are you talking about?" Mu Anxiao had indeed forgotten.
The vine spirit said, "You forgot... my name." He seemed very cautious, not daring to be too ostentatious.
"Your name... Ah, let's call you Zhang Tiao." As she spoke, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Xiao Yi, who was walking towards them. Just as she was about to speak, the vine spirit grabbed her arm. "I'm very busy right now," she whispered to the vine spirit.
The vine spirit also whispered, "You can still call me Teng Tiaojing." After speaking, he released his hand. xxs one
At the same time, Mu Anxiao felt extremely speechless at the vine spirit's trivial reply.