"You're still thinking of me when you're like this? Feng Qingshi, you're truly foolish," the wolf demon said, reaching out for Feng Qingshi once more.
This time, as the wolf demon was about to cast a spell to save him, Feng Qingshi quickly grabbed his wrist. "Don't touch me, this is my choice," his gaze was exceptionally firm. "Don't concern yourself with it." His voice was deep and powerful.
While the wolf demon didn't know Feng Qingshi that well, he knew that since Feng Qingshi could 'be with' Mu Anxiao, it meant Feng Qingshi possessed certain traits similar to Mu Anxiao. Thus, to prevent Feng Qingshi from getting hurt again because of him, he said in a low voice, "Alright, I'll listen to you."
"I won't let you die," Feng Qingshi said, releasing his hand and slumping down again.
Immediately, the wolf demon slowly withdrew his hand, looking down at the still bleeding wounds on Feng Qingshi's face, hands, and arms. His heart sank as he said, "If you continue like this, you'll really die..." He paused, thinking about Feng Qingshi's words, and lost the courage to take further action, sitting down. "If you die, Mu Anxiao will surely be heartbroken to death."
Hearing the wolf demon's words, Feng Qingshi's heart suddenly sank, and he said in a low voice, "If I die, Mu Anxiao..."
"I won't let you die," Mu Anxiao said, arriving at the cage with her body full of wounds and her face covered in mud.
At the sound, everyone turned their gaze to Mu Anxiao, who had suddenly appeared. Their expressions turned to surprise, then the wolf demon quickly stumbled to his feet and staggered to Mu Anxiao, asking, "How did you get in?" As he spoke, he glanced at the iron bars crackling with lightning and instinctively took a step back.
"I came in like this, but... how is he?" Mu Anxiao asked, glancing at Feng Qingshi's curled-up back, feeling a pang in her heart.
"He..." The wolf demon uttered the word, turned back to look at the stubbornly unyielding Feng Qingshi, and shook his head. "Not very well, he's covered in injuries, possibly due to the poison."
"We can't waste any more time," Mu Anxiao said, taking out a medicine bottle from her pocket and handing it to the wolf demon.
The wolf demon looked at it, confused. "What is this?"
"Immortal blood. I'll come by these days, you..." Mu Anxiao said, her eyes darkening. "Give this to him, only then will he recover."
The wolf demon shook his head.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao became angry. "What do you mean? I'm telling you, if Feng..."
"I don't need you to save me, get lost," Feng Qingshi said, having heard Mu Anxiao's voice. To avoid making things difficult for the wolf demon, he shouted.
The wolf demon sighed. "See, this is his state. When I was trying to heal him earlier, he treated me like this." He glanced at Feng Qingshi, feeling helpless. "If I were to give this to him, he'd probably smash the bottle."
"Then what should we do?" Mu Anxiao muttered, suddenly at a loss with Feng Qingshi.
Meanwhile, the immortals in the other cages began to offer suggestions to Mu Anxiao. Finally, one of them spoke up as a representative. "We'll use our spells to suppress the lightning, and you can just go through. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao, who was deep in thought, immediately turned to look at the elder immortal who had spoken, nodding. "That's a good idea, but..." She glanced at them all, still hesitant. "This consumes a lot of spiritual energy. Can you really sustain it?"
"He's in such dire straits because he saved us. What's wrong with us doing this?" the young immortal said excitedly.
Immediately, the other immortals echoed the young immortal's sentiment.
Seeing their resolve, Mu Anxiao no longer demurred and nodded in agreement.
A few minutes later.
With the help of these immortals, Mu Anxiao entered the prison using the wall-piercing technique. The wolf demon and the others looked at Mu Anxiao as she entered, and it reminded them of Ouyang Ye. Thus, Ji Ye asked curiously, "Are you here, does Ouyang Ye know?"
"He's gone out," Mu Anxiao replied in a low voice, stepping forward and circling around to Feng Qingshi's front. "Shen Fengzi, drink my immortal blood. Be good." She said, squatting down and offering the bottle to Feng Qingshi.
Feng Qingshi heard her, raised his eyes, and glared at Mu Anxiao. "You're already Ouyang Ye's person, so..."
"No 'so's. Drink it when I tell you to, otherwise," Mu Anxiao said, reaching out and tapping Feng Qingshi's forehead. "I'll die with you."
"You..."
"Shen Fengzi, you already acted out this scene decades ago. Doing it again now," Mu Anxiao interrupted, smiling faintly, "is too outdated."
"I genuinely feel annoyed whenever I see you..." Feng Qingshi said, widening his eyes to show his determination.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao paid no mind to Feng Qingshi's actions. She looked up at the wolf demon and the vine spirit, instructing, "You two help him up."
"Okay," they agreed, walking over, bending down, and taking hold of Feng Qingshi's arms.
Thus, Feng Qingshi was helped to sit up. Mu Anxiao remained squatting in front of him and said calmly, "Shen Fengzi, this immortal blood was not easy to refine. If you dare not finish it, I'll injure myself." With that, she spread her hand and conjured a dagger.
Seeing this, Feng Qingshi exclaimed in shock, "You're crazy."
"Say whatever you want, drink it," Mu Anxiao said, handing the medicine bottle to Feng Qingshi.
Feng Qingshi looked at it and shook his head. "I don't..." Before he could finish, Mu Anxiao put down the bottle, raised the dagger, and sliced her own hand. Blood seeped out. Feng Qingshi panicked. "You're crazy."
"Drink," Mu Anxiao said, exhaling the word.
"Only if I die can you live. You..."
"Stop with the 'you's, Shen Fengzi. If you die, Ouyang Ye's plan will truly come to fruition. Do you really," Mu Anxiao interrupted, getting straight to the point, "want to watch us turn to ashes for you?"
"I..."
"Shen Fengzi, I don't want to waste my breath on you. Drink it," Mu Anxiao said firmly.
Immediately, Feng Qingshi's gaze sank. He couldn't help but recall Mu Anxiao's state after he had left in his previous life. His heart sank, and he realized that if he died like this, Mu Anxiao might fall into depression again. At that time, he wouldn't be by her side. How would she get through that dark period? He also knew that she was someone who wouldn't give up if she saw an opportunity. If he refused again, she might truly do something foolish. Thinking of this, he no longer insisted. He reached out, picked up the bottle, pried open the cork, and drank the immortal blood in one go.
Mu Anxiao watched Feng Qingshi's obedient reaction and smiled with relief. But just as she was about to speak, Feng Qingshi's eyes suddenly widened, and he showed a pained expression. Seeing this, she became anxious. "What's wrong?" she asked, quickly standing up and grabbing Feng Qingshi's arm.