Three days later.
Mu Anxiao lay on the bed, looking exhausted as Mai Xia sat by her side, feeding her medicine spoonful by spoonful. She whispered, "That, my illness is different from that of you mortals. Medicine is useless."
"Good girl," Mai Xia said, forcing another spoonful into Mu Anxiao's mouth. Mu Anxiao's expression froze.
After a few more spoonfuls, Mai Xia smiled faintly. "You can drink it all, can't you?" she said, standing up and looking at Feng Qishi and the others who had entered the room. "You all talk. I'll leave." She cast a final glance at Mu Anxiao and went out.
"It's really bitter," Mu Anxiao muttered, quickly raising her hand to wipe the medicine stains from her mouth while looking at the solemn Feng Qishi and Zhang Yan and the others. She asked, "Where have you all been these past three days? Why are you only coming now?" As she spoke, she lifted the covers and sat up.
Following that, Feng Qishi cleared his throat and, with a grave expression, walked to the bedside and said, "That, your soul sword was sent for purification. Because Ouyang Ye... attached a portion of his soul to it, this had to be done to prevent his revival."
"I knew it wouldn't be good for Ouyang Ye to use my soul sword to commit suicide. As expected, it's just as I thought," Mu Anxiao said, her face filled with anger. "He really harmed my soul sword."
"Also, that palm strike from Ouyang Ye injured you... causing spiritual energy loss. You can only be a mortal for a while," the wolf demon said softly.
Zhang Yan gave a wry smile. "Apprentice, you should study the spells in that book carefully. Once your spiritual energy returns, you can..."
"Master, you don't need to comfort me. I'm already used to losing spiritual energy. Now," Mu Anxiao said, forcing a smile. "I can finally rest properly. But speaking of which..." she said, raising her face to look at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan gave a dry laugh.
Mu Anxiao blinked and continued, "Master, in the Demon Realm, and also the cultivation of demons... no, Xi'er and Song Xi from the Cultivation of Demons sect have also been captured. Naturally, you've also wiped out the entire Cultivation of Demons sect. So, this silver, you won't shortchange me, will you?"
"This Mu Manor will be yours from now on," Zhang Yan smiled.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Well, I, your master, bought this Mu Manor for you. As for Master Mu and the others, they've all moved back to the old residence..."
"Wait, then what about my silver?"
"It's all spent," Zhang Yan said, starting to back away.
As soon as Mu Anxiao heard this, as if her illness had been cured, she suddenly stood up. "Master, how can you do this? You..."
"Apprentice, anger harms the body. Since you seem so optimistic, I can rest assured. If there's nothing else, I'll leave now." Zhang Yan finished speaking, turned, and disappeared.
With no recourse, Mu Anxiao looked helpless. "What kind of master is this?" she said, sitting down. She looked at the wolf demon and the vine spirit and asked, "Where is Jiong Ye?"
"He went down on his own accord."
"Went down?" Mu Anxiao was surprised and said with a dry laugh, "Truly... self-aware."
"Then we'll leave first. You all chat slowly," the wolf demon said, giving the vine spirit a look, and the vine spirit followed him out.
Thus, only Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi remained. "Do you have something to tell me?" she saw Feng Qishi's concern at a glance.
"Yes," Feng Qishi replied, sitting beside Mu Anxiao. "I've thought about it. I'll accompany you as a mortal for a while."
"What do you mean by that? Could it be that you want to reincarnate?" Mu Anxiao was very surprised.
"No, I want to eliminate my spiritual energy."
"Are you crazy?" Mu Anxiao was angry.
Immediately, to prevent Mu Anxiao from getting angry, Feng Qishi put his arm around her shoulder and said softly, "Since you've lost your spiritual energy, it means you have to cultivate immortal arts again. Therefore, I'm willing to accompany you."
"Let's just forget it."
"Why?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao chuckled softly and said, "Then wouldn't I owe you even more? Decades ago, because of you, I became an immortal. Now, you want to accompany me to start all over again. Let's forget it." She shook her head as she finished speaking.
Feng Qishi smiled. "If you owe me a favor, how can I stand by and do nothing?"
"I..."
"Since becoming an immortal is concerned, it must be something for two people."
"You..."
"In any case, you and I are inseparable," Feng Qishi smiled meaningfully. "Anxiao, Feng Qishi, have been a pair since the previous life. You can't deny it."
Hearing Feng Qishi's self-assured interjection, Mu Anxiao was speechless. However, thinking about his intention to eliminate his spiritual energy, she still couldn't agree. "No, if you eliminate your spiritual energy, who will help me complete my remaining tasks? The matters in the palace are not yet resolved. Therefore, it is necessary for you to go with your general's identity and capture those demon souls for me. Other than that, there's no room for negotiation."
"You truly intend to assign the tasks to me?" Feng Qishi was surprised.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "Yes. Oh, by the way, go and see your apprentice Lin Yan. I heard he's troubled by something related to the land deed. If you can help him, he'll surely be happy. Also, it's said that Piao and An Yan from the palace, or some... demon soul with that name, know each other. Perhaps he can help you."
"How do you know these things?"
"Shi Yi, as well as Yue Ci and You Xian told me," Mu Anxiao truthfully confessed.
Feng Qishi couldn't help but smile. "It seems you haven't been idle at all."
"That's right. But speaking of which, you must be careful when you undertake the tasks," Mu Anxiao said, leaning her head on Feng Qishi's shoulder.
Feng Qishi responded with an "Understood." He paused for a moment and then said, "By the way, after you drink my immortal blood, your spiritual energy will recover instantly. Since you're going to marry me sooner or later, why not... drink it?" As he spoke, he spread his hand and conjured a bottle of immortal blood.
"Still no. If I drink your immortal blood, we'll share spiritual energy again. I still want a bit of my own space."
"You will have to drink it when you marry me."
"I asked your master, and your master said that as long as I cultivate into an immortal and possess an immortal position, I won't need immortal blood anymore. As for you," Mu Anxiao said, sitting up straight, "your master also said that as long as you help me capture all the remaining demon souls, you can have an immortal position."
"If I have an immortal position, will I have to leave you?" Feng Qishi's eyes dimmed.
"That's for sure. But we can still see each other. At least, it's not a separation between the living and the dead."
"You make sense."
"By the way, I heard that Shen Lü and Hong Yan met?" Mu Anxiao suddenly became gossipy.
Feng Qishi smiled. "Yes, but... Shen Lü seems to have developed different feelings for Hong Yan. It's said that Xiao Fei was the one who brought them together."
"I heard that Jia summoned Xiao Fei back. Speaking of which," Mu Anxiao said with a faint smile, "a lot has happened while I was away. But it's good this way, so I can rest properly." After speaking, she leaned on Feng Qishi's shoulder again.
Feng Qishi smiled and patted Mu Anxiao's shoulder, saying, "You just rest well. Leave everything to me." After he finished speaking, he hugged Mu Anxiao tightly.