Mu Anxiao withdrew her lips, a look of embarrassment on her face. "No, his master is so terrifying, and there's a wolf demon here. What if I'm eaten before I even enter his master's study?"
"Wolf demons only eat things with sentience. You..." the boy, about fifteen or sixteen, rubbed the tip of his nose. "It might not fancy you."
"Might not?" Mu Anxiao repeated, giving a dry laugh. "You say that so casually. What if the wolf demon thinks I'm talented and wants to eat me?"
"This?" The boy was speechless.
Shen Yan watched Mu Anxiao with her arms crossed. "I'll go with you."
"You'll go with me?" Mu Anxiao repeated, glancing at Shen Yan's shoulder. "You, better forget it, you're injured."
The boy hadn't noticed what Mu Anxiao said until she mentioned it. Now, his gaze shifted to Shen Yan's shoulder. "Could it be... you've reformed her?"
"What are you talking about?" Mu Anxiao asked, confused.
Shen Yan deliberately dodged the boy's gaze and said, "Stop with the nonsense. You stay here, we're leaving."
"You are not a mortal," the boy ignored Mu Anxiao and Shen Yan, speaking to himself.
Shen Yan sighed lightly, snapped her fingers, and the boy collapsed, unconscious.
"What are you doing?" Mu Anxiao asked, looking at Shen Yan.
Shen Yan lowered her hand. "This fellow talks too much. He's not fit to see me with his eyes open."
"Boring," Mu Anxiao glanced at Shen Yan dismissively.
Shen Yan looked around and said, "I just went out for a walk. The boundary here was set by the wolf demon. If I'm not mistaken, the person raising it has extremely ambitious intentions."
"Did you say if the person raising it was male or female?" Mu Anxiao was curious.
"Female."
"Oh, right. Did you hear what this fellow just said? The people here have no celestial destiny, except for that girl," Mu Anxiao became serious for some reason.
"He's lying," Shen Yan glanced at the boy lying on the ground.
"What?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed, moving to the boy's side. "I felt like this guy was deceiving me. As expected." Saying that, she kicked the boy's leg twice.
"Alright, though you're slow to react, you cooperated very well just now."
Mu Anxiao moved her foot away from the boy's leg, a smile in her eyes. "Of course. After being with you for so long, there has to be some necessary tacit understanding. But speaking of which," she pointed at Shen Yan's shoulder, "is yours healed yet?"
"No," Shen Yan looked at the wound.
"No matter what kind of demon it was before, they couldn't get close to you. What's happening today? Could it be..." Mu Anxiao's lips curved. "You've fallen for that ancestor of the sect."
"Don't talk nonsense. We need to go back now."
"Why?" Mu Anxiao was completely bewildered.
"There's no why. Anyway, remember this: don't speak, or you'll reveal yourself."
"No, I just came from that section, and now I have to go back? I find it very strange," Mu Anxiao refused mentally.
"Let's go." Shen Yan stepped forward, forcefully taking Mu Anxiao's arm. "Close your eyes."
Mu Anxiao helplessly complied and closed her eyes.
Then, after a dizzying spin, they found themselves behind a tree in the courtyard.
"Open your eyes, and don't speak," Shen Yan released Mu Anxiao's arm.