Mu Anxiao obediently opened her eyes, pursed her lips, and looked at the boy of about fifteen or sixteen who was kneeling before the middle-aged man and pleading for help.
A few minutes later, everything proceeded as usual, and Mu Anxiao said nothing.
Shen Yan calmly watched the middle-aged man and listened to him reveal the truth he wanted to know.
"I'll tell you now. Because we are mortals, our ancestors also tried for a long time but never achieved immortality. Recently, your senior sister discovered that we can borrow the power of monsters to become immortal. However, the premise is that we must provide the monsters with abundant spiritual power for them to cooperate with us."
Mu Anxiao's eyes widened in disbelief. She then glanced at the woman who was whistling to summon the demonic beasts. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Yan covered her mouth.
Helplessly, she looked at Shen Yan and swallowed.
In a flash, Mu Anxiao was brought back to the woodshed by Shen Yan.
"That woman I just saw was there when I arrived," Mu Anxiao said urgently.
Shen Yan calmly glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "It seems we've been set up."
"Set up?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed in surprise.
"Come out," Shen Yan suddenly called out.
Mu Anxiao once again looked around restlessly.
Immediately, the man in the light blue robe appeared in front of Shen Yan with a flourish.
"Hey, I'm here," he said, poking his head out and calling to Mu Anxiao's profile.
Mu Anxiao's body stiffened. She couldn't help but step back and look at the man in the light blue robe, saying, "You told that girl."
"Yes," the man in the light blue robe replied, turning to glare at Shen Yan and smiling, "We're all brothers, can you not look at me like that? It's creepy."
"You deliberately led that girl to us," Shen Yan said.
"What of it?" the man in the light blue robe replied dismissively.
"Why did you do this?" Mu Anxiao asked, not yet comprehending the situation.
The man in the light blue robe deliberately ignored Mu Anxiao and looked at Shen Yan, saying, "Your junior brother said you've changed. And something's happened here, so I wanted to see if you'd intervene."
"I'm not intervening now," Shen Yan said, spreading his hands.
"Then why are you staying here?" the man in the light blue robe asked with a smile.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Shen Yan, then looked at the man in the light blue robe, deliberately making her presence known, "Because of me, he can't leave."
"You?" The man in the light blue robe shifted his gaze to Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao nodded firmly twice.
"Really?" the man in the light blue robe asked earnestly.
Shen Yan denied it, "No, I'm just staying to look at that book."
"What book?" The man in the light blue robe frowned.
"A book that records immortal techniques and can make people greedy," Shen Yan explained casually.
"I'm not aware of these things," the man in the light blue robe shook his head.
"There are things you don't know. I thought you did all this after understanding the situation, but it turns out you're just guessing blindly."
"Your little follower's mouth is really sharp," the man in the light blue robe glared at Mu Anxiao, "Brother Shen."
"You've come at the right time," Shen Yan interrupted.
The man in the light blue robe was also annoyed by Shen Yan's words and asked, "What do you mean by that, Brother Shen?"
"Try your magic," Shen Yan said, pointing to the man in the light blue robe's hand.
The man in the light blue robe didn't waste any words and waved his hand, exclaiming in surprise, "That's strange, why has my inner strength weakened?"
"The monsters here feed on spiritual power, so you'd best not use magic."