"I don't know."
After the small demon heard Mu Anxiao say "I don't know," its voice lost some of its force. "Then, did you ever have… any life goals?"
"I want to be a distinguished mortal," Mu Anxiao said casually.
The small demon's mouth twitched in surprise.
"What's with that expression?" Mu Anxiao stared coldly at the small demon's face and asked.
"No," the small demon swallowed a couple of times and said, "Since you want to be a distinguished mortal, I think you should let me go."
"What do you mean?" Mu Anxiao asked, pulling the rope tighter.
"If you want to be a mortal, you'll have to make mistakes. Only by making mistakes can you be demoted. Once you become human," the small demon smiled, "you'll be a distinguished mortal."
"That was my life goal in the past," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
The small demon's heart sank. "In the past? Then you…" it gave a strained smile, "do you have a goal now?"
"My current goal is to capture you and tell me," Mu Anxiao said expressionlessly, "Where is the wolf demon?"
"I really don't know," the small demon pouted.
"You won't say? Fine," Mu Anxiao nodded, glancing at his fingertip that had started to glow blue. "Then don't blame me for being heartless."
The small demon looked at Mu Anxiao's finger in terror and said urgently, "I really don't understand what you're saying. I really don't know that wolf demon. Please don't kill me. I haven't done anything wrong, except for crossing the boundary."
"Continue your pretense," Mu Anxiao said, slowly bringing his fingertip to the rope. "I just shielded the spell on the rope. Now, I'm getting serious."
Seeing Mu Anxiao's demeanor, the small demon, feigning panic, stomped its feet. "Please, don't, don't kill me."
"Begging me is useless," Mu Anxiao said, beginning to undo the shielding spell on the rope.
Outside the teaching building, the big, fat demon was lying at the bottom of the steps, looking up at the small demon's anxious pleas. Thinking of the brotherhood between him and the small demon, he quickly lowered his head and shouted, "Stop."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao removed his hand.
Covered in cold sweat, the small demon stopped stomping and weakly called out, "Big Brother."
Mu Anxiao, still holding the rope, looked up at the big, fat demon who was walking up the steps and said coldly, "You've returned to die."
The small demon half-turned to look at the big, fat demon who had stopped beside him and called out again, "Big Brother."
The big, fat demon glanced at the small demon, then looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "You're a powerful immortal, yet you bully weak demons like us. What kind of skill is that?"
"I thought the demon the wolf demon fancied would be much more formidable. It turns out," Mu Anxiao looked up and down the big, fat demon and the crestfallen small demon, and snorted, "you're both cowards."
"Who are you calling the wolf demon? We really don't know," the small demon said again.
"Lying, keep lying," Mu Anxiao lifted his chin.
"We are not lying to you," the small demon said with a choked sob.
The big, fat demon looked at the small demon beside him, then replied, "We have never harmed anyone, nor have we ever seen the wolf demon you speak of. We came here simply to see what this school looked like. To be honest, we were indeed startled when we saw you just now."