Just as Zhang Yan had said, if there had been any relationship between Shen Yan and Mu Anxiao, the old gentleman would have erased Shen Yan's memories of Mu Anxiao.
This was to prevent Shen Yan from facing any tribulations because of Mu Anxiao.
But… fate, once destined, could not be escaped. Shen Yan was eventually reincarnated because of Mu Anxiao, becoming Feng Qishi as she was now.
Although this matter had happened a long time ago, when Zhang Yan brought it up, he couldn't help but feel remorse. He thought that if he had known the outcome would be the same, he wouldn't have erased Shen Yan's memories.
In that case, Shen Yan might not have suffered so much.
As he pondered, he sighed deeply.
Zhang Yan glanced at the old gentleman, who remained silent with a look of regret, and said, "But it's also good. Without your heartlessness, I wouldn't have met my disciple. This can be considered turning misfortune into a blessing."
"You'd better not speak," the old gentleman sighed and turned his back.
"I won't watch anymore," Zhang Yan turned his head to glance at the old gentleman, then shifted his gaze back to the screen.
The old gentleman said nothing.
In the past, in the mortal realm.
Mu Anxiao, forgetting her invisibility, walked towards the wood shed. At that moment, Mu Xi's voice called out, "Who are you?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but stop, turned to look at Mu Xi, who was holding a lantern, and then looked down at herself, saying, "This one is... cleaning the cesspit."
Upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Mu Xi deliberately covered his nose and said, "Hurry up and go."
Mu Anxiao hadn't expected her thoughtless remark to be taken seriously by Mu Xi. She replied with a mix of excitement and trepidation, "Yes," and ran away.
Mu Xi glanced in the direction Mu Anxiao had gone and, thinking about what the girl had just said, clenched his fists and muttered, "Damn it."
"Do you want me to kill the girl for you?"
Mu Xi stiffened at the sound, turned, and looked at Xi'er, who was approaching him with a lantern, and said, "No need."
"She betrayed you like that," Xi'er walked to Mu Xi's side. "I don't believe you have no desire to kill her."
"It must be Mu Anxiao."
"Mu Anxiao?" Xi'er laughed. "Mu Anxiao is just a child. Do you think… she has the ability to brainwash people?"
"Even if she doesn't, it's still her doing," Mu Xi shifted all the blame to Mu Anxiao.
Not far away, Mu Anxiao, listening to Mu Xi's voice behind her, felt her heart sink and continued to walk towards the wood shed.
Xi'er smiled, "Your sister has never said a bad word about you. It's not good to wrong her like this."
"How do you know?"
"Why do you think I know?"
Hearing Xi'er's retort, Mu Xi's eyes darkened. "You're tracking me."
"It's not tracking you, I'm following the woman you love."
"You…"
"Stop 'you.' You can forget about that woman from now on. If you marry her," Xi'er shook her head slightly, "she might cause trouble for me. As for Mu Anxiao… I'll go collect her body tomorrow."
Not long ago, Xi'er had heard the entire process of young Mu Anxiao being force-fed medicine from outside the wall. She now believed that young Mu Anxiao was dead.
"Dead?" Mu Xi was surprised.
"Yes," Xi'er nodded. "I stood behind the wall and heard Mu Anxiao desperately begging her. That woman was truly ruthless. She just kept pouring it down until the whole bottle was gone, and then there was no more sound. That woman… is probably insane."
"Insane?"
"Yes, driven mad by you," Xi'er had also heard everything the girl said to young Mu Anxiao, and from the girl's words, she had gathered that… the girl had gone mad.
"Me?"
"Alright, stop thinking about it. Let's go back, lest your parents suspect you tomorrow," Xi'er whispered and turned to leave first.
"…"
The girl had always held a rather important place in Mu Xi's heart. He had always thought that the girl would forgive him unconditionally, even if he had deeply hurt her.
Who would have thought… reality was the complete opposite of his thoughts. Xi'er's words, as well as the girl's actions not long ago, made him realize that in this world, one could trust no one but oneself.
Thus, he cast aside his concern for the girl and walked in the direction Xi'er was heading.
In a blink of an eye.
Mu Anxiao returned outside the wood shed. But for some reason, her invisibility technique wouldn't work, which made her anxious.
"Can't do it anymore, can you?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned, completely forgetting her predicament, and turned to look at the smug-looking vine spirit, saying softly, "Vine spirit, you really came here."
"…" The vine spirit smiled without speaking.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes, recalling the method Zhang Yan had given her, and resolved to capture him.
"You're mute," she said.
The vine spirit smiled and said, "You've already been discovered." As he spoke, he pointed to Shen Yan, who had opened the door behind Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Shen Yan, who was looking at her coldly, and let out a dry laugh: "..."
Shen Yan: "It's you."
Shen Yan had just remembered Mu Anxiao, so he wasn't surprised to see her now; instead, he was calm.
Mu Anxiao forced a stiff smile, "It's me, you…" She recalled what Feng Qishi had said earlier, then glanced at Shen Yan's hand. "Don't erase my memories. We're all… in the same boat."
"Who is in the same boat as a wild immortal like you," Shen Yan's attitude was extremely cold.
Mu Anxiao suddenly felt… like she had found the feeling of the past, so she continued to laugh dryly, "Yes, then… out of consideration for me being a wild immortal, can you not erase my memories?"
"Keep your voice down, there's a child sleeping inside," Shen Yan said, stepped back, and closed the door.
Mu Anxiao stiffened, thinking that Shen Yan was being quite kind to her.
Conversely, this was not the outcome the vine spirit wanted. He then leaned forward to look at the door Shen Yan had just closed, and then looked at Mu Anxiao: "That's it."
"Do you think," Mu Anxiao had already anticipated Shen Yan's attitude, and then turned to look at the vine spirit again, "I haven't had enough beating yet." As she spoke, she crossed her arms and cracked her knuckles, waiting for the vine spirit to back down.
The vine spirit expected Shen Yan to engage in a fierce duel with Mu Anxiao, as he remembered Shen Yan to be an extremely cautious immortal. Who knew… Shen Yan didn't even take Mu Anxiao seriously, which he found somewhat awkward.
"I won't fight," he recalled how Mu Anxiao had thrown his precious item to the ground earlier, and then how she had stabbed her soul sword into Feng Qishi's phantom body. He was afraid.
Mu Anxiao knew that the vine spirit would react this way.
So, she said, "Fine, not fighting is okay too. Then…" she said halfway, suddenly stepped on a bottle, then retracted her words, looked down, and grinned, "You're really careless." After speaking, she bent down and picked up the green bottle.
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