Thinking this, she looked at A Xia, "I understand."
A Xia replied, "It's good that you understand."
Gu Xiao, watching Mu Anxiao's response, cautiously asked, "Do you still hold a grudge against Feng Qishi?"
Mu Anxiao shook her head, "No."
"Really?" Gu Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Anxiao nodded, saying, "I've decided on something." She looked at A Xia and Gu Xiao.
A Xia and Gu Xiao looked at her with confusion, "..."
Mu Anxiao declared, "I've decided to change the rules."
"What rules?"
"Those soul spirits don't obey me. If this continues, it will affect my mission completion. So, I've decided to change the rules. For any soul spirit that obeys and cooperates with me, I will let them reincarnate."
It was clear to Gu Xiao and A Xia that this was not something Mu Anxiao could decide alone, and implementing it would undoubtedly stir up a storm. Therefore, neither of them chose to support her.
A Xia stated, "I don't think it's a good idea."
Mu Anxiao questioned, "Why? I'm doing this for your own good, why are you still disagreeing?"
"You want us to reincarnate?"
"Yes, that's the plan. You've helped me a lot. Although you stabbed me once, I forgive you."
"But, I really don't think it's a good idea."
"Why?"
"We are escaped soul spirits who committed crimes. If you let us reincarnate, do you know how much trouble you'll be in?"
"Why would I be in trouble?"
"Because you initiated this," Gu Xiao said earnestly. "These rules were set by those below. Guilty demons are punished, and escaped soul spirits are also punished. What kind of order is it if you change the rules like this?"
Gu Xiao and A Xia understood the gravity of their own crimes. If they truly followed Mu Anxiao's plan, she would suffer greatly, and they would never be at peace.
"Are you doing this for my sake?"
A Xia replied, "This is every demon's responsibility. When we make mistakes, we should be punished. We escaped because we were misled by the rattan spirit. We regret it now, after following you for so long. Being able to help you now is the last thing we can do."
Mu Anxiao felt that A Xia's words were reasonable, so she sighed softly and said, "Alright then, I'll think about it again."
A Xia looked surprised, "You still want to think about it?"
"Yes."
A Xia was speechless.
Meanwhile.
Following Mu Anxiao's instructions, Yin Ye found Wan Sha by a lake deep in the forest.
"You're here," she said cheerfully, looking at Wan Sha soaking in the water.
Wan Sha feignedly stirred the lake water, which she couldn't touch, and said, "Aren't you supposed to be taking care of Feng Qishi?"
Yin Ye replied, "I've been discovered."
"They know you released those soul spirits," Wan Sha said, standing up.
"They do. Mu Anxiao let me go."
"She let you go too."
"She said she would capture me when she saw me, but I didn't know where to go, so I thought I'd look for you," Yin Ye smiled. "I didn't expect you to really be here."
Wan Sha smiled faintly as she looked at Yin Ye, "Don't you not believe what I say?"
"I was wrong."
"What did you do wrong?" Wan Sha floated ashore and stood before Yin Ye.
Yin Ye continued, "I shouldn't have lightly believed her words. I..." Her eyes darkened. "I should have listened to you. Mu Anxiao is just a fake immortal who only talks the talk and doesn't walk the walk."
"Why do you say she's a fake immortal?"
"She obtained Shen Yan's immortal blood without effort and became an immortal. What else could she be but a fake immortal?"
However, Mu Anxiao's past was already widely circulated among the soul spirits, so when Yin Ye brought it up, Wan Sha felt nothing. Instead, she found Yin Ye a bit amusing.
"..." She simply smiled without speaking.
Yin Ye asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"I already knew all of this, but I don't consider her a fake immortal."
"Why?"
"Because she is a demon."
"A demon?"
"Yes, didn't you notice?"
"A demon?" Yin Ye repeated, suddenly recalling the scene of Mu Anxiao wielding the soul sword. "Yes, she used the soul sword, but Feng Qishi also used it?"
"During her immortal cultivation, she cultivated demonic arts and corrupted Feng Qishi. If her master knew, she wouldn't have enough lives to atone for it."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to report her."
"Report her?"
"Yes, there's a temple deep in the forest specifically for reporting immortal offenses. I'll compile Mu Anxiao's crimes, write them down, and have someone deliver them. What do you think," Wan Sha smiled, "will be her fate?"
"Annihilation of her soul."
"Yes, that is the punishment for an immortal who cultivates demonic arts."
"That's great! This way, we'll never have to go back."
"Yes, those yin messengers are much easier to deal with than Mu Anxiao."
"Mm." Yin Ye nodded, thinking that she needed to quickly convey this news to Mu Anxiao.
"Then, will you come with me?"
Yin Ye replied, "Can I come with you? But..." She gently touched her chest. "When I came out earlier, I was injured by Mu Anxiao. I'm afraid I'll drag you down there."
Hearing that she would be dragged down, Wan Sha's expression instantly changed. "Then alright, I'll go by myself."
"Thank you."
"I'm only doing this for myself."
Yin Ye: "..."
Wan Sha: "..." She glared at Yin Ye and turned to leave.
After she had gone far, Yin Ye quickly cast a spell and left the area.
A ruined temple.
Mu Anxiao sat at a table, reading an immortal book.
A Xia and Gu Xiao sat opposite her, watching her focused expression. A Xia asked, "Is it interesting?"
Mu Anxiao's gaze was fixed on the immortal text in the book, "It's alright. My current spells are not enough, I need to learn a few more."
Gu Xiao exclaimed, "You can learn just by reading the book?"
Then, Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze from the immortal book to Gu Xiao, "Do you want to read it?" She handed the book to Gu Xiao.
Gu Xiao chuckled, "Even if you give it to me, I won't understand it."
"You can't read?"
"I can read, but I don't like reading. It strains my eyes too much."
"Alright." Mu Anxiao nodded, then looked at A Xia.
Seeing Mu Anxiao looking at her, A Xia quickly waved her hands in refusal, "I'm not reading."
"..." Mu Anxiao smiled helplessly and returned her gaze to the immortal book.
Before she apprenticed with Zhang Yan, Mu Anxiao had used that immortal book as a living dictionary. Because of this, she had suffered a lot.
After Zhang Yan took Mu Anxiao as his disciple, he told her that many things would be more convenient to use after learning them.
Therefore, so that Mu Anxiao could learn spells more effectively, he recorded those spells in written form in this immortal book.
Following Zhang Yan's advice, Mu Anxiao would open and read it whenever she had free time. Eventually, she discovered that by doing so, she was less flustered when using spells.
Gradually, she developed the good habit of reading immortal books.
Although this habit had only been cultivated for less than half a month.