"Well, we were locked up together, and the people inside said he should help clean up those demon spirits. Without a word, he just sat down on the spot," Mi Yan sighed, "He sat down and told me to let him handle it."
"What did you do?" Mu Anxiao was curious about this.
"At the time, I still had some reverence for him, so I just went along with them, and then..."
"Wait a minute," Mu Anxiao interrupted, remembering how the common folk imagined the demon spirits looked. She asked, "Did you see the demon spirits?" Mi Yan replied, "Uh, no."
"You didn't, so what happened next?"
"Next, because I couldn't see those demon spirits, he escaped that ordeal."
"Did those demon spirits do anything to you?"
"No, they brought food on time every day, and what was most miraculous was that it was delicious food, sometimes even meat. But, he wouldn't let me eat it, saying that cultivators shouldn't eat meat."
"That guy is quite a cheat on you then."
"Since I started following him, I haven't eaten a single meal with meat. What's most hateful is that he always orders me to do heavy work, and I'm a girl."
"That's too much."
"In this past year, only you have spoken up for me like this."
"I'm not speaking up for you, I just think that guy is being unreasonable, that's all."
"By the way, what mistake did you make?" Nuo Cai Shuo Yi 2 3
"Me?" Mu Anxiao pointed to herself, a smile playing on her lips, "My mistake, look at what mistake I made, whatever mistake I made, I made it. Anyway, I can't even explain what mistake I made."
"Then what mistake did you make?"
"...." Mu Anxiao stood up.
Mi Yan looked up, "Why aren't you talking anymore?" She also stood up.
"There's nothing to say," Mu Anxiao said, turning to the wall and looking up at the ceiling beam, "Mi Yan, was that ninety-year-old grandpa in good health originally?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"I want to ask."
"Very good. He just fell once, so my grandfather's family invited him. Then he started giving grandpa medicine. As he kept giving the medicine, grandpa got worse. After grandpa closed his eyes, he gave grandpa another pill. The next day, grandpa woke up. His reputation also grew that day."
"Is that so?"
"Mm."
"Then was your grandfather locked up this time?"
"Those demon spirits locked up the old, weak, sick, and disabled, women and children, and locked up the young and strong separately, so we weren't together."
"Aren't you considered... women and children? Why were you locked up with the young and strong?" Mu Anxiao asked, finally turning to look at Mi Yan again.
Mi Yan replied, "It's all because of that guy, who tied me up tightly with a rope."
"How were you captured?"
"We were walking along when a gust of yin wind blew, and we lost consciousness. When we woke up, we were locked up. In short," Mi Yan shook her head, "it was extremely gloomy and bizarre."
"It is quite gloomy and bizarre."
"However, I have a feeling that he and I were probably captured by monsters."
"Monsters?" Mu Anxiao repeated the word, thinking of the monsters under the rattan spirit. She thought it was no wonder they had delicious food; it must have been made by monsters.
"Mm, monsters." Mi Yan, unaware that Mu Anxiao was muttering to herself, replied.
Mu Anxiao asked, "What was your surname originally?"
"My surname is Mu."
"Surname Mu?"
"Mm, my name is Mu Mi Yan."
"You're also surnamed Mu, and you looked down on me. We're of the same surname, after all."
"Well, you and I are not from the same ancestors."
"Perhaps, I'm your ancestor."
"If you were my ancestor, would you be willing to save me?"
"Save you?" Mu Anxiao repeated, a smile playing on her lips, "This, I have to think about it."
"If you have to think, then it's unlikely."
"Yes."
Hearing Mu Anxiao's reply, Mi Yan's heart sank. "Actually, I think I was eliminating evil for the people."
"For..." Uttering the word, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but think of Yang Tai, who was harmed by five women. She sighed and said, "He harmed so many people. Killing him is indeed eliminating evil for the people, but it depends on how the people here see you."
"Mm, they don't talk to me. Maybe it's because I'm not dead yet."
"How did you get here?"
"I was sleeping, and then I was brought down here, body and all."
"You're considered lucky."
"Lucky for what?"
"Those taken away by yin messengers are mostly souls. You, however, were brought down here unharmed, which shows," Mu Anxiao chuckled lightly, "that they already suspect that guy."
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Mu Anxiao said, handing the booklet to Mi Yan, "Hold onto it tight, it might become key evidence."
"Thank you." Mi Yan was excited, stepped forward to take the booklet, and grinned foolishly at Mu Anxiao twice, saying, "Actually, you're not as annoying as he said."
"That's because we don't know each other well."
Mu Anxiao didn't want to interact with mortals, so usually, whenever she encountered such a situation, she would say all sorts of unpleasant things just to maintain her own peace.
"You mean, you're very annoying?"
"The way you're speaking, that's too direct, isn't it?"
Mi Yan smiled and said, "But speaking of which, since it's just the two of us here."
"How many more people do you want? Do you think everyone is like you?"
"I always thought there would be many people like me."
"Who knows." Mu Anxiao clearly wasn't very familiar with the rules here, so she said this.
Seeing that Mu Anxiao wasn't very curious and remained calm, Mi Yan asked, "Why don't you ask me if he's a man or a woman?"
"He's definitely a man."
"How do you know?"
"How else would I know? You've said it so explicitly. But speaking of which," Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, "he might not have lied to you."
"What do you mean?"
"He found out about me from the Cultivation Sect, which shows he is indeed a cultivator, just a half-hearted one. No, not even half-hearted, just a greedy person who goes through the motions."
"Someone from the Cultivation Sect, who knows nothing, how could he be from the Cultivation Sect?"
"People from the Cultivation Sect generally know nothing except how to talk glibly. Some who come down do deceptive things, and he is one of them. However," Mu Anxiao looked around and pointed at Mi Yan, "you've already killed him."
"No wonder I was captured and brought here. So it's not because they suspect him, but because I offended someone from the Cultivation Sect," Mi Yan said, suddenly becoming dejected.
Mu Anxiao replied, "Things will eventually come to light." After saying this, she remembered Yang Tai's matter again, and her heart sank.
Mi Yan said, "You don't need to comfort me, I've been here for several days."
Before this, Mu Anxiao had always thought Mi Yan had just arrived. Several days!
So, she looked up and down Mi Yan's perfectly intact body, asking, "They didn't hit you?"