Piao smiled and asked, "What do you mean a forced melon isn't sweet?"
"Mu Shazi won't be your disciple; she loves freedom."
"Freedom, she has plenty of freedom with me."
"Freedom, so are you going to follow her?"
"If I don't follow her, how can I teach her demonic arts."
"...." Feng Qishi chuckled.
Piao blinked, "What are you laughing at?"
"The spiritual energy and spells on her body, she learned them herself. Her master only gave her some pointers. In other words," Feng Qishi patted Piao's shoulder, "have you seen her master appear?"
Piao: "No."
"Exactly. Her master gave her ample freedom. As for you," Feng Qishi shook his head slightly, "you're no match for her master."
"I..."
"I'm not trying to put you down, but you should give up. Mu Shazi is a rebel. The more you pressure her, the more she'll dislike you. In short, don't deceive yourself."
"Feng Qishi, you have a really unpleasant way of speaking."
"It's alright," Feng Qishi said, looking up at the sky. "Does this demonic art, once unleashed, produce an explosion?"
Piao: "Yes." He glared at Feng Qishi and turned away.
Feng Qishi saw that Piao was angry, but to prevent Mu Anxiao from falling into demonic ways, he didn't plan to comfort Piao further.
Then, he said, "Disciple, stay away from here."
"Yes, Master." Lin Yan nodded, looking up at Piao, "Stay away."
Piao: "Just listen to your master."
Lin Yan knew Piao was still upset, so he didn't dare to say more and deliberately ran off.
Feng Qishi gave Chen a look.
Immediately, Chen understood Feng Qishi's intention, grabbed Piao's arm, and said, "Let's go." She then pulled Piao towards Lin Yan's direction.
Feng Qishi's lips curved into a smile. He turned in the opposite direction they were heading and said, "Release the demonic art you just used, Soul Sword."
The moment Feng Qishi's words fell, the light around the Soul Sword intensified.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi gripped the sword hilt with both hands, then slowly raised the Soul Sword and slashed it forward fiercely.
The next second, an explosion reverberated through the entire street.
Inside the shops, people quickly covered their ears and hid in the corners.
As the explosion sounded, Lin Yan tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
Simultaneously, many fragments of stone hit Piao's back, and Piao, along with Chen, crouched down in disarray.
Feng Qishi leaned forward, one foot behind the other, standing his ground. His hair was disheveled by the wind, and his hands still tightly gripped the Soul Sword. While enduring the strong wind and sound, a layer of blue demonic barrier appeared in front of him, shielding him from all the flying debris.
On the other side.
Mu Anxiao's heart sank as she heard the sound.
Wan Sha chuckled.
Gui Xiao: "They're all dead, all dead, haha."
Gu Xiao and A Xia exchanged glances. "..."
At this moment, Mu Anxiao believed Feng Qishi was dead.
Immediately, she began to recall all her experiences with Feng Qishi, thinking about her attitude towards him and all the times she had abandoned him. Her heart sank, and she started to cry.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's cries, Wan Sha sneered, "When the person you care about most dies, it must be very painful."
Mu Anxiao: "..." She continued to cry, squatting down on the ground.
Seeing Mu Anxiao in such sorrow, Gui Xiao laughed even louder.
Those demon souls also laughed.
People stood frozen, listening quietly to Mu Anxiao's cries, each filled with a new terror.
At the shops.
Feng Qishi lowered the Soul Sword, tidied his hair with a hand, and turned to Piao, who was protecting Chen, saying, "Alright, you can get up now!"
Upon hearing this, Piao snapped back to reality, removed his arm that had been shielding Chen, and stood up. He turned to Feng Qishi, "You did that on purpose."
"Isn't this what they wanted to hear?" Feng Qishi said, then walked to the front of the shop and swung the Soul Sword, directly cleaving the door open.
Then, because the people inside hadn't seen light for a long time, they all lowered their heads.
Feng Qishi looked at them, surprised, "Why are they all old people and children?"
Hearing this, Xiao Zeng covered his eyes with one hand and slowly looked up at Feng Qishi, "They took away the useful people and left us, the old and the weak." He then walked towards Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi was relieved to see Xiao Zeng was alright, "It's good you're okay."
"Yes, thank you." Xiao Zeng said, stopping in front of Feng Qishi and hugging him.
Feng Qishi patted Xiao Zeng's back and said, "It's alright now."
Xiao Zeng cried.
Then, the other people also raised their faces.
Feng Qishi glanced at them and asked, "Are you all alright?"
They shook their heads.
Feng Qishi: "It's good that you're alright." He then looked down at the now-standing Xiao Zeng, "Take good care of them."
"Big Brother, where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Mu Anxiao."
"I'll go with you..."
"You stay here," Feng Qishi said, turning to look at Lin Yan standing behind him, "You stay here too."
Xiao Zeng's expression stiffened upon seeing Lin Yan.
Lin Yan said, "I'll go with you."
Xiao Zeng: "I'll go with you too."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi shifted his gaze back to Xiao Zeng's face, "Listen to me and stay here."
"But..."
"Listen to me."
Hearing Feng Qishi's firm tone, Xiao Zeng lowered his head.
Lin Yan: "I want to go with you."
Feng Qishi looked at Lin Yan again, considering his identity. He hesitated for a moment and said, "You can come with me, but you can't go forward. You have to hide."
Lin Yan nodded.
Xiao Zeng was indignant, "Big Brother, why him..."
"He is my disciple." Feng Qishi interrupted.
Xiao Zeng's eyes darkened. "..."
Lin Yan saw Xiao Zeng's hatred. He thought that if he hadn't insisted on Xiao Zeng buying him snacks back then, Xiao Zeng wouldn't have been captured.
With that thought, he stepped forward and said, "Xiao Zeng, I'm sorry."
Xiao Zeng was startled and looked up at Lin Yan, "Are you apologizing to me?"
Feng Qishi: "He was very worried when you didn't come back."
Xiao Zeng: "..." He looked at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi: "I don't like to lie."
Xiao Zeng believed Feng Qishi, so he turned back to Lin Yan, "Were you really worried about me?"
Lin Yan didn't want to say it, but he also didn't want Xiao Zeng to hate him.
So, he admitted, "I truly feel I was wrong. You are a good child. I'm sorry."
Hearing Lin Yan's words, Xiao Zeng pouted.
Seeing this, Lin Yan stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Zeng cried, "I thought you would never realize how detestable you were. You acting like this," he cried, "it startled me."
Feng Qishi couldn't help but smile at Xiao Zeng's exaggerated reaction, "A man shouldn't cry easily. Don't cry."
Xiao Zeng: "I can't help it."
The next second, Lin Yan hugged Xiao Zeng, "Cry."
Feng Qishi: "..." It was rare for him to see such a gentle side of Lin Yan, so he didn't interfere further.