The woman in green said, "..." She blushed slightly, raising a hand to touch her face, "Really?"
Feng Qishi replied with sincere honesty, "I never lie. You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."
Mu Anxiao shuddered, goosebumps rising on her skin.
The woman in green lowered her eyelids slightly, "Am I truly beautiful?"
"Indeed," Feng Qishi said, though he hadn't actually gotten a clear look at her face.
Then, the woman in green deliberately stepped in front of Feng Qishi, tilting her face upwards. "Before, people often told me I was good-looking, but you are the first to say I am beautiful with such sincerity..." She paused, "Sir!"
Feng Qishi smiled naturally.
Mu Anxiao trembled uncontrollably.
The woman in green peeked at Mu Anxiao, who lay on the ground, and asked knowingly, "Who is she?"
Mu Anxiao said, "..."
Feng Qishi hadn't expected this alluring spirit to play dumb and act. He realized she wouldn't be easy to deal with. With a sigh, he continued his charm offensive, "Oh, she's just a servant of mine."
"Is that so?" The woman in green's tone was laced with disappointment. She glanced at Mu Anxiao again, "She looks so annoying."
"She's alright," Feng Qishi was genuinely taken aback by the woman's coy tone.
The woman in green declared, "No, this is my territory. You are the only one allowed here."
Feng Qishi gave a dry laugh.
The woman in green continued, "Why do you just laugh and not act?"
"She has a bad temper, I..." Feng Qishi gestured towards the woman in green, "Perhaps you should handle it!"
"But I'm just a weak woman, how can I?"
"Isn't this your territory? You can use your sorcery."
"You want me to use sorcery to send her away?"
"Can't I?"
"Don't you think that's a waste of my demonic energy?"
"How is it a waste? Besides, a beautiful lady like yourself carrying her out," Feng Qishi shook his head slightly, "would surely ruin your image."
The woman in green's expression froze.
Feng Qishi pressed, "What, did I say something wrong?"
"Sir, do you like me?"
"Like you?" Feng Qishi retorted, then paused. "Miss, I'm afraid you've misunderstood something."
"What have I misunderstood?"
"I merely find you beautiful... that's all! I don't like you yet."
The woman in green's face stiffened. "Then why did you say I was beautiful?"
"I only appreciate your looks, but towards you," Feng Qishi shook his head slightly, "I have no improper intentions."
"If you have no improper intentions towards me, why then did you strike up a conversation with me?"
"If I have no improper intentions, does that mean I can't talk to you?"
"Do you know why I came?"
"To drive her away."
"No, I came," the woman in green's face turned cold, "to kill you both." With that, she raised her hand.
Feng Qishi stood calmly, meeting her gaze with a smile, "I know who you are."
"..."
Feng Qishi continued, "You're the demonic spirit Mu Anxiao almost killed yesterday."
"You're faking it."
"You're allowed to hide up there," Feng Qishi grabbed the woman in green's wrist, "and I'm not allowed to joke around? What kind of logic is that?"
"Let go of me."
"I won't," Feng Qishi said, turning his head, "Mu傻子, get up."
"..." Mu Anxiao rubbed the goosebumps on her arm, then slowly stood up. She looked at the woman in green, whose wrist Feng Qishi held tightly, and said, "You truly are beautiful."
The woman in green blinked in surprise, "Are you praising me?"
Mu Anxiao replied, "Yes." She stepped forward and nudged Feng Qishi's arm, "Let go. Learn to cherish a delicate flower, don't you?"
The woman in green said, "What are you two playing at now?"
"I'm not playing. I just want to talk to you properly."
Feng Qishi then released her hand and took a step back.
The woman in green rubbed her wrist where Feng Qishi had held it, relaxing her guard. "I won't be easily deceived by your words."
"How did you escape from Xu Lan and the others?"
The woman in green's gaze shifted away.
"You're a demonic spirit, you couldn't possibly break free from the black rope."
"How do you know I couldn't break free from that thing?"
"That thing gets tighter the more you struggle. You say you broke free and escaped," Mu Anxiao glanced at the woman in green's wrist, "I don't believe it. Tell me, who let you go."
Feng Qishi's eyes widened.
Just now, while pretending to sleep, Mu Anxiao had heard a woman's voice mixed with the wind outside. The voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't quite place it. From that moment on, she suspected that this demonic spirit had several helpers. Those helpers were precisely the reason Xu Lan and his group couldn't capture her.
The woman in green stated, "I don't need anyone's help, I can manage myself..."
"Don't lie to me. You were injured last night. If it were just you, you wouldn't have been able to collect all those green leaves."
"That was my true form, of course... I could collect them quickly."
Initially, Mu Anxiao had genuinely believed those green leaves were her true form. However, upon entering the house and sensing her presence, Mu Anxiao began to ponder a question. If her true form was green leaves, why were there none here? Instead, the wind here had been constant. Therefore, Mu Anxiao suspected she definitely had helpers, and more than one.
"Still trying to deceive me."
"I..."
"This is a village," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
The woman in green blinked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"And you're so beautiful, yet you don't like to use your own face, preferring to waste your appearance and transform into beams of green light," Mu Anxiao's lips curled into a smile, "It's truly strange?" Mu Anxiao knew that the process of a human cultivating into a demon was not simple. This demonic spirit before her was full of secrets. From the killing of those demons, she had found it peculiar. Now, injured, she had broken free from the black rope and escaped here. It seemed utterly unbelievable.
The woman in green repeated, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
"..." Mu Anxiao shrugged, "I don't know what I'm trying to say either. In short, you are very strange."
Feng Qishi was completely bewildered.
Mu Anxiao observed the woman in green's constantly shifting gaze and said, "You want to run."
The woman in green's eyes widened.
Mu Anxiao continued, "Then run. Better yet, call all your sisters over, that would be best."
The woman in green remained silent, then transformed into green light and vanished. Following that, with a few thuds, the doors and windows of the room swung open. A cold wind blew in, extinguishing the fire.
This time, Mu Anxiao showed no fear. Instead, she calmly remarked, "I made her angry."
Feng Qishi conjured a torch and asked, "Mu傻子, what's going on with you?"