Gu An listened to Shen Yan's firm words, her eyes sinking, "If I drink this, will you be alright?"
"I won't be," Shen Yan shook his head slightly.
Clearly, Shen Yan was lying to her.
Mu Anxiao looked at Shen Yan's strained expression, her eyes sinking, "What's going on?"
"Really?"
"Yes, really." Shen Yan said, handing the bottle to Gu An.
Then, Gu An took the bottle and said against her will, "Fine, if there's a next life, I'll marry you." After she finished, she drank Shen Yan's immortal blood.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's eyes widened, and she returned.
"She drank your immortal blood," she opened her eyes, looking at Feng Qishi with surprise.
Feng Qishi corrected, "It was Shen Yan's."
"It's all the same, then you... are you alright?"
Mu Anxiao recalled Shen Yan's condition after she had drunk his immortal blood.
Then, thinking about what had just happened, she couldn't help but wonder what Shen Yan's situation was after Gu An drank his immortal blood.
"I agreed, so of course I'm fine."
"Agreed?"
"Yes, it's because I agreed that she drank my immortal blood and I'm fine."
Shen Xian listened to Feng Qishi's words and then looked at Mu Anxiao, saying, "Junior Brother, you are lying."
Feng Qishi: "..." He glanced at Shen Xian.
Shen Xian said, "You've lost more than half of your spiritual energy, and the other half has entered Gu An's soul, causing her to," he glanced intentionally at Mu Anxiao, "have immortal destiny."
"..."
"What's going on?" Mu Anxiao was confused.
"I'll tell you," said the sachet, "Master's heart was only filled with him at that time, so when Master agreed to Shen Yan, it was against her will. But on the contrary, Shen Yan was sincere. The difference in their reactions caused Master's soul to absorb Shen Yan's spiritual energy, and Shen Yan consequently... lost his spiritual energy."
"It must be that both hearts are connected for drinking immortal blood to be harmless?" Mu Anxiao asked, looking at Feng Qishi, "Is that what you mean?"
Feng Qishi nodded slightly.
"Then you were lying to Gu An back then?"
"If I hadn't done that, there wouldn't be you."
"Then, I don't need to marry you."
"..." Feng Qishi did not want to answer this.
Shen Xian initially thought Mu Anxiao was like Gu An. But after the recent recollection, he realized that Mu Anxiao had a completely different personality from Gu An, and even their ways of doing things were completely different.
Thinking this, he said in a low voice, "It seems you are not her."
"I was never her," Mu Anxiao was very satisfied with Shen Xian saying this.
Shen Xian continued, "Master did everything for my own good. I always thought Master was biased towards Junior Brother. I was so wrong."
Mu Anxiao said, "Since you know you were wrong, you should go back."
"..." Shen Xian nodded slightly, "You're right. I'll go back... and accept my punishment."
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly at Shen Xian's repentant demeanor, then suddenly remembered Xu Lan, "By the way, how did that Xu Lan die in the end?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Xian's eyes sank.
Feng Qishi explained, "He lost half his life for Gu An. After returning, once he spread that matter, he was arrested by his master. Then... he took all the blame." He looked at Shen Xian, "It was he who introduced Senior Brother to Gu An. In the end, before he could be executed, he died in prison."
"Did he... reincarnate?"
Feng Qishi shook his head, "I don't know about that."
"Okay!"
The Immortal Realm.
Zhang Yan and the old gentleman watched everything below. The old gentleman said, "I never expected that my foolish disciple would remember the past."
"Yes, but his reaction truly disappointed me."
"What do you mean?"
"I thought he would be very excited. This... he's too calm."
"My disciples are generally calm," the old gentleman said, glancing at Shen Xian, "My eldest disciple should be back too."
"Yes," Zhang Yan nodded, "This can now explain that Xu Lan, that fellow, was truly... too selfless."
"But fortunately, he reincarnated."
"Reincarnated? You met him?" Zhang Yan was surprised.
The old gentleman smiled faintly, "Soon, he will meet Mu Anxiao."
Zhang Yan's mouth twitched, "..."
The Ghost Cave.
Mu Anxiao thought about her situation in Gu An's body just now, then lowered her head, closed her eyes, and tried to call Zhang Yan with her heart.
"Master, Master."
The Immortal Palace.
Zhang Yan immediately sensed Mu Anxiao, so he deliberately glanced at the old gentleman, turned his back, pinched his fingers, and transmitted a message, "What is it?"
Mu Anxiao sensed Zhang Yan's reply, her eyes widened, and she thought, "Master, it really is you."
"Huh?"
"I knew it, why was I so clear-headed just now. Halfway through, you entered Gu An's body with me. Master, you're quite something?"
"..."
"Master, Master."
Zhang Yan clearly heard Mu Anxiao calling him, then slowly turned around and looked at the old gentleman who was staring at him with a smile, asking, "What's wrong?"
"You've been discovered."
"..." Zhang Yan's eyes dodged slightly, "You figured it out."
"Mu Anxiao being able to become a woman of immortal destiny is mostly thanks to Shen Yan. Naturally, she is as smart as my disciple."
"But she is my disciple."
"..." The old gentleman smiled faintly.
Zhang Yan rolled his eyes and turned his back, replying with his thoughts, "What's wrong with me entering?"
Mu Anxiao frowned tightly upon sensing Zhang Yan's unfriendly attitude, and thought, "You old grump, you change your tune when I expose you. Is that all you've got?"
"Insolent!"
"I'm not talking to you anymore." Mu Anxiao withdrew her thoughts, opened her eyes, and looked at the sachet standing opposite her, asking, "Why are you looking at me?"
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing." Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi and Shen Xian on either side, then turned and walked away first.
The Immortal Realm.
Zhang Yan said indignantly, "That brat, daring to call me an old grump." Saying this, he turned to the old gentleman and asked, "Am I that old?"
"Except for your young face, everything else is not young."
Zhang Yan: "..."
The Demon Realm.
Mu Anxiao followed Shen Xian and the others back to the residence.
At the same time, Yan Bian was standing in the courtyard.
"You're back," she said.
Mu Anxiao looked at Yan Bian, thinking of Gu An's past with her, and said, "Thank you for taking care of Gu An."
Yan Bian: "..." She smiled in confusion, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Nothing."
"Did you remember something?"
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly, recalling the foolish things Yan Bian had done with Shen Xian before, and couldn't help but smile, "I remembered your memories with Gu An, but they are not my memories."
"You really remembered." Yan Bian was excited.