Seeing Mu Anxiao's rejection, Feng Qishi directly asked, "Are you afraid I'll make you marry me? Is that why you're deliberately acting this way?"
Mu Anxiao knew that Shen Yan had played a crucial role in her becoming a Xian Yuan Woman.
However, even so, she didn't want to be held hostage because of it.
Thus, she saw no point in beating around the bush with Feng Qishi and admitted, "That's right, that's what I was thinking."
"Don't worry, I won't force you. Unless you beg me to marry you, I won't marry you."
"Don't worry," Mu Anxiao deliberately mimicked Feng Qishi's tone, "I'll find your Xian Yuan Woman for you as soon as possible, and then we can become sworn siblings."
"Sworn siblings?"
"Yes, sworn brothers. That way, my future wife and you won't be jealous."
Feng Qishi's mouth twitched. "You really are thoughtful."
"Naturally," Mu Anxiao raised her eyebrows and pointed at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi looked confused. "What are you doing?"
"What else? Take two steps back, or how else am I supposed to pull you?" As Mu Anxiao spoke, a cold wind suddenly blew. She immediately stepped forward and instinctively grabbed Feng Qishi's belt.
Feng Qishi... He lowered his head and quietly watched Mu Anxiao, who was looking around, with a smile.
"Let's go!" Mu Anxiao said, checking her surroundings.
Feng Qishi sighed, pulled his belt up a notch, and turned to lead the way.
After walking for an unknown period, Mu Anxiao sniffed the air and said, "I don't believe Shen Xian didn't know my master was Zhang Yan."
"Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"I remember he told me that he knew my master was Zhang Yan."
...
"Are you going to acknowledge me when I'm talking to you?" Mu Anxiao patted Feng Qishi hard on the back.
Feng Qishi turned his face slightly. "What if he knew, what if he didn't? Don't dwell on it too much."
"Do you think he found his conscience?"
"What do you mean by that?" Feng Qishi retorted.
Mu Anxiao: "It's nothing, I just feel..." She clicked her tongue. "Everything happened too suddenly."
"It's late, and you still call it sudden?"
"I mean, Shen Xian's change for the better was too abrupt."
"Anyone who looks back at their past will change. You've changed too."
"How have I changed?" Mu Anxiao smiled.
"Reserved."
"Reserved..." Mu Anxiao repeated the word, deliberately tightening her grip on Feng Qishi's belt. "Are you implying I wasn't reserved before?"
"I didn't say that, you said it yourself."
"Fine, I won't argue with you."
"Based on my understanding of my senior brother..."
"Wait, didn't you say you didn't acknowledge him as your senior brother? Why are you calling him so affectionately now?"
... Feng Qishi sighed. "I didn't remember the past before. Now that I do, I pity him and can understand him."
... Mu Anxiao was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Those emotional words coming from you sound so strange."
Feng Qishi...
Following this, Mu Anxiao continued to observe her surroundings.
Three days later.
Mu Anxiao sat before a tree, looking up at the towering trees. "We've been walking for three days, why haven't we encountered any monsters?"
"Do you really want to see monsters?" Feng Qishi bent down and handed a leather water pouch to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao took the water pouch and looked at the spout. "You haven't drunk from it, have you?"
"I have."
"You have," Mu Anxiao repeated, tilting her head back and pouring the water into her mouth.
Feng Qishi noticed Mu Anxiao's obvious disdain for his way of drinking. "I haven't seen you be so particular before. Are you faking it?"
"Our relationship is special!" Mu Anxiao handed the water pouch back to Feng Qishi. "Here!"
"Special? I think you're just bored," Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao, took the water pouch, and turned his back.
Mu Anxiao casually wiped the water from the corner of her mouth. "I've been worried about monsters appearing all the way here, but after three days, they haven't shown up. I... I feel unaccustomed to it now. You," she pouted, "what's wrong with me?"
Hearing this, Feng Qishi turned to look at Mu Anxiao. "You're masochistic."
Mu Anxiao... She rolled her eyes fiercely.
During these three days, Feng Qishi would lure the monsters away to fight them every night.
It was because of this that Mu Anxiao could sleep so soundly.
Feng Qishi had no intention of telling Mu Anxiao this secret, as he didn't want her to panic.
"What will you eat later?" he deliberately changed the subject.
"I don't want to eat wild fruits anymore. I want to eat grilled fish."
"There isn't even a lake here. Where am I supposed to get grilled fish for you?"
"Can't you transform?" Mu Anxiao raised her eyebrows.
During these three days, Mu Anxiao had learned about Feng Qishi's spells and believed he could fulfill her request.
"Transform?"
"You can transform wild fruits, but not grilled fish?"
"Eat it in your dreams," Feng Qishi said, then conjured wild fruits with a wave of his hand and handed them to Mu Anxiao. "Here, eat them."
"These again?"
"It's good enough that there's something to eat."
"If I eat this every day, where will I get my nutrition?" Mu Anxiao said, but still reached out and took the wild fruit from Feng Qishi's palm, and began to eat.
Feng Qishi: "Nutrition? You've lived this long, do you still need nutrition?"
"I hate it most when you talk nonsense."
"The more you hate it, the more I'll say it, to annoy you to death."
Mu Anxiao let out a soft hum. ...
Feng Qishi, while eating the wild fruit, said, "I wonder if Senior Brother has returned yet?"
"He should have."
"How are you so sure?" Feng Qishi asked, looking at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "Back when Gu An was banished from the heavens by you, it took three days. Shen Xian might also take three days to ascend."
"What do you mean 'banished from the heavens by me'?"
"Didn't I? Think about it. If you hadn't seen her in your master's celestial palace, if you hadn't spoken to her, do you think," Mu Anxiao smiled, "that the subsequent events would have happened?"
Feng Qishi was speechless at her words.
Seeing Feng Qishi's dejected expression, Mu Anxiao took a deep breath. "In any case, your senior brother has definitely ascended." She pointed to the sky.
Feng Qishi...
However, Mu Anxiao's words had indeed struck a chord with Feng Qishi, and he once again fell into that memory.
Mu Anxiao, seeing Feng Qishi looking so pensive, stood up. "But speaking of which, don't blame yourself. I was just saying it casually." She reached out and nudged Feng Qishi's shoulder.
Feng Qishi: "What you said is quite reasonable. If I hadn't been so insistent back then, she might not have been discovered."
"But you have to consider this: if you hadn't done that, then someone as outstanding as me wouldn't exist," Mu Anxiao patted her chest with self-admiration. "Exist!"
Feng Qishi said calmly, "I don't think you're outstanding at all."