"..." Shen Xian shot Mu An Xiao a glare and continued flipping through his book.
Mu An Xiao sighed, "This is really boring."
"Practicing calligraphy."
"You finished yesterday. Besides, as you said, practicing calligraphy requires a calm mind, and my mind simply cannot be calmed."
Shen Xian: "....." He continued reading.
"If you ignore me, I'll go find Feng Qi Shi."
"You dare!"
"...." Mu An Xiao waited for Shen Xian's reply. Then she smiled and said, "Even if I go find him, I won't mention the matter of helping you."
"Still not allowed."
"Why?"
"....." Shen Xian reached out and intentionally placed a barrier on the door.
Mu An Xiao turned and glanced at Shen Xian's hand, then said, "You too. You won't chat with me, and you won't let me go out. Speaking of which, aren't you awkward staying with me?"
"Why would I be awkward?"
"We're not familiar with each other."
"....." Shen Xian put down his book, stood up, and said, "You're right, we're not very familiar. In that case, how about we play a game to get to know each other?"
"Play what?" Mu An Xiao asked excitedly, standing up.
"Rock-paper-scissors."
"...." Mu An Xiao wouldn't normally play such childish games. Now, hearing the great demon Shen Xian suggest it, she was surprised, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"You playing this with me is too..."
"Whoever loses slaps the other."
"Slaps the face?" Mu An Xiao touched her face, instantly finding Shen Xian quite bizarre.
"Yes."
"....." Mu An Xiao gave a dry laugh, "Isn't that a bit much?"
"How is it too much?"
"Haven't you heard that slapping the face hurts one's pride?"
"Pride, do you have pride?" Shen Xian retorted.
Mu An Xiao: "....."
Pride? Indeed, as Shen Xian said, Mu An Xiao had lost her pride since she got lost as a child.
In the past, Mu An Xiao was the kind of child who was casually beaten and scolded. She never felt any sense of dignity, naturally... pride had nothing to do with her.
Thinking about it, if it weren't for her sharp tongue, she probably wouldn't have survived until now.
"....." She sighed again.
"Come on or not?"
"Come on."
Shen Xian asked, "No more pride?"
Mu An Xiao rolled up her sleeves, spat on both her hands, and said, "No more. Come on!" She walked around the table.
Seeing this, Shen Xian looked disgusted, "Go wash your hands."
"Why?"
"You know yourself."
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao was stunned. She looked down at her palms, which were covered in spit, and said, "You're actually disgusted by me."
"You don't find it disgusting when I spit on my hands?"
"You're calling me disgusting."
"Disgusting."
"......" Mu An Xiao blinked slightly, and a bitter smile played on her lips, "May I ask, when Gu An used to do this, did you find her disgusting?"
"She never did this like you."
"....." Mu An Xiao was speechless and turned to wash her hands at the basin.
Outside the door.
The Vine Spirit stopped before the door, casting a furtive glance left and right. Thinking the matter was serious, he couldn't help but quietly knock.
But for some reason, his hand couldn't touch the door panel, which made him quite annoyed.
At the same time, Feng Qi Shi stopped behind the Vine Spirit and asked, "Xu Lan, what are you doing?"
Hearing this, the Vine Spirit was startled. He turned to look at Feng Qi Shi and put on a fawning smile, "Looking for your senior brother."
"What are you looking for my senior brother for?"
"You don't need to know that."
"....." Feng Qi Shi frowned.
The Vine Spirit gave a dry laugh, "It's nothing, really. Just talking about... things concerning the demon realm."
Then, Feng Qi Shi casually said, "I didn't ask you to tell me." After speaking, he glanced at the door and turned to walk away.
The Vine Spirit: "....." His face darkened.
Inside the room.
Shen Xian heard the Vine Spirit's voice outside, so he hesitated and said, "Wash your hands first, I'm going out for a bit."
Mu An Xiao asked while taking her hands out of the basin, "You're not playing with me anymore?"
Shen Xian said, "Dry your hands, and we'll start when I get back." Saying this, he walked to the door, removed the barrier, and walked out.
Subsequently, Mu An Xiao became suspicious of Shen Xian's actions.
"Sneaking around, there's something going on," she thought.
Then, the moment Shen Xian closed the door, Mu An Xiao immediately crouched down and moved step by step towards the door.
Outside the room.
Shen Xian placed another barrier on the door, then turned to look at the anxious Vine Spirit who was eager to see him and asked, "What is it? You seem very anxious?"
"It's very urgent."
"Urgent," Shen Xian repeated, glancing at the door, and said, "Let's go to your hut."
The Vine Spirit glanced at the door following Shen Xian's gaze and agreed, "Okay," turning to walk ahead.
The next second, Shen Xian took a step back, gently patted the door, and said, "Mu An Xiao, this isn't fun anymore." Then, he walked away.
Mu An Xiao was startled by Shen Xian's two pats on the door and sat down on the ground. "Uh, I've been discovered. This is awkward!" She said, looking around and then standing up to dust off her clothes.
In the garden.
Piao, taking advantage of a moment's leisure, lay comfortably in the unweeded grass, resting his head on one hand, looking at the sky, and yawning, thinking, "Beautiful weather like this is perfect for sleeping."
As soon as he finished thinking, the Vine Spirit's voice reached his ears.
"I just went."
Hearing this, Piao's eyes immediately snapped open, his nerves tensed, and he dared not move!
Shen Xian asked, "Did you go find the monster?" as he happened to pass by Piao.
Piao slowly turned his head to stare at Shen Xian's vaguely receding feet and let out a sigh of relief.
Subsequently, the Vine Spirit stopped before the door, opening it as he said, "Yes, come in."
Shen Xian: "....." He glanced behind him and entered the hut.
The Vine Spirit followed closely and closed the door.
Then, Piao sat up and turned to look at the hut, muttering, "It seems they are going to discuss something important." Saying this, he stood up. As soon as he took a step, Shen Xian set up a barrier.
Seeing this, Piao frowned and muttered, "There's something wrong," then turned and walked away.
Inside the hut.
Shen Xian, unaware of Piao's presence, lowered his hand that was casting the spell, walked to the table, and sat down, saying, "When Gu An is revived, can you let me have this hut?"
The Vine Spirit picked up the teapot and poured water for Shen Xian as he said, "Of course, if you like it."
"Hmm, it's not bad. It has a nice ambiance. I believe," Shen Xian said, taking the teacup, "Gu An will definitely like it."
To this day, Shen Xian still believed the Vine Spirit's words about Gu An's revival.
"Definitely," the Vine Spirit smiled, sitting down opposite Shen Xian.