It turned out that all these were spread by Mu Anxiao because Pia had harmed her.
At that time, in order not to be discovered by Pia, Mu Anxiao had also employed many tactics. Every time she secretly spread rumors, she would disguise herself as another person.
Who would have thought that she was so foolish to let it slip now! Awkward!
Seeing Mu Anxiao's predicament, Feng Qishi intentionally helped her out of her embarrassment, saying, "Brother Pia, what's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Pia smoothed his furrowed brows with his hand and looked at Feng Qishi, saying, "Brother Shen, for over a year, various rumors unfavorable to me have been circulating here. Before, I couldn't find the person spreading them, but now, I have."
"Who is it?" Feng Qishi feigned ignorance.
Pia pointed at Mu Anxiao, "It's her."
Mu Anxiao suppressed her unease and pretended to be calm, saying, "You're a demon, and you couldn't even find the person spreading rumors about you. What can you do?"
In Mu Anxiao's opinion, confusing Pia's thoughts was the only way.
Pia became angry, "You dare to do it but not admit it. Are you even human?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao dared not avert her gaze, forcing herself to meet Pia's eyes directly, "I am not human. I am a little immortal."
Pia said, "It really is you."
"It's not me," Mu Anxiao shook her head.
"If it's not you, then you..."
"Are there still people spreading rumors about you now?" Feng Qishi interrupted.
"No," Pia said in a low voice.
Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "It's fine that there aren't any. She only heard about it. Why do you have to be so aggressive?"
Originally, Pia had already determined that Mu Anxiao was the one spreading rumors. Hearing Feng Qishi say this, his newly found confidence also dissipated.
"..." He paused for a moment and said, "Forget it. The magnanimous don't hold grudges against the petty."
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and deliberately asked, "Then... Pia, are you a philanderer?"
Upon hearing this, Pia shot a look at Mu Anxiao's face, "Mu Anxiao, if you push your luck any further, I'll go out onto the street and announce your gender."
Pia's mention of the street made Mu Anxiao forget about the situation there. His words brought back the words of the male demon soul before he left.
"It seems I won't be getting any rest tonight," she said.
Pia questioned, "What are you talking about when I speak to you?"
Mu Anxiao completely ignored Pia and sighed to herself.
"..." Pia looked exasperated.
Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao's wistful expression and then asked Pia, "You didn't know about the fifty demon souls that arrived last night?"
"No, I didn't," Pia shook his head.
Normally, Pia was not interested in matters concerning demon souls, so naturally, he was unaware of whether any had arrived last night.
"There are still things you don't know," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
Pia asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Mu Anxiao shrugged her shoulders, "It means nothing. I'm just quite surprised that there are things you, a demon, don't know."
Pia's face darkened, "....."
Feng Qishi heard Mu Anxiao's provocative tone and glanced at Pia again, sighing, "Silly Mu, you'd better say less." He then looked at Pia and asked, "Don't you realize how quiet the streets are today?"
"I do," Pia replied.
Feng Qishi asked, "Aren't you curious why it's so quiet?"
Pia frowned and said, "I hadn't considered that. However, now that you mention it, it is indeed suspicious."
Mu Anxiao looked at Pia's feigned serious expression and thought about his usual indifferent attitude towards mortals. She let out a cold laugh, "....."
Chapter 1 The Beginning