"....." Piao blinked.
An Yan didn't care if Piao answered her question or not. She continued, "But, as far as I can see, she's such a task-oriented immortal. She's probably just acting this way to complete her mission."
At this moment, Piao's thoughts were indeed thrown into disarray by An Yan's erratic thinking.
"No," he furrowed his brows. "You mean, I don't need to help her anymore?"
Hearing this, An Yan pondered for a moment. "Of course, I have to help her. Her life is mine. I don't want to see her die at the hands of another demon soul. If that happens, my years of revenge plans will be in vain."
"Didn't you just say you were moved by her?"
Piao hadn't intended to ask, but seeing how quickly An Yan's attitude and thoughts changed, he couldn't help but inquire.
An Yan replied, "I was only moved for a moment, but hearing you say that, I'm not moved anymore."
The instant she said this, Piao found himself at a loss for words. He forced out a sound, "Alright!" and then made no further move.
Subsequently, after exchanging a few seconds of eye contact with Piao, An Yan smiled. "Since you've agreed, why haven't you gone yet?"
"I just angered Mu An Xiao. If I go now..." Piao touched the back of his head. "It might not be appropriate."
"You're a demon, yet you hesitate so much, doesn't that make you seem beneath yourself?"
"What does me being a demon have to do with me being beneath myself?" Piao asked.
An Yan took a deep breath. "I remember before, if anyone even touched you, you'd hit them with a palm strike. Now, your temper has become too good."
"You're a demon soul, and you still need to take deep breaths?" Piao asked, looking at An Yan's face with surprise.
An Yan's expression turned cold. "This is just an action of my speechless frustration with you. I'm asking you, what exactly did you experience a year ago?"
"What?" Piao averted his gaze.
"A year ago, before coming here, you went to see someone. After that, you returned like a changed person. What happened to you?"
Before coming here, Piao's temper was also exceptionally bad. He kept a straight face with everyone. However, the night before coming here a year ago, he experienced something.
After that, he became a different person. The way he spoke was completely different from before.
Moreover, it was after meeting that person that he found Mu An Xiao. Before that, he had searched for nine whole years without finding her.
All these signs filled An Yan with confusion, but she had never dared to ask about this doubt until now.
Piao asked, "I'll help you find Mu An Xiao, why aren't you making a move?"
Similarly, An Yan averted her gaze. "You should go quickly."
It wasn't that An Yan didn't want to make a move, but rather that she didn't dare to.
That year, Mu An Xiao's methods were also brutal. Especially considering the number of demon souls An Yan had captured over the years, she felt a sense of apprehension, a fact she had never told Piao.
Piao had also never asked her about it.
Then, Piao asked, "Do you know the specific locations of those fifty demon souls?"
In An Yan's eyes, Piao was omnipotent.
Moreover, how could she know their whereabouts? She had never dealt with them when they were in hell. Piao's question left her bewildered. "There are things you can't find?"
"I've never studied demon souls."
An Yan shook her head. "I can't find them."
"You..." Piao tilted his head helplessly. "Then if I go and can't do anything, won't it be awkward?"
"It's fine, just follow along, you'll definitely be able to help."
"You go," Piao gestured towards An Yan.
An Yan was taken aback. "If I go, I'll definitely be discovered by the Vine Demon. You know, the Vine Demon likes round numbers. That year, because of me, he flew into a rage."
"If I remember correctly, you said he only got angry for a moment and then it was fine," Piao stated.
An Yan's face stiffened, and she pursed her lips. "Help me out! Please."
"You... I'm leaving," Piao said and departed.
An Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Based on mutual benefit, Piao, in order to fill the void in his heart, always allowed himself to be ordered around by An Yan. Initially, he would get angry, but over time, he became accustomed to it.
Just like now.
In the marketplace, Mu An Xiao and Feng Qi Shi walked side by side, their faces filled with anger.
Feng Qi Shi hadn't dared to speak to Mu An Xiao the entire way. He couldn't help but ask, seeing her nostrils flare and contract intermittently, "Silly Mu, don't your nostrils hurt?"
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao stopped abruptly.
Seeing this, Feng Qi Shi also stopped.
Then, Mu An Xiao turned sideways and fixed her murderous gaze on Feng Qi Shi's face. "Why are you following me? Go and find that man who loves you!"
"The man who loves me?" Feng Qi Shi pointed to himself, then glanced at the road leading to Piao's residence, feigning seriousness. "Silly Mu, if you keep talking like this, I'm going to get angry."
"Angry," Mu An Xiao took a step back, clenching her fists. "Perfect, I'm angry too. How about we have a fight to cool off?"
Feng Qi Shi had a vivid memory of Mu An Xiao's shrewish fighting style that morning.
Thus, he grinned. "Just kidding, I'm not angry."
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao casually loosened her grip and rolled her eyes. "Boring."
Feng Qi Shi said, "Fighting won't solve anything."
Mu An Xiao snorted. "It won't solve anything, but it can vent anger." She raised her fist.
"Why are you so violent?"
"Violent? It's all thanks to these brain-burning matters. Let me tell you, I've gone into cultivation deviation now."
Feng Qi Shi looked curious. "How have you gone into cultivation deviation?"
"When I was in my room, I recited the names of all those demon souls. In the end," Mu An Xiao looked up at the sky, "I couldn't even recall the name of that male demon soul. I had absolutely no impression of his voice."
"You didn't mention it, and I hadn't thought of it either," Feng Qi Shi glanced around. "Now that you mention it, I'm starting to suspect if these people were captured by those demon souls."
Mu An Xiao had also considered Feng Qi Shi's question, but thinking of the woman possessed by the male demon soul, she couldn't be sure if these people were captured by demon souls.
However, the quiet atmosphere on the street was quite eerie.
Still, thinking about it, what use would fifty demon souls have in capturing so many people?
As she pondered this question, a pain shot through her head.
"....." Mu An Xiao sighed.
Feng Qi Shi looked down at Mu An Xiao's contorted expression. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "How about we try to find them?"
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao looked up at Feng Qi Shi with an embarrassed expression. "How do we search? There's no demon energy in this place at all. Even if we..." She paused mid-sentence, then suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Crazy Shen, I just smelled demon energy in Piao's room, though it wasn't strong."
Feng Qi Shi replied, "It must be from Piao."