Just now, when Mu Anxiao heard Gu Xiao speak, she only felt that Yang Tai was greatly wronged.
Now, hearing his own account, she suddenly felt that Yang Tai was truly pitiful, and thus, she could better understand why Yang Tai had become like this.
However, what intrigued and concerned her the most now was his face.
“Um, why are there no signs of disfigurement on your face?”
“There is a kind of sorcery that can restore a disfigured face, but it changes the appearance, so this is how I am now.”
Yang Tai knew that his current appearance was not good. Because he had once been glorious, he longed to be seen as handsome, but no one ever had.
Mu Anxiao could be the first deity he had ever seen as handsome in such a long time.
“Is that so?” Mu Anxiao nodded, then thought and asked, “You endured them like that for ten years?”
“I endured them for ten years with my disfigured face. It’s quite funny, isn’t it?”
“Why didn’t you use sorcery to leave during this period?”
“If I had used sorcery, wouldn’t you have discovered me?”
Hearing Yang Tai’s words, Mu Anxiao suddenly remembered that in those years, some fairies in the celestial realm had made grave mistakes out of their longing for the mortal world.
Therefore, the celestial realm had, at that time, established a rule that celestials and humans, demons and humans were not to have any contact. If there was contact, then the celestial or demon would be captured and thrown into prison to suffer the most severe torture.
However, that rule had been abolished in a certain year.
The celestial realm had thousands of rules, and each rule changed. Mu Anxiao had long been accustomed to this.
“That’s true,” she nodded.
Then, Yang Tai glanced sideways at the demon souls and said, “There are no absolute bad people or absolute good people in this world, and demons are the same. We cultivate human forms just to get along well with humans, but they don’t seem to welcome us.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Before you captured me, my identity was exposed, and then many people ran away when they saw me, and even used talismans to ward off ghosts. Obviously, those things were useless against me. So, in order not to frighten them, I hid. Not long after, you found me. Thinking about it, it’s really funny.”
“Why is it funny?”
“After cultivating a human form and experiencing the mortal world, I end up in the underworld because of five women who abused me. Isn’t that ridiculous?” Yang Tai retorted.
Mu Anxiao: “…”
Yang Tai gave a wry smile, “Alright, let’s stop talking. How are you going to help me? The grim reapers who arrest us are coming soon.”
“Just watch!” Mu Anxiao said confidently.
Yang Tai nodded slightly.
Not long after, Mu Anxiao stood beside Yang Tai, while Feng Qishi and Gu Xiao remained invisible.
Then, Feng Qishi, standing close to Mu Anxiao, asked softly, “How did your conversation go?”
“…”
Since her conversation with Yang Tai, Mu Anxiao had not spoken to him again.
The other chatting demon souls did not seem to mind this.
But Feng Qishi did.
“I’m asking you a question, answer me.”
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, glanced at Feng Qishi, and said telepathically, “Brother, please say less. I’m still thinking about things.”
“How did your conversation go?”
“We reached an agreement.”
“You reached an agreement? Did he tell you about the five women?”
“Mm.”
“If he didn’t ask you, how did you know he went?”
“He asked, but I didn’t say it was Gu Xiao. I said I saw it myself,” Mu Anxiao transmitted mentally.
Feng Qishi chuckled, “Clever.”
“Of course!” Mu Anxiao nodded slightly, then thought and said telepathically, “Shen Fengzi, I hope you won’t interfere with what I’m about to do.”
“Go on, let me hear.”
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and transmitted, “I’ve decided to clear Yang Tai’s name.”
Feng Qishi exclaimed, “Are you crazy?”
“What’s wrong?” Mu Anxiao asked telepathically.
Feng Qishi said, “Mu Shazi, you need to understand, you are just a celestial who apprehends demon souls, not a judge. If you expose this matter, then… you will surely offend the judge, and the situation will escalate beyond control. Let’s see if you can still laugh then.”
“…” Mu Anxiao fell silent for a moment, closed her eyes, and transmitted, “Had enough?”
“You have to listen to me.”
“I understand your concerns, but I cannot listen to you on this matter.”
“You…”
“If you continue to be like this, I won’t talk to you anymore.”
Feng Qishi: “…”
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, then looked at the darkening sky and said, “They’re here.”
As Mu Anxiao spoke, all the demon souls became tense.
Yang Tai glanced at Mu Anxiao, “……”
Feng Qishi sighed and said, “Let’s see how you handle it.”
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi and, stepping forward, Hei Feng appeared with a young man and a boy before her.
Since arriving here, the boy and the young man had not seen Mu Anxiao.
Due to the passage of time, the moment the boy and the young man appeared, Mu Anxiao exclaimed in surprise, “It’s you.”
“Mu Anxiao.” The boy ran forward.
This boy who spoke to Mu Anxiao was a soul from the present world.
Of course, there was a difference between souls from the present world and souls from this place. The souls here had very strange appearances, while those from the present world all looked like children, their hearts filled with innocence.
Because of his failed mission, the boy was demoted here. His name was Jiang Jia. He gave himself this name after arriving here, which Mu Anxiao did not know.
Mu Anxiao looked down at the boy, whose appearance had not changed, and asked, “Why are you here?” she said, looking at the young man who had been the grim reaper in a suit in reality.
“We were punished, you know,” the young man replied.
“Suit Man, Child, you guys are too miserable!”
The “Suit Man” Mu Anxiao spoke of was actually a grim reaper from the present world. Their usual attire was a suit, so Mu Anxiao always called them “Grim Reaper Suit Men.” Like Jiang Jia, he had been demoted here for making a mistake.
However, his situation was more miserable: before coming here, he had been demoted into a soul. Jiang Jia, therefore, naturally became his leader. Since Jiang Jia was a child, he called Jiang Jia “Boss.”
His name, Jiang Yanyu, was also his new name after arriving here.
Hei Feng was now also Jiang Jia’s subordinate, and like Yanyu, he was one of Jiang Jia’s followers.
“You think they are miserable. I think I am miserable. Let me introduce you,” Hei Feng said, pointing at Jiang Jia, “He is my boss.”
“Huh?”
“What huh? I remember I told you, right?”
“This…” Mu Anxiao hesitated, trying hard to recall, “I forgot.”
“I knew it.”
Mu Anxiao smiled and looked at Jiang Jia and Yanyu, “To be honest, I’m very happy to see you all again here.”