"You want to know," Mu Anxiao deliberately teased Gui Xiao.
Gui Xiao’s face was filled with curiosity, and he nodded.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. "If I told you, how would I kill you? So I thought," she shook her head slightly, "I can't tell you."
"I... I'm already dead, how can you kill me?" Gui Xiao retorted.
Hearing Gui Xiao's words, Mu Anxiao felt they made sense. However, considering their relationship, she reminded herself not to be led astray by him.
Thus, she intentionally fell silent for a moment and said, "Originally, I wanted to talk to you about this. Now it seems," she snorted and yanked the silver rope forcefully onto the ground, "forget it."
"What are you doing?" Gui Xiao asked, looking down at the dust kicked up by the silver rope.
Mu Anxiao said, "Feng Qi Shi is gone now. Next, it's our personal grudges."
"Yes, but..."
"Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed, so I won't tell you," Mu Anxiao said, suddenly turning and yanking the silver rope again.
Immediately, the second demon soul appeared.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head. "If you dare to play dirty, I'll use immortal arts on you."
Hearing this, Gui Xiao took half a step back and began to scan Mu Anxiao's retreating figure for weaknesses.
Seeing no response from Gui Xiao, Mu Anxiao was too lazy to waste more time with him and yanked the silver rope once more.
This time, the silver rope struck the second demon soul heavily. The demon soul's form could not withstand the impact of the silver rope, and it was sent flying fifty meters before crashing to the ground.
Mu Anxiao snorted and surveyed her surroundings. "You have all experienced the power of the silver rope before. If you don't want to be pulled out like this, then reveal yourselves. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
"......" No demon soul responded.
Gui Xiao was a meticulous person. If he didn't understand something, he would rack his brains to figure it out. Mu Anxiao knew this well, so she wasn't afraid of him launching a surprise attack from behind.
"Will you tell me or not?" Gui Xiao asked.
Mu Anxiao held the silver rope tightly and looked sideways at Gui Xiao. "I'll give you time to think. When the time is up, we'll fight. If I lose, I'll tell you. If you lose, you tell me where the mortal is and then obediently go down." She stomped her foot.
Gui Xiao: "....."
Mu Anxiao glared at Gui Xiao and flew up into the sky. As she raised the silver rope high, Gui Xiao retreated several steps. Then, Mu Anxiao said, "I'll count to three. If you don't reveal yourselves, don't blame me for being impolite." Her gaze swept around.
"......" Still no response from the demon souls.
Seeing no movement, Mu Anxiao calmed herself and began to listen for the voices of the demon souls.
At this moment, Feng Qi Shi and Gu Xiao were both lying on the rooftop. He pressed Gu Xiao's head tightly with one hand, his eyes focused on Mu Anxiao's floating form, and whispered, "She really knows how to be cool."
"What does 'be cool' mean?" Gu Xiao asked, his face pressed close to the tiles.
Feng Qi Shi said, "You wouldn't understand."
"Are you and she working together?" Gu Xiao whispered.
Hearing this, Feng Qi Shi focused his gaze on the back of Gu Xiao's head and said, "You know too much."
"I know I know too much. You... you..." Gu Xiao stared at the moss on the tiles at extremely close range. "You're not going to kill me in anger, are you?"
Feng Qi Shi retorted, "You're already dead, how can I kill you?"
"That's true. But you won't let me dissipate into nothingness, will you?"
Gu Xiao was clearly concerned about the methods Feng Qi Shi had used on Gui Xiao. Now, he truly feared that he might accidentally say something wrong and anger Feng Qi Shi, so he dared not say much, only speaking cautiously.
Although, his words were already more than enough.
Feng Qi Shi: "....."
Then, Gu Xiao asked again, "Why aren't you talking?"
At the same time, Feng Qi Shi's eyes met Mu Anxiao's.
Mu Anxiao was mentally saying to him, "Shut up."
"Why?" Feng Qi Shi asked mentally, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm looking for the demon souls, and you and that guy are really distracting me."
"You need to concentrate. Concentrate..."
"Shut up," Mu Anxiao's eyes widened.
Normally, Mu Anxiao was exceptionally focused when she was doing something important and couldn't be disturbed by anyone. Feng Qi Shi knew this well.
However, today, he didn't want to cooperate with her.
"Beg me," he said mentally.
Mu Anxiao deliberately lowered her head to glance at Gui Xiao, who was still contemplating the problem, and said mentally, "If you talk like this, those demon souls will discover you immediately. Are you stupid!"
"Silly, they're not human," Feng Qi Shi said, watching Mu Anxiao's solitary effort, feeling a bit ashamed to help.
However, Mu Anxiao heard Feng Qi Shi's words.
So, to deal with them, she asked mentally, "Shen Fengzi, can you see them?"
"Yes, of course," Feng Qi Shi said, crossing his arms and putting on an air of superiority. "If you beg me, I can help you."
"You don't need to help me deal with them. You just need to tell me which direction they're in," Mu Anxiao said mentally, deliberately lowering her head to prevent them from suspecting her.
--Interlude--
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