At this critical juncture, Feng Qishi didn't know what words to use to comfort Mu Anxiao, because the deeper he thought, the more he felt that if it weren't for him, Mu Anxiao might not have become what she was.
"...."
Meanwhile, Mu Anxiao was consumed by self-reproach.
Outside the temple, Xiao Zeng, carrying a food box, stopped at the door and asked in a low voice, "Brother, can I come in?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi came back to his senses, glanced at Mu Anxiao, turned around, walked past the screen to the door, unbolted it, paused for a moment, then opened the door to look at Xiao Zeng and said, "Give it to me." He extended his hand.
At this moment, Feng Qishi did not want anyone to see Mu Anxiao's appearance, and he also knew that Mu Anxiao would not want anyone to see her like that.
"The food is all in here," Xiao Zeng handed the food box to Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi asked, "Have you eaten?"
Xiao Zeng shook his head slightly.
"Didn't I tell you to eat outside first?"
"You didn't," Xiao Zeng said aggrievedly.
"I..." Feng Qishi uttered a word, then suddenly realized that he indeed had not said that to Xiao Zeng, so he stepped aside and said, "Come in and eat together."
Xiao Zeng was a child who was accustomed to reading people's expressions. Seeing Feng Qishi's absent-mindedness at this moment, he also realized that it was not appropriate for him to go in.
"There are three bowls of rice inside. I can take some of the dishes and eat outside," Xiao Zeng said calmly.
"Come in," Feng Qishi said.
"You..."
"Come in." Feng Qishi interrupted and walked in first.
Xiao Zeng hesitated for a moment, then followed Feng Qishi to the long table and sat down.
Mu Anxiao's state returned to normal the moment she heard Xiao Zeng's voice.
"The meal is ready," she walked around the screen, looked at Feng Qishi, and asked.
Xiao Zeng turned his head to look at Mu Anxiao, "You're awake."
"Mhm," Mu Anxiao nodded, stepped forward, and walked to Feng Qishi's side to help him bring out the food and dishes.
Feng Qishi also gained a new understanding of Mu Anxiao's self-healing ability.
"Eat," he said.
Over the past ten years, Mu Anxiao had experienced much and seen through much.
Although the matter of Wan Sha this time was unusual, she thought that even if she was sad, what was the use? Some things could not be changed, and all she could do now was to find a way to rescue Wan Sha.
First, she had to let Wan Sha see the true face of the Vine Spirit, and at the same time, let Wan Sha know that she had been subjected to the Memory Scattering Art.
"Okay," Feng Qishi agreed and sat down.
Xiao Zeng looked at Mu Anxiao's revitalized appearance and asked, "Why did you faint just now?"
"I'm just like this. If I don't eat enough in the morning, I get hungry," Mu Anxiao replied.
Xiao Zeng picked up his chopsticks, pouted, and said, "That's a strange habit of yours."
"These dishes must have cost quite a bit of silver, right?"
"Ten taels," Xiao Zeng said.
Ten taels of silver, Mu Anxiao had never imagined eating a meal with ten taels of silver. The moment Xiao Zeng said this, she directly shifted her gaze to Feng Qishi's face and asked, "How much did you give him?"
"Ten taels," Feng Qishi replied honestly.
Mu Anxiao said, "We are beggars, and you gave him ten taels, you're too generous."
"I..."
"Don't 'I' me. It wasn't my silver, was it?" Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Feng Qishi smiled, "Do you have any silver?"
"No, but..." Mu Anxiao pointed at Feng Qishi, "This silver was spent by you, so don't ask me for it later."
"....." Feng Qishi.
"Why aren't you talking?"
From the moment Mu Anxiao came out, Feng Qishi had sensed that something was wrong with her. Now, hearing her say this, he suddenly felt that she was hiding something from him.
"Xiao Zeng, is the weather nice outside?" he asked, staring at Mu Anxiao.
Xiao Zeng glanced at Mu Anxiao and replied honestly, "It's alright."
"You go eat outside."
Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiao Zeng very perceptively agreed, "Okay." He picked up his bowl, left the dilapidated temple, and closed the door behind him.
Then, Feng Qishi cast a soundproofing spell on the door and asked, "Have you thought of a solution?"
Mu Anxiao did not want to share her thoughts with Feng Qishi.
So, she pretended to be foolish, "What?"
"You said one moment you're crying, and the next you're fine. How come I never saw you able to regulate your emotions like this before?" Feng Qishi spoke frankly.
Mu Anxiao's eyes flickered as she said, "You can't help me, so I can only help myself."
"How do you know I can't help you?"
"I've already told you almost everything. Wan Sha is my fault, and her matters should be resolved by me."
"If you tell her about the past, she will completely regard you as an enemy. Do you not know how dangerous you will be then?" Feng Qishi said angrily.
"Who said I was going to tell her that?" Mu Anxiao deliberately turned her face away.
"Don't you just want to go find her?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao said, "I don't want to talk to you about it."
"Why?"
"This matter has nothing to do with you."
"How can it have nothing to do with me? If it weren't for me," Feng Qishi's tone weakened, "you wouldn't have become like this."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was stunned and sneered, "You're so narcissistic."
"How am I narcissistic?" Feng Qishi asked.
How bitter and difficult the past was, only Mu Anxiao knew.
Moreover, as a mortal who had achieved immortality, one had to have a certain character to survive in the immortal realm. But Mu Anxiao, after drinking that cup of immortal blood, lost her character.
The reason she became an unfeeling character was simply because she was afraid, afraid of those demon souls. Because of fear, she had to become stronger, and only by becoming stronger and colder would those demon souls not bully her. Only then could she survive in the immortal realm.
Who knew that what she did was also wrong.
One mistake after another, she did not want Feng Qishi to know her past, and she did not want Feng Qishi to blame himself unnecessarily.
"You are just narcissistic," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
"You..."
"After we finish eating, I'll tell you my plan."
Seeing Feng Qishi like this, Mu Anxiao suddenly realized that it was better to tell him some things, so as to avoid him asking endlessly and disturbing her thoughts.
"You must tell me," Feng Qishi said.
Mu Anxiao nodded and buried her head in eating.
Outside the temple, Xiao Zeng sat on the steps, glanced sneakily behind him, put down his bowls and chopsticks, took out his money bag from his embrace, weighed it in his hand, and chuckled, "Heh heh, I'm so smart." Saying this, he looked left and right, put the money bag back into his embrace, picked up his bowls and chopsticks slantwise, and ate heartily.
Inside, Mu Anxiao was eating the unpalatable food and said, "This meal is so bad, how could it be ten taels of silver?"
"Do you really believe that kid?" Feng Qishi asked with a smile while eating.
Due to her emotions earlier, Mu Anxiao hadn't thought much about Xiao Zeng's character. Now, hearing Feng Qishi say this, she became suspicious.
"What do you mean by that?"