The wolf demon lay on the bed in the inn, recalling the instructions he had given Hei Feng. The first time he thought about it, nothing seemed wrong, but on the fourth repetition, he suddenly felt something was amiss.
He quickly sat up and muttered, "Damn, my face was injured by that ugly woman. I asked… that kid Hei Feng to find a doctor in the human world… If a human doctor saw my face, wouldn't my dignity as a wolf be gone? No, I should…" He trailed off, shaking his head, "Forget it. I can't find him anytime soon. I'll just wait for him to return and drive that doctor away myself!" With that, he lay down again.
A moment later, Hei Feng entered the room with Zhang Yan.
The wolf demon's pointed ears had already heard their footsteps, so he was now sitting at the table.
"You're up," Hei Feng said, standing by the table and looking down at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon, still with a cloth wrapped around his face and a straw hat on his head, said, "I've thought about it. Mortals..."
"Look up, look at me," Zhang Yan interrupted.
The wolf demon hadn't sensed Zhang Yan's presence. As Zhang Yan spoke, he followed the scent in the air, then raised his face rapidly to look at Zhang Yan, enduring the pain on his forehead, and smiled, "You're here."
"He asked me to save you," Zhang Yan said, pointing at Hei Feng.
The wolf demon smiled.
"Alright, I'll go outside and keep watch for you. Take your time," Hei Feng said.
Zhang Yan nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on the wolf demon's face.
Then, Hei Feng cast one last look at the wolf demon and turned to leave.
Only the two of them remained in the room.
"You met Mu An Xiao," Zhang Yan asked.
The wolf demon felt there was no need to hide anything from Zhang Yan, so he said while removing his hat, "I did. She was wrongly imprisoned in the female jail. I was harmed by an ugly woman. If you heal my face, I'll take you to see Mu An Xiao."
As Zhang Yan spoke, the wolf demon had already guessed Zhang Yan's purpose for returning. Moreover, he had wanted to find a master for Mu An Xiao before, but couldn't!
Now, he felt Zhang Yan seemed to be the best candidate, and he was very happy to see Zhang Yan now!
However, due to his wolf pride, he did not show it.
"Clever," Zhang Yan smiled.
The wolf demon removed the cloth from his face and hissed, "In a moment, you..."
"Enough nonsense. Your injury is easy to heal," Zhang Yan interrupted, extending a finger to begin treating him.
Subsequently, a warm current entered the wolf demon's body. The wolf demon slowly closed his eyes.
Hei Feng leaned against the door, thinking about the relationship between the wolf demon and Zhang Yan, and shook his head.
In the village, they had already finished their meal. The number one white-robed man did not dwell on the topic anymore. He looked around at the disciples and said, "Since you don't want to admit it, I won't force you. Now," he looked at Mu An Xiao, "Can you do us a favor?"
Just as Mu An Xiao had anticipated, after this meal, she wouldn't have any peace.
"Go ahead, I'm listening," she said.
The number one white-robed man smiled when Mu An Xiao responded and said, "You are an immortal, so you must know many deities."
"I don't."
"You don't?"
"If I knew them," Mu An Xiao looked up at the number one white-robed man, "Would I be waiting here for you to find me?"
However, the number one white-robed man found Mu An Xiao's words to be reasonable. But upon further thought of what his master had told him, he hesitated.
"Do you truly not know them?"
"I don't. I'm a good-for-nothing now. Deities, if they saw me, they would want to stay as far away as possible," Mu An Xiao said deliberately.
"Why?"
"What else? It's because I stole someone's immortal blood. Ever since then, I've been disdained by the Heavenly Realm. Only recently have I found some ease."
She thought that if she explained it clearly, these fools would let her go.
Unexpectedly, everything was different from what she had imagined. The moment she finished speaking, the number one white-robed man inexplicably burst into laughter.
Ma Yuan also felt puzzled by this.
"What are you laughing at?" he asked.
The number one white-robed man shook his head and said, "Senior brother, is she telling the truth?"
The moment the number one white-robed man asked Ma Yuan this, Mu An Xiao began to feel a deep unease.
In the next moment, her worst fears came true.
"No," Ma Yuan stated firmly.
Mu An Xiao had been afraid of Ma Yuan answering "no." The moment he said that, her heart sank. Immediately, the faces of the cultivation disciples from over fifty years ago flashed through her mind.
Clenching her fists, she thought about the reasons why Mo Chu had become like this. She began to worry... that they would use her to find deities, and then use the deities' immortal blood to create the immortal-ascending elixir that Mo Chu had spoken of.
"Mu An Xiao, you're lying to us," the number one white-robed man said.
"..."
"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your tacit agreement." The number one white-robed man placed his hand on Mu An Xiao's shoulder.
Seeing Mu An Xiao's silence, Ma Yuan began to assert himself again. "I saw Feng Qi Shi. It is said... he is a descendant of that Shen Yan."
"Is he powerful?" the number one white-robed man asked.
To secure a position in the cultivation sect, Ma Yuan did not even look at Mu An Xiao this time and said, "He doesn't seem as powerful as rumored, but I think if we use her... as bait, he will surely appear."
Unexpectedly, Mu An Xiao truly did not expect to be defeated by Ma Yuan in the end. Lowering her head, she did not wish to speak for the moment.
"Senior brother, do you see it?" the number one white-robed man asked.
"If I'm not mistaken, you want to use her to lure out deities, and then use the deities' immortal blood to create our immortal-ascending elixir, right?" Ma Yuan thought he was being clever.
The number one white-robed man was extremely pleased with Ma Yuan's reply, and then he tilted his head back and smiled, "When we return, I will definitely tell Master about your contribution."
Listening to Ma Yuan's desire for recognition, Mu An Xiao truly regretted speaking about the immortal blood earlier. Frowning, she was filled with remorse.
"Thank you, Junior Brother," Ma Yuan said with a smile.
The number one white-robed man smiled at Ma Yuan twice, then turned to Mu An Xiao, "As long as you find Feng Qi Shi, we will release you."
"I will not find him," Mu An Xiao said firmly.
The moment Mu An Xiao refused, the number one white-robed man's lips turned upwards, "Very well, then I will have him come find you."
"..." Mu An Xiao remained silent, only smiling at his naivety.
Seeing Mu An Xiao's silence, the number one white-robed man immediately shouted in feigned anger, "Take her to the village entrance!"
"Yes," the disciples replied in unison.
Outside, Mo Chu's lips curled into a smile, thinking, Mu An Xiao, you're finished.
Mo Bi listened to the sounds from inside with astonishment, still unwilling to hand Mu An Xiao over.