"Hmm, very good," Piao nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the slouched Mu Anxiao and said, "Feng Qishi, look at them, then look at yourself."
"Feng Qishi," Yan repeated, turning to look at Mu Anxiao and saying, "Weren't you called Mu Anxiao? When did you change your name?"
However, the moment Yan spoke, Mu Anxiao's expression froze.
Piao frowned, "You lied to me."
Mu Anxiao had never expected Yan to be so foolish. Seeing Piao's increasingly ferocious gaze, her eyes darted. "I didn't lie to you."
"You still say you didn't lie to me, Yan said you're not called that name," Piao pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Yan, bit her lower lip lightly, and then suddenly chuckled foolishly.
"Answer me properly, why are you laughing like an idiot?" Piao said sternly.
Yan jumped, looking at Mu Anxiao with guilt in her eyes.
Mu Anxiao gently tugged at the hem of her skirt and said, "I'm sorry, I lied to you."
"Why did you lie to me?" Piao asked, softening her tone.
Mu Anxiao wrinkled her nose and said, "I've been in the martial world for too long and provoked too many demons, so I have many enemies. I dared not give my real name."
"I can attest to that, she does have many enemies," Yan said urgently, trying to save Mu Anxiao.
Piao looked back at Yan and smiled, "You sisters truly have deep affection."
"Reasonably so," Mu Anxiao replied casually.
"I've never seen rabbits like you who value sisterly affection so much. I'm truly enlightened today," Piao said, looking at both Mu Anxiao and Yan.
Yan smiled naturally.
Mu Anxiao, however, could not bring herself to smile.
"Alright, you two chat. See you this afternoon," Piao said, standing up and heading for the door.
After Piao had completely left, Mu Anxiao repeated, "See you this afternoon." Then she looked at Yan and asked, "What did he mean by that?"
"Just see you this afternoon," Yan said, smiling and pointing at the empty bowl. "Your noodles are delicious."
"Are you full?" Mu Anxiao asked.
Yan nodded.
Mu Anxiao touched her stomach and said, "To be honest, I'm not full."
"Then what should we do?" Yan asked.
"I'll go find some snacks. You wait here for me," Mu Anxiao said. As she took two steps, Yan suddenly called out, "Wait."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao turned to look at Yan and asked, "What is it?"
"Why is your makeup gone?" Yan pointed at Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao touched her face and smiled faintly. "That person who couldn't control her temper earlier said I was ugly and that the makeup made me even uglier, so she helped me remove it."
"So that's how it is," Yan smiled.
Mu Anxiao smiled and pointed at Yan, saying, "This makeup suits you very well." After saying that, she turned and left.
Yan smiled down at herself.
Unexpectedly, not long after Mu Anxiao left the room, she bumped into the red-clothed rabbit spirit. Helplessly, she stopped.
"Why did you remove your makeup?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit stopped and exclaimed, pointing at Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao took half a step back and said, "I don't have that ability."
Upon hearing this, the red-clothed rabbit spirit thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, this rouge and powder are all enchanted. How could a good-for-nothing like you possess such skill?"
"I don't like what you're saying," Mu Anxiao widened her eyes.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit was not intimidated by Mu Anxiao's expression. Instead, as if she had found backing, she became arrogant. "Whether you like it or not, tell me, did Hun Ling remove the makeup on your face?"
"Do you have a prejudice against Hun Ling?" Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
"It's him." The red-clothed rabbit spirit's eyes widened.
Mu Anxiao put her hands behind her back, lowered her head, and smiled. "No, it was your big demon's little follower. Go find him if you have the ability."
"The big demon doesn't have a little follower," the red-clothed rabbit spirit stated flatly and snorted. "It really was Hun Ling."
"The big demon doesn't have a little follower?" Mu Anxiao exclaimed.
"No," the red-clothed rabbit spirit spat out the two words stubbornly.
Mu Anxiao furrowed her brow. Thinking of Piao's demonic aura and his fickle demonic temper, she swallowed. "Uh, I'm doomed."
"What's with that expression?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit asked, looking at the terrified expression on Mu Anxiao's face.
"I'm hungry," Mu Anxiao said listlessly.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's expression, the red-clothed rabbit spirit had no choice but to take out two carrots from her sleeve and hand them to Mu Anxiao. "Here, go eat."
"Thank you," Mu Anxiao said, taking the carrots and taking a bite in front of the red-clothed rabbit spirit before turning back towards the room.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit followed Mu Anxiao and asked, "What's suddenly wrong with you?"
"Does the big demon have any distinguishing features?" Mu Anxiao asked while nibbling.
"Features?" The red-clothed rabbit spirit frowned and asked unamiably, "Why are you asking this?"
"I'm just asking you. It's fine if you don't want to answer," Mu Anxiao said as she walked ahead.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's demeanor, the red-clothed rabbit spirit narrowed her eyes and said presumptuously, "I know, Hun Ling wants to break the rules, so he deliberately removed your makeup. Fine, I'll go find the Rabbit Queen." She started to turn around.
"It wasn't Hun Ling," Mu Anxiao stopped and said softly.
Hearing this, the red-clothed rabbit spirit stopped turning and asked, "Then tell me, who was it?"
"The big demon," Mu Anxiao said, turning her head.
"Big..." Before the red-clothed rabbit spirit could finish the word, Hun Ling leaped down from the roof. "You're framing me nicely." He walked up to the red-clothed rabbit spirit.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit looked at Hun Ling and said, "I didn't."
"You didn't? Then fine, I'll ask you, on what grounds did you say I removed her makeup and deliberately broke the rules? What do you mean, tell me," Hun Ling said, glaring at the red-clothed rabbit spirit.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit looked at Hun Ling's deliberately widened eyes and said, "I... I didn't. She herself said it." She pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at the red-clothed rabbit spirit speechlessly and rolled her eyes.
"I followed you here," Hun Ling exposed.
"You followed me?" the red-clothed rabbit spirit pointed at herself, then looked at Mu Anxiao and said, "So that means you heard everything I said to her."
"Yes," Hun Ling nodded.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao couldn't hear their conversation at all. Every expression of Piao and every word he had spoken kept replaying in her mind. She clenched her fists slightly, utterly terrified.
The moment Hun Ling responded, the red-clothed rabbit spirit's eyes shifted evasively. "Oh, so what can you do to me?"
"Right now, I'm in charge of your food," Hun Ling said calmly.
Upon hearing about the food, the red-clothed rabbit spirit quickly felt the remaining carrots in her sleeve. Looking at the smug expression on Hun Ling's face, she said, "I don't believe you."