Listening to Feng Qishi's earnest question, Mu Anxiao slanted her eyes and replied mentally: That rabbit is self-serving, don't worry, maybe Piaotian can even bring back some reliable news.
Really? Feng Qishi asked mentally.
Mu Anxiao didn't reply.
Feng Qishi glanced at Piaotian and didn't press further.
Piaotian hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll go take a look."
"Alright, you go ahead," Mu Anxiao nodded.
Then, Piaotian left.
After Piaotian had gone far, Mu Anxiao turned to Feng Qishi and sighed.
Feng Qishi's mouth twisted, and he didn't speak.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit watched them, not daring to speak.
Yan said, "If Piaotian and the Rabbit Queen make up, then we won't have good days."
Mu Anxiao said, "Don't worry, your days will be good in the future."
Yan smiled upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words and didn't continue.
Feng Qishi said, "If there's trouble, it's your fault." He pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao glared at Feng Qishi. As she looked at Yan, she remembered her mother who had escaped, and her eyes darkened. She wondered if she should tell Yan, but thinking of her mother's appearance, Mu Anxiao temporarily withdrew the thought of telling her.
At the back door, the vine spirit drifted onto the haystack and then, sensing the presence of the dog-headed demon, cast a spell.
Minutes later, the dog-headed demons woke up one by one, then pushed aside the hay pressing on them, and stood up.
"That hurts," the dog-headed demon said, clutching his face.
The vine spirit looked at the dog-headed demon and said, "You useless bum."
Hearing this, the dog-headed demon was startled. He looked around and said, "Boss, where are you?"
The vine spirit sighed helplessly at the dog-headed demon's question, then instantly transformed into a male form and appeared before them, saying, "I'm here."
The dog-headed demon smiled at the vine spirit's human form and said, "You're so handsome." He gave a thumbs up.
"Stop flattering me, I don't fall for that," the vine spirit said. He glanced at the other bruised little demons and asked, "What's going on?"
Hearing this, the dog-headed demon hesitated and said, "Just now, a cloud of black smoke suddenly drifted over, and then we ended up like this."
"Don't talk nonsense. The injuries on your faces are clearly from being hit," the vine spirit exposed.
The dog-headed demon was momentarily speechless and said, "We were beaten by our enemies, it's nothing, boss."
"It's nothing to you, but I'm in trouble now," the vine spirit said.
The dog-headed demon's expression turned anxious: "Boss, what trouble are you in?"
"It's all because of Mu Anxiao. I've offended the Rabbit Queen, and now I can't appear before her," the vine spirit said, sighing deeply.
"Then what should we do?" the dog-headed demon asked, putting on a show of concern.
The vine spirit shook his head: "I don't know. I suspect this Rabbit Queen has no shallow ambitions or conspiracies; in other words, she's very deep." "Boss, how do you know?" the dog-headed demon asked blankly.
The vine spirit looked at his bruised face, swallowed the words he wanted to say, and shook his head: "It's nothing. I just came to tell you to be careful." With that, he transformed back into a chain and left.
The moment the vine spirit left, the dog-headed demon gasped and said, "Those damned rats, they're all fiercer than the last. It really hurts." He clutched his face.
"Boss, we can't beat them," said the first little demon plaintively.
"They had their fun this time, they probably won't bother us anymore," the dog-headed demon said, rubbing his face.
"That's assuming you don't provoke them again," said the second little demon.
The dog-headed demon frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"It means, we little ones are afraid you'll go looking for trouble with them," the second little demon confessed honestly.
The dog-headed demon wasn't angry about this. Instead, he pondered his actions and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I won't do that anymore." He sighed, "This Rabbit Queen, we really shouldn't have gotten involved with her."
"Then why did you come here?" the third little demon asked with a blank face.
"I was invited. Who knew these old rats were someone you couldn't mess with? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come," the dog-headed demon tried to open his mouth, but the next second, he started gritting his teeth in pain.
The first little demon looked at the dog-headed demon's face and said, "Boss, you must be in more pain than us."
"Definitely. My face is bigger than yours, so the area they hit is naturally larger," the dog-headed demon said, gently soothing his dog-like face.
The first little demon swallowed hard and said nothing.
In the deep forest, the rat demons began to cast their spells.
The black-clothed demon rested his head on Xu Lanyan's shoulder and fell asleep. Xu Lanyan frowned and turned his head to look at the black-clothed demon leaning tightly against his shoulder, saying, "Take your head off me."
"No, I'm going to lean on you. Shi Yi," the black-clothed demon said, hugging Xu Lanyan's arm.
Seeing this, Xu Lanyan frowned: "Shi Yi? Why are you calling me Shi Yi? You're not..." His eyes suddenly widened: "Do you like that guy?"
"Yes, I do," the black-clothed demon nodded.
Xu Lanyan was truly startled by the black-clothed demon's answer. The next second, he pushed the black-clothed demon's head off his shoulder, quickly shook off his hand, stood up abruptly, and took a few steps back, saying, "That's disgusting."
The black-clothed demon showed no reaction, lay on his side on the ground, and continued to sleep.
Xu Lanyan looked down at the black-clothed demon, shuddered involuntarily, then walked back to a tree and sat down.
In the Xiuxian Gate, Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi sat together at a table. Feng Qishi stared intently at Mu Anxiao's face, not saying a word.
Mu Anxiao yawned and said, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen such a beautiful woman like me?"
"Beautiful," Feng Qishi repeated, frowning tightly. "Beautiful woman, are you crazy? When did you become so narcissistic?"
"I learned it from you," Mu Anxiao pointed at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi was taken aback and said, "I'm naturally handsome, okay?"
"Okay, you're really handsome, so handsome you're falling apart," Mu Anxiao said. She picked up her teacup and looked at Yan, who was lowering her head, asking, "What's wrong?"
"I suddenly miss my mother, even though I've never met her," Yan said, looking up.
Mu Anxiao looked at Yan's expression and thought about who she had just met. She hesitated and said, "Your mother came out."
Upon hearing this, Yan's face instantly lit up with excitement: "My mother came out? How do you know?"
"I... I met her. Your mother came to seek revenge on me," Mu Anxiao hadn't intended to say so much, but for some reason, when she looked at Yan's face, she didn't want to lie.
"Is my mother here now?" Yan asked.