The vine spirit listened to the dog-headed monster's strong desire to become human and nodded, saying, "Alright, alright, do whatever you want, but when you succeed, you must come back to me."
"No problem," the dog-headed monster replied.
The first little demon stepped forward and thought for a moment before saying, "Boss, if you absorb the soul essence of immortal-destined women, won't you turn into a woman yourself?"
"No, he only absorbed the faint immortal energy from the soul essence of immortal-destined women," the vine spirit explained.
Hearing the vine spirit's explanation, the first little demon chuckled and said, "So that's how it is. Wouldn't that mean he needs to find several immortal-destined women to achieve it?"
The vine spirit looked at the first little demon's foolishness and sighed, saying, "Immortal-destined women are not easy to find. Be careful during your search, and don't run into Yin messengers."
"Got it," the dog-headed monster said, standing up with anticipation for his human form.
"Let's go," the vine spirit said, raising his head and waving his hand.
The dog-headed monster nodded and left with the little demons.
The vine spirit remained seated on the small stool and said, "Come out."
"Where is my daughter?" the woman asked, arriving before the vine spirit.
The vine spirit stood up and said, "I asked you to pester Mu Anxiao, and you come here to ask me this?"
"You've cooperated with Mu Anxiao, don't think I don't know," the woman said.
The vine spirit sneered, "Your daughter is in Mu Anxiao's clutches. I'll count to three. If you don't leave, you'll meet your daughter below!" He raised his hand.
The woman narrowed her eyes, "You're not lying to me."
"Three..."
At the sound, the woman turned and disappeared.
Immediately, the vine spirit lowered his hand and lightly hummed, "Mu Anxiao, I'm cooperating with Feng Qishi, not you. Don't blame me." As he spoke, he grinned sinisterly.
Over in the room, as Mu Anxiao opened the door and was about to step out, the woman appeared at the bottom of the steps.
Piao, behind Mu Anxiao, widened his eyes the instant he saw the woman appear.
Mu Anxiao looked at the woman calmly and asked, "Why are you here?"
"The vine spirit told me you want to kill my daughter," the woman said, suddenly extending her black claws towards Mu Anxiao.
Piao saw this, clenched his fists, and was about to step forward when Mu Anxiao blocked him with her arm, "Don't move." She glanced at Piao, then looked at the woman flying towards her, saying urgently, "Vine spirit, he's lying to you." By then, the woman had already grabbed her by the neck.
Feng Qishi shouted, "Let her go."
Piao was startled, turned to look at the agitated Feng Qishi, and said nothing.
The woman glanced at Feng Qishi and sneered, "Isn't this Shen Yan, the one who hates you to the bone?"
"Say one less word," Mu Anxiao interrupted, staring indifferently into the woman's eyes and saying, "If you kill me now, I promise I'll tell your daughter about her father's death right now."
Hearing this, the woman naturally released her hand and asked, "My daughter is here?"
"Yes," Mu Anxiao replied, tilting her head slightly and saying, "Can you two move aside?"
Then, Piao and Feng Qishi exchanged a glance and consciously moved aside, circling behind Yan.
Yan looked at the hideous woman before her in disbelief and asked, "Mu Anxiao, who is she?"
Mu Anxiao touched her neck and said sideways, "She's your mother."
"My mother?" Yan was startled. She looked at the unsightly woman before her, with tears in her eyes, and swallowed hard, "She's not my mother."
"She is your mother," Mu Anxiao affirmed.
Yan shook her head slightly, "No, my mother is beautiful. She looks so ugly, she's not my mother."
The woman was also taken aback by this, clenching her claws. With a killing glance, she fixed her gaze on Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao thought to herself, "Alright, I'm going to be blamed again."
However, the moment Mu Anxiao had this thought, the woman said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become like this."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao sighed helplessly, looking up at the woman glaring at her and saying, "A beautiful heart, a beautiful appearance. The uglier the heart, the uglier the appearance. You need to reflect on your own problems." She pointed to the woman's chest.
The woman was stunned and looked at Yan, who was pouting, and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense."
"You're not my mother," Yan said, choked with sobs.
Mu Anxiao thought Yan would be happy to see her mother, but the real-life reunion was like this. She sighed lightly and was about to speak when Feng Qishi said, "Are you that disgusted with your mother?"
Hearing this, Yan turned to look at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi said, "Although your mother's appearance isn't perfect, she was willing to kill Mu Anxiao for you just now. Aren't you... moved at all?"
Mu Anxiao was also surprised by Feng Qishi's words.
Yan looked at Feng Qishi for a few seconds and said, "The mother in my heart is beautiful. She... is not the mother in my heart."
"But she's willing to do bad things for you," Feng Qishi said firmly.
Listening to Feng Qishi's words, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but think of Feng Qishi's mother in the mortal world and sighed.
"..." Yan was speechless.
The woman looked at the frozen expression on Yan's face and said, "If you don't want to acknowledge me, that's fine, but can you tell me," she stepped over the threshold, passing Mu Anxiao and stopping before Yan, "Are you doing well?"
Hearing this, Yan cried, "If I say I'm doing well, will you believe me?"
The woman was stunned, "Are you doing well... or not?"
Mu Anxiao, hearing the woman's cautious tone and seeing the coldness in Yan's eyes, cleared her throat.
Yan glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "Once, I thought I would have a lot to say to you when I met you, but today I realized that was just my imagination. Regarding you..."
"You just look down on your mother's appearance," Feng Qishi interrupted coldly.
Yan's eyes darkened, and she once again fixed her gaze on Feng Qishi, "Can you say one less thing."
Feng Qishi frowned, "No."
"This is my business, what does it have to do with you," Yan shouted at Feng Qishi, completely different from her usual self.
Feng Qishi looked at Yan with a calm expression and said, "You will regret this."
"I..."
"No," Yan said firmly, looking back at the woman who was staring at her in disbelief, "You can go. Mu Anxiao won't kill me. Of course, if you dare to harm Mu Anxiao, I will risk my life to fight you."
"Daughter..."
"I am not your daughter," Yan said sternly.
The woman's eyes were filled with bloody tears, and she said, "Daughter, I am your mother."
"Go," Yan turned her face away.
The woman shook her head slightly, looked at Mu Anxiao, and choked out, "What exactly did you do to her? She's my child, Mu Anxiao, I hate you." Then, she turned and disappeared.