Just as Yue Ci thought the monsters had all vanished, he stood up, and the ring of light points began to gather again. Witnessing this, Yue Ci clenched the short knife in his hand, knitted his brows, and quickly turned to look at Xi Er, who had appeared in his line of sight. "It's you." He had seen her decades ago and also at the Mu family.
Xi Er: "I didn't expect your nose to be so sharp."
"What do you mean 'nose sharp,' I mean my senses are sharp."
After leaving the Mu family, Yue Ci had parted ways with Mu An Xiao and the others and left the city. At that time, he was a bit thirsty, so he casually entered a tea house and ordered a pot of tea.
He had intended to take this opportunity to rest for a while. Little did he know, right after finishing a cup of tea, he sensed the demonic aura of monsters and thus pursued them.
He chased them until he lost them, and afterwards, he met You Xian and Yin Ye.
Throughout that process, he had relied on his intuition. Now that Xi Er claimed he relied on his nose, he naturally became displeased.
Xi Er looked at Yue Ci's earnest expression and sneered, "You're just a dog."
"..." Yue Ci knew Xi Er was saying this purely to distract him, so he didn't fall for it at all. He turned to look at the four monsters that had reappeared behind him and said, "It seems two have died." As he spoke, he patted the bag on his waist specifically for monster lives.
Xi Er narrowed her eyes, "Do you have a dog's nose?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Ci turned back to look at Xi Er, who insisted on calling him a 'dog' to provoke him, and said, "If you keep calling me that, I won't be polite to you." He pointed his short knife at Xi Er.
Xi Er glanced over and frowned, "This short knife... it's not yours, is it?"
"What does it matter to you if it's mine or not?"
"Tell me, where have you hidden that person?" Xi Er asked coldly, referring to You Xian.
You Xian heard Xi Er's muffled voice and hugged the tree tightly, feeling nervous.
Yin Ye looked down at Xi Er, then at You Xian, who was extremely frightened, and decided to act according to the situation.
Yue Ci played dumb, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"You don't understand, I don't believe you don't know whose this short knife belongs to," Xi Er said lightly.
Yue Ci: "I found it."
"Found it..." Xi Er clearly didn't believe Yue Ci's words, and sneered, "I don't believe you."
"Whether you believe it or not is your business," Yue Ci said, glancing sideways. "I'll take these monsters." With that, he turned around.
Seeing this, Xi Er sneered, "It seems you've forgotten about me."
"You're related to Mu Xi. If I remember correctly, it was you, this demon, who killed Xin Er," Yue Ci said, then ran towards the monsters.
Xi Er's eyes sank, "I thought you had forgotten about me," she said, and also ran forward.
Yin Ye watched the scene below and breathed a sigh of relief.
You Xian also relaxed.
In the next moment.
Yue Ci dodged the monsters' claws one by one, slashing at their hides with his knife again and again.
Red blood spurted, and the monsters' roars echoed throughout the forest.
Even so, Yue Ci showed no mercy.
Xi Er could not get close and stood still, watching Yue Ci 'toy' with the monsters before him, becoming anxious.
Jiong Ye and the others listened to the distant roars of the monsters, their expressions revealing terror.
Hai began to cry.
Zhao Mei Er looked up at the sky, which was alternately dark and clear, and said, "Master, didn't you say it was going to rain? Why is it sunny again."
Jiong Ye clearly heard the monsters' sounds and said faintly, "It's those monsters acting up."
"Monsters..." Zhao Mei Er said, feeling nervous. "Master, they won't come here, will they?"
"Those are Ouyang Ye's monsters. They tied us here..." Halfway through, Jiong Ye suddenly paused and continued, "It's over, this must be a trap."
Zhao Mei Er's eyes widened.
Hai lowered his head and cried.
Then, those people began to chatter.
"Master, we're really going to die."
"That's right, Master, think of a way. We don't want to die."
"Yes, we don't want to die."
"Master, please save us."
"Master," Zhao Mei Er looked at them one by one, then at Jiong Ye, and said, "Are we really going to wait here to die? We don't want to die."
Jiong Ye sighed. Just as he was about to speak, the ropes binding them suddenly loosened. He then froze, looked up, and saw Hai fall to the ground.
Seeing this, Jiong Ye excitedly shouted, "Cry, everyone, cry."
Hearing this, they were stunned. After glancing at Hai, they began to cry.
And so, the monsters' roars and their crying echoed together in the Forbidden Forest.
Deep within the Forbidden Forest.
Mu An Xiao mentally blocked out the sounds, slightly raised her hands, and looked down at the pale blue skirt hem that reached her calves. Then, she looked at the long boots on her feet and said, "You've turned me into women's clothing." She couldn't see herself, so she could only judge her attire from below, whether it was men's or women's clothing.
Feng Qi Shi looked at Mu An Xiao in her female attire with satisfaction and said, "If you're a woman, you should look like a woman. This is so much better."
Hearing this, Mu An Xiao looked up at Feng Qi Shi, saying uncomfortably, "Didn't you say I looked like a man in disguise when I wear women's clothes? I think I'd better wear servant clothes instead."
"I think you look beautiful," Feng Qi Shi smiled.
"You're just trying to fool me. I must look terrible," Mu An Xiao said, raising her hand to touch the hair that Feng Qi Shi had meticulously styled with magic. "This must take a lot of magic."
"It doesn't take much magic. Since we're starting anew, we should have a new look. Besides," Feng Qi Shi said, placing one hand behind her back and leaning down to meet Mu An Xiao's eyes, "everyone in the city has only seen you in men's clothes. If you go in like this now, they definitely won't recognize you, which is very convenient."
"My clothes have changed, but my appearance hasn't."
"Clothes make the man, as a horse needs a saddle. You look much more pleasing to the eye like this," Feng Qi Shi said, smiling.
Mu An Xiao still said uncomfortably, "I've never worn proper women's clothes before. To suddenly wear them," she lifted her foot, "it's really not what I'm used to."
"Just get used to it gradually, and it will be fine," Feng Qi Shi said, reaching out to remove a leaf that had fallen onto Mu An Xiao's head. "When we get to the city, I'll buy you some hair accessories."
"No need."
"Why?"
"Hair accessories cost money, let's save some," Mu An Xiao said, bending down to pick up the money bag on the ground. Then, she stood up and turned in the direction of the voices, saying, "It's really creepy listening to the crying and shouting one moment." As she spoke, she inadvertently looked at the dagger that was staring at her in surprise and frowned.
The dagger examined Mu An Xiao's attire and shook its head slightly, saying, "You can even wear women's clothes. It's truly unbelievable."