On the tree, Mu Xiang watched her niece being held by Wan Sha below and felt anxious.
"Mu Anxiao, what's your situation?" She also laid all the blame on Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao tilted her head up, looking at Mu Xiang on the tree, glaring at her own relative. Then she looked at Mu Liang, who was sleeping soundly. She was speechless. She lowered her head to Mu Xin and said, "I'll cast a spell to erase her memories, will that do?" She didn't think it was her fault, but facing the current situation, she knew that no matter how much she explained, it would be useless.
In her helplessness, this was all she could do.
Wan Sha heard this and looked up at Mu Anxiao, "What's with your tone?"
"I..."
"Your own spell is flawed, causing this child to be frightened, and you're acting wronged." Wan Sha interrupted, still pointing all fingers at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao had grievances but couldn't express them. She helplessly turned her face and asked, "I've already said I'll cast a spell to help her erase her memories, what else do you want?"
"To erase memories with a spell, but this shadow," Wan Sha said seriously, "is already imprinted in this child's heart. Even if you use spells, you can only erase the child's temporary memory, but not her lifelong shadow."
"..." Mu Anxiao was speechless.
Wan Sha knew that Mu Xin's position in this family was very low. Every one of them held great prejudice against Mu Xin. This child's life was destined to be no different from Mu Xiang's. Now that she had such a memory, Wan Sha felt heartbroken.
"Your spell is flawed, you..."
"It has nothing to do with her," Yue Ci interrupted.
Hearing this, Wan Sha picked up Mu Xin, stood up, and turned to Yue Ci, who had suddenly interjected, "What business do you have here?"
"I didn't say it was my business, I just think it's not good for you to wrongly accuse her like this," Yue Ci glanced at Mu Anxiao.
"You..."
"If you want to blame someone, blame the guy who set up this demonic enchantment, because he stipulated that as long as an immortal trespassed into this place, everything related to spells within would be deciphered. I think," Yue Ci said, "the shielding technique he set for these two children was likely broken in this way."
"It was you," Wan Sha narrowed her eyes, "who ruined everything."
"..." Yue Ci smiled, reached out, and patted the still crying Mu Xin, "Little girl, do you want big brother to hold you?"
Mu Xin hugged Wan Sha tightly, giving Yue Ci no face at all.
Wan Sha: "..." She glared furiously at Yue Ci.
Yue Ci smiled, "You looking at me like this isn't very pretty."
"Say one more word, and I'll kill you."
"..." Yue Ci's face hardened, "I am an immortal, and you are a demon. Do you think you can beat me?"
"You..." Wan Sha conceded.
At the same time, Mu Xiang still directed all her accusations at Mu Anxiao, "You can protect the demon soul, you can protect Mu Xi, but you can't protect these two children. I understand, you're just seeking revenge."
Mu Anxiao didn't understand what Mu Xiang meant by this, but Mu Xiang's words only deepened the grievance in her heart.
Ye Yu dared not speak, only daring to look at Mu Xiang.
Yue Ci heard this, turned around, looked up at Mu Xiang, and smiled at the corner of his mouth, "Another beautiful young lady."
Ye Yu glared furiously at Yue Ci.
Yue Ci did not look at Ye Yu, continued to smile at Mu Xiang, then walked to the tree and kicked it repeatedly, saying, "Little girl, come down." As he spoke, he looked up at Mu Xiang and Ye Yu, who had begun to shake their bodies.
Ye Yu tightened his grip on Mu Xiang's arm, while Mu Xiang hugged the tree tightly and shouted, "Stop kicking."
Yue Ci completely ignored her, kicking the tree while looking at Wan Sha, who was about to step forward, "If they fall, they will land on you, and the little girl in your arms will also be affected. Are you sure you want to continue forward?"
Hearing this, Wan Sha stopped.
Mu Anxiao: "Yue Ci, are you sick?"
Hearing this, Yue Ci was startled, stopped what he was doing, turned his head to look at Mu Anxiao, and exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Mu Ming, it's you after all this time!"
Mu Anxiao remembered that when they were by the grave, she had lied to Yue Ci, claiming her name was Mu Ming. So now, facing Yue Ci, she decided to continue using that name.
"You only realize it now?" she said.
Yue Ci smiled, "My eyes are only for... " He glanced at Wan Sha, then at Mu Xiang above, " ...young ladies."
"Your taste is quite something," Mu Anxiao said, looking at Wan Sha, who had shifted her gaze to her face, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you looking at me?"
"It's all your fault," Wan Sha said again.
Mu Anxiao was stunned.
Wan Sha: "No wonder he's speaking up for you, so you two know each other." She then looked at Yue Ci, "What do you call her?"
Yue Ci blinked, "Mu Ming."
"Mu Ming," Wan Sha sneered, "she's lying to you. Her name is Mu Anxiao."
"..." Yue Ci frowned.
Mu Anxiao felt nothing about this, because she knew that since she could meet Yue Ci again here, her name was no longer a secret. Therefore, she took Wan Sha's words as merely an introduction.
"..." She remained silent.
Wan Sha snorted lightly, gently patted Mu Xin's back, and said, "Don't cry." As she spoke, she secretly cast a spell on Mu Xin, and Mu Xin fell asleep.
Just then, Hei Feng and the others walked over.
Yue Ci looked at Feng Qi Shi, "Brother Qi Shi, what's going on?" He couldn't accept the fact that Mu Anxiao had deceived him.
Wan Sha: "..."
On the tree, Mu Xiang and Ye Yu sat down, both relieved.
Feng Qi Shi heard Wan Sha's words, then glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "It was out of necessity. We actually went back to the past. At that time, it wasn't convenient for her to tell you her real name, so she just made one up."
"..." Yue Ci's eyes darkened, and he looked at Mu Anxiao, "No wonder you helped Mu Xi so much. So, you're his sister, Mu Anxiao."
Mu Anxiao: "You know me?"
Yue Ci: "Of course. I've stolen nearly everything from your household. If I didn't know you, I'd be a ghost. However," he smiled, "I suspected you were a woman back then, and now it seems I'm quite disappointed."
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao said dismissively.
Yue Ci: "Short, and looks like a tomboy. Speaking of which," he looked at Feng Qi Shi, "now that the Heavenly Realm is recruiting female immortals, are there no entry requirements anymore? Even someone as ordinary as this can become an immortal, it's a joke."
Feng Qi Shi averted his gaze.
Mu Anxiao's face stiffened, "There are no entry requirements for male immortals either. Someone like you, you can actually be recruited, it's too much."
"Say whatever you want, it doesn't matter," Yue Ci said, looking up at Mu Xiang, "Young lady, jump down, I'll catch you."
"That fool is no ordinary person, I advise you not to..." Mu Anxiao started to say, but Mu Liang stirred his little head and let out a cry.
Seeing this, Yue Ci smiled, "You should go comfort the child yourself." Saying this, he began to kick the tree again.
Mu Anxiao glared at Yue Ci and went to coax Mu Liang.
Hei Feng and Piao watched Yue Ci's actions and were speechless.
Subsequently, Feng Qi Shi couldn't stand it and was about to reach out when Mu Xiang and Ye Yu fell together from above.
Yue Ci saw this, easily leaped up, caught Mu Xiang horizontally, flew towards the open space above, and began to spin, "Young lady, you smell so good." He stared at Mu Xiang.
Mu Xiang's eyes widened, daring not to move, and could only glare at him.
At the same time, Feng Qi Shi leaped up and caught Ye Yu, standing firmly in place.
Ye Yu breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at Yue Ci and Mu Xiang, who were suspended in mid-air, and shouted, "Let her go!" Then he ran towards them.
Hei Feng: "..." He shook his head.
Feng Qi Shi sighed.
Piao stared at Mu Anxiao coaxing the child, and just as he was about to tease her, Mu Anxiao showed a look of nervousness, "Not good." Saying this, she patted Mu Liang's back with one hand and peeked out, just in time to see the demonic barrier gradually reforming outside the reception hall. Her eyes widened, "That's a demonic barrier."
Hearing this, Piao turned his head and looked, exclaiming in shock, "What's going on?"
Feng Qi Shi and Hei Feng also looked in that direction.
Wan Sha turned her head to look at Mu Anxiao, "It's you."
Mu Anxiao's eyes sank, she looked at Wan Sha, "I know it's me." Saying this, she lowered her head.
The demonic barrier gathered Mu Anxiao's spiritual energy. As long as the barrier was not destroyed, it would rapidly regenerate with Mu Anxiao's emotions. Mu Anxiao had already realized this.
Wan Sha frowned.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Wan Sha, walked up to Piao, and said, "Help me."
Piao was startled, "Do what?" He didn't understand what Mu Anxiao meant.
Mu Anxiao gently removed Mu Liang's small hand that was holding her neck, and said, "Hold him."
Mu Liang seemed to know that Mu Anxiao was about to hand him over, so he intentionally hugged her neck tighter.
Seeing Mu Liang like this, Piao took a step back, "I don't know how to hold a child."
Mu Anxiao had no time to deal with Piao, she looked down at Mu Liang and said softly, "Mu Liang, let Uncle hold you. Sister... has something to do."
"What did you say?" Piao disliked the way Mu Anxiao addressed him.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Piao and continued, "When I get back, sister will buy you candied hawthorn. Whatever you want to eat, sister will buy it for you, how about that?"
Immediately after Mu Anxiao said this, Mu Liang called out, "Daddy."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao suddenly remembered her sister-in-law Mu Xiang, who had called her "Daddy" not long ago. Hearing the child's address for her, she was momentarily speechless and said, "Daddy will be back soon." Her heart felt extremely heavy as she said this.
Piao smiled.
Then, Mu Liang willingly let go, turned his upper body towards Piao, and extended his arms towards him.
Seeing Mu Liang's small appearance, Piao couldn't help but smile, stepped forward, took him, and Mu Liang hugged Piao's neck.
Piao held Mu Liang, smiled, then while tightening his robe around him, asked, "Hey, why is he wrapped in this?"
"He peed, so I wrapped him up. He can't catch a cold," Mu Anxiao said, looking at Wan Sha, who was staring at her, "Don't worry, I will pay for my mistakes."
Wan Sha saw that Mu Anxiao treated Mu Liang well, so she nodded, "Be careful." She believed Mu Anxiao's words.
Mu Anxiao also nodded, then spread her hands, conjured the immortal book, and began to search for a solution.
Piao obediently held Mu Liang tightly.
Over there, Yue Ci put down Mu Xiang and looked at Ye Yu, who was glaring at him, and returned to his serious demeanor, "Take her away."
Ye Yu had intended to teach Yue Ci a lesson with his foolishness, but unexpectedly, he had become normal. Ye Yu couldn't say anything about this and cooperated by pulling Mu Xiang's arm and turning to walk back towards the tree.
Yue Ci glanced at their retreating backs, then turned back to the demonic barrier in front of him and said, "Mu Anxiao, it's your spiritual energy."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao, holding the immortal book with both hands, looked up at Yue Ci, who was staring at her, and said, "Don't ask what you already know." Saying this, she lowered her head to the immortal book again.
Feng Qi Shi: "What are you doing?" He walked to the opposite side of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao stared at the immortal book, "Can't you see? I'm looking for a solution." Saying this, she frowned.
Feng Qi Shi remained silent, and observed the demonic barrier from the side.
Heavenly Realm.
Zhang Yan looked through the lake surface at Mu Anxiao below, frantically flipping through the immortal book, searching for a solution, and frowned.
Yuan Xian: "Your disciple can't hear you," he said, arms crossed, glancing at Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan glanced at Yuan Xian and said nothing.
General Xian looked at the demonic barrier below and at Mu Anxiao, who couldn't think of a solution for a long time, and said, "Why don't we go down and support her?" He said this purely because he didn't want Mu Anxiao to be disappointed with the immortal realm because of this matter, and thus become a demon like Ouyang Ye.
"No need," Zhang Yan said, took a deep breath, and asked the immortal lake, "Disciple, can you hear me speaking?"
Mortal Realm.
This time, Zhang Yan's voice reached Mu Anxiao's ears, and then her eyes lit up. She continued to stare at the immortal book and asked with her mind, "Master, did you see me using demonic arts? Will you punish me after this matter is over?"
Zhang Yan: "Can't you hear me speaking?"
Mu Anxiao frowned, put away the immortal book, stared at the ground, and continued to ask with her mind, "Master, did you just speak to me?"
"Yes, of course. When you were in that room just now, I permitted you to use demonic arts. Didn't you hear me?"
"Huh?" Mu Anxiao blinked her eyes, "No."
Heavenly Realm.
Zhang Yan had always believed that his words had reached Mu Anxiao's ears, and he even narcissistically believed that his understanding with his disciple was exceptionally good.
Now it seemed he was being overly sentimental.
Thus, he looked with an awkward expression at Yuan Xian, who was smiling at him, cleared his throat, and looked at Mu Anxiao, who seemed confused, and said, "Disciple, your part-time job is special, so your master permits you to use demonic arts." He took all the credit for himself.
"Really?" Mu Anxiao was excited in her heart.
Zhang Yan cleared his throat again, and incidentally glanced at Yuan Xian, who wanted to laugh at him, and said, "Really, when has Master ever lied to you?"
"Haven't you lied to me enough?" Mu Anxiao retorted mentally.
Zhang Yan was slightly embarrassed, changed the subject, and said, "Alright, if you don't understand, please ask... that Piao, he must have a solution." After saying this, he waved his arm, making the image in the lake disappear.
In the next moment, the immortals shifted their gaze to Zhang Yan's face.
Zhang Yan said righteously, "What are you looking at? My disciple already has a permit to use demonic arts. It's meaningless to cause trouble now." Saying this, he turned and pushed aside a small immortal who was blocking his way and left.
Yuan Xian looked sideways at Zhang Yan's awkward retreating back and smiled.
The other immortals found Zhang Yan's words reasonable and dispersed.