Xi’er, seeing the man in black approach, froze. "Damn," she muttered, then glanced at the stunned mortals. "Stay here, don't move. He's a monster." With that, she walked forward to meet him.
Seeing this, the men quickly shielded the women and girls behind them, all readily believing Xi'er's words.
Mu Anxiao watched the scene unfold, a frown creasing her brow. The dagger beside her spoke, "Let's go."
"No..."
"He can do it," the dagger interrupted.
Mu Anxiao heard this and, recalling the black-clad man's confident demeanor, then looked at the girl who had crouched down, covering her head. "You're right," she said, "perhaps he will save her." As she spoke, she began to cast a spell, unnoticed.
Future, Rotten Room.
Hei Feng stood beside Feng Qishi, glancing at the unharmed Lin Yan and the wolf demon. "You two, tell me, what's wrong with him?"
Ever since their return, the wolf demon and Lin Yan had remained silent. Feng Qishi lay on the ground, unconscious. Despite Hei Feng's repeated questioning, they had offered no answers.
Considering the time that had passed, coupled with Mu Anxiao's absence, Hei Feng grew thoroughly worried about Feng Qishi and Mu Anxiao.
Wolf Demon: "How am I supposed to say?" Finally, he couldn't bear Hei Feng's incessant questions.
Hei Feng: "Just say it how it is. Him," he pointed at Feng Qishi, "what happened to him?"
"This..." The wolf demon recalled the situation carefully and said, "We were in the woodshed..."
"Not the woodshed, the back of the Mu residence," Lin Yan corrected.
Hearing this, the wolf demon glanced at Lin Yan, then at Hei Feng, who was listening intently. He continued, "Right, we were at the back of the Mu residence, and then the Soul Sword suddenly... stabbed into Feng Qishi's body. After that... we came back."
"And then?"
"I already said we came back. What else do you want to know?" the wolf demon said impatiently.
Hei Feng frowned. "I said, where is Mu Anxiao?"
"Mu Anxiao," the wolf demon repeated, recalling Mu Anxiao's desperate calls for Feng Qishi. His eyes darkened. "She might not come back."
"What?"
In a sense, Hei Feng was Mu Anxiao's superior; he assigned her tasks. And now... the wolf demon claimed Mu Anxiao would not return.
Hei Feng became anxious.
"The three of us, we..."
"It's all your fault," Hei Feng suddenly yelled.
The wolf demon blinked, then looked blankly at Lin Yan, who was staring at him, and then at Hei Feng. He gave a wry smile. "What does it have to do with me? Feng Qishi wasn't strong enough. Why blame me?"
"He was doing his thing, why did you jump on his back?" Hei Feng began to settle old scores. "If you hadn't gone, Feng Qishi's magic wouldn't have failed, and Mu Anxiao wouldn't have..." He pouted.
Lin Yan was startled by his reaction. "Are you going to cry?"
Hei Feng choked. "Nonsense. Mu Anxiao is someone I trained. If she doesn't come back, who will help me with my missions? It's all your fault," he pointed at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon felt wronged.
At that moment, their conversation reached Feng Qishi's ears. He twitched his fingers, opened his eyes, and said, "You guys are really noisy." He then sat up, clutching his head.
Seeing Feng Qishi awake, Hei Feng became excited. "You're awake! Then... quickly go bring Mu Anxiao back!"
"Don't worry, she'll be back." Feng Qishi thought of the Soul Sword and Mu Anxiao's safety, forcing himself to appear indifferent.
Hei Feng frowned at Feng Qishi's nonchalant attitude. "You're so unconcerned about Mu Anxiao."
"She can protect herself. I believe..." Feng Qishi's eyes darkened. "She will definitely live..."
"What are you talking about?" Hei Feng interrupted, crouching down and grabbing Feng Qishi's collar. "Back then, the wolf demon went to the mortal realm to find you. Mu Anxiao, worried you'd be in danger because of the wolf demon, risked her life to go there and capture the wolf demon to ensure your safety. And now... you're so unconcerned about her? Feng Qishi, you're truly heartless."
"If I had gone there, I would have only implicated... her." Feng Qishi did not want to explain the situation clearly to Hei Feng.
Hei Feng was bewildered. "What do you mean by that?"
Wolf Demon: "It must be related to the Soul Sword." He looked at Feng Qishi.
Hei Feng glanced at the wolf demon, then back at Feng Qishi. "Soul Sword?"
Feng Qishi hadn't expected the wolf demon to mention it. He frowned slightly and explained, "The Soul Sword wanted to kill me, and Mu Anxiao is the one holding the sword. If I die," he looked up at Hei Feng, "Mu Anxiao will become a sinner. I don't want to involve her because of me."
"The Soul Sword wants to kill you?" Hei Feng was surprised.
"What are you so surprised about?" The wolf demon looked at Hei Feng speechlessly and retorted.
Hei Feng: "Isn't the Soul Sword... your sword?"
Hei Feng knew most of what had happened to Mu Anxiao. Naturally, he spoke of the Soul Sword so casually.
Feng Qishi knew about Hei Feng and Mu Anxiao's relationship, so he wasn't surprised by Hei Feng's remark. "It is my sword, but it's a sword from my past life. However, what I want to say is, I... Shen Yan, appeared before little Mu Anxiao went missing." He explained it this way, fearing he would confuse Hei Feng.
"..." Hei Feng, taking Feng Qishi's words, thought for a moment. "You mean... you appeared when Mu Anxiao was a child."
"Yes," Feng Qishi nodded.
Hei Feng: "Did you forget?"
"Yes, probably..." Feng Qishi, thinking of the old gentleman's abilities, said directly, "It was my master's doing."
"That's possible," Hei Feng nodded.
"Why would your master erase all your memories of Mu Anxiao, and Mu Anxiao's memories of you? It's truly strange," the wolf demon asked, bewildered.
Feng Qishi looked at the wolf demon and said, "Mu Anxiao is my tribulation. If I become involved with her, I will die. My master didn't want me to die," he explained, "so he did everything he could to prevent me from meeting her. Who knew that when I descended to the mortal realm to search for the destined maiden, my eyes were immediately drawn to Mu Anxiao."
"Your memories were erased, yet you still recognized Mu Anxiao?" the wolf demon was surprised.
"I had an impression of her, but at the time I didn't know she was the destined maiden. I only knew... she was someone unburdened and could help me. Of course... the past involving Gu An has been almost completely erased. I think..." Feng Qishi sighed, "this might be my fate with her."
Hei Feng: "Knowing you had fate, yet you still hurt her like that."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi looked up at Hei Feng, who had witnessed everything between Mu Anxiao and him. "I didn't want to hurt her, so I couldn't get close to her."
"Are you going to avoid her forever?" Hei Feng asked.
"If possible, I've decided to do so," Feng Qishi said seriously.
Hei Feng fell into thought upon hearing Feng Qishi's words.
Conversely, the wolf demon became agitated. "Just because of the Soul Sword," he shook his head, "you're going to part ways with Mu Anxiao? You're really something."
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