Shi Yi was stunned, "What do you mean by that?"
Feng Qishi suddenly stood up and said, "They definitely won't wait, and Mu An Xiao has already taken action. Let's go now." He looked down at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi looked up at Feng Qishi, his eyes widening, "Mu An Xiao took action?"
Feng Qishi nodded and said, "Lead the way quickly."
"Alright." Shi Yi responded anxiously and stood up.
At this moment, the street was eerily quiet. Mu An Xiao tried her best not to overthink and walked gracefully behind Hun Ling and Xu Lan Yan.
A gust of wind blew past, and Xu Lan Yan turned to look at Mu An Xiao, "If you're scared, you can go tomorrow!"
"No, if I go tomorrow it will be too late. I must go today." Mu An Xiao said with a forced brave face, shrinking her neck.
"Alright then, keep up." Xu Lan Yan could tell Mu An Xiao was just putting on a brave front, but knowing her stubborn personality, he didn't say anything further.
A few minutes later, the whistling wind gradually reached Mu An Xiao's ears. She kept close behind Xu Lan Yan and asked, "Where are we now?"
Hearing this, Hun Ling stopped and looked around before turning to Xu Lan Yan and asking, "Don't you think something's amiss?"
"It is a bit strange. We've been walking for so long, yet we're still here." He looked at the houses and streets that had barely changed around them.
However, Mu An Xiao hadn't noticed any of this. She stopped behind Xu Lan Yan, trembling, and reached out to tightly grab his arm, her face filled with fear, her voice quivering as she said, "Why... aren't we moving?"
"Didn't you hear us talking?" Xu Lan Yan looked at the usually cautious Mu An Xiao in surprise and asked.
Mu An Xiao looked at Xu Lan Yan with a terrified expression and said, "What did you say?"
"Can you focus a little?" Hun Ling said helplessly, looking at Mu An Xiao.
Mu An Xiao tightened her grip on Xu Lan Yan's arm and said, "In this situation..." A gust of wind blew past her ear, and she shivered, "How can I possibly focus?"
"You're the one who wanted to act, and now you're scared to this extent. If you ask me, we should just stop acting," Hun Ling said impatiently.
Mu An Xiao didn't know why, but she had been feeling scared since they left. Yet, her heart refused to give up. Seeing Hun Ling's impatient look, she suddenly realized, "Oh, when we came out just now, I saw a shadow. It must be because of that shadow." Saying this, she pulled Xu Lan Yan even tighter.
Xu Lan Yan looked down at Mu An Xiao's pale face and said, "Actually, you don't need to pretend to be brave. If you're scared, you're scared. Why use a shadow as an excuse? How childish."
"Exactly. Why didn't you say so earlier?" Hun Ling chuckled. "Do you think we'll believe you now?"
"No, I'm telling the truth. I really did see it, I just forgot. When you," Mu An Xiao pointed at Hun Ling, "when you mentioned it, I remembered."
Hun Ling looked at Mu An Xiao's eyes, which held both determination and fear, and said, "If you're scared, you can go back now, and no one will laugh at you."
"Why don't you believe me?" Mu An Xiao said helplessly.
Xu Lan Yan looked down at Mu An Xiao, who was still holding his arm, his eyes darkening. He suddenly threw Mu An Xiao to the side with force and pushed his other hand forward, sending a green light that struck a demon dressed in black who was attempting to sneak-attack Mu An Xiao.
"Who are you?" Xu Lan Yan shouted angrily at the demon lying on the ground.
Upon hearing this, the black-clothed demon shifted, propped himself up, and clutched his chest, saying, "I didn't expect you to be deceiving me."
"You're not the only one, are you?" Hun Ling stepped forward and said.
The black-clothed demon narrowed his eyes, then suddenly threw his head back and laughed, "Hahaha, I'm not going to tell you where my kind are." He looked at Mu An Xiao, who was completely enveloped in fear, and said, "Of course, before you meet my kind, you should first take a look at that guy."
Hearing this, Xu Lan Yan looked down at Mu An Xiao, then quickly looked back at the black-clothed demon who had stood up, asking, "What did you do to her?"
"Nothing much, just gave her some demon powder that creates inner fear." The black-clothed demon said, then disappeared with a turn.
"I'm not going to die, am I?" Mu An Xiao said, pulling on Xu Lan Yan's arm.
Xu Lan Yan's lips curled, "Simple." As he spoke, he spread out his hand and conjured a ball of fire, "Stare at it."
Mu An Xiao looked at the glaring fire light in front of her and frowned, "You want me to stare at it? Won't my eyes get inflamed?"
"Hurry up." Xu Lan Yan urged.
Mu An Xiao knitted her brows and said, "Alright, I'll trust you this once." Saying this, she focused on the ball of fire in Xu Lan Yan's hand.
In the next moment, her childhood began to emerge in her eyes.
It was shortly after she had gotten lost, a time she most wished to forget. Now, watching herself being bullied and struggling to resist her fear, her eyes welled up with tears. xxs壹贰
At the same time, Shi Yi and Feng Qishi arrived.
Xu Lan Yan and Hun Ling looked at Mu An Xiao's past experiences through the ball of fire. Seeing Mu An Xiao's current state, their expressions turned grim.
Feng Qishi walked forward and looked into the ball of fire, seeing the heartbreaking experiences behind Mu An Xiao's resistance to fear, and her psychological state after being looked down upon by all immortals for fifty years. His eyes welled up.
Shi Yi looked at Mu An Xiao's past in astonishment and began to cry openly, without any restraint.
Xu Lan Yan and Hun Ling were startled, then simultaneously shifted their gaze to his face.
Xu Lan Yan exclaimed, "Why did you guys come?"
Feng Qishi, taking advantage of the moment when Xu Lan Yan and the others weren't looking at him, quickly wiped away his tears, lowered his head, and pretended to be unconcerned.
Shi Yi cried, "She's so pitiful."
Over there, Mu An Xiao had also recovered. She turned her head, raised her arm, and wiped the tears from her face, saying, "Xu Lan Yan! Your treatment method is too much!"
"It may be excessive, but you did overcome your fear by watching your past experiences." Xu Lan Yan smiled.
Tears continued to well up in Mu An Xiao's eyes. In the next second, she became embarrassed.
Shi Yi, influenced by Mu An Xiao, also cried.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu An Xiao and said, "If you want to cry, just let it out. There's nothing to hold back, and don't feel embarrassed. There's nothing shameful about it."
"I never said I was ashamed, you..." Mu An Xiao stopped midway, suddenly realizing, and exclaimed, "How did you get out here?"
"I..." Feng Qishi gave a dry chuckle, then glanced at Shi Yi and said, "I followed him out." He pointed at Shi Yi.