“Brother, I like what you said.” The man in green raised an eyebrow at Feng Qishi.
Mu Anxiao had thought Feng Qishi was going to help her. Hearing him say this now, she couldn't help but clench her fists and say, “Feng Qishi, are you looking for death?”
Feng Qishi glanced at Mu Anxiao’s clenched fists and said, “If you killed me, you would surely feel guilty, wouldn’t you?”
“I didn’t say I was going to kill you.” Mu Anxiao stared at Feng Qishi and said faintly.
“Didn’t you just ask if you were looking for death?” Feng Qishi said deliberately.
Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes and said, “If you can say whatever comes to your mind, can’t I?”
“Alright,” Feng Qishi said, pointing at Mu Anxiao’s still clenched hands, “Can you relax now?”
“It’s none of your business,” Mu Anxiao said. She relaxed her hands and turned to look at the young man smiling at her, asking, “Kid, why are you looking at me?”
“I heard…” The young man cautiously glanced around and whispered, “You went to the Immortal Cultivation Sect.”
“Why are you asking that?” Mu Anxiao frowned slightly.
“Oh, that, we…”
“Even the rabbits raised by your Immortal Cultivation Sect are so cunning, it’s no wonder the disciples aren’t any better. You’d best not speak to me.” Mu Anxiao interrupted mercilessly.
“I…”
“Speak less, you liar.” Mu Anxiao glared at the young man and then looked at Hong Yan, saying, “Right, that… you don’t need to bother.”
“What?” Hong Yan didn’t understand what Mu Anxiao meant.
The young man followed Mu Anxiao’s gaze to Hong Yan and thought, What a beautiful girl. Just as he was about to step forward to greet her, the innkeeper’s voice carried over, “What are you doing? Get to work.”
The young man jumped in fright. He gave Hong Yan one last look, turned, and went back to his work.
Mu Anxiao watched the young man’s retreating figure, then walked up to Hong Yan and said, “Let’s talk outside.”
“We can talk here just fine,” Shi Yi said cluelessly.
Mu Anxiao, displeased, turned to Shi Yi and said, “If you want to hear everything that goes on between us girls, then fine. From now on, let’s call each other sisters, okay, little sister.”
“I’m the older sister no matter what,” Shi Yi corrected.
Feng Qishi looked at Shi Yi’s silly expression and Mu Anxiao’s speechless look, then said, “Go on. I’ll help you look after this sister of yours.” As he spoke, he reached out and took Shi Yi’s arm.
Shi Yi looked down at Feng Qishi’s hand and said, “I’m the older sister.”
“I’m your older sister,” Feng Qishi said deliberately.
Shi Yi smiled.
The man in green watched Shi Yi and Feng Qishi being manipulated by Mu Anxiao and smiled, saying, “Then, let’s rank ourselves.”
“What order?” Feng Qishi and Shi Yi asked in unison.
The man in green looked at the two who were so in sync and said, “I’ll be the eldest sister, you, senior brother, will be the second sister, and the mouse spirit will be the third sister. How about that?”
The moment the man in green spoke, Feng Qishi and Shi Yi’s faces both fell.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi and then looked at Hong Yan, saying, “Let’s go out for a bit.”
“Okay,” Hong Yan agreed.
In an instant, Mu Anxiao led Hong Yan to the corner of the wall opposite the inn and stopped, saying, “You take me. When we get there, I need to take this off.” She tugged at the pouch around her neck.
“No, I can conceal my demonic energy and make you smell of human essence,” Hong Yan said excitedly.
“I’ve thought about it. That won’t work, because… Queen Rabbit has seen me. If you do that, you’ll definitely be suspected,” Mu Anxiao said faintly.
“If they discover you are an immortal who cannot use magic, then you…”
“Alright, take me. This is our secret,” Mu Anxiao interrupted.
“If you go like this, you’ll die.”
“Only this way,” Mu Anxiao looked at Hong Yan’s face and smiled slightly, “will you not die.”
“But…”
“Listen to me, take me there directly. It will earn more trust than taking a human,” Mu Anxiao said firmly.
“I don’t want you to die,” Hong Yan shook her head.
“If you cooperate well, then I won’t have to die,” Mu Anxiao said, though in her heart she already knew her fate.
Hong Yan started to cry.
Mu Anxiao reached out and wiped the tears from Hong Yan’s face, saying, “Don’t cry. If you cry like this, they’ll find out.”
“I…”
“If you die, you’ll have no hope with Lu Yi at all,” Mu Anxiao suddenly said.
Hong Yan’s eyes darkened, and she asked, “You know?”
“I can tell. You like him, don’t you?” Mu Anxiao asked while wiping her tears.
“I don’t know what liking is, but I feel like he’s the best man to me. When I see him, my heart beats especially fast. Especially when he hugs me, my heart beats even faster. That feeling,” Hong Yan smiled with pursed lips, “is particularly wonderful.”
“Hold onto that wonderful feeling. Come back to see him,” Mu Anxiao said.
“I won’t let you die,” Hong Yan said firmly.
“Okay, we’ll set off tomorrow. Later, there’s a street performance in the market. You go with him.”
“Let’s go together. I don’t want to be alone with him,” Hong Yan said shyly.
“You don’t want him to know you like him yet?” Mu Anxiao peered at Hong Yan.
Hong Yan nodded. “Yes, I want to confirm again if I’ve fallen for him.”
“Alright, I won’t say anything,” Mu Anxiao said, patting Hong Yan on the shoulder.
Afterward, Mu Anxiao and Hong Yan walked back into the inn. Then, the young man noticed Hong Yan.
“Miss.” He ran over.
Hong Yan flinched back half a step.
Mu Anxiao looked at the young man who had been wanting to greet Hong Yan since earlier and said, “This is my sister. If you want to talk to her,” she stepped forward, “you have to ask for my permission first.”
Hong Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
The young man looked awkwardly at Hong Yan, then at Mu Anxiao and said, “She’s your sister! How come you don’t look alike at all?”
“What do you mean by that?” Mu Anxiao looked up and glared at the young man, asking.
The young man looked at Mu Anxiao’s face and swallowed, saying, “You’re too rough-looking. Look how beautiful your sister is.”
“I know, you don’t need to tell me,” Mu Anxiao said calmly.
“You…” The young man was rendered speechless by Mu Anxiao.
“Alright, move aside,” Mu Anxiao pushed the young man’s arm.
Hong Yan tightly grabbed Mu Anxiao’s arm.
Then, Shi Yi walked up behind the young man and asked, “Who were you calling rough?”
Hearing this, the young man turned to Shi Yi and asked, “Who I called rough has nothing to do with you?”
“It does, I’m telling you,” Shi Yi scanned the young man and said, “I am her…”
“Are you falling for her?” Feng Qishi interrupted Shi Yi’s nonsense with a sharp remark.