“Do you know what kind of monster I’m looking for? You can’t just make one up. If I wrongly accuse a good demon, I’ll be punished,” Feng Qishi said seriously.
“Don’t worry, I can sense which ones are truly wicked monsters. I definitely won’t let you mistakenly capture an innocent little demon.” Mu Anxiao, considering her own situation, decided to help Feng Qishi.
“In that case, you can be considered my guide to immortality,” Feng Qishi smiled.
Mu Anxiao smiled shyly, “You think too highly of me.”
“You are merely a guide, I don’t think highly of you,” Feng Qishi said lightly.
“Alright, I misunderstood,” Mu Anxiao retracted her embarrassed expression and said.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao’s face and couldn’t help but smile, “This is quite amusing. Yesterday, I was tagging along with you, and today, you abandoned me, and then you asked me to protect you. Oh my, life is full of twists and turns, isn’t it, Mu the Silly.”
“Yes, life is full of twists and turns. If I had known this place was so unsafe,” Mu Anxiao lowered her voice, “I wouldn’t have come back.”
“What did you say?” Feng Qishi pretended not to hear and asked.
Mu Anxiao shook her head.
Feng Qishi smiled, “Alright, let’s go find that dog-headed monster now.”
“Find him… for what?” Mu Anxiao felt a stir of trepidation.
“Catch him,” Feng Qishi said casually.
Mu Anxiao thought for a moment and said, “He’s too powerful. How about this,” she swallowed, recalling the rabbit demon mentioned by the man in green, and observing Feng Qishi’s eagerness to catch demons, an idea struck her. “I heard a rabbit demon appeared here. That rabbit demon absorbed human soul essence and took on human form. Let’s… catch her first, what do you think?”
“That’s too unchallenging,” Feng Qishi said dismissively.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi’s ambitious demeanor and asked, “Do you know the dog-headed monster’s weakness?”
“No, don’t I have you!” Feng Qishi pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao blinked speechlessly and said, “Yes, I can sense a little, but I think you’d better not take the risk. That fellow is very insidious, and most importantly, he has the support of the vine demon.”
“Vine demon?” Feng Qishi repeated and asked, “You didn’t catch him?”
“If I had caught him, do you think my celestial energy would still be hidden?” Mu Anxiao raised an eyebrow.
“That’s true, I had forgotten what you said,” Feng Qishi smiled faintly.
Mu Anxiao said, “So, it’s better if we don’t look for that fellow for now.”
Feng Qishi smiled as he saw Mu Anxiao’s gaze beginning to shift, “Are you afraid of him?”
“Not at all. I need to devise a strategy. This way,” Mu Anxiao turned her face, “we can achieve twice the result with half the effort, and our chances of success will be higher. If we go now, you will definitely suffer a crushing defeat.”
“He’s afraid of me,” Feng Qishi said to himself with a sense of superiority.
“That’s his strategy,” Mu Anxiao said casually.
“How do you know?” Feng Qishi leaned forward and asked.
Mu Anxiao swallowed twice and said, “Knowing doesn’t require a reason. Anyway, it’s better not to look for that fellow for now. If we find him, it won’t do anyone any good.”
“You’re acting strangely,” Feng Qishi pointed his finger at Mu Anxiao’s temple.
Mu Anxiao eyed Feng Qishi askance and said, “How am I acting strangely?” As she spoke, she forcefully pulled Feng Qishi’s finger away.
“You’re just afraid of him,” Feng Qishi pointed at Mu Anxiao’s temple again.
Mu Anxiao hesitated, then pulled Feng Qishi’s finger away again and said, “Yes, I’m afraid of him.”
“I knew it, you’re afraid of him,” Feng Qishi straightened up and sneered, “And you still won’t admit it.”
“You’ve met the vine demon, and you’re no match for him,” Mu Anxiao looked up at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi nodded, “I know I’m no match for him, but I should be able to handle a dog-headed monster.”
“You need training,” Mu Anxiao said seriously.
“Training,” Feng Qishi repeated and smiled, “I don’t need it. I know how powerful my magic is.”
“You don’t know,” Mu Anxiao stated firmly.
“I…”
“Feng Qishi, please understand, you are currently in Shen Yan’s body, and you haven’t fully controlled his body yet. I admit your magic is quite powerful, but you still can’t control it well. Because, if you were truly that powerful,” Mu Anxiao’s eyes were only filled with seriousness, “those monsters would never have escaped.”
“You…”
“I can see that you originally intended to trap them all, but in the next moment after casting your spell, you realized you couldn’t. So, this is your unwillingness at work,” Mu Anxiao pointed at Feng Qishi’s chest.
Feng Qishi hadn’t expected all of this to be seen through by Mu Anxiao. He looked at Mu Anxiao’s face and asked, “How did you figure it out?”
“I didn’t figure it out at first. I guessed it from your eagerness,” Mu Anxiao told the truth.
Feng Qishi couldn’t help but smile, “Mu is so clever.”
“I know you are not someone who aims too high,” Mu Anxiao said faintly.
“Then tell me, when are we going to look for the dog-headed monster?” Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao hesitated and said, “I don’t know, he…”
“Don’t say it. I will help you overcome your fear of him. Now, I’ll listen to you,” Feng Qishi saw that Mu Anxiao was truly afraid of the dog-headed monster and said this.
“Thank you,” Mu Anxiao smiled.
“Don’t smile, it’s really ugly,” Feng Qishi pointed at Mu Anxiao’s upturned lips and said.
“You look just as good,” Mu Anxiao said, rolling her eyes.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao’s rolled eyes and smiled, “I really want to cast a spell on your eyes, so they can never return.”
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao said angrily, “How dare you.”
“Oh, you’re getting angry,” Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao’s furious face and said.
Mu Anxiao was worried that her temper might anger Feng Qishi, so she immediately changed to a smiling face, “How would I dare?”
“It’s good that you dare not. Well,” Feng Qishi looked around, “since I became a ghost, I haven’t eaten anything delicious. Now I want to go eat baozi.”
“The taste of our baozi here might not be as good as yours,” Mu Anxiao said with a dry laugh, tugging at her collar.
“You’re afraid of spending money, aren’t you?” Feng Qishi saw through it at a glance.
“That’s all I have. The baozi here are very expensive.”
“Then what’s cheap?” Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao glanced sideways and said, “There is something, but it depends on whether you are willing to eat it.”
“What is it?” Feng Qishi frowned.
“Follow me,” Mu Anxiao beckoned and turned around.
Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao’s back and said, “You’d better not lie to me, an outsider, or I’ll make you pay.”