The stout woman didn't know why Mu Anxiao suddenly asked her to leave, but she could tell from Mu Anxiao's nervous tone that she was serious and anxious. So, she didn't dare to look back and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
At this moment, the demonic energy in the silver needle had completely attached itself to Mu Anxiao's fingertips. All she could do was use her magic to clear it. If it wasn't completely removed, it would return to the stout woman. Furthermore, with the stout woman present, Mu Anxiao couldn't fully utilize her magic. Thus, the only thing she could do now was to make the stout woman leave quickly. Unexpectedly, her actions aroused the stout woman's curiosity, but she couldn't avoid answering.
So, after thinking for a moment, she replied perfunctorily, "I'm fine, it's just..." She paused, then continued, "It's just that your clothes are dirty, go wash them quickly." After saying this, she wondered if the stout woman would question or suspect her words. Regardless, she started to feel nervous.
"My clothes are dirty, then why didn't you let me look back?" The stout woman was curious about everything Mu Anxiao said, but even so, she didn't dare to look back at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao: "There's a hole in the front of your clothes. Go in and change quickly." As she spoke, she secretly cast a spell on the stout woman, and a hole suddenly appeared in the stout woman's clothes without anyone noticing. Coincidentally, the stout woman happened to see the hole.
Then, the stout woman exclaimed, "It really is torn," she said, glancing sideways, and quickly added, "Don't forget your bundle. If you need anything, come find me, I'll definitely help you. I'm leaving." After that, she covered the hole in her clothes with her hand and ran inside.
As soon as Mu Anxiao saw that the stout woman had completely gone inside, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she lowered her head and stared at her fingertips again, saying, "I'll give you two choices: either go back, or die." As she spoke, she glanced at the money bag containing the silver needle.
Immediately, the silver needle shot out from a gap with a swoosh and hovered in front of Mu Anxiao. "Who exactly are you?" its attitude was much more arrogant than the silver needle itself.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at the silver needle, which was completely enveloped in black light, and smiled. "Just an ordinary person. Of course, I'm not entirely ordinary, because I'm a healer who saves people. I detest the mischief of silver needles. Now, I advise you to retract your black light and cooperate. Take this demonic energy away," she said, raising her finger, which was covered in black light, in front of the silver needle. "Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." As she spoke, her eyes widened slightly.
The silver needle saw this and chuckled, "You, a mere mortal, want to capture me? However, at first glance, your body seems more suitable for me. That stout woman," it clicked its tongue, "has too strong a physique, making her difficult to erode. But you are different. Your body is thin. If I drill into you easily, you will collapse. Hmm, this is a good choice." After speaking, it instantly changed direction and prepared to fly towards Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao listened to the silver needle's arrogant words, which, instead of surrendering, were escalating to claim her life. Her heart sank. Then, thinking of the discarded needle that Feng Qi Shi had held, she realized that the one before her was clearly much more malicious. She thought that before the silver needle could make a move, she slowly bent down, picked up the bundle from the ground, said, "You wish," and then quickly turned and ran away.
Seeing this, the silver needle chuckled twice at Mu Anxiao's retreating back before transforming into black light and giving chase.
In the blink of an eye.
Mu Anxiao intentionally led the silver needle to the foot of the rockery. The silver needle, carrying the black light, stopped in front of Mu Anxiao and laughed ungratefully. "A mere mortal still wants to escape my grasp? How utterly laughable. You," its voice turned sinister, "prepare to die."
"If I'm not mistaken, you can't harm me right now because," Mu Anxiao was tired of beating around the bush, "you can only possess my body when I despair. But conversely, if I don't despair, you can't get close to me, right?" This was all her guess, so she decided to use this opportunity to extract useful information from the silver needle.
The silver needle: "You know quite a lot, but," it smiled, "you also don't know much. The demonic energy on your finger was drawn out from the stout woman's body, and naturally, her despair has accumulated within it. Of course, I don't know if you've heard of it, but despair is also contagious."
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao suddenly sensed danger, and her heart began to feel uneasy.
Immediately, the silver needle burst into loud, unrestrained laughter. "It means her despair has attached itself to you, and naturally, you will soon feel that despair originating from her body. In this way, you, aren't you mine?" After saying this, it intentionally moved closer to Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao felt the sinister aura emanating from the silver needle, inside and out, and snorted coldly, "You think too highly of yourself. Let me tell you, I'm a very optimistic person. Therefore, my life," her gaze turned cold, "cannot be taken by just anyone."
"Oh, you say nice things, but the actual situation," the silver needle smiled, "doesn't seem so optimistic." After speaking, it suddenly landed in front of Mu Anxiao's hand.
Following the silver needle's movement, Mu Anxiao looked down. The ball of black energy had already spread to her wrist. "How can this be," she said, her eyes gradually widening, realizing profoundly that this silver needle before her could not be allowed to live.
The silver needle: "I told you, fear is contagious. You're afraid of me, so just say it, why hide it?" it said, with a cold snort. "Anyway, this black energy is spreading fast enough. As long as it reaches your heart, you're finished."
"..." Mu Anxiao had not been afraid since she first saw this silver needle. In fact, she had always been confident that she could defeat it. She never expected that such a situation would arise. Looking at her hand now, she suddenly felt nervous.
Then, the silver needle laughed even louder. "Haha, you are indeed afraid, yet you refuse to admit it. I'll just wait for you. You can just despair. Anyway, you won't feel anything during this process. You just need to stand here and don't move."
"What happens if I move?" Mu Anxiao asked deliberately, finally deciding to act stealthily.
The silver needle: "If you move, this black energy will spread faster. If you want to die quickly," it laughed, "then go ahead and move. Anyway, I've already warned you. What you do next is up to you." As it spoke,
it returned to Mu Anxiao's front.
Mu Anxiao stared intently at it, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Besides fear, what other situations will lock you guys onto someone?"
"Weakness," the silver needle simply uttered one word.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately repeated the word aloud and suddenly remembered the fact that she had been beaten. She then looked at the black energy on her wrist, thinking, weakness, does it mean my body is unhealthy?