When Feng Qishi saw Mu Anxiao's disgusted expression, he lost the courage to continue speaking. He picked up his teacup and took a gentle sip.
Mu Anxiao couldn't figure out the problem and lowered her head.
Just then, Jia and Lou Yi's heads suddenly emerged from underground. Mu Anxiao saw it clearly and jumped to her feet.
The next second, Jia and Lou Yi appeared before Mu Anxiao.
Knowing that Mu Anxiao had suffered a great loss, Feng Qishi remained silent and just watched them.
Jia looked up at Mu Anxiao's serious expression and suddenly remembered the light rope. He hurriedly said, "Your rope is with Hei Feng."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately frowned. "What do you mean it's with Hei Feng?"
Jia: "It's just..." He glanced at Lou Yi and said, "When this guy took Gu Qin away, he forgot to have you untie the rope, so we took it along."
"Then why didn't you bring it back for me?"
"We don't know how to untie it. Hei Feng said he does, so we..." Jia shrugged, "He didn't give it to us."
"He knows how, so why didn't he give it to you?"
"That's because..."
"We were in the main hall, and besides, he offended someone. It's already good that they are willing to help," Lou Yi said first, worried that Jia would cause trouble for Hei Feng.
Jia glared at Lou Yi and said coldly, "Are you my subordinate, or his?"
"Yours," Lou Yi pointed at Jia.
Jia was angry. "You are my subordinate, so why are you speaking up for him? Don't you understand the rules?"
"I understand all the rules, but don't forget your mission," Lou Yi deliberately tried to change the subject.
Then, Jia suddenly remembered the terrifying-looking spirit. He swallowed and said, "Hei Feng kindly took care of Gu Qin for us, and we came up..."
"Why did you come up?" Mu Anxiao asked impatiently.
Jia's eyes narrowed. "Can you not be so anxious?"
"That's my magical artifact. Of course, I'm anxious," Mu Anxiao said angrily. She wanted to get her light rope back as soon as possible. Even if the light rope wasn't on them now, she wanted to make things difficult for them because they had taken it.
"You..." Jia curled his lips. "Everyone forgets things sometimes. You really don't need to be like this. Besides, we aren't refusing to return the light rope to you."
"..." Mu Anxiao snorted and turned her face away.
Jia was speechless.
Feng Qishi glanced at them, picked up the teapot, and refilled his cup.
Next, Jia looked up at Mu Anxiao for a while and said, "Are you anxious because you have something to say?"
"That's a magical artifact my master gave me. Without it, how can I fight against the demon spirits?" Mu Anxiao said. Her goal was to make Jia go down and bring the rope back for her.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Jia understood her meaning. "I have a mission right now, I really can't."
"You..." Mu Anxiao looked down at Jia. "Your mission, compared to my magical artifact, is simply..."
"I'm afraid there's no comparison," Lou Yi interjected.
Mu Anxiao looked up and glared at Lou Yi. "It's better for you to remain quiet." As she spoke, she suddenly remembered the stranger's name Jia had just mentioned and asked, "Who is Gu Qin?"
"Gu Qin is that woman," Lou Yi replied.
Mu Anxiao was stunned, then looked down at Jia. "That female demon spirit is called Gu Qin? Did Hei Feng tell you this?"
"Yes."
"And the mission was also given to you by Hei Feng?" Mu Anxiao regained her composure.
"Yes," Jia nodded.
"You're going to complete the mission assigned to you by Hei Feng?"
All along, Jia had been badmouthing Hei Feng. She knew even better that the reason he was willing to listen to Hei Feng and stay by her side was not because of Hei Feng's influence. On the contrary, he just wanted to get promoted by her, so it was all about mutual benefit.
Now, he was suddenly so obedient and accepting Hei Feng's mission. Mu Anxiao couldn't understand it.
"You're very surprised," Jia said calmly.
Mu Anxiao: "Don't you hate him? Why are you still listening to him? This is also..." She twitched the corner of her mouth. "Too strange."
"What's strange about this? Aren't we all in a relationship of mutual benefit? I help him, and he helps me. Of course," Jia adopted a posture, and to prevent Lou Yi from speaking too much, he raised his hand and grabbed Lou Yi's arm, continuing, "We are all in a relationship of mutual benefit. This time, he asked me for a favor."
"He would ask you?"
"No matter what, I was his boss before. He's still afraid of me, so..."
"Boss." Lou Yi deliberately interrupted.
Jia liked the title Lou Yi gave him, so he immediately let go and looked up at Lou Yi, smiling. "What are you calling me boss for?" He was very gentle.
However, Jia's gentleness seemed disgusting to Mu Anxiao, and she immediately gagged without saying anything.
Lou Yi, worried that Jia would grab him again, deliberately moved a few steps to the side and said, "Don't lie. You're afraid of becoming a spirit, so you accepted the mission."
"You..."
"Boss."
Jia smiled again when he heard this.
Taking advantage of his happiness, Lou Yi continued, "Face is important, of course, but lying is wrong. If you do this, when you grow up, won't you become a big liar?"
Jia was angry. "You..."
"Boss."
Jia smiled again. "Continue." He liked Lou Yi's address for him, so hearing these words made him uncontrollably happy.
Lou Yi suppressed a smile and said, "Honestly, there's no shame in it."
"..." Jia's face turned grim.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Lou Yi and Jia, then rubbed the bottom of her nose and remained silent. "..."
Seeing Jia's grim expression, Lou Yi dared not speak.
Then, Jia ignored Lou Yi and looked up at Mu Anxiao, saying, "Yes, I don't want to become a spirit, so..."
"Weren't you a spirit before?" Mu Anxiao didn't understand why Jia was afraid of this.
Jia sighed lightly. "A tiger fallen in the plains is bullied by dogs. That's the principle."
"Tell the truth," Lou Yi interrupted and moved another step to the side.
Jia glanced at Lou Yi and then spoke the truth. "Hei Feng said he would turn me into a spirit here."
"Us..." Mu Anxiao repeated, then imagined the bulging-eyed spirits who hadn't appeared for a long time. She nodded. "Alright, then you do your mission well. If you turn into that ghostly appearance, remember to stay away from me."
Jia thought Mu Anxiao would say something encouraging, but instead, she was so heartless. He hung his head dejectedly.
Seeing Jia like this, Mu Anxiao suddenly realized that her words were indeed inappropriate, so she comforted him. "I was just joking. Even if you turn into that appearance, I..."
"Can you say something to encourage me? You're cursing me like this," Jia looked up at Mu Anxiao. "Is it interesting?"
"..." Mu Anxiao gave an embarrassed smile and shook her head.