Mu Anxiao saw Feng Qishi's silence as the wind stirred. She then took her cup and returned to the table, sitting down deliberately fixing her gaze on Feng Qishi's face.
Feng Qishi had no intention of speaking, but being stared at by Mu Anxiao made him truly uncomfortable. So, he sat down and deliberately continued the topic, "How did you know?" He turned to look at Mu Anxiao.
"You're quite persistent," Mu Anxiao said faintly, pointing to the roof beam.
Feng Qishi frowned slightly upon seeing this, then followed Mu Anxiao's finger upwards and asked, "What's up there?"
"..." Mu Anxiao raised an eyebrow.
Feng Qishi was stunned and looked up at the roof beam again. After staring for over ten seconds, he spoke again, "There's nothing."
"Nothing?" Mu Anxiao repeated, tilting her head slightly to feel the air. "You really are useless."
"You..."
"You can't even sense such potent demonic energy. You dare say you're not useless," Mu Anxiao said, shaking her head slightly.
Heeding Mu Anxiao's reminder, Feng Qishi's body stiffened. As he looked up at the roof beam once more, he furrowed his brow. "What did you sense?" he asked, turning his head to look at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao met Feng Qishi's eyes calmly. Then, thinking of his superb magical arts, her heart sank. "However, it doesn't make sense," she said, extending her hand.
Feng Qishi asked curiously, "What are you doing?" He glanced at Mu Anxiao's hand.
Mu Anxiao said seriously, "Let me see your hand."
"You..." Feng Qishi uttered a single syllable. Knowing he couldn't out-argue Mu Anxiao, he obediently handed his hand to her.
Without another word, Mu Anxiao grabbed Feng Qishi's hand and remained silent.
Feng Qishi looked down at Mu Anxiao's solemn expression. "..." He waited for her answer.
Xiao Fei was ignored by them.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao, while holding Feng Qishi's hand, looked up at him and said, "Can you tell me about your experiences over the past year now?"
"..." Feng Qishi's eyes darted away, and he immediately pulled his hand back.
Mu Anxiao withdrew her hand and looked at Feng Qishi, whose actions and expression were both very unusual. She said, "You've already shown all your emotions and your refusal on your face. It's not as if there's anything wrong with telling me."
From the day she met Feng Qishi, Mu Anxiao had sensed that something was amiss with him. But because it was his personal matter, she had never dared to ask, nor did she want to.
However, things had reached this point. Her mission was now intertwined with him, and furthermore, his experiences had thoroughly affected his judgment. She worried that those experiences would continue to influence him.
Therefore, she felt it was necessary to understand his past.
This way, she could find a solution to the problem and help Feng Qishi regain his basic judgment.
Feng Qishi replied, "You don't understand."
"I don't understand, but I know that if you continue like this, you'll eventually become useless," Mu Anxiao stated with a serious attitude.
Feng Qishi responded, "How... is that possible."
"Why isn't it possible?" Mu Anxiao countered. "Shen Fengzi, whom I know, although his magic isn't as strong as mine, his judgment is at least accurate, and his healing arts are at least superb. But you? Look at yourself now. You have no judgment, no healing arts. If you continue like this, you'll become a mortal, do you know that?"
"Stop making wild judgments."
"Wild judgments," Mu Anxiao scoffed. "Although I'm not as powerful as you are now, I know that every immortal has their own strengths. And your strength is healing arts. Now, they're gone, and basic judgment is also gone. Tell me, which part of what I said is wrong?"
"...." Feng Qishi lowered his gaze.
Seeing Feng Qishi's silent state, Mu Anxiao sighed softly and turned to look at Xiao Fei. "..."
Xiao Fei glanced at Feng Qishi, who had suddenly fallen silent, then looked back at Mu Anxiao and gave a dry laugh.
Mu Anxiao picked up her cup and took a sip of water.
A few minutes later.
Feng Qishi finally spoke, "What should I do?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao retracted her gaze from the cup and turned to look at Feng Qishi. "What do you mean by that?" she asked deliberately.
"I don't want to become a waste," Feng Qishi said in a low voice.
From beginning to end, Feng Qishi had wanted to protect Mu Anxiao, but now he was being lectured by the very person he was trying to protect. This feeling prompted him to reflect.
He thought, if even Mu Anxiao didn't believe in him, what was the point of him doing this?
Therefore, he decided to humbly seek advice and make amends.
Seeing Feng Qishi like this, Mu Anxiao smiled. "It's simple. Be Feng Qishi again."
"Aside from that," Feng Qishi added calmly.
Mu Anxiao spread her hands. "Then forget it. If you don't even recognize yourself, wanting to change," she said, her face turning cold, "is simply impossible."
"You..."
"Someone who has forgotten themselves, do you think you can still talk about the past?" Mu Anxiao retorted.
Feng Qishi's eyes flickered.
Mu Anxiao continued, "In my eyes, you have always been Feng Qishi. Although you are currently called Shen Moyun, Shen Moyun is just a name for this stage. But you are still Feng Qishi. I hope you remember that it was Feng Qishi who brought you to where you are today. I don't think you can remain Shen Moyun forever, can you?"
Feng Qishi fell silent.
Mu Anxiao calmly watched Feng Qishi's silent expression and said, "To put it bluntly, do you think you understand yourself now?"
Hearing this, Feng Qishi looked up at Mu Anxiao. "I cannot be Feng Qishi again."
As expected, he was truly stubborn.
Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi, sighing deeply. "You're really single-minded."
"..."
"Let's not talk about other things for now. Can you tell me about your experiences over the past year?" Mu Anxiao asked again.
Feng Qishi replied, "Nothing much happened to me this year, it was just..."
"If you're lying to me, I'm leaving right now," Mu Anxiao interrupted and stood up.
Feng Qishi was taken aback and looked up at Mu Anxiao, who had suddenly become serious. "You're leaving just because I won't tell you this?"
"Yes."
Mu Anxiao disliked forcing others, but this matter concerned Feng Qishi's future, so she felt it was necessary to be persistent.
Even if he was angry, she could not give up.
"You..."
"Shen Moyun, this name has brought you through a lot of unpleasant experiences. Although the name Feng Qishi wasn't much better, it accompanied you as you grew up, and it accompanied you through the lowest point of your life. Of course, everyone has a name in the mortal realm, but you can't forget your real name, right?"
"What do you mean?" Feng Qishi asked deliberately.
Mu Anxiao explained, "Accept your past self, and then you won't become useless." As she spoke, she glanced at Feng Qishi's hand. "The reason you can't sense the demonic energy might be because you've abandoned your true identity."
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