The blue-skirted woman's honest eyes betrayed her.
However, Mu Anxiao was not one to force others, so seeing the woman's demeanor, she too fell into silence.
The blue-skirted woman, seeing Mu Anxiao not speaking, breathed a sigh of relief and intentionally changed the subject, "Is there anything you want to eat?"
"I'm not hungry," Mu Anxiao said. After a few seconds, she asked again, "By the way, where is Shen Moyun?"
"He went into the palace," the blue-skirted woman replied honestly.
Mu Anxiao was stunned to hear this, "He went into the palace? Then why didn't he take me with him?"
"He saw you were injured, so he..."
"So he abandoned me and went in by himself," Mu Anxiao said. She suddenly remembered You Xian, whom she had persuaded to enter the palace, and then thought of the demon souls residing in the palace. She suddenly became anxious.
"No, I must go into the palace now." As she spoke, she tried to get out of bed.
The blue-skirted woman, seeing this, quickly bent over and grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm, "You can't go."
"Why can't I go?" Mu Anxiao looked up at the blue-skirted woman, suddenly feeling suspicious of her every action.
"Because you are severely injured, and going into the palace at this time will have adverse effects on you, and even your spiritual energy will be wasted. Are you sure you want to go?" The blue-skirted woman could see how Mu Anxiao cherished her spiritual energy and said as much.
As expected, Mu Anxiao fell silent.
Seeing Mu Anxiao like this, the blue-skirted woman breathed a sigh of relief, "Shen Moyun must have his own way. You should lie down and rest well." As she spoke, she tried to help Mu Anxiao lie flat.
Unexpectedly, Mu Anxiao became uncooperative, "I don't want to sleep anymore." She pushed away the blue-skirted woman's hand.
The blue-skirted woman cooperated, "Then you don't have to sleep. You can just sit here, and I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat." She took her hand away and straightened up.
Immediately after, Mu Anxiao, just as the blue-skirted woman was about to leave, asked, "Why is it just you? Where are the others?"
"They've left."
"Left..." Mu Anxiao uttered the word, paused for a moment, and continued, "So now it's just you left here, right?"
"Yes," the blue-skirted woman nodded.
"You..." Mu Anxiao still didn't want to drop the topic. After staring at the blue-skirted woman for a few seconds, she asked, "Did you use the Rebirth Technique to save me?"
Mu Anxiao knew exactly how serious her condition was at the time. Therefore, she knew even more clearly that if no immortal had saved her, she would surely have died.
The Healing Technique could not heal her injuries to that extent. Most importantly, given Feng Qi Shi's resistance to the Healing Technique, even if he wanted to save her, he would have faltered, and she would not be awake now.
She knew even better that they simply didn't have the ability.
Therefore, setting them aside, she recalled the woman's persistence towards the blue-skirted woman, and at that very moment, she thought of all this.
As the saying goes, no matter what, one must know how to repay kindness.
She couldn't just turn a blind eye, so she couldn't help but speak her mind.
The blue-skirted woman did not expect Mu Anxiao to guess everything so accurately. Looking at her, the blue-skirted woman's gaze became even more noticeably evasive.
Seeing the blue-skirted woman like this, Mu Anxiao smiled, "It's nothing. You saved my life, so what's there to be ashamed of?"
"I didn't say that."
"Then why don't you admit it?"
"Because I don't think it's necessary."
"Why isn't it necessary? Could it be that you think I won't thank you?"
"No," the blue-skirted woman waved her hands anxiously and continued, "I just think it's unnecessary because you saved me, and your injuries were sustained for me. If..."
"That's not right. You and I are fellow cultivators, so why wouldn't I help? Besides, me helping you and you saving me are two different things," Mu Anxiao interrupted, becoming serious, "Thank you for using the Rebirth Technique to save me."
"..." The blue-skirted woman shook her head slightly, "You're welcome. It's what I should do."
"..." Mu Anxiao smiled and lay down.
The blue-skirted woman: "Then I'll go get you something to eat."
"Okay."
"Sleep for a while longer," the blue-skirted woman said, then turned and left.
Mu Anxiao turned her head to watch the blue-skirted woman leave, then sat up again. She lowered her head and stared at her palm for a few seconds, when suddenly a voice reached her ears.
"Mu Anxiao, have you seen Jia?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned and turned her head. She saw Xiao Fei looking at her with a cautious expression. "..." She intentionally remained silent.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's expressionless face, Xiao Fei also became nervous, "He asked me to wait for him. I waited all night and didn't see him return, so I came over." She stopped by the bed.
Mu Anxiao looked up at Xiao Fei, thought for a moment, and said, "I want to ask you a question."
Xiao Fei nodded, "Go ahead."
"Did Mu Hua kill you?" Mu Anxiao suddenly thought of this question and asked it.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fei's gaze flickered, and she said, "Yes."
"Yes?" Mu Anxiao still didn't believe Xiao Fei, "It seems you are still unwilling to tell the truth."
"I..."
"My mother was arrested because of your death, and now you refuse to tell the truth. It seems I'll have to investigate this matter myself."
The matter of entering the palace became uncertain.
Even so, Mu Anxiao could not afford to be idle. Moreover, she had made a promise to Mai Xia. If she really entered the palace, this matter might become more difficult.
Now, she suddenly felt that perhaps she could put the matter of clearing Mai Xia's name on the agenda.
Of course, these thoughts of hers arose after Xiao Fei entered.
Xiao Fei: "How do you plan to investigate? You probably won't be able to go back, right?"
"I didn't say I was going back. I just have this idea. As for who will help me implement it," Mu Anxiao's lips curved, "that's none of your business."
"You..."
"Jia might be busy with work. You can either wait for him here or go back to where you were waiting for him," Mu Anxiao said intentionally and lay down.
Xiao Fei looked down at Mu Anxiao, then at the blue-skirted woman who had just left. She said, "That woman is an immortal."
"She's not involved in this matter, so don't think about getting her help," Mu Anxiao saw through Xiao Fei's thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fei sat down on the edge of the bed.
Mu Anxiao: "You should think carefully about whether you want to tell me the truth or not." She turned her face inward, intentionally closing her eyes.
Xiao Fei looked at Mu Anxiao cautiously and asked, "Why don't you believe me?"
"Although Mu Hua is willful and annoying, she would never dare to do such a thing. Besides, you are her maid, and she..."
"You are her relative, and she wanted to kill you," Xiao Fei interrupted.
Mu Anxiao continued to close her eyes, "I am a threat to her. What are you?" she asked, opening her eyes and looking at Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei's eyes darkened, and she fell silent.