It came effortlessly. Mu Anxiao had expected to spend more time persuading the dark energy to truly heed her words and thus be bought. Who knew that this dark energy monster was not only perceptive but also so proactive. Watching it, a slight curve formed on Mu Anxiao's lips.
Conversely, seeing Mu Anxiao's half-smile, the dark energy’s entire being tensed up. A wave of nervousness spread through its heart. "Did I say something wrong?" it probed Mu Anxiao's mood.
"You didn't say anything wrong," Mu Anxiao said, much gentler than before.
The dark energy felt unaccustomed to it. "I didn't say anything wrong, you..." It was startled by Mu Anxiao's gentle gaze. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"How am I looking at you?" Mu Anxiao continued to smile.
"...You..." The dark energy swallowed twice. "The way you're looking at me is truly sinister. I feel... it would be better if you just said what you wanted to say directly."
Indeed, in the dark energy's eyes, Mu Anxiao's smile was terrifying to the extreme. It hadn't intended to be so blunt, but since Mu Anxiao had asked, it had no choice but to tell the truth.
At the same time, this truth from the dark energy displeased Mu Anxiao. "You called me sinister." She straightened her face, moving her stiffened smile.
The dark energy laughed, seeing this. "Now that's more like it."
"I wouldn't believe you don't have a masochistic streak, you fellow," Mu Anxiao glanced at the dark energy and raised her hand, rubbing her cheek.
The dark energy chuckled. "Just tell me if you need anything, but..." It trailed off.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao grew impatient while rubbing her face. "But what? Speak clearly, or else," she didn't want to offend the dark energy directly, so she suppressed her anger towards it. "Or else, I won't be able to help you." With that, she took a deep breath.
Immediately, the dark energy hesitated and said, "But you must guarantee my life." After revealing those truths to Mu Anxiao, it had regretted it, but with things as they were, it couldn't take its words back. In its helplessness, it could only willingly be bought by Mu Anxiao.
"Are you making a deal with me?" Mu Anxiao deliberately asked.
The dark energy nodded.
Seeing the dark energy's honest response, Mu Anxiao was too lazy to beat around the bush anymore. "Fine, let's make a deal."
"What do you want me to do?" the dark energy asked straightforwardly.
Mu Anxiao appreciated this directness. She lowered her gaze and smiled. "It's very simple. Take me to find all the poisonous gas within Feng Qishi." Her eyes were serious.
The dark energy took a step back the moment Mu Anxiao said this.
Mu Anxiao calmly watched the dark energy's retreating movement and continued, "If you don't help me, then wait to die. Anyway," she glanced around, deliberately boasting, "with my powers, finding poisonous gas is no problem." With that, she pretended to turn away.
The dark energy remembered that Ouyang Ye's arrangement was to expel the poisonous gas in three days. But... not even a day had passed. If it really did as Mu Anxiao said, even with Mu Anxiao's great abilities, its little life would surely be finished.
Therefore... in this quandary, it fell silent once more.
Mu Anxiao also saw the dark energy's reaction. "What, are you going back on your word?" She stopped and stared at the dark energy.
Hearing this, the dark energy mustered its courage and looked up at Mu Anxiao. "..." It didn't know where to begin.