Their gazes met. Feng Qishi looked up at Mu Anxiao, who was delighted by this, feeling an inexplicable sense of tension. Under its influence, he suddenly didn't know what to say. In other words, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
In short, he couldn't bring himself to smile.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao paid no attention to Feng Qishi's reactions. Whether he was happy or unhappy, she knew she had found a way.
"Let's begin," she said, her face beaming with a smile.
The next second, Mu Anxiao's words pulled Feng Qishi back from his tangled thoughts. His gaze also became exceptionally firm. "Mu Anxiao, you should leave." He could feel how severe the poison in his body was, so he thought that even if Mu Anxiao found a good solution, it would ultimately be a harm to her.
"..." Mu Anxiao's face fell.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi thought he was succeeding and continued to provoke her. "Leave. There's no use for you to stay here. You..."
"Do you look down on me so much?" Mu Anxiao interrupted coldly. This was all she could think of.
"Yes, I do look down on you. With your meager spiritual energy, you want to heal me," Feng Qishi seized the opportunity and taunted Mu Anxiao. "What a joke! Usually, you just need to have a sudden inspiration when catching demon souls. Don't come and harm me." After saying this, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
Because Feng Qishi's attitude was too realistic, Mu Anxiao couldn't help herself as soon as he said these words. "Do you have to look down on me like this?" Her voice was choked with sobs.
"Then what do you want me to say? In short," Feng Qishi felt unbearable and forced himself to appear calm, "this is what I think of you."
"You..."
"That useless immortal book is no good. Don't waste time. Leave. When he comes back, you won't be able to leave."
"Do you think I'm afraid of him?" Mu Anxiao showed disdain.
"I didn't say you were afraid of him, I just..."
"This poison was passed to you by me. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been poisoned. If you die," Mu Anxiao interrupted, her attitude indifferent, "your master will definitely come down to trouble me. Also, I have some good news for you."
"What?" Feng Qishi suddenly had a bad premonition.
Mu Anxiao completely ignored Feng Qishi's reaction. Her eyes deepened, and she said, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have to marry Gu Yan. It's because of me that you have this burden. Now," she said, her eyes full of tears, "I'll return your freedom for her."
"Mu Anxiao, what do you mean by that?" Feng Qishi never expected that a false statement he made would elicit a 'truth' from Mu Anxiao. As he asked, his heart began to ache.
Mu Anxiao paid no attention to Feng Qishi's state and sneered, "It means you don't have to marry Gu Yan."
"..." Feng Qishi was stunned.
Mu Anxiao's lips curved. "You must be happy, right? I know that in your eyes, I'm just half-baked. Thinking about it, after cultivating for so long, I'm still like this, with no progress at all. In critical moments, I can only wait to be rescued," she said, forcing a bitter smile. "In the past, my father often said that ignorance is a woman's virtue, and women shouldn't be as accomplished as men. When they reach a certain age, they should get married. For decades, I thought what my father said was ridiculous, but now... I suddenly think it makes sense." She laughed even more unrestrainedly.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi softly called out, "Mu Anxiao."
Immediately, Mu Anxiao stopped smiling, sniffled, and said in a nonchalant manner, "So be it if you look down on me. I've found a way, don't worry." She smiled. "I won't let you die."
"You go..."
"Don't make me leave. Ouyang Ye won't let me die, but you," Mu Anxiao said coldly, "are different from me."
"He won't let me die either." Feng Qishi understood Mu Anxiao's meaning.
Mu Anxiao let out a cold laugh. "In his eyes, you're just a stumbling block. A cunning and detestable fellow like him wouldn't keep a stone in his path for too long. In other words, he's just waiting for you to die. Can't you even see that?"
"You..."
"I understand now. What Gu Yan, that's all an excuse for him to kill you. From my understanding of him, he thinks that if you die, I'll be in trouble," Mu Anxiao said. After saying these 'angry words' to Feng Qishi, she realized that among the Heavenly, Demonic, and Mortal realms, the most detestable and troublesome for the Heavenly realm was the Demonic realm. And the basic requirement to enter the Demonic realm was 'to commit evil'. She, such an upright person, how could she easily enter the Demonic realm? The leader of the Demonic realm wasn't Ouyang Ye.
Therefore, considering Ouyang Ye's unscrupulous methods, if Feng Qishi were to perish, he would definitely shift all the blame onto her. Although she didn't know if Ouyang Ye had thought of these things, she knew that he would definitely send her a 'great gift,' and that gift would be related to Feng Qishi.
Of course, these were secondary. The purpose of her doing this was to hope that Feng Qishi would cooperate with her.
Unexpectedly, Feng Qishi suddenly began to cough.
Mu Anxiao saw this and quickly said, "You don't need to answer." As she spoke, she stepped back two paces, raised her hands, and closed her eyes.
The next second, Feng Qishi stopped coughing, sat cross-legged involuntarily, and looked up at Mu Anxiao. "What are you doing?" His hands were raised along with Mu Anxiao's spell.
Mu Anxiao, while changing hand seals, said, "You used to cooperate with me like this. Aren't you afraid of being infected if I touch your body? In that case, I'll control you. This way," she said, opening her eyes, "you can also be at peace."
"What you're doing is a great waste of spiritual energy," Feng Qishi said, realizing he had been completely controlled by Mu Anxiao.
"That's my business, it has nothing to do with you."
"You..."
"Shut up. That poison is hidden within your body. If you speak, it will affect my search for it," Mu Anxiao interrupted, closing her eyes once more.
Feng Qishi knew that if he continued to go against Mu Anxiao, it would cause her to become possessed. Therefore, for Mu Anxiao's safety, he had no choice but to cooperate and also closed his eyes.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao followed the steps in the immortal book, forcing her 'consciousness' out of her body and then entering Feng Qishi's body with her spiritual energy. "This is his body," Mu Anxiao thought. She arrived at an 'open space' and then... she saw a mass of black energy. "Poisonous energy?" she muttered. Just as she was about to step forward, the black energy rushed towards her with a whoosh.
Mu Anxiao was not intimidated by this. "..." She quietly watched the black energy emitting a foul odor, raising her hand to cover her nose and mouth.