The wolf demon watched Zhao Mei'er, who had been threatened by Xi'er, then glanced back in Mu Anxiao's direction at Song Xi, and sighed softly without speaking.
“Wolf demon, will Mu Anxiao really be alright?” Song Xi voiced her inner thoughts after a period of contemplation.
Hearing this, the wolf demon casually crossed his arms, “She will be fine. Besides, as you said, it’s a demon-eating beast, not a celestial-eating beast. As long as you don’t interfere, it’ll be alright. On the contrary,” he deliberately looked at Xi’er’s face and continued, “having only her there is actually safer.”
“Is that so?” Song Xi’s heart eased by half.
At the same time, Xi’er recalled an incident from a year ago. Seeing Song Xi’s concern for Mu Anxiao, she said with intent, “The wolf demon is right. If we all go forward, it will only cause trouble for Mu Anxiao. It’s better for her to be there alone.”
“Is that so?” Song Xi said, her hanging heart still not fully at ease.
Zhao Mei’er, intimidated by Xi’er’s previous threat, dared not speak.
By the waterfall, Mu Anxiao remained standing in place, looking down at the bubbling water. Gripping her dagger, she thought, ‘It seems it’s underwater.’ Just as she was about to step into the water, a monster resembling a crocodile suddenly leaped out and met her gaze.
However, it was this glance that allowed Mu Anxiao to see its true form clearly. “A crocodile…” she murmured, then placed the hand holding the dagger behind her back.
Immediately, the demon-eating beast opened its gaping maw, and it was then that it began to reply to Mu Anxiao, “I am not a crocodile.”
Hearing the demon-eating beast’s magnetic voice, Mu Anxiao’s eyes widened. “You can talk.”
The demon-eating beast opened its mouth again, “Only celestials can hear me speak. You are not a demon.”
“I am indeed not a demon,” Mu Anxiao said calmly. To avoid arousing the demon-eating beast’s suspicion, she remained still.
Demon-eating beast: “Why are you here?”
“It’s a long story. Why do you only eat demons?” Mu Anxiao retorted.
The demon-eating beast moved its tail and chuckled twice. “Guess. If you guess correctly, I’ll tell you.” Saying this, it prepared to turn and dive back into the water.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao didn’t hesitate. She quickly reached out and grabbed its smooth, long whisker. “Ew, it’s slimy,” she exclaimed, wrapping the whisker around her hand.
Feeling the pain from above, the demon-eating beast turned and roared at Mu Anxiao, “Let go.”
“I won’t.”
“You…”
“Did you just eat a demon? If possible,” Mu Anxiao said, her tone gentle, “please hand over its soul to me.”
“You came to me for this?” the demon-eating beast said incredulously.
Mu Anxiao gave a perfunctory reply, “Yes.”
Unexpectedly, the moment she uttered the word, the demon-eating beast snorted and said, “You’re lying.”
“I… I’m not, I…”
“You’re here to kill me. However,” the demon-eating beast’s tone was full of confidence, “don’t worry. Even if you stab me a hundred times, I won’t die, because I am immortal.”
“Is that so?” Mu Anxiao said, realizing that this creature… must have a weakness.
“Yes. If you don’t want to die, let go of my whisker,” the demon-eating beast said in a low voice.
Under the demon-eating beast’s repeated urging, Mu Anxiao intentionally tightened her grip on the whisker. “Are you going to let me go? By the way, aren’t you going to eat me?” She didn’t believe the demon-eating beast would let her off so easily.
Unexpectedly, the moment Mu Anxiao spoke, the demon-eating beast burst into a sound like a baby’s cry.
Hearing the demon-eating beast’s strange laughter, Mu Anxiao immediately showed a look of disgust. “What are you laughing at?” she asked, steeling herself against her revulsion to its laughter.
Not far away.
The moment the wolf demon and the others heard the demon-eating beast’s ‘howling’ cry, they all tensed up.
However, Mu Anxiao, on this side, remained calm, looking at the demon-eating beast in front of her, which refused to answer properly and continued to laugh, her brow furrowed.
Following that, under Mu Anxiao’s intense gaze, the demon-eating beast stopped laughing. “I promised a certain immortal that I would never touch celestials, so I have no interest in celestial flesh. Of course,” it said, “if you want me to eat you, it’s not impossible, but the process would be rather troublesome.”
“What process?” Mu Anxiao asked.
The demon-eating beast chuckled. “First, cultivate into a demon, then come find me. I can fulfill your wish and eat you.” As it spoke, it moved its head.
“You mean, no matter what I do to you, you won’t eat me?” Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
“Yes, I am a demon who keeps my promises,” the demon-eating beast said earnestly.
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly. “It seems that immortal left quite an impression on you.” Saying this, as the demon-eating beast rose, she ascended with it. “What are you doing?” she exclaimed in surprise.
The demon-eating beast said, “I won’t eat you, but that doesn’t mean I can’t kill you. If you keep pulling me, I’ll drag you into the water and drown you.” With that, it began to dive into the water.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly raised the dagger in her hand. “If you dare to dive into the water, I’ll…” she hovered in mid-air, meeting the demon-eating beast’s large round eyes. “I’ll cut off your whisker.” After speaking, she deliberately moved the dagger’s blade towards the whisker.
“You dare,” the demon-eating beast roared.
Mu Anxiao’s lips curved into a smile. “In my past experience, large demons like you usually have their weak points. If I’m not mistaken,” she said, bracing herself, “your weak point should be this whisker.”
“You…”
“It seems so,” Mu Anxiao judged from the demon-eating beast’s flustered reaction.
As expected, after Mu Anxiao’s words, the demon-eating beast stopped struggling. “What do you want?”
“I just want to ask you one question,” Mu Anxiao decided to stall for time.
The moment Mu Anxiao said this, the demon-eating beast narrowed its large eyes into a thin slit. “What question do you have for me? We’ve never met before. You… don’t think you can find out who that immortal is from me.”
“I’m not asking about that,” Mu Anxiao said, her toes lightly touching the water’s surface. “I just want you to hand over the soul of the demon you just ate.”
The demon-eating beast laughed.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao was once again bewildered. “What are you laughing at?”
“I will never hand over his soul. He…” Halfway through its sentence, the demon-eating beast suddenly raised its tail and slammed it forcefully onto the water’s surface. The next moment, a large splash of water surged towards Mu Anxiao. The demon-eating beast watched this scene and laughed, “You little celestial, you really have too many questions.” After speaking, Mu Anxiao on the other side had become a drenched hen, but what the demon-eating beast hadn’t expected was that her hand… still hadn’t let go.