Rose, prompted by Mu Anxiao, remembered the dirty blade of the demonic sword and its swift approach into the room. Her eyes darkened, and she turned to look at Mu Anxiao's retreating back. Just as she was about to speak, A Feng appeared behind Rose. "Are you alright?"
Hearing this, Rose frowned, reluctantly recalling her intention to remind Mu Anxiao. She turned to A Feng. "What business is it of yours?"
"I... I just returned and saw you all gathered here, then I heard a demonic sword charged in. Are you alright?" A Feng completely disregarded Rose's attitude, his gaze still fixed on her with concern.
Conversely, Rose utterly ignored A Feng's concern. "Whether I'm alright or not has nothing to do with you. Go away." Saying this, Rose turned back and walked towards Mu Anxiao.
Immediately after, A Feng spotted Mu Anxiao. "Why is Mu Anxiao here?" he muttered, without thinking, stepping past Rose and running towards Mu Anxiao.
Seeing this, Rose stopped.
The flower spirits were also bewildered, but seeing A Feng's rapid movement, they didn't consider intervening.
At the next moment, just as Mu Anxiao was attempting to break through the invisible barrier, A Feng grabbed the hand she was about to use to cast a spell. "Why are you here?" he asked, staring at Mu Anxiao's face.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao reluctantly withdrew her action and turned to look at A Feng, who had suddenly appeared to stop her. She clicked her tongue and said, "What are you doing?" She casually shook off his hand.
"Have you gone back on your word? If I remember correctly, that demonic sword should be with you. Tell me," A Feng said, completely twisting the facts and lowering his voice, "were you sent by the wolf demons to cause trouble? You..."
"Are you sick?" Mu Anxiao interrupted sharply.
A Feng, hearing Mu Anxiao's words, paused as if slapped, then continued, "Speak, what is your intention?"
"No particular intention, go away." Mu Anxiao, not wanting to embarrass A Feng in front of so many demons, said softly.
Unexpectedly, A Feng did not understand Mu Anxiao's meaning at all and insisted, "You have no intention, then why did you let that damned sword come here? You..."
"You mean, everything was done by me, right?" Mu Anxiao interrupted, finally understanding A Feng's intention.
"Isn't it?" A Feng directed all his suspicion towards Mu Anxiao.
However, Mu Anxiao had experienced this kind of false accusation many times before, so she felt nothing in the face of this sudden situation. "I think no matter how much I say, you won't listen." She deliberately tried to guess A Feng's thoughts.
A Feng snorted coldly, "If you know, don't explain, just say..."
"Fine, since you like to be a savior, then I'll leave this to you." Mu Anxiao said, stepping aside.
A Feng blinked. "What do you mean by that?" He fixed his gaze on Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao said indifferently, "Since I am not a good person in your eyes, then whatever I do is in vain. Instead of doing things that aren't appreciated, why not..." She pointed at A Feng, "...you do it."
"What do you want me to do?" A Feng had no idea what she meant.
Mu Anxiao shrugged her shoulders... saying this without any regard for time.
"Can you stop making those gestures I don't understand when you talk?" A Feng said directly.
Mu Anxiao turned her face away.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's reaction, A Feng frowned and was about to express his impatience when the second flower spirit spoke up, "If you like to show off, then go ahead and do it."
Hearing this, A Feng's body stiffened, and he immediately shifted his gaze to the second flower spirit, Xiao Mei, who always sided with him. "Xiao Mei, what do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is, Mu Anxiao came to help us, what do you mean by suddenly appearing and picking a fight with her?" The second flower spirit, named Xiao Mei, showed no respect for A Feng.
Usually, Xiao Mei was the first to speak up for A Feng in any situation. Now, she was siding with outsiders. A Feng felt deeply surprised. "Xiao Mei, I haven't provoked you, have I? What's wrong with you?" He felt the desolation of losing his support.
"When that demonic sword charged in, you ran away as soon as you saw it," the third flower spirit said, giving A Feng no room to save face.
Xiao Mei, hearing the third flower spirit's words and seeing A Feng's clearly embarrassed expression, snorted coldly, "I always thought you were very capable. It turns out you're just a hypocrite who runs away when faced with trouble. I can't believe I used to defend you. Thinking about it now, I truly regret it."
"You ran away when things got tough, and now Mu Anxiao is here to help us solve the problem, and you're barging in to provoke her. What is your intention?" The fourth flower spirit, encouraged by Xiao Mei and the third flower spirit, also began to chide A Feng.
"Exactly, exactly." The other flower spirits chorused their 'accusations' at A Feng.
A Feng's spirits sank.
Mu Anxiao, witnessing the scene, recalled A Feng's duel with the wolf demon. At the same time, she suddenly realized... if she allowed A Feng to lose his 'good reputation' in front of them now, it would be exceedingly difficult to make Rose see the wolf demon clearly later. Furthermore, given the wolf demon's temperament, if he found out she had ruined things today, he might, in his anger, try to set her up with Ouyang Ye upon returning. Then, all her meticulously planned schemes would surely go awry.
Considering all these negative consequences, she withdrew her gaze from the spectacle and began to help A Feng.
"I told him not to steal the spotlight," she said, feigning confusion.
Upon hearing this, the flower spirits fell silent in unison and turned their gazes to Mu Anxiao.
The next second, A Feng breathed a sigh of relief and cast a 'grateful' look at Mu Anxiao. However, even so, he remained unyielding. "You admit it, don't you."
"Admit to what? Don't worry, I absolutely won't let you lose the opportunity to duel with the wolf demon. I just came to look for the demonic sword," Mu Anxiao said, intentionally revealing the truth.
Then, under Mu Anxiao's words, the flower spirits turned their gazes back to A Feng.
"Why are you looking at me?" A Feng was surprised that Mu Anxiao would say this so directly.
Mu Anxiao let out a breath.
"You think Mu Anxiao deliberately let the demonic sword come here, don't you?" Rose, having understood their conversation, stepped forward and asked.
A Feng hadn't expected his subtle intentions to be seen through so easily by Rose. His eyes darkened, and he looked at Rose with an embarrassed expression, saying, "I..."
"I'm not like you. My words count. Since it's something I've decided, I won't change it. Furthermore," Rose gave A Feng no chance to speak, intentionally shifting her gaze to Mu Anxiao, "no matter what Mu Anxiao does here, I believe she has her reasons."