Listening to Rose’s words, A Feng seemed to snap back to clarity. He looked at Rose, pursed his lips, and smiled, "I understand." He then shifted his gaze back to Mu Anxiao's face, "Do you need my help?"
"What help can you provide?" Mu Anxiao casually asked.
A Feng thought for a moment and said, "I can help you eliminate what that demon sword has set up."
"Go ahead then," Mu Anxiao gave A Feng a chance to prove himself.
However, A Feng had intended to clear the barrier together with Mu Anxiao. He hadn't expected that as soon as he spoke, Mu Anxiao would assign all the tasks to him. Facing this sudden turn of events, he truly… didn't know what to do. "It's just me?" he pointed at himself.
"You are, after all, an opponent of wolf demons. If you can't even handle this small matter, then how will you defeat the wolf demon?" Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh.
"I, that was a duel, this is breaking a curse. The nature is different." A Feng, fearing he would lose face, had the intention to resist.
Mu Anxiao couldn't help but smile at A Feng's sophistry. "It seems you don't know. If that's the case," she glanced around, "then don't waste my time standing here. Move aside." After saying that, she gave A Feng a sidelong glance and returned to her original position.
The flower demons began to express their disdain for A Feng one after another.
As it turned out, A Feng was indeed completely clueless about such sorcery. He thought that if he were to force himself to act now, he would only become their laughingstock. Therefore, to save face, he would rather be scorned by them than be mocked by them afterward, and remained standing in place.
A few minutes later.
Mu Anxiao lowered her hands, which had finished breaking the spell, then turned her head to look at A Feng standing behind her, wearing a mysterious smile.
Seeing this, A Feng was bewildered. "Why are you looking at me?" he asked, involuntarily touching his face. "What, is there something on my face?"
"There's nothing on your face. I just wanted to give you a choice." Mu Anxiao wanted to give A Feng an opportunity to shine.
On the contrary, A Feng did not appreciate Mu Anxiao's good intentions at all and became resistant. "I don't want the choice you're giving me. Just say what you want to say directly."
"If I say it directly, you'll have to do it. But if I give you a choice, you can decide for yourself. However… alright, since you don't want a choice, then I don't need to be polite to you any longer. Hmm…" Mu Anxiao said, with a faint smile. "Just stand here."
"Huh?" A Feng was stunned by Mu Anxiao's words.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao turned her head back without another word. But just as she was about to step forward, A Feng called out to her, "Wait."
"What is it?" Mu Anxiao stopped, saying without turning her head.
A Feng cleared his throat, took a step forward, and asked, "Can I still change my mind now?"
"You want to change your mind," Mu Anxiao repeated, turning around without hesitation and staring at A Feng's face again. "What, you accept the choice I gave you?"
"You say it," A Feng said calmly.
Mu Anxiao looked at A Feng's unresisting expression, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve upward. "One, stay. If the demon sword breaks free, you help block it. Two, come in with me. If the demon sword reacts in any way, you confront it with me and capture it."
"…" A Feng hadn't reacted yet.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Mu Anxiao felt she had explained clearly enough, so seeing A Feng like this, she couldn't help but become annoyed.
On the contrary, after carefully considering Mu Anxiao's words, A Feng finally said, "You mean, you want me to go in with you and confront the demon sword." He said with a serious expression, as if afraid he might say something wrong.
Mu Anxiao nodded and added, "You can also choose to wait outside and protect them." She pointed to the flower demons, intending to give A Feng a chance to save the damsels in distress.
"Protect them, but if the demon sword rushes out, it won't be safe at all. Since that's the case," A Feng's eyes lit up, and his tone became firm, "I'll go in with you."
"So determined." Mu Anxiao was surprised.
A Feng wanted to protect Rose, so he regarded this matter as extremely important. "Yes, let's go."
"Alright." Mu Anxiao, appreciating A Feng's spirit, smiled faintly and turned to walk ahead.
In order for Rose to witness his bravery, A Feng followed Mu Anxiao's footsteps without looking back.
After Mu Anxiao and A Feng had completely entered the house, the flower demons all turned their gaze to Rose. Rose looked at them, revealing a confused expression. "Why are you all looking at me?"
Xiao Mei, "If it weren't for you, he wouldn't be so brave. If possible," she looked cautiously, "why don't you give up the wolf demon and choose him?"
"…" Rose's face turned stern.
Seeing this, the third flower demon hurriedly nudged Xiao Mei's arm and whispered, "You should say less."
Hearing this, Xiao Mei glanced at the third flower demon and retorted dismissively, "Just tell me to say less, why are you pushing me?" After speaking, she didn't forget to glare at the third flower demon.
The third flower demon also glared back at Xiao Mei, then glanced at Rose's face, remaining silent.
The other flower demons also quieted down amidst the exchange between Xiao Mei and the third flower demon.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao, leading A Feng, had stopped before layers of white, light gauze. "Why aren't we moving?" A Feng was confused by Mu Anxiao's sudden stop.
"You can't even tell when there's a chance for you to show off. You're really quite stupid." Mu Anxiao wanted to give the demon sword (soul sword) some time, so she intended to chat with A Feng.
"A chance to show off, you this…" A Feng started to say, but then suddenly realized, "Oh, you deliberately let me protect…"
"To be honest, I thought you would choose to wait outside. Who knew," Mu Anxiao interrupted, turning to look at A Feng, "that you would follow me in like this. I'm impressed." She placed one hand on her hip.
"Is it still too late for me to go out now?" A Feng attempted to… go back on his word.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and smiled.
A Feng frowned. "What do you mean by that? Are you agreeing to let me go out?" He shifted his body to the side.
Mu Anxiao looked at A Feng's eager expression and said faintly, "If you go out now, I'm afraid you'll make a fool of yourself. Let's wait." As she spoke, she smelled a strong floral fragrance.
At the same time, A Feng also smelled it. "It's a floral scent." As he spoke, he leaned forward to look behind Mu Anxiao and his eyes widened.
Seeing A Feng's expression, Mu Anxiao quickly turned around and exclaimed in shock, "It's actually bathing."
Upon hearing this, A Feng took a step forward and turned his head to stare at Mu Anxiao.