Before arriving here, Mu Anxiao never imagined meeting an acquaintance, yet the fact was, she had barely arrived before being saved by a wolf demon and a vine spirit. A lot can happen in a year, but she truly hadn't expected the wolf demon's 'charm' to still be so potent.
Furthermore, she hadn't expected that the wolf demon, who once only did bad deeds, would learn to be helpful. Reflecting on it, she realized the wolf demon's change wasn't just significant, it was immense.
With that, she sighed with emotion, and then turned to the wolf demon, "You're asking me what you should do?" she deliberately retorted.
The wolf demon nodded.
As the wolf demon nodded, Mu Anxiao curved her lips upward, revealing a... smile.
The wolf demon took one look and frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
"Honestly, I don't really understand romantic feelings, especially yours." Mu Anxiao thought of her own relationship with Ouyang Ye and continued, "Besides, I'm struggling to save myself, like a bodhisattva crossing a river, so how can I help you?"
"So, you've both encountered the same predicament," the vine spirit realized, referring to the fact that Mu Anxiao was to marry Ouyang Ye.
Mu Anxiao still didn't want Xiao Yi to know too much, so as soon as the vine spirit said that, she shot him a killing glance, "Correction," she said, raising her palm.
The vine spirit asked, "What?" He hadn't followed Mu Anxiao's train of thought.
Mu Anxiao took a sharp breath, "I'm already at the bottom of the ocean, maybe," she said, looking dejected, "I'll never be able to leave here."
"Your situation has become fixed, while mine hasn't even begun. Mu Anxiao, don't say all this nonsense, what should I do?" The wolf demon knew his status here was lowly, and even if Ouyang Ye came, he wouldn't be listened to. But Mu Anxiao was different; in Ouyang Ye's eyes, she held an important position, and if she spoke, things would get done.
It was in this way that he placed his hope in Mu Anxiao.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao withdrew her extraneous thoughts and stared at the wolf demon, who looked even more dejected than her, blinking her eyes, "There's a way."
"What?" The wolf demon's eyes lit up with surprise, believing Mu Anxiao would surely have a solution.
Mu Anxiao smiled.
The wolf demon was utterly confused, "No, what do you mean by this smile?" He frowned slightly.
"When Ouyang Ye brings this up, you directly refuse," Mu Anxiao said, raising her eyebrows, "What do you think of this plan?"
The moment Mu Anxiao spoke, the vine spirit couldn't help but smile, "Yes, your plan is good... but it also perfectly makes you an outsider." He said this, crossing his arms and glancing at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon's face stiffened...
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao shifted her gaze back to the vine spirit, "Speaking of which... why haven't you been fancied by any demons?" She also smiled.
"I don't need to," the vine spirit replied arrogantly.
Mu Anxiao rolled her eyes, "You're just too ugly, that's why... no female demon has taken a liking to you."
"Back in the day, my looks could conquer all; now I just want to focus on cultivation, and all that romantic nonsense," the vine spirit said earnestly, "is no longer in my sight."
"It's all no longer in your sight," Mu Anxiao said, leaning forward to examine the vine spirit's face for a few seconds, then raising a finger to point at the corner of his eye, "That, you seem to have sleep in your left eye corner."
"You can't defeat me in an argument, so you're talking nonsense," the vine spirit said, while raising his hand to rub his eye corner.
"Knowing I'm talking nonsense, yet you still rub it," Mu Anxiao mumbled, and then looked back at the wolf demon who was staring intently at her, asking, "What are you looking at me for? Looking at me, this is the only method I have. You..."
"Mu Anxiao, if you don't help me, I'll go out right now and tell all the demons that you actually have an escape plan," the wolf demon attempted to threaten Mu Anxiao.
Upon hearing this, the smile on Mu Anxiao's face vanished, "You're blackmailing me," she said.
The wolf demon was still afraid of offending Mu Anxiao, but thinking about the seriousness of the situation, he became unafraid, "I'm also being forced by you. If you help me, I'll listen to you, but likewise, if you don't help me, I'll..." He took a deep breath and continued, "I'll use my methods to mess with you, to make you become the same status as me."
"That would be even better," Mu Anxiao said, completely unfazed by the wolf demon's threat.
The wolf demon was taken aback, "You shouldn't be like this, you..." He looked at Mu Anxiao, who wasn't playing by the rules, in disbelief. After a pause, he continued, "You, you... you should be angry."
"Angry? From the year I met you, I haven't been angry with you anymore," Mu Anxiao said.
The wolf demon looked at Mu Anxiao's serious expression and clenched his fists, "What exactly do you want me to do before you'll help me?" he said anxiously.
"That flower demon is quite attractive, you and her, actually..."
"I hate romantic matters, can you stop speaking so carelessly? And," the wolf demon said, "I'm being very serious right now, can you stop being so casual with me?"
"Casual? I'm being very serious," Mu Anxiao said.
"Then what do you want me to do? Before you'll help me break off my relationship with the flower demon," the wolf demon said in a low voice, his expression firm.
Mu Anxiao had seen people fall in love at first sight from a brief encounter, and similarly, she had dealt with problems like the wolf demon's before. However, it was clear that Rose held a very important position in this demonic cultivation land, and she could also see that Rose's feelings for the wolf demon were incredibly sincere.
If she were to help the wolf demon sabotage this marriage now, she would surely anger Rose, making it difficult for her to investigate what she wanted to investigate. Therefore, given her mission, she genuinely did not want to offend Rose.
Yet, the wolf demon was so persistent, and besides, she could also tell that he was determined not to marry Rose. Naturally, it was impossible not to help him.
Thus, driven by this conflicted mindset, she pondered for a few seconds and an idea struck her, "Wolf demon, I'll tell you a secret."
"What?" The wolf demon's eyes brightened.
Mu Anxiao exhaled, "Actually, that flower demon, you have a destined connection."
"A destined connection?" The wolf demon was startled, frowning slightly, "Clarify what you mean."
"Your red threads with her... are already tied together, inseparable. The current foolproof plan is..." Mu Anxiao said, chuckling dryly.
The wolf demon was bewildered, "What?"
"Hide from her and pretend this never happened," Mu Anxiao said calmly.