"You doing this will change your future."
The dagger spoke this way because she was worried Mu Anxiao would throw her away during the fight, leaving her unable to return, which would be disastrous.
Although her thoughts were selfish, they were realistic.
"I..."
Just as Mu Anxiao began to speak, Xi'er shifted her gaze. "Hey, you smelly beggar, what are you saying and where are you?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao deliberately shielded the dagger, looked up at Xi'er, and gave a dry laugh.
Xi'er, seeing this composed side of Mu Anxiao, then glanced at the maid opposite her, who looked half-dead with fright. She said, "You're not afraid."
"I am," Mu Anxiao nodded. "Just... not that afraid."
The monsters roared upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words.
On the street, people clearly heard the monsters' cries. They stopped in fear, their eyes dazed as they searched for the source of the sound.
An alley.
Mu Anxiao worried that the monsters' cries might be heard by mortals and quickly said, "Can you stop them from making noise?"
Xi'er: "On what grounds do you command me?"
"No," Mu Anxiao replied. "I'm not commanding you. I think you wouldn't want to be seen by others, either."
The dagger dared not speak.
Xi'er: "I don't care."
"Don't care..." Mu Anxiao thought Xi'er cared deeply about public opinion. To her surprise, Xi'er was so indifferent. She pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright, then aren't you afraid of tarnishing the good reputation of your immortal sect because of you?"
"They don't know I'm from an immortal sect," Xi'er said, then suddenly realized and widened her eyes. "How did you know I'm from an immortal sect?"
"..." Mu Anxiao was startled by Xi'er's questioning attitude. "I usually beg outside the Mu Manor. If I recall correctly, yesterday, when you and Young Master Mu Xi were outside the manor, you spoke about your connection with the immortal sect."
What did she say yesterday? Xi'er couldn't remember.
But seeing Mu Anxiao's earnest expression as she spoke, Xi'er believed her. "Your ears are really sharp."
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and feigned composure. "My ears have always been sharp, so," she smiled, "I can serve you."
"Serve me?" Xi'er retorted, laughing. "You, a smelly beggar, want to serve me? Are you kidding?"
"I just don't want to die," Mu Anxiao said. Recalling the dagger's advice, she decided not to reveal her soul sword for now and try to talk with Xi'er.
Xi'er: "You don't want to die, what does that have to do with me?"
"Didn't you say you'd let her go if I agreed to marry her? Don't tell me you've forgotten that."
"It's too late."
"Too late..." Mu Anxiao's heart sank. She gritted her teeth and continued, "That's not right. She just interrupted me. I haven't said anything yet, and you..."
"Stop the nonsense, die." Xi'er gave Mu Anxiao no chance, turned sideways to the monsters, and said, "Go." Then, she glanced at Mu Anxiao, turned, and disappeared into a wisp of smoke.
Another one of her tricks. Mu Anxiao was speechless.
Seeing Xi'er disappear, the maid quickly turned and fixed her gaze on Mu Anxiao's face, crying out.
Mu Anxiao looked at the maid staring at her and was startled again. Just as she was about to speak, the maid ran forward and hid behind her.
Dagger: "It's over."
"...." Mu Anxiao ignored the dagger, turned her head to look at the maid hiding behind her, then at the inexplicably motionless monsters opposite them, and frowned. "What's going on?"
At the same time, as Mu Anxiao felt confused, Zhang Yan's voice reached her ears: "Save her."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao's body stiffened. Ignoring the frantic maid behind her and the frightened dagger, she asked, "Can I use demonic arts? Master?"
Future Heavenly Realm.
Zhang Yan, looking at Mu Anxiao in peril below, frowned and uttered a firm word: "Use."
"What are you thinking again?" The old gentleman walked to Zhang Yan's side.
Zhang Yan: "This is the mission you gave her. You ask me."
"Me?" The old gentleman pointed to himself, then suddenly remembered what he had told Mu Anxiao after taking Shen Yan away. He sighed, "Alright, it was me."
"Alright? You clearly knew about these monsters and still made my disciple deal with them. You... you did it on purpose, didn't you?"
"The rattan spirit is gone. If your disciple doesn't achieve merit there, do you think she'll have any chance of survival when she returns?" The old gentleman said, looking at the image. "So, this is also a form of merit."
In Zhang Yan's eyes, the old gentleman had always been a stubborn old man, incapable of tolerating any imperfections. Yet now, he was helping Mu Anxiao. Zhang Yan was surprised by this.
"Are you alright?" He stared blankly at the old gentleman.
Old gentleman: "I remembered her at this very moment. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let her find you. So, it proves that fighting monsters in the past was also a mission. In other words, it wouldn't change anyone's future."
"You mean, after those monsters die, people's memories of them will disappear."
"Yes," the old gentleman nodded.
Zhang Yan smiled. "I know that too."
Hearing Zhang Yan's words and thinking about his previous sentence, the old gentleman smiled helplessly. "You and your disciple are so alike."
"My disciple is like me," Zhang Yan emphasized, looking at Mu Anxiao in the image.
The old gentleman glanced at Zhang Yan and shook his head with deep helplessness.
Past Mortal Realm.
After receiving the signal from Zhang Yan, Mu Anxiao looked down at the dagger. "My master agreed."
"Agreed?" The dagger was surprised.
Mu Anxiao: "Yes. Don't worry, I won't let you become food for them."
Dagger: "I'm not afraid of that."
"Then what are you afraid of?" Mu Anxiao frowned.
"I'm afraid you'll abandon me. You just threw me to the ground."
"Just that."
"Do you think even if I wanted to be their food, they'd be willing to eat me?" The dagger was speechless at Mu Anxiao's imagination.
Mu Anxiao found the dagger's words reasonable and gave a dry laugh. "That's true." As she spoke, she looked over and saw the monsters changing direction and running away.
Dagger: "Oh no, they must have sensed human scent."
"Human..." Just as Mu Anxiao began to speak, screams suddenly erupted from that direction. Hearing the sounds, Mu Anxiao's eyes widened, and she turned to look at the maid pressed against the wall, saying, "Wait for me."
Upon hearing this, the maid shook her head, quickly ran forward, and grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm. "Don't leave me."
Mu Anxiao did not expect the maid to see her as her reliance. Her eyes darkened, and she ran towards the direction with the maid. The maid also cooperated and followed Mu Anxiao.
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