"You, I wouldn't have come to you if I had any other choice," said the rattan spirit.
Hearing the tone of the rattan spirit's voice and seeing the annoyed expression on his face, Mu Anxiao asked, "Weren't you chased out by that rabbit?"
"Yes," the rattan spirit nodded.
"Serves you right," Mu Anxiao said, glared at the rattan spirit, and walked away.
This time, the rattan spirit did not chase after Mu Anxiao. Instead, he sighed and said, "It seems this trick won't work on Mu Anxiao." He then put one hand on his hip, looked around, and turned towards the back door.
In the room belonging to Yan and the red-clothed rabbit spirit, the rabbits had already gathered.
For the sake of success, Piao had removed his mask and revealed his true identity in advance.
Feng Qishi stood on the steps, straightened his collar, and said, "Is that good enough?" He turned his head to look at Piao.
Piao nodded, "It's good enough."
"I'm starting," Feng Qishi said, looking at the impatient rabbits before him and stating, "You are all sinners."
Upon hearing this, Piao's eyes widened, and he said, "Are you crazy?"
"But, if you surrender, nothing will happen. You followed..."
Piao was speechless listening to Feng Qishi's endless speech.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit didn't understand why Piao had gone to such lengths.
"What are you thinking about?" Yan asked, looking at the red-clothed rabbit spirit's face.
The red-clothed rabbit spirit replied, "I don't know why they are doing this."
"Because..."
Before Yan could utter a word, the rabbits below could no longer listen.
"Why should we listen to you? Our lives were going well. Why should we go to hell? We won't go."
"That's right. We thought you had something good to say, but it turns out you want us to die."
"Exactly. Do you think we're stupid?"
"Yes, why should we?"
"Why?" someone shouted. One of the rabbit spirits took off his shoe and threw it directly at Feng Qishi.
Responding to this, they all started throwing things at Feng Qishi.
Seeing them bully Feng Qishi so unscrupulously, Piao shouted, "Stop it, all of you."
Upon hearing this, they all stopped. The rabbits who had half-removed their shoes quickly put them back on.
Piao scanned them and said, "Originally, I was going to kill you all and make you vanish into thin air, but this fellow wouldn't allow it, so I let you go. But, who knew you wouldn't appreciate it? Fine then," he slowly raised his hand, "I won't hold back."
Below, the moment Piao raised his hand, the rabbits obediently shouted, "We'll listen to him, listen to him."
"Please don't kill us, we beg you. You've already killed too many of our rabbits," said one female rabbit spirit.
"Nonsense," Piao roared.
The female rabbit spirit jumped in fright.
Piao walked down the steps and directly in front of the female rabbit spirit, saying, "By my count, I've only killed less than ten. Your queen also agreed to these. What do you mean by 'killed too many'?"
The female rabbit spirit's body stiffened and she said, "The Queen said that all the rabbits who were banished were killed by you."
"I didn't," Piao roared.
Feng Qishi looked at Piao's back and then at the rabbits' eyes looking at Piao, asking, "Do you have any proof?"
"Those rabbits are indeed dead," said a male rabbit spirit. "They are buried in the back mountain. Some were killed by humans who came in, and they were eaten. Those..."
"Humans can't get in."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi and the others all turned their gaze to Mu Anxiao, who had just returned.
Seeing Mu Anxiao return, Yan let out a relieved sigh.
"The Queen said, humans..."
The female rabbit spirit spoke halfway when Mu Anxiao interjected, "There's a demon barrier, how can humans enter?"
"This..." The female rabbit spirit was speechless.
Mu Anxiao said, "You all became human forms because of Piao. If he wanted to kill you, he would have killed you all already." She paused and continued, "Have you ever thought about whether your Queen's actions are correct, and whether everything she says is true?"
"No," the female rabbit spirit shouted.
"No," Mu Anxiao said, walking up to the female rabbit spirit. "Then let me explain it to you properly. You..."
"He just said it," the male rabbit spirit pointed at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi smiled at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao was momentarily speechless and said, "If you continue to do evil with your Rabbit Queen, it won't benefit you."
"So what?" the female rabbit spirit said sharply.
"You..."
"You are humans, and we are rabbits. The Rabbit Queen is a rabbit just like us. If you want us to obey you, it's impossible. We don't even listen to the words of great demons," the female rabbit spirit said agitatedly.
Mu Anxiao pursed her lips, speechless.
Piao had intended to win them over with a gentle approach, but unexpectedly, they became more aggressive. Clenching his fists, he said angrily, "You really are seeking death."
"Capture him, and we will obey," the male rabbit spirit said, pointing at Piao.
Mu Anxiao turned to look at Piao, and then, surprised by the rabbits' sudden change, she was astonished.
"You're not afraid of him anymore?" Mu Anxiao asked the rabbit spirit who had spoken.
"We are afraid, and he wants our lives. We are not afraid, and he still wants our lives. Rather than this, we might as well oppose him," the male rabbit spirit said arrogantly.
Feng Qishi was speechless.
At this moment, Piao suddenly wondered what the point of gathering them together was.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at Piao and Feng Qishi's faces, sighed, and said, "You can all disperse." As she spoke, she gave Piao a meaningful look.
Piao took a deep breath and waved his hand towards them. Then, strands of black light flew from their heads into Piao's palm.
"Are you erasing their memories?" Feng Qishi asked.
"Yes," Piao nodded, clenched his fist, and the black lights turned into black smoke that drifted away.
Immediately after, they shook their heads and then looked at Piao, who had his mask off, with fearful eyes. They dared not say a word.
Piao said, "Go back, and don't tell the Rabbit Queen about tonight, or I will kill you."
"Yes," they all replied tremblingly and dispersed.
Mu Anxiao looked sideways at their departing figures and sighed deeply, "It all failed."
"You failed too?" Piao exclaimed in surprise.
Mu Anxiao nodded and said, "Yes, but I thought it was successful at first. Who knew the result would be a complete reversal. The Rabbit Queen... she doesn't even trust that rattan spirit anymore."
"How do you know she doesn't trust the rattan spirit?" Feng Qishi asked.
Mu Anxiao smiled, "That rattan spirit came to find me and asked for my help, but I refused."