All that was just because I didn't want Mu Hongyuan to end up like Heroine Yan... But if I had said that from the start, it definitely wouldn't have worked. Compared to asking Mu Hongyuan to open the seal, it was much easier for her to accept simply not being angry and not dwelling on this matter. People... are all about compromise... I learned this move from the Old Dragon King.

"Yuan'er," Wang Mu said suddenly.

Mu Hongyuan's delicate figure trembled. "What is it?"

"I have a favor to ask of you," Wang Mu said.

"Hah..." Mu Hongyuan waved her hand. "Not helping. So now you call me Yuan'er? How come you didn't remember this name when you were exchanging endearments with Heroine Yan?"

"It was 'Fleeting Beauty,' then," Wang Mu murmured, perhaps recalling a pet name.

"Ah, 'Dongfang Jinghong,' was it? And 'Dongfang Qingshui'..." Mu Hongyuan didn't even look at Wang Mu. "Such fine names, indeed. Unforgettable to everyone, you said? Etched in your heart? Brother Mu, these tricks of yours don't work on me!"

"Since you remember that Yan Sword Immortal so clearly, and you've even thought of names for your children with her, you might as well go ask her for help."

"Why come to me?"

Wang Mu was speechless. She remembered that too? He fell silent, his face flushing. Feeling a bit socially dead. I'll definitely have to prevent this situation next time!

"Well, I'll go ask her for help then," Wang Mu said, seeing no other option.

Since Yan Sword Immortal was out of the question, he'd try Bi You first. Although Bi You was still in seclusion... just asking Bi You to come out... AHEM...

Mu Hongyuan was silent for a moment, then snapped, "Get back here!"

Just as he turned, Mu Hongyuan's voice reached him.

"Sweet-talking Yan Sword Immortal, all lovey-dovey with her..." Mu Hongyuan said, her face expressionless. "And with me, you think you can just turn and walk away? Do you think I'm that easy to deal with, that easy to talk to?"

Wang Mu was silent again. So, I can't even leave? It's time to turn the page on this!

"No..." Wang Mu shook his head. "I just don't want to put Sister Mu in a difficult position. If helping me would trouble you, I certainly wouldn't want to do that."

"Then why did you even mention it to me?" Mu Hongyuan snorted coldly.

"That's because..." Wang Mu paused, then said, "in my heart, you've always been the one who can help me whenever I need it. Even when I face any problem or difficulty, the first person I instinctively think of is you, Sister Mu."

Mu Hongyuan fell silent.

"A thousand years ago..." Mu Hongyuan looked at Wang Mu pensively. "Brother Mu, you were already so eloquent back then. A thousand years later, who knows how much more skillful that mouth of yours has become?"

"As for how skillful my mouth is..." Wang Mu said, "Sister, you should know."

Mu Hongyuan's face flushed slightly, and she glared fiercely at Wang Mu. "Alright, speak. What is it?"

"Actually, it concerns you too..." Wang Mu hesitated for a moment. "There's a child named Little Xi."

"That Little Merfolk, right?"

Wang Mu paused. Demoness Mu really does know a lot.

"Correct," Wang Mu said. "She's connected to An Qixiu..."

"Of course, she's connected..." Mu Hongyuan smiled languidly, her eyes seductively meeting Wang Mu's. "Before Immortal An departed, she said that a wisp of her Residual Soul would be reincarnated... The rest would be sealed within her original body."

"A Residual Soul?"

"Why would a wisp of her Residual Soul be reincarnated..." Wang Mu was taken aback.

"Because... she anticipated that a certain playboy might appear a thousand years later... If he did appear... and we couldn't find him, then she would have to guide and help him... We didn't know where that wisp of her Residual Soul had reincarnated... Later, through your experiences, we could roughly guess it must be that Little Merfolk... The first one to have an inkling of this was probably that girl, Bi You..."

Wang Mu took a deep breath. Indeed, Little Jiao Huo was no ordinary being. Looking back at his own experiences, it was true; many subsequent changes had only occurred after he encountered Little Jiao Huo.

"Since that's the case..." Wang Mu nodded. "I've received news that Little Xi went to an Overseas Immortal Island... Now there's no word from her. I heard that Immortal Island harbors an extremely ancient Dragon Clan Bloodline... I don't know what the situation is. My strength is insufficient, so I can only ask you, Sister, to accompany me..."

"Is it just for that Little Jiao Huo?" Mu Hongyuan's smile lingered. "Brother Mu, are you trying to trick me about something else?"

"This news came from the Old Dragon King of the Dongling Sea..." Wang Mu said. "He asked for my help because his daughter went there too."

"That Little White Dragon, Ao Qing, right?" Mu Hongyuan said, her smile teasing. "I heard that not long ago, someone went to the Dragon Palace seeking treasure and became the Prince Consort of the Dongling Dragon Palace. Wasn't that the case? That someone wouldn't happen to be you, would it, little brother?"

"Asking Sister to help you find your fiancée, the Third Princess..." Mu Hongyuan chuckled. "And using that Little Merfolk as an excuse... Little brother, you're becoming quite the playboy."

Wang Mu was silent.

"Provoking my disciple is one thing..." Mu Hongyuan continued, "But Ao Qing is Bi You's disciple and has served her for many years..." Her laughter became increasingly unsettling. "No wonder you didn't go to Bi You. Afraid she'd tear you limb from limb, are you?"

Wang Mu was speechless again. It's definitely not like that!

"Sister, you've said so much..." Wang Mu said. "So, do you agree or not?"

"Agree? Of course, I agree." Mu Hongyuan's smile faded. "When Brother Mu asks for something, how could I possibly refuse? However..."

"However what?"

"You must agree to three conditions of mine."

Here we go again? It was always like this in the game...

"One," Wang Mu stated.

"One it is, then." Mu Hongyuan glanced at him sideways. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Name it," Wang Mu said. "As long as I can do it, I will."

"It's simple," Mu Hongyuan smiled seductively. "I want you to also teach me by word of mouth."

Wang Mu was taken aback. Isn't that a good thing? So simple?

Wang Mu glanced at Mu Hongyuan, looking her up and down, and asked, "I wonder, Sister, where exactly do you want this 'personal imparting' to happen?"

"Anywhere is fine." Mu Hongyuan's cheeks grew slightly warm, but she only smiled without speaking. "The only condition is, we have to change locations."

"To where?"

"To the old place, of course. Your Sword Sect. To the very spot where you and Elder Yan were intimate."

Wang Mu was stunned.