"Hey, can you give me some kind of response? Otherwise, I'll start to suspect you're mute."

"Shut up!"

"......"

Ye Anning had no choice but to shut her mouth.

After a long while, Ye Anning couldn't hold back any longer and tentatively called out, "Hello?"

"......"

The only answer she received was the sound of a gust of wind.

"Hello?"

Ye Anning called out again, but the mysterious man still did not answer.

Ye Anning couldn't help but mutter, "Is he really mute?"

She carefully observed the mysterious man and discovered that he was no ordinary person. He wore a black cloak that covered his face and head, so she could not see any features, but he had an eerie beauty.

"Seriously, if you're not deaf, you should be able to speak. There's no point in you trying to act cool."

Ye Anning muttered to herself, then inadvertently caught a glimpse of the raging ghostly energy emanating from her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, "Oh no!"

"Are you a zombie?!"

"......"

"No, it's a vengeful ghost..."

Ye Anning swallowed hard, then suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She swallowed again, turned and ran.

She had only run a few steps when a sinister wind whistled behind her, and Ye Anning felt cold sweat pouring down her back like rain.

"Speak, or die!"

“I said, that’s Ah Da!”

Ye Anning stopped and looked back.

A mysterious figure slowly floated to her side, and a beautiful and alluring face appeared in front of Ye Anning. Those cold eyes stared straight at her, with a dark light flashing in their depths.

"Ah Da?"

The mysterious figure seemed to be pondering for a while before finally saying, "How did he get there? Do you know him?"

"Yes, Ah Da fell from the sky, he's a god, but... I found him."

Ye Anning thought for a moment and decided to portray Ah Da as a deity.

Upon hearing this, the mysterious man's gaze sharpened even more. "You said you found him? Then why is he behaving so strangely!"

"Ah Da seems to have amnesia; he can't remember anything from before."

Ye Anning told the truth.

The mysterious figure remained silent for a long time, as if lost in thought.

Feeling uncomfortable under the mysterious figure's gaze, Ye Anning awkwardly asked, "Um...did I disturb you? Perhaps you could leave now?"

The mysterious figure looked at Ye Anning, and suddenly a red light shot out from its eyes, enveloping Ye Anning.

Just then, the sound of explosions from the battle between Xu Xiwang and the Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly rang out in the distance. Immediately afterwards, Xu Xiwang was seen being blasted backward and crashed heavily into the mountain wall.

He coughed up blood, knelt on the ground, his face ashen, and blood still lingered at the corner of his mouth.

The talisman behind him was already close to breaking.

"Hmm? Is that the source of your power?"

The nine-tailed fox saw the talisman behind Xu Xiwang, parted her lips slightly, and uttered these words softly.

The nine-tailed fox suddenly vanished from its spot and charged towards Xu Xiwang's location.

As the talisman shattered, Xu Xiwang's power gradually dissipated, and he seemed to have returned to that confused young man.

"Ah Da!"

Ye Anning cried out, looking very worried, but seeing the mysterious figure beside her, she dared not move.

"Please save Ah Da! Aren't you interested in Ah Da?"

Ye Anning said urgently.

The mysterious man remained silent, only staring coldly at Xu Xiwang, as if he were pondering something.

"Don't hesitate, act now! If you're any later, he'll die."

Ye Anning was getting increasingly anxious as the mysterious man remained silent.

Upon hearing this, the mysterious figure finally spoke, "If he will die even in this situation, then there is no point in me saving him. Besides, he won't die."