The wolf demon’s expression grew even more grim after Jiong Ye spoke those words.
At the same time, Mu An Xiao’s expression also turned grim, and she coughed twice.
Then, Jiong Ye turned his head to look at Mu An Xiao, “Are you alright?” he asked, still not understanding Mu An Xiao’s meaning, his face a mask of innocence.
“You really aren’t pretending to be stupid.” Mu An Xiao took a sharp breath and then poked Jiong Ye twice.
Seeing this, Jiong Ye chuckled dryly, “How can you say that about me? I…” He stopped mid-sentence, as if struck by a thought, glanced towards the wolf demon, and then suddenly understood. “I get it,” he said, quickly turning his gaze back to Mu An Xiao.
Given Jiong Ye’s repeated foolish responses, Mu An Xiao had lost all hope in his sudden “understanding.” “Get what?” she asked lazily.
“You want to be my backing.” Jiong Ye saw Mu An Xiao’s indifferent attitude, her words revealing only caution.
Mu An Xiao smiled slightly, “You’ve finally caught on.”
“…” Jiong Ye was extremely embarrassed, raising a hand to scratch the back of his head. “You want to help me deal with Zhao Mei’er, right?” He desperately wanted to surpass Zhao Mei’er now, so he was very much looking forward to Mu An Xiao’s reply.
Mu An Xiao truly hadn’t expected Jiong Ye to think so highly of her. Given this, she didn’t want to make promises that sounded too good. “Well… her backer is Ouyang Ye, as you know,” she cleared her throat and stated plainly, “I only arrived a few days ago, and my status here isn’t even comparable to someone beside Ouyang Ye…” She paused, thinking of Mo Juan, and stopped speaking.
“Why did you stop talking mid-sentence?” Jiong Ye frowned slightly.
Mu An Xiao sighed softly, “Do you know Mo Juan?” she fixed her gaze on Jiong Ye’s face.
Jiong Ye paused for a few seconds, prompted by Mu An Xiao’s question, and said, “Yes.” He visibly lowered his voice.
Seeing this, Mu An Xiao suddenly became curious about Jiong Ye’s reaction. “Why did you deliberately lower your voice when mentioning her?” She also deliberately lowered her voice.
Jiong Ye looked around. “That woman is very cunning. Her favorite pastime is planting spies everywhere. If I speak loudly, her spies might overhear…” He swallowed. “You’ll definitely be fine, but I’ll be in trouble.” xxs1
“Once bitten by a snake, one fears the well rope for ten years,” Mu An Xiao said with a smirk, “It seems you’ve suffered a loss at her hands.”
“I have, and quite a few times.” Jiong Ye spoke, a look of sorrow on his face. “Thinking about it, my current position is all thanks to her.”
“Her spies reported you.” Mu An Xiao understood the implication in Jiong Ye’s words.
Jiong Ye, seeing Mu An Xiao’s serious expression as she accurately deduced everything, sighed repeatedly. “Isn’t that right? To be honest, I originally wanted to carry out my plan to escape from here quietly. Who knew…” He shook his head. “Her spies discovered it. I feel so stupid thinking about it now.” He smacked his own head.
Mu An Xiao frowned slightly. “Did you catch that spy?”
“No.” Jiong Ye shook his head.
Mu An Xiao thought for a moment and continued, “No? Then how do you know she sent someone to monitor you?”
“I’m not afraid you’ll laugh at me,” Jiong Ye said, sighing again. “Zhao Mei’er told me.”
“Zhao Mei’er?” Mu An Xiao repeated softly.
Jiong Ye nodded. “Yes, she was the one who told me. Otherwise, I would never have thought… that woman would resort to such methods to harm me.”
“Did you offend her?” Mu An Xiao asked again.
Following Mu An Xiao’s question, Jiong Ye thought for a moment and shook his head. “No.”
“Then how many times have you interacted with her?” Mu An Xiao wanted to investigate thoroughly, her entire demeanor becoming serious.
Jiong Ye knew that anything Mu An Xiao paid attention to, she would immediately take seriously. So, he began to reply to Mu An Xiao’s questions earnestly. “A handful of times,” he said lightly.
“A handful of times,” Mu An Xiao mused, glancing towards the cell door. “So, you’re not familiar with her.”
“Exactly, I’m not familiar with her, which is why I find that woman detestable. Tell me, why does she treat me like this?” Jiong Ye asked, putting on a bewildered expression. “What is her motivation?”
“Perhaps she simply can’t stand the sight of you,” Mu An Xiao said casually.
Since the day Jiong Ye arrived here, no one had ever looked upon him favorably or found him agreeable. Because of this, Mu An Xiao’s words didn’t cause him any harm. Instead, he took her words to heart. “You might be right.”
“Do you know many people here? I mean women,” Mu An Xiao suddenly became interested in the spy Jiong Ye mentioned.
In response to Mu An Xiao’s question, Jiong Ye pondered for a moment and shook his head. “I’m not afraid you’ll laugh, but the only woman I know here is Zhao Mei’er.”
“Zhao Mei’er,” Ouyang Ye repeated, speechless for a few seconds, and then continued, “How is Zhao Mei’er getting along with the demons here?”
“This…” Jiong Ye hesitated, then thought again. “She likes this place. Naturally, she must know countless demons. As for who she is involved with, I don’t know. But speaking of which… why are you asking this? It doesn’t seem to have much to do with my situation.”
“It doesn’t have much to do with it,” Mu An Xiao said, then suddenly looked towards the cell door. “It seems you are the spy.”
Upon hearing this, Jiong Ye stiffened. Following Mu An Xiao’s gaze towards the cell door, his eyes widened in shock…
The wolf demon chuckled softly. “This was all to be expected. Mu An Xiao, your saying this makes it too uninteresting.” After speaking, he focused his gaze on Zhao Mei’er, who was outside the cell.
Zhao Mei’er looked at Mu An Xiao and the others staring at her from inside and smiled. “Why are you all looking at me? Am I that good-looking?” She crossed her arms in front of her chest.
Seeing this, Jiong Ye walked angrily to the cell door, his eyes glaring at the suddenly appearing Zhao Mei’er. “You’re faking it,” he said coldly.
“What are you talking about? I don’t understand,” Zhao Mei’er said, smiling at Jiong Ye.
Jiong Ye snorted. “It’s this critical moment. It’s pointless for you to pretend in front of me anymore,” he said, narrowing his eyes. “That woman sent you to me, didn’t she?”
“My Lord has always acted with integrity. If you continue to speak nonsense here,” Zhao Mei’er said, raising two fingers. “Be careful, I’ll cut out your tongue.” She glared at Jiong Ye with arrogance.
Jiong Ye was startled by Zhao Mei’er’s arrogant demeanor, but this surprise made him believe Mu An Xiao’s words. “It seems, just as you said, I’ve been targeted.” He turned back to look at Mu An Xiao.