Mu Anxiao smiled, "Since he asked me to find you, if you go alone, he won't trust me. So," she raised an eyebrow, "going together is safer."
"You've really thought things through for yourself," Ouyang Ye said, and then he and Mu Anxiao vanished from the spot.
In the blink of an eye.
They reappeared outside the prison. The man had completely collapsed on the ground. Mu Anxiao looked through the prison bars at the man leaning against the wall, then at Ouyang Ye who was staring intently at him, and deliberately said, "Master, I've found him for you." She walked to the prison door and winked at the man.
The man then got up lazily and said, "You brat, you're really slow." He said, hobbling and panting, he walked to the prison door, pushed Mu Anxiao aside, and looked at Ouyang Ye. "Are you still mad at me?"
Ouyang Ye: "Do you truly not wish to go to the palace with me?" he asked.
The man (Mu Anxiao), hearing Ouyang Ye's words, inadvertently glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "If I say I was wrong," he turned his gaze back to Ouyang Ye, "will you forgive me?"
"Why have you changed your mind?" Ouyang Ye asked.
The man (Mu Anxiao) pursed his lips and said, "I just saw a big rat in here. It was disgusting."
"That's your reason for going back on your word," Ouyang Ye said lightly.
Mu Anxiao listened... and broke out in a cold sweat for the man (Mu Anxiao).
The man (Mu Anxiao) nodded. "Yes, that's why I changed my mind..." Before he could finish, Mu Anxiao suddenly coughed in a way that clearly indicated something was amiss. Hearing this, he immediately shifted his gaze to Mu Anxiao's face. "What are you doing?"
"It's too damp here. Whenever I'm in a place like this, I... cough cough cough..." Mu Anxiao said, and then winked again, continuing, "cough."
"Then let's go out. Why are you following him around if you're not well?" the man (Mu Anxiao) said, understanding Mu Anxiao's intention, and deliberately adopting a harsh tone.
"I've done everything you asked. If I don't follow you, what if you deny it? What if you speak ill of me to the Master?" Mu Anxiao said, deliberately choking up. "I'm just an unknown little demon. It's already difficult for me to be here. It's not easy to find a position. You said you'd take me in. What if you go back on your word again if I don't come?"
The man (Mu Anxiao) was stunned.
At the same time, Ouyang Ye understood Mu Anxiao's meaning. So he turned his gaze to the man (Mu Anxiao) and said, "Mu Anxiao, what did you promise her?"
Upon hearing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) blinked his eyes in confusion. Just as he was about to speak, Mu Anxiao spoke for him, "You said you'd let me follow you."
The man (Mu Anxiao) had never expected Mu Anxiao to have such a tactic. On the spot, he... froze.
Ouyang Ye smiled. "Mu Anxiao, you're going back on your word?"
Hearing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) was completely speechless.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao, fearing the man would ruin her plan, quickly reached out and nudged his arm, saying, "You can't..."
"Who told you to act?" Ouyang Ye suddenly roared.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao shivered and then turned to look. Ouyang Ye's face was only filled with anger. It was also his reaction that made her realize her male disguise. Thinking about his jealous nature, it wasn't surprising that he was angry. However... thinking about the mission that hadn't even begun, she became worried.
Just then, the man (Mu Anxiao) was jolted awake by Ouyang Ye's sudden roar. "He's just a eunuch little demon. Is it worth it for you to act like this?" he asked, looking at Ouyang Ye.
Eunuch?
Mu Anxiao never expected the man to lie to such an extent that he would even twist her gender. She was truly speechless about this.
"Eunuch?" Ouyang Ye exclaimed, scanning Mu Anxiao from head to toe. "I've never done anything like that. Why has he become like this?" He then looked at the man (Mu Anxiao).
The man (Mu Anxiao) sighed. "The reason I let him help me is because I know her background isn't good. In the mortal world, she was fostered by a family that was very poor. When she was very young, she was bought into the palace. At that time, she was... removed there. I thought she was pitiful, so I made her a promise. But then I thought you wouldn't forgive me, so I went back on my word. Since she's said all that, please help me fulfill my wish."
"If you had said this earlier, none of this would have happened," Ouyang Ye said, casting a sympathetic glance at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao felt so embarrassed she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into...
Then, the man (Mu Anxiao) continued, "I think I was too ungrateful before. If possible, I would like you to take me to the palace, but on one condition," he said, pointing to the prison where Jiong Ye and the wolf demon were being held. "Release them too."
"As long as you come to the palace and get engaged to me, I'll do anything you want," Ouyang Ye said, waving his hand. The lock disappeared.
Seeing this, the man (Mu Anxiao) frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
"You can come out now," Ouyang Ye said, pulling open the wooden door and stepping inside.
Mu Anxiao turned to watch Ouyang Ye enter the prison, then looked at the man (Mu Anxiao) who was deliberately stepping back. Her heart sank, and she deliberately said, "Master, are you planning to take him out directly? What about my matters, how do you plan to decide?" She didn't know what Ouyang Ye was planning. But seeing the man (Mu Anxiao)'s troubled expression, she had the idea of diverting Ouyang Ye's attention for him.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye stopped in front of the man (Mu Anxiao) and then indeed looked at Mu Anxiao. "You're a eunuch? Then you can follow him from now on." He said, turned around, and reached out to take the man (Mu Anxiao)'s hand.
Immediately, the man (Mu Anxiao)'s scalp tightened. He threw Ouyang Ye's hand off without any regard for the consequences and said, "I want to go out tomorrow."
Ouyang Ye didn't seem to mind and calmly asked, "Why?"
"I haven't been here long. If I go out immediately, what will they think when they see me?" the man (Mu Anxiao) said, taking half a step back. "For your sake, let's wait."
"..." Ouyang Ye smiled.
Mu Anxiao became nervous for the man (Mu Anxiao).
"What are you laughing at? I..." Before the man (Mu Anxiao) could finish speaking, Ouyang Ye suddenly bent down and kissed him on the forehead, interrupting him. "Your intention is enough. I'll listen to you. I won't lock the door." After saying that, he took a step back and disappeared.
Mu Anxiao watched the scene before her and couldn't help but look away...
Conversely, the man (Mu Anxiao) wiped his forehead with his hand and fixed his gaze directly on Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao chuckled awkwardly, then secretly looked back and said, "I didn't know he would do that." After speaking, she avoided his gaze and lowered her head.
The man clenched his fists in anger. "That's enough."
Mu Anxiao dared not speak anymore.