After a moment of thought, Mu Anxiao suddenly had an idea and looked at the man. "Hey, do you think there's a magic artifact specifically for avoiding the Immortal Scrutiny Realm?"
"How would I know?" the man said, eating and glancing at Mu Anxiao, who had finally used her brain. "Besides, even if such an artifact existed, with Ouyang Ye's caution, he probably wouldn't keep it here."
"You have a point, but I still want to look," Mu Anxiao said, standing up.
"Where are you going to look?" The man quickly looked up at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao cleared her throat, looked down at the man, hesitated, and said, "I think I know a place. You just wait for my news." As she took a step, the man released the barrier. Mu Anxiao gave him one last look, then stepped out of the cell door. However, to their surprise, just as Mu Anxiao was about to lock the cell door, Mo Juan arrived with the two subordinate little demons who had spoken to Mu Anxiao outside.
Mu Anxiao froze upon seeing them.
Then, Mo Juan stopped and looked down at the lock in Mu Anxiao's hand, saying faintly, "I didn't expect you to have this ability."
"..." Mu Anxiao knew she couldn't conflict with Mo Juan and started to grin foolishly.
The man remained silent.
Seeing this, Mo Juan narrowed her eyes. "Smiling with daggers hidden."
"Lord, how can you say that about me? I'm just sincerely smiling at you," Mu Anxiao said, reaching out to gently touch Mo Juan's arm.
Mo Juan's expression immediately turned disgusted. "What are you doing? So dirty." She quickly brushed her sleeve.
Mu Anxiao knew that although Mo Juan had agreed to Ouyang Ye marrying her, she was completely against it. With the engagement imminent, if Mo Juan didn't cause some trouble, it wouldn't be like her. But no matter how much trouble Mo Juan caused, if it involved her, Mu Anxiao's planned actions would be doomed to failure. Therefore, to hide everything, Mu Anxiao started to grin foolishly at her again.
Mo Juan looked at Mu Anxiao's mud-smeared face, then at the man (Mu Anxiao) still sitting inside and eating indifferently. She coldly said, "If you keep smiling at me like that, I'll separate you from Mu Anxiao."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao stopped smiling. "This is the master's arrangement, it's not something that can be changed just like that."
"You and Ye are forever one, Mu Anxiao is always just an extra. One day," Mo Juan said, staring at the man (Mu Anxiao), "Ye will ruthlessly throw you out."
"Why would the master throw Mu Anxiao out?" Mu Anxiao deliberately made her presence known.
Hearing this, Mo Juan glared fiercely at the man (Mu Anxiao), then turned to Mu Anxiao and said, "Hearts change, and Ye's heart will also change. I am Ye's capable assistant now, and in the future, I will be the one who understands him best. As for Mu Anxiao," she snorted, "she's merely a woman Ye fancied at this stage."
"This stage? So, that means..." Mu Anxiao analyzed Mo Juan's words without hesitation. "Did the master like other women before?"
Mo Juan snorted. "Ye has liked other women, perhaps even promised to marry other women, but," she met Mu Anxiao's eyes, "none of those women are as important to Ye as I am."
"Why? Then where are they now?" Mu Anxiao suddenly became curious about the women Mo Juan mentioned.
Mo Juan burst into laughter.
Mu Anxiao watched Mo Juan's seemingly neurotic laughter, then glanced at the two subordinates standing behind her, afraid to make a sound. She couldn't help but clear her throat and interrupt, "Um, could you answer my question before you continue laughing like this?" She reached out and touched Mo Juan again.
Immediately, Mo Juan stopped laughing and forcefully slapped Mu Anxiao's hand as she tried to retract it. "If your dirty hands touch me again, I guarantee I'll chop them off." With that, she brushed her clothes again.
Mu Anxiao was not angry and said with a smile, "Can you tell me where they are now?"
"You want to know," Mo Juan said, staring intently at Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao nodded.
"They..." Mo Juan smiled sinisterly. "Are all dead."
"Dead?" Mu Anxiao was startled.
Mo Juan snorted. "This is the consequence of them seducing Ye," she said, turning to the two subordinates. "You two guard here."
"Yes, Lord." They said in unison.
Seeing Mo Juan acting so presumptuously, Mu Anxiao deliberately said, "You doing this might not be appropriate."
Hearing this, Mo Juan turned her head slightly to look at Mu Anxiao and retorted, "Do you think your current status is suitable for speaking to me like this?"
"It's not suitable," Mu Anxiao said in a low voice. Thinking of her plan with the man, she felt anxious. "But I still think what you're doing is inappropriate."
"Explain," Mo Juan said calmly.
Mu Anxiao earnestly said, "Do you think Mu Anxiao is the same as those women?" As she spoke, she began to deliberately observe Mo Juan's reaction.
As expected, the moment Mu Anxiao said this, Mo Juan's body stiffened, and she said, "I think... they are the same." After speaking, she turned and glared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao didn't understand why Mo Juan was looking at her like that, but Mo Juan's gaze truly frightened Mu Anxiao. Blinking slightly, she braced herself and continued, "You said those women seduced the master, but Mu Anxiao has never done that. On the contrary," she said earnestly, "it's Ouyang Ye who has been trying to please her. Locking her up now is just for show to outsiders. If you install guards at this time, it might not be appropriate."
"How..."
"I can see that you are actually much more important to the master than this Mu Anxiao," Mu Anxiao deliberately interrupted.
Mo Juan was moved. "Elaborate."
"The master listens to everything you say, but has never truly listened to Mu Anxiao. From this alone," Mu Anxiao smirked, "your status in the master's heart is higher than hers. Otherwise, how could the master let you arrange everything? Wouldn't you agree, little one?"
"Makes sense." Mo Juan liked Mu Anxiao's explanation and smiled.
Mu Anxiao breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The master will soon lose patience with Mu Anxiao. But it's different with you. The master has never been so impatient with you. Even if you made a mistake, the master wouldn't lock you up like he did her. Not only that, but when she speaks ill of you, the master gets unhappy."
"She spoke ill of me?" Mo Juan's eyes sharpened, and she turned to look at the man (Mu Anxiao).
The man listened, putting the plates back into the food box, and chimed in with Mu Anxiao. "I just wanted to see how high your status is in Ouyang Ye's heart," she said, glancing at Mo Juan. "I have no interest in you whatsoever."