Then, Ouyang Ye, consumed by jealousy, released his grip and turned to stare at Mu Anxiao's face as she was having her 'epiphany'. "It seems I can't let him live."
"What do you want to do?" Mu Anxiao asked in a low voice. Seeing Ouyang Ye's attitude, she decided to play along.
Ouyang Ye: "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
"I'm just answering your question. Why did you have to bring it up?" Mu Anxiao retorted, fearlessly meeting Ouyang Ye's furious gaze. "What business is it of mine?"
"You still have feelings for him." Ouyang Ye stated calmly.
Mu Anxiao: "It has nothing to do with you whether I do or not. In any case, if you dare to harm him, I won't marry you." Her eyes were firm as she spoke.
Ouyang Ye's eyes darkened. "Mu Anxiao, what must I do for you to finally have me in your heart? You..."
"I only have myself in my heart. However, Feng Qishi and the others are my friends. If you dare to harm even a single hair on my friends, I will not let you go," Mu Anxiao said, stepping back. "Also, I don't think you've been entirely honest with me."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You said you have no feelings for Mo Juan, right?" Mu Anxiao deliberately steered the conversation.
Ouyang Ye frowned. "Why are you asking this?"
"I have a strong possessive nature. I dislike people who aren't sincere with me. Of course, Feng Qishi is better than you in that regard." Mu Anxiao said deliberately.
Ouyang Ye clenched his fists. "Mu Anxiao, are you intentionally trying to provoke me?" With that, he waved his hand, and the wedding robe on Mu Anxiao transformed back into her previous attire. "Since that's the case, I'll go and take Feng Qishi's life right now." He started to leave.
"If you dare to take Feng Qishi's life, I'll risk my own to take Mo Juan's life," Mu Anxiao turned to face Ouyang Ye as he stepped away.
Ouyang Ye stopped upon hearing this. "Mu Anxiao, do you know you're playing with fire?"
"So what? I have no feelings for you. If I had a chance to start over," Mu Anxiao no longer bothered to pretend to be willing, "I would definitely stay far away from you."
"You..."
"Do you know what I hate the most?" Mu Anxiao asked, stepping forward and grabbing Ouyang Ye's collar. "I hate romantic entanglements the most. They're really quite meaningless." With that, she met Ouyang Ye's eyes intently.
Ouyang Ye furrowed his brow slightly. "Mu Anxiao, are you trying to rebel?" He then grabbed Mu Anxiao by the neck.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes. "I like people who are honest with me." She tilted her chin up slightly.
Ouyang Ye's gaze flickered away.
Then, Mu Anxiao let out a soft scoff. "You really do have something to hide."
"I don't," Ouyang Ye stated firmly. xxs one
Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. "You're feeling guilty."
"Let go," Ouyang Ye said, removing his hand from Mu Anxiao's neck.
"I can let go, but you have to promise me you won't kill Feng Qishi, otherwise," Mu Anxiao's eyes sharpened, "I won't let go."
"I won't kill him, alright?" Ouyang Ye gritted out.
"Alright," Mu Anxiao agreed, releasing her grip. "Let's go."
"I'm not in the mood," Ouyang Ye said, glaring at Mu Anxiao before turning and walking away.
A moment later, Mu Anxiao smiled softly, tidied her collar, and then turned to the male and female monsters hiding behind the rockery. "See?" she said.
At her voice, the two of them stiffened, then circled around the rockery and obediently came before Mu Anxiao, not daring to make a sound.
Mu Anxiao looked at their disheveled state and clicked her tongue. "You guys are quite open-minded," she said, glancing in the direction Ouyang Ye had gone. "Speaking of which, do you dare to spread what just happened between me and him?"
"What?" the male demon asked in surprise.
Mu Anxiao cleared her throat. "I said, you two..." she pointed at them both. "Do you dare to spread what happened between me and Ouyang Ye?"
Hearing this, they both shook their heads.
Mu Anxiao pouted. "I knew you wouldn't dare. Fine," she put her hands behind her back, deliberately saying, "If you won't spread it, I will."
"Don't say it was us..." the female demon interjected quickly.
"I know. Recently," Mu Anxiao said, deliberately turning her back to them, "you two had better not come here." With that, she raised her hand and walked away.
After she left, the male and female demons exchanged glances, then both wore embarrassed expressions.
A quarter of an hour later.
Mu Anxiao returned to the courtyard in a pleasant mood. She then looked towards Feng Qishi, who was surrounded by the Vine Demon and the Wolf Demon in the vegetable patch, and asked, "What are you guys doing?" She walked over.
At her voice, Feng Qishi and the others turned to look at Mu Anxiao. Feng Qishi asked, "Why are you back?" He walked around them and towards Mu Anxiao.
Then, Mu Anxiao looked at Feng Qishi's clothes and laughed. "No, whose clothes are these?"
"They gave them to me," Feng Qishi replied honestly, then asked again, "Why are you back?"
"I offended Ouyang Ye. He lost his temper, so I came back," Mu Anxiao said, her gaze unintentionally falling on the twisted face of the Vine Demon. "What's with that expression?"
"If you offended him, won't he trouble us?" the Vine Demon said directly.
Mu Anxiao chuckled. "If he dares, I'll take his lover's life." With that, she pushed past them and walked towards the stone table.
"The lover you're talking about, isn't it Mo Juan?" the Wolf Demon asked, startled.
Mu Anxiao said as she walked, "That's right. I think I've found his weakness." She sat down and then turned to Feng Qishi, who was following her. "Go get me a cup of tea."
"Where were you guys just now?" Feng Qishi asked, obediently picking up the teapot and pouring a cup of tea for Mu Anxiao.
"Guess," Mu Anxiao said, picking up the teacup.
The Wolf Demon chuckled. "We guess you went to Youhui Mountain with him. I heard," he glanced at Feng Qishi, "that there are many male and female demons who meet there for secret rendezvous. You and him... you were probably just chatting there."
"Where did you hear that?" Mu Anxiao asked, surprised that the Wolf Demon had become so clever.
The Wolf Demon pointed at Feng Qishi.
Mu Anxiao immediately put down her teacup and looked at Feng Qishi, asking, "How did you guess?"
"I heard the Demon Devourer Beasts say it when I first arrived here," he said. Then he noticed Mu Anxiao's changed clothes. "Where's your wedding robe?"
"Wedding robe," Mu Anxiao said, a look of realization on her face. "Oh, didn't I argue with Ouyang Ye? In his anger, he changed my clothes back."
"Then where's the wedding robe?" the Wolf Demon asked curiously.
Mu Anxiao shrugged. "Who knows? Anyway..." she said, picking up her teacup and taking a sip of the lukewarm tea. "I think it's better to throw it away, so I don't have to get engaged to him. It's too troublesome."
"Have you really decided to marry him?" the Vine Demon asked in a low voice.
There were some things Mu Anxiao hadn't made clear to them, so naturally, the events between her and Ouyang Ye were certainly real in their eyes. However, to avoid any mishaps, she decided not to tell the truth. "Yes, I've decided," she replied casually.
The Vine Demon listened and glanced at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi, knowing it was all a pretense, said indifferently, "Since that's the case, tell me what you want."
"What do you want to do?" Mu Anxiao asked, confused.