Mu Anxiao let out a soft hum. "I'm not qualified to say these things to you, but if you're going to do evil, I can't let you."
"Those evil spirits are bad by nature, and the benefactor of the evil spirit," You Xian took the opportunity to glance at Ouyang Ye behind Mu Anxiao, then looked at Mu Anxiao, "must be even worse. I'm eliminating harm for the people."
"Eliminating harm for the people? You say that as if you're so great," Mu Anxiao said, scanning You Xian from head to toe. "Truly a naive big fool."
"How dare you insult me?"
"How dare you insult me?" Mu Anxiao repeated, then sneered. "You've been deceived, and you still think you're a great hero. Tell me, how much silver did that fellow pay you to do this?"
"I don't need money for what I do," You Xian said, her eyes widening. "I'll fight you!" With that, she raised her short knife and charged at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao tutted at You Xian's unexpectedly fervent behavior, quickly retracted her Soul Sword, picked up her dagger again, and clashed with her once more.
Conversely, Ouyang Ye thought Mu Anxiao was really going to get serious. Who would have thought she would retract her Soul Sword at such a crucial moment? He sighed, looking at her now.
Wei walked over to Ouyang Ye with the seventh evil spirit. "What do we do?"
Ouyang Ye withdrew his gaze from Mu Anxiao, turned his head to look at Wei, and said, "Stand here and don't move."
"But..." Wei looked up at the oppressive red light above them. "This red light is getting stronger and stronger. It's this red light that captured us in the first place."
"You don't trust me?" Ouyang Ye frowned slightly.
"No," Wei shook his head. "I'm worried you'll be implicated because of us."
"Yes, if you hadn't saved us, you wouldn't have provoked that monster," the seventh evil spirit whispered.
Ouyang Ye glanced at the seventh evil spirit, who was thinking of him, then at the expressions on Wei and the other evil spirits' faces. He said faintly, "I'd like to see what kind of person caused you to be like this."
"He's very hateful, not a single truthful word comes from his mouth," the eighth evil spirit blurted out excitedly.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye looked at the scarred face of the eighth evil spirit and thought, "You've been in there the longest."
The eighth evil spirit nodded.
"The wounds on your face were left by him," Ouyang Ye added.
The eighth evil spirit nodded again.
"I will avenge you," Ouyang Ye said, suddenly raising his right hand above his head, then closing his eyes and beginning to absorb the red light.
Instantly, the red light dispersed, and the area returned to its previous state.
Seeing this, Wei looked at Ouyang Ye with his eyes open in astonishment, then looked up at the sky and said, "Benefactor, you've absorbed that red light."
"Just a bit of demonic energy, and it's so arrogant, it's laughable," Ouyang Ye said coldly.
The fifth evil spirit looked around and chuckled.
Ouyang Ye blinked, looking at them on either side. "I said, as long as we're united, we have nothing to fear. In a moment," his eyes lit up with red light, "you will have food."
"Benefactor, what do you mean by that?" the first evil spirit asked politely.
Initially, Wei and the others didn't know how capable Ouyang Ye was, but now that they saw it, they were all reassured.
Naturally, the first evil spirit began to respect Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye liked the first evil spirit's attitude, so he turned his head, tilted his chin at the first evil spirit, and said, "You guess."
The first evil spirit smiled. "I am stupid." He then touched the back of his head.
Ouyang Ye withdrew his gaze and looked at You Xian, who was still fighting Mu Anxiao but not gaining the upper hand. He said coldly, "When Mu Anxiao defeats her, you can rush her."
Wei exclaimed, "You mean..." He glanced at You Xian. "You agree to us treating her as food."
Ouyang Ye nodded slightly. "Yes, the people I hate the most are those who lie to me. She," he said, narrowing his eyes, "betrayed me and lied to me. Such a person shouldn't be allowed to live in this world."
Wei nodded.
Then, the other evil spirits voiced their indignation on Ouyang Ye's behalf, cheering him on.
Ouyang Ye felt a sense of satisfaction listening to them. "Alright, wait for the opportune moment. You just stand behind me." As he spoke, his brow furrowed, and he turned his head to the left. "Go and see if there's something behind that tree."
Hearing Ouyang Ye's words, the second evil spirit turned his head and said, "It's a demon soul." Then, he glanced at Ouyang Ye and stepped forward.
Ouyang Ye stared in that direction, his brow furrowed further.
At the same time, the second evil spirit walked to the tree and looked behind it. He saw a female demon soul in red, covered in wounds, leaning against the tree, repeatedly calling out, "Help, help."
Looking at her, the second evil spirit couldn't help but recall his past self. He then crouched down, gently pushed the red-clothed female demon soul's arm, and asked, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Upon hearing this, the red-clothed female demon soul parted her lips slightly, exhaling a few wisps of red smoke. She turned her head to look at the second evil spirit and listlessly asked, "What are you?" She raised her pale hand.
Then, the second evil spirit inadvertently looked at her hand and his eyes widened. "You've been attacked," he said, grabbing the red-clothed female demon soul's hand.
The red-clothed female demon soul stiffened. Just as she was about to break free, she fainted.
Ouyang Ye frowned at the second evil spirit's anxious appearance. He temporarily put aside his interest in watching Mu Anxiao's fight and walked forward. As he did, the second evil spirit quickly turned to Ouyang Ye. "Benefactor, quickly come and help her."
"What's wrong?" Ouyang Ye asked, quickly approaching.
The second evil spirit was still holding the red-clothed female demon soul's hand and said, "She was also attacked. She's about to turn into an evil spirit."
Hearing the second evil spirit's words, Ouyang Ye hurried behind him and looked down. "Move aside."
Upon hearing this, the second evil spirit quickly let go of her hand, stood up, and took a few steps back.
Immediately after, Ouyang Ye crouched down, raised his palm, and struck the red-clothed female demon soul's arm, beginning to channel his energy.
In the next second, streaks of black and red light slowly floated out from the top of the red-clothed female demon soul's head.
The second evil spirit watched this scene with a very anxious expression, clenching his fists.
After a moment, Ouyang Ye withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, open your eyes."
Hearing this, the red-clothed female demon soul slowly opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Ouyang Ye, and nodded slightly. "Thank you."
"You don't need to thank me. I just don't want to see demon souls turn into evil spirits again. It's troublesome," Ouyang Ye said, standing up and waving his hand, erasing all traces left by the red-clothed female demon soul.
The red-clothed female demon soul looked up. "You saved me because you found me troublesome." She was very weak.
"..." Ouyang Ye looked at the red-clothed female demon soul and sighed. He looked up at the second evil spirit and said, "Take care of her."
"Yes." The second evil spirit nodded.
Ouyang Ye turned and walked away without looking at the red-clothed female demon soul.
The red-clothed female demon soul pursed her lips.
Seeing this, the second evil spirit was startled. "Miss, what's wrong?" He walked over and crouched beside her.
The red-clothed female demon soul said, "They said I was a burden, and he said that too. I'm truly useless." As she spoke, she wiped her dry eyes with her hand.
The second evil spirit looked at the red-clothed female demon soul's actions and smiled.