In the eyes of demons, Ouyang Ye was always the most terrifying existence. In Mu Anxiao's eyes, any demon was bound to be related to Ouyang Ye. Clearly, this girl had shattered Mu Anxiao's perception, especially when she thought of the 'fate' in her hands. Mu Anxiao lost all basic sympathy for her and watched her silently, not uttering a word.
Ouyang Ye looked at the girl opposite him who showed no fear, then glanced at Mu Anxiao who was staring at the girl, and smiled.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye, who had a smile on his face, with confusion. "What are you laughing at? Can you be more serious?"
"Mu Anxiao," Ouyang Ye lowered his head to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes. "Do you think she has anything to do with me?"
"You..."
"Who has anything to do with you? You're just trying to scare me, right?" the girl interrupted Mu Anxiao.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao felt as if her 'lie' had been exposed. Her gaze towards Ouyang Ye began to involuntarily flicker. "I..." she said, suddenly feeling awkward. "Aren't all those demons related to you?" She lowered her head.
"I knew it," Ouyang Ye said, then turned back to the girl.
Seeing Ouyang Ye look at her, the girl deliberately straightened her back. "It seems I'll have more to gain today, man." As she spoke, her gaze focused, she spread out her hand, and stones appeared again.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao felt worried for the girl. But... Ouyang Ye was a guy who liked to 'exchange interests'. If she asked him to 'go easy', he might say something that would leave her speechless. More importantly, even if she 'begged' for the girl, the girl might not be grateful, and might even become more audacious and try to kill the dirty-faced man. The fact was, the dirty-faced man was sent by her. If anything happened to him, she would be in trouble.
Thinking about this, she completely gave up the idea of helping and took a step back.
"You know to dodge now." Ouyang Ye ignored the girl and looked at Mu Anxiao sideways.
Mu Anxiao's eyes flickered again. "She's indeed too arrogant."
"You think so too?" Ouyang Ye completely ignored the girl.
The girl frowned and seized the opportunity to throw the stones.
Just as Mu Anxiao was about to give a perfunctory reply, a gust of demonic wind suddenly blew over. Her body stiffened, and she blurted out "Be careful" at the same time. Ouyang Ye turned around, moved, and firmly stood in front of her. "Truly overestimating yourself," he said in a low voice, extending his right hand and absorbing the stones with demonic power.
Mu Anxiao closed her mouth.
The girl's eyes widened even further.
Then, Ouyang Ye's lips curved, and he lowered his right hand, letting the stones fall to the ground. "This is all you've got," he said, staring at the girl's startled face.
"I..." the girl said, recalling the previous two times Ouyang Ye had blocked the stones in different ways. Her eyes sank. "Who exactly are you?" she frowned.
"You've been lurking in this General's mansion for quite some time," Ouyang Ye completely diverted the topic.
"I asked who you are, and you're questioning me. Tell me, who... who are you?" The girl was intimidated by Ouyang Ye's words.
"You want to know who I am? That's possible, but the prerequisite," Ouyang Ye said coldly, staring at the girl, "is that you must be prepared to die."
"You..."
"I'll give you three counts to think it over," Ouyang Ye said, deliberately interrupting the girl, and prepared to count down.
Think it over?
Ouyang Ye's words were jarring to the girl. It was then that she developed a complete fear of Ouyang Ye. Her mind raced, and she quickly interrupted, "Don't count." Then, she inadvertently glanced at Ouyang Ye's closed mouth and breathed a sigh of relief.
"You don't want to know who I am anymore?" Ouyang Ye said coldly, his face full of indifference and ruthlessness.
The girl felt a chill under Ouyang Ye's gaze and averted her eyes. Thinking of Ouyang Ye's 'protection' of Mu Anxiao, a flash of inspiration struck her. "I only want him," she said, shifting her gaze towards the dirty-faced man.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye did not look at the dirty-faced man immediately. Instead, he shifted his position and turned his gaze to Mu Anxiao. "Do you have anything to say?" He deliberately handed the decision over to Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao's expression stiffened. She lowered her eyes, thinking about why the dirty-faced man had come, and casually replied, "No." Then she looked at the girl opposite her.
The girl's eyes widened, showing disdain for Mu Anxiao's decision.
On the contrary, Mu Anxiao calmly looked at the girl and continued coldly, "This man is my subordinate. If you dare to lay a finger on him, I won't be polite." Her eyes were sharp.
Ouyang Ye frowned, feeling a pang in his heart.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's decision, the dirty-faced man's raised spirits relaxed considerably. At that moment, he chose to completely trust Mu Anxiao.
Therefore, to make Mu Anxiao trust him even more, he emphasized, "That coachman is inside."
Mu Anxiao didn't speak. Instead, the moment the dirty-faced man said this, she felt a sense of unease. However... she didn't know why she felt uneasy. All she knew now was that the only thing she could do was stop the girl from harming him.
Thinking of this, she slightly turned her head to look at the dirty-faced man and said coldly, "Step back." Then she turned back to look at the girl.
Just then, Ouyang Ye laughed inexplicably and said, "I know."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't respond to Ouyang Ye.
Seeing this, the girl was about to mock Mu Anxiao when the lock on the door suddenly exploded with a 'bang'.
Hearing the sound, the girl immediately shifted her gaze to Ouyang Ye. "You really are the owner of the door lock..." she said, realizing she had offended the wrong person.
In the woodshed, Jia and Lou Yi quickly ran to the wooden door. They both looked down at the lock and showed disappointed expressions.
"It's two layers, one on the outside and one on the inside," Jia said in a low voice.
Lou Yi looked down at Jia and shook his head slightly. "As expected of Ouyang Ye, utterly cunning."
Jia sighed.
Outside, Ouyang Ye squinted and said coldly, "If you curse me one more time, you'll be sorry."
Mu Anxiao was stunned and shifted her gaze to Ouyang Ye's face.
In the woodshed, the moment Jia and Lou Yi heard Ouyang Ye's voice, they realized that Ouyang Ye could always hear them.
"Too terrifying," Jia muttered in horror.
This time, Lou Yi did not dare to speak. He stared at the lock and shook his head slightly, thinking, 'As expected of Ouyang Ye, truly cunning.'
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Jia was displeased by Lou Yi's silence.
Lou Yi sighed, retracted his superfluous thoughts, looked down at Jia, and deliberately gave a foolish smile.
Jia looked at him and was speechless.