At that moment, Ouyang Ye spoke his words as the wind began to stir, casting aside all doubt he had harbored. "You've worked hard," he said, then turned and walked toward the room.
Feng Qi Shi watched Ouyang Ye's retreating back as he headed for the room, his eyes darkening.
From the moment Feng Qi Shi had told them to come out, Jia had always assumed Feng Qi Shi would wait for Mu An Xiao to wake up, and then... after discussing a plan with her to overthrow Ouyang Ye, he would emerge. By then, it would likely be dark. Who knew that Feng Qi Shi would come out so quickly? Not only that, but Feng Qi Shi was still as indifferent as ever.
Thinking about it, he felt he had a new understanding of Feng Qi Shi. Looking up at Feng Qi Shi, he suddenly felt... Feng Qi Shi was becoming more and more mysterious.
At the same time, Feng Qi Shi noticed Jia's gaze, lowered his head, and met his eyes. "Why are you looking at me?"
"Mu An Xiao... is she really not awake?" Jia blurted out.
Feng Qi Shi, remembering how Jia had interacted with Ouyang Ye, promptly lost trust in him. "She's not awake. Why are you asking?" Feng Qi Shi intended to retort.
"I'm just very curious," Jia said directly, smiling at Feng Qi Shi. "That you could actually be so heartless to her."
"Since that's the case, then remain curious," Feng Qi Shi said, reaching out to pat Jia's head before turning to leave.
Lou Yi, holding the silver rope, watched Feng Qi Shi's departing figure. After a moment's thought, he turned to look at Jia but didn't dare to speak.
The girl, Ya Tou, looked at the scene before her, utterly confused. She glanced again at the room, blinked her eyes, and said, "I want to ask you a question." She looked at Lou Yi.
Lou Yi didn't even look at Ya Tou and said coldly, "You demon soul, you are not worthy to ask me questions."
"I'll only ask one," Ya Tou became humble.
"You..." Lou Yi enjoyed being put on a pedestal. Thus, he set aside his extra worries and compromised. "Alright, ask, but you can only ask one question." Only then did he look at Ya Tou.
"Okay," Ya Tou nodded, then paused for a few seconds before saying, "That Mu An Xiao, is he a man or a woman?"
From beginning to end, the Mu An Xiao Ya Tou had seen was dressed in men's clothing. Naturally, in her eyes, Mu An Xiao was a man. However, Ouyang Ye had shown a hint of jealousy in front of Feng Qi Shi earlier. At first, she hadn't thought much of it, but in that instant when Ouyang Ye rushed in and Feng Qi Shi calmly emerged, she had a question about Mu An Xiao's gender.... xxs壹贰
However, Lou Yi thought Ya Tou's question would be difficult to answer, so he was already prepared to feign deep thought. He hadn't expected... he had been conceited. Looking at Ya Tou's expectant expression as she waited for his reply, he inexplicably felt a bit awkward. "Why are you suddenly asking this kind of question?" he asked intentionally.
Ya Tou glanced towards the room and said, "I just find it strange." She gave a bitter smile.
"Speaking of strange, I find *you* strange. As a demon, you must have seen countless people. How could you not tell her gender?" Lou Yi said, a flash of inspiration hitting him. "I know, you're trying to get close to me, aren't you?"
"I have seen countless people, but they were all men. Someone like her, I truly haven't met," Ya Tou said truthfully.
"The truth?" Lou Yi was still somewhat wary of Ya Tou.
Ya Tou nodded. "The truth. If I'm lying," she stopped midway, looked up at the sky, and continued, "I'll be struck by lightning."
"If you lie, you will truly be struck by lightning," Lou Yi said lightly.
"Therefore, I am telling the truth," Ya Tou said with firm conviction, eager to know Mu An Xiao's 'gender'.
After this brief exchange with Ya Tou, Lou Yi let down his guard. Looking at her, he readily agreed without thinking, "A woman."
"A woman, really?" Ya Tou became excited.
Lou Yi didn't understand why Ya Tou was so excited and showed a confused expression. "No, why are you so excited? If she's a woman, she's a woman, you..."
"Do you think this rope can hold me?" Ya Tou suddenly interrupted Lou Yi.
"The fact is, you already..." Halfway through his sentence, Lou Yi's eyes widened.
On the opposite side, Ya Tou smiled at Lou Yi and personally untied the silver rope, holding it up for Lou Yi to see. "See, I've untied it." She said smugly.
Lou Yi was completely unaware of what was happening 'below,' but he had great confidence in Jia's abilities. However, seeing Ya Tou's situation now, he was truly bewildered. "How can this be? Aren't you a demon soul?" he asked in astonishment.
"I am not an ordinary demon soul," Ya Tou said, taking the silver rope and stepping closer to Lou Yi. "Now, you must cooperate with me." As she spoke, she extended her other hand, revealing the bloodied dagger from before.
Lou Yi looked down and frowned. "You are truly bold."
"That's right, I am bold. If I weren't bold," Ya Tou said, intentionally pressing the dagger against Lou Yi's arm, "how could I have escaped the pursuit of the underworld emissaries?"
"You..."
"If you don't want to die, cooperate with me," Ya Tou said coldly.
The fact was, Ya Tou's insidious actions also overwhelmed Lou Yi. He thought that if she could so directly try to take Mu An Xiao's life, she would surely not be merciful to him. If he made a sound now, it would be a dead end. The most pressing matter was to remain calm.
Thinking about it, he glanced at Jia, who had their backs to them, and feigned compromise. "Alright, I'll cooperate with you. Tell me, what do you want me to do now?" he asked, fixing his gaze on Ya Tou's face.
Hearing Lou Yi's compromise, Ya Tou's lips couldn't help but curve upwards. "It seems you're a smart person."
"What do you want me to do to cooperate?"
"Keep holding me, and then take me to that child's side," Ya Tou said, retracting the dagger and handing the silver rope to Lou Yi.
Immediately, Lou Yi cooperated and took the silver rope, asking, "What do you want to do?"
"Tie me up again," Ya Tou said, extending her hands in front of Lou Yi.
Just then, Lou Yi sneered and was about to tie the rope when Jia turned around and saw the silver rope in Lou Yi's hand. "Lou Yi, what are you doing?" Jia shouted and quickly rushed over.
Lou Yi jumped in fright and froze.
Ya Tou curled her lips and quickly put on a wronged expression. "Why do you insist on letting me go? I said I wouldn't leave, I just wouldn't leave. Really, let's see how you explain this." She said, looking at Jia.
At that moment, Jia stopped and snatched the silver rope from Lou Yi's hand, growling, "Why did you let her go?" He then casually re-tied the silver rope around Ya Tou's wrist.