Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly reached out and grabbed Ouyang Ye's arm, saying coldly, "Ouyang Ye, if you do this, Yuanxian will know immediately. You..."
"You think I fear him?" Ouyang Ye interrupted, looking down to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao snorted, "As far as I know, you still have some reservations about the Immortal Realm. Otherwise, you wouldn't always be so afraid of offending them in your actions."
Ouyang Ye was speechless.
Mu Anxiao continued, "Shen Feng'si's marriage is none of your business. I'm telling you, if you dare to act presumptuously again," she tightened her grip on Ouyang Ye's arm, "I'll be the first to oppose you."
"You care so much about Feng Qishi."
"I do care about him. His life is mine. If you dare to have any intention of harming him, I will not let you go, even if it costs me my life." Mu Anxiao's gaze was firm, for these were the words she wanted to tell Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye was stunned.
Mu Anxiao deliberately stared into Ouyang Ye's face, deliberately saying nothing.
Then, Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's silent expression and burst into laughter, saying, "You and Feng Qishi truly share a bond through thick and thin. You two are truly inseparable. Since that's the case, then I..."
"Then kill me," Mu Anxiao deliberately cut Ouyang Ye off.
Ouyang Ye had already tasted the bitterness of loss. At first, he thought that if he found Mu Anxiao and killed her, she would finally belong to him. But in the time he truly lost Mu Anxiao, he realized what regret felt like.
So now, seeing Mu Anxiao willing to die for Feng Qishi, he became angry, "Is your life worth so little?"
"My life has nothing to do with money," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
Ouyang Ye's expression stiffened slightly, and he said, "You hate me that much."
"If you didn't do evil things, I wouldn't hate you so much."
"If I stop doing evil things now, will you not hate me anymore?" Ouyang Ye said in a low voice.
Mu Anxiao's eyes sank. "So many lives have been taken by you, and now you're telling me you won't do evil things," she said, and gave a cold laugh. "Ouyang Ye, Ouyang Ye, I don't know what to say to you."
"I was saving them."
"Saving them? Bing'er was harmed so badly by you, and you still claim to be a good person?" Mu Anxiao decided to confront him. "Also, those souls you kept in the cellar, don't think I didn't see them. You..."
"They were all willing," Ouyang Ye interrupted.
Mu Anxiao sneered, "Willing? Ouyang Ye, you don't even draft your lies. Did you think I didn't see the silver needles in Ah Ju's hand? You... you're truly laughable."
"There are some things I can't explain to you clearly." Ouyang Ye knew his image was already set in Mu Anxiao's mind, and he disliked explaining. Thus, he became perfunctory, "I believe you will understand one day."
"Don't try to whitewash yourself; the more you try, the blacker you become." Mu Anxiao glared at Ouyang Ye. Then she thought of Zhao Xiang going to find Lin Zong and said, "Lin Zong is going to die. You've harmed another person." Saying this, she turned her gaze to the door of the woodshed, her heart in turmoil.
Ouyang Ye's eyes sank when he heard Mu Anxiao's words, and he said, "You go."
"What do you want to do?" Mu Anxiao suspected the worst of Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye: "You go stop Zhao Xiang, and I'll take her back." He glanced down at Shuer.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao refused to believe Ouyang Ye. "Do you think I would believe your words?"
"You won't, but I know you deeply care about Lin Zong's life and death. And now," Ouyang Ye said with a faint sigh, "I'm asking you to do this purely because I don't want you to misunderstand me further. Go. Zhao Xiang wouldn't dare to act if you stop her. You'll have a chance."
"You're not lying to me."
"No. If I'm lying to you, I'll be captured by Yuanxian." Ouyang Ye deliberately made a solemn vow.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao said coldly, "I'll believe you this once." Then she turned and left.
After Mu Anxiao left, Ouyang Ye looked down at Shuer and said softly, "You are also a person of ill fortune." With that, he waved his single arm, and he and Shuer vanished.
Meanwhile.
Mu Anxiao, not wanting to waste spiritual energy, ran towards Feng Qishi's room. Unexpectedly, as she was about to approach, Gu Yan descended from the sky and blocked her path. She stopped helplessly, looking at Gu Yan with annoyance and saying, "Move aside." She was too lazy to playact in front of Gu Yan anymore.
Similarly, Gu Yan had learned of Mu Anxiao's true identity from Zhao Xiang. "Mu Xiao, I didn't expect you to be so lucky to survive." She deliberately crossed her arms in front of her.
Mu Anxiao, seeing Gu Yan's oblivious demeanor, said coldly, "Move aside."
"I won't." Gu Yan was stubborn, then she deliberately scanned Mu Anxiao from head to toe, saying, "Master despises betrayal the most, and I also hate those who betray Master. You have touched my bottom line."
"..." Mu Anxiao frowned, her mind drifting to Gu Qin.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's silence, Gu Yan continued, "Now, I'll give you a chance to atone for your mistakes. This way, you..."
"You want to use me," Mu Anxiao exposed Gu Yan.
Gu Yan's eyes darkened. "You have a way of speaking. I'm just giving you a chance. If Master finds out you betrayed him, he won't be as understanding as I am."
"Your master already knows." Mu Anxiao was no longer bothering to hide anything.
Gu Yan laughed upon hearing this. "In that case, I don't need to give you a chance anymore. In your situation, you deserve to die." With that, she spread her hands, conjuring silver needles, which scattered towards Mu Anxiao.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao's gaze sharpened. She quickly dodged, evading each of the silver needle attacks. She stopped, glaring at Gu Yan opposite her, and said coldly, "I don't have time to fool around with you right now. Move aside." After speaking, she glanced at the remaining silver needles in Gu Yan's hand.
Gu Yan smiled.
Mu Anxiao calmly looked at Gu Yan and said again, "A villain's smile really doesn't suit you." Saying this, she slightly crouched and turned to run.
Gu Yan, seeing this, quickly flung the remaining silver needles at Mu Anxiao.
Sensing the demonic energy on the silver needles, Mu Anxiao stopped abruptly, quickly turned, and hid behind a tree, glancing sideways at the silver needles that had brushed past her and fallen to the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Yan looked at the silver needles that had embedded themselves in the tree with surprise, shouting, "Mu Xiao, you are truly cunning!" After shouting, she stepped towards the large tree.
Mu Anxiao, while listening to the movements behind her, worried about Lin Zong's safety, muttered, "No, I can't waste any more time." Saying this, she looked down at her hands.