At this moment, Zhao Xiang continued to laugh unrestrainedly, as if he had gone mad.
Looking at him in this state, Mu Anxiao also grew angry. She approached him and, without thinking, swung her fist towards Zhao Xiang's face. Just as Mu Anxiao thought she would succeed, Zhao Xiang suddenly disappeared. Startled, she quickly turned to look.
Indeed, Zhao Xiang had appeared on this side.
At this very instant, Mu Anxiao realized that Zhao Xiang could now use his demonic arts with complete freedom. Seeing this, she thought she could no longer resort to brute force against him.
"I thought you were so powerful, but this is all you are after all this time," Zhao Xiang said coldly, his left palm already emitting a black light.
However, Mu Anxiao didn't notice the beam of light in Zhao Xiang's hand at all. Instead, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she immediately turned around, quickly casting a spell to set up a boundary around the room.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiang's eyes widened, and he quickly struck his palm towards Mu Anxiao's back with his demonic art.
At the same time, Mu Anxiao sensed something was wrong and quickly dodged, narrowly escaping disaster.
Just like that, Zhao Xiang struck empty air.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the boundary and said coldly, "Zhao Xiang, do you think what you're doing is worth it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiang retracted his hand and looked at Mu Anxiao, completely lost in his own world. He tilted his head slightly and said, "I think it's worth it, Mu Xiao." His eyes were vacant. "I advise you to quickly remove this thing. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Once you kill someone, you will be punished. Don't you understand that?"
"She hurt me first," Zhao Xiang roared.
Hearing Zhao Xiang's desperate assertion, Mu Anxiao's heart sank. She said, "If she truly hurt you, she will face retribution. If you take action," she widened her eyes, "then it will be your fault, because you are no longer the person you once were."
"Yes, I am no longer the person I was. Before," Zhao Xiang sneered, "I was weak. Faced with a little difficulty, I wouldn't think of rushing forward; instead, I would find all sorts of ways to avoid it. But now I am different. Now I just want revenge, I just want to solve the matters I want to solve. My feelings, you wouldn't understand." His eyes were filled with hatred.
Looking at the completely deranged Zhao Xiang before her, Mu Anxiao's gaze deepened. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Yan suddenly appeared in the center of the courtyard and said, "Zhao Xiang, I respect you as a man. Now I'll help you." She glanced at Mu Anxiao and said, "So you were hiding here all along."
"..." Mu Anxiao furrowed her brows.
Seeing Mu Anxiao remain silent, Gu Yan, as if thinking she had the upper hand, smiled. "Since you know you're afraid, don't resist pointlessly. Tell me, how do you want to die? I'll fulfill your wish." Saying this, she stepped forward.
Mu Anxiao knew clearly that her abilities were not enough to deal with both Zhao Xiang and Gu Yan. So, looking at Gu Yan approaching her, she felt a sense of unease. With a sudden thought, she called out, "Stop."
Gu Yan froze.
Mu Anxiao said, "Do you want my life that badly?" As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao Xiang, who had started to attack the boundary in various ways, and then looked back at Gu Yan.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Gu Yan narrowed her eyes. "What trick are you playing now?"
"I'm not playing any tricks," Mu Anxiao said, deliberately showing a smile. "I just feel that since my life is already yours, I can also choose the way I die, right?" She believed that Feng Qishi would return soon, so she decided to stall for time.
Incidentally, she wanted Gu Yan to say something that might awaken Zhao Xiang.
Gu Yan said, "Yes, I think so too. As the saying goes, if you live without dignity, you should naturally die with dignity, right?" As she spoke, she also smiled.
Mu Anxiao also smiled. "Yes, you're right. Since that's the case," she said, deliberately glancing at Zhao Xiang in front of Gu Yan, continuing, "Before that, can I have a good chat with him first?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan immediately shifted her gaze to Zhao Xiang. "What is there to chat about with him? Don't tell me," she withdrew her gaze and fixed it on Mu Anxiao, "you want to save him before you die?"
"What do you mean by that?" Mu Anxiao asked with a smile.
Gu Yan let out a cold snort. "A demonic soul, if it commits evil deeds, will be targeted by the underworld enforcers. Once targeted, it's destined to never see the light again. These things," she said, forgetting herself and speaking presumptuously, "I understand them very well."
"Then have you committed evil?" Mu Anxiao's objective was achieved.
Zhao Xiang stopped.
"Me?" Gu Yan pointed to herself, completely falling into Mu Anxiao's trap. "Of course not. These things are usually done by specialized demons. If I did them, what if I became a target of the underworld enforcers?"
"That's true, if one commits evil in that regard, they are destined to lose their freedom."
"I'm not as foolish as Gu Qin," Gu Yan said deliberately.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "I just think you're more capable and smarter than that Gu Qin."
"Do you really think so?" Gu Yan was swayed by Mu Anxiao's words.
Mu Anxiao nodded. "Yes, that's exactly what I think. In my opinion, you are much more capable than that Gu Qin. Otherwise, why would Ouyang Ye rely on you so much, right?"
Gu Yan liked the feeling of being praised, so after Mu Anxiao said that, her heart softened. "What you said makes me not even want to kill you anymore."
"If you kill me, won't you be committing evil?" Mu Anxiao feigned surprise.
Gu Yan said, "This has nothing to do with me. These are all things they do." As she spoke, she spread her hands and summoned silver needles.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the silver needles in Gu Yan's hand and thought, "Killing with a borrowed knife. Truly worthy of being Ouyang Ye's subordinate; they are so ruthless in their actions. It seems I need to be careful." Thinking this, she looked at Zhao Xiang, who was staring intently at Gu Yan, and furrowed her brows.
Conversely, Zhao Xiang ignored Mu Anxiao and looked at Gu Yan. "What do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan withdrew her silver needles and looked at Zhao Xiang. "What do I mean? Zhao Xiang, what's gotten into you?" She was startled by Zhao Xiang's attitude.
Zhao Xiang said, "What do you mean by not seeing the light after committing evil?" He walked down the steps.
As Gu Yan listened to Zhao Xiang's questioning, she avoided his gaze slightly and said, "It means, it's just talk." She didn't want to explain too clearly to Zhao Xiang.
"Just talk?" Zhao Xiang narrowed his eyes. "If I remember correctly, you were the one who told me to seek revenge when it's time, that the underworld doesn't care if a demonic soul commits evil. What do you mean by that now?" He glared at Gu Yan.
Startled by Zhao Xiang's attitude, Gu Yan chuckled dryly. "I just felt that you are human, and no one would expect you to possess a demonic soul. You..."
"You think, everything is just what you think. Gu Yan, Gu Yan, so you've been deceiving me all along." Saying this, Zhao Xiang's eyes widened, and he raised his hand.
Gu Yan, aware of Zhao Xiang's abilities, temporarily abandoned Mu Anxiao and disappeared as a black light.