Ouyang Ye was not angry; he put down his hand and smiled.
"You have something you need my help with, don't you? Go on, tell me," Mu Anxiao asked with a straight face, raising her chin.
Ouyang Ye glanced at Shu'er.
Understanding Ouyang Ye's intention, Shu'er turned without a word and headed toward the dilapidated room.
After Shu'er closed the broken door, Ouyang Ye said, "Help me find the coachman."
"What do you need the coachman for?" Mu Anxiao countered, deliberately feigning confusion. "Didn't your goal was to find a match for Fengqishi? Now that the goal is achieved, naturally, this matter has nothing to do with the coachman anymore, right?"
"The coachman took away some people's souls. If he uses those souls to threaten me, I will kill him. But I don't want to kill him. Do you understand what I mean?" Ouyang Ye became serious.
Mu Anxiao understood Ouyang Ye's words and said after a moment's thought, "So, Gu Tie's soul is also in that hut."
"Yes, but," Ouyang Ye said earnestly, "that was before. Now I must find him, otherwise, things will become serious."
"You dislike immortals, yet you fear them. You're quite contradictory."
"Which eye of yours saw me fearing them?" Ouyang Ye retorted.
Mu Anxiao did not know whether Ouyang Ye feared immortals or not. But she knew that he basically avoided immortals in carrying out his actions.
From this point alone, Mu Anxiao had the courage to say that he did.
However, Fengqishi was in his hands. If she provoked Ouyang Ye with these words, it would not be good for her. For Fengqishi's sake, she chose to back down.
"Aren't you afraid?" Her expression became cautious.
Ouyang Ye wore an arrogant expression. "I'm not afraid of them. I just don't want to..." He averted his gaze slightly and continued, "I don't want to harm those people."
"What?" Mu Anxiao thought she misheard.
Ouyang Ye calmly looked at Mu Anxiao's astonished expression and said lightly, "You probably guessed my plan."
"What plan?" Mu Anxiao played dumb.
Ouyang Ye was not angered by Mu Anxiao's question. Instead, he calmly accepted all her reactions and said, "My purpose in coming here is to find a troublesome romantic entanglement for Fengqishi. This way, once you reincarnate, you will no longer have any connection with him, and then I will come to find you."
"..." Mu Anxiao had not expected this, but she was not moved by Ouyang Ye's words, maintaining a cold demeanor.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's indifferent expression, Ouyang Ye asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
"So, it's my fault that Fengqishi is in trouble," Mu Anxiao said, meeting Ouyang Ye's eyes.
However, Ouyang Ye had not expected Mu Anxiao to think that way at all. Looking at her, he showed an angry expression. "You are blaming yourself."
"This matter has nothing to do with him," Mu Anxiao said, looking up to meet Ouyang Ye's eyes. "Now you are dragging him into it. Anyone would feel self-reproach."
"You..."
"Oh, I forgot, you are not human," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Ouyang Ye's face turned cold. "My decision will not change." He narcissistically believed that Mu Anxiao was trying to provoke him.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao showed no reaction, looking calmly at Ouyang Ye, and sneered, "I can't be bothered with your arrangements. Actually, come to think of it, you've helped me a lot this time."
Ouyang Ye frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is," Mu Anxiao lowered her eyes and smiled, "once Fengqishi marries, I will be free. Then, you can become my enemy again. How good is that."
Ouyang Ye had always believed that after settling Fengqishi, Mu Anxiao would choose him.
Unexpectedly, Mu Anxiao's future plans did not include him.
Thinking of this, Ouyang Ye became angry.
"You want to become my enemy," he deliberately repeated.
Mu Anxiao said indifferently, "So what? If I become friends with you, Ouyang Ye," she took half a step back to prevent Ouyang Ye from flying into a rage and hitting her, "I am an immortal, and you are a demon. You and I will always be enemies."
"Then what about Fengqishi?" Ouyang Ye retorted.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "Shen, the madman, is just a friend who kept me from being lonely on my path to cultivation. He's gone," she shrugged. "It just means no one will chat with me or partner up to deal with you. Other than that, there's no impact."
Ouyang Ye did not expect Mu Anxiao to be so open-minded. Hearing this, he felt a sense of loss. "You mean, even without Fengqishi, you will still be my enemy."
"Yes, but," Mu Anxiao smiled faintly, "for now, we are partners, so I won't treat you as an enemy. Getting back to the main point, how do you plan for me to find him?"
"I'm asking for your help because I have no other way." Ouyang Ye temporarily put that topic aside.
Mu Anxiao: "Aren't you very capable? How come you can't find a human?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Nothing much. You're usually so proficient at everything else, but when it comes to finding people, you're useless. Honestly," Mu Anxiao crossed her arms, "I'm seriously suspecting you're just trying to make yourself relevant here."
"I don't have that kind of leisure time," Ouyang Ye said faintly.
"No leisure time, fine. Let me ask you," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Ouyang Ye's face, "wasn't Mai supposed to be watching him? What happened, she couldn't keep an eye on him?" As she spoke, she suddenly felt something was not quite right.
At the same time, after Mu Anxiao asked that question, Ouyang Ye froze. "You spoke to Mai?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao hesitated. She suddenly remembered that Ouyang Ye's instructions were for her to just leave the things and go. As for Mai's matter, she had never intended to let Ouyang Ye know, so she was startled when Ouyang Ye asked that question.
She feared she would endanger A Chu and Zhao Xiang.
Immediately, she hesitated and fabricated: "I didn't speak to her. I just heard someone call her Mai. Is her name really Mai?"
"Her name is Mai." Ouyang Ye remained suspicious of Mu Anxiao. "Did you speak to her?"
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh. "I wanted to, but she ignored me."
"She ignored you, yet she told you her name," Ouyang Ye said. Suddenly sensing something, he tilted his head and stared at the sky for a few seconds, saying, "In short, finding the person is up to you. I have to go now." He then turned and left.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye stopped and turned back to look at Mu Anxiao, saying, "Once you find the coachman, you'll be able to understand some things. I have other matters to attend to. I'll find you later." After speaking, he left.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened. She turned to look at Shu'er, who was walking out of the dilapidated room, and remained silent.