"Are you that afraid of Ouyang Ye?" Mu Anxiao frowned slightly.
Gu Yan nodded.
"Is that so," Mu Anxiao said, lowering her eyes to ponder, then asked, "After you did that, have you ever appeared before Ouyang Ye again?"
Gu Yan shook her head.
Mu Anxiao watched Gu Yan's nodding and shaking head, and sighed softly, "Alright, I understand."
"Understand what?" Gu Yan asked, confused.
Mu Anxiao: "Since you're afraid of him and dare not face him, I won't force you. In short," she became serious, "if I'm not mistaken, that Gu Yan must have mentioned you to Ouyang Ye already."
Although Mu Anxiao didn't know Gu Yan well, based on Gu Yan's narration, she was certain that there must be an unsolvable conflict between them, otherwise, Gu Yan wouldn't have fallen to such a state so quickly.
"How do you know?"
"Guessing."
"Guessing?" Gu Yan's eyes sank. "Are you sure about your thoughts?"
"Whether I'm sure or not, you're not planning to go back to Ouyang Ye anyway," Mu Anxiao continued, finding her approach effective. "Even if I say more, it's probably useless."
"Do you... have anything to say to me?" Gu Yan understood Gu Yan's persuasive ability to brainwash Ouyang Ye. If what Mu Anxiao said was true, she was truly finished.
Therefore, she wanted to get some 'comfort' in words from Mu Anxiao, even if it was just a guess.
Mu Anxiao: "I only have this one reminder for you. I really don't know what else to say."
"You..."
"Your attitude is so firm. If I forced you to go back to Ouyang Ye, you wouldn't agree, would you?" Mu Anxiao interrupted, deliberately provoking Gu Yan.
Gu Yan fell silent upon hearing this.
Mu Anxiao stared at Gu Yan's face, frozen.
Lou Yi and the others were also silent.
Conversely, in her silence, Gu Yan replayed Gu Yan's character in her mind. In that instant, she understood and said, "I agree."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's lips curved into a smile. "You agree?"
"Yes, just as you said, I also suspect Gu Yan has already told Ouyang Ye about me. Ouyang Ye might be looking for me next. With Ouyang Ye's capabilities, he'll find me quickly. By then, I'll truly be on the defensive, so I must take the initiative," Gu Yan said calmly.
This was exactly the response Mu Anxiao wanted, so she smiled, "You'll help me."
"Yes, I will help you investigate the coachman's whereabouts."
"Within today," Mu Anxiao said casually.
The reason she did this was that she remembered Ouyang Ye had asked her to hand over Bing'er's body to him by tomorrow, and now, he had mercilessly 'killed' her.
From this alone, she concluded that he must have a second plan, and that second plan definitely wouldn't involve the coachman.
As for whether the coachman was still in the mansion, she didn't know. But she knew that having Gu Yan help find the coachman now was definitely the right move.
"Within today?" Gu Yan was surprised.
Mu Anxiao: "What, you can't do it?"
"I..." Gu Yan hesitated to speak.
Mu Anxiao chuckled, "You can transfer souls, so you can surely find the coachman's trace quickly. Why," she said, "are you afraid of Gu Yan?"
"I'm not."
"If you're not, then agree," Mu Anxiao's attitude turned firm for the sake of the coachman's life.
Gu Yan hated Gu Yan, so the moment Mu Anxiao uttered these words, she firmly replied, "I agree."
"Very good. Go find Ouyang Ye. As for how to lie, I think you know," Mu Anxiao said calmly.
Gu Yan nodded.
Then, just as Gu Yan was about to leave, Mu Anxiao added, "Right, let's get this straight. Ouyang Ye definitely thinks I'm dead now. When you go back, you are not to mention me at all."
"Understood."
"Good that you understand," Mu Anxiao said, waving her hand. "Go."
"Okay," Gu Yan agreed and left.
After Gu Yan had completely left, Jia cast a surprised glance at Mu Anxiao. "You're crazy." His tone was serious.
Mu Anxiao: "What do you mean?"
"Don't you know she likes Ouyang Ye? Ouyang Ye could easily pry you out with a few sweet words. You," Jia gasped, "you're truly stupid."
"She won't," Mu Anxiao said, looking down at Bing'er's face.
Jia frowned, speechless.
Feng Qishi: "You really believe her? She's a soul demon."
Mu Anxiao knew Feng Qishi had suffered losses at the hands of soul demons, so she didn't find him suspicious. On the contrary, she understood him and patiently said, "If it weren't for Gu Yan, I wouldn't believe her. In other words, you don't understand a woman's jealousy."
"..." Feng Qishi trusted that Mu Anxiao's decision was correct, so he said no more.
Lou Yi and Jia also fell silent.
On the other side.
Following Mu Anxiao's words, Gu Yan arrived outside Ouyang Ye's room.
Inside the room.
Ouyang Ye pondered Gu Yan's words for a long time, his heart sinking. Just as he was about to become suspicious of Gu Yan, her voice reached him, "Master, I'm back." She tried her best not to sound nervous.
Hearing Gu Yan's voice, Ouyang Ye sprang from his chair and waved his hand, opening the door.
Thus, Gu Yan looked at Ouyang Ye, who was staring at her in surprise, and said again, "Master, I'm back." Fearing Ouyang Ye's suspicion, she deliberately repeated the phrase.
Ouyang Ye said sternly, "Where did you go?"
Hearing Ouyang Ye's stern tone, Gu Yan realized that Gu Yan had indeed been too talkative.
So, to avoid Ouyang Ye's continued suspicion, she stepped inside and said, "I went out to clear my head."
"You went out to clear your head?" Ouyang Ye was surprised and sneered, "Do you know your soul has gone missing?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan deliberately put on a surprised expression, "What are you saying?" Remembering Mu Anxiao's words, she appeared very relaxed.
Ouyang Ye squinted, "You don't know."
Gu Yan shook her head slightly and said intentionally, "Didn't you give those souls to Gu Yan? I'm just a useless waste now. Why are you asking me about this?"
These were words Ouyang Ye himself had spoken, so he naturally remembered them clearly.
Therefore, hearing Gu Yan say this now, he couldn't help but be startled.
Thus, he felt guilty, "I was just saying it casually, and you took it seriously."
"..." Gu Yan's eyes sank. "Casual words hurt the most. Master, I've also thought about it. A waste like me is not suited for important matters. From now on, if you have any small tasks for me, I will do them well."
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