It seemed that Feng Qishi had retracted his past 'brotherhood' and decided to investigate Zhaoxiang thoroughly.
Meanwhile.
Mu Anxiao and Lou Yi stopped outside the coachman's room. They didn't dare to act rashly. They both leaned against the door and, after confirming there were no loud noises, they exchanged a look and then slipped inside one by one.
Inside.
The coachman sat by the bed, repeatedly wiping Bing'er's forehead with a towel, muttering, "Get well soon, get well soon."
Listening to the coachman's quiet murmurs, Mu Anxiao froze in place.
Lou Yi, standing behind Mu Anxiao, asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm not doing anything," Mu Anxiao replied, glancing at the coachman who was diligently taking care of Bing'er. Her eyes darkened.
Lou Yi followed Mu Anxiao's gaze and calmly looked at the coachman's back, saying, "Looking at him like this, he truly is pitiful."
"He is pitiful, but now is not the time for us to pity others," Mu Anxiao said, surveying the surroundings.
Seeing this, Lou Yi asked, "What are you doing?"
"I feel something is off about this room," Mu Anxiao said, trying to sense any demonic energy.
Lou Yi, seeing Mu Anxiao like this, also began to sense it.
After a period of observation, they both stood before the square table.
Then, ignoring the coachman, they both lowered their heads to stare at the tabletop. Mu Anxiao said, "Did you find anything?"
Lou Yi shook his head, "No."
"Where is the cellar?" Mu Anxiao had been observing the ceiling since entering and hadn't found the cellar entrance.
Lou Yi pointed towards the coachman.
Mu Anxiao followed Lou Yi's finger and turned her head. She saw the coachman wiping away tears.
Seeing this scene, Mu Anxiao frowned. "..."
Lou Yi also saw it, "He's crying."
"With his daughter's condition not improving, he must be on the verge of breaking down," Mu Anxiao said, turning and walking towards the coachman. "However, even so, I don't believe he's genuine." After speaking, she stopped behind the coachman.
Upon hearing this, the coachman squinted and said, "You've seen through me."
Listening to the coachman's words, Lou Yi exclaimed, "Weren't we invisible?"
"There's something wrong with this room," Mu Anxiao said, lowering her head to stare at the coachman.
Then, the coachman stood up, turned to Mu Anxiao, and smiled, "Mu Anxiao, it really is you."
"Who are you?" Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened.
The coachman smiled, "Long time no see." Saying this, he waved his hand in front of his face, and his appearance and height changed.
The next second, Mu Anxiao's eyes widened. "It's you."
"You know him?" Lou Yi was surprised.
Mu Anxiao took half a step back, "I didn't expect that even the ointment couldn't cure you. It seems," he said, looking down at the cellar door that had been pushed open, "you're no match."
"..." Mu Anxiao continued to stare at the person before her, blinked, and asked, "Ouyang Ye, why are you here?"
"I really didn't expect you to be alive," Ouyang Ye said, looking back at Mu Anxiao. "But your master is quite capable, hiding all traces of you. Truly... cunning."
"You..."
"Speaking of which, I have to thank my person. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have recognized you."
"..." Mu Anxiao was stunned.
At the same time, a woman dressed in white, with a face identical to Gu Qin's, appeared in Lou Yi's line of sight. Looking at the woman, his expression stiffened, and he muttered, "Exactly the same?"
Hearing Lou Yi's words, Mu Anxiao glanced at the woman's face and froze. "..."
"My sister was captured by you."
This woman was named Gu Yan, and her sister was Gu Qin.
The current scene was not much different from what Feng Qishi had described. Therefore, the moment Gu Yan uttered these words, Mu Anxiao froze.
"..."
Gu Yan said, "I'm talking to you." She widened her eyes.
Mu Anxiao swallowed, "You're Gu Qin's sister? She died first, and you died avenging her, and then..."
"Don't talk nonsense," Gu Yan growled.
Mu Anxiao stopped talking when she heard this.
Ouyang Ye, in his tattered clothes, looked down at Mu Anxiao's dazed expression and smiled, "Come with me."
"Why should I go with you?" Mu Anxiao turned her head and looked up at Ouyang Ye angrily.
Ouyang Ye reached out to touch Mu Anxiao's face.
Then, Mu Anxiao moved two steps to the side, intentionally avoiding his hand, and remained silent.
Ouyang Ye smiled sinisterly, lowered his hand, and said, "It seems you're not cooperating at all."
Mu Anxiao glared at Ouyang Ye, then recalled all the times he had deceived her, and said coldly, "What, you want to kill me?"
"Kill you," Ouyang Ye laughed, "I've been looking for you for so long, how could I kill you? But speaking of which, I really didn't expect you to be able to persuade Feng Qishi. Truly..."
"What do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? I worked hard to brainwash him, and you, you managed to change him back," Ouyang Ye said, shaking his head slightly. "All my efforts were in vain."
"Where is the coachman?" Mu Anxiao believed that the Ouyang Ye before her must have arrived only three months ago.
Ouyang Ye said, "The coachman, alright," he said, smiling slightly, "do you want him alive or dead?"
"You..."
"I know you must want him dead, right?" Ouyang Ye assumed, raising an eyebrow.
Mu Anxiao expressed her disdain, "If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me..."
"You've lost your Dharma artifacts, and you still want to fight me?" Ouyang Ye interrupted, reaching out and pushing Mu Anxiao's shoulder.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao took a step back. "..."
Ouyang Ye laughed, "You truly are frail and weak."
"You're the one who's frail and weak," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Bing'er on the bed. "You're going to kill this child."
"Why would I kill her? She cannot die," Ouyang Ye said, "She is the wife I found for Feng Qishi."
"You... Ouyang Ye, are you crazy?"
"This is a woman destined for an immortal connection. As long as Feng Qishi falls for her, everything will be easy. Then," Ouyang Ye smiled, "you can come back with me."
"I will never go with you," Mu Anxiao said, turning to Lou Yi. "Go, find Feng Qishi."
"Okay," Lou Yi nodded. As soon as he turned, Gu Yan suddenly appeared in front of Lou Yi. Lou Yi was startled, "What are you doing?"
Gu Yan said, "You are not allowed to go."
"You..." Lou Yi uttered a word, then looked down at the demonic energy in Gu Yan's hand and compromised, "I won't go." Saying this, he turned back.
Mu Anxiao clenched her fists and turned back to Ouyang Ye, "What exactly do you want?"
"To finalize the marriage between Bing'er and Feng Qishi," Ouyang Ye said indifferently.
Mu Anxiao frowned and shouted, "You're insane."
Ouyang Ye shrugged his shoulders, "Think what you want. This time," he said, ignoring Mu Anxiao's refusal and reaching out to hold Mu Anxiao's shoulder, "I won't let you go."
Mu Anxiao, enduring the pain of her wound, pushed Ouyang Ye's hand away and took half a step back.