Chapter 2242 The Death of Guyuan

Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's righteous demeanor, then at Hun Ling and Jia, who were startled by Mu Anxiao's actions, and couldn't help but laugh. "Mu Anxiao, do you think I'll be angry?" he said, reaching out to touch Mu Anxiao's head.

Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly stepped back and said, "Whether you're angry or not has nothing to do with me. Anyway," her eyes were cold, "I'm not giving you these resentful souls in the sack."

"These soulless spirits are probably useless to you," Ouyang Ye said lightly.

"They are useless," Mu Anxiao said, glancing at Hun Ling, who had worked hard to collect the resentful souls into the sack, and continued, "So, you'd better hand over their consciousness quickly, or I'll destroy them." She lifted the weightless sack.

Ouyang Ye remained unmoved, putting his hands behind his back.

"So you agree with my actions," Mu Anxiao said coldly.

Ouyang Ye: "No one can stop you from doing what you want. Of course," he said, "I'll make myself clear. As long as you don't want this Jin City to become a city of rot, then do as you please."

"Explain yourself," Mu Anxiao said, putting down the sack.

"If these resentful souls are destroyed, their true bodies will also rot, their consciousness will dissipate, and in the end, they will be scattered into dust. You know the rules of the underworld better than I do, don't you?" Ouyang Ye smiled.

Mu Anxiao had only intended to scare Ouyang Ye and turn these resentful souls into evidence of Hun Ling and Jia's meritorious service, but unexpectedly... her threat failed, and she was threatened back. She felt extremely awkward inside, but even so, she did not intend to reveal her inner state. "I know."

"I know you know," Ouyang Ye said with a smile in his eyes.

Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's expression, unsure if it was mocking or sarcastic, and felt annoyed. "You talk as if you understand me."

"I understand you, just as you understand me."

"Who understands you?" Mu Anxiao was truly disgusted by Ouyang Ye's strange 'sweet talk.'

Ouyang Ye laughed.

Then, Mu Anxiao looked down at the sack in her hand and said, "I want to make a deal with you."

"You're still so formal with me," Ouyang Ye said.

Mu Anxiao frowned.

Ouyang Ye added, "We'll be family soon. Say whatever you want to say to me. You..." He glanced at Mu Anxiao's cold face and continued, "If you act like this, it will seem too distant."

"Even if it happens, we won't be family."

"Then what are we?"

"Enemies," Mu Anxiao said without thinking.

Hun Ling and Jia were startled by Mu Anxiao's words. Then Jia looked helplessly at Mu Anxiao, who insisted on provoking Ouyang Ye, and muttered, "It wouldn't hurt you to try to please him a little now."

Hun Ling glanced at Jia upon hearing this.

Then, seeing Hun Ling looking at him, Jia lowered his head.

At this moment, Ouyang Ye shifted his gaze to Jia. "Jia, I've always wanted to ask, why are you here?"

As expected, Ouyang Ye had finally asked the question they were all worried about. Thus... Jia, to prevent Ouyang Ye from losing patience, quickly raised his head and smiled at Ouyang Ye. "Why did you suddenly bring this up? Didn't I tell you before?" He was lying.

Ouyang Ye: "Did you?" he said sarcastically.

"I think I did." Jia was flustered.

At the same time, Gu Yan shifted her gaze. It was then that she remembered Gu Yuan, whose soul had been scattered. Seeing Jia's fearful expression and his deliberate silence, and Ouyang Ye staring fixedly at Jia, she spoke, "Master, I have something to tell you." As she spoke and was about to step forward, Gu Yan grabbed her arm.

Ouyang Ye happened to see this scene.

"Gu Yan, let go of your hand," he commanded.

From the moment Ouyang Ye arrived, they had been doing their best to control these resentful souls, so they had no communication during this time. Innocent people have nothing to fear, but Gu Yan thought that Gu Yan had completely put that matter behind her.

She never imagined that Gu Yan would start now when she thought everything was safe.

Naturally, faced with this situation, she had to stop her. "Master, she has nothing to tell you," she said with a flippant smile, masking her guilt.

"If she has nothing to say, why are you holding her arm?" Ouyang Ye asked coldly.

Gu Yan forced a smile. "We can't waste any more time. We need to... save these resentful souls. Otherwise, if they harm the people in this city, things will become complicated." xxs壹贰

"This matter is indeed not simple," Ouyang Ye said, looking at Gu Yan, who was holding Gu Yan in place. "Gu Yan, explain yourself clearly."

Hearing this, Gu Yan glanced at Gu Yan in fear and said, "Master, if you have any questions, ask me. I can report everything to you clearly."

"You speak," Ouyang Ye said without even looking at Gu Yan, urging Gu Yan.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yan looked at Gu Yan's face and said, "Master, Gu Yuan... is dead."

Upon hearing this, Hun Ling's eyes widened immediately.

Jia was also stunned the moment Gu Yan delivered this news.

Ouyang Ye couldn't believe what Gu Yan had said. He looked at Gu Yan again. "What's going on? How could Gu Yuan die? Wasn't she at the General's mansion?"

Jia, worried that Hun Ling might accidentally blurt out the truth under such stimulation, reached out and grabbed Hun Ling's arm.

Hun Ling slightly lowered her eyelids, and tears began to well up in her eyes.

Mu Anxiao looked at Hun Ling's sad expression, her heart sank, realizing... that things were definitely not simple.

Then, after a few seconds of silence, Gu Yan said, "She... was tired of that kind of life, so she brought us here to find her soul." Her eyes darted around.

The next second, Ouyang Ye felt something was wrong and immediately shifted his gaze to Jia and Hun Ling, saying coldly, "I understand."

Hun Ling was lost in sorrow and couldn't be bothered to speak.

On the contrary, Jia was terrified and met Ouyang Ye's eyes.

Ouyang Ye also stared coldly at Jia and said, "Did you... instigate Gu Yuan and cause her to end up like this?" As he spoke, he was about to step forward.

Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly moved to block in front of Hun Ling and Jia, saying, "Don't just spout accusations." Fearing that Ouyang Ye might harm Jia and Hun Ling, she decided to confront Ouyang Ye herself.

"This doesn't concern you," Ouyang Ye said coldly to Mu Anxiao.

Mu Anxiao frowned slightly, her eyes firm. "Their business is my business. They..." she tilted her head, "are definitely not involved with that Gu Yuan."