Mu Anxiao watched the black mist’s cowardly behavior and smiled faintly, then glanced at Ouyang Ye, who was detoxifying Feng Qishi.
The black mist tilted its head slightly to look at Mu Anxiao, then breathed a sigh of relief.
A long time had passed, and outside the dilapidated shop, they were still waiting for Gu Yan’s news.
Growing impatient with Gu Yan’s dawdling, Jia exclaimed, "Is she not done yet? Why is it taking so long? Does she not have the ability?" He then shifted his gaze to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan watched Jia, who was clearly impatient, with a calm expression and smiled helplessly, "This requires a process, you can’t rush."
"Can’t rush, I think," Jia said, leaning forward to peer into the pitch-black, rundown shop, "She just doesn’t have the ability, so she’s afraid to come out."
"..." Gu Yan was speechless.
Then, Hun Ling turned his head and looked at Jia, who was pointlessly present, saying, "There are many souls in here."
"I know, so what?" Jia didn't understand Hun Ling's point.
Hun Ling smiled, "Then, you have an opportunity."
"An opportunity." Jia was so excited he almost yelped.
Seeing this, Hun Ling put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Keep it down."
"Oh, you say," Jia completely ignored Gu Yan and stepped in front of Hun Ling, "What opportunity do I have?" He stared directly into Hun Ling’s eyes.
Hun Ling smiled, "The yin energy here is obviously very heavy. Although the souls are all normal, under Ouyang Ye’s influence, they have become half demon souls. If you bring them back to report, perhaps," he said seriously, "you can get promoted."
"Really?" Jia’s eyes lit up.
Hun Ling nodded, perfectly understanding Jia’s mindset, and continued, "Of course, it’s true. But the prerequisite is that you remain quiet. If you disturb Gu Yan, and Gu Yan gets angry and mobilizes those souls, then we won’t have a chance."
"You’re right. Then we..." Under Hun Ling's words, Jia became extremely cautious, "Then we can only wait and see."
"Yes, wait and see," Hun Ling nodded.
Jia also nodded and fell silent.
Gu Yan frowned as he watched Hun Ling and Jia conversing about something.
Just then, Jia turned sideways and unintentionally looked at Gu Yan, who was staring at him and Hun Ling. Then... he thought for a moment and returned to Gu Yan’s side.
Gu Yan looked down at the strangely acting Jia and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I should be the one asking you that," Jia said, tilting his head and whispering, "You did it on purpose."
Hearing Jia say this, Gu Yan’s eyes immediately flickered away, "How did I do it on purpose? Don't..."
"Your relationship with Gu Yan has never been very good. If I remember correctly, the first time we met, it was related to her," Jia said, recalling the matter of Xiao Fei, "If it weren't for you, Xiao Fei’s consciousness wouldn’t have disappeared. In the end, it all comes back to you."
"I..."
"However, considering you’ve helped us, I won’t hold grudges. After this is over, remember to go find Xiao Fei’s consciousness with me," Jia interrupted Gu Yan.
"Okay." Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Jia say this.
Jia smiled faintly, "Remember your promise." Saying this, he turned to look at Hun Ling, who was staring at them, and smirked, "Look at me, I won't tell you what I told her either."
"I heard everything," Hun Ling said dismissively.
Jia paused for a few seconds, and just as he was about to retort, Gu Yan walked out with a pale face and said, "Gu Yan, did you do it?" She strode forward, pushed Jia aside, and stood in front of Gu Yan.
Gu Yan was bewildered, "What did I do?"
At the same time, Jia staggered a couple of steps to the side, steadied himself, and glared at Gu Yan.
Hun Ling thought for a moment, then quickly turned his head and saw Gu Yuan smiling at him. This left Hun Ling puzzled.
Subsequently, after Gu Yan’s question, Gu Yan sneered, "You still want to say you did nothing."
"What did I do? Tell me," Gu Yan was completely confused.
Gu Yan felt that Gu Yan's behavior was all an act, "You know yourself what you did. Now," she reached out and grabbed Gu Yan’s arm, "come back with me."
"Where do you want me to go back with you?" Gu Yan felt that things... seemed to be getting complicated.
"Where do you think I want you to go back? Speaking of which, I was stupid," Gu Yan said indignantly, "From the moment you said I killed Gu Yuan, I should have been on guard. Damn it, I was so foolish to open the door and let that Gu Yuan find the souls. Knowing she was with you, I should have taken you directly to the master. You... you are all so detestable." After speaking, she let go and fixed her murderous gaze on Hun Ling.
Hun Ling looked at Gu Yan's contorted face and said nothing. Because the fact was... it was indeed he who had drawn Gu Yuan out of that body. He was powerless and too lazy to refute such a fact.
"..."
Then, Gu Yan said coldly, "Don’t you have anything to say?" She stared at Hun Ling.
"What could I possibly say..."
"Little monster, if I had known you were with Gu Yan, I wouldn't have..." Halfway through her sentence, Gu Yan glanced at Gu Yuan and sneered, "Never mind, it’s already happened, consider it my bad luck."
"What exactly is wrong?" Gu Yan couldn't help but want to know what had happened to Gu Yan.
Hearing this, Gu Yan turned back to Gu Yan, "Stop pretending to be a good person. You don't need to know about this."
"I don't need to pretend to be good either, I just don't want to be falsely accused."
"Please, stop playing ignorant. Tell me," Gu Yan said, her mental state clearly deteriorating, "When did you... no, when did you collude with them? This plan, it must have been planned for a long time."
"I don't understand what you're saying?" Gu Yan actually caught some of the meaning, but to be more certain of Gu Yan's thoughts, she continued to feign ignorance.
Gu Yan smiled.
"What are you smiling at?" Gu Yan retorted.
"The facts show that it was clearly they who made the move, and now Gu..." Gu Yan said, recalling Gu Yuan's resolute assertion that she had killed her. She lowered her eyes and smiled, "Now Gu Yuan, like you, says I killed her, says I... was jealous that she was favored by the master. Gu Yan, Gu Yan, I never realized you were so capable, able to buy anyone, even them." After speaking, Gu Yan looked at Hun Ling and Jia again.
In response, Gu Yan fell silent.