"No, no, no!" Juan'er exclaimed, pulling away from Ouyang Ye the moment he spoke. "I like you, Ye." She then turned and embraced Ouyang Ye, as if declaring war on Mu Anxiao.
Ouyang Ye was stunned.
Mu Anxiao watched the scene unfold without anger. Instead, she smiled. "Ouyang Ye, you two take your time. I'm leaving now." With that, she turned and walked towards the shore.
Juan'er clung tightly to Ouyang Ye.
Unable to break free from Juan'er, Ouyang Ye twisted his neck and shouted at Mu Anxiao, "Stop! If you leave, I'll make you drink that potion."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao's expression froze. She halted, turned back reluctantly towards Ouyang Ye, and asked, "Do you need my help?" She could see Ouyang Ye's deep reluctance.
Juan'er closed her eyes, lost in her own affections.
Ouyang Ye nodded slightly.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's face, which was full of 'SOS signals', and laughed heartlessly. "You're really having your day." As she was about to step forward, she sensed a familiar demonic aura. Her expression stiffened, and she quickly turned to look at the woods not far from the shore, frowning.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Ye softly called out, "Mu Anxiao."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao reluctantly withdrew her senses and turned back to Ouyang Ye. "You're not just troublesome, you're extremely troublesome." She said this as she walked closer to Ouyang Ye.
In an instant... Influenced by Mu Anxiao, Juan'er withdrew her arms from around Ouyang Ye and became angry. "Ugh! So dirty! Who asked you to touch me?" She dusted off her silk sleeves.
"You're exaggerating. My hands aren't dirty," Mu Anxiao said, deliberately rubbing Juan'er's hand against Ouyang Ye's clothes twice.
Juan'er's eyes widened at this. "How could you touch Ye like that?"
"Yes, I'll touch your Ye like this. What's wrong with that?" Mu Anxiao asked, becoming even more audacious as she put an arm around Ouyang Ye's shoulder. "Come on, continue to hug him." With that, she removed her single arm.
Ouyang Ye looked down at Mu Anxiao, saying nothing.
Conversely, Juan'er became aggrieved. "Ye, look, she's so dirty."
"Then you should take her to wash up properly," Ouyang Ye said gently.
Mu Anxiao's expression froze. She immediately shot a killing gaze at Ouyang Ye. "Despicable."
"You call Ye despicable? Are you crazy?" Juan'er snapped.
"You two are really a pair," Mu Anxiao said, turning to leave. Ouyang Ye reached out and grabbed the back of her collar. "Ouyang Ye, let me go," she said, tilting her head.
"It's better if you remain quiet," Ouyang Ye said faintly, pulling Mu Anxiao back to his side.
Juan'er became jealous. "Ye, you're so good to her."
Just then, under Ouyang Ye's 'arrangement', Mu Anxiao looked at Juan'er again. "I seriously suspect you have masochistic tendencies."
"Ye, how do you want me to dress her up?" Juan'er completely ignored Mu Anxiao.
"As you please," Ouyang Ye said, pushing Mu Anxiao towards Juan'er. "I'll leave her to you." With that, he turned and flew away.
After Ouyang Ye had completely departed, only the two of them remained...
Juan'er's face grew stern.
Mu Anxiao glanced at her and took a step back in fear. "I didn't mean to get close to you." Since they were under the same roof, she had to be humble. For now, Mu Anxiao didn't know what kind of demon Juan'er was, so she deemed it necessary to be humble until she figured out Juan'er's background.
"Ye always brings you up," Juan'er said, her voice filled with jealousy.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh.
Juan'er continued, "Sometimes, I'm truly jealous of you. But... only when he talks about you does he pay attention to me," she said, glancing at Mu Anxiao's face. "You're so plain. I'm truly curious... how did you capture Ye's heart?"
"Perhaps I'm an immortal," Mu Anxiao said deliberately, believing that after she said this, Juan'er would surely reveal her identity.
Conversely, Juan'er let out a cold laugh.
Mu Anxiao was confused. "What are you laughing at?"
"Ye hates immortals the most. You..." Juan'er said, probing Mu Anxiao's spiritual energy, then laughed. "You don't even have spiritual energy."
"I have spiritual energy..." Mu Anxiao said, touching her wrist with two fingers. She froze. "How could this be?"
"You really know how to flatter yourself."
"I really am an immortal," Mu Anxiao insisted, trying to prove her identity.
Then, Juan'er withdrew her mockery and said, "I know."
Mu Anxiao was even more bewildered. "You know again?"
"Ye said you were an immortal, but in my eyes," Juan'er said, suddenly appearing before Mu Anxiao, "you are nothing." With that, she extended a finger and poked Mu Anxiao forcefully on the forehead, causing Mu Anxiao to lose her balance and fall backward.
Immediately, water splashed... Mu Anxiao fell into the seven-colored lake. Due to the suddenness of the event, Mu Anxiao sank before she could even struggle.
Juan'er looked down at Mu Anxiao's slowly sinking figure and sneered, "Mu Anxiao, you can get up now. Stop sinking." She paused for a few seconds... sensing something was wrong, she quickly crouched down to look. Mu Anxiao had already disappeared. "No way, I just wanted you to go down for a wash, you..." Saying this, she reached into the lake and stirred the water.
A quarter of an hour later...
Juan'er stood dripping wet on the shore, gazing at the still surface of the lake. She was completely terrified. "She has no spiritual energy... no demonic aura. Could she... be dead?" she whispered, her lips turning pale under the pressure of her anxiety.
At that moment, Ouyang Ye appeared beside Juan'er, exclaiming, "What's wrong with you?"
Hearing this, and spurred by waves of nervousness, Juan'er stumbled towards Ouyang Ye.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye quickly called out, "Juan'er," and then swiftly scooped her up into his arms, flying away.
After Ouyang Ye left, a male demon dressed in tattered clothes and another male demon dressed in black tattered clothes rushed to the shore. They exchanged glances. Before they could start 'gossiping', they saw Mu Anxiao slowly floating to the surface of the water.
"Look," the man in black quickly said.
"I see it," the man in tattered clothes replied. In perfect sync, he and the man in black flew towards Mu Anxiao.
In an instant.
Mu Anxiao lay on the shore.
The man in black crouched beside Mu Anxiao. Just as he reached out to check her breathing, the man in tattered clothes said, "She's not dead." He then looked at Mu Anxiao's face and frowned. "Huh, this person looks so familiar."
Hearing this, the man in black also said, "I also think she looks familiar." He reached out and brushed aside Mu Anxiao's hair, then exclaimed in shock, "Mu Anxiao."