Mu Anxiao, after hearing this, swallowed her next words and her expression turned hesitant. "What if I can't do it well? If I come back, won't you lock me in a screen to reflect?"
"I absolutely won't treat you like that. Go, I need to rest," Ouyang Ye said, moving his hand away and lying down.
Following Ouyang Ye's movement, Mu Anxiao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I'll do things according to my own ideas. Anyway, no matter the outcome, you are not allowed to blame me."
"Done, Jiong Ye will be your subordinate," Ouyang Ye said, turning over.
Mu Anxiao was surprised. "Really?"
"Go," Ouyang Ye said softly.
"Then I'm going," Mu Anxiao said, standing up.
Immediately after, Ouyang Ye lazily hummed.
Listening, Mu Anxiao deliberately leaned in to glance at Ouyang Ye's profile. Just as she was about to turn and leave, she remembered Xi'er's loyalty to Ouyang Ye and said, "Something's not right."
"What's not right?" Ouyang Ye replied lazily.
Mu Anxiao's expression turned solemn. "You asked me to find Jiong Ye, but the facts prove that Jiong Ye is already in Xi'er's hands. If I go directly to Xi'er to ask for him without any proof, wouldn't that be too strange? Also, you didn't give me anything to act on your behalf. Even if I went, Xi'er would definitely not believe my words. Finally, I'll be caught in the middle. Tell me, are you deliberately making me hit a wall?"
"Don't think so much, just go. I've already told Xi'er that you're coming to find her."
"But I don't even know where she is," Mu Anxiao thought of the crucial point.
Ouyang Ye remained motionless and continued, "Song Xi is already waiting for you outside. You can just go."
"Song Xi is here? You contacted him?" Mu Anxiao was surprised.
"Stop asking, hurry up," Ouyang Ye said in a low voice.
Hearing Ouyang Ye's 'shooing' her away and thinking about his silent arrangements, Mu Anxiao withdrew her upper body and turned to leave without another word.
After Mu Anxiao had completely left, Ouyang Ye sat up.
At that moment, Xi'er appeared beside Ouyang Ye's bed. "Master, are you really going to hand over this matter to Mu Anxiao?"
"She will be mine sooner or later, and she will have to handle these matters sooner or later. You don't need to say any more unnecessary words," Ouyang Ye said, turning to look at Xi'er. "Has Jiong Ye's emotional state stabilized?"
"He hasn't dared to speak since that action he took against you," Xi'er replied with a nod.
Ouyang Ye lowered his eyes and smiled. "It seems he really is a coward."
"Yes, as you said, his thoughts of escaping now seem to have disappeared after this incident," Xi'er reported.
"That guy is very easily emboldened. Indeed, leaving him for a year was effective. However," Ouyang Ye said, a smile forming at the corner of his lips, "Mu Anxiao's arrival was unexpected."
"Yes, this matter should have been handled by you yourself. Now that Mu Anxiao is here," Xi'er smiled, "you can finally relax."
"Mu Anxiao still needs to be tempered," Ouyang Ye said indifferently.
Xi'er nodded slightly.
Then, Ouyang Ye recalled how Mu Anxiao had helped him brainstorm earlier and smiled faintly. "Mu Anxiao's thinking is indeed meticulous," he muttered, turning to look at Xi'er beside him. "Alright, you can go."
"Master, your injury..."
"It's nothing. I just want a couple of days of peace," Ouyang Ye said, lying down.
Seeing this, Xi'er said softly, "Then I shall withdraw, Master."
"Go."
"Yes," Xi'er agreed and disappeared.
Outside the house. Song Xi stood by the perimeter of the 'vegetable garden' and watched Mu Anxiao approaching him. He straightened his back and said, "You're out. I'll take you there now."
Hearing this, the wolf demon got up from his lounge chair and looked at Mu Anxiao. "Where are you two going?" he asked, stretching his muscles.
Song Xi, upon hearing this, immediately shifted his gaze to the wolf demon. "This doesn't concern you. Say less." His tone was filled with disdain for the wolf demon.
The wolf demon had always detested being looked down upon by demons. Now, hearing Song Xi's utterly contemptuous tone, he became indignant. "What do you mean?" he turned to look at Song Xi.
Song Xi smiled contemptuously. "This is my territory. You'd better not be too arrogant, or I'll kick you out." He pointed at the wolf demon.
The wolf demon sneered.
Song Xi frowned. "What's with that smile?"
"Yeah, a demon like you who relies on his wife naturally only has a mouth. What ambition..." The wolf demon clicked his tongue. "Tsk tsk... it's no wonder you have no ambition."
"You..."
"What you? I'm just speaking the truth. If I remember correctly, if it weren't for that Xi'er, you wouldn't be anything right now, would you?" the wolf demon taunted Song Xi.
Hearing this, Song Xi clenched his fists and was about to step forward to confront the wolf demon when Mu Anxiao quickly called out, "Can you two take a break? Aren't you tired?" As she spoke, she stopped beside the wolf demon.
"He looked down on me first," the wolf demon said, turning to glare at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao didn't even look at the wolf demon. She calmly looked at Song Xi, who had restrained his temper, and said, "Ouyang Ye told you."
"Master asked me to pick you up to see Jiong Ye," Song Xi said irritably.
"Then..."
"Take me with you," the wolf demon volunteered.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao finally turned to look at the wolf demon standing beside her and said, "This doesn't concern you. Why are you following me?"
"I might be able to help you," the wolf demon said, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't need your help with this," Mu Anxiao clearly refused the wolf demon.
On the contrary, the wolf demon persisted. "Take me with you. I'm worried..." he said, glancing at Song Xi, and whispered, "That person might come."
That person? Mu Anxiao listened to the wolf demon's words and saw his frightened expression. She thought... if her guess was correct, 'that person' he was referring to should be Mei Gui. As the saying goes, fellow sufferers under heaven, in this moment, she suddenly understood the wolf demon's feelings.
Therefore, with this sense of sympathy, she shifted her gaze to Song Xi's face. "I want him to accompany me," she said lightly.
Song Xi shook his head. "No."
"No," Mu Anxiao repeated... and her face chilled.
Seeing this, Song Xi immediately thought of Mu Anxiao's relationship with Ouyang Ye. Therefore... seeing Mu Anxiao's expression at that moment, he became scared. "No, I was kidding. As long as you're happy, haha." He said this with a foolish laugh.
Mu Anxiao was satisfied with Song Xi's response, then smiled at him and said, "Then let's go." She pointed at Song Xi.
"Okay, let's go," Song Xi agreed, turning and walking ahead.
"I can follow now," the wolf demon whispered, not having reacted.
Mu Anxiao hummed, and also whispered, "You'd better not cause trouble for me." After she finished speaking, she pulled the wolf demon along.