Listening to Mu Anxiao's words, Ouyang Ye immediately shifted his gaze from the hand she had held the soul sword with to her. "I truly never expected it would return to its original state to find you."
"Why did you come here?" Mu Anxiao intentionally bypassed Ouyang Ye's topic and asked.
Ouyang Ye: "I wanted to know."
"If I didn't want to know, I wouldn't have asked you. Of course," Mu Anxiao said, slightly frowning, "if you don't want to tell me, then forget it." After speaking, she shifted her gaze to the female monster.
Seeing Mu Anxiao looking at her, the female monster inadvertently shivered. Mu Anxiao saw this but said nothing to save the monster some face.
Just then, Ouyang Ye swallowed his unspoken words and followed Mu Anxiao's gaze to the female monster. "I told you to guard the cave, why are you here?" he asked, his eyes narrowing into slits.
Although the female monster didn't know Ouyang Ye very well, she knew that when Ouyang Ye made that expression, it was enough to show that he was angry. Therefore, the moment his eyes narrowed, her whole body began to tremble. "I..." she uttered one word, then carefully glanced at Mu Anxiao, continuing, "I followed her."
"You followed her." Ouyang Ye said, shifting his gaze back to Mu Anxiao's face.
Mu Anxiao had guessed that this female monster would suddenly put her in a difficult spot, and indeed, her guess was correct. With a sigh, she deliberately avoided Ouyang Ye's gaze and looked at the female monster. "You have spoken a truth, but I hope you can explain things clearly." Her eyes were filled with threats towards the female monster.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's threatening expression and thinking of Ouyang Ye's temper, the female monster's heart sank, and she lowered her head.
Ouyang Ye, seeing the female monster's reaction, narrowed his eyes slightly. "I hate deception the most."
"Master, you still remember me." the female monster suddenly said.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Answer what I ask," Ouyang Ye's patience with the female monster was almost exhausted.
Listening to Ouyang Ye, the female monster also suddenly realized Mu Anxiao's status in Ouyang Ye's heart. She figured it would be pointless to keep all her accusations directed at Mu Anxiao, so she reluctantly began to tell the truth. "I captured her."
Ouyang Ye stared at the female monster, remaining silent.
Hearing the female monster's words, Mu Anxiao sighed. "Ouyang Ye, actually she..." She stopped midway and frowned tightly. "What are you doing?" she roared, looking at the female monster, who was suddenly controlled by Ouyang Ye, in disbelief.
Ouyang Ye, with one hand controlling the female monster, glanced at Mu Anxiao. "You are too kind."
"This has nothing to do with whether I'm kind or not. Hurry and let her go," Mu Anxiao said, anxiously looking at the female monster's pained face.
The female monster, in pain, opened her hands.
"Mu Anxiao, you are blind, but I am not." Ouyang Ye said, giving his hand a slight twist. Suddenly, a dazzling red light emanated from around the female monster.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao became even more anxious. "Yes, yes, yes, your eyes are good, mine are not. You treating a woman like this," she dared not act rashly and could only try to persuade him gently, "isn't very good, is it?" As she spoke, she couldn't forget to glance at the suffering female monster again.
"You can't do it, so I'll help you." Ouyang Ye said, his expression unchanged as he twisted his hand again. The red lights turned into small knives, aimed at the female monster's body. Then, Ouyang Ye shifted his gaze to Mu Anxiao's face. "I want to watch her die."
"I want to see her live." Mu Anxiao refused to fall into Ouyang Ye's trap.
Ouyang Ye smiled.
Mu Anxiao looked puzzled. "What are you smiling at?"
"Live," Ouyang Ye uttered the word, shaking his head slightly. "Impossible."
"If you want to do what's best for me, then let her go. If you... want me to hate you, then don't listen to me." Mu Anxiao dropped her playful demeanor, her tone extremely cold.
Ouyang Ye calmly looked at Mu Anxiao, who was threatening him to save the female monster's life, and snorted coldly. "I know that in your heart, I have no standing at all. Hate," he said, his expression indifferent. "If I'm not mistaken, you've always hated me."
However, Mu Anxiao never expected Ouyang Ye to be so self-aware. She also didn't expect her hatred for him to be so clearly displayed. Looking at his indifferent expression now, she truly didn't know what to say. But she remembered her promise to the female monster and didn't want to give up.
So, an idea struck her, and she began to say something against her will. "Who says I've always hated you? I've never truly hated you." As she spoke the words, goosebumps rose on her skin.
"What do you mean by that?" Ouyang Ye asked. The small knives that were about to rush towards the female monster... all stopped in their tracks.
Mu Anxiao listened, her gaze unintentionally drifting towards the small knives. "I admit, before coming here, I hated you, but..." she swallowed twice, "after arriving here, I came to my senses."
"What did you come to your senses about?" Ouyang Ye asked, his eyes showing a hint of anticipation for Mu Anxiao's answer.
Mu Anxiao blinked her eyes. "I realized that hating you... is of no benefit to me." she said. "Instead of hating you, it's better to listen to you."
"Listen to me," Ouyang Ye repeated, sneering. "Don't you find what you're saying laughable?"
"Why should I find my words laughable?" Mu Anxiao retorted.
Ouyang Ye: "From the moment you started using your magic, it was enough to show that you hated me. Now you say," he narrowed his eyes, "that you listen to me. Frankly, it's really laughable."
"I..."
"Don't 'I' me. Her life, I've decided." Ouyang Ye said, withdrawing his hand. As he did so, the small knives swiftly shot into the female monster's body.
The next second, Mu Anxiao looked up at the female monster whose life had just been taken. Her heart sank, and she said, "You really don't want her to live." As she spoke, her nose stung, and tears trickled down the corners of her eyes.
At the same time, the female monster was completely engulfed by the flames within the red light... and disappeared.
"This is the consequence of betraying me." Ouyang Ye said, lowering his hand and looking at Mu Anxiao, who was secretly shedding tears. "You're crying."