The subordinate, looking at the bee's threatening demeanor and recalling Xi'er's methods, became fearful. "You didn't say you were coming here..."
"Less nonsense. My time is limited. You'll stand guard here for me."
"But..."
"Look at his indecisive appearance," Mu Anxiao gathered something from the conversation between the bee and the subordinate and conceived the idea of replacing the subordinate. "How about I stand guard for you?" She knew that with the bee's dull mind, he wouldn't recognize her.
"Who are you?" The bee indeed became wary of Mu Anxiao.
"It doesn't matter who I am, but I heard your conversation clearly," Mu Anxiao said, walking over to the subordinate. "If I'm not mistaken, you're going in to steal something."
"What nonsense are you talking about." The bee's face turned ugly.
As it turned out, the bee hadn't told the subordinate everything he intended to do. So, the moment the subordinate heard Mu Anxiao utter the word "steal," he became even more frightened. "I won't tell anyone, please let me go." His voice trembled with tears.
Upon hearing this, the bee immediately shifted his gaze from Mu Anxiao's face to the subordinate's. "I'm not stealing..."
"If you're not stealing, then what are you doing?" Mu Anxiao deliberately provoked the bee to take his place as the lookout.
"If you say one more word, I'll kill you," the bee said without even looking at Mu Anxiao.
The subordinate's expression worsened.
"Kill me. If you dare to kill me here, Xi'er will surely investigate thoroughly, and then you'll be finished," Mu Anxiao stared at the side of the bee's face. xxs壹贰
"Yes," the subordinate felt Mu Anxiao's decision was excellent and chimed in for her. "Ah Feng, I've been timid since childhood. If I really stand guard for you, there might be mistakes. So, you should hand this difficult task over to her. I think she's quite reliable."
"I am very reliable," Mu Anxiao echoed the subordinate.
As expected, with the subordinate's words, the bee was moved. "You mustn't tell anyone about my business, or I'll make sure you pay." He glared at the subordinate.
"Absolutely not," the subordinate said with a determined expression.
The bee looked at the subordinate's firm expression and recalled what he had just said, then relented. "You may go."
"Alright." The subordinate agreed, cast a smiling glance at Mu Anxiao, and ran off.
Then, Mu Anxiao turned to watch the subordinate disappear in a flash, and couldn't help but smile. "You can go in."
"Who exactly are you? Why are you here?" the bee suddenly asked.
"It's enough that I can help you. Why ask so many questions?" Mu Anxiao said righteously, aiming to prevent the bee from suspecting her too much.
Unexpectedly, the bee frowned the moment Mu Anxiao said this. "If that's the case, you may leave."
"You don't need me to stand guard for you anymore?" Mu Anxiao countered.
"I'm just going in to do some cleaning..."
"You're lying," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
"You..."
"Fine, since you don't trust me that much, I'll be straightforward then." Mu Anxiao interrupted the bee again.
However, this time the bee lowered his guard towards Mu Anxiao. "What do you want to say?"
"I'm a new subordinate. The demon upstairs told me to wait here, and then arrange tasks for me later. Who knew you'd appear at this time? Moreover," Mu Anxiao said, her eyes full of seriousness, "don't you think, if I truly wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have come out? Really... good intentions repaid with ill will." She feigned distress.
The bee's expression grew solemn.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao continued to feign distress. "Forget it, I'll come back later." As she turned to leave, the bee quickly called out, "Wait."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao concealed her triumphant mood and looked at the bee with a dejected expression. "What is it?"
"Since you're willing to help me, you must have something you want me to help you with, right?" The bee finally relented.
"Mm," Mu Anxiao nodded.
The bee cleared his throat. "Go ahead, what do you need help with?"
"Nothing for now."
"For now..." The bee repeated, his suspicion of Mu Anxiao's actions resurfacing. "Right, you don't even know what I'm going to do, yet you're helping me? Aren't you afraid I'll implicate you?"
"I don't care what you're going to do, but I know you need a lookout, and I happen to have nothing to do. Helping you stand guard is no trouble," Mu Anxiao replied calmly.
Finally, after Mu Anxiao's replies, the bee completely let down his guard. "Then aren't you curious what I'm going to do?"
Mu Anxiao shook her head.
Seeing this, the bee couldn't help but sigh in relief. "Then wait for me." With that, he turned around, gently opened the unlocked room door, and went inside.
Mu Anxiao glanced at the door the bee had closed, a smile tugged at her lips, then she turned her head to look forward and her expression froze. "No way."
Just then, Ouyang Ye arrived.
Subsequently, Mu Anxiao couldn't help but mutter, "Unlucky." Then she quietly turned away, pretending not to have seen anything.
A moment later, Ouyang Ye, who had stopped at the foot of the steps, noticed Mu Anxiao. However, to display his authority, he cleared his throat without speaking.
Hearing the sound, Mu Anxiao stiffened, resigned to her fate, and turned around, saying, "Master." She deliberately lowered her head.
Ouyang Ye: "What are you doing here?" His tone was very cold.
Mu Anxiao, knowing that Ouyang Ye hadn't recognized her yet, breathed a sigh of relief and deliberately changed her voice. "Your humble servant is new and waiting for instructions."
"Xi'er sent you," Ouyang Ye said.
Mu Anxiao, worried that Ouyang Ye would ask Xi'er, shook her head.
"It wasn't Xi'er who sent you," Ouyang Ye said again.
Without raising her head, Mu Anxiao hummed in acknowledgment and said, "Your humble servant came on her own, because she had nothing to do."
"Is that so." Ouyang Ye said, his suspicion of Mu Anxiao's reaction growing. "Why aren't you looking at me?"
"Replying to Master, your humble servant... is ugly and afraid of frightening you," Mu Anxiao said softly.
"Then you can wait here slowly," Ouyang Ye said, then turned and left.
Following him, Mu Anxiao glanced at Ouyang Ye's disappearing figure and sighed in relief...
In the study, the bee, after hearing no more noise outside, also let out a sigh of relief... then reverted to his original form and began searching for the terrain map.
Outside the study, just as Mu Anxiao relaxed her guard and leaned against a pillar, a man appeared before her. "How did you get out?" he recognized Mu Anxiao at a glance.
Mu Anxiao felt nothing about the man's appearance or his question. "That's none of your business." She pulled away from the pillar.