Ouyang Ye did not notice the situation below. On the contrary, after a brief exchange of glances with Mu Anxiao, he said, "Mu Anxiao, if you're done playing, come with me." He extended his hand.
Mu Anxiao didn't understand what Ouyang Ye meant, but her current thought was to give Zhang Yan an opportunity to act, and she admitted that this was just her own thought.
However, even so, she believed that she and Zhang Yan still shared a certain master-disciple tacit understanding.
"I'm not playing," she said, continuing to stroke the nose of the giant black bear monster without daring to move her hand.
Ouyang Ye: "If you're not playing, then why are you touching its nose?"
"I..." Mu Anxiao's eyes darted, and she told the truth, "I saw Xi'er do it, so I did it too. Is there something wrong?" xxs12
"What do you think Xi'er's gesture means?" Ouyang Ye suddenly retorted.
Mu Anxiao blinked, then turned to look at the large eyes hidden beneath the fur of the giant black bear monster, and said, "To appease him." She then looked back at Ouyang Ye.
"Appease..." Ouyang Ye smiled, "You are indeed quite naive." As he spoke, he stared at the giant black bear monster's mouth that was about to open.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao followed Ouyang Ye's gaze and slowly turned her head to look. The giant black bear monster stuck out its tongue and, at that very moment, licked the back of Mu Anxiao's hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao revealed a look of disgust.
The next second, the giant black bear monster's sticky saliva filled her palm and the back of her hand. Looking at it, Mu Anxiao's expression gradually became constipated, and she froze, not daring to move.
"..." She had no intention of replying.
Ouyang Ye continued to watch the scene and laughed, "Xi'er does this for two reasons: one, to play with it, and two, to feed it. May I ask, what are you doing now?"
Feeding? Playing?
Mu Anxiao had always thought that Xi'er's actions were merely to stabilize the giant black bear monster's violent temper and thus control its emotions.
Never would she have thought... that Ouyang Ye would give such an explanation.
Hearing this, her scalp began to tingle.
"..."
Seeing Mu Anxiao not responding, Ouyang Ye continued to laugh, "After all this time, you still don't know."
"Shut up," Mu Anxiao gritted out.
Ouyang Ye let out an "Oh," then looked down, and said, "Speaking of which, where did your master and the others go when the wind started to stir?"
".." Mu Anxiao slanted her eyes, "Stop trying to sow discord between us and shut up." She had not yet realized that Feng Qishi and the others were invisible.
The giant black bear monster continued to lick Mu Anxiao's hand.
Subsequently, Ouyang Ye took the opportunity to give the giant black bear monster a look and said, "If you don't believe me, look." As he spoke, he flew towards Mu Anxiao.
The giant black bear monster sensed Ouyang Ye's gaze and retracted its tongue.
Immediately, Ouyang Ye reached out and grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm, then pulled Mu Anxiao away from the giant black bear monster, and in that instant, he put his arm around Mu Anxiao's shoulder and said, "See?"
The giant black bear monster fell silent.
Mu Anxiao looked at the giant black bear monster's sudden silence, her heart sank. She turned to look at Ouyang Ye, who had his arm around her shoulder, and said, "Let go of me."
"If I let go of you, it will attack you," Ouyang Ye said, staring down at Mu Anxiao. "In any case, following me has no disadvantages for you, only advantages."
"If I follow you, I might as well die."
"You can't die. If you die, who will marry me?" Ouyang Ye said, then cupped Mu Anxiao's chin, "See?"
"See..." Mu Anxiao's head was completely controlled by Ouyang Ye. "See what? How can I see it like this?" She glared at Ouyang Ye.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye released his hand.
Instantly, Mu Anxiao deliberately smeared the hand that was covered in the giant black bear monster's saliva onto Ouyang Ye's body a few times, saying, "Don't touch me." As she spoke, she pushed Ouyang Ye away, flew forward, and began searching for Feng Qishi and the others below.
Below.
Feng Qishi, who was invisible, looked up at Mu Anxiao, who had finally separated from Ouyang Ye, and clenched his fists, saying, "Just let me go. He can't see me anyway." As he spoke, he turned to look at Yue Ci, who was holding his arm tightly.
Yue Ci: "You can't go."
"You..."
"Although your disciple can't see you, if you go, and she falls later, who will catch her? Could it be..." Zhang Yan said, glancing at Yue Ci, "Are you willing to let this guy take advantage of my disciple?"
"You use magic..."
"I don't want to," Zhang Yan interrupted, having made up his mind to let Mu Anxiao fall into despair.
Feng Qishi was momentarily speechless and said, "She has persisted until now. She must be waiting for you to help. You..."
"That monster is very strange. Once you go up, it can sense your immortal aura immediately. At that time," Zhang Yan said earnestly, "won't you fall into Ouyang Ye's trap, you fool?"
"..." Feng Qishi's eyes darkened. "Mu Anxiao must die?"
Zhang Yan nodded. "Yes, she must die this time to start anew. Otherwise," he took a deep breath, "she will never become a true immortal."
Ever since Zhang Yan appeared, he had been saying things that Feng Qishi couldn't understand.
And now it was like this again.
At this moment, seeing Zhang Yan's serious expression, Feng Qishi suddenly felt that Zhang Yan seemed to be hiding something from them!
And what was that thing? He couldn't figure it out, nor did he know how to ask Zhang Yan.
Therefore, he remained silent for the time being.
Zhang Yan: "Is there something you want to ask?" He saw through Feng Qishi's thoughts at a glance.
Feng Qishi heard this and nodded. "Yes, there is something I want to ask."
"Speak. I like direct questions, don't beat around the bush," Zhang Yan said indifferently.
Feng Qishi: "Are you hiding something? Does that matter have anything to do with Mu the fool?"
"Yes," Zhang Yan responded immediately.
Feng Qishi's anxious heart relaxed after Zhang Yan's one-word reply. "Is it convenient for me to know?" He looked expectant.
Zhang Yan looked at Feng Qishi's curious expression and smiled, "It's not convenient."
"Why?" Feng Qishi asked relentlessly.
"Don't ask why. After this incident, you will understand my purpose."
"..." Feng Qishi looked at Zhang Yan's still mysterious expression, then looked up at the disappointed Mu Anxiao above, and said, "Mu the fool can't see us, she must be very desperate."
"That's the effect we want," Zhang Yan also saw Mu Anxiao's disappointment at a glance.
"Isn't what we're doing a bit unfair to her?"
"How is it unfair?"
"From what I know of her, the reason she could stay up there is that she believed you would come to her rescue. In other words, you are her spiritual support. But in fact, you are..." Feng Qishi paused, "waiting for her to start over, completely keeping her in the dark, letting her face such danger alone. Do you think this is fair to her?" As he asked, he didn't forget to glance at Yue Ci, who was preventing him from helping.
Zhang Yan heard a different meaning in Feng Qishi's words.
However, before he came here, he had learned from the old gentleman that if Mu Anxiao didn't start over, she would have unnecessary karmic ties with Ouyang Ye.
And the only way to sever that karmic tie was to start over.
At first, he thought that "start over" meant changing places and living a new life. Who knew that the old gentleman would later say it meant experiencing a "simulated death," and before the simulated death, one must endure betrayal.
As it happened, Feng Qishi was not the best candidate to betray Mu Anxiao, because from the moment the "gods" agreed to Mu Anxiao's use of demonic arts, he had silently promised the old gentleman to agree to Mu Anxiao becoming Feng Qishi's destined immortal woman.
He thought that if Mu Anxiao experienced these things through Feng Qishi, in the end, this matter would definitely become a "stumbling block" between them, and even lead to their separation.
But he was different. He was Mu Anxiao's master. It was only natural for a master to help his disciple.
He believed that after the matter was resolved, Mu Anxiao would surely understand him.
"There's nothing unfair about it. This is a cruel test she must undergo," he said softly.
Feng Qishi's eyes darkened. "Aren't you afraid she'll hate you?" He carefully observed Zhang Yan's expression.
Zhang Yan chuckled lightly. "My disciple will understand me."
At this moment, Feng Qishi saw bitterness and helplessness in Zhang Yan's expression. He also saw that Zhang Yan didn't want to do this. However, this was Mu Anxiao's fate. If she couldn't pass this hurdle, it would be impossible.
Thinking about it, he also began to understand Zhang Yan.
Meanwhile, Yue Ci unintentionally glanced at You Xian and Yin Ye standing not far away and muttered, "Why are they here too?"
Feng Qishi heard this, glanced at Yue Ci, and then followed Yue Ci's gaze. He said, "It seems Ouyang Ye just went back to change his clothes, right?" He looked up at Ouyang Ye.
Subsequently, Yue Ci said, "No, I have to go..."
"Don't go," Zhang Yan interrupted, and glanced at Jiong Ye, who was circling around the giant black bear monster's feet, saying, "They won't do anything to the two of them. Don't worry." He looked at Yue Ci.
Yue Ci heard Zhang Yan's words, then looked at Mu Anxiao, who was still hovering in mid-air, and said, "Got it."
Above.
Ouyang Ye calmly watched Mu Anxiao's disappointed back, then looked at the drooling giant black bear monster and said, "If you follow me, I'll give this monster to you."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao came back to her senses, wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes, turned to look at Ouyang Ye, and before she could speak, Ouyang Ye continued, "Your master has abandoned you, and Feng Qishi has abandoned you too. What are you still holding onto? Do you really think you can increase your spiritual power by killing this thing?" He glanced at the giant black bear monster. "What a fool."
"Are you done talking?" Mu Anxiao hid her inner sadness and pretended to be indifferent.
Ouyang Ye leaned forward and looked at Mu Anxiao's calm expression, smiling, "You're faking bravery."
"Fake..." Mu Anxiao snorted lightly. "Why would I fake it? I'm telling you, no matter how you brainwash me, it's useless. That's right, I just want to deal with this monster, what about it? I just want to kill it, to thwart your plan, what about it?"
"You're crazy," Ouyang Ye said calmly.
"I'm not crazy, I'm very clear-headed. It's just right that my master and the others are not here..." Halfway through, Mu Anxiao suddenly realized that Ouyang Ye was clearly not there when she was with Feng Qishi and the others.
Now... why would he know these things? This made her suspicious.
Ouyang Ye: "Why did you suddenly stop talking?" he smiled.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "How did you know my master was here?"
"I've been to the Heavenly Realm before. The immortal aura of great gods is different from yours..." Ouyang Ye scanned Mu Anxiao from head to toe. "Little immortal. Also, I knew long ago that your master would come to help you. It's just that I didn't expect your master to arrive so quickly and leave just as quickly. Speaking of which, is he afraid of me?"
Mu Anxiao snorted. "My master is not afraid of you at all, Ouyang Ye. I advise you not to think too highly of yourself."
"I can see your future, so naturally, I can see your master's too."
"Can you see everyone's future?"
"Of course."
"Of course..." Mu Anxiao repeated, beginning to doubt Ouyang Ye's words.
However, Ouyang Ye's words just happened to reach Feng Qishi's ears. He immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhang Yan. "What's going on?" "He's lying," Zhang Yan had also heard Ouyang Ye's words.
"Lying..." Feng Qishi said, then thought for a moment. "You mean... he's tricking Mu Anxiao into thinking he can see the future?"
"He can indeed see the future, but he cannot see my future," Zhang Yan said indifferently.
"Then what about mine?" Feng Qishi pointed to himself.
Zhang Yan glanced at Feng Qishi and said, "Yours, probably can too."
"Probably..." Feng Qishi said, "That's a very far-fetched statement."
"He cannot possess such an ability," Yue Ci said excitedly.
Immediately, Feng Qishi and Zhang Yan turned their gazes to Yue Ci, who had become inexplicably agitated. Seeing them looking at him, Yue Ci said, "If he can see everyone's future, then wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
"What you said makes sense," Feng Qishi nodded, and then turned his gaze back to Zhang Yan's face. "Do you have a way to eliminate this ability of his?"
"My disciple is my way," Zhang Yan said inexplicably.
Feng Qishi and Yue Ci were stunned at the same time.
Zhang Yan looked at each of them and added, "As long as his confidence in foreseeing the future is worn down, naturally, his ability to see the future will disappear on its own."
"How do we wear it down?" Yue Ci asked.
"..." Feng Qishi glanced at Yue Ci and said nothing.
Zhang Yan paused for a few seconds and said, "As far as I know, he not only wants to see the future of others, but he also wants to change the future of others. And now," he looked up at Ouyang Ye, "he is trying to change my disciple's future. Of course, as long as my disciple dies right under his nose, this... this would be the biggest blow to him."
"Brilliant," Yue Ci gave a thumbs up.
Zhang Yan smiled faintly. "When it's done, you can praise me. Otherwise, if it fails, you'll laugh at me." He saw things clearly.
Feng Qishi's eyes darkened. "What's the percentage of success?"
"Ninety-nine percent," Zhang Yan said lightly.
Feng Qishi heard this and breathed a sigh of relief.
On the contrary, Yue Ci was confused. "What are you talking about?" He looked at each of them.
They smiled and said nothing.