Ouyang Ye was also self-aware. He knew that no matter what he said, Mu Anxiao would always give him the harshest reply, but he never expected Mu Anxiao to say such a thing.
Looking at her, his eyes were filled with disappointment. "It seems you're serious."
"I am serious. If it weren't for you," Mu Anxiao's voice choked, "I wouldn't be like this. If it weren't for you, my master wouldn't have abandoned me. If it weren't for you..."
"Enough," Ouyang Ye interrupted, his eyes widening. "Mu Anxiao, remember this: if it weren't for me, your master wouldn't have revealed his true nature. Immortals are selfish like that. The moment they find you useless, they'll abandon you without hesitation. It was I who made you see this. Now, come with me. I have a way for you to get revenge." He extended his hand.
"Aren't you selfish?" Mu Anxiao retorted, glancing down at the hand Ouyang Ye was extending to her. "If I remember correctly, you wanted me to follow you only to use me and prove yourself. Don't paint yourself as so pure. In reality, you're worse and more disgusting than they are."
"Mu Anxiao, I know you're upset, and I don't take your words to heart. You..."
"I'm upset because of you, Ouyang Ye. I really get annoyed seeing you. Going back with you? Impossible," Mu Anxiao said, glaring at Ouyang Ye, and picking up her dagger again.
Dagger: "What are you doing?"
"Don't speak," Mu Anxiao stared at the dagger, then looked up at the giant black bear monster. "The reason I capture those demon souls is to prevent them from harming the human world. If this one remains, it will surely be a great menace. If I can do something beneficial for the people before I die, perhaps my master won't think I'm too useless."
"What are you doing?" Ouyang Ye's eyes widened.
Mu Anxiao blinked and looked back at Ouyang Ye. "Consider my previous boast a lie. It seems you can't fulfill my task. I'll let you go this time, but it," she pointed at the giant black bear monster, "cannot live."
"You can't defeat it," Ouyang Ye stood firmly in front of Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked up at Ouyang Ye, her eyes filled with coldness. "Ouyang Ye, I'm telling you, I'm doing this precisely to avoid marrying you. If you still don't move aside," she aimed the dagger at Ouyang Ye's abdomen, "I'll stab you." She scanned Ouyang Ye's face.
Ouyang Ye curved his lips. "You wouldn't dare."
"I'm giving you one last chance. Move aside," Mu Anxiao glared at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye curved his lips. "I won't move aside." He leaned down to meet Mu Anxiao's eyes.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's smug expression and nodded slightly. "Fine, then I won't be polite." With that, she ruthlessly thrust the dagger deep into his abdomen.
The next second, Ouyang Ye's expression froze, then he looked down in disbelief. The dagger was firmly lodged in his body, and Mu Anxiao's hands were covered in blood. Swallowing, he reached out and pushed Mu Anxiao's shoulder. "You really could do it."
Mu Anxiao: "I gave you a chance." As she spoke, she pulled out the dagger, and blood gushed out, splashing onto her clothes.
Immediately after, Ouyang Ye staggered back half a step, clutching his wound with one hand, still looking at Mu Anxiao in disbelief. "Mu Anxiao, you're ruthless." He raised his other hand and pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao glared at Ouyang Ye, turned her back, and wiped the blood off the dagger with her own clothes, saying, "You can go."
"What are you doing?" the dagger asked, astonished.
Mu Anxiao: "This lifetime, I can no longer be your master. Now, you can seek your freedom."
"You..."
"Go," Mu Anxiao said. As she released her grip, the dagger fell to the ground. She then quickly looked down at the dagger and asked, "What's wrong?"
Dagger: "You used me to stab Ouyang Ye, and Ouyang Ye definitely won't let me go. If we die, we die together."
After repeated speculation, Mu Anxiao finally saw herself clearly as a failure. Living only meant being used by Ouyang Ye.
In this life, she had been looked down upon by all sorts of people, immortals, and demons. Yet, even so, she remained free and had a clear conscience. However, if she married Ouyang Ye, she would be destined to be bound and lose her freedom.
Rather than that, she might as well die gloriously.
This way, she wouldn't disgrace Zhang Yan and could help Feng Qishi escape his predicament and become a true immortal.
With that thought, she crouched down and picked up the dagger. "I won't let you die."
"I want to accompany you..."
"You are a demon; you cannot die easily. You should know this better than I do. So, I need you to do me a favor." Mu Anxiao interrupted, her voice very soft.
"What do you want?"
"..." Mu Anxiao took a deep breath, glanced at Ouyang Ye who was sitting cross-legged and healing himself, then turned back to the dagger. "Go find Shen Fengzi and the others and tell them I died willingly, and it has nothing to do with Ouyang Ye." xxs壹贰
"You..."
"Tell him not to look for Ouyang Ye. Also, before that, please go find Yin Ye and have her take You Xian away." Mu Anxiao had accidentally seen Yin Ye and You Xian being brought back by Ouyang Ye earlier. At that time, she hadn't anticipated her own outcome, so she hadn't said anything. She thought it wouldn't be too late to say it now.
"I'll stay with you. I'm not going," the dagger insisted stubbornly.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "You must listen to me."
"You..."
"Be good, and help save those people."
"You..."
Mu Anxiao interrupted and threatened the dagger. "Stop saying 'you.' If you don't listen to me, I'll end my life with you right now."
The dagger knew that Mu Anxiao was capable of anything, so it endured the discomfort and agreed. "Fine, I'll listen to you." With that, it flew out of Mu Anxiao's palm. "In the next life, I want to be your weapon."
"Go," Mu Anxiao looked up at the dagger hovering in the air and waved her hand.
Immediately, the dagger flew away.
Mu Anxiao watched the dagger leave, sighed in relief, stood up, and turned towards Ouyang Ye, who was circulating his energy. After a moment's hesitation, she walked towards the giant black bear monster.
Jiong Ye was still sitting by the tree. He glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was approaching the giant black bear monster, and warned, "Don't go over there." Jiong Ye believed Mu Anxiao had saved him, so he didn't want to owe her and tried to stop her.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked at Jiong Ye, who was completely different from before, and said, "You should lie less in the future, to avoid harming yourself."
The dying speak the truth.
Although Mu Anxiao disliked Jiong Ye, since she was about to die, she felt it wouldn't hurt to say a few words.
Moreover, perhaps her words would cause Jiong Ye to change completely.
In that case, she would have done another good deed.
"You..."
"Stop talking. Your injuries are quite severe too." Mu Anxiao interrupted, looking up at the giant black bear monster, thinking, that last layer of spiritual energy should be enough to kill it.
With that thought, she looked down at her hands.