Feng Qishi heard this and finally remembered what he had seen, that Mu Anxiao could also see it. So he swallowed the words he was about to say and asked knowingly, "Mu the傻子, did you see it?"
"Mhm," Mu Anxiao nodded, and as soon as she opened her eyes, the scene before her disappeared. "Take good care of yourself, I'll save you." With that, she tilted her head to look at Youxian, who was still waiting above.
After Mu Anxiao said that, Feng Qishi stopped bothering her and looked at Yuan Yan. "What are you looking at me for?"
"You say, that Zhao Meier... will she come back alive?" Yuan Yan asked.
Feng Qishi thought for a moment, walked to the table, sat down, and said, "Who knows, all I know is that Ouyang Ye is not as simple as they think."
"You say, will Mu Anxiao be alright?" Yuan Yan remembered that Mu Anxiao had also inhaled the aphrodisiac.
Feng Qishi glanced at Yuan Yan. "You should worry about yourself." As he said that, he picked up his teacup, thought about Zhao Meier's words before she left, and deliberately said, "Yuan Yan, you say... is this a conspiracy?"
"It's possible, I think, that Jiong Ye is really not telling the truth," Yuan Yan shook his head, cracking melon seeds.
Feng Qishi glanced at Yuan Yan and then looked around the surroundings. "Let's go." His purpose in staying was to hear some substantive secrets from Zhao Meier's mouth. Now, his purpose had been achieved.
"Let's go..."
"Zhao Meier has already revealed her purpose," Feng Qishi interrupted.
Yuan Yan frowned. "That's a lie, we've fallen into her trap." He was being cautious.
Feng Qishi shook his head. "Impossible, this time it's definitely true." As he said that, he stood up.
"Leaving already?"
"You don't want to leave?" Feng Qishi looked down at Yuan Yan, who was motionless.
Yuan Yan threw away the melon seeds in his hand and said, "No, I'm just worried this is a conspiracy."
"Conspiracy..." Feng Qishi said, "It is a conspiracy, but it's not aimed at us." After saying that, he turned and walked ahead.
Yuan Yan looked at Feng Qishi's departing back and, after thinking about Zhao Meier's words, quickly followed Feng Qishi.
Forbidden Forest.
Mu Anxiao retracted her silver rope and the barrier at the same time, landing on the ground leisurely. "Scared."
"You are Jiong Ye's person," Mu Anxiao said directly.
Youxian said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand." She deliberately tightened her grip on the short knife.
Mu Anxiao looked at Youxian's feigned composure and then at Ouyang Ye and the others. "Ouyang Ye, take them and go."
Ouyang Ye replied, "We can't go."
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao frowned. Just as she was about to turn back to look at Ouyang Ye, Youxian said, "If you try to leave, they will die even more miserably." She said, tilting her head to look at the sky that had turned red.
Mu Anxiao followed Youxian's gaze and also looked at the red light that was descending. Then she looked at Youxian. "You actually revealed your lie yourself, it's truly amazing."
Youxian smiled. "There's no point in continuing to lie, anyway... you all have to die."
"..." Mu Anxiao sensed the demonic aura of Jiong Ye and Zhao Meier and said, "It seems someone is coming."
Ouyang Ye remained expressionless.
The moment the evil spirits were enveloped by this layer of red demonic light, they huddled together, starting to tremble in fear.
Wei grabbed the arm of the seventh evil spirit and said, "Don't be afraid."
"He's coming, he's coming," the seventh evil spirit choked out.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Wei comforted the seventh evil spirit and glanced at Mu Anxiao, who was standing not far away, frowning.
Ouyang Ye continued to stand in place, also looking around. He thought, they've arrived.
Youxian smiled the moment Mu Anxiao said that.
At the sound, Mu Anxiao looked at Youxian, who suddenly revealed a smile. She thought about being captured so soon after leaving, and about the conspiracy she had seen and heard through Feng Qishi's eyes just now.
She said, "You were acting."
"Acting..." Youxian sneered. "I don't understand what you're saying." She shook her head slightly.
Mu Anxiao narrowed her eyes. "You came last time on purpose, and this time it's also on purpose. In other words," she said, "you came under the guise of dueling with evil spirits, but you actually came to find the evil spirits' benefactor, right?"
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao upon hearing this.
Youxian smiled and said nothing.
Mu Anxiao continued, "It seems I've hit the mark."
"Yes, but the fact is," Youxian glanced at Ouyang Ye and then at Mu Anxiao, "you also believed me, didn't you? Especially you." She pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Before coming here, Mu Anxiao had already been toyed with by Jiong Ye and Zhao Meier. But now, she was being fooled again by their subordinates.
Then, she mocked herself. "I'm so ridiculous, to think I believed you."
"You're not ridiculous, you're stupid."
"Stupid," Mu Anxiao repeated, nodding. "Yes, I am stupid. I'm stupid because I believed you too much. Indeed, one cannot judge a book by its cover. I thought you were just a stubborn young girl, but who knew you were a complete liar. Truly, people are different, and you are the best example of how people become different."
Youxian said, "What's the point of you saying so much? In the end, you'll still die."
"Yes, what's the point of you saying so much? In the end, you'll still die." Mu Anxiao intended to return this sentence to Youxian.
Youxian's face turned cold upon hearing this.
"Since that's the case, I don't need to say anything serious to a liar like you anymore," Mu Anxiao said, and this time she manifested her soul sword. "Your abilities are indeed beyond my imagination. Since that's the case, I should get serious with you."
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye deliberately said, "Mu Anxiao, it's not worth it for you." He didn't need Mu Anxiao to reply.
Youxian looked at the soul sword and felt the demonic energy emanating from it. She was so scared that she took half a step back. "You are a demon."
"I am not a demon, I am an immortal," Mu Anxiao said, gripping the soul sword and waving it twice in front of her.
Youxian stared at the soul sword in Mu Anxiao's hand, swallowed, and gave a bitter smile. "You're lying."
"Unlike you, I'm not a liar," Mu Anxiao said, looking at the soul sword glowing with a blue light. "If you die, no one will probably find out."
"My master will not let you go!" Youxian shouted.
"Master," Mu Anxiao said, "your master doesn't tell the truth, and he teaches you to lie. I see, he probably doesn't tell you the truth either."
"He only..."
"You are human, and he is a demon. I've only heard of humans using demons, but never of demons using humans. Speaking of which," Mu Anxiao interrupted, glancing at the short knife held high by Youxian, "is your father really dead?"
"My father is not dead!" Youxian yelled.
"Not dead," Mu Anxiao stared at the short knife. "Then why are you mixed up with demons? That short knife is specifically used to kill demons. It's probably not very good for you to be like this."
Youxian listened to Mu Anxiao's words, completely unappreciative, and said, "My business has nothing to do with you, and you are not qualified to say these things to me."