Ouyang Ye watched Mu Anxiao’s puzzled and curious expression, a smile played on his lips as he looked at You Xian, "Do you know me?"
"How could I not recognize you? You're the one who stopped me," You Xian glared at Ouyang Ye.
"Stopped?" Mu Anxiao repeated, glancing at You Xian before looking back at Ouyang Ye. "You mean, she's been here before."
"Yes..."
"Shut up," You Xian interrupted Ouyang Ye, her unfriendly gaze shifting to Mu Anxiao. "You two are in this together. First it was him, and now it's you. What a pair of scoundrels."
"What did you say?" Mu Anxiao gave You Xian an opportunity to speak again.
However, You Xian didn't seem to understand Mu Anxiao's meaning and continued to curse stubbornly, "Scoundrels, you pair of scoundrels, you are..."
"If you say one more word, I'll cut out your tongue," Xi'er, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted.
Upon hearing this, You Xian fell silent, cautiously glancing at Xi'er's indifferent face, then at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at You Xian's agitated expression and then at the useless short dagger in her hand. "Why did you drag her back?" she asked Ouyang Ye. "Don't tell me it was for me."
Ouyang Ye's eyes were firm. "It was for you. She injured you, so naturally, she must suffer the same injury. Xi'er, make your move." He then shifted his gaze to Xi'er's face.
Xi'er nodded slightly and raised her other hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly said, "No, you can't do that."
Xi'er: "I only listen to the master. What are you?" xxs1
"I..." Mu Anxiao truly wasn't anything significant. Her eyes flickered as she looked at Ouyang Ye. "Let her go. That's between her and me, it has nothing to do with you."
"It does have to do with me, but she lied to me."
"Lied to me?" Mu Anxiao hadn't processed this.
Ouyang Ye: "You Xian, tell me," he looked at You Xian, who was lowering her head and not daring to meet his gaze. "Your promise to me."
"..." You Xian dared not speak.
Mu Anxiao looked at You Xian's peculiar behavior and recalled the reason You Xian had been unwilling to tell her name before. She asked, "Why did she tell you her name?" looking at Ouyang Ye.
Then, Ouyang Ye momentarily withdrew his gaze and looked back at Mu Anxiao. "Because she promised me she wouldn't come here again."
"She never told me her name."
"That was your method, not ruthless enough."
"Method."
"That girl cherishes her life. A little threat to her life would suffice," Ouyang Ye said in a low voice.
"I can't be as despicable as you," Mu Anxiao said coldly.
Ouyang Ye: "People, besides cherishing their lives, also love money. You used the second method, and your second method is precisely what I can't do," he scoffed. "You and I are two peas in a pod."
"..."
As Ouyang Ye had said, she had indeed used such a method. Before he mentioned it, she hadn't felt much, but hearing him say it made her feel ashamed.
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's sudden silence and said plainly, "It seems I was right."
"You were right, but she already agreed to me. If you drag her back now, isn't that..."
"Do you think she would really listen to you?" Ouyang Ye interrupted.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
Ouyang Ye stared at Mu Anxiao, silent for a few seconds, then looked back at You Xian, who was restrained by Xi'er. "It means, if she could lie to me, do you think she wouldn't lie to you."
Mu Anxiao shook her head. "Impossible."
"Naïve," Ouyang Ye glanced at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao didn't take Ouyang Ye's words to heart. She turned to You Xian and tested, "Tell me, you don't have such intentions, do you?"
You Xian: "..." She looked at Mu Anxiao coldly.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "What do you mean by this?" Suddenly, she felt she had no room to accept reality, and her heart began to feel nervous.
You Xian tilted her head and said, "Forget it. Since it's all out in the open, there's no need for me to lie anymore," she said, looking at Ouyang Ye. "How about you give me a vengeful spirit?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao was stunned.
Ouyang Ye snorted. "This is her objective. Did you hear that?" He looked at Mu Anxiao.
From the moment Mu Anxiao met You Xian, she had been constantly engaged in a battle of wits with her, even using all her 'intelligence' and 'emotional quotient' to save You Xian.
She had even thought she understood this girl well enough. Who would have thought it was all a scheme?
Thinking about it, she truly found it hard to accept this reality.
Ouyang Ye looked down at Mu Anxiao's stunned expression and unhesitatingly reached out, gently patting her shoulder. "I know, you can't accept it, right."
"You knew the moment she appeared, didn't you?" Mu Anxiao retorted, looking at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye: "Not exactly, it was her," he glanced at the second red-clothed female vengeful spirit, then turned back to Mu Anxiao. "When she came to find me, I sensed that dead girl's aura on her."
"..." Mu Anxiao sneered.
Ouyang Ye frowned. "What do you mean by that smile?"
"You're lying."
"I..."
"You knew the moment you heard her voice, and if I'm not mistaken, you ordered Xi'er to lure her in," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
"Xi'er doesn't have time for such things. If she hadn't hurt you, I wouldn't have bothered with her," Ouyang Ye said coldly. "You understand what I mean."
"What does my life or death have to do with you?"
"Your life and death naturally have something to do with me. You are my choice," Ouyang Ye said, his eyes widening. "I will not let you die."
"Then I haven't seen you heal me either," Mu Anxiao got straight to the point.
Ouyang Ye heard this, glanced at the bloodstains on Mu Anxiao's back, and was momentarily speechless. "Didn't you heal yourself? If you hadn't healed yourself, you..."
"Don't pretend to be a good person. Wei was with you the whole time. Wei just arrived, and you didn't. This shows that you deliberately didn't save me," Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Ouyang Ye was speechless.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's speechless expression and snorted. "I hit the nail on the head."
"I just wanted you to see her clearly," Ouyang Ye pointed towards You Xian.
Mu Anxiao: "I don't need your kind of kindness. Don't interfere with what happens next." She then looked back at You Xian, who was still glaring at her, and said, "You really like taking risks."
"It's none of your business," You Xian reverted to her usual demeanor.
Mu Anxiao: "Your short dagger is useless now. You can't be arrogant for long." With that, she walked over gracefully.
You Xian: "You think you can control me? Naïve." As she spoke, she suddenly raised her short dagger and fiercely swung it sideways at Xi'er. Immediately, Xi'er's eyes widened, she quickly released her grip on You Xian, retreated a couple of steps, and disappeared.