Mu Anxiao watched Youxian’s relaxed face as she healed the woman with her magic, deliberately remaining silent.
The next moment.
Youxian felt the pain in her wound gradually numb, and a wave of coolness washed over her heart. Looking at Mu Anxiao, her expression softened. "Why did you save me?" she asked, her voice no longer so weak.
"I didn't save you," Mu Anxiao said. She let go and struck Youxian hard on the shoulder. "Do you know what it means to use poison to fight poison?"
"..." Youxian frowned, her eyes widening. "What did you do to me?"
Mu Anxiao slowly stood up, looking down at Youxian's life-cherishing expression and said, "Since it's using poison to fight poison, what else could I have done to you?"
"You poisoned me," Youxian said, looking at Mu Anxiao in disbelief. She clutched her chest. "But why do I feel my injuries recovering?"
"Using poison to fight poison means you've been detoxified, so naturally, your wounds have recovered."
"I'm fine!" Youxian's eyes lit up.
Mu Anxiao shook her head. "No. To prevent you from having murderous thoughts, I deliberately kept some toxins in your body. Once you have any malicious intentions towards someone... no, as long as you have murderous intent towards anyone, the toxins in your body will erupt," Mu Anxiao said, crossing her arms. "At that time, you will self-detonate and die."
"Self-detonate?" Youxian didn't quite understand what Mu Anxiao meant.
Mu Anxiao looked at Youxian's bewildered expression and explained, "That is, your body will explode, leaving flesh and blood everywhere, and also..."
"Don't say anymore," Youxian couldn't bear to listen.
Mu Anxiao snorted coldly. "You can't stand it already? I've only said a little."
"I didn't expect you to be so cruel," Youxian said, standing up, tears welling in her eyes.
Mu Anxiao retorted, "I'm cruel? Humph, didn't you start it? I'm just learning from you, and also," she continued, "do you know why I saved you this way?"
"How would I know?" Youxian said, her eyes darkening. "In any case, no one truly cares for me. I've always been a burden to others, a tool for others to use. You might as well just kill me." She looked up at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao looked at Youxian's suicidal expression and said, "I saved you, firstly for myself, and secondly, I am an immortal who dislikes leaving things unfinished. I've already wasted so much time on you. If you die now, all my efforts will be in vain."
"Fine, if you won't kill me, then so be it. Anyway..." Youxian's tears streamed down her cheeks. "I can't go back anymore." Saying this, she picked up her short knife and pressed it to her own neck.
Mu Anxiao saw this and deliberately took two steps back. "..."
Youxian looked at Mu Anxiao's retreating steps and snorted, "Aren't you an immortal who dislikes leaving things unfinished? I'm about to kill myself now, why aren't you stopping me?"
"I've already stopped you once."
Youxian knitted her brows. "Do you really want to watch me die?" In reality, she just wanted to startle Mu Anxiao.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao had already seen through Youxian's intentions. "If you want to die, that is your wish. I can't stop you, can I?" she said intentionally.
"Your words are quite contradictory," Youxian said, still holding the short knife to her neck.
Mu Anxiao replied, "You're the one who's contradictory. One moment you want to die, the next you want to live, and now you want to die again. I say," she leaned forward slightly, staring into Youxian's face, "do you want to die, or do you want to live?"
".." Youxian was stunned by Mu Anxiao's words.
Ouyang Ye stood with his hands behind his back, watching Mu Anxiao deliberately provoke and then save Youxian, shaking his head.
The First Evil Ghost looked at the short knife at Youxian's throat, his eyes darted, and he raised his index finger, preparing to cause trouble.
The Third Evil Ghost quietly glanced at the First Evil Ghost who was about to cause trouble, then looked at Mu Anxiao who was conversing with Youxian opposite him, and whispered, "You shouldn't do this."
Hearing this, the First Evil Ghost turned his head slightly to look at the Third Evil Ghost and whispered, "We exhausted all our strength to subdue her. Are you really willing to give up like this?"
"Mu Anxiao is an immortal who is not to be trifled with. Can't you see that she never intended for that woman to die?" the Third Evil Ghost said in a low voice.
The First Evil Ghost frowned. "Stop the nonsense. I just want to ask you, are you willing or not?"
"Of course, I'm not willing, but," the Third Evil Ghost cautiously glanced at Ouyang Ye behind him, then quickly turned back to the First Evil Ghost, "I dare not."
"Coward. If..."
"Mu Anxiao already said she made a deal with us. If you're still like this, it seems pointless," the Fifth Evil Ghost interrupted, not wanting to be implicated.
Immediately, the First Evil Ghost twisted his face and glared angrily at the Fifth Evil Ghost. "Just now you were afraid to say a single word, and now you're doing all the talking. Are you looking for trouble, or what?"
"I... I'm just telling the truth. Just now, you clearly believed her, but now you still want to make a move," the Fifth Evil Ghost frowned. "This isn't right, is it?"
"I remember now," the First Evil Ghost suddenly said.
The Fifth Evil Ghost asked, "Remember what?"
"When you were dealing with that woman with us just now, you didn't use your full strength. You are..." the First Evil Ghost tilted his head and continued, "Who are you? Tell me."
"No, what's wrong with you?" the Fifth Evil Ghost said helplessly.
The Fourth Evil Ghost saw that the First Evil Ghost couldn't argue and started to shirk responsibility. He clenched his fist and stepped forward, saying, "Can you please stop it?"
Hearing this, the First Evil Ghost looked at the Fourth Evil Ghost.
At the same time, Ouyang Ye deliberately reached out to block the Fourth Evil Ghost who was about to approach the First Evil Ghost and said coldly, "Enough." He looked at the First Evil Ghost.
The First Evil Ghost's eyes darkened. "You're siding with him."
"If the Third hadn't stopped you, now," Ouyang Ye glanced at the First Evil Ghost's hand, "your hand would have been broken."
"...." The First Evil Ghost's eyes widened.
Ouyang Ye continued, "You can't feel pain anyway, right?" He tilted his chin.
The First Evil Ghost swallowed. "I'm just not reconciled."
Ouyang Ye replied, "Reconciled or not, she's already made a deal with you. What else are you worried about?"
"I..."
"I have my reasons for telling you to trust her," Ouyang Ye interrupted.
The First Evil Ghost understood that Ouyang Ye was a ruthless person, so after Ouyang Ye said this, he no longer dared to speak further.
Seeing that the First Evil Ghost remained silent, the Third Evil Ghost also lowered his head.
Then, Ouyang Ye lowered the arm he was using to block the Fourth Evil Ghost and said faintly, "You'd better not provoke him." He then looked towards Mu Anxiao, who was still watching Youxian.
The Fourth Evil Ghost felt that Ouyang Ye had a point and took a few steps back voluntarily.
Over there, Mu Anxiao looked down at Youxian, who was sitting on the ground, maintaining her original posture but remaining silent. She sighed, "Weren't you quite talkative? Why are you so quiet now?"
Youxian's eyes darkened. She looked down at the short knife at her neck and said, "I don't want to die."