Mu Anxiao knew at this critical juncture, Ouyang Ye would super inconsiderately follow out. As expected, he still came. Standing before the tree, she looked disdainfully at Ouyang Ye, who was walking towards her. She narrowed her eyes, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and remained silent.
Ouyang Ye smiled. "Waiting for me?" he said, arriving before Mu Anxiao.
"Are you satisfied now?" Mu Anxiao asked coldly.
"....." Ouyang Ye merely smiled faintly and asked, "Why aren't you dodging me?"
"Dodging you?" Mu Anxiao snorted. "May I ask, do I have anywhere to hide from you? Honestly, I find you to be like a certain animal."
"What animal?" Ouyang Ye thought Mu Anxiao was chatting with him and replied.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's nonchalant expression, and anger flared within her. But she recalled Feng Qishi's attitude in the room earlier, and an impulse surged within her to not let Ouyang Ye off the hook. This impulse made her want to 'retaliate' against Ouyang Ye.
However, she hadn't figured out the specific method yet, so she decided to speak a few words with Ouyang Ye first. This way... the plan would naturally form.
"You guess," she said.
"You..."
"Since your goal has been achieved, don't bother me anymore." Mu Anxiao pointed at Ouyang Ye and turned to leave, but her arm was grabbed by Ouyang Ye. "What are you doing?" she turned back, glaring at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye's lips curved. "It seems you weren't lying to me."
"What do you mean?" Mu Anxiao feigned ignorance, though she clearly understood... he was referring to the marriage issue with Feng Qishi.
"It means nothing," Ouyang Ye said. With that, he pulled Mu Anxiao towards him, bent down, and gently hugged her. "Let me tell you a secret," he whispered in her ear.
Mu Anxiao's expression stiffened. She slightly turned her head, staring at Ouyang Ye's profile at close range, and said coldly, "I don't want to hear it." She pushed him away.
Ouyang Ye didn't get up; instead, he smiled. "Feng Qishi's wedding day is fast approaching. As a relative of Gu Yan, I sincerely invite you to attend." With that, he straightened up.
Mu Anxiao wondered what Ouyang Ye was up to.
However, based on her understanding of his behavior, she thought... he must be plotting something again. If she agreed, she might fall into a trap. If she refused, he would be suspicious. After pondering this, she said, "The one who should be inviting me is him."
"He finds you annoying; why would he invite you? You're too narcissistic," Ouyang Ye said, recalling what happened in the room earlier.
Similarly, Mu Anxiao remembered Feng Qishi's misunderstanding of her. Her eyes darkened as she said, "It's all because of your good deeds."
"What did I do?"
"You know what you did. I originally intended to tell Feng Qishi in my own way. But you, on the other hand," Mu Anxiao said unhappily, "inexplicably lay beside me, let him in in such a childish manner, and then..." She paused, unable to finish.
Ouyang Ye chuckled. "Why aren't you continuing?"
"I'm not saying anymore. It's all your conspiracy anyway," Mu Anxiao said, having figured everything out.
"It's good that you know. As long as you listen obediently, I'll treat you well. But if you disobey," Ouyang Ye reached out to cup Mu Anxiao's chin, "I will torment you."
"Truly disgusting," Mu Anxiao said. As Ouyang Ye was about to touch her, she took a step back and dodged.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye merely smiled faintly. "I knew you would dodge."
"It's good that you know," Mu Anxiao said, turning to walk away.
Ouyang Ye glanced down, smiled, and then turned to follow Mu Anxiao.
Inside the 'bridal chamber.'
Feng Qishi stood by the bed, looking down at the messy bedsheets and quilt. His eyes darkened. Just as he was about to cast a spell to destroy them, Gu Yan walked in. "You've really agreed to marry me."
Upon hearing this, Feng Qishi lowered his hand and slowly turned to look at Gu Yan, who stood at the doorway, watching him cautiously. "What, you don't want to marry me?" he asked, his tone extremely cold.
"No, I just..."
"I just don't want to continue this with your master anymore. Don't misunderstand; I feel nothing for you," Feng Qishi said coldly.
Gu Yan nodded slightly, her usual arrogance gone. "I know."
"It's good that you know. You can leave now," Feng Qishi added.
However, after hearing this news, Gu Yan had rushed over in a flurry. She thought... Feng Qishi's sudden change was because he had remembered her good qualities and had a hint of affection for her. Little did she know, she had been thinking too much. Looking at Feng Qishi, she lost the courage to be alone with him. "Okay, I'll leave," she said, turning and walking away.
Feng Qishi sighed, turned, and waved his arm. The quilt and bedsheets on the bed disappeared one by one.
Just then, a soul spirit suddenly emerged from the ground, looking at Feng Qishi. "Are you really going to marry a monster?" it asked, standing on the ground.
Feng Qishi looked down at the unusually familiar soul spirit he had never met before and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you."
"It has nothing to do with me, but," the soul spirit said, its protruding eyes becoming unexpectedly firm, "I can prove that Ouyang Ye deliberately lay beside Mu Anxiao earlier, and nothing happened between Mu Anxiao and him. If you really marry that monster, you will have fallen into Ouyang Ye's trap."
"..." Feng Qishi stared at the soul spirit.
The soul spirit became embarrassed under Feng Qishi's gaze. "Don't look at me like that. Although I don't particularly like Mu Anxiao, as a celestial being working for our Yin realm, I have the right to defend her character."
"Is that so?"
"Yes, so please don't be angry, especially don't be angry with Mu Anxiao. Your anger really hurts her."
"..." Feng Qishi let out a cold laugh.
The soul spirit looked confused. "Are you laughing at me with that cold laugh?"
"Otherwise? And another thing," Feng Qishi said, narrowing his eyes, "this is between me and Mu Anxiao; it has nothing to do with you. Go."
"You're driving me away."
"Yes, go." Feng Qishi waved his hand.
The soul spirit was displeased. "You'll regret it. Ouyang Ye is not someone who gives up easily or compromises. He never speaks the truth." After saying this, it burrowed back into the ground and disappeared.
Feng Qishi looked down at the ground, sighed softly, and muttered, "I'm just fulfilling her wish." Then, he remembered Mu Anxiao's words to Ouyang Ye about 'getting rid of' him, his heart sank, and he let out a cold laugh.
Just then, Song Xu's playful voice drifted in. "Brother Shen, you're here." He stopped at the doorway, poking his head in.