Hearing the increasingly anxious warning, Ouyang Ye quickly withdrew his gaze, which had been fixed on Mu Anxiao's face, and turned back. He saw that the daredevil dirty-faced man had already plunged the dagger deep into the girl's body. "What a reckless fellow," he muttered, grabbing the dirty-faced man's arm.
The next second, the dirty-faced man suddenly snapped back to reality, his hands, which were holding the dagger, trembling as he released them. He turned his head and looked at Ouyang Ye blankly, unsure of what to say.
"Truly an idiot," Ouyang Ye said, forcefully pulling the dirty-faced man away. He then lowered his head to look at the girl's wound, only to be stunned.
Just then, Mu Anxiao also focused all her attention on the girl's wound. "There's no blood," she said, casually pulling the dirty-faced man behind her and taking a step forward.
"I knew it, men are all good for nothing," the girl said in utter despair.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao quickly withdrew her gaze from the wound, looked up at the girl, and said, "He was just scared, not..."
"Shut up," the girl growled, and then, as memories surged to the forefront of her mind, she forcefully pulled the dagger out of her own body. "You stinking man, you're just an ordinary mortal, and you think you can kill me? What a pipe dream." With that, she gripped the dagger and moved to confront the dirty-faced man.
The dirty-faced man, who had just taken a step back, stumbled and sat down on the ground. He didn't know how to beg for forgiveness, so he could only stare at her with a wooden expression.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao hurried to Ouyang Ye's side and, together with Ouyang Ye, blocked the girl. "You can't do this," she said earnestly.
Hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the girl retracted her right foot, which she had started to move, and glared at Mu Anxiao. "What, you still want to help him? I've already given him one chance," she said, glancing at Ouyang Ye. "You're very powerful, I know, and I fear you, but I cannot tolerate this matter."
"I know you can't tolerate it," Ouyang Ye said. "This is between you and that fellow, but if you hurt her even a little because of him, I will never forgive you." He then glanced at Mu Anxiao.
"Even without him, I won't let you hurt him," Mu Anxiao said, completely disregarding Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye's eyes darkened, and he turned to stare at Mu Anxiao. He felt an uncomfortable stirring within him.
The girl, upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words, let out a laugh and stared at Ouyang Ye. "You protect her like this, yet she doesn't even take you seriously. Think about it," she tilted her head slightly. "Aren't we no different?"
"Of course, there's a difference," Ouyang Ye said with a smirk, accustomed to Mu Anxiao's attitude.
Mu Anxiao paid no attention to Ouyang Ye, her eyes fixed on the girl.
The girl, completely ignoring Mu Anxiao, let out an "Oh" and said, "In that case, I truly feel it's not worth it for you."
"No need."
"If you continue like this, you'll only get hurt," the girl said, deliberately skipping over Ouyang Ye's words.
Ouyang Ye's face turned cold. He completely disregarded the girl's words and said, "You don't need to worry about it. I won't let you pass." With that, he raised his hand.
However, Mu Anxiao hadn't expected Ouyang Ye to stand on the same side as her. She had even prepared herself to confront the girl and protect the dirty-faced man. Hearing Ouyang Ye's words now, her suspended heart settled by half. She turned and stared at Ouyang Ye.
The girl smiled.
Ouyang Ye frowned. "Are you mocking me?"
"I've never seen a lovesick great demon like you before. Fine," the girl gasped and continued, "In that case, I can only say, you're welcome." She then smiled slightly.
Ouyang Ye was bewildered. "What do you mean by that?"
"I'm determined to have that guy's life, not for anything else, but for this one action he took against me." The girl's eyes narrowed, and she immediately turned her gaze towards Mu Anxiao. "Since you've made up your mind to save him, then fine, I'll fulfill your wish." She smiled.
"What you're saying..."
"I'll fulfill your wish," the girl interrupted, taking a step forward and smiling at Mu Anxiao again. "You'll never understand my pain, my suffering." With that, she brought her face close to Mu Anxiao's.
Mu Anxiao allowed the girl to scrutinize her, remaining silent.
Ouyang Ye sighed softly, stepped aside, and without a word, looked at the dirty-faced man sitting on the ground.
At the same time, after staring at the girl for a few seconds, Mu Anxiao opened her mouth, about to persuade her, but the girl's eyes hardened. She directly plunged the dagger deep into her own body, then... as her upper body leaned towards the girl, she froze.
"This is your end," the girl said, holding Mu Anxiao's arm with one hand and the dagger with the other, smiling sinisterly. "Does it hurt?" She then leaned in to meet Mu Anxiao's increasingly unfocused eyes and laughed.
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye quickly turned back, looked at Mu Anxiao, and his eyes widened. "You wretched girl, what did you do to her?" he shouted, raising his hand to confront the girl.
Seeing this, the girl's face turned cold. "Once the dagger is pulled, the blood will flow uncontrollably. I'll give you two choices: one, pull it out, or two, don't." She glared at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye was stunned.
Mu Anxiao still stared at the girl, who had dealt her such a cruel blow, in disbelief. She swallowed, about to speak, but the pain overwhelmed her consciousness. Frowning slightly, her breathing became rapid.
Immediately, the girl roared, "Choose."
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye quickly said, "Stop," and slowly reached his hand towards Mu Anxiao.
The girl was very satisfied with Ouyang Ye's response, so she lowered her eyes and smiled. "You're truly devoted. She," she turned to look at Mu Anxiao's eyes, "doesn't like you."
"Let her go and hand her over to me," Ouyang Ye said, completely ignoring the girl.
"Hand her over to you, and you hand that fellow over to me," the girl deliberately tried to bargain with Ouyang Ye.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's eyes narrowed. She tremblingly raised her hand, grabbed the girl's arm, and said, "You dare." She glared fiercely at the girl.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye quickly said, "Mu Anxiao, don't be stubborn anymore." With that, he took a step forward.
Due to her injuries, Mu Anxiao had clearly lost the strength to turn back. She continued to stare at the girl in front of her and said, "Ouyang Ye, I won't believe whatever you do, but..." She endured the throbbing pain from the wound, paused for a few seconds, and continued, "But this time, I choose to believe you." With that, sweat beaded on her forehead and began to flow down.