Feng Qishi's words resonated with Ouyang Ye, especially remembering Mu Anxiao's reactions when she resisted him before. He put aside his excessive jealousy and compromised, "I'll go with you."
"As you wish," Feng Qishi said, holding Mu Anxiao and turning to face Jia and Lou Yi, who were still standing there. "You two, follow along too." xxs1
"We'd like to, but he probably won't agree," Lou Yi answered for Jia.
Seeing this, Jia sighed in exasperation.
At this moment, Ouyang Ye also understood the unspoken intentions of Jia and Lou Yi. He said, "You two follow. As for her," he looked at the maid standing beside Jia, "she comes too."
"I'm already dead, you..."
"She's in your care. I believe this is a good opportunity for you to earn merit," Ouyang Ye interrupted, inexplicably considering Jia's situation.
However, Ouyang Ye's words also put unspoken pressure on Jia. Looking at him, Jia wore a suspicious expression. "You're trying to bribe me."
"I don't have the leisure for that."
"Then what do you want? Why are you helping me?" Jia, who disliked accepting favors without reason, wanted to clarify things so he could take the maid away with peace of mind.
Under Ouyang Ye's methods, the maid lost the courage to speak easily and could only stand there, awaiting her fate.
"This is Mu Anxiao's decision. If I take her back, Mu Anxiao might not be happy. Rather than that, it's better to hand her over to you," Ouyang Ye explained clearly.
Jia was speechless for a few seconds upon hearing this. He continued, "You don't want any benefits?"
"No," Ouyang Ye said faintly.
In the next second, Jia narrowed his eyes and stared at Ouyang Ye for a few moments. Then, he glanced at Feng Qishi and Lou Yi again and said, "If anything really happens, remember to testify for me."
"Understood. Let's go," Feng Qishi said, glancing at Ouyang Ye. He then walked ahead with Mu Anxiao.
Following him, Jia shifted his gaze to Lou Yi's face.
Lou Yi smiled. "If you share some of the benefits with me, I might consider testifying for you," he raised an eyebrow.
Jia knew Lou Yi wouldn't be so easily bought. However, if he refused, Lou Yi would definitely keep his word and not testify for him, making him a laughingstock in Black Peak. Considering the consequences, Jia put aside his pride and said, "Alright, seven for me, three for you."
"Why not five-five?" Lou Yi protested.
"The risk I'm taking is very high. Of course, if you want five-five, that's fine too. From now on..." Jia smiled, "How about you share this risk with me?" He knew Lou Yi was a coward and didn't expect much from his reply.
As expected, after Jia said that, Lou Yi showed a troubled expression.
Ouyang Ye looked at the two of them, who were now discussing conditions, with a helpless expression. "If you say one more word, I'm leaving," he said, crossing his arms in front of him.
Jia raised his chin. "Hurry up."
Then, Lou Yi agreed without thinking, "As you say."
"That's more like it." Although Jia already knew his answer, he was still happy that Lou Yi responded this way.
Outside the woodshed.
Feng Qishi glanced at Liu Ye, who was standing by the tree, and said calmly, "Thank you for telling me this. You can go about your business now." He then stopped in place.
"General, is she alright?" Liu Ye asked, approaching Feng Qishi and looking down at Mu Anxiao.
Feng Qishi knew Liu Ye cared about Mu Anxiao and patiently replied, "She's fine. Don't worry."
"But she's covered in blood. Shouldn't I find that doctor? I'm afraid..."
"I know how to treat her injuries."
"But..."
"On the battlefield, my subordinates suffer much more severe injuries than she does now, and I healed them. So," Feng Qishi interrupted Liu Ye intentionally, his gaze firm, "you can rest assured."
"Alright, do you need me to buy any medicinal herbs?" Liu Ye still wanted to help.
Unexpectedly, Feng Qishi said, "No need."
"Really... no need?" Liu Ye sounded a little disappointed.
Seeing this, Feng Qishi hesitated for a few seconds. Fearing Liu Ye would overthink it, he said, "Go buy me some wound medicine from the market."
"Anything else?" Liu Ye seemed to have found his purpose and became excited.
"No, just wound medicine is not enough," Feng Qishi said patiently.
"Okay, I'll go right away." As Liu Ye turned to leave, Feng Qishi suddenly remembered the promise he made to Ouyang Ye and quickly called out, "Wait."
Hearing this, Liu Ye turned his head and looked at Feng Qishi, who had suddenly called him back. "What is it, General!"
"She and I had some conflict. When she wakes up, don't tell her that I saved her."
"This..." Liu Ye glanced at Mu Anxiao, then thought about Feng Qishi's meticulous care for her. He felt indignant on his behalf. "This doesn't seem right."
"You just..."
"General, I think this is an opportunity for you two to reconcile. Hiding it like this will only increase the misunderstanding between you, and you might not even be friends anymore."
"You don't need to worry about this. Just listen to me."
"But..."
"I understand your good intentions. Just listen to me," Feng Qishi said resolutely.
No matter what, Feng Qishi was Liu Ye's master, and naturally, she felt a sense of fear towards him. Under this fear, she had no choice but to compromise. "Yes, General."
"Go," Feng Qishi said calmly.
Then, Liu Ye replied, "Yes," turned, and left.
After Liu Ye had gone far away, Feng Qishi, still holding Mu Anxiao, turned around and looked at Ouyang Ye and the others, who had stopped at the door of the woodshed. "The coachmen, you've locked them up again," he said, shifting his gaze to Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye smiled sinisterly. "I won't let them go until before your wedding," he said, extending his hand to conjure a red rope and magically tie it around their ankles.
Jia expressed his shock at this. "What did you do to us?" he asked, looking down at the red rope faintly tied around his ankle, filled with anger.
Lou Yi looked nervous.
The maid was already accustomed to this kind of 'arrest game,' so she was the most composed.
"Let's go," Ouyang Ye said, completely ignoring them.
Feng Qishi only wanted to heal Mu Anxiao at the moment, so he put aside his intention to stand up for the others and turned to leave first.
Ouyang Ye glanced at them and then left.
Following them, Lou Yi and Jia exchanged a look and eventually caught up.
In the blink of an eye.
Feng Qishi placed Mu Anxiao on the 'wedding bed.' Then, his eyes darkened, and he turned to look at Ouyang Ye and the others entering the bridal chamber without saying a word.
Ouyang Ye's lips curved into a smile. "I thought you were taking her somewhere else. So it was here." After saying that, only amusement remained in his eyes.