“What’s there to plan? Just go out and tell him directly…” Mu Anxiao’s words trailed off as the scene of Ouyang Ye’s reckless, ruthless killing flashed in her mind. She shivered, “Never mind, pretend I didn’t say anything.”
“So you *do* have a brain after all,” Feng Qishi said, placing his other hand on Mu Anxiao’s forehead.
Mu Anxiao looked at him, puzzled. “What do you mean by that?” She stared at Feng Qishi’s palm.
“I’m healing you, starting from your brain,” Feng Qishi stated calmly.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao became displeased. “You’re saying my brain is faulty.”
“I didn’t mean that at all,” Feng Qishi replied, his brow furrowing slightly. “Alright, don’t speak. I’m starting now.”
“You definitely mean my brain is faulty,” Mu Anxiao mumbled, closing her eyes.
Feng Qishi smiled faintly at Mu Anxiao’s inexplicably wronged expression. “You truly live up to the title I gave you.”
“You should just be quiet,” Mu Anxiao retorted, taking the initiative.
Feng Qishi’s lips curved upwards slightly. “I’m starting. If you feel uncomfortable at any point, remember to tell me.”
Mu Anxiao hummed in response.
Immediately, Feng Qishi began.
Outside the house.
Following Feng Qishi’s instructions, Jia stood with Ouyang Ye and the others by a tree not far from the house. As a considerable amount of time had passed, Jia had repeatedly snuck glances at Ouyang Ye to see if he was getting angry.
He had lost count of how many times he had looked at Ouyang Ye, but judging by Ouyang Ye’s current state, he wasn’t angry. Jia was quite satisfied with this observation, sighed softly, and withdrew his gaze, looking ahead.
At the same time, Ouyang Ye lowered his head to look at Jia. “What are you looking at me for?”
Hearing this, Jia froze, realizing that his caution had been in vain. He cleared his throat, slowly turned to face Ouyang Ye, who was much taller than him, and chuckled foolishly. “I just think you’re good-looking. I can’t help but look at beautiful things several times.” He gritted his teeth and smiled.
“Sweet-talking.”
“I’m speaking from my heart. Everything I say is the truth.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes,” Jia affirmed firmly.
Ouyang Ye sneered. “In that case, I have a question for you.”
“Ask away,” Jia’s heart began to race.
Lou Yi and Ya Tou also exchanged glances with each other as they were talking, not daring to speak.
Similarly, Ouyang Ye glanced at Ya Tou and Lou Yi. “Compared to Feng Qishi, who is more handsome?”
“You and Feng Qishi…” Jia hesitated. After carefully summarizing their respective traits in his mind, he said, “You two are different in your own ways. Why… are you suddenly asking this question?” In his eyes, Feng Qishi was more handsome, but he dared not tell the truth, so he could only offer a perfunctory answer.
“It seems you don’t know how to choose?” Ouyang Ye asked deliberately.
Jia gave an awkward smile. “I don’t know how to choose, and besides, I think… you’re both quite handsome.”
“Is that so?” Ouyang Ye replied calmly.
Jia nodded. “Yes. I’m a child, I never lie.” Only at this moment did he feel it was good to be a child.
Hearing Jia’s words, Ouyang Ye smiled down. “I’ve seen many glib children like you, but I believe you.” He thought of Jia’s cooperation with him in the woodshed, and put his guard down, “You won’t lie to me.”
“No, no,” Jia said, relieved.
“Since you won’t, then tell me, why are you always looking at me? I want to hear the truth.” Ouyang Ye instantly steered the conversation back.
Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it is.
Ouyang Ye’s unexpected shift in topic caught the ‘child’ Jia off guard. “What?” he asked awkwardly, raising a hand to scratch the back of his head. xxs壹贰
“I said,” Ouyang Ye began, suddenly crouching down in front of Jia, “why are you looking at me?”
“I just…”
“Don’t talk about appearances. You’ve looked at me many times during this period, and your gaze is different each time. Tell me,” Ouyang Ye interrupted, his eyes cold, “why are you looking at me?”
“I really…” Jia was thoroughly nervous.
Ouyang Ye stared coldly at Jia. “Those who do nothing wrong fear no knocking at their door. Your gaze,” he said, intentionally lingering his gaze on Jia’s face for two more seconds, “is very problematic.”
“…” Jia was startled.
The next second, Ouyang Ye suddenly became gentle again. “Tell me the truth, and I’ll give you candy.” He reached out and placed a hand on Jia’s shoulder.
Jia’s body stiffened. Under Ouyang Ye’s ‘threat,’ he met his eyes. This gave Jia an idea, and he chose to face him. “Okay, I’ll tell you the truth.”
“Very good,” Ouyang Ye said, opening his palm to reveal a rock candy wrapped in white paper, which he handed to Jia. “Take it.”
“Thank you,” Jia said, taking the rock candy and tucking it into his sleeve.
Ouyang Ye: “Aren’t you going to eat it?”
Jia shook his head, feigning childish innocence. “I’ll eat it later.”
“Alright, you can speak now,” Ouyang Ye said, glancing at Jia’s sleeve.
Jia didn’t pay attention to this, staring at Ouyang Ye for a few seconds before saying, “I’m afraid you’ll get anxious.”
Lou Yi had never seen this side of Jia. Seeing him like this, Lou Yi couldn’t help but turn his face away, stifling a laugh.
In Ya Tou’s eyes, Jia was simply a brat, so she looked at Lou Yi’s reaction with confusion, her brow furrowed.
After a few seconds of silence, Ouyang Ye said, “What do you mean by that?”
“Feng Qishi has been inside for quite a while, and you’re impatient. I was afraid you’d get anxious, so I…” Jia said, pursing his lips. “So I kept watching you carefully. Who knew I’d be discovered? It’s really awkward.”
“You admit it’s awkward.”
“Yes, I feel exposed, and it’s very awkward inside,” Jia emphasized intentionally.
Ouyang Ye smiled.
“What are you laughing at?” Jia asked.
Ouyang Ye maintained his smile and said, “I’m laughing because you’re truly a child, innocent.”
“What do you mean?” Jia wanted to stall for time, so he engaged in conversation with him.
“I am a demon, but I am a reasonable demon. I know,” Ouyang Ye said, standing up. “Feng Qishi isn’t as powerful as I am, so naturally, his healing spells will take a long time to prepare and cast. Therefore, I understand all of this. Don’t worry, I won’t barge in suddenly.”