Ouyang Ye, noticing Mu Anxiao's calm demeanor, suddenly recalled her decent relationship with Feng Qishi. He put aside his worries and gestured towards her clothes, saying, "They fit quite well."
"I think so too. This way," Mu Anxiao feigned a nonchalant attitude, "I can attract more beautiful girls to look at me. Am I right, boss?" She lifted her chin.
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao, whose words always revolved around 'women,' with a helpless expression and sighed softly, "This way, you won't do."
"I don't look at the ones you bring back. Looking at other girls is my freedom," Mu Anxiao stated calmly.
Ouyang Ye was left speechless.
Then, Mu Anxiao gave a sheepish chuckle. "Boss, did you call me to give me some instructions?" As she spoke, she now hoped Ouyang Ye would suddenly tell her Zhao Xiang's parents' whereabouts, and it would be even better if he could say where the carriage driver was.
Ouyang Ye: "You're that eager for me to assign you tasks?"
"Yes, to be honest," Mu Anxiao suddenly remembered the condition Ouyang Ye had set for her to be his subordinate. She said, "Making poisons requires raw materials. Only by going out can I find those raw materials, so I thought I could look for the ingredients while doing missions, like this..."
"Where are those raw materials?" Ouyang Ye interrupted.
Mu Anxiao replied without thinking, "A pharmacy."
"Which pharmacy?" Ouyang Ye asked blandly.
Seeing Ouyang Ye's puzzled expression, Mu Anxiao pursed her lips and smiled, "Boss, are you planning to help me rob a pharmacy?"
"I don't have the leisure to expose myself. Just tell me what you need, and I'll help you find it," Ouyang Ye said.
Mu Anxiao feigned difficulty, "Well, this isn't good." As she spoke, she gave Ouyang Ye a dry laugh to show her reluctance.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye frowned. "What, you're still unwilling to let me help you?"
"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just..." Mu Anxiao looked up at the sky, then turned back to Ouyang Ye, grinning. "Those prescriptions are all related to women. If you don't mind the embarrassment, then go." She finished and raised her hand to scratch the back of her head.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye was once again speechless.
Watching Ouyang Ye in this state, Mu Anxiao explained, "Those poisons, I made them as a hobby, and my hobby is looking at beautiful women. It's from them that I find inspiration." She said, becoming serious.
Conversely, Ouyang Ye found her repulsive. "Cao Gen, you'll eventually stumble because of this."
"As the saying goes, dying under the peony flower is glorious even as a ghost," Mu Anxiao deliberately built her persona.
After hearing Mu Anxiao's words, Ouyang Ye raised his hand and smacked her on the head. "Let me be clear from the start: I despise people with your character the most. In my presence from now on, restrain yourself, or else," he pointed at Mu Anxiao, "don't blame me for being impolite."
"Got it, boss." Mu Anxiao nodded slightly.
Ouyang Ye, seeing that Mu Anxiao wasn't foolish, thought for a moment and asked, "Do you really want to complete the tasks I assign you?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao raised her face excitedly and said, "I really do, because only then can I go out, right?"
"..." Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao, who was deliberately presenting herself in a good light, and sighed. "This request of yours, I really can't easily fulfill it."
"Why not? Boss, you're a favorite of our General. If you ask me, you..."
"What are you thinking? I'm just a broken cart-puller by the General's side. You're different," Ouyang Ye interrupted, looking Mu Anxiao up and down at her attire. He continued, "You're even wearing the General's clothes, which shows your relationship with the General is unusual. So, if you want to go out, go find the General yourself."
"..." Mu Anxiao lowered her head for a moment after Ouyang Ye finished speaking.
"What's wrong? Aren't you familiar with the General? Now you're afraid to go?" Ouyang Ye asked.
Then, Mu Anxiao slowly raised her face, and with a forced expression of having made a mistake, said, "Boss, I'm sorry, I lied to you."
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, this dress," Mu Anxiao gave a wry smile, "I actually stole it from the General's room. As for it fitting, it's purely because I made some alterations." As she spoke, she held up her wrist, which was wrapped with cloth strips, to Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye glanced at it and smiled. "So, all along, you've been hiding the excess fabric with these strips. No wonder your clothes looked so strange." He then looked at Mu Anxiao's clothes again.
Hearing Ouyang Ye's words, Mu Anxiao raised her hand and sheepishly touched the back of her head again. "You've seen my embarrassment, boss," she said. She lowered her hand and looked up at Ouyang Ye. "Boss, if possible, please put in a good word for me with the General."
"You have a good relationship with the General, so if you do this, the General will surely forgive you. Don't worry," Ouyang Ye said calmly.
Mu Anxiao became distressed. "My relationship with the General is indeed good, but I stole his clothes. If..."
Unexpectedly, before Mu Anxiao could finish her sentence, Zhao Xiang suddenly appeared behind Ouyang Ye and then deliberately called out, "Cao Gen, you're here."
Ouyang Ye heard this and glanced sideways, remaining silent.
On the contrary, Mu Anxiao said softly, "Boss, you go first, I'll cover for you." As she spoke, she pretended to kindly walk around Ouyang Ye towards Zhao Xiang.
Ouyang Ye slightly turned his head and left.
The next second, Mu Anxiao stopped in front of Zhao Xiang and said, "You really came at the wrong time." As she spoke, she turned to look at Ouyang Ye's retreating figure.
"I heard everything you said," Zhao Xiang said quietly.
"What do you mean?" Mu Anxiao asked, puzzled.
Zhao Xiang: "Mo Yun asked me to come and see. He felt Ouyang Ye would return through the back door. Who knew, I was late," he said, pointing at Mu Anxiao's clothes. "Your explanation is quite far-fetched, but quite believable. However, it's just..." he hesitated.
"Just what?" Mu Anxiao asked.
Zhao Xiang: "It's just, you seem to have forgotten something. We met in the kitchen earlier, and the fact is, Mo Yun also saw your clothes a long time ago, but you now..."
"Who cares about such details?" Mu Anxiao interrupted.
Zhao Xiang smiled helplessly. "No one does, but Ouyang Ye will." After saying that, he reached out and patted Mu Anxiao's shoulder and turned around.
Mu Anxiao's body stiffened, and she looked up, saying, "Go back and tell Shen Mo Yun what happened here."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiang frowned, turned back to look at Mu Anxiao, and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"What else can I do? This matter isn't over," Mu Anxiao said casually and turned to run in the direction Ouyang Ye had gone.
Zhao Xiang's body stiffened, and he left.