In the room.
Ouyang Ye walked to the table, waved his arm, and as he reverted to his original appearance, he circled the table and strode to the cellar, lowering his head to stare at the plank, a smirk curling his lips.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao and the others were still immersed in silence. Mu Anxiao sat at the table, propping her chin with her hands, looking at Bing'er, and said lightly, "We can't wait any longer."
Hearing this, Feng Qishi turned his head slightly to stare at Mu Anxiao's profile and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"I'm going to find Ouyang Ye, and then..." Mu Anxiao stopped mid-sentence as the wardrobe door suddenly moved. She immediately shut her mouth and, along with Feng Qishi and the others, shifted their gaze to the wardrobe.
The next second, the wardrobe door opened.
Seeing this, they all stood up.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Qishi, then walked around the table and chairs, saying, "Don't move." With that, she walked towards the wardrobe.
Feng Qishi knew he couldn't stop Mu Anxiao, so he also walked around the table and chairs and quietly followed her.
Lou Yi and Jia exchanged glances without speaking.
Immediately afterward, Mu Anxiao stopped in front of the wardrobe, then scanned inside and said, "Strange, there's nothing here." She said this deliberately, her eyes lighting up, and she suddenly reached out.
Feng Qishi's eyes widened.
Mu Anxiao took a few steps back, and a red light suddenly appeared by her hand.
Feng Qishi: "Silly Mu, what is that?" Forgetting everything else, he worried about Mu Anxiao's safety.
Mu Anxiao said nothing, slowly retreating.
Lou Yi: "She seems to have something in her hand." He leaned forward to glance at Mu Anxiao's straight, outstretched arm.
Jia: "There's soul essence." As he spoke, he stepped up beside Feng Qishi.
Mu Anxiao remained silent, her eyes fixed on her reddened arm, and said, "Reveal yourself, or don't blame me for being impolite."
"You dare." a female voice.
"It's a woman," Lou Yi exclaimed.
"Dare or not, speak," Mu Anxiao's gaze was cold. "Why did you tamper with her soul?"
"None of your business."
"She's mine, you have no right to touch her." Mu Anxiao's tone was stiff.
"Let go of my hand."
"Why should I let go? You're in the dark now, and I'm in the light. What if you hurt me?" Mu Anxiao was being cautious.
"I don't have time to harm you, I want her."
"It's her. It seems," Mu Anxiao said, "you summoned her consciousness. In that case, I can't let you go."
"I saved her."
"Nonsense. You saved her, yet you're still so arrogant."
"If I'm not arrogant, you'll kill me."
"The more arrogant you are, the more I want to capture you."
"You..."
"I'll give you two choices: reveal your identity and show yourself. If you do neither," Mu Anxiao said, intentionally tightening her grip, "I'll kill you."
"You..." The female voice deeply felt Mu Anxiao's strength, so she hesitated before saying, "Let go of me, and I'll tell you who I am."
"Say it first."
"You..."
"My patience is limited. If you don't cooperate, don't blame me for being impolite." Mu Anxiao interrupted, her tone still stiff.
Feng Qishi peered at Mu Anxiao's back, listening to the female voice, his eyes darkening.
Lou Yi dared not speak.
Jia stepped forward, focusing intently on Mu Anxiao's outstretched hand, as the owner of the female voice revealed herself.
The next second, a woman dressed in the same clothes as Gu Tie appeared before Mu Anxiao.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao was tightly grasping her neck. The woman leaned forward, staring directly into Mu Anxiao's eyes. To Mu Anxiao's surprise, there was no trace of fear in her eyes.
Mu Anxiao looked at her, saying nothing.
Seeing that Mu Anxiao was silent, the woman asked, "Why haven't you let go yet?"
"What's your name?" Mu Anxiao asked coldly.
The woman: "My name is Gu Yan."
"Gu Yan?"
"Gu for lonely, Yan for chimney," the woman explained carefully.
"Why don't you have the surname Gu?" Mu Anxiao added.
Gu Yan frowned: "Why should I have the surname Gu? I just like my name." As she spoke, she pointed at Mu Anxiao's hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao immediately let go and asked, "Why did you do this?" She glanced at Xiao Fei in the wardrobe.
Jia clenched his fists.
Gu Yan: "I was helping her." Her attitude was sincere.
Mu Anxiao: "You're Ouyang Ye's subordinate, aren't you?" She felt there was no need to hide, and directly stated her thoughts.
Gu Yan lowered her eyelids.
Seeing Gu Yan like this, Mu Anxiao was puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yan: "I hate him."
"Why?" From Gu Yan's eyes, Mu Anxiao saw a story.
Gu Yan: "What does it feel like to like someone?" She looked up at Mu Anxiao, "Do you know?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"You know Ouyang Ye, don't you?" Gu Yan suddenly said.
Mu Anxiao's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded, "Yes, but not well. He..." She realized that Gu Yan knew nothing and said, "Did he provoke you?" She tried to elicit helpful information from Gu Yan.
Gu Yan: "He did provoke me."
"How..."
"You don't need to know about this kind of thing." Gu Yan interrupted, then gestured to Xiao Fei, "Taking her away is for her own good. You seem to have misunderstood me." She turned back to look at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao frowned: "How did I misunderstand you?"
"You ask how you misunderstood me. When I was moving her just now, I accidentally touched the wardrobe door. You," Gu Yan couldn't finish, and let out a cold laugh, "Your hearing is quite sharp."
"You were making too much noise. Even if I didn't want to hear, I couldn't help it." Mu Anxiao feigned helplessness.
Gu Yan: "I apologize then. Can I take her away now?"
"You..."
"No." Jia interrupted Mu Anxiao, looking up and glaring at Gu Yan.
Only then did Gu Yan look at Jia, "Little brat, how dare you say no."
"If I'm not mistaken, you're just a consciousness too." Jia believed he had exposed Gu Yan's identity.
However, Mu Anxiao felt that there was still something strange about Gu Yan, but... she felt that Gu Yan could still be useful, so she didn't want to expose her directly.
Unexpectedly, Jia was impatient and blurted out such words with self-assurance.
Mu Anxiao found it speechless.
Conversely, Gu Yan said, "You think I'm a consciousness."
"Aren't you?" Jia glared furiously at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan smiled, "That's right, I am a consciousness. But let me tell you, even as a consciousness, I can beat you." As she finished speaking, her eyes fixed, and she raised two fingers.
Seeing this, Jia narrowed his eyes, "A mere consciousness, and you think you can beat me."
"You impudent child, your mother didn't teach you, so I will educate you on behalf of your mother." Saying this, Gu Yan suddenly cast a demonic art towards Jia.
Jia's brow furrowed, and he quickly dodged to the side, evading it.