Mu Anxiao's gaze remained fixed on the silver needle. "If I'm not mistaken," she said coldly, "your purpose in doing this is to find a body and then come back to protect Bing'er, right?" She completely negated everything the silver needle had said to her earlier.
The silver needle, hearing Mu Anxiao's words, let out a cold laugh. "That's right, I am Gu Qin," it admitted, seeing no need to deny it any longer. "I simply wanted to oppose Ouyang Ye. I wanted to find a body for myself and be resurrected. I didn't expect you to see through me."
"What exactly is your relationship with Bing'er?" Mu Anxiao ignored Gu Qin's words entirely.
Gu Qin replied, "I have no relationship with Bing'er. I just want to go against Ouyang Ye. Whatever he wants to do, I will hinder him. Bing'er is the best example." As it spoke, it floated above Bing'er.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao frowned. Just as she was about to reach out and grab Gu Qin, Gu Qin asked, "Can you save Bing'er?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao stopped her pursuit of Gu Qin and asked, "What do you mean by that?" As she spoke, she lowered her hand.
Gu Qin became still in front of Bing'er's face and said in a low voice, "At first, I intended to use Bing'er to formally obstruct Ouyang Ye. But after getting to know Bing'er, I discovered," its voice choked, "that this child is a good child. It would be a shame if she died. So..."
"You genuinely want to save Bing'er, I can see that," Mu Anxiao said, recalling the colorful spiritual energy within Bing'er and the circumstances of Gu Qin's capture. She continued, "There's only one question I want to ask you now."
Gu Qin turned its needle tip towards Mu Anxiao.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao cleared her throat and said, "Can you stop doing that? I'm getting dizzy." After saying that, she rubbed her eyes.
Jia glanced at Mu Anxiao, then shifted his gaze back to Gu Qin's 'body.' "I advise you to go back quickly, or if Hei Feng finds out, you'll be in trouble." As he spoke, he inadvertently looked at Lou Yi, who was staring at him, and frowned. "What are you looking at me for?"
"You're actually thinking about a demon," Lou Yi said, frowning.
Jia responded, "Demons are divided into good and evil, and so are people. So I thought," he glanced at the silver needle, "I'd give her a chance. Is there a problem with that?"
"What does that have to do with problems?" Lou Yi didn't quite understand Jia's thinking.
Jia gave Lou Yi a sideways glance, remained silent, and then shifted his attention back to Gu Qin.
After hearing Jia's words, Gu Qin turned its needle tip towards Jia and said, "I understand." As it spoke, it continued to aim its needle tip at Jia. "Mu Anxiao, are you sure that Gu Yan already took over Bing'er's body?"
Mu Anxiao continued to stare at Gu Qin. "There's no need to be sure; it's a fact. Bing'er is currently protected by the spiritual energy you created. That's why she hasn't died. However," she noted Jia's reminder, "you should take care of yourself now. If Hei Feng finds out, you're finished."
Ever since Hei Feng resumed his identity as an Yin Messenger, he had become exceptionally serious in his actions, especially towards escaped demon souls, showing almost no mercy. Therefore, Mu Anxiao knew that if Hei Feng found out Gu Qin had employed methods similar to the rattan demon, he would likely fly into a rage.
Her reason for telling Gu Qin this was purely for Bing'er's sake. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't bother warning a demon soul.
"I understand," Gu Qin said, still pointing its needle tip at Jia. "I just want to know if you can save Bing'er. If you can't, I think..."
"Bing'er is human. If you inject demonic energy into her body, her entire life will be ruined," Feng Qishi reminded him.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qin hesitated for a moment before turning back towards Mu Anxiao. "I can only speak to you this way. Please don't refuse me." Its tone was full of sincerity.
Mu Anxiao looked at the 'dazzling' needle tip, and hearing Gu Qin's words, she relented. "Alright. Is there anything else you want to tell me? Go ahead." She lowered her head slightly before looking back at Gu Qin.
Gu Qin stated, "Save Bing'er. Only then can Ouyang Ye's plan fail."
"What do you mean?"
"It means, just as you said, that the things he's been causing lately are all to conceal a major event. That major event is his true objective," Gu Qin said, coughing. It continued, "His true objective is to have Shen Moyun marry Bing'er. But Bing'er is a child, and it's impossible for her to marry someone so much older than her. So he wants Gu Yan to take over Bing'er's body, and then use his demonic arts to make Bing'er grow up quickly. Before that, he had to end Bing'er's life. But he couldn't kill Bing'er directly, so he poisoned Bing'er, causing her to fall ill. Honestly, I really didn't know Gu Yan had entered Bing'er's body so early. I thought, why couldn't I save Bing'er no matter how hard I tried? I..."
"Wait, if I remember correctly, didn't you also arrange for Bing'er to marry this guy?" Mu Anxiao's memory was jumbled, and she glanced at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi heard this, lowered his head to look at Mu Anxiao, and said nothing.
Gu Qin said in a low voice, "I did have such thoughts, but that was only to save Bing'er's life, because I knew," it said, "that his identity was extraordinary. I thought if Bing'er married him, she could survive. But thinking about it now, my idea was indeed too naive." After saying this, it swayed in mid-air for a moment before landing beside Bing'er's hand.
Seeing this, Mu Anxiao quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Qin became weak. "I injected my demonic energy into this silver needle a long time ago, but because my demonic energy was weak, it became a废针 (fèi zhēn - a useless needle). Because of this, Ouyang Ye discovered me recently, and he's been trying to get rid of me."
"No wonder he sought you out and wanted to do this," Mu Anxiao realized.
Gu Qin replied, "Yes, the demonic energy within this silver needle is almost depleted. You must save Bing'er. Only then can Ouyang Ye's scheme be thwarted." After saying this, it transformed into a black light and disappeared.
Mu Anxiao wasn't surprised. Instead, she calmly looked at Feng Qishi and said, "It was you, after all."
"There's something I don't understand," Lou Yi suddenly said.
Hearing this, Jia immediately shifted his gaze to Lou Yi's face and remained silent.
Mu Anxiao looked at Lou Yi and asked calmly, "What is it that you don't understand? Tell me." She believed that every question now was beneficial to her.
Upon hearing Mu Anxiao's question, Lou Yi suddenly lowered his eyelids.