Following closely, Ouyang Ye stepped through the broken branches and fallen leaves with the woman in the brown skirt, walking step by step into the depths of the jungle. What surprised Ouyang Ye was that the woman in the brown skirt did not look back once as she moved forward. Watching her retreating figure, Ouyang Ye couldn't help but show a confused expression. He even had the illusion that he was being led into some kind of trap. But it was his own choice, so he pushed the thought away.
After walking for a while, the woman in the brown skirt suddenly stopped. Seeing her stop, Ouyang Ye also stopped.
The next second, the woman in the brown skirt suddenly turned around and looked at him, "Why are you following me?" Her face was filled with resentment.
Ouyang Ye looked at the woman in the brown skirt calmly and said coldly, "You haven't answered my question yet."
"Your question," the woman in the brown skirt said, squinting her eyes. "Do I know you? Did you just ask me a question? How come I don't know?" As she spoke, she frowned and tilted her head.
At this moment, Ouyang Ye realized that the woman in front of him was a lunatic. He hesitated, then began to look around, trying to find a new path.
At the same time, the woman in the brown skirt pulled up the hem of her skirt, suddenly stepped forward to Ouyang Ye, and said, "I remember." As she spoke, she tilted her face up and stared intently at Ouyang Ye's face.
Ouyang Ye's heart was unmoved. He calmly watched the woman in the brown skirt's eyes, which were constantly rolling in her sockets, and said coldly, "Since you remember, then answer me properly and stop pretending to be crazy. Otherwise," his eyes became sharp, "don't blame me for being impolite."
"You want to be impolite to me," the woman in the brown skirt said, grinning, revealing her imperfectly white teeth. "Back then, he said the same thing, but I was afraid he would really be impolite to me, so I..." At this point, she pouted and cried.
Looking at the woman in the brown skirt, whose emotions were unstable, Ouyang Ye sighed faintly. He thought that he wouldn't be able to get any information from her. Just as he was about to walk around her, she suddenly grabbed his arm. He stiffened, withdrew his gaze, and looked at her. "What is it?"
"Can you do me a favor?" the woman in the brown skirt said, her face full of hatred.
However, Ouyang Ye liked the expression on the woman in the brown skirt's face. Looking at her, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve upwards. "It seems you were really pretending to be crazy and foolish with me just now." Saying this, he roughly pushed away the woman's dirty hand.
The woman in the brown skirt was completely exposed by Ouyang Ye, and there was a hint of fear in her eyes. "Can you do me a favor?" She realized Ouyang Ye was a ruthless person, so she wanted Ouyang Ye to help her.
Ouyang Ye: "Answer my question first. Otherwise, we have nothing else to discuss."
"You say." The woman in the brown skirt looked at Ouyang Ye expectantly.
Ouyang Ye: "Why were you pretending to be crazy and foolish with me?" He squinted his eyes, as if very curious about this question.
The woman in the brown skirt: "I haven't seen anyone for a long time. If you ask me to trust someone all of a sudden," she shook her head slightly, "it's impossible. Besides, you're a man. If I get too close to you, what if you do something to me? By then, there will be no turning back."
"What did I do to you?" Ouyang Ye said he didn't understand the woman's meaning.
Hearing Ouyang Ye's words, the woman in the brown skirt became embarrassed. "Think about it yourself. In short, I acted like that because I had to guard against you. But now," she said with a firm expression, "I think you are a good person."
"A good person?" Ouyang Ye repeated, and then laughed. "You're too naive. We've only spoken a few words, and you call me a good person. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
"If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it when I was following you, but you didn't," the woman in the brown skirt said, smiling slightly. "Do you have any other questions?"
"Is there anyone else here besides you?" Ouyang Ye returned to the previous topic.
The woman in the brown skirt frowned. "Are you looking for someone?"
Ouyang Ye felt a glimmer of hope from the woman's question and said excitedly, "I am looking for someone. Did you see that person?"
"That person..." the woman in the brown skirt said, glancing to both sides, then up at the trees. "I've been here for so long, and I really haven't seen anyone come in. However, there's a village through this jungle, and perhaps the people there have seen them."
"Are there many people there?" Ouyang Ye asked again.
Unexpectedly, the moment Ouyang Ye asked this question, the woman in the brown skirt showed a troubled expression. "This, I really can't say an exact number."
"Don't you live there?"
"In their eyes, I'm just a lunatic. Whenever I go there, they drive me back into the jungle. So, I can lead you there, but if you ask me to interact with those people, forget it." As she spoke, the woman in the brown skirt lowered her eyes.
"Then lead the way," Ouyang Ye said. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Right, what do you want me to help you with?"
"Take me into Jincheng," the woman in the brown skirt said, looking up at Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye looked down at the woman in the brown skirt, considering his current identity in Jincheng. He realized that if he really agreed to this woman, his plans would inevitably be disrupted by her. But now, only she could help him find Mu Anxiao. If he refused now, it would be unreasonable.
Helplessly, he compromised. "No problem."
"Really?" The woman in the brown skirt's eyes lit up.
Ouyang Ye nodded. "Really. As long as you help me find the person I want to find, I will take you in. But if you don't," he said, "then I can't take you back, because I have to continue my search elsewhere."
"Is that person important to you?" the woman in the brown skirt asked.
Ouyang Ye nodded. "Yes, she is very important to me. Because she is important, I must find her." He reached out and placed his hand on the woman's shoulder. "So, if I can't find her, then I can't help you."
"Okay, I understand." The woman in the brown skirt did not want to force Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye removed his hand. "Lead the way."
The woman in the brown skirt nodded. Just as she was about to turn, she suddenly remembered the bad nature of the villagers and said in a low voice, "Um... I'm afraid I can only take you to a place not far from the village entrance."
"Stay with me," Ouyang Ye said calmly.
The woman in the brown skirt shook her head. "No, everyone scorns me. If I follow you, they won't speak well of you either."
"You mean you don't want to enter the city anymore," Ouyang Ye said.
"I want to." The woman in the brown skirt didn't know what to do.
Ouyang Ye: "Since you want to, don't think about anything else. Let's go. I'll have a way later." Saying this, he patted her shoulder again.
Upon hearing this, the woman in the brown skirt also let go of all her fear and said, "Then let's go." She then turned and walked ahead.
Just as before, Ouyang Ye followed the woman in the brown skirt.