Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's determined, unfeigned expression and couldn't help but smile, "It seems you genuinely want to know my secret." He then fixed his gaze on her face.
Mu Anxiao was taken aback. "This is your secret?" she asked, feeling she had gained Ouyang Ye's trust. However, she still thought it wise to be cautious, lest she fall into Ouyang Ye's trap, which would be troublesome.
"What, are you surprised?" Ouyang Ye said, giving Mu Anxiao a faint smile.
Mu Anxiao gave a dry laugh and replied, "Indeed, I am surprised. I thought this was your..." She stopped midway, then suddenly glanced at Aju, chuckling sheepishly, "Boss, your joke is quite amusing."
Seeing Mu Anxiao's reaction, Ouyang Ye frowned. "You think I'm joking?" His expression suddenly turned serious.
Noticing this, Mu Anxiao wore an awkward expression. "Aju is here. Shouldn't a secret be shared with only one person? You..." Her gaze became cautious. "Are you sure you're not joking?"
"Do you think I'm the joking type?" Ouyang Ye calmly retorted.
The joking type? In Mu Anxiao's eyes, Ouyang Ye was a monster, a bloodthirsty, treacherous devil. And now he referred to himself like that, which made Mu Anxiao feel nauseous. However, for the sake of her mission, she had no choice but to endure.
"No," she said with a playful grin, then paused and asked, "Boss, why do you want to kill immortals?"
"They have an irreconcilable enmity with me. I want to kill all immortals in this world, kill them clean. Especially Yuan Xian, I hate him the most," Ouyang Ye said, his eyes filled with hatred as he clenched his fists.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened, and she deliberately said, "You must have been hurt very deeply." With that, she cast a feigned look of sympathy at Ouyang Ye.
Conversely, Ouyang Ye let out a cold snort and said, "Whether I was hurt deeply or not is none of your business. Since you know my secret, you will obey me from now on. If you don't listen," he curved his lips and pointed to the handkerchief in Mu Anxiao's hand, "I will make you end up like that silver needle."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao swallowed. "I will definitely obey you. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I dare not go west. If you tell me to go west, I dare not go east." She nodded slightly to show her resolve.
Ouyang Ye snorted, "Anyone can say pretty words. Whether you can do it or not is another matter." He then deliberately glanced at Aju and continued, "Tell me, how long?"
"Huh?" Mu Anxiao pretended not to understand and immediately tilted her head to stare at Ouyang Ye's face.
Seeing Mu Anxiao's dullness, Ouyang Ye grew impatient. "What did I say? What is the mission I gave you? Don't tell me," he widened his eyes, "that you've forgotten it in an instant."
"Mission..." Mu Anxiao repeated deliberately, then smiled. "Oh, you mean the poison to kill immortals? That's simple. It will only take three years to make." She was deliberately spouting nonsense.
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye's face immediately fell. "Three years, Cao Gen, are you joking with me or playing me?" He glared at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao chuckled dryly. "I'm not playing you, nor am I joking. It took me a full five years to create this poison. The reason it's shortened to two years is because I need to create this based on that poison, so it's relatively a bit simpler."
"No, this is too slow," Ouyang Ye said, turning to glance at Aju. After thinking for a moment, he added, "I'll give Aju to you. Can you speed up the process?" He then turned back to Mu Anxiao.
Aju's body stiffened, and she quickly said, "Master, I don't want to marry him, I don't!" she pleaded, her face unwilling and her voice trembling slightly.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Aju, who was clearly disgusted with her, and said, "Boss, I won't force anyone. Since she disagrees, then forget it. Besides," she said with a serious expression, "in my eyes, she's just a burden. It's better not to have her than to have her."
"Don't you like her very much?" Ouyang Ye was confused by Mu Anxiao's quick move to let go.
Mu Anxiao smiled faintly. "Boss, a forcibly twisted melon isn't sweet. If I really brought her home as you suggested," she said, suddenly recalling Ouyang Ye's persistent pursuit of her, her eyes darkened, and combining it with her own feelings, she continued, "she would surely weep tears every day. If I bring someone full of such negative energy home, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
"Negative energy?" Ouyang Ye didn't understand Mu Anxiao's words and frowned. "Cao Gen, why do you always say things I don't understand? What do you mean, are you bullying me?" he was sensitive.
Mu Anxiao quickly replied, "Dare not, dare not. What I mean is, a shrew. Imagine, if she cries all day, her eyes will surely swell. If I bring her home, with so many people in my family, they will surely mock me when they see her like that. I don't want to be mocked."
"You mean you want to let go," Ouyang Ye only heard this from Mu Anxiao's words.
Then, Mu Anxiao became shy. "No, I want to..." she stealthily glanced at Aju, continuing, "use my skills to influence her. I think she... she also likes me." She lowered her head.
Ouyang Ye couldn't help but laugh at Mu Anxiao's rough demeanor as she pretended to be shy. "Cao Gen, you're truly disgusting like this. If I were a woman, I would definitely not be interested in you." He glanced at Aju at the same time.
Aju felt embarrassed and buried her head completely.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao looked up at Ouyang Ye's face and said, "Boss, that's an unkind thing to say. You just wait and see. With my true skills, I will surely..." she glanced at Aju again, "...win her over immediately." She clenched her fist.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye immediately stopped mocking Mu Anxiao and said, "You'd better not delay the mission I gave you." He thought for a moment and continued, "Here, I'll give you half a month. You must make me the poison that kills immortals."
Three years turned into half a month.
Although Mu Anxiao didn't feel much about this news, at this moment, she deeply sensed Ouyang Ye's ambition. Looking at him, she pretended to be troubled and said, "Boss, half a month... isn't that too short? I, I can't do it." She was on the verge of tears.
"If you can't, then you die," Ouyang Ye stated plainly.
Mu Anxiao was rendered speechless.
Aju glared at Mu Anxiao, thinking, serves you right!