Outside, under the coordination of Mu Anxiao, Hun Ling had already stuffed half of the resentful spirits into the sack. During this process, Mu Anxiao had also wasted a considerable amount of spiritual energy. It was for this reason that she found Jia, standing to the side, increasingly displeasing. "Are you just going to stand there like this?" she asked, hands on her hips, panting as she looked at Jia.
Jia hugged his arms and watched Mu Anxiao, giggling foolishly. "I have no strength, my body is weak, I can't do this kind of work."
"Your body is weak, you..." Mu Anxiao stopped midway through her sentence, suddenly remembering Jia's poisoning. She immediately released the sack she was holding, stepped forward, and walked in front of Jia.
Jia: "What are you doing?" He was startled by Mu Anxiao's sudden action.
"What else can I do? Extend your hand." Mu Anxiao could see that Ouyang Ye had forgotten about Jia's poisoning. If she mentioned the word 'poisoned' now, it would definitely attract Ouyang Ye's attention. To be safe, she decided to check herself.
Jia was bewildered. "Why should I give you my hand?"
"Hurry up," Mu Anxiao urged, her eyes cold.
Jia looked at Mu Anxiao's cold expression and became fearful. "Fine, hurry up then. Why are you so fierce?" Saying this, he slowly extended his hand towards Mu Anxiao.
Following this, Mu Anxiao squatted down, grasped Jia's wrist, and said softly, "Your poison... has it been cured?" Her voice was very low.
Jia heard Mu Anxiao's words and nodded.
Seeing Jia nod, Mu Anxiao released his hand and said, "I didn't see anything wrong with you."
"You..." Jia's body stiffened, and he suddenly realized, "You tricked me."
"Ouyang Ye forgot about you being poisoned. If you stand here like this, it will only trigger his memory. If you don't want any trouble, then work," Mu Anxiao said, reaching out and patting Jia's shoulder. "Hurry up and join us. The two of us can't finish this." After speaking, she stood up.
Just then, Gu Yan rushed frantically to Ouyang Ye and said, "Master, nothing."
Hearing this, Gu Yan, who had been following behind Gu Yan, immediately stopped at the threshold and looked at the back of Gu Yan's head, thinking, what exactly is she trying to do?
"Nothing what?" Ouyang Ye retorted, his eyes cold.
Mu Anxiao turned around, glanced at Ouyang Ye's sinister back, and was about to get back to work when she inadvertently looked at Jia, who was staring in that direction. She said softly, "Don't mind their business. Work." She gently patted the back of Jia's head.
Immediately, Jia snapped back to reality and looked up at Mu Anxiao. "What were they talking about?"
Mu Anxiao shushed him, looking at Gu Yan, who was about to speak. She casually replied, "Who knows," and then resumed her work.
Jia grunted, bent down, and began to consult Hun Ling.
Over there, Gu Yan, listening to Ouyang Ye's question, hesitated for a moment before saying, "We... we didn't find Gu Tie."
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao stiffened and hurriedly stood up, looking towards Ouyang Ye.
Ouyang Ye frowned. "How is that possible? Didn't I tell you to transfer them all here? How could..." He squinted. "How could he not be here?"
"It's all a mess here, I... I can't help it." Gu Yan was flustered.
Gu Yan didn't know what Gu Yan was trying to do, so she dared not act rashly. She could only stand at the door... and watch them.
"Are you telling the truth?" Ouyang Ye asked coldly.
Mu Anxiao stared at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan nodded.
At the same time, Hun Ling also straightened up and looked at Gu Yan.
Ouyang Ye observed Gu Yan's actions and deliberately asked, "Alright, what if you're lying to me?"
"I..." Gu Yan dared not speak rashly. She stared at Ouyang Ye blankly for a few seconds before saying, "If I lie to you, I'll go back and groom the horses."
"..." Ouyang Ye frowned.
Gu Yan looked at Ouyang Ye's tightly furrowed brow and became frightened. "Master, I..."
"Gu Yan, is she telling the truth?" Ouyang Ye interrupted, his gaze bypassing Gu Yan's head and looking at Gu Yan over there.
"Master, I..."
"Master, she killed Gu Yuan!" Gu Yan blurted out impulsively.
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye immediately shifted his gaze, which had been fixed on Gu Yan's face, to Gu Yan's face. "What did you say?" he asked, indicating he hadn't heard clearly.
Gu Yan's eyes were firm. "Master, she killed Gu Yuan, causing Gu Yuan to scatter his soul and vanish. And Gu Tie... also scattered his soul and vanished."
"Gu Tie couldn't have scattered his soul and vanished!" Mu Anxiao couldn't help but cry out.
"It was all Gu Yan's doing," Gu Yan said, glancing at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened.
Gu Yan had long anticipated that Gu Yan would catch her off guard. Therefore, faced with this situation, she let out a cold laugh as if she had seen it all before, stepped over the threshold, and walked over.
Seeing this, Hun Ling couldn't help but say, "Um," he handed the sack to Jia and stepped forward. "Ouyang Ye, I have something to tell you."
Hearing this, Ouyang Ye withdrew his gaze, which had been fixed on Gu Yan's face, and turned to look at Hun Ling.
After Gu Yan actively revealed that statement, Hun Ling knew she was the true culprit behind Gu Yuan's death. He believed that Gu Yuan would not want to let Gu Yan go, so he decided to tell Ouyang Ye the truth, using this opportunity to put Gu Yan in her place.
"I said it," he stated.
Ouyang Ye nodded. "Go ahead and say it."
Mu Anxiao was not privy to the situation here, so when Hun Ling made that statement, she became inexplicably nervous.
Conversely, Jia was startled and stared at the back of Hun Ling's head.
Hun Ling looked up at Ouyang Ye's patient expression, and the tension in his heart eased slightly. "I made Gu Yuan's consciousness return here."
"..." Ouyang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Hun Ling straightened his back, facing Ouyang Ye's face without fear. "..." He deliberately remained silent.
Gu Yan's goal was to get Hun Ling to reveal the truth and then shift the blame onto Gu Yan. At this moment, her scheme was about to succeed.
Therefore, she rolled her eyes and continued to add fuel to the fire. "It was them, working together with Gu Yan, who caused Gu Yuan to scatter his soul and vanish."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan roared, "Don't spout nonsense."
Then, Gu Yan pretended to look wronged and said, "Master, everything I say is true." She looked up at the back of Ouyang Ye's head.
Gu Yan saw Gu Yan's manipulative side and clenched her fists. "..." She knew Ouyang Ye disliked listening to explanations, so she remained silent.
The next second, Ouyang Ye did not address them. Instead, he asked Hun Ling, "Did you cause her to scatter her soul and vanish?" His expression was serious.
"It wasn't him. Our goal was only to take her down. Besides," Jia said, running to Hun Ling's side, "we have rules. We can't do that."