Jia looked at Ou Yangye's dismissive expression and immediately showed surprise. "..." In Jia's impression, Jia was a child who loved fame and fortune. Seeing him like this now, Jia was truly unaccustomed to it.
Ouyang Ye also didn't expect Jia's thinking to change so much in less than a day. Looking at Jia, he sneered, "You're putting on a good act."
"I have no need to pretend. The me of the past was Hun Ling. Now that you consider me Hun Ling," Jia completely disregarded Ouyang Ye, shrugging his shoulders, "there's nothing wrong with that."
"...." Seeing Jia's attitude, Ouyang Ye had nothing more to say. He simply smiled faintly and shifted his gaze back to Gu Yan's face. "Since their abilities are so great, I will..."
"It's Gu Yan," Gu Yan suddenly called out.
However, Gu Yan's cry of "reporting" caught Jia and Hun Ling completely off guard. The two of them immediately turned their eyes to Gu Yan, who was desperately trying to pin all the blame on Gu Yan, and frowned.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye immediately removed his hand from Gu Yan's shoulder and said, "Tell me more."
Seeing that Ouyang Ye believed her, Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "They are clearly all in cahoots with Gu Yan. And I saw Gu Yan learning... detoxification techniques before. In other words," she became serious, "what she knows is far beyond your imagination."
"You mean she learned other demonic arts behind my back." Ouyang Ye believed Gu Yan.
Gu Yan nodded.
Ouyang Ye looked, thought for a few seconds, and then shifted his gaze back to Jia and Hun Ling.
Then, Hun Ling said in a low voice, "He believes her words." He glanced at Jia.
Jia nodded. "I can see that." As he spoke, he intentionally shifted his gaze to avoid meeting Ouyang Ye's eyes.
On the second floor of the shop, with Gu Yan's help, Gu Tie successfully entered a spiritual body. However, her physical body was thus "ruined."
"My body." Gu Tie stood beside herself, looking down at her sleeping face, feeling strange.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Gu Tie, then looked at Gu Yan, who was still sitting cross-legged in place, and asked, "What's wrong?" She walked over to Gu Yan.
Hearing this, Gu Yan tilted her head to look at Mu Anxiao and smiled faintly. "Back then, I watched my body like this..." She trailed off, suddenly smiled, withdrew her words, and stood up. "That's all in the past. Let's not talk about it."
"Are you alright?" Mu Anxiao asked, seeing that Gu Yan seemed troubled.
Gu Yan shook her head. "I'm fine," she said, looking down at Gu Tie, who was crouching beside her. "If she goes out, she might be taken away by Ouyang Ye."
Hearing this, Gu Tie's eyes darkened, and she quickly looked up at Mu Anxiao and Gu Yan, saying, "I don't want to go with him. Please save me."
"I won't let you go with him, don't worry," Mu Anxiao said, focusing all her attention on Gu Yan. "Setting her aside, you learned this demonic art yourself, didn't you?"
Gu Yan lowered her head slightly upon hearing this.
Mu Anxiao saw this and said faintly, "It seems I guessed right."
"Ouyang Ye doesn't allow us to practice demonic arts indiscriminately. I think," Gu Yan said, turning her head to look at the windows sealed with wooden planks, "that brat Gu Yan has probably already revealed this matter."
"How do you know."
"Before, she said that Ouyang Ye had also inquired about it. However, I didn't admit it at the time. Now," Gu Yan looked at Gu Tie, "since things have come to this, I doubt I can argue my way out."
"As long as I am here, I will absolutely not let Ouyang Ye touch you." Mu Anxiao decided to fight Ouyang Ye to the end.
Gu Yan smiled upon hearing Mu Anxiao's words. "Your words are enough."
"You must believe me," Mu Anxiao said firmly.
Gu Yan nodded, echoing Mu Anxiao and becoming resolute as well. "Okay, I believe you."
Mu Anxiao smiled at Gu Yan's seemingly relieved expression.
Gu Yan also smiled faintly, sighed, and then looked down at Gu Tie, who was still reluctant to part with her. Just as she was about to speak, Jia's voice came. "So you're all here."
Hearing this, they all turned their gaze to Jia.
At that moment, Hun Ling also appeared behind Jia.
Jia felt very uncomfortable under their sudden gaze. "Don't look at me like that. Ouyang Ye forced us to come in," he said, inexplicably feeling wronged.
Immediately, Mu Anxiao stepped past Gu Yan and Gu Tie and walked in front of Jia. "What's the situation outside?"
"What other situation could there be," Jia said, leaning forward to look at Gu Tie inside, his expression surprised. "You're all better."
Hearing this, Gu Tie stood up and looked at Jia. "Yes, thanks to Gu Yan."
"Gu Yan," Jia said, walking around Mu Anxiao and stepping forward, surprised. "Gu Yan, you saved her." He stopped beside Gu Tie.
Gu Yan didn't know how to respond, so she merely nodded.
Seeing this, Jia muttered, "It's over."
Mu Anxiao looked at Jia's mystical behavior and couldn't help but show a confused expression. "What's wrong with him?" she asked, looking at Hun Ling, who would surely answer properly.
"That Gu Yan said Gu Yan could definitely save Gu Tie, and also said..." Hun Ling thought of Gu Yan's confident expression before they entered, and his eyes darkened. "It was all Gu Yan's doing, and... Gu Yan has hidden many demonic arts. In short... it was brainwashing talk."
"As expected," Mu Anxiao said, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Did Ouyang Ye say anything?"
"No."
"Then..."
"Don't 'then' anymore. Ouyang Ye really trusts that female demon soul," Jia interrupted in a low voice.
Mu Anxiao's heart sank upon hearing this.
At the same time, Gu Tie's body vanished with streams of red light. Gu Tie watched this scene and fell into deep thought. "..." She squatted down.
Conversely, Gu Yan, trying to comfort Gu Tie, deliberately appeared optimistic. "These are all problems we anticipated, so there's nothing more to discuss," she said, coming behind Mu Anxiao. "Can you give me your hand?"
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao withdrew her pessimistic mood and turned to look at Gu Yan. "What is it?" she asked, and still extended her hand to Gu Yan.
Immediately, Gu Yan grabbed Mu Anxiao's hand and said, "The consciousness of those resentful spirits must return to their places, otherwise... the consequences will be unimaginable. I will now pass on all the demonic arts I know to you. Afterwards, you just need to do as I say."
"Why don't you do it yourself?" Jia asked.
Then, Gu Yan, while imparting demonic arts to Mu Anxiao, said, "I no longer have that opportunity."