In the city, after turning through more than half of it with her, Mu Anxiao stopped outside the gates of the Mu family mansion. The eerie wind howled, and as Mu Anxiao looked at the familiar gates before her, all the harm she had suffered over the past year flashed through her mind. She said faintly, "That's right, it was the Madam."
"Madam?" Jia repeated, glancing at Mu Anxiao's sore spot as well. He sighed, "Mu Anxiao, aren't the problems we need to solve right now... probably not here?"
"Indecision is not good," Mu Anxiao said inexplicably.
Jia was bewildered. "Mu Anxiao, what exactly are you trying to express? I'm having a hard time understanding you."
"Silly," Mu Anxiao said, walking directly up the stone steps.
Seeing this, Jia hurried to catch up, "Mu Anxiao, shouldn't you be returning to the General's mansion now? Why are you here? We..."
"How did Xiao Fei die, have you forgotten?" Mu Anxiao stopped at the gate and raised her hand to knock.
Gu Tie, seeing this, consciously turned into a ball of gas and returned to the money pouch at Mu Anxiao's waist.
"I remember, it definitely has something to do with the Eldest Madam, but... at this juncture, it's not the time to waste time here. What... what exactly are you trying to do?" Jia grabbed Mu Anxiao's arm.
Mu Anxiao immediately stopped her actions, looked down at Jia, took a deep breath, and said, "I want to save Mu Xiao's mother." Her eyes were firm.
Jia sighed, "Can you deal with this matter after everything else is resolved? Dealing with things all at once now," he said earnestly, "will only lead to a mess. Listen to me, let's go."
"No."
"Can't you listen to my advice? If you go back now, you'll definitely be confined by the Eldest Madam again. Then..."
"I must save Mu Xiao's mother," Mu Anxiao's eyes were firm.
Jia frowned. "Can't it wait?"
Mu Anxiao shook her head slightly.
"Why?" Jia asked.
Why?
As things stood, the only way to completely return the common people to a normal life was to agree to marry Ouyang Ye. But... Mu Anxiao did not want to tell Jia and the soul spirit about this idea. And she wasn't acting this way because she was worried about being expelled from the immortal realm. The main reason was that she felt ashamed.
To think, other immortals save a place with their own divine abilities. And her? With her marriage. If this matter spread in the Heavenly Realm... it would implicate Zhang Yan. Where would Zhang Yan's old face be put then?
In short, that was how it was. She didn't want to reveal her thoughts...
"There's no reason," she said perfunctorily.
Then, Jia clicked his tongue and was about to continue persuading Mu Anxiao when the soul spirit said, "Mu Anxiao, you're really going to marry Ouyang Ye."
However, Mu Anxiao never expected that the smartest one was actually the soul spirit. Hearing his 'heartless' exposure now, Mu Anxiao's face... was filled with embarrassment.
Jia, seeing this, exclaimed, "You're really going to marry that great demon Ouyang Ye?"
"..." Mu Anxiao clenched her fists and nodded slightly.
Paper couldn't wrap fire. As expected... the thing she wanted to hide, she still couldn't keep hidden.
Jia sighed, "Are you truly foolish or pretending to be foolish? If you marry Ouyang Ye, you'll truly never see us again. Most importantly, with his possessiveness, he will absolutely not let you leave the demon realm even half a step. At that time, you really won't be able to come back."
"I know."
"You know, yet you still think this way," Jia couldn't understand.
Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened. "It's precisely because I know that I want to save Mai Xia, because," she lowered her head and stared at Jia, "this is my last chance."
Hearing this, Jia softly called out, "Mu Anxiao."
"Don't try to persuade me anymore. I'm truly tired now. Instead of continuing to resist him, it's better... to compromise sooner."
"Mu Anxiao, you..."
"Don't persuade me anymore. I must go in now to have the Eldest Madam come out and testify for me, to spare Mai Xia."
"Even if she testifies, Xiao Fei is already dead. Is it useful?" the soul spirit said calmly.
When Mu Anxiao heard this, her eyes darkened.
Jia felt the soul spirit's words made sense and added, "Exactly. Even if she testifies, do you think they'll have to implicate another life? Have you... really thought this through?"
"I promised Mai Xia that I wouldn't let her die," Mu Anxiao said in a low voice.
Jia: "But Feng Qishi also said he would help you. He's a general, he'll find a way. But... if you act without authorization, you might implicate yourself."
"Then what do you want me to do? I'm leaving soon. One must keep their word. If I leave, Feng Qishi will definitely... abandon Mai Xia. At that time, what about her?"
"But..."
"A maid who can obey the Eldest Madam's orders is not necessarily a good maid. Even if she loses her life, so what?" Mu Anxiao interrupted, raising her hand to knock on the door.
Jia and the soul spirit were rendered speechless after Mu Anxiao finished speaking.
Then, through Mu Anxiao's unremitting efforts, a servant who had bullied Mu Anxiao before opened the door. "It's you," he said with a look of surprise.
Mu Anxiao said coldly, "Is Madam here."
"Madam has entered the palace," the servant said honestly, seeing the terror in Mu Anxiao's eyes.
"Entered the palace?" Mu Anxiao was surprised.
The servant nodded. "Yes, she and Master have both entered the palace. They said... Miss Mu Hua is ill."
"Her illness, was that approved by King Jin?" Mu Anxiao asked in detail.
The servant knew that Mu Anxiao's relationship with Feng Qishi was unusual, so he didn't dare to be as arrogant as before. He said calmly, "I am just a servant, and I can't explain some things clearly. However, their ability to enter the palace must have been approved by King Jin."
"It's only been a short while, and Mu Hua has already been favored. It doesn't make sense," Mu Anxiao said, frowning slightly.
"This little one doesn't know," the servant said lightly.
"I understand, let's go," Mu Anxiao said, turning around.
Immediately, the servant hurried to close the door.
Jia looked back at the large door that the servant had closed, then walked to Mu Anxiao's side and said, "With Mu Hua's personality, it's unlikely she would be favored by King Jin..."
"This kid is lying," Mu Anxiao said faintly.
"How do you know?" Jia was surprised.
"When this kid lies, his attitude is exceptionally good. Of course, that's secondary," Mu Anxiao said, turning sideways and staring at the large door. "He dares not look at me."
"Based on these, you've concluded that he's lying to you?"
"Yes."
"Then let's ask again. Interrogation under torture should be fine, right?" Jia said jokingly.
Hearing this, Mu Anxiao immediately lowered her head and stared at Jia, "..." She deliberately did not speak.
Jia chuckled. "What do you mean by that... huh?"
"If I had that ability, I would use it on you first," Mu Anxiao said, casting a sideways glance at Jia, and walked ahead.
Jia's lips curled, and he breathed a sigh of relief.