In the room, Ouyang Ye, having completely forgotten Lou Yi and Yatou, stood quietly by the bed, looking down at the 'sleeping' Mu Anxiao without a word.
At this point, Mu Anxiao could no longer maintain the pretense and slowly opened her eyes. She looked at Ouyang Ye standing by the bed, feigning surprise. "How come you're here?" she asked, quickly sitting up. She lowered her head to look at herself, then pretended to be angry, "Why did you save me?" she asked, raising her face to look at Ouyang Ye.
"It wasn't me who saved you." Ouyang Ye knew that Mu Anxiao was extremely resistant to his demonic arts. If he were to say he saved her now, she would undoubtedly try her best to expel the magic within her. Therefore, to avoid such a situation, he chose to tell the truth.
However, Mu Anxiao hadn't expected the usually cunning and detestable Ouyang Ye to actually tell the truth. Looking at him, a surprised expression appeared on her face. "It really wasn't you who saved me."
"It truly wasn't me. Why are you..." Ouyang Ye began, staring at Mu Anxiao's face for a few seconds before continuing, "so surprised?"
"You know magic," Mu Anxiao said intentionally.
Ouyang Ye was confused as to why Mu Anxiao would suddenly say such a thing and frowned. "Why did you suddenly bring that up?"
"If I recall correctly," Mu Anxiao knew Ouyang Ye would ask this, so she appeared calm, "you set up a boundary for the wood shed."
"How did you know?" Ouyang Ye smiled faintly.
Mu Anxiao understood the smile on Ouyang Ye's face at a glance, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort. "You know how I know, so asking is probably pointless, isn't it?"
"Your nose is quite sharp, but why don't you think... that I saved you with magic?" Ouyang Ye said intentionally.
"It's widely known that you detest immortals. Besides, you simply..." Mu Anxiao stopped herself halfway through, suddenly realizing she had spoken too much. After a pause, she continued, "In short, I am absolutely certain that you would never use magic for me."
"How can you be so sure that I wouldn't use magic for you?" Ouyang Ye asked in a provocative tone.
Mu Anxiao looked at Ouyang Ye's serious expression with a composed demeanor. After a few seconds of silence, she let out a cold laugh. "You only set up boundaries inside the wood shed, and nothing outside. Do you know what that signifies?" she asked, deliberately posing a question back to him.
Ouyang Ye's lips curled. "You're quite interesting, asking me questions back."
"Do you know what that signifies?" Mu Anxiao asked again.
"What exactly are you trying to say?" Ouyang Ye asked without a hint of impatience.
"It seems I understand yourself better than you do. Of course," Mu Anxiao said, sitting cross-legged, she leaned forward and stared directly into Ouyang Ye's eyes, "I can tell you, but you have to promise not to get angry."
"I will not get angry with you."
"You'd better keep your word," Mu Anxiao said, straightening her back and clearing her throat. "You only set up boundaries inside the wood shed, and those boundaries are, at best, an illusion. Ordinary immortals can't detect them at all. Therefore, this indicates that you are still afraid of Yuan Xian. Am I... right?" she raised an eyebrow.
As expected, the moment Mu Anxiao uttered these words, Ouyang Ye's face fell.
Seeing Ouyang Ye's expression, Mu Anxiao showed no fear. Instead, she became even more audacious. "Although you are very powerful, the reason you've achieved what you have is thanks to Yuan Xian. As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is like a father for life. This shows," her eyes were full of provocation, "that you don't just fear Yuan Xian, but are extremely afraid of him, right?"
"Mu Anxiao, do you think you're incredibly powerful?" Ouyang Ye said coldly.
Mu Anxiao shrugged her shoulders. "I'm alright. If we're talking about power, I'm nowhere near as powerful as you."
"You..."
"Oh, right," Mu Anxiao interrupted, intentionally trying to change the subject. "You said it wasn't you who saved me, so can you tell me who did?"
"That, you don't need to know." Ouyang Ye's attitude remained icy.
"Why?" Mu Anxiao continued to ask.
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's relentless questioning, and a hint of impatience began to surface on his face. "Don't you think you're asking too much?"
"One of my greatest strengths is repaying kindness," Mu Anxiao said, lifting her chin. "If you don't tell me, I'll go find out myself."
"I saved you, why don't you say you'll repay me?"
"You saved me for your own sake. Besides," Mu Anxiao said, recalling all the unpleasant experiences she had with Ouyang Ye, she let out a cold snort, "I don't think you were saving me. On the contrary, I think... you just wanted to satisfy your desire for revenge against Yuan Xian."
"It seems you really do understand me."
"Well, it's not exactly understanding. To put it another way," Mu Anxiao said, thinking for a moment, "I've only understood your sinister and cunning side. I haven't seen any of your other virtues at all... Oh, no, I should say I haven't seen even half of them."
"I am very unhappy when you speak like this," Ouyang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Conversely, Mu Anxiao completely disregarded Ouyang Ye's feelings. "Oh, what does your unhappiness have to do with me? In any case," she said, deliberately adopting an arrogant posture, "I'll give you three counts. If you don't tell me who saved me, I'll go find Feng Qishi."
"You're threatening me."
"I am threatening you. Hurry up and tell me, or else..."
"Feng Qishi doesn't want to see you at all."
"I know he doesn't want to see me, but I'm going to find him anyway. In any case," Mu Anxiao said, "I've been accustomed to his attitude towards me for decades. I believe he will surely tell me who saved me under my torment."
"Why do you want to know so badly who saved you? What significance does that hold for you?"
"I want to cause trouble," Mu Anxiao stated firmly.
Cause trouble?
Ouyang Ye had thought Mu Anxiao was doing this simply to thank the rescuer. He hadn't expected her to want to cause trouble.
Hearing this, he finally realized he truly didn't understand her. However, her response reassured him. "Alright, I'll tell you."
"You really enjoy watching the show, don't you?" Mu Anxiao frowned.
Ouyang Ye let go of all his defenses and smiled. "Yes, I just enjoy watching the show. You don't need to count anymore, I'll tell you now. The person who saved you is..." He paused for a moment, then continued, "The person who saved you is Jia."
"Jia?" Mu Anxiao hadn't expected Ouyang Ye to try and trick her. A look of disappointment inadvertently appeared on her face, and this made her nervous.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye's face hardened. "What, disappointed?"
"Disappointed..." Mu Anxiao said, unable to control her expression, looking quite awkward. "Why would I be disappointed? You're... being quite something." After saying this, her eyes involuntarily darted away.