"Don't talk nonsense, I..."
"Nonsense? Well then, I'm quite curious about my aunt's expression right now. How about," Mu Anxiao interrupted, sweeping his gaze over the face of the second maid, "we go inside and take a look?"
"No." The second maid was scared.
Mu Anxiao wanted exactly this reaction from the second maid, so the moment she showed that look of terror, Mu Anxiao managed a smile, "It seems you're still afraid of Madam, aren't you?"
"What do you want?" The second maid's face was filled with fear. She felt Mu Anxiao was acting strangely.
"What do I want? Oh..." Mu Anxiao's lips curled, and he deliberately glanced at the first maid who was watching the commotion from the side, "It's not about what I want to do now. You should ask her what she wants to do, right?" He pointed at the first maid, who had always been at odds with the second maid.
However, after all this talk, the second maid had truly forgotten about the first maid's presence. Hearing Mu Anxiao's reminder now, she immediately shifted her gaze to the first maid, who was trying to retreat, "..." She frowned slightly.
The first maid had intended to take advantage of their conversation to report the second maid's business to Madam. She hadn't expected... Before she could even move her feet, she was caught red-handed by Mu Anxiao, and what's more, she was seen clearly by the second maid.
What could she say about this?
Seeing the first maid remain silent, the second maid lowered her head and glanced at her feet, asking, "What do you want?"
"I... I don't want anything," the first maid's gaze darted away.
"You want to complain," the second maid said, moving in front of the first maid at top speed.
Mu Anxiao watched this scene and was speechless.
He glanced at Shen Lu, then at the first maid, and muttered, "It truly fits the saying, 'He who has a clear conscience fears no ghosts.' " With that, he crossed his arms.
After Jia uttered these words, Shen Lu's lips curved upwards, and he said, "You've spoken well."
"I think so too."
"You'd best not be so ostentatious," Mu Anxiao reminded Shen Lu, who had spoken so openly.
Upon hearing this, Shen Lu looked at Mu Anxiao and fell silent.
Then, Mu Anxiao quickly withdrew his gaze, which had been fixed on Shen Lu's face, and turned his head. He casually looked at Mai Liang, who was watching the second and first maids, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Hearing this, Mai Liang withdrew his gaze, looked at Mu Anxiao, and said nothing.
Meanwhile.
The first maid, finding herself blocked by the second maid, lowered her head and fell into silence. "..."
The second maid was no easy person either. Seeing the first maid bowed her head, deliberately avoiding communication, her patience wore thin. "I'm talking to you, can you hear me?"
"I can't hear you," the first maid said in a low voice.
"Can't hear?" The second maid sneered at the first maid's blatant lie. "You'd better not have heard me. If I find out you've said anything out of line to Madam, don't blame me for cutting out your tongue."
"You wouldn't dare," the first maid said, hating the feeling of being suppressed by the second maid, and began to retaliate.
"See if I dare," the second maid said, widening her eyes to solidify her presence.
Seeing this, the first maid suddenly laughed.
The second maid looked at the first maid's laugh and was bewildered. "What are you laughing at?"
"With your voice that loud, even if I didn't say anything, Madam probably heard it. In other words," the first maid straightened her back, absolutely refusing to be bullied by the second maid, "Madam is now waiting for me to deliver a message. Of course, if you don't want to die an ignominious death, you can go in yourself."
"You dare to make me choose," the second maid said in surprise.
The first maid replied, "I've been with Madam longer than you. I know better than you how good Madam's hearing is. If you don't believe me, you can let me go in first to find out for you."
"You're just trying every way possible to get in there and complain, aren't you?"
"I'm telling the truth," the first maid stated firmly.
A chill entered the second maid's eyes. "I will not let you use me to gain merit with Madam." With that, she widened her eyes and, before the first maid could react, quickly reached up and pulled out the silver hairpin Mu Gui had given her from her hair, then pointed the tip of the hairpin directly at the first maid. xxs one
At the same time, as the second maid made this move, the first maid slightly raised her chin, "What do you intend to do?"
"If you dare to go in and spout nonsense to Madam, I'll deal with you right now." Saying this, the second maid pressed the hairpin tip to the first maid's neck.
A chill ran down her spine, and the first maid was startled.
Just then, Mu Anxiao found an opportunity, pulled Shen Lu's arm, and began to move towards the reception hall.
Mai Liang and Shen Lu glanced at the two maids confronting each other and followed Mu Anxiao's footsteps.
Conversely, Jia remained standing where he was, watching the maids threaten each other, and smiled without moving.
General's Mansion.
After confirming there were no souls in the mansion, Feng Qishi arrived at the mansion gate. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to open the door and go out to search, Ouyang Ye's voice came from behind him, "Where are you going?"
At the sound, Feng Qishi frowned, lowered his hand, and turned to see Ouyang Ye holding Song Xu. "What are you doing?" he asked, glancing at the two demons dragging Song Xu.
Ouyang Ye replied, "That's a question I should be asking you."
"Why did you capture him?" Feng Qishi ignored Ouyang Ye's words entirely, insisting on finding out Ouyang Ye's purpose.
Hearing Feng Qishi's insistent questioning, Ouyang Ye didn't get angry; instead, he smiled, "You tell me why I captured him?"
"You..."
"Of course, it's to keep you here," Ouyang Ye answered his own question.
Seeing Ouyang Ye like this, Feng Qishi was speechless for a few seconds, then continued, "Let him go."
"Tell me, where are you going?" Ouyang Ye smiled sinisterly, "And I'll listen to you and let him go." With that, he glanced at the unconscious Song Xu.
"I want to go out," Feng Qishi stated simply.
"Go out for what?" Ouyang Ye asked coldly.
Similarly, Feng Qishi replied coldly, "To find the souls of those consciousnesses."
"You want to help me?" Ouyang Ye was greatly surprised.
Feng Qishi let out a cold laugh, "You don't think I'm going to find Mu Anxiao, do you?"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye's eyes flickered, and he said, "No."
"Not is better," Feng Qishi said. Thinking of Ouyang Ye's surprised expression from the previous second, he paused for a few seconds and said, "By the way, I'm not helping you; I'm just helping them."
"They are demons, and you are an immortal. Now... you are going to help demons?" Ouyang Ye was surprised by Feng Qishi's words.