After the first disciple left, Mu Anxiao turned and walked towards the stone door.
At the same time, Ouyang Ye's voice came from behind Mu Anxiao, "Mu Anxiao, where are you going?"
That's right, Mu Anxiao's purpose in doing this was to lure out Ouyang Ye. It could be seen that her plan was proceeding smoothly. So, she stopped and immediately turned back to look at Ouyang Ye, "It's not fun in here, I want to go out and see." She said deliberately.
"You want to escape." Ouyang Ye didn't see through Mu Anxiao's plot at all and walked up to her.
At this moment, Mu Anxiao's plot had succeeded. Therefore, to consolidate her plan, she continued to say deliberately, "Escape is not the case, I just want to go out and see, and then clear my head to figure out a way." She crossed her arms in front of her.
Ouyang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Seeing Ouyang Ye's suspicious expression, Mu Anxiao smiled, "Your eyes were not big to begin with, and when you narrow them like this," she leaned in to look at Ouyang Ye's face, "your eyes look even smaller."
"Mu Anxiao, what method do you want to figure out?" Ouyang Ye asked, widening his eyes back to their original size.
"I want to help the demonic sword." Mu Anxiao spoke frankly.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye's expression became very serious. "I know you are not someone who beats around the bush, so please make things clear to me in one go."
"Alright." Mu Anxiao nodded, then cleared her throat and asked, "What exactly did Jiongye do wrong? Can you tell me?"
"This, you don't need to know." Ouyang Ye said indifferently.
"Tell me." Mu Anxiao was serious.
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's uncharacteristic behavior, then glanced at the stone door behind her, and frowned, "Why do you want to know what Jiongye did wrong so badly?"
"I..."
"You're deliberately waiting for me here, aren't you." Ouyang Ye had seen through Mu Anxiao completely.
Similarly, since Mu Anxiao had spoken to this extent, she was prepared to be exposed by Ouyang Ye. Hearing him say this now, she felt it saved a lot of trouble. "Yes, I was deliberately waiting for you here." She said, smiling.
"I hate being used the most. Aren't you afraid I'll be angry doing this?" Ouyang Ye lowered his voice.
Mu Anxiao put a hand on her hip. "If I were afraid of you getting angry, I wouldn't have done this. Of course," she said, "I didn't want to go through so much trouble, but I couldn't find you, so I had no choice but to wait for you here."
"You are here for the demonic sword." Ouyang Ye brought the topic back.
"Yes." Mu Anxiao nodded in agreement.
"Why for it, it..."
"It's very similar to my soul sword. Helping it is like helping my soul sword, it's that simple." Mu Anxiao knew clearly... she couldn't reveal the true identity of the demonic sword to Ouyang Ye, so she said this.
Ouyang Ye's eyes sank. "It's just a magical artifact, is it worth it for you?"
"In my eyes, it's not just a magical artifact, but also my good companion, my good partner. Back then, it perished saving me. Now that I've encountered a demonic sword similar to it, I naturally have the idea to help. So," Mu Anxiao said sincerely, "please fulfill my wish."
"Fulfill?" Ouyang Ye was stunned.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao realized her words were wrong and quickly changed her meaning, "Please help me."
"That Jiongye doesn't seem very friendly to you." Ouyang Ye said indifferently.
Mu Anxiao's eyes sank. "I don't care what he thinks, I am only helping the demonic sword now."
"You miss your soul sword that much." Ouyang Ye expressed surprise.
Mu Anxiao nodded, her expression deep. "Yes, I miss it that much. If I can help the demonic sword this time, my..." she sniffled, "my wish will be fulfilled."
"I can help you, but you have to promise me to cultivate demonic arts properly." Ouyang Ye pointed at Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao knew that Ouyang Ye would use this opportunity to bargain with her. There was no other way, for the sake of the demonic sword, she had to "bear the humiliation." "Alright, as long as you help me, I'll agree to any request."
"Very good." Ouyang Ye was satisfied with Mu Anxiao's attitude.
"Since you've agreed, can you go and release Jiongye directly?" Mu Anxiao got straight to the point, believing she had satisfied Ouyang Ye.
"Release him directly," Ouyang Ye said, smiling. "What are you thinking? He was imprisoned for committing a crime. If I release him directly, what will the demons below think of me?"
"They are probably too afraid to look at you any differently." Mu Anxiao knew Ouyang Ye's status here and spoke directly.
Ouyang Ye sneered.
Regarding this, Mu Anxiao was confused. "What do you mean by that laugh? Am I wrong? You are their master, they are afraid of you, how can anyone dare to openly challenge you? Even if you did this," she said, "I don't think anyone would dare to say anything."
"I value my reputation." Ouyang Ye also became direct.
Mu Anxiao frowned. "And then? Do you mean you're going back on your word?" Her attitude changed completely.
Seeing this, Ouyang Ye smiled. "Your face changes so quickly. When you wanted to use me, you had a smile on your face, and when you found out I had no more use, you became like this. You are truly calculating."
"Yes, I am calculating." Mu Anxiao calmly admitted.
Ouyang Ye looked at Mu Anxiao's calm yet disappointed expression, and the smile on his face disappeared. "What's wrong?"
"The demonic sword is very similar to the soul sword. Put yourself in my shoes," Mu Anxiao said, her expression serious. "If you asked me for help, and I agreed one second and then reneged the next, wouldn't you be angry? Wouldn't you be disappointed?"
"I..."
"Oh, you, Ouyang Ye, the great devil, must not understand my words. Let me put it more simply," Mu Anxiao interrupted, her face expressionless. "I'm breaking off the engagement now, are you happy?"
"You dare." Ouyang Ye became anxious.
Mu Anxiao smiled. "See, see, just like I said, you're anxious now." She said, looking at Ouyang Ye coldly. "Yes, this is exactly how I feel right now."
"You're trying to scare me." Ouyang Ye suddenly realized.
Mu Anxiao lowered her eyes and smiled. "It's not to scare you, it's just to make you empathize. Since you've felt it now," she said, "I hope you can take what I've told you seriously."
"What will you do if I can't help you?" Ouyang Ye asked back.
Mu Anxiao curled her lips. "If I knew what to do, I wouldn't have come to you. Ouyang Ye, can't you see I'm very serious right now?" She lost patience with Ouyang Ye, but her tone was very calm for the sake of smooth progress.
Ouyang Ye: "I can see it, you are very serious."
"Then tell me, what exactly did Jiongye do wrong?" Mu Anxiao just wanted to know this now.
"He betrayed me." Ouyang Ye said concisely.
Upon hearing this, Mu Anxiao's expression was filled with surprise. "How did he betray you?"
"That's why I'm keeping him." Ouyang Ye said again.