I was worried that Jiang Xiaohui would cause a major disturbance outside. After all, he was not one to stay put.
But if we wanted to leave, the only way was to take Mu Shuang hostage and use her to threaten Mu Xue.
They were companion souls. In other words, if either sister died, the other would die as well.
Still, I felt something was off. Mu Shuang had helped us time and again. Was it really because she was kind and unwilling to collude with outsiders? Or was there some unknown reason behind it?
She and Mu Xue were sisters, and they were companion souls. Logically, companion-soul sisters should not differ much in personality or habits. They should even be like the same person much of the time. So why did their differences feel so great to me?
Ye Jinghong said softly, "Why don't we do as she says?"
I still hesitated. If my suspicions were correct, we would very likely be walking right into their trap.
I just did not know what they were really after. Before, I had thought Mu Shuang wanted to earn my trust, but the more I considered it, the less that seemed to be the case.
Their target was me, and I had already fallen into their hands twice. Whatever they wanted to do, they had plenty of opportunities. Why would they need to deceive me in this way just to gain my trust? Following that logic, Mu Shuang should not have any problems. Yet my instincts told me things were not that simple.
Especially this time. Mu Xue could clearly have locked us underground, or at the very least, she would not have locked Mu Shuang up with us. Those were the things I could not figure out.
I shook my head.