Hou Muyao had another argument with his brother, and seeing that he couldn't persuade Hou Murong, he turned to Wen Wen and said,
"I've told you the information you wanted before, now it's your turn to help me, help me subdue him so we can switch our bodies back."
Wen Wen shook his head and said, "I don't think I need to help you."
"Are you thinking of going back on your word?"
Hou Muyao's expression darkened. He knew Wen Wen was stronger than him, and if he really reneged, he had no way to stop him.
"It's not like that, it's just that what I'm about to say might shock you a bit..."
Wen Wen pondered for two seconds and hesitated before saying, "He doesn't have a Soul, so he isn't actually your brother."
Hou Muyao was stunned, looking at Hou Murong's face across from him, seemingly unable to accept what he was hearing, "The Soul, gone?"
As one of the Souls of this eerie alternate space, Hou Muyao obviously knew what a missing Soul implied.