Mu Can had just finished speaking when he saw that the fat man was staring at him intently.
The tears that had once been in his eyes were long gone, and he clenched his somewhat swollen fists slightly.
On his somewhat chubby face, a pair of small eyes narrowed with determination.
Such an expression was rarely seen on this fat man who seemed weak but was actually steadfast at heart.
The fat man had always fulfilled the role of a dedicated follower by Mu Can's side, but his loyalty to Mu Can had never wavered.
"Old Hu, what's the matter? Did Donghuang bully you again?" Mu Can's emotions, which had just calmed down, were almost stirred up again upon seeing the fat man's expression.
"Brother Can, if we go to war with them, I am willing to be the first one up. All of this happened because of me. Your Cultivation was nearly crippled for three years, and even now, our eldest senior brother's whereabouts are still unknown. If you guys hadn't stood up for me, we wouldn't have made enemies with Donghuang's people."
Regret filled the fat man's heart. If not for him, Mu Can wouldn't have made enemies with Donghuang's people.
There might not have been so many subsequent troubles, but these words had not been spoken by the fat man for three years.
Over these three years, just like Mu Can cultivated through each night, the fat man did the same, and every night of self-reproach became a huge motivation for his Cultivation.
Looking at the fat man, Mu Can nodded; he simply didn't know how to refuse his offer.
He reached out his hand and held it in front of him.
The fat man also stretched out his chubby hand and placed it on Mu Can's hand.
"Brothers united in purpose..." Before he could shout the next line,
a pair of delicate, boneless hands were also placed on the fat man's hand.
Mu Can looked at Bing'er and noticed that she had raised her head to look at the sky,
as if the hand placed on top was not her own.
But Mu Can knew that with Bing'er placing her hand there, it meant that if they really faced Donghuang in the future, Bing'er would definitely take action.
In fact, Mu Can was not really afraid of Donghuang himself, but the powerful forces behind Donghuang were what Mu Can had always been wary of.
It was precisely for this reason that Mu Can persisted, continuing his arduous Cultivation every day without any visible results.
"Brothers united in purpose, their strength can cut through metal." The two of them shouted loudly.
This was a little trick from when Mu Can was at Immortal Ancient Academy.
The elder looked at these three disciples, smiling slightly.
He saw potential in each of the four disciples under his mentorship.
"Master, let's go rest at my house first." Mu Can looked at the Mu Family residence, which was in disarray, and there really was nowhere else to stay.
Now, Mu Zi, the main culprit, was already dead, his body turned to ashes; what was supposed to be a wedding turned into a funeral for Mu Zi and his two sons.
"Come here and clean up this place." Mu Zi motioned to the Mu Family crowd nearby.
"Brother Can." Little fatty Mu Hanyu also ran over and shouted.
This little fatty was the only one among the Mu Family members present today who stood by Mu Can's side, having mustered the courage to throw a plate at the demonized Mu Zi earlier.
"Hanyu, you've come at the right time. Let me introduce you; this is my master, and master, this is my friend."
"Greetings, senior." Mu Hanyu greeted with utmost respect, knowing the esteemed status of Immortal Ancient Academy.
The old man before him could very well be one of the legendary experts.
"En, little fatty's not bad. You can come to Immortal Ancient Academy later, and I'll find you a master," the elder said to the fat man with a smile.
To still be able to stand by a friend's side in such adversity spoke volumes about the little fatty's character.
Murong Mingkong valued disciples' character most when taking on students, and he had high hopes for this little fatty.
"This is my junior brother and junior sister. You can call the male 'Brother Fatty' and the female 'Sister Bing,'" Mu Can introduced, pointing to the fat man and Bing'er.
The little fatty had also asked everyone how they were doing.
"Sister Qingyi, are you all right?" the little fatty asked with concern as he looked at Qingyi.
"I'm fine, I just fainted from the drugged food. I should be waking up soon," said Mu Can.
As he spoke, Qingyi let out a faint moan and slowly opened her eyes.
Qingyi felt as if she had had a long dream, in which she was holding a wedding with Mu Can, but a horned monster interrupted it. Mu Can and the monster battled fiercely, and Mu Can finally managed to kill the monster.
"Qingyi, you're awake? Are you alright?" Mu Can, seeing Qingyi open her eyes, quickly walked to her side and gently took her hand.
His purpose for coming today was very simple: to rescue Qingyi.
"Brother Mu Can, where am I?" Qingyi, having just woken up, felt dizzy but still recognized Mu Can in front of her.
"You're at the Mu Family in Pingyun City, they drugged you," Mu Can said softly, holding Qingyi's hand.
Qingyi weakly propped her forehead with one hand and said.
"They wanted me to marry Mu Chen to lure you out. Where are they?"
Qingyi's feeble appearance made Mu Can feel waves of heartache. This silly girl, caught in a predicament for his sake, was still worried about his safety after waking up.
"It's over, they're all dead," Mu Can pointed to a couple of horrific dried corpses.
Only Mu Zili had long since turned to ash scattered in the wind, leaving no corpse behind.
"What happened? My head is so dizzy." Qingyi looked around at the Mu Family's devastated scene and asked in confusion.
"My uncle was tempted by a Demon, his temperament changed, and he wanted to kill me. The Demon took over his body, killed his own sons, and I finally killed it," Mu Can briefly explained what had just happened.
Qingyi felt even dizzier in her head, so much had happened in such a short time.
The Mu family's people worked quickly, and in a short while, they had cleaned up the messy scene.
Guests from various families who had been poisoned were also taken to one side.
The little fatty also joined in to help clean up.
"Brother Can, what about these people in black?" the little fatty saw the black-clad people lying on the stage and was unsure how to deal with them.
Mu Can, seeing the excited expression on the little fatty's face, said helplessly.
"First, tie them up with the Sealing Spirit Lock, I'll interrogate them later."
Purple Cloud had been ignoring Mu Can, so he was getting a bit anxious.
Turning to his mentor, he said.
"Let's go first, mentor. I'll get you settled and I have some issues to deal with here. After that, we can go back to the academy together."
Knowing that the Mu Family was in chaos and needed his disciple to take charge, the elder nodded and said.
"Fine. Dingyi and Bing'er will stay to help, and others will stay to clean up the scene. I haven't been out of the academy for a long time, I'll take a walk around." The elder refused Mu Can's guidance, insisting on going out on his own.
This time the elder came from the academy not only with his disciples but also with some helpers.
Each of these assistants was skilled; otherwise, they wouldn't have caught the elder's eye and been able to follow him.
Unfortunately, though many people came, they didn't end up helping much when they got here.
Thankfully Mu Can was fine, otherwise, the elder, who already felt guilty, would have felt even more guilty.
"Bing'er, take Qingyi to rest for me, I still have some things to do."
Now that Qingyi was alright, Mu Can was relieved. He gave Bing'er a look and said.
He indeed had more important things to do.
PS: The second chapter for today, I will go to send the signing contract tomorrow, don't worry, everyone, please collect, roll on the ground asking for collections, recommendations, comments.