Chapter 369: Chapter 361: Mu Huanqing and Liu Qianqian_1
Chapter 369: Chapter 361: Mu Huanqing and Liu Qianqian_1
Once the ceremonial part of the event was over, Fang Ren started leading Mu Huanqing around to toast the guests.
The great battle had ended, and with powerhouses like those from Bamboo Grove defending against the Void, there was no longer any need to worry about the future.
For this reason, everyone was in extremely high spirits, eating and drinking to their heart's content.
Only Mu Qingshan was bustling about, attending to guests, and when it came time for speeches, they hadn't even called him up, which made him very angry.
When he felt upset, he had a habit of reaching for a drink, and after a few sips, Mu Qingshan felt himself getting a bit drunk.
By the time Fang Ren and Mu Huanqing got to him, his face was already flushed, and he had started rambling with a few of his old friends.
"Grandpa, you should probably drink less," Mu Huanqing said with concern.
Mu Qingshan waved it off: "Qing'er, you don't understand, I am just too happy today."
As he said this, he grabbed Fang Ren's hand, and with a serious face said, "Ah Ran, in fact, the first time I saw you, I knew you would achieve greatness one day, but do you know! I didn't say anything, I had to test you. All that three years, six years, it was all nonsense..."
Mu Qingshan went on and on, while Fang Ren sighed inwardly. If you really had that foresight back then, you wouldn't have let Qing'er go.
After that, Fang Ren and Mu Huanqing moved on to the area with their classmates.
They had hardly arrived when Teacher Huang, along with Li, Jing, and Er Gou, had already gotten drunk.
"Liulang! You've finally come! Hurry up and settle this for us!" Er Gou exclaimed upon seeing Fang Ren, immediately using the intimate title.
"What's happened now?" Fang Ren looked confused: "You haven't put up a photo of me and started burning incense sticks to it, have you?"
Li Xingwang, with a red face, said, "Liulang, you've got to help me persuade Old Huang. Seeing you getting married, he insists on marrying his daughter to me. By seniority, I'm her uncle for heaven's sake! I consider him a brother, and now he wants to become my father-in-law!"
Teacher Huang slammed the table: "Liulang, you haven't seen my daughter—she's absolutely gorgeous! And definitely doesn't have a Mediterranean as I do, she's damn handsome!"
Jing Haichuan quickly interjected, pointing at Li Xinyue, who was twisting his ear behind him: "Okay, enough about that. Liulang, hurry up and find a way to get this girl away from me. I treat her like one of the guys, and she's insisting on becoming my wife! This! This is against nature!"
Seeing that everyone was drunk, Fang Ren couldn't really have a proper conversation with them, so he just went along with their cheerful banter. Your next chapter awaits on ???
However, after a while, Fang Ren suddenly realized something was off.
How had he been relegated to being "Liulang"?
Though he wasn't present when the drunkards swore brotherhood, he had accepted the honorary junior title. But there were only five older men in total—how did he become number six?
Right, there was Liu Qianqian.
Mu Huanqing had noticed this detail earlier and pointed him in a certain direction.
When Fang Ren glanced over at Liu Qianqian chatting with Bai Qi, he suddenly felt a bit hesitant to approach, and he hadn't told Mu Huanqing about what had happened between him and Liu Qianqian.
"Let's go, we'll head over," she said.
Mu Huanqing pulled on his hand, leading him toward them.
When Liu Qianqian and Bai Qi realized the two were approaching, their conversation abruptly stopped.
"Classmate Liu, Qi'er, enjoy yourselves," Mu Huanqing said with a smile.
Bai Qi looked displeased: "Enjoy ourselves? You, as the older sister, eloped with your younger sister's fiancé and still expect her to have fun?"
"You just made your move a bit too late," Mu Huanqing replied.
She ruffled her hair affectionately, smiling like an elder sister.
"Alright, alright, I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously," Bai Qi lifted his glass and smiled, "I wish you both happiness forever."
"What about you, Liu Qianqian?" Mu Huanqing's gaze shifted toward Liu Qianqian.
Liu Qianqian had the same smile on her face that she had worn these past few days: "I've come bearing blessings as well. No matter what, I hope that after you get married, you'll continue to love each other as you do now."
As she spoke, she took a sip of red wine herself.
Fang Ren seemed unable to utter a word; if that incident hadn't happened, then he would dare to say anything right now.
Liu Qianqian noticed Fang Ren's expression. She didn't look at Fang Ren, but at the food on the table: "The pills Sister Zhu Yuan gave are indeed effective. They're something I could never have asked for in my life. I'm truly lucky to have received that pill."
Fang Ren had heard about this matter from Sister Zhu Yuan and understood what Liu Qianqian meant; she was telling him not to feel like he owed her anything.
"That's all the blessings I have to say. I'm here today just to say this. I have some matters at home, so I'll take my leave first."
Liu Qianqian said as she put down her glass and turned to walk out of the manor.
Afterward, Mu Huanqing and Bai Qi struck up a conversation, but Fang Ren's heart was fraught with complications. He knew he definitely couldn't be with Liu Qianqian, but how should he tell Mu Huanqing about his betrayal?
Time passed by little by little, and everyone drank more and more. The atmosphere grew more and more to resemble that of a reunion of old friends.
After all, they no longer needed to worry about matters of the Void, and it was time to set their minds free.
In the midst of this, Mu Huanqing suddenly mentioned she had something to attend to in her room. Fang Ren didn't pay much attention, but half a minute later, he suddenly sensed a disturbance in Mu Huanqing's True Qi.
He turned his head to look toward the rear mountain, where a silver afterglow shimmered.
Immediately, he found an excuse to slip away and began heading toward the desolate area behind the mountain, channeling his True Qi and following in the direction where Mu Huanqing had vanished.
...
Driving home, Liu Qianqian's feelings were indescribable.
She kept telling herself that everything would end here and that today would be the last day she felt heartbroken.
But more often than not, emotions aren't swayed by thought. When it's time to feel heartbroken, the heartbreak comes.
Nearly no vehicles, and certainly no pedestrians, could be seen on the road.
This was the road on the outskirts of Mu Family Manor. On the day of Xuan Nv's grand wedding, those who should have been there had all been there, and no one had left early. As such, Liu Qianqian was the only one in her car on the road.
Hum—
A streak of silver light landed not far from the road, and Liu Qianqian immediately hit the brakes.
When she saw Mu Huanqing in a wedding dress, a bitter smile unconsciously crept onto her lips, especially as she also saw a silver sword in Mu Huanqing's hand.
Opening the car door, Liu Qianqian stepped out and walked up to a distance of ten meters away from Mu Huanqing.
Looking at Mu Huanqing's face, cold as frost, she knew she was bound to die today, something she had long anticipated might happen one day.
"Just kill me with one strike. With your Cultivation Level, I probably won't even feel the pain when you do it, right?" Liu Qianqian said with a smile.
"You think you can die an easy death after doing that kind of thing?"
In a flash, Mu Huanqing appeared in front of her, the blade of her sword poised at Liu Qianqian's neck.
"Then do as you wish."
Liu Qianqian, knowing she was going to die, seemed to shed all fear: "Anyway, the fact that I slept with your husband can't be changed."