Shortly after Qin Mu woke up, Elder Luoye arrived.
“Haha, little friend, you’re awake. This old man’s heart can finally rest easy.”
Seeing Elder Luoye now in high spirits, it seemed she had won in the end.
Qin Mu had fainted before seeing the final outcome.
In truth, upon waking, seeing both Sister Ruoshuang and Sister Mengyu there gave him a good idea of the result.
Of course, he couldn’t rule out the possibility that he had been captured and imprisoned alongside them.
Seeing Elder Luoye finally confirmed the result.
“By the way, where is Lu Shuanger?”
Qin Mu hadn’t seen Lu Shuanger earlier, and now that Elder Luoye had arrived, he still didn’t see her.
He still remembered Lu Shuanger standing in front of him at the end, moving him deeply.
If his body hadn’t reached its limit, he would have definitely given her an award.
“Hehe, Miss Shuanger had something to attend to and went to the High Priest.”
With such an incident in the village, Elder Luoye feared that remnants might target the High Priest’s personal disciple.
Additionally, since Lu Shuanger had low cultivation, as a precaution, she had people escort her to the High Priest’s place.
As for Qin Ruoshuang and Qin Mengyu, Elder Luoye respected their choices.
To put it bluntly, they were not from the Gu Clan, and their strength was not lacking, so Elder Luoye wouldn’t meddle too much.
“I see.”
“Since Little Qin Mu is awake, how about we have a good celebration tonight?”
“A banquet? That works.”
Elder Luoye’s intention was clear.
First, to tell everyone that Elder Kumu’s faction had been completely rooted out.
Second, to show everyone that they had some connections with the Seven Star Sect.
Qin Mu didn’t think as much as Elder Luoye.
He purely wanted to see what delicious food the Gu Clan had.
He hoped it wasn’t a feast of bugs—that would be hard to swallow.
“In that case, this old man will go prepare tonight’s affairs.”
Elder Luoye came quickly and left quickly.
Off to the side, Sister Ruoshuang was still icy cold, holding a book and looking at it.
It was less reading and more daydreaming, because she hadn’t turned a page after a long time.
For others, not turning a page might mean they were contemplating.
For Sister Ruoshuang, not turning a page after so long meant nothing but daydreaming.
Sister Mengyu, on the other hand, was still fiddling with pills.
Qin Mu took a rough look and recognized a few herbs.
They were all tonics for replenishing qi and blood.
Judging by the look, they were prepared for him.
Not long after, he saw Sister Mengyu spread her palm, and Danfire appeared in her palm.
The flame flowed, and a small cauldron formed.
One by one, herbs flew up and into the cauldron formed by the Danfire.
Under the high temperature of the Danfire, the herbs began to burn and gradually turned to ashes.
The ash fell from the Danfire, leaving drops of herbal essence.
Under Qin Mengyu’s superb Fire Control Technique, the drops of herbal essence began to gather together.
The colorful droplets gradually mixed, blending from various colors into a stable color.
Not long after, a pill was refined.
So fast!
Qin Mu was a little shocked.
Wasn’t alchemy supposed to be time-consuming?
He remembered that when Sister Mengyu refined pills before, it also took a long time.
Seeing Mu’er staring at her with a dumbfounded expression, Qin Mengyu felt very satisfied.
The reason she had refined the pill so quickly this time was mainly because the level of the pill wasn’t very high—it was a piece of cake.
Qin Mengyu picked up the still-warm pill and walked up to Mu’er.
“Here, Mu’er, open wide.”
“Ah.”
Qin Mu opened his mouth and took it.
When he bit into it, it was like eating a meatball—juicy.
Oh no!
Qin Mu quickly prepared himself mentally for the upcoming extreme bitterness.
But who would have thought—it was sweet!
Huh?
Seeing Mu’er’s puzzled expression, Qin Mengyu pinched his tender cheek.
“How is it? This time, big sister specially improved the flavor.”
Before, when feeding Mu’er pills—especially when he was little—he disliked the bitterness and wouldn’t eat them properly.
So she began to gradually improve the flavor of the pills.
“Delicious, it’s like eating candy.”
Now Qin Mu no longer had to use the “gulping it down whole” method.
To avoid tasting the bitterness, he had no choice but to eat that way.
Although some pills weren’t bad-tasting, most were very bitter.
The average person would just swallow the pill; few would savor it carefully.
Those who could savor it carefully were true tough guys.
“Mu’er, what flavor do you like? Next time, big sister can try to make it.”
“Hmm… apple flavor.”
Except for lychee flavor—lychee itself doesn’t count—other lychee-flavored things, especially carbonated drinks, taste terrible.
This was Qin Mu’s experience, and most apple-flavored things were generally pretty good.
Qin Mengyu noted it down.
Next time, she would try to see if she could make apple-flavored pills.
Time quickly passed to evening.
Elder Luoye had prepared a grand celebration; after all, this battle hadn’t caused too much damage to the village.
Most were fence-sitters who went with the wind.
Among those who followed Elder Kumu, aside from a very few loyalists, few were truly devoted.
Moreover, most of those loyalists had their positions dissolved and were under house arrest.
Except for some extremists who were executed, overall there weren’t too many casualties.
Qin Mu was now putting on his clothes.
Sister Mengyu smoothed out some wrinkles on the clothes, while Sister Ruoshuang fastened his belt.
“All done, as expected of Mu’er. You look very handsome today.”
Qin Mengyu nodded with satisfaction.
“Let’s go.”
Qin Ruoshuang grabbed Mu’er’s small hand.
Qin Mu’s other hand was similarly held by Sister Mengyu.
“Hehe, everyone, today’s banquet is a summary of the past period for the village, and it is a cause for celebration that there were no major casualties. Elder Kumu’s thoughts were too extreme. I believe the High Priest’s proposal is worth putting into practice…”
Next came another long-winded speech.
By the time Elder Luoye finished, the people below were almost falling asleep.
“Ahem! So today, we must also thank these distinguished guests from the Seven Star Sect!”
As Elder Luoye’s voice fell, the Qin family sisters happened to walk out with their younger brother.
The moment Qin Mu appeared, he saw everyone’s gazes turn sharply toward him.
‘Huh? Huh? Huh?’
‘How did I suddenly become the center of attention!’
“Hahaha! Little Qin Mu, arriving early is not as good as arriving at the right time—we were just talking about you, and you came.”
Elder Luoye appeared in front of Qin Mu in the blink of an eye.
“Is that so? That is indeed quite a coincidence.”
In truth, Qin Mu had thought that since the banquet had started so long ago, no one would notice them.
At that point, he only needed to quietly finish his meal.
But as it turned out, you hadn’t even started!
Qin Mu saw some people rubbing their eyes and yawning, and he guessed they had probably been listening to a leader’s speech earlier.
Listening to speeches and lectures were two major soporifics, more effective than some sleeping pills.
“Since the three of you are here, let the banquet officially begin!”
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