Zi Yang was pushed into Purple Flower city towards the missing inn spot, all the while neither he, nor Huo Mei, spoke. As they approached the scene, Huo Mei nibbled on her lips before saying “Uncle Yang…” Zi Yang’s ears twitched and he lifted his head up without saying a word, hinting at Huo Mei to continue.

Huo Mei hesitated for a moment before finally asking “Are you alright? You seem different.” Zi Yang’s eyes flashed for a split second before he chuckled and said with a carefree smile and closed eyes “Of course!” He immediately turned his head to Huo Mei and gave her a grin, adding “I can’t be happy because I’m a cripple?”

Huo Mei opened her cherry lips, completely unable to respond as Zi Yang laughed and shook his head before adding with a satisfied sigh “A little beauty pushing old me around. This is the life! Hahahaha!” Huo Mei’s mouth twitched and she shook the wheelchair, grumbling angrily “You stupid old pervert!”

Zi Yang just laughed and they continued down to the Inn…

5 minutes later

Zi Yang sat there frozen stiff at the sight of a black spot on the ground, he shakily turned his head to Huo Mei while slowly pointing at the spot in pure shock. The poor girl covered her face as her ears turned bright pink, Zi Yang turned back and gulped, looking at the people crowded around who were all looking at him for an explanation.

Zi Yang coughed and regained his composure, before lifting his hand in front of him and saying with a righteous voice “Don’t worry everyone! The Zi Clan will surely give you a good explanation!” The people who were focused on the missing building turned to Zi Yang as he got everyone’s attention.

Zi Yang grabbed Huo Mei and pulled her to the front before spinning around with his wheelchair and wheeling away, leaving Huo Mei stunned silly.

Unfortunately he couldn’t get far…

“HUO MEI!!!!!!!!!!”

Zi Yang stopped and turned his head to the sound as a bright light glew in his eyes which were now slitted, focused on the newcomer. Huo Mei turned white and fell on her ass, shivering as a giant man approached her.

The man was almost giant-like with an impressive beard, his muscles even had muscles! That wasn’t all, however, he seemed to only have one good eye with the other having a scar running over it onto his nose bridge, it was a miracle that he still had one working eye at all!

As he stood over Huo Mei, his red hair wafted behind him as if he was the ruler of the Heavens. Huo Mei looked up and said shakily “D-D-D-D-D-Daddy!” The man narrowed his one good eye and bent over, reaching his hand out towards her.

Huo Mei covered her face as Huo Gang, the giant father of hers, picked her up by her collar and straightened out before shaking her in mid air and bellowing “WHAT DID YOU DO!?” Huo Mei stammered in reply “I-I-I w-was trying to- to-”

Huo Gang shook in rage and demanded “SPEAK!” as she finished “Trying to cook…” Huo Gang froze as black lines covered his forehead.

The onlookers looked at the remains of the Inn and at Huo Mei in bewilderment as everything turned eerily silent.

Until a loud laugh rang out.

The laugh was strangely ‘bark-like’ and yet ‘howl-like’ at the same time.

Huo Gang turned his head to the only cripple in a wheelchair at the scene and his mouth twitched slightly.

Zi Yang was holding his stomach, barking out laughter with tears in his eyes as he spoke between breaths “Hahawoha! I know where she gets that from! HahahaAWOOOOOO!”

As Zi Yang almost fell off his wheelchair, the onlookers looked at Huo Gang with funny faces and covered their mouths with their sleeves, looking away as to not anger the giant.

Huo Mei covered her mouth as she looked at Huo Gang with tears in her eyes as she shook by herself. Meanwhile, Huo Gang’s face turned red, then blue, then purple as veins popped up on his forehead as if there was a sale going on.

Huo Mei was dropped to the ground and Huo Gang disappeared with a gust of the wind, reappearing in front of Zi Yang with his hands around Zi Yang’s neck, choking his laughter out as he yelled “YOU BASTARD! IN FRONT OF PEOPLE!?”

Zi Yang looked at Huo Gang with his mouth open wide and Huo Gang froze as the people around quickly fled while laughing. Zi Yang burst out laughing again, making Huo Gang angrier.

He dragged Zi Yang off the wheelchair and beat him up, saying “You damn bastard, you think just because you’re a cripple I won’t beat you to death!?” Zi Yang covered his face as he laughed out “Not my handsome face! HahahahAWOOOHAHA!”

As they were fighting… or well, as Zi Yang was getting beat up, Huo Mei slowly crawled away in hopes of escaping punishment, unfortunately…

Zi Yang shouted “Old Gang! She’s trying to escape!” Huo Mei froze and Huo Gang snapped his head towards her, blowing smoke from his mouth. Huo Mei started running away as Huo Gang chased after her, smashing through a building as he ran off into the town.

Zi Yang chuckled and pushed himself off the ground, crawling to his wheelchair before sitting on it and dusting his coat off. He let out a breath and wheeled himself to the Inn rubble with a smile.

He came to a quivering Innkeeper and said “Excuse me, sir.” The man jumped and said quickly “Don’t hurt me!” Zi Yang’s mouth twitched and he continued “I will pay for the damages…” before looking around and adding “Along with the reconstruction…” the Innkeeper looked at Zi Yang and sniffed as he replied with hope “I-Is that true, Patriarch Zi?” Zi Yang’s mouth slowly formed a devilish grin as his eyes glowed eerily “Of course! You just have to do me a favor… heheh” he slowly extended his hand and added “Don’t worry, you won’t be burdened in any way. I promise.”

The Innkeeper looked at Zi Yang and felt unsettled before slowly shaking his hand and saying with a gulp “I-I trust you, Patriarch Zi.” Zi Yang’s grin grew as he replied “Excellent.” while gripping the Innkeeper’s hand firmly, leaving a cold chill down the man’s spine.

The Innkeeper watched as Zi Yang turned around and wheeled away, wondering if he made the right decision. Little did he know, his life would change forever the moment he shook that man’s hand…