Chapter 12 Unwavering Loyalty

  Before dodging, Mu You's gaze swept back with a glance, and it was this glance that made her instantly change her attention from avoiding to facing forward. Then, with a spin, she pushed the first person who rushed up in front of her. She lifted her leg and delivered a fierce spinning kick to the person who was rushing straight at her. All of this happened within just a few seconds.

  Then everyone present was stunned, the one who was beaten, the one who was rescued, the one who was chasing, the one who was roaring forgot to chase, the one who was escaping forgot to escape, and for a moment, their eyes were fixed on her.

  Mu You felt a bit awkward for a moment, just wanting to say something, but the boy who was saved by her only took a glance at her and ran away immediately. The people behind him suddenly reacted and were about to chase after him, even forgetting that Mu You had kicked him in the leg.

  "Stop right there!" Mu You shouted loudly, but unfortunately, no one turned back to look at her...

  It seems that I really did meddle in other people's business, seeing the empty alleyway in front of me, Mu You helplessly shrugged her shoulders and turned to leave.

  "Ah!" A sorrowful cry pierced the quiet alley, Mu You was startled, her footsteps stumbled, and she immediately ran in the direction where the group of people had left.

  It wasn't that she was particularly compassionate and wanted to save people, nor was it that she was particularly righteous and couldn't stand the behavior of bullying the weak. It was just that when she turned back, the boy's eyes stirred the softest corner deep within her heart.

  As the distance drew closer, the boy's cries of pain became clearer and clearer, but it was the sharp pain that made Mu You's heart tighten in waves. When he rushed to a corner of the wall, those thugs were fighting with all their might, completely unaware that someone was approaching.

  It's that gaze again! At a glance, Mu Yu saw the person surrounded in the middle, his clothes torn and battered, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He had completely given up resisting, allowing those fists to rain down on him like raindrops. His cold eyes gazed into the distance, where Mu Yu saw sorrow, anger, helplessness, and a hint of... reluctance and concern!

  How similar! Mu You thought, he and his former self, and the one who carried his brother's corpse to the graveyard that night, how similar they were! The same desperation, the same wailing, the same despair, the whole world had betrayed him, no light!

  A teardrop fell from the eye socket, those pasts that I thought had already passed, turned out to have never been forgotten, but were buried by myself in the deepest corner.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Whether it was the boys who stirred up his past resentment, or whether the training of these days had indeed taken effect, Mu Yu only knew that he was on a dangerous edge. At that moment, he was like an avenger, and those thugs were his sworn enemies. Listening to their miserable cries, Mu Yu actually heard a hint of pathological satisfaction deep within his heart!

  "Stop it, stop it right now!" Just as she was choking one of them, Orange suddenly appeared in front of her. Instantly, Mu Yu's grip loosened and her body began to slump, but was caught by a pair of hands.

  Raising her eyes, she saw that it was a boy who had just gotten up from the ground...

  What's wrong with me? Mu Yu was still in a daze, staring at the orange with a bewildered expression, and asked in confusion.

  "Ah..." Tangerine flapped her wings in a somewhat flustered manner, then whispered softly: "Your emotional fluctuations just now were too intense, it made me very uncomfortable, almost to the point of being forcibly expelled... Ah, I actually forgot to tell you, my emotions and powers are actually linked with yours..."

  That is to say, just now I was able to deal with those people so quickly because I borrowed the power of Tangerine?

  Looking at the exhausted orange in front of her, Mu Yu felt a little guilty and whispered to herself: You've had a hard time, orange. I'll try my best to control my emotions from now on and won't do this again.

  As soon as he said that, the spirit in front of him disappeared, leaving only a scorching sensation on his shoulders.

  "Are... you okay?" A slightly hoarse voice awakened Mu Yu's consciousness, and only then did she realize that she had been so focused on talking to Orange that she had forgotten about the mess beside her.

  He shook his head, and Mu You gestured that she was fine, so the boy finally let her go and walked to one of them, pulling out an orange from the person who was wailing.

  At this moment, she really wanted to drag the boy in front of her out and shoot him a hundred times for wasting his emotions! It turned out that all his sorrow and reluctance were just for... an orange?!

  The boy didn't notice Mu You's momentary psychological struggle, took the orange and held it in his hand, then walked back to her side.

  "Today... thank you." It was clear that this boy had never encountered such a situation, and a simple "thank you" made his face slightly red.

  His attention was diverted for a moment, and he began to examine him carefully for the first time. The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

  Originally thought it was just a rough look, but now that Mu You takes a closer look, she only feels that he is shockingly thin. The arms under the worn-out T-shirt sleeves are almost as slender as her own, without any hint of muscle that boys his age should have. His face looks even paler in the dimly lit alleyway, and his hair appears to be messy from not being washed for a long time, hanging limply on his shoulders, making him look like a willow tree by the riverbank, giving off an unstable feeling.

  "Run!" Mu You's words were sharp and concise, expressing her meaning clearly, but unfortunately, the boy was very confused...

  "Where are you going?"

  "Barber shop!" As he said that, Mu You looked at his clothes again and couldn't help but sigh: "Forget it, let's go to the clothing store first..." After saying that, he went to pull the boy's hand.

  But unexpectedly, the boy was unwilling to let her have her way and suddenly flung her hand away.

  Mu Yu turned around, didn't say a word, and just looked at him with inquiring eyes.

  "Not needed!" The boy firmly spat out three simple words, summarizing his central idea, and then he was expressionless.

  He doesn't need sympathy, he doesn't need charity, and he doesn't need help!

  "But the fact is that you've already accepted my help, so you must repay me!" Mu You's face turned red with rage. Another arrogant person! In school, having two people sitting behind him was already enough, and now, when he was out in the world, someone actually dared to show off in front of him!

  After listening to Mu You's words, the boy furrowed his brow and said, "What do you want?" In the end, as if he thought of something, he added another sentence: "I don't have any money."

  Mu You was suddenly at a loss for words, wondering if the person in front of her thought she was a big bad wolf who cheated people out of their money? But didn't he think that someone would fight with others over an orange just to get their money?

  After some thought, Mu You made up her mind and said with a serious tone: "I want you to invite me to your home for dinner!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she felt that the boy in front of her stiffened for a moment, as if he was struggling with something, and didn't say anything for a long time.

  Mu You didn't respond and continued asking: "What's your name?"

  "Not leaving, not leaving is not abandoning. Not abandoning is not leaving." This time, the boy answered exceptionally quickly and then whispered another sentence, "I also have a younger sister named Not Abandoning, not leaving is not abandoning..."

  Never leave, never abandon...

  Mu Yu suddenly felt like crying.