Think of the Shrek Seven Monsters from the Original Work.
Beibei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong.
He Caitou had been blasted to death by Xu Tianran with a Level 8 Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, Xiao Xiao had been lured away by Lin Yun, and two of the Shrek Seven Monsters were gone just like that. Of the remaining five, Jiang Nannan had been detained by Shrek and unable to withdraw after spending beyond her means at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, while Xu Sanshi had remained by Jiang Nannan's side because of his true nature as a simp.
Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong had also been tied to Shrek and turned into Earth-Bound Spirits by the Tang God King's little schemes.
There was even less need to mention Beibei.
Shrek's higher-ups would never tell Beibei what had really happened behind Mu En's death. They would only tell him that Mu En had passed away in sorrow due to grievous injuries. As for why Shrek's higher-ups had never considered cutting Beibei loose, that too was because of those books.
Anyone with dirt on them had it plainly written in those books. The people who compiled them had not spared Shrek even the slightest dignity.
Yet Beibei was never mentioned.
That meant Beibei most likely knew nothing about Mu En's past deeds. It also meant that the education he had received since childhood had been extremely pro-Shrek.
After some probing and testing, they had confirmed Beibei's purity and chosen to conceal the truth behind Mu En's death. Beibei had sensed that something was off, but with Tang Ya missing, his last remaining family member dead, and himself not even having had the chance to say goodbye to Mu En, overwhelming grief had ultimately caused him to