According to the original timeline, Mu Zhan would not have returned so early.
But a few unexpected circumstances had brought Mu Zhan back to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital ahead of schedule to report for duty. Once his official business was finished, he rushed impatiently to the Mittel Family.
Throughout his days in the army, Mu Zhan had missed Ya Fei every waking moment.
Now that he had a chance to return, he could no longer contain his longing. He hurried to the Mittel Family without a moment's rest, all to see the woman he loved.
But halfway there, the terrifying auras unleashed by Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian's spar left him utterly shocked.
Mu Zhan's first thought was that an unfamiliar Dou Huang expert had intruded into the Jia Ma Empire.
After a brief hesitation, he prepared to head toward the site of the clash.
Before he could draw near, however, those terrifying auras swiftly faded. Several familiar experts' auras emerged one after another, and it seemed the great battle he had imagined had never taken place.
Only after sensing this did Mu Zhan feel reassured.
Although he was deeply curious about the identities of those two Dou Huang experts, after weighing the matter carefully, he decided against going to watch.
At that moment, nothing mattered more to Mu Zhan than Ya Fei.
Yet when he arrived at the Mittel Family, his heart brimming with anticipation, the sight before him set his fury ablaze.
"Bastard! You dare touch my woman!"
Seeing Ya Fei held in Su Tian's arms, Mu Zhan's eyes filled with bloodshot veins. A raging flame seemed to burn within his heart, and he wanted nothing more than to kill Su Tian on the spot.
The shy, tender happiness on Ya Fei's lovely face struck an especially