His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

Faced with the persuasion of his sisters-in-law, and knowing that they were doing it for him, Mu Yuan smiled calmly and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but don't worry, I'll be fine."

These words did not dispel Qin Hongxiu's and the others' concerns.

That was boiling hot oil.

No matter how capable Mu Yuan is, he is not a god. With his mortal body, how could he possibly withstand the boiling hot oil?

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, fearing that Qin Hongxiu and the others would ruin his grand plan, hurriedly said:

"As expected of a man from the Mu family, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army. The kind of person I admire most is someone like you."

He paused, then said:

"Don't worry, with Liu Qian guiding us, we'll most likely be fine."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuan's face remained expressionless. Zhu Zheng was deliberately praising him in public, seemingly to elevate him, but in reality, his intentions were extremely sinister.

Especially the last few words.

The use of the word "mostly" was extremely subservient.

If something really goes wrong during the process, he can easily use "most likely" to excuse himself.

Even if this reason is not convincing.

Zhu Zheng could also push Liu Qian out as a scapegoat.

Unaware of the situation, Liu Qian spoke up at this moment: "Your Highness is right. With my guidance, the Commander will surely be able to retrieve the jade pendant. Besides, if you retrieve the jade pendant, wouldn't that be an act of filial piety?"

They were sold out and then helped the seller count the money.

What a stupid picture!

Mu Yuan glanced coldly at Liu Qian and said, "I don't need you to teach me. I have my own methods."

After saying that, Mu Yuan called over a maid and whispered a few words in her ear.

The maid nodded and quickly left the hall.

When we get back...

She now held a ceramic jar in her hand.

Mu Yuan took the ceramic jar from the maid, walked straight to the oil pot, and poured the black, gooey stuff inside the jar into the boiling oil.

This scene left everyone present looking puzzled.

"Hmph, playing tricks!"

Compared to the puzzled crowd, Lan Que muttered to himself with a disdainful expression, convinced that Mu Yuan's actions were nothing more than a charade to buy time.

Mu Yuan handed the empty ceramic jar back to the maid beside him, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to dip his hand into the oil pan.

"Wait!"

At this moment, Old Madam Mu called out to Mu Yuan.

"Grandson, is it really possible?" Old Madam Mu looked at Mu Yuan with a worried expression. Even if it meant losing face for the Mu family in public today, she would stop him if he shook his head.

"Grandma, please don't worry. How could I be the kind of reckless person who acts without being sure of success?"

Mu Yuan gave Old Madam Mu a confident smile, then turned to Qin Hongxiu and the others, nodding to them to indicate that they didn't need to worry.

Lan Que couldn't wait to see Mu Yuan's hand get burned, so he snorted coldly and urged impatiently:

"Hurry up, don't waste any more time."

Mu Yuan glanced at him, took a deep breath, and reached his right hand into the scalding hot oil pot that was still emitting blue smoke.

Everyone held their breath as they watched this scene unfold.

Unlike the others who dared not breathe, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and his companion Lan Que, not only had excited eyes but also grinned maliciously, seemingly unable to wait to see Mu Yuan's right hand scalded and crippled.

However, a miraculous thing happened.

Mu Yuan put his hand into the oil pan, but not only did it not make a frying sound, Mu Yuan's expression was also very calm, without showing any pain.

In the blink of an eye.

Mu Yuan touched the jade pendant at the bottom of the pot, grabbed it, and quickly pulled his right hand out of the oil.

He wiped the jade pendant on his clothes several times.

Mu Yuan took the jade pendant and walked up to Old Madam Mu.

"Grandma, your grandson has retrieved the remaining half of the jade pendant for you."

The elderly Madam Mu couldn't help but tear up when she saw Mu Yuan willingly put his hand into the oil cauldron to prevent the Mu family from being humiliated.

Qin Hongxiu and the other women were deeply moved by this scene.

They had to climb mountains of knives and plunge into boiling oil.

It has always been nothing more than words of loyalty and ambition.

Mu Yuan, however, actually did just that.

As the two jade pieces were pieced together to form a complete jade pendant, the pendant was translucent with a hint of purple, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary item.

Mu Yuan turned to look at Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, whose face was now flushed red from being robbed, and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, such fine jade is a rare sight. Thank you so much for gifting this jade to my grandmother."

These words struck Prince Zhu Zheng of Ning's ears with increasing irritation. Mu Yuan's words were like sharp blades, relentlessly stabbing at his heart.

Lan Que, who had originally planned to see Mu Yuan make a fool of himself, was now too shocked to speak.

"How is this possible? How is this possible?"

Liu Qian was filled with disbelief when he saw Mu Yuan retrieve the jade pendant from the oil pan unharmed.

It should be noted that Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, had approached him with the intention of using him to deal with Mu Yuan. He not only wanted to embarrass Mu Yuan at the birthday banquet, causing the Mu family's reputation to plummet, but also wanted to cripple Mu Yuan.

That's why he came up with the trick of "scooping the moon from the seabed," but he never expected that Mu Yuan would solve it so easily.

Realizing he had failed in his mission and would be punished by Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, Liu Qian rushed to the oil cauldron, wanting to examine it and find the key to Mu Yuan's solution.

In desperation, Liu Qian put his hand into the oil pan.

The moment your hand touches the hot oil.

A hissing sound came from the seat instantly.

Liu Qian immediately let out a mournful howl and quickly pulled his hand out of the oil pan.

"My hand!!! My hand!!!!"

Liu Qian looked closely and saw that the skin on his right hand had been fried red in the hot pan and had even developed a crispy crust.

The ten fingers are connected to the heart; the right hand, which had been deep-fried, was now wracked with excruciating pain.

Liu Qian could not bear the excruciating pain.

He was in so much pain that he rolled around on the ground.

"What happened? Just now, Prince Mu put his hand in and was completely unharmed, but only a short while later, Liu Qian put his hand in again and was so badly injured?"

"Could it be that Young Master Mu is truly a deity? Hot oil couldn't harm him in the slightest?"

The stark contrast between the before and after caused a stir among the guests present.

Various bizarre speculations arose about Mu Yuan.

"Let's go!"

Things went wrong, and Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, was further ridiculed and mocked by Mu Yuan. He was so angry that he could no longer stay, so he called Lan Que and Zhu Zhu and left in a huff.

As for Liu Qian, who was rolling on the ground, Prince Ning, Zhu Zhengke, had no interest in whether he lived or died.

After all, he messed things up.

It has no further use value.

Prince Ning, Zhu Zhengcai, would not waste his time on him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, wait for me!"

Upon discovering that Prince Zhu Zheng of Ning was ignoring him and had left in anger, Liu Qian disregarded his pain, scrambled to his feet, and staggered after him.

Without Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, causing trouble, the atmosphere quickly returned to its previous lively state.

"What exactly is going on?"

Qin Hongxiu walked to Mu Yuan's side and asked in a low voice, her eyes full of curiosity.

The other sisters-in-law also gathered around.