
I saw the spoilers and no... Nuh uh
They weren't brainwashed. They literally dumped the MC after meeting the Heroine as if she is someone they didn't grow up with. And their reasonings in every stand offs they have with the MC? Omyyyy protect your braincells please.
I don't know about the ending but I think it won't gonna be good like no redemption arc. I feel they're just gonna brush off what these bastards have done and put an unusual fluffy scenes at the ending to end it in a good mark. I don't think it's gonna be satisfying.

I wanna see the next chapter already bet it's gonna be lit

Here is where u should start from after this chapter! :3 https://skydemonorder.com/projects/3801994495-return-of-the-mount-hua-sect/208-grandfathers-rod-is-quite-painful-to-accept-3
I thought Ijin will finally meet him but look he did. Only 6ft. under