"Why conceal?" Yan Yuchu asked, puzzled. Back when his own power had just surged, even before he had advanced to Sword Master, a little strength had made him the talk of the town; all he had wanted was to hold his head high with pride. But Mu Hanyan was the exact opposite—Ninth Rank Sword Master, a whole level above him at the time—yet she chose to keep quiet, desperately hiding it. What was the reason for this?
"Right, I understand. I will not reveal a single word about tonight’s matter to anyone," Mu Ziqing promised.
Mu Hanyan hadn’t expected him to agree so readily, without even a hint of suspicion; it was somewhat surprising.
"You did the right thing by hiding your power. I remember something I once heard that perhaps should also be shared with you," Mu Ziqing said, recalling something.
"Please tell me," Mu Hanyan said.
Yan Yuchu too looked on with curiosity.
"That was when I was very young, when my great-great-grandfather was still alive. I heard him mention an event from over a thousand years ago. The Mu Family from the Capital had been at daggers drawn with another prestigious family, to the point of almost being forced out of the Capital. But it was at that time that a Mu Family’s Disciple, once considered a natural-born dud, emerged out of nowhere. It was as if overnight he went from a nobody to a peerless genius, injuring several top-notch experts from the rival family with his overwhelming power, saving our clan in times of peril. Ultimately, he drove the rival family out of the Capital, and their family fell apart," Mu Ziqing spoke with a hint of reverence.
"There really was such an event? How come I have never heard about it?" Mu Hanyan said with confusion.
Considering it was a family that had pushed the Mu Family to the brink of despair, one could imagine their strength; the prowess of those top experts could also be inferred, and even if they hadn’t reached the level of Sword Saint, they wouldn’t have been far off. Yet, they were all defeated by a single member of the Mu Family, a person who was once thought to be worthless. Such a legendary figure should have been famous throughout the world, lauded by scholars and poets. So why had she never heard of it?
"Because shortly after this incident, that ancestor of our Mu Family died unexpectedly. Officially, the death was declared to be due to severe injuries, but in truth, it was a covert assassination," Mu Ziqing said gravely.
"What!" Mu Hanyan and Yan Yuchu exclaimed in unison. From what Mu Ziqing had said earlier, this ancestor of the Mu Family must have been at the Sword Saint Level. Such an expert would be among the mightiest throughout Anyun Country, how could they possibly be assassinated? Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel⁂fire.net
"This incident is a secret of the Mu Family; many from the direct lineage are not even aware of it. Our ancestors from Heishi City followed that ancestor closely back then, which is why we know the truth of the matter," Mu Ziqing continued.
"What happened afterward? Who exactly was it, and did the Mu Family avenge him?" Yan Yuchu asked.
"No, the ancestors of the main family neither pursued the matter nor made it known, and thus the incident was concealed," Mu Ziqing shook his head.
"Why not investigate? You should know, he was one of the Mu Family’s disciples and he also saved the entire..." As he spoke, Yan Yuchu suddenly stopped, realizing that Mu Ziqing and Mu Hanyan were looking at him as if he were a fool.
"I see now, the enemy was too powerful, so powerful that the Mu Family had no chance of competing. If they found out the results of an investigation, it would only bring disaster upon the Mu Family. So they had to swallow their pride and wait for the right opportunity to seek revenge," Yan Yuchu quickly put two and two together and said, as if he had an epiphany.