All she had to do was methodically increase her strength; as long as she had immense power, not to mention Qu Shanhai alone, even if she wiped out the entire Qu family in Nanxi, no one would dare utter a word.
Of course, she knew that day might still be far away, but she had to strive for it.
"Brother Han Yan, have you finished eating? If so, let’s go," Mu Cheng said, patting his round, stuffed belly.
"Let’s go." Mu Hanyan withdrew her thoughts and stood up to walk outside.
"Ah...my Token! Where’s my Token?" suddenly, Mu Feng’s panicked voice came from upstairs.
"Could it be left at the inn?" Qu Fengting asked. Googlᴇ search novel⁂fire.net
"No, how could I possibly leave such an important item at the inn? I clearly kept it close to me; how could it vanish? No, no, this must be theft!" Mu Feng said frantically, pulling open the wooden door of the private room and searching around.
Unfortunately, with the tavern bustling with people, how could he find the one who had taken his Token?
Mu Hanyan was about to exit the door when she heard this and was struck by a thought.
A familiar voice, a familiar profile—she suspected she knew who that person was.
Earlier, as she had been pondering the origin of Qu Fengting, Mu Hanyan had not given it much thought. Now, hearing Mu Feng’s shout and thinking carefully, wasn’t that servant who brushed past her remarkably similar to the female thief she had encountered in Xiaoyang City? She remembered she had introduced herself as Ye Yanran.
Mu Hanyan’s gaze swept swiftly over the hall. Catching sight of the servant watching the commotion among the crowd, no doubt, it was her!
Earlier, Mu Hanyan was unsure, but now, upon closer inspection, there was no doubt about it. When it came to disguising as the opposite gender, there weren’t many as experienced as she was—she had been doing it since childhood.
Suddenly, Mu Hanyan moved swiftly through the crowd like lightning and grabbed Ye Yanran.
"What are you doing? Can’t you watch where you’re going?" Several people, jostled from all sides, and those with lower cultivation were directly knocked to the ground, stood up and glared at her furiously.
Mu Hanyan ignored them and smiled at Ye Yanran: "What a coincidence to meet you again."
"You again!" Ye Yanran looked shocked. When Mu Hanyan had entered earlier, Ye had just snatched something and was rushing out amidst the dim lighting, failing to see Mu Hanyan’s face clearly.
"I didn’t expect it to be you again either; we must be fated," Mu Hanyan said, tightly gripping Ye Yanran’s arm, not underestimating her despite her lower strength.
Though she was only an Eighth Rank Swordsman, her Light Body Technique far surpassed her actual realm. If Ye Ranran were to escape, Mu Hanyan was not confident she could catch her.
The importance of the Zhengying Academy Token was immense; without it, one couldn’t participate in the trials. Upon hearing someone had lost their Token, everyone in the hall felt endangered and checked to see if their own were still there. Those who found theirs breathed a sigh of relief, while those who hadn’t were hopping mad, turning the already crowded and noisy hall into a chaos.
Mu Hanyan’s fiery rush into the scene, toppling a few people over, only added to the disorder.
"Mu Hanyan, what are you doing, deliberately causing trouble for me?" Mu Feng, frantic to find any clue from the crowd, shouted angrily upon seeing the chaotic scene.
"Idiot, aren’t you looking for the Token? Take a good look; does this person look familiar?" Mu Hanyan rolled her eyes and said annoyedly.
Hearing Mu Hanyan’s words, including Mu Feng, everyone turned their gaze towards Ye Yanran.