What playboy? What born trash? Are all the people spreading such rumors blind? A Great Swordsman, huh? Not to mention their kind of family, even looking across the Capital’s wealthy families, at such an age, how many could possess such strength?
"Great Swordsman, he actually is a Great Swordsman." It took Wu Qiuyun a while to grab Mu Cheng’s arm and excitedly say.
"How alarmed you are." Mu Cheng was also seeing Mu Hanyan’s true strength for the first time, and he too was a bit surprised, but on second thought, having such an extraordinary master, it wasn’t any wonder that his strength was nothing unexpected.
The young man was similarly stunned. Judging by Mu Hanyan’s age and attire, he should be like them, a family member also here to participate in the trial. But the strength of a Tenth Rank Great Swordsman was unimaginable for these young swordsmen, and even for many family heads and elders, it was the same.
"I am Yang Boxin, thank you for saving my life, senior. May I have the honor of knowing your esteemed name?" After the shock, the young man stood up and respectfully said to Mu Hanyan.
"My name is Mu Hanyan, from the Mu Family of Heishi City, just like you I’m also here to participate in the trial. And don’t call me senior, call me by name or Brother Mu is fine too," Mu Hanyan felt awkward being called "senior." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fiɾe·net
Though the strength of a Great Swordsman could indeed be considered formidable to ordinary people, and being called a "senior" was not inappropriate, Mu Hanyan’s perspective was much higher than ordinary people. To her, a Sword Master was just the starting point, and she really didn’t take her current status as a Great Swordsman all that seriously, so it was embarrassing for her to be addressed as "senior."
"How can that be? Senior has such formidable strength, and you have saved my life, how can I be disrespectful to senior?" Yang Boxin insisted.
"I said not to call me senior, just listen to me," Mu Hanyan responded, feeling uncomfortable with the constant "senior" calls, and goosebumps arose in layers as she sternly spoke. She could tell that Yang Boxin came from a strictly raised family that took the hierarchy among swordsmen very seriously. She had no choice but to adopt a senior’s posture to suppress him.
"Yes, senior, oh no, Brother Mu," said Yang Boxin with an earnest and fearful expression.
"Right, what happened? How did you encounter such a powerful Exotic Beast?" Mu Hanyan curiously asked.
"It’s not just us, others encountered them too. Their strength was even stronger than this Earth Splitting Crocodile; many people died. We intended to crush a Beast Exorcism Talisman to get out of the valley and save our lives, but those talismans turned out to be completely ineffective. My eldest brother saw the danger and fought with his life on the line for a moment, which allowed my second brother and me to escape," Yang Boxin’s face turned ugly as he spoke, his eyes filled with tears at the remembrance of his brother’s tragic death.
"How can this be? Does Zhengying Academy intentionally want us to die?" Mu Cheng said surprised upon hearing this, speculating.
"Impossible," Mu Hanyan and Wu Qiuyun simultaneously denied his speculation.
Such an action would bring no benefits to Zhengying Academy; it would only incite the outrage of the entire Holy Court Continent. Never mind that Zhengying Academy is just one of Anyun Country’s Four Great Academies, even if they were higher in status, facing the fury of other academies and families would only lead to their downfall. They weren’t so foolish.
"Then how could this happen?" Mu Cheng said, puzzled.
"It must have been some kind of accident," Wu Qiuyun glanced at Yang Baixing, stopping short of saying more.
"Baixing, Baixing, you’re not dead, that’s great, that’s so great." Just then, Yang Baixing’s second brother hurried back, and upon seeing Yang Baixing, he cried tears of joy.