"Mu Hanyan, you have done nothing but evil and now you even dare to harm my young master. I, Dai Songling, must eliminate the harm for the people." Dai Songling shouted angrily, even at a time , he didn’t forget to put on a righteous appearance to add glory to himself.
Although Dai Songling had no idea how Mu Hanyan could possibly draw such strong Heaven and Earth Qi, judging by the power of that palm just now, it was at most the level of a Seventh-Order or Eighth-Order Swordsman. Naturally, he had no more reservations.
"There’s still some moss here, wipe it clean before you speak, otherwise, it really affects the image of a master," Mu Hanyan pointed to the corner of her mouth, speaking with seeming concern.
After running her cultivation technique for a small cycle, Mu Hanyan felt her meridians and body had fully adapted to the current Qi. Even facing the Sword Master Realm, she should have the power to fight. She could see that Dai Songling had only just entered the Sword Master Realm.
What’s most important was that she still had the Cangxuan Cloud Silk. As long as she used it at the right moment, a chance for Absolute Defense would be enough for her to defeat opponents of higher rank.
After hearing Mu Hanyan’s words, Dai Songling subconsciously wiped his mouth again but found nothing. His face turned so red it was almost purple with anger. The corner of his mouth twitched violently. Did this Mu Hanyan really not know how to write the word ’death’? Even now, she still dared to mock him.
"I’m not talking about this side. You’re facing me. When I say left, it translates to your right. Calling yourself a master swordsman, how can you not understand this?" Mu Hanyan reminded him again, and at the end, her expression was filled with disdain.
Dai Songling’s mouth almost twisted with irritation, the pent-up frustration and anger in his chest about to explode, making him feel like vomiting blood.
"Mu Hanyan, enough with the nonsense. Out of respect for your Mu Family, I won’t take your life. I’ll let you strike three times, and after the three strikes, don’t blame me for being heartless," Dai Songling said haughtily. As one of the four stewards of the Mo Family, with a high status among the common people, he had developed a habit of overestimating himself over the years. Despite wanting to tear Mu Hanyan apart, he didn’t hurry into action but put on an elder’s authority.
He chose to strike with palms and not a sword, of course, because he prided himself on his status and didn’t want to use a weapon against a junior.
"Let me strike three times?" Mu Hanyan looked oddly at Dai Songling. Not fearing Dai Songling was one thing, but defeating him wouldn’t be easy. Who would have thought this old fellow would be so arrogant as to allow her three strikes? It would be difficult not to take advantage of him now.
"Hmph, you think that’s not enough? With my status and strength, even if I let you strike a hundred or eighty times, it wouldn’t matter. But given your notorious reputation and the fact you dared to harm my young master, I don’t need to speak to you about righteousness. Three strikes, you only get three strikes!" After hearing Mu Hanyan’s words, Dai Songling thought she was scared and his disdain grew even stronger.
"Alright then," Mu Hanyan said, seeing the old man was clearly asking for punishment, so she wouldn’t be polite with him either.
Seeing Mu Hanyan’s palm strike from earlier, the onlookers thought her strength was nothing more. However, seeing that she did not abandon Mu Cheng and Wu Qiuyun to flee on her own, but instead dared to accept Dai Songling’s challenge, they couldn’t help but feel some admiration for her.
Despite the mockery, they didn’t believe people from the Mo Family were fools, completely deceived. Hence, even if Dai Songling’s strength did have some shortcomings, it was unlikely he was completely devoid of ability. The reason for his earlier sorry state was likely due to his anxiousness to protect his master.
And since Mu Hanyan dared to accept his challenge, regardless of her strength, simply her bravery alone was enough to win people’s respect.