Ruyue opened her eyes and said with a clear, cold voice, "Yes, you could say that. My master has a past with Elder Chen, and I don't know why, but she suddenly asked me to come down the mountain to protect Su Yi."
Chen Suyi said in a low voice, "Why are you being so fierce, what if you scare Ruyue away?"
Ruyue smiled and said, "No, that won't happen. My master is usually very strict, and I have gotten used to it."
Xu Hao nodded and said, "Since it's because of Elder Chen, I naturally shouldn't interfere too much. This must be your first time down the mountain, and you might not understand much about the matters of the Secular World. You should know that although the density of masters here is far less than that of your Sect, there are countless hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the Secular World. You might encounter some peerless master in seclusion anywhere, so be cautious and don't run around recklessly."
After being scolded by Xu Hao, Ruyue frowned slightly and said, "I am well aware, you needn't say more."
"Oh? You disagree?" Xu Hao asked with a frown.
Seeing that Xu Hao was on the verge of losing his temper, Chen Suyi immediately pushed Anna and said, "You better hold Xu Hao back, I feel like he's about to explode like someone who has taken the wrong medicine."
As Anna stepped in to stop him, Xu Hao immediately said, "Anna, this has nothing to do with you, stay out of it. Ruyue, do you think that just because you're from the prestigious sect of Xuanmen, I have no right to teach you?"
Ruyue slowly stood up, standing tall on the ground, and looked up at Xu Hao with neither arrogance nor servility in her eyes and said coldly, "My master has reminded me that when I'm out in the world, my face is the face of my Sect. If I lose face, then it is my Sect that loses face. I can be defeated, die in battle, but I must never beg for mercy!"
After saying that, she slowly drew her Soft Sword from her waist.
The sound of the sword was as cold as ice, much like her unfailingly cold expression.
She couldn't be considered stunningly beautiful, but at this moment, she drew more attention than the exquisite Chen Suyi!
With the Soft Sword in hand and her gaze fixed on Xu Hao, she said coldly, "I know I'm not as strong as you, but if you can defeat me at the same realm, I will be entirely convinced by you. From now on in the Secular World, for each day I'm not as good as you, I will follow your orders for that day!"
Chen Suyi and Anna were both shocked at this point.
Anna's mouth hung open, a look of disbelief on her face—Ruyue was actually challenging Brother Hao!
Chen Suyi was even more astonished. They had spent some days together, and she knew Ruyue's nature to be very aloof. Ruyue's recent act of resolute defiance rather than falling into enemy hands had already made Chen Suyi look at her with new eyes, but she still hadn't expected Ruyue to be so haughty!
That kind of pride, as solitary as a peak, that kind of lofty, cold indifference to everything except for her beliefs, was something Chen Suyi had never thought of or encountered before.
At that moment, she vaguely felt that this might be what a true martial artist is all about!
All those martial artists in the Secular World, they have too much of the dust of the world on them, becoming murky. They cannot truly be called pure martial artists.
But Ruyue, she was so pure!
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What if she's not the victor?
She would still fight!
Because she believes that Xu Hao isn't qualified to teach her yet!
Even though she might not be a match—after all, Xu Hao is already at the Grandmaster Level, and even if he lowers his realm, he will still be much stronger than the average Great Perfection Mastery Level.
But still, she would fight!
In the eyes of many, this is definitely a foolish, naive act, not worth it at all. But in her view, it is the most important thing!
Xu Hao's gaze shifted as he looked at Ruyue seriously for the first time and said with a salute, "Good! It seems disciples who come from Prestigious Sects all have a kind of pride in their bones. Ruyue, truly as aloof as the moon!
Disciples from Prestigious Sects are born with a sense of superiority, believing that what they learn is very powerful, better than others. This is a fact, but not absolutely correct. However, today I want to tell you, it's not only the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts Secret Techniques from Prestigious Sects that are formidable!"
Xu Hao's aura suddenly dropped, only stopping when he reached the Peak of Mastery, and he smiled, "To avoid others saying I'm bullying you, I'll just use the power at the Peak of Mastery to fight you."
"Hmph! You call me proud, but I think you're even more arrogant than I am!" Ruyue snorted coldly.
"I just don't want others to gossip," Xu Hao said indifferently.
"I don't want to take advantage of you, you should lower your power to Great Perfection Mastery Level, and also take a Weapon," Ruyue said with a slight frown.
"Alright, I'll satisfy your strange desire to be masochistic," Xu Hao laughed, casually picked up the pole of a floor lamp that had fallen to the ground, and said, "This will do."
"You're more arrogant than me, but perhaps your realm is also higher," Ruyue praised and without any more words, she swung her sword at Xu Hao.
Her strike was at an extremely tricky angle, like a venomous snake's lunge, ghostly fast and unpredictable, leaving one completely unable to guard against it.
"Good swordsmanship!" Xu Hao sincerely praised, then his figure flickered as he engaged in battle with her.