Mu Hanyan kept her word. After leaving the Sword Casting Hall, she took Ling Baobao and the Gu brothers to Yingfeng Tower, while Tan Yu went to inform Hua Yue and others.
As soon as the food and wine were served, Huayue and others rushed over with happy faces.
What happened in the Sword Forging Hall earlier had spread throughout Longyan College like wildfire, and Hua Yue and others also received the news.
"Everyone is here, let's eat." Mu Hanyan certainly wouldn't wait for Nie Fangsheng and others to come to the banquet, because she knew that it was impossible for him to come to the banquet unless he felt that he hadn't been slapped in the face enough.
"Congratulations, sir. I knew that with your talent, learning sword-making is a waste of your talents. Nie Fangsheng wants to use this to make things difficult for you, sir, but he will definitely shoot himself in the foot." Zirong ate the food in big mouthfuls while flattering him out of habit, but her skills were obviously improved and she was much more reserved than before.
"I heard that Nie Heilian was so ashamed and angry that he even vomited blood. Tsk tsk, it's a pity that we didn't see it with our own eyes. What a pity." Jiang Yuzhe said regretfully.
Originally, they wanted to go along and watch the fun, but Mu Hanyan flatly refused, so they had no choice but to return to their own cultivation. Later, when Jiang Yuzhe heard about Mu Hanyan's series of astonishing deeds in the Sword Forging Hall, he felt it was heart-wrenching. It was a pity that he didn't get to see it with his own eyes, so he naturally felt regretful.
"Don't worry, I think the people from the Qiu family and Jiang Qiling will never give up. They will definitely make things difficult for you. There are still plenty of opportunities if you want to watch the fun." Hua Yue said with a smile, and her eyes looking at Mu Hanyan were full of admiration.
"By the way, how are you doing in your studies? If you fail the test, you will make me lose face." Mu Hanyan said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Although he successfully forged the Blood and Gall Sword and received a trial token from Nie Fangsheng, he needed three tokens to go to the Fantasy Dragon Tower for the trial. Mu Hanyan had no doubt about the talent and diligence of Hua Yue and the others, but she was worried that the instructors would make things difficult for them just like they had made things difficult for her.
"Don't worry, the art of taming beasts is not that difficult. Although I dare not say that I can become a master of beast taming, I will have no problem passing the test." Zirong said confidently.
"It may not be easy to break the seal of the Demon-Destroying Spear, but it is not difficult to pass the test." Hua Yue said confidently.
"I can even figure out the barrier of shape-shifting by myself, how could the formation and barrier technique taught by Tian Wenliang be difficult for me?" Jiang Yuzhe's tone was even more frightening, completely forgetting that he had only figured out half of the barrier of shape-shifting. If it weren't for Mu Hanyan's help to perfect it, he would probably be slapped when he saw Mu Yuying now.
Although Jiang Yuzhe's tone was a bit arrogant, Mu Hanyan also admitted that Jiang Yuzhe did have the capital to be proud of himself in terms of formations and barriers. If she was asked who among Hua Yue Zirong and Jiang Yuzhe had the best chance of passing the test, it would definitely be Jiang Yuzhe.
"I'm not very talented, but my teacher didn't make it difficult for me. I think there shouldn't be any problem." Tang Bufan also said.
Although he was not as confident as Hua Yue and Zirong, nor as arrogant as Jiang Yuzhe, Mu Hanyan knew his character. He came from a humble background and his talent was only average, so he was a bit introverted. The fact that he could say such words showed that he was very confident.
Seeing that everyone was so confident, Mu Hanyan felt relieved.
As long as the instructors don't make things difficult for Hua Yue and the others, it will be fine. As for her, she is not really afraid of anyone coming to make things difficult for her, unless they think that Nie Fangsheng has not received enough lessons.
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In the Sword Forging Hall, everyone had left, except for Nie Fangsheng and a few others.
"Lord Nie, don't take Mu Hanyan's matter too seriously. I think he is just lucky. Maybe he has learned the art of sword-making, so he can forge the Blood Gall Sword so easily. Wait until the next assessment and you will show him how powerful I am." Qiu Zizhong said to Nie Fangsheng comfortingly.
"You underestimate Mu Hanyan. His sword-making skills are not that simple. If I keep making things difficult for him, what should I do with the other disciples?" Nie Fangsheng spat out the blood, and his mood calmed down. He said with a gloomy face.
He could have continued to increase the difficulty of the test and made things difficult for Mu Hanyan again and again, but even if he finally stumped Mu Hanyan, how could the other disciples possibly pass the test.
In fact, according to the standards of this assessment, none of the other disciples could pass.
If this continued, who would dare to come to his Sword Forging Hall to learn the art of sword-making? How could he be qualified to stay in Longyan Academy? He couldn't give up his current status and position just for Mu Hanyan.
"Are we just going to let him go? It would be fine if they just humiliated you through the assessment, but they are so shameless that they even cheated more than 20 million silver taels from us." Qiu Zizhong said unwillingly.
It was embarrassing, of course, since it was Nie Fangsheng who was embarrassed, but those two million silver taels were his entire fortune. Qiu Zizhong had intended to make things difficult for Mu Hanyan, but in the end, he ended up losing more than he gained. He couldn't understand why.
When it comes to the more than 20 million silver notes, Nie Fangsheng is also very upset. Although he is known as the number one sword-making master of Longyan College and has earned a lot of money by helping people forge swords over the years, in order to improve his skills, he has to waste countless meteorite gold on a daily basis. The 20 million taels are all his belongings, and they are all gone in an instant. How can he not be depressed?
"Okay, I know what to do about this matter. You go back first." Nie Fangsheng felt a little depressed as he thought about it, and said to Qiu Zizhong in a listless tone.
"Yes, Lord Nie, I'll take my leave first. You just vomited blood, so you shouldn't work hard yet. Take good care of your injuries and don't get yourself hurt by anger." Qiu Zizhong said goodbye and left.
Nie Fangsheng's face, which had just regained some color, darkened even further. This Qiu Zizhong, with no discernment at all and no words to speak, was simply rubbing salt into someone's wounds. No wonder the Qiu family had ended up like this; they deserved it!
"Master, how about I help you go back to your room to rest first?" Seeing that Nie Fangsheng looked unhappy, a disciple stepped forward and said.
"Don't be in a hurry. Please keep an eye on Mu Hanyan's movements for me these days. If anything happens, you must inform me immediately." Nie Fangsheng waved his hand and ordered.
"Master, do you still want to make things difficult for Mu Hanyan? In my opinion, it's better to let him go. After all, the marriage between you and Lord Qiu's children was just a joke after drinking. You don't have to take it seriously." The disciple advised.
"Yes, Master. Mu Hanyan is the eldest grandson of the Mu family's patriarch and the first disciple that Lord Gong has accepted in so many years. Why should we make enemies with them for the sake of the Qiu family? What's more, Qiu Ping'an dared to cheat under Lord Gong's nose. It was obviously his own fault. The head of the Qiu family relied on the large number of his children in Longyan College and did not know how to advance or retreat. The Qiu family deserved the end they suffered." Another disciple also advised.
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