The imperial garden, which had been bustling with noise before, immediately became quiet, and everyone looked respectfully at the king who was walking slowly under the protection of several guards and eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, we, the humble servants, bow to you. Long live the Emperor!" All the children of the noble families bowed in salute.
"Stand up." The emperor waved his hand and walked to the main seat at the banquet.
"You are all elite and powerful men among the descendants of the major families in the capital. I am very pleased that you are going to Luoan to defend our country this time. Come, drink this glass of wine, and fight on the battlefield in the future to establish immortal military exploits and pass on your name for generations!" It can be seen that the emperor's brows were hiding deep fatigue and worry, but he still raised the glass to cheer everyone up, and he also had a bit more majesty and domineering aura as a king.
The people below were infected by it, their blood boiling, and they picked up their glasses and drank them all.
"The situation in Anyun Kingdom is critical this time, and the Holy Court has specially sent people to help. Among them, several elders have gone to the depths of the Longyan Mountains, and another outer court deacon has personally led nearly a hundred Holy Court masters to Luoan with you." After saying a few more words of encouragement, the emperor said solemnly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with an arrogant look led nearly a hundred young swordsmen into the imperial garden. The man in the lead was none other than Tan Taixuan, who had just left Fangjia Town in disgrace during the day.
Mu Hanyan had previously guessed why Tan Taixuan had appeared in Fangjia Town after hearing what her father had said, but she hadn't expected him to bring so many people with him. However, judging by their dusty and tired appearance, they had clearly arrived recently.
Mu Hanyan was a little puzzled at first. The Iron-backed Sabre-toothed Tiger and the Dragon-scaled Fire-patterned Rhino, which had become the sword pets of Hua Yue and the others, as well as the Earth Violent Bear were quite powerful. Although Tan Taixuan's group consisted of more than ten people and their strength seemed good, it seemed that their strength was forcibly enhanced by elixirs and treasures. Their combat power was not proportional to their cultivation level. It was not easy to defeat those strange beasts. Why was Tan Taixuan so confident and dared to use this as a condition to blackmail her?
Only when she saw these people did she realize that he had backup.
Seeing these people, Mu Hanyan couldn't help but sigh once again at the strength of the Holy Court. Aside from the earlier arrivals of Tan Taixuan and the others, who had all reached the eighth level of Sword Master, the others who arrived later were generally all at the seventh level or higher. The young men from the aristocratic families standing in the Imperial Garden were all elite warriors among their respective young generations, but there weren't many who could surpass them.
And these are only the people sent by the Holy Court to Anyun Kingdom. Other countries should have sent people as well. I heard that they are only disciples of the outer court. How powerful should the people in the inner court be?
Tan Taixuan also noticed Mu Hanyan and gave a barely perceptible sneer. He seemed to be saying, "See? This is the true strength of our Holy Court. It's absolutely incomparable to you ordinary families."
Although his strength is not as good as Mu Hanyan, and he is even not as strong as Hua Yue and others, there are more of them after all. On the battlefield, unless there is an overwhelming advantage in strength, numbers are the greatest asset. At this time, Tan Taixuan has regained some confidence, and he trembled again when facing Mu Hanyan.
"This is Lord Tan Tai Xuan, the external steward of the Holy Court. When you go to Luo'an City this time, you must discuss everything with Lord Tan Tai and never be disrespectful." said the emperor.
"I am Changsun Yi'an, the young master of the Changsun family. Nice to meet you, Master Tantai."
"I am Mo Yanhong, the young master of the Mo family. Nice to meet Master Tantai."
"I..." The status of the Holy Court was so transcendent that the emperor didn't need to say much, and other people would not neglect Tan Tai Xuan. Immediately, a group of heads of aristocratic families came forward to salute Tan Tai Xuan and show their goodwill.
Putting aside Tan Taixuan's status and position, the nearly one hundred experts he brought with him also made the young clan heads envious. This trip to Luo'an City was bound to be fraught with danger and peril. Although they were serving their country and their families, no one wanted to lose their lives in Luo'an City. If they could establish a good relationship with Tan Taixuan and have his help in a critical moment, not only would their lives be safe, but they would also have a good chance of dominating the other clans on the battlefield.
"No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite." Seeing the eagerness and obvious flattery in their eyes, Tan Taixuan's inner pain from being severely hurt by Mu Hanyan a few hours ago was mostly healed. He pretended to be polite and returned the greetings to everyone one by one, but he could not hide the smug look on his face.
Seeing that the young masters of the aristocratic families got along well with Tan Tai Xuan, the emperor felt relieved. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he left a few eunuchs to keep them company and went back to rest.
Without the Emperor present, the aristocratic family members felt even more relaxed, scrambling to show their affection to Tan Tai Xuan. Only Mu Hanyan and her group, along with Zhang Chihua, remained where they were, making the atmosphere seem even more deserted.
"Young Master, shouldn't you also go and meet Lord Dan Tai? After all, if I want to defend Anluo City, I still need Lord Dan Tai's full support." Mu Chengqi said sourly.
Seeing that even the young masters of the aristocratic families in the capital were vying to show their goodwill to Tan Taixuan, he felt warmed again, but the others were all young masters of the aristocratic families in the capital, and he was just the young master of a branch family, so he had no right to step forward and interrupt.
"No need, I think he will come to see me himself." Mu Hanyan said lightly.
Looking at the smug look on Tan Taixuan's face, Mu Hanyan knew that he would never miss the opportunity to regain his confidence in front of her.
"Hmph, such a big tone, who do you think you are?" Mu Chengqi snorted coldly and muttered. In his heart, he sneered secretly. He is a deacon of the Holy Court. Even the young masters of other families have to come forward to curry favor with him. You actually said that he would come to see you on his own. Who do you think you are?
If it weren't for Mu Hanyan's status as the young master of the clan, which greatly surpassed him, he would have almost burst into curses.
But soon, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
Dan Taixuan separated the crowd, with a faint smile on his face, and walked straight towards Mu Hanyan.
"Young Master Mu, you didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." Tan Taixuan said with a friendly look on his face.
There was complete silence all around, and everyone looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise. They were still trying their best to show goodwill to Dan Taixuan and get closer to him, but they didn't expect that Mu Hanyan and Dan Taixuan had known each other for a long time.
Mu Chengqi's face, which had finally returned to normal, began to turn red again, as if he had been slapped in the face again, but it was himself who slapped him.
"Just say what you want to say. There's no need to talk nonsense. I'm not that familiar with you." Mu Hanyan was not interested in playing coy with Tan Taixuan, so she said it directly.
Everyone around was stunned when they heard her words. Looking at Mu Hanyan's cold expression, it was clear that she not only recognized Tan Taixuan, but also had some grudge against him. However, just having a grudge would have been fine, but in front of so many people, she actually didn't even give him the slightest bit of respect.
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