In the days that followed, Mu Hanyan practiced more diligently than anyone else. This puzzled Mu Hanfeng. He had never seen Mu Hanyan so diligent before. Did she take the wrong medicine, or had she truly changed? Soon, Mu Hanfeng knew the answer. He saw an egg bouncing gently above Mu Hanyan's head, as if cheering her on.
kindness?
Mu Hanfeng rubbed his eyes and looked again carefully. Yes, there was really an egg bouncing on his junior sister's head.
"Junior sister, what is this?" Mu Hanfeng asked when Mu Hanyan was taking a break and wiping her sweat.
"My eggs." Mu Hanyan answered casually.
Mu Hanfeng: "..." His expression was a little subtle.
"No, it's not an egg I laid." Mu Hanyan laughed dumbly when she saw Mu Hanfeng's expression. "This is an egg I found. I want to hatch it, but I'm not strong enough, so I'm practicing hard. I want to reach the level of Sword Saint."
"I see." Mu Hanfeng suddenly understood. He had been wondering how his junior sister could suddenly become so diligent.
"But what kind of egg is this? It's so spiritual even before it's hatched?" Mu Hanfeng looked at the egg standing upright on Mu Han's cigarette butt with some surprise and asked in confusion.
"Phoenix egg." Mu Hanyan answered truthfully.
What? Mu Hanfeng thought he was hallucinating again.
"Really? It's a phoenix egg." Mu Hanyan didn't have the slightest intention of hiding anything from Mu Hanfeng. "I found it last time I went to Phoenix Valley. Otherwise, why would I have to reach the level of Sword Saint before hatching it?"
"Oh." Mu Hanfeng didn't know what to say.
"Okay, I'll go take a shower first, and then eat, eat." Mu Hanyan wiped the sweat off her face and stopped the egg from jumping towards her chest. "It's sticky, don't come in, wait until I finish taking a shower first." Mu Hanyan put the egg back on her head and prepared to take a shower with the egg.
"Wait!" Mu Hanfeng's face changed and he called out to Mu Hanyan.
"Senior Brother, is there anything else?" Mu Hanyan turned around in confusion.
"You keep this egg on your chest all the time? You even take it with you when you take a bath?" Mu Hanfeng's face looked very ugly at the moment.
"Yes." Mu Hanyan answered as a matter of course.
"What if there is a male phoenix in this egg?" Mu Hanfeng expressed his concerns.
"Phoenixes are divided into male and female." Mu Hanyan couldn't help laughing when she heard that Mu Hanfeng was a little confused, "Senior Brother, you worry too much. He is still an egg now, you think too much. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll go take a bath first." After that, Mu Hanyan left.
Mu Hanfeng stared at the egg on Mu Hanyan's butt and saw the egg swaying left and right towards him, as if mocking him.
Pervert! Mu Hanfeng's face darkened. This guy is definitely a male, absolutely!
The days that followed were filled with training and journeys. Ye Lanxuan and Fen Qianji would always accompany Mu Hanyan on each journey. However, they wouldn't easily help her. Knowing her determination to improve, they were measured. They would only intervene when she was in danger. Mu Hanyan's strength grew rapidly as a result.
Whenever Chen Ziyu saw the three of them together, his expression darkened to a terrifying gloom. He had troubled Ye Lanxun and Fen Qianji before, but each attempt had been strangely unsuccessful, often resulting in injuries. As time went on, he sensed something was amiss and temporarily withdrew his attacks. However, he believed Mu Hanfeng or Mu Ruian were secretly aiding them. So, fearing them, he stopped attacking. Instead, he devised another plan: to teach Ye Lanxun and Fen Qianji a lesson openly during the next sect competition.
After Mu Hanyan learned the news, she quietly lit a candle for Chen Ziyu. "Young man, why can't you figure this out? Why do you keep going down this path?"
A year passed in the blink of an eye.
"If you don't win first place in this year's sect competition, you can commit suicide to atone for your sins." Mu Ruian said lightly to the disciples below while drinking tea.
The seven direct disciples headed by Mu Hanfeng all showed up today, even Xiang Baizhe, who had been staying indoors, came out today. This was also the first time that Ye Lanxun and the other two met the second senior brother Xiang Baizhe. Xiang Baizhe was a bit thin, with fair skin. Because he had not been outside for many years, his skin was so fair that it seemed translucent. But if someone thought he was the most easily bullied direct disciple of Fuhua Peak, then he would be doomed. No, it would be worse than death. Xiang Baizhe's attainments in alchemy and formations were simply astonishing, and he also had a good understanding of refining tools. Otherwise, why would he have made a small tool for peeling fruit for Mu Hanyan?
"Yes, Master!" All seven of them answered loudly.
Jin Yuguang answered loudest. He was so excited! His strength had improved by leaps and bounds over the past year. Although he couldn't last more than ten moves against Ye Lanxun and Fen Qianji, he was already very satisfied! After all, these two brothers were not ordinary people. His current strength, while not high in Fuhua Peak, was probably quite good compared to the disciples of other peaks.
Mu Hanyan's mind wasn't on this sect competition. She vaguely felt that her realm had loosened, and she was just one opportunity away from advancement. This sect competition might be that opportunity.
The Canglan Sect's annual sect competition is always bustling with activity. And every year, it's incredibly exciting, because the rules are that as long as you win, it doesn't matter what methods you use. However, as long as you don't harm or cripple your opponent, you're welcome to use other methods.
To put it nicely, it means using any means necessary in war; to put it bluntly, it means using any means necessary.
Only the result matters, not the process. This is the great truth that Canglan Sect instills in its disciples.
Otherwise, when you encounter a strong enemy outside, why would you still fight against the other side's elegant and gentlemanly men? Winning and surviving are the kingly way!
The sect competition unfolded amid the anticipation of the disciples. Mu Hanfeng had a smooth journey, and many who encountered him voluntarily gave up. Since they couldn't win anyway, why waste time and lose face?
Xiang Baizhe is even more terrifying. With his poisons and formations, anyone who encounters him will probably have psychological trauma in the end.
Ye Yanran usually looks naive, but once she gets on the ring, her aura suddenly changes and she beats her opponent until he screams in pain.
Jin Yuguang was also full of energy and moved forward courageously.
As for Ye Lanxuan and Fen Qianji, it was hard to describe them. Both of them were trying to conceal their strength, always winning by a single move. No more, no less, just one move. Whether the opponent used three moves, thirty moves, or even three hundred, they always outplayed the other by one move. It made Mu Hanyan's teeth ache. The problem was, the onlookers hadn't yet realized they were doing it on purpose.
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