Da Xuan Martial Saint

But human desires are always endless.

"You've been in the story all along."

Chen Mu reached out to pat Chen Yue's head, then glanced to the side of the official road.

Chen Yue followed Chen Mu's gaze and saw seven or eight figures suddenly emerge from a path beside the official road, blocking the carriage's path.

The leader, with a fierce look on his face and wielding a steel blade, said, "This mountain is mine; these trees I did plant..."

"There, the Martial World you wanted."

Chen Mu smiled at Chen Yue.

To be walking on the official road in broad daylight without a large number of guards and attendants, and not encountering robbers would have been strange. The disciples from the four sects stationed in Yu County had made the situation slightly better, but in reality, there were still many incidents.

"Hee hee, then this heroine shall render justice on behalf of heaven."

Chen Yue blinked her eyes, and with a flick of her small hand, she drew the Soft Sword that she had been sitting on to prevent it from being jolted out of the carriage. With a leap, she descended from the carriage and charged toward the seven or eight bandits ahead.

"Oh, what a pretty girl."

The nearest bandit with a blade showed a lascivious smile, but just as he swung his blade, his vision blurred as Chen Yue swept past in front of him. He felt a sharp pain in his throat, followed by a warm gush.

His eyes widened slightly in shock, and when he touched his throat, his hand came away covered in blood. Then he staggered and fell.

"This girl is not bad."

Chen Mu sat on the carriage frame, watching the scene unfold with a faint smile.

Actually, Chen Yue wasn't a weakling. Her Body Refinement Realm combined with the Major Achievement in Swordsmanship allowed her to fight against ordinary highwaymen. However, compared to Chen Mu, who already stood at the pinnacle of the entire county, she was not much to consider.

This should be considered Chen Yue's first real combat experience. Perhaps because he was by her side, she was very composed, but being able to kill someone with a sword without hesitation showed that, at least in terms of state of mind, she was much stronger than Yu Ru and truly suited for the martial path.

"Stabbing hand!"

"Be careful!"

"Ah, hurry and strike, kill this brat!"

The bandits, sensing that something was wrong, immediately turned ferocious and evil, surrounding Chen Yue. A multitude of steel blades attacked her from all directions, with the leader shouting fiercely, "Daring to kill my brothers, you're sick of living! I will let my brothers have a taste of you, and use your flesh for a drink!"

Filthy language and fierce rebukes came at her, but Chen Yue remained unexpectedly calm. She wielded her Soft Sword to fend off attacks from all directions, retreating while fighting to avoid being completely surrounded. From time to time, she launched counterattacks, wounding or even killing her attackers.

"Hiss..."

One of them got his thigh pierced by her sword and stumbled to the ground. After struggling to get up, he glared at Chen Yue with boundless anger but then shifted his gaze to Chen Mu, who was sitting unmovably on the carriage.

Thinking that the skilled young woman had to be associated with the handsome man, who must be her lover, they concluded that capturing Chen Mu would force Chen Yue to hesitate, allowing them to manipulate her at will.

With a sneer, he walked toward Chen Mu, who was sitting on the carriage.

However.

Just as he approached the carriage, his world spun and in his confusion, he only saw a familiar headless corpse standing there—it was his own.

Until his death, his eyes carried a hint of confusion about how exactly he had lost his head.

The bandits dwindled in numbers as they fought. Experience tales with empire

Soon, only the leader of the villains was left in a one-on-one battle with Chen Yue.

This man apparently had not practiced the Body Tempering Method, but his physique was robust, his strength considerable, and his Blade Technique was quite sophisticated, mastering the Blade Momentum, which allowed him to rival Chen Yue in the Body Refinement Realm.

Seeing his brothers fall one by one, either slain by Chen Yue or so gravely wounded they could not rise again, the thick viciousness finally showed in his eyes, boldness born from desperation as he swung his heavy blade fiercely, launching an attack toward Chen Yue.

That strike was a vicious one that would injure both parties.

According to the Momentum of the blade and the sword, Chen Yue's sword would surely pierce his throat, while his strike could at most shatter Chen Yue's shoulder bone. Chen Yue had the advantage, but in his eyes was a savage resolve, unwavering, determined to trade death for injury.

Chen Yue also detected this, and a flash of light passed through her eyes, yet she did not shrink back because of it.

With a "pu-chi,"

her sword pierced through the bandit's throat.

The bandit's blade came down upon her shoulder, but it was blocked by an invisible Qi Force, unable to cut the slightest bit. Immediately, the entire blade began shattering from the edge, inch by inch, turning into grains of iron slag that scattered down.

"Uh..."

Blood spilled from the bandit's mouth, his eyes widening slightly as if he couldn't comprehend what had just happened.

In the end, he fell with an expression full of unwillingness.

Watching the bandit fall, Chen Yue's chest heaved intensely a few times, revealing her inner turmoil. She then looked at her shoulder, eyeing the scattered iron slag on the ground, exhaled quietly, and sheathed her Soft Sword before returning to the carriage.

"Why didn't you dodge?"

Chen Mu asked softly as he looked at Chen Yue.

Chen Yue's face was still a bit pale; she shook her head, "I could win."

Chen Mu observed Chen Yue's demeanor, knowing she wasn't decisive merely because he was there to back her up, but indeed had made her own judgment and choice in that split second of combat, ultimately reaching out to pat her head.

"For your first time, not bad."

Although he spent most of his time in Cultivation and didn't pay much attention to Chen Yue, he was aware of her efforts. Initially, she wanted to help him, but now she didn't want to become his burden.

Chen Yue's mood started to calm, and she smiled, "I want to become as impressive as Sister Hongyu."

Chen Mu chuckled, "Be bolder, aim to be like Senior Sister Meng."

"Who is Senior Sister Meng?"

"Oh, I haven't talked to you about her, the Mysterious Heavenly Sect's Lingxuan true transmission, Meng Danyun."

"A true transmission, isn't that someone even more formidable than my brother?"

"Senior Sister Meng indeed leads me by some in Cultivation."

"That means Brother is a bit more formidable, right?"

"I still hold a lot of respect for Senior Sister Meng."