Xiao Man heard the sound, and the short sword hidden in her sleeve instantly stabbed behind her. The person behind her reacted extremely quickly, drawing his sword and blocking Xiao Man's short sword. Who knew that Xiao Man's was a feint, and with her left hand holding a dagger, she fiercely stabbed towards the vital point of the person's ribs.
The person leaped onto the table, creating distance. Facing Xiao Man, he was indeed a thorny character, attacking without a word. No wonder Kuang Dao had suffered such a great loss. Fortunately, he was on guard, otherwise he would have been killed today!
"Wait, I'm not one of Kuang Dao's men!" the man quickly declared his identity. He was just curious about this person and had come out looking for them, not expecting such good luck to meet them right away.
Xiao Man turned around, looking at the man in front of her defensively: "Who are you?"
The man jumped down from the table and looked Xiao Man up and down: "As the rumors say, you are indeed handsome and elegant, as radiant as the moon."
Xiao Man stared at the man for a moment, and instantly understood his identity: "If my guess is correct, you should be Xiang Jian of the Bafang Sword Sect."
The man was indeed Xiang Jian of the Bafang Sword Sect. His excellent swordsmanship had attracted many followers, leading to the emergence of the Bafang Sword Sect. However, Xiang Jian was a martial arts fanatic, and his greatest hobby was sparring with others. Yet, he was too lonely. In the vast Land of Nowhere, he had challenged everyone he could. Therefore, when a powerful Xiao Qin appeared, he was very excited. Sudan Novel Network
"Why are you looking for me?"
Xiang Jian curved his lips into a smile: "I want to have a match with you."
"Is there any benefit?" Xiao Man asked lazily, "I am a very lazy person. I don't do anything that has no benefit."
Xiang Jian immediately remembered how Xiao Man had robbed Kuang Dao clean. He took out his Qiankun bag and threw it in front of Xiao Man: "Take whatever you like."
Qi Hong immediately picked up the Qiankun bag and handed it to Xiao Man, but Xiao Man didn't even look at it: "Not interested."
"What do you mean not interested?" Xiang Jian asked, confused.
"Everything in here is junk, it's useless to us," Xiao Man continued to sit down and eat noodles. These people in the Land of Nowhere must have had a feud with cooks in their past lives to cook such simple noodles so poorly.
Xiang Jian heard this and retorted indignantly: "These are all treasures I painstakingly collected, and you call them junk!"
"Aren't they?" Xiao Man said without looking up, "None of them are good things. I don't understand why you collect them."
Xiang Jian was unconvinced. He took out a sword from the Qiankun bag and showed it to Xiao Man: "This is an excellent weapon, it can slice iron like mud..."
Before Xiang Jian could finish speaking, Xiao Man's dagger lightly slashed out, and the sword that could slice iron like mud snapped into two pieces. Xiang Jian was completely stunned. He took out another sword and offered it to Xiao Man, gesturing for her to cut it again.
A moment later, Qi Hong looked at Xiang Jian, who was squatting by the side, utterly dejected, and then at Xiao Man, who had ordered another bowl of noodles. He gently nudged Shan Yun with his elbow: "Our elder is as cold and ruthless as ever."
Shan Yun glanced at him: "When has the elder ever been cold and ruthless? If the elder were truly heartless, could we have climbed that ten-thousand-zhang cliff? Could the girls in our tribe learn to hunt?"
Qi Hong choked: "I mean, the elder is quite harsh to outsiders."
"Where is she harsh? The elder is telling the truth. What she collected was indeed junk, not as useful as food." Shan Yun asked the waiter to add another bowl of noodles for her. The two of them ate to their heart's content.
Xiang Jian, having sufficiently lamented his loss, sidled up to Xiao Man: "How much is that dagger of yours? I'll buy it!"
"Not for sale," Xiao Man said coldly. "It's a gift from someone else."
"What will it take for you to give me the dagger?" Xiang Jian was particularly fond of Xiao Man's dagger, especially after witnessing its sharpness. He wished he could trade his own sword for it, but Xiao Man absolutely refused.
"I told you, I won't give it to you. This dagger means a lot to me."
Xiang Jian couldn't persuade Xiao Man to part with the dagger: "Then fight me. If you win, you can be the leader of the Bafang Sword Sect!"
"And if I lose?"
"If you lose, give me your dagger." Xiang Jian was determined to get Xiao Man's dagger.
"I refuse."
"Why do you refuse again?"
"I already have enough trouble with these two; I don't want to bring you and your gang of followers as well. Do I look stupid to you?"
"That's one of the four major sects in the Land of Nowhere, the Bafang Sword Sect!"
"Not interested!" Xiao Man said lazily, "Is there anything more valuable?"
Xiang Jian also felt that being the leader of the Bafang Sword Sect was a troublesome matter, but it was how things were in the Land of Nowhere. One had to stick together for warmth, otherwise, one couldn't survive in such a place alone.
"What do you want?"
"Whatever I want, you can give it to me?" Xiao Man asked with amusement. Others might not know certain things, but someone with the status of a sect leader like the head of the Bafang Sect should know.
"Provided I have it, or I can get it," Xiang Jian said calmly.
"I want to enter Wuji City."
"I want to enter too," Xiang Jian added. "I've been here for seven years, undergone two assessments, and am about to face the third one, but I haven't passed once."
"Why?"
"Because the first round of elimination is enough to kill us." Xiang Jian saw Xiao Man eating with such relish and ordered a bowl of noodles himself, saying as he ate, "Everyone wants to enter Wuji City. Those who can't get in naturally don't want others to get in. Every year, only people from the four major forces can reach the gate of Wuji City, but they can't enter. Wuji City hasn't accepted anyone in for nine consecutive years."
"Didn't they say there are ten spots each assessment?"
"There are ten spots, but you have to defeat those people and reach the outer city area to undergo the Wuji City assessment. If you fail the Wuji City assessment, you cannot enter Wuji City."
"You've been through it twice. You were able to enter both times, but failed the Wuji City assessment?"
"Yes."
"What is the Wuji City assessment?"
"The Wuji City assessment can be called an unsolvable problem." Xiang Jian frowned and looked at Xiao Man. "For three consecutive times, the Wuji City assessment has required those who enter the outer city to obtain a branch of Dragon Spirit Bamboo, specifically the second section."
"Dragon Spirit Bamboo is a spiritual medicine. Few people know that the second section of Dragon Spirit Bamboo contains spiritual brew. Drinking it can prolong life. It's likely that an important person in the city is ill and critically so, requiring spiritual brew to sustain their life."