Drawing the Sword (1)

"Come on, let's have a go at it first."

In the middle of the training ground, a master said to Ye Lang, "Hmm, he should be a master, judging from his demeanor, his location, and his..."

He's a master!

This person is one of the more capable guards of the House Harder; he is a Ninth-Level Martial Practitioner.

"If I defeat you, will I pass the test?" Ye Lang asked blankly. At this moment, he thought to himself, "Why is the House Harder so strange? They have to fight everyone they meet."

"Haha, defeat me? That's up to you!" the expert laughed loudly. In his opinion, Ye Lang's claim of defeating him was no different from telling a joke.

Many people present shared the same view, believing that Ye Lang had no chance of winning.

"Please come!"

Ye Lang bowed to the expert and then gestured for him to draw his sword and fight.

"You want me to make the first move?" The expert was a little surprised by Ye Lang's words. He didn't expect Ye Lang to want him to make the first move.

During these past few days of selections, he's just stood there waiting for others to make their move, then defeating them; no one has ever let him make the first move!

"Okay!" Ye Lang nodded.

"Are you sure?" the expert asked again.

"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be able to make a move!" Ye Lang said. What he said was true. The Dugu Nine Swords was very special. It became stronger when it encountered a strong opponent, but if the opponent did not make a move, there was no way to make a move.

If it doesn't make a move, it means there's no opening. How can the Dugu Nine Swords, which has no moves, attack?

Of course, he could force the other party to make a move, but Ye Lang didn't want to waste that time and energy. He wanted to defeat the enemy in one move and then take the jade pendant to see Migen.

"Then I'll show you!" The expert was getting angry; Ye Lang's attitude made him want to teach Ye Lang a lesson.

"Please!" Ye Lang said calmly, without even drawing his sword, simply holding the hilt in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the expert became even more enraged. He now had a strong desire to teach Ye Lang a lesson, preferably to make Ye Lang suffer.

So, the first move he made was his signature move!

"Take this!!"

A series of sword shadows appeared in front of Ye Lang, rushing towards him like a violent Ye Lang.

Upon seeing this, some of the guards frowned. They all felt that the expert had used too much force, and that the young man in front of them would definitely be injured by this move.

However, it's good to teach him a lesson so he'll behave better in the future!

Just when everyone thought Ye Lang was about to be swallowed up by the "storm," an unexpected thing happened: everyone saw the "storm" suddenly stop.

"Ah..."

Everyone stared blankly ahead. They all knew why the "storm" had suddenly stopped: a sword was pressed against the master's throat. If he moved again, his throat would surely be pierced.

This is a sword that doesn't look very big; many people would think it's a bit small. But even if it's small, even if it's just a needle, placed here, no one would think that it can't kill people because it's small.

Now nobody cares about the sword itself; they only care about who wields it and how that person did it.

The person holding this sword was naturally Ye Lang. When that expert unleashed that attack, he saw no less than five flaws and had hundreds of ways to defeat the enemy. In that instant, he drew his sword and thrust it straight at the man's throat.

Of course, since it was just a friendly spar, he controlled his strength and didn't continue forward; otherwise, the person in front of him would be dead.

"I... lost..."

The expert was stunned for a while before he had to admit it. Although he felt that Ye Lang had used some tricks and that he might not necessarily lose if they really fought, it was a fact that he had to acknowledge.

"So I've passed the test, right?" Ye Lang sheathed his sword and asked with a smile.

"Hmm! You've passed this hurdle..."

You may pass this hurdle, but you might not be able to pass the next one.

"Judging from what you're saying, is there another hurdle? This is really troublesome. Why is meeting even one person so troublesome?" Ye Lang frowned.

"The next test won't require you to lift a finger; we'll just ask you a few questions," said the guard who was in charge of the examination.

"Then ask away!" Ye Lang said impatiently.

The examiner shook his head and said, "This is not something we are asking; it is something the head of the family is asking personally."

"?? You guys are really interesting..." Ye Lang was stunned for a moment, then said directly. He originally wanted to see their family head, and since he had already seen him, why ask any questions?

Of course, this was just his idea; he didn't know he was participating in a guard assessment program.

"What did you say?" The examiners and others were confused.

"It's nothing, you guys continue! Take me to see your family head!" Ye Lang replied casually, he didn't want to stay here any longer.

And so, led by one person, Ye Lang headed towards the main hall where the family head resided!

When Ye Lang arrived at the hall and waited to be announced, a small accident occurred. Two girls happened to pass by him. This was quite normal. After entering the House Harder, Ye Lang encountered several girls, all of whom were House Harder maids or young ladies.

However, those people were all complete strangers to Ye Lang, so naturally nothing unexpected happened. But the two people now were people Ye Lang met before, and who cared about him quite a bit.

"You... you bastard, you actually came to my house!!" One of the two girls was stunned for a moment when she saw Ye Lang, and then she shouted angrily.

"Huh?" Ye Lang looked at the two girls at this moment, and he felt that they looked familiar.

"What kind of look is that? Don't you remember me?" The girl suddenly had a ridiculous thought when she saw Ye Lang's eyes.

"It looks familiar!" Ye Lang replied, which also answered the question: he couldn't quite remember it.

"..." The two girls fell silent.

"Honestly, how could you forget what happened yesterday?" another girl couldn't help but say.

"Yesterday? Ah, yesterday I had dinner with a few women. Oh right, that's right, you guys were there. Your name is Abby..." Ye Lang remembered at this moment.

"Debbie!!" the girl said coldly. She was Debbie from yesterday.

Ye Lang was so focused on eating yesterday that he didn't pay any attention to what the girl next to him looked like, which made Debbie and the other girl quite annoyed, especially since she was the most beautiful one at the time, and there were always so many men who wanted to get close to her.