Old Man Mu had made a name for himself in Jade City, but he was still far from reaching his expectations. He could not accept that he had received less attention than the City Lord's duel, so on the night before the duel between the Society Master of the Kun Society and the Master of the Masses of Moonlight Hall, Old Man Mu did not go to "meet" Madam Meng. Instead, he chose to take revenge on He Nu..
That night, many residents near Moonlight Hall heard strange, wavering cries. The nearby Blacksmith Village even stopped work—a rare occurrence—and not a single clang of hammering rang out all night.
"He Nu, you little brat, do you still remember how you severed the tendons in my legs back then? Hahaha, I'm back for revenge! Don't be too frightened. My goal is very simple: I'm going to sever a few tendons too, so that Moonlight Hall can change its name to Severed Tendon Hall forever. Prepare yourselves. Those afraid of pain should take some anesthetic. That's your ultimate technique!"
After letting out a string of strange cries—"woo-hoo, yo-hei"—Old Man Mu disappeared for half an hour. Moonlight Hall went on full alert, setting up several layers of cordons, combining overt and covert defenses as they waited for the enemy to throw himself into the trap.
Old Man Mu still made his move. A male disciple on the outermost perimeter was the first to suffer. Other disciples were lying in ambush nearby, and their reactions and movements could hardly have been called slow, but they were still a step behind. After a heart-rending scream, the disciple who had been struck was already crippled: the tendon in his right leg had been severed for nearly half a foot.
Old Man Mu's technique was even more