Xu Yuxiang smiled and retorted, her words full of mockery as she tried to provoke Lin Zheyu into action.

"You even called Chen Mu, your cousin!" Chen Xihong exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Mu was a member of the Chen family, and Xu Yuxiang's mother was his aunt. Among the three noble families of the Feihong Gang, intermarriage was common and not surprising.

In terms of martial arts talent, Chen Mu was a notch below Chen Xihong.

However, his fanaticism for martial arts was enough to make Chen Xihong uneasy; he was simply a lunatic.

Moreover, Chen Mu was a battle maniac. At the age of twelve, he used family connections to join the city guards, fighting and battling with bandits outside the city, extremely eager for blood and fighting.

At a young age, he developed a terrifying aura of killing intent, even making those who faced him uneasy.

The elders in his family had high hopes for Chen Mu, believing that if he didn't fall early, he might have a chance to reach the Bone Marrow Refining Realm in the future.

"Who is this Chen Mu?"

Lin Zheyu quietly asked Ren Qingfeng.

Seeing everyone's reaction, he was curious, as this person seemed quite extraordinary.

"He's a battle fanatic from the Chen family, the kind who fights recklessly."

"When fighting him, you must be prepared for severe injury. No peers are willing to spar with him," Ren Qingfeng said.

He had seen Chen Mu fight many times, with a thrilling, brutal, and fearless fighting style that made his blood boil.

But that was all. Actually fighting Chen Mu was absolutely out of the question.

This guy was just a human beast. Although only at the Mid-Stage of Bone Forging Realm, many who just entered the Early Stage of the Refining Internal Organ Realm are not his match.

"Is Mr. Lin scared?"

"It's understandable to be scared; after all, not everyone has the courage to face my cousin. Mr. Lin is probably afraid of losing too miserably!" Xu Yuxiang laughed delicately, feeling very pleased.

Lately, the thought of marrying a poor boy with no family background made her very displeased.

But since it was arranged by Mr. Xu, no one dared to disobey.

The last time she threw a tantrum, she was punished by both her uncle Mr. Xu and her parents after returning home.

"Nonsense!"

"Mr. Lin comes from a scholarly background and has been practicing martial arts for a few months. Even if he has great talent, his progress in martial arts is just a bit faster."

"He has little actual combat experience, how can he be compared to Chen Mu, who has been practicing for years and has fought in the army for three years!" Xu Qin Yi reprimanded.

Sparing in martial arts is about etiquette, but Chen Mu is the most uneconomical, and his fights are life-and-death battles.

His moves are incredibly ruthless, each strike aiming for life, with no concept of stopping short.

"In the Martial Dao, always strive to be the best, and I did not expect that Mr. Lin of all people would lack the courage to accept a challenge. Such cowardice is truly disappointing."

A strong voice resounded, as a young man slowly walked out from the corridor.

This was a sturdy young man, with more than a dozen scars on the exposed skin of his body.

The young man's aura was extremely sharp, giving off a sense of a sword drawn from its sheath, sharp and full of edge.

"I heard Mr. Xu found a good seed for the Martial Dao. I was somewhat curious, but today I'm very disappointed."

"The path of martial arts involves advancing boldly, understanding through life-and-death encounters, and verifying one's Martial Dao through bloody battles, fighting one's way out."

"If Mr. Lin does not even dare to spar with me, then on the battlefield, facing real life-and-death struggles, he would surely wet his pants in fright."

"He probably won't achieve much in the future either."

Chen Mu said indifferently.

He did not hide his aura, exuding a powerful and impressive presence, just standing there imparted a strong oppressive feeling.

He came this time to support Xu Yuxiang.

Xu Yuxiang's mother was Chen Mu's father's sister.

Their family holds a medium-low position among the Chen family's collateral branches.

If it weren't for Xu Yuxiang's mother being beautiful and marrying into the Xu family, their family's status would be even lower.

Later, as Chen Mu gradually rose, their family's status improved.

Chen Mu hated arranged marriages. His mother was brought in through family arrangements from the Ren family, and Xu Yuxiang's mother was sent to the Chen family the same way, neither living happily.

Now his cousin claimed she too was becoming a sacrificial lamb to an arranged marriage with a poor boy and wanted him to step in and teach a lesson, so Chen Mu came over.

Internal competition within noble families is also extremely fierce, and given Chen Mu's family's situation back then, they did not receive much in terms of resources.

Much of the resources Chen Mu initially used for martial arts training came from his aunt, Xu Yuxiang's mother's support.

This was a favor that Chen Mu had to repay.

"Enough impudence, he is Mr. Xu's invited guest, you cannot be so disrespectful." Chen Xihong saw the situation was wrong and hurriedly scolded.

"Hmph!"

Chen Mu gave him a cold glance, dismissing him entirely.

In his view, most of the gentlemen in Songyi City were trash, with strengths that were only superficial as they hadn't fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Lin Zheyu looked at the newcomer, his eyes couldn't help but brighten slightly.

'Power!'

He sensed the presence of 'power' from this young man.

This 'power' was somewhat similar to the meaning of his fist stance, but bloodier, fused with the killing aura honed from bloody battles.

This was the first Martial Artist in Songyi City that Lin Zheyu encountered who had developed 'power' in his body, and at such a young age.

"What Mr. Chen Mu says indeed has some truth. Since you wish to spar, then I'll exchange a few moves with you," Lin Zheyu spoke up.

The power exuding from the other made him eager to spar and experience it firsthand.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.