Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return-Chapter 1078: The "Idol" Gets Knocked Away—Only Han Yan Can Handle It

"Clang!" A clear sound echoed, as Mu Chengxuan was sent flying along with his sword, followed by a heavy thud as he hit the ground.

Mu Chengxuan glared at Long Ya fiercely, trying to stand up with his longsword, but as soon as he was halfway up, his legs gave way and he fell back down, his longsword shattered into several pieces.

All around, there was a dead silence.

Qi Kaiyuan and Guan Shanhe’s mouths twitched heavily; even they didn’t have the confidence to withstand Mu Chengxuan’s sword. Yet, in front of Long Ya, it was utterly ineffective.

The smiles on the faces of the Supreme Elder and the Third Elder of the Mu Family also froze, the previous cheers and shouts seemed to still linger in the air, now filled with a sense of irony.

Everyone was stunned, unable to recover for a long time.

Mu Chengxuan, upon whom everyone had pinned their hopes, was so easily defeated!

Most importantly, the attacker wasn’t Yue Fanchen, but just a guard.

Yue Fanchen wasn’t wrong, nor was he arrogant; Mu Chengxuan truly wasn’t worthy to duel him.

Almost everyone present felt deeply ashamed, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into. Long Yan Academy, being the top academy in Anyun Country, and Mu Chengxuan, regarded by everyone during this enrollment selection as the top martial artist, yet before a guard from Shangyue Country’s Yue Fanchen, he couldn’t even retaliate.

This was not just Mu Chengxuan’s humiliation; it was a disgrace to Long Yan Academy, and to the entire Anyun Country!

"If I’m not mistaken, this person should be the top pick of Long Yan Academy’s enrollment selection, so weak, it’s truly disappointing. Anyun Country is just so-so." Yue Fanchen glanced at Mu Chengxuan and said blandly, then left with Long Ya and the other three guards.

"I’ve said it earlier, the likes of Anyun Country’s trash doesn’t even deserve the young lord’s personal visit. We could send just a few people from our Royal Sword Heart Academy, and they’d still have no chance to lift their heads." Long Ya said, walking away, still unsatisfied.

"Never mind, we’re already here. Maybe once inside the academy, we’ll find some experts, and we’ll surely have opportunities to make a move." Yue Fanchen said, as if comforting himself, speaking in a tone that made it clear he didn’t even regard the experts of Long Yan Academy.

"Hehe, the young lord is right. Those trash in the academy must be somewhat stronger than these trash. When we step them down one by one, it’ll be much more amusing." Long Ya said expectantly.

Hearing their words, the surrounding crowd burned with anger. Only boasting during the enrollment selection would be one thing, but they even planned to show off at Long Yan Academy. Did they really think Long Yan Academy was easy to bully?

Though filled with righteous indignation, they had to admit that the opponent’s strength was indeed terrifying. Once they entered Long Yan Academy, they might really step the academy’s peers down one by one. In this way, Anyun Country might lose face entirely.

"Too bad, you probably don’t have the qualification to challenge the academy’s experts." At this moment, Gong Hongru spoke.

Upon hearing Gong Hongru’s voice, everyone below the stage felt a ray of happiness; Yue Fanchen’s words were too arrogant and disrespectful, surely infuriating Gong Hongru, who seemed ready to take action personally.

But soon, they couldn’t be happy anymore; Yue Fanchen was only sixteen or seventeen. If he wanted to challenge, it had to be peers. With Gong Hongru’s status, even if he taught him a lesson, there was no glory, only more humiliation.

Maybe, he was planning not to let Yue Fanchen enter Long Yan Academy, and directly expel him from Anyun Country. But doing so would indicate that Long Yan Academy was afraid of them, spreading this would be even more embarrassing.

For a moment, they couldn’t figure out what Gong Hongru meant.

"Lord Gong, our visit to Long Yan Academy pertains to the diplomacy between Shangyue and Anyun, and the Royal Sword Heart Academy has already negotiated with Long Yan Academy. If you reject us like this, wouldn’t it undermine national dignity and damage Long Yan Academy’s reputation?" Yue Fanchen also seemed to think so, frowning as he spoke.

"No, you misunderstood my meaning. I’m trying to tell you that even among the new enrollment selection, someone is capable of defeating you thoroughly, what qualification do you have to challenge the academy’s experts?" Gong Hongru shook his head and said.

"Hahaha, old man, you must be joking. That guy just now seemed to be your top pick in the enrollment selection, he couldn’t even withstand a blow from my Long Ya, and you say there’s someone who can utterly defeat my young lord!" Long Ya stared at Gong Hongru with wide eyes, like he had seen someone senile.

Gong Hongru didn’t get angry; he just looked at him coldly.

Long Ya immediately felt a chill, sheepishly put away his smile, and dared not speak anymore.

"Lord Gong, I wonder who you are referring to. I, Yue Fanchen, would like to seek some guidance." Yue Fanchen looked at Gong Hongru, no longer with the previous arrogance, becoming much steadier while filled with battle intent.

"Han Yan, give him a lesson, let him witness the strength of Anyun Swordsmen!" Gong Hongru gazed into the distance at Han Yan, speaking decisively.

"Han Yan, Lord Gong really means Han Yan." Many had guessed that Gong Hongru might be referring to Han Yan from his previous words, but hearing the name still surprised them.

After all, Han Yan’s performance in previous assessments was extremely average, not to mention compared to Mu Chengxuan, even compared to Qi Kaiyuan and Guan Shanhe, he was lacking. Expecting him to teach Yue Fanchen a lesson? Shangyue Country people might think it’s a joke, and even thousands of Anyun people outside found it unbelievable, almost thinking their ears were having problems.

"Master, you want me to go, isn’t it a bit inappropriate?" Han Yan thought for a while, hesitantly saying.

Her words proved that others’ ears were not faulty.

But seeing her hesitating timidly, clearly lacking confidence, people couldn’t help wondering even more. Even Han Yan himself was lacking confidence; if Gong Hongru sent him to challenge Yue Fanchen, wasn’t that seeking death?

Of course, Yue Fanchen might directly say "You’re not qualified to fight me," and push him to Long Ya, but facing such a strong opponent would still be seeking death.

"What’s inappropriate?" While people were puzzled, Gong Hongru impatiently asked.

"As far as I know, these people have embassy documents, they’re likely here for renewing diplomatic relations between the two countries. I fear if I strike too heavily and injure them, it could ruin significant national affairs without a proper explanation." Han Yan said with a bitter face.

"You don’t need to worry about that. Yue Fanchen initiated the provocation, getting hurt at your hand is well deserved, and even Emperor Yue wouldn’t have a word to say about it. If any trouble arises, I’ll take care of it." Gong Hongru waved his hand resolutely.

Listening to their dialogue, silence fell once again, everyone was stunned, looking at Gong Hongru and Han Yan like they were monsters.