Mu Xianling felt completely helpless. She was stubborn and fierce, true, but she simply didn’t have the strength to back it up.
Now that they were being bullied right at their doorstep, she felt not only stifled and helpless but also deeply wronged.
As she thought this, Mu Xianling stole a glance at Tang Yi, only to find he had no intention of standing up for them. A fresh wave of grievance washed over her.
’Stupid Tang Yi, rotten Tang Yi! Your own woman is being bullied to death, and you still won’t step up and teach that lecher a lesson!’
Without realizing it, Mu Xianling had already started thinking of herself as "Tang Yi’s woman"...
But since she was only saying this in her heart, Tang Yi couldn’t hear a thing.
"You’re going too far. We might all be disciples of the West Mansion soon, so why must you be so aggressive? Besides, don’t you think what you’re saying is incredibly disrespectful to women?"
As a woman herself, Tang Baijie couldn’t stand it any longer. She frowned and confronted Liu Tao.
"Sister Xianling, you can tell he’s a bad person just by looking at him. Don’t pay any attention to what he says. Let’s just ignore him." Seeing Mu Xianling’s terrible expression, Tang Shu thoughtfully went to her side and began comforting her in a low voice.
This made Mu Xianling’s opinion of Tang Shu improve immensely.
"How am I being disrespectful to women? I respect you all very much!" Liu Tao said with a smile. It was an extremely punchable smile.
"You...!"
Tang Baijie found herself at a loss for words. The man before her was simply too shameless; anything she said would be useless.
"Sister Bai, don’t say any more. Let me handle this..." Mu Xianling gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind about something. She turned to Liu Tao and declared, "Fine! I’ll go with you to the Martial Arts Arena and we can have a match!"
Mu Xianling’s words were resolute; she had clearly made up her mind. Even though she knew she couldn’t beat Liu Tao, he had insulted them to such a degree that if she didn’t fight back, he would only become more aggressive.
Therefore, Mu Xianling decided to make her move and teach this lecher a lesson!
"Brother Tang Yi, Sister Xianling is about to fight a duel. Aren’t you going to do anything?" Seeing Tang Yi remain completely still, Wang Bi’er whispered in his ear.
"Fighting these wastes of space is completely meaningless. It’s best to just ignore them," Tang Yi said nonchalantly.
In his eyes, there was no need to waste time on such trash. It was utterly pointless.
If this were out in the wild, Tang Yi might have killed them without a second thought. That way, he could at least get some Experience Value. But this was the West Mansion; he couldn’t kill people here. Even if he defeated them, he would gain nothing.
Fighting them would be a waste of energy. He’d rather use that energy to take another stroll around Dui Palace.
However, while Tang Yi didn’t plan on intervening himself, he wouldn’t let Mu Xianling fight either. After all, she was the servant he had won. How could he let his own servant be bullied by others?
With that, he stepped next to Mu Xianling, grabbed her with his right hand, and pulled her behind him.
"What...?"
Mu Xianling looked at Tang Yi in surprise, her voice filled with confusion.
"Have you forgotten your place? You can’t just accept a challenge from someone without my permission. If you want to accept a challenge, you have to ask me first," Tang Yi said, glaring at Mu Xianling with dissatisfaction.
"Ah!"
Mu Xianling froze, feeling a little wronged. But under Tang Yi’s gaze, which permitted no argument, she said meekly, "Alright, I understand."
"Good." Tang Yi nodded, quite satisfied with her response.
Then he turned back to Liu Tao and said, "You all should leave now. We’re not going to fight you, so don’t waste your time here."
"Brat, are you scared? Even a woman dares to step up, but you won’t. You’re a coward. I have no idea why these four beauties are even hanging around with you. If I were a woman, I’d never befriend a craven like you."
Seeing his provocation on the verge of success only to be thwarted by some pretty boy, Liu Tao said, his voice tinged with anger.
His words grew even more scathing.
"Coward?"
Tang Yi frowned. A moment ago, he’d thought it was a waste of time and was planning on letting Liu Tao off the hook. But now, it seemed the other party wasn’t about to accept his mercy.
Just as he was hesitating whether to make a move, Wang Bi’er spoke up again. "Brother Tang Yi, we were going to check out the Martial Arts Arena later anyway, right? You should teach him a lesson. That man is just awful. I can’t bear to watch this anymore."
"Check out the Martial Arts Arena? Isn’t it just a place for fighting? What’s there to see?" Tang Yi asked, confused.
"Of course there is!" Wang Bi’er nodded and explained, "Each of the Outer Mansion’s Eight Palaces has its own Martial Arts Arena, but these aren’t like ordinary arenas. The eight arenas of the Outer Mansion are all linked together by a special Secret Technique. This means that even if disciples from the Outer Mansion are in different Palaces, they can still settle grudges with a long-distance match in their respective arenas. There’s no need to meet face-to-face."
"It’s that magical?" Hearing Wang Bi’er’s explanation, Tang Yi’s curiosity was piqued.
"Of course it’s magical!" Wang Bi’er continued, "And that’s not all. Besides providing a convenient way for the disciples of the Outer Mansion’s Eight Palaces to spar and resolve disputes, the Martial Arts Arena has another special feature: the leaderboards. The arena’s leaderboards rank disciples based on their combat records. The better your record and the stronger you are, the higher your rank! So, the rankings are a symbol of both strength and status! It’s a great honor! All the disciples of the Outer Mansion’s Eight Palaces compete fiercely for their rank to prove their Position in the Outer Mansion."
"Oh? In that case, it seems I’ll have to go take a look."
The more Tang Yi heard, the more curious he became. He really wanted to see these Martial Arts Arena leaderboards and find out what they were all about.
He lowered his head, thinking for a moment, then looked up at Liu Tao. "Alright. Since you’re so insistent on a fight, I’ll grant your wish. Let’s have a match."
Tang Yi spoke nonchalantly, his tone filled with immense confidence.
After all, his opponent was just a Battle Spirit. Tang Yi didn’t take him seriously in the slightest. He was merely using this as an excuse to go to the Martial Arts Arena and see the so-called leaderboards.
"Heh. Shall we go, then?"
Liu Tao sneered, inwardly overjoyed.
’The provocation worked.’
’These candidates from the North District really can’t take a little taunting. They’re actually going to fight us at the Martial Arts Arena.’
’Hmph! So you ignored me before? In a minute, I’ll show you just how powerful I really am!’
Liu Tao thought with a smug satisfaction.
Beside him, Liu Tao’s lackeys, Qian Xiaoliu and the others, also broke into triumphant smiles.

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