Mu Hanyan's departure from and return to the city were personally witnessed by Mu Cheng. When he pondered over his demeanor at that time, there wasn't the slightest hint of fright; rather, he exuded sheer confidence.
He didn't know what had exactly happened to Mu Hanyan, but when he miraculously escaped from under the Meteor Shower and appeared before him again, the dignity and pride that seemed to emanate from his very bones instinctively made him feel reverence, a sensation he had never even felt in the presence of several elders.
In this competition, would Mu Hanyan really be like a fish on the chopping block, as others assumed, to be slaughtered at will? Mu Cheng shook his head, for although reason told him how vast the gap between a First-level Swordsman and a Fifth Rank Swordsman was, he still felt that things wouldn't be that simple.
Therefore, Mu Cheng merely went along with others' forced, dry laughter, not daring to let out even a chuckle.
