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Chapter 32

The ancient duel is quite cruel. Although it has faded out of the life stage of the nobles now, it does not mean that the nobles and even the commoners have forgotten this etiquette. After all, the empire has never banned it by legislation.

The moment Mulan dropped the glove, the man on the opposite side was under extreme pressure.

The meaning of a duel is by no means as simple as two people winning or losing, but at the noble level, it is more related to personal honor and family honor.

Indeed, Sir Bass has the right to refuse a duel, but the current occasion is at the earl's mansion, at the earl's daughter's birthday ball where many nobles are present.

Beth knows that if he refuses, then he and even his family will be ridiculed by the entire Valentine and even the nobles from afar, and this kid Mulan Jones is like throwing his gloves once and getting a lot of money. personal reputation.

Switching to a normal bass, naturally, there is some rationality, and he may think about who he is facing, but at this moment, he has not much restraint in the face of humiliation, and his negative emotions have risen sharply.

The little panic that Bass had in the beginning disappeared when he realized that everyone in the venue was looking at him, and the only thing left was intense anger.

"Do you think this will scare me? Do you think this will show your presence in front of the Earl? Mulan Jones, you bastard from a poor family!"

Beth cursed angrily, and bent down to pick up Mulan's gloves.

Many nobles on the side exclaimed in low voices, but there were also many excited voices in their voices, and it was not themselves who were dueling, which was more exciting than simple dancing.

"Beth this guy is finished"

A little outside, a young gentleman whispered to a friend next to him the moment he saw Sir Bass picking up his gloves.

"Ah? I heard that Bass is also very good at hunting and fighting. He has also served in the military before, so the outcome should not be decided so early, right?"

"You just arrived in Valentine yesterday. You don't know who Mulan Jones is. After all, he participated in that brutal war completely, and he almost solved a perverted murderer that scared the whole Valentine before, Bess. It can't be his opponent!"

Having said that, the gentleman thought for a while and added another sentence.

"Whether with a gun or a sword."

At the food display table, when Bess picked up the gloves, the people around him subconsciously slowly backed away. Mulan stretched out his hand to take the gloves thrown by the other party and walked out at the same time, with Bess also following behind.

"Lord Count, I am deeply sorry for the situation at the moment, we will go out to duel."

Mulan said something to the old earl over there.

"No, let's fight in this hall, Mulan Jones, you don't have to be sorry, if I were 20 years younger and encountered the situation just now, I might make the same choice as you."

The old earl's face was serious, but his words were clearly inclined towards Mulan. After all, Ser Bess was disrespectful to the old earl and his daughter just now, and then he behaved more disgustingly.

It can be said that Mulan finally led to this duel in order to protect the two counts' daughters.

Mulan actually prefers to duel with others outside, but since he has the approval of the old earl, he must duel here, so he also stopped and turned to face the gloomy Bess.

The surrounding nobles automatically retreated slowly, while the servants of the Earl's Manor quickly cleaned up the things that might be in the way, such as handkerchiefs that fell on the ground, red wine accidentally spilled by others, and so on.

"Father, Mr. Jonest." "He'll be all right?"

Lily and Hathaway expressed concern to Mulan at the same time, and the old earl looked back at his two daughters and comforted.

"The Jonester family is different from the baron family that is generally considered to be the last of the barons. Almost all of the current barons can be obtained by spending money in the past, and almost all of them cannot be hereditary, but at least thirteen are exceptions."

The old earl's popular science not only attracted the attention of his two daughters, but a large group of nobles also listened carefully.

In the old kingdom era, noble titles were very precious. There were thirteen barons at the earliest, and each of them was a knight family that won the royal family's approval by force and loyalty. In order to ensure the family's martial tradition, although the thirteen knight families There have been people with various high titles, but the hereditary title has always been from the baron, and the descendants can rely most on their own martial arts.

This harsh but noble family tradition ensures that the descendants of the Thirteen Knights are either obscure or dazzling, and the Jonest family is one of them that still has a legacy today.

The old earl's narration was concise and to the point, and it also made many nobles who did not know this period of history re-acquainted with a part of the baron and the Jonest family.

"And now, we seem to be able to look forward to the rise of a knight family."

The old earl's words surprised many nobles, and also caused many noble girls to cover their mouths gently.

At this moment, the venue has been emptied, and in the huge ballroom, there is no one dancing, the music has already stopped, and all the nobles have retreated to both sides.

"Sir Bass, choose a gun or a sword, but let me remind you that today is the birthday party of the two Miss Blanklins. There are many guests watching, and firearms are not suitable!"

That's what Mulan said, but he kept shouting 'gun, gun, gun'

Perhaps because of the stimulation of the language and the invitation to the duel, Mulan could feel that the disturbing aura of Sir Bass was getting stronger and stronger.

The other party is longing for death, longing for Mulan's death!
In this case, Mulan hopes to use the gun to solve the battle in an instant, and he has this confidence.

If a duel with a sword is used, the standard of victory is generally to stab the opponent.

"I choose to use the sword."

The servant of the Earl's Palace on one side had already stepped forward with a tray with two long swords on it. Bess went forward and took one and pulled out the blade to check, while Mulan waved his hand, and then clasped the silver handle of the cane. Slowly pulled out the silver sword.

Since there is no way to cheat, it can only go all out.

The two sides didn't talk nonsense any more, they directly stepped forward with their swords, the moment they approached each other, it represented the start of the duel, and everyone around was so nervous that they held their breaths.

Mulan's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he had already rehearsed several possibilities in his heart. He didn't want to delay, so he chose to strike first and quickly approached Bass.

Like most ordinary people's reactions, Beth almost instinctively stabbed Mulan with his sword, and Mulan, who had already prepared, speeded up again, turned to avoid it, and swung the sword in his hand with all his strength.

"When~"

After a loud bang, Mulan's sword slammed into Beth's sword. The huge force made Beth unable to hold the sword in his hand.

However, Mulan didn't stop, and stopped when he turned around and passed Bess sideways. With his left hand, he used all his strength to move towards the back of Bess's neck.

The moment the knife hit the back of Bass's neck, he only felt a huge force hit, and his eyes burst forward.

"boom"

Bass threw himself forward and slid out two meters on the bright floor of the Earl's Mansion. The long sword that was knocked flying also landed almost at the same time, and slid out a certain distance in "ding bells".

Mulan turned around slowly, her brows furrowed, and it seemed to the people around her that the outcome was already divided, but to him, he felt that the matter was even more difficult. The knife he shot just now was very heavy, and with his current strength, It could even kill him, so that Sir Bass had passed out.

Indeed, with Bess comatose, that feeling in him has disappeared, but the status quo has not changed.

In Mulan's perception, the Earl's Manor was still very dark, and it began to become a little gloomy, and goose bumps began to appear on his body.

"Clap clap clap."

Some of the surrounding nobles exclaimed, and some began to applaud. Mulan picked up the stick on the ground and slowly hid the sword back into the stick, while the doctor of the Earl's Palace and the attendant stepped forward to check on Beth's condition.

"Congratulations, Mulan Jonest!"

The old earl clapped his hands to congratulate Mulan, and then loudly announced, "The dance continues~~~"

The music also sounded again at this moment, as if a duel without blood did not affect the dance at all. Even if blood was seen, it would not have any effect. Mulan knew that the dance would last until midnight, but he knew the big deal. .

"Lord Count, ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to spoil everyone's interest. The duel is over, and it's not suitable for me to stay here any longer!"

"Mr. Jonest, you can stay!"

"Yes, Mr. Jonest, it's not your fault!"

"Mulan, we don't mind!"

Seeing that Mulan was about to leave, the nobles and the old earl spoke out one after another, and Lily and Hathaway also personally retained, but Mulan still shook her head.

"I'm no longer fit to stay here. Thank you Lord Earl for your tolerance and Miss Blanklin's invitation!"

Mulan put on his gloves again, tidied up his clothes, said sorry again, and left the hall and walked out.

Mistakes, wrong judgments, not much to do with Bess himself, or in other words, he has little to do with Bess himself now, Mulan no longer dares to stay, all he can do is to leave quickly and go to the rescue.

As soon as Mulan left the hall, he tried his best to speed up his steps. When he reached the entrance of the manor, he immediately started running and rushed directly to a rental carriage parked there, because rental carriages were not qualified to wait inside the manor.

"Sir, I'm waiting. Hey sir, what are you doing? Sir"

The coachman became anxious halfway through his words, because Mulan cut off the hood of the horse with his sword and pulled out a horse.

"It's urgent, we'll talk about it later! Drive~"

While explaining hastily, Mulan got on his horse, slapped the horse's butt hard, and galloped out on a horse without a saddle.

Naked riding is extremely demanding on knights, but Mulan is competent.

Running wildly, without stopping, the goal of the church.

(End of this chapter)