After waking up

The ancient ritual duel is quite cruel. Although it has long faded out of the life stage of the nobles, it does not mean that the nobles and even the common people have forgotten this etiquette. After all, the empire has never legislated to prohibit it.

The moment Mullan drops his gloves, the man standing opposite will be under tremendous pressure.

The significance of a duel is by no means as simple as two people deciding the outcome, but at the aristocratic level it is related to personal honor and disgrace and family honor.

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

Bess knew that if he refused, then he and even his family would be ridiculed by the entire Valentine and even the nobles at a higher level, and Mulan Jonest had only thrown the gloves once and gained a lot of money. personal reputation.

If he were an ordinary Bess, he would naturally be somewhat rational, and might think about who he was facing, but at this moment, he didn't have much restraint when faced with the humiliation, and his negative emotions rose sharply.

The slight panic that Bess had originally disappeared when he discovered that everyone in the venue was looking at him, leaving only strong anger.

"Do you think you can scare me like this? Do you think you can show your presence in front of the earl like this? Mullan Jonest, you are a bastard born from a low-class family!"

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

Many nobles nearby exclaimed in low voices, but many of their voices were also filled with excitement. Since the duel was not between them, it was much more exciting than simply dancing.

"This guy Bess is finished"

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

"Ah? I heard that Bess is also very good at hunting and fighting. He has also served in the army. The victory or defeat cannot be decided so early, right?"

"You just arrived in Valentine yesterday, and you don't know who Mullan Jonst is. After all, he was fully involved in that brutal war, and he almost killed a perverted murderer who terrified the entire Valentine one-on-one, Beth. It can’t be his opponent!”

As he said this, the gentleman thought for a moment and then added.

"Whether it's with a gun or a sword."

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

"My Lord Earl, I deeply apologize for the situation at this moment. We will go out to duel."

Mulan said something to the old earl over there.

"No, let's duel in this hall, Mullan Jonst. You don't have to apologize. If I were twenty years younger and faced the situation just now, I might make the same choice as you."

The old earl's face was serious, but his words were clearly leaning towards Mulan. After all, Sir Bess was rude to the old earl and his daughter just now, and then showed an even more disgusting behavior.

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

Mulan actually wanted his companions to duel outside, but since he got the old earl's approval, he had to duel here, so he stopped and turned around to face Bess, who had a gloomy face.

The surrounding nobles automatically retreated slowly, while the attendants at the Earl's Manor hurriedly cleaned up things that might be in the way, such as handkerchiefs dropped on the ground, red wine accidentally spilled by others, etc.

"Father, Mr. Jonest." "Is he going to be okay?"

Lily and Hathaway expressed concern for Mulan at the same time. The old earl looked back at his two daughters and comforted them.

"The Jonest family is different from the low-end baron families that people generally think of. Almost all the barons now can be obtained with money in the past, and almost all of them cannot be hereditary, but there are at least thirteen exceptions."

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

In the Old Kingdom, noble titles were very precious. There were thirteen earliest barons, each of which was a knight family that had won recognition from the royal family with force and loyalty. In order to ensure the family's tradition of military honors, although the thirteen knight families There have been people with various high titles, but the hereditary title has always been baronet, and the descendants can most rely on their own military honors.

This strict but noble family tradition ensures that the descendants of the Thirteen Knights family are either unknown or dazzling, and the Jonest family is one of them that still has the inheritance today.

The old earl's narration was concise and to the point, and it also allowed many nobles who did not know this period of history to get to know some of the barons and the Jonest family again.

"And now, it seems that we can look forward to the rise of a knight family."

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

At this moment, the venue has been cleared. There is no one dancing in the huge ball hall, the music has stopped long ago, and all the nobles have retreated to both sides.

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

As Mulan said this, he kept shouting "gun, gun, gun" in his heart.

Perhaps because of the dual stimulation of the verbal stimulation and the invitation to 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 his gun to resolve the battle instantly, and he has this confidence.

And if you fight with a sword, the criterion of victory is usually to stab the opponent. It is inconvenient to hit the vital point in front of everyone.

"I choose to use the sword."

The attendant at the Earl's Palace on one side had already stepped forward with a tray on which were placed two long swords. Bess directly stepped forward to take one and then pulled out the sword blade to check. Mulan waved his hand, then clasped the silver handle of the cane. Slowly pulled out the silver sword.

Since there is no way to make tricks, we can only go all out.

The two sides stopped talking nonsense and stepped forward with swords. The moment they approached each other, it was the start of the duel. Everyone around them was so nervous that they held their breath.

Mulan's eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he had already rehearsed several possibilities in his mind. He didn't want to delay, so he directly chose to strike first, speeding up and approaching Bess in an instant.

Like most ordinary people's reaction, Bess almost instinctively stabbed Mulan with his sword. Mulan, who had already been prepared, speeded up again, turned around and swung the sword with all his strength while avoiding it.

"Dang~"

After a heavy sound, Mulan's sword collided with Bess's sword. The huge force made Bess unable to hold the sword in his hand. When the sword was knocked away, he was also made to lose his center of gravity.

However, Mulan did not stop his movements. He stopped when he turned around and passed by Bess. He used his left hand with all his strength to strike the side of Bess's neck with his knife.

The moment the hand knife hit the back of Bess's neck, he felt a huge force coming and his eyes popped forward.

"boom"

Bess threw himself forward and slid two meters away on the bright floor of the Earl's Mansion. The knocked-off long sword also landed on the ground almost at the same time, and slid away for a distance with a "dinging bell".

Mulan turned around slowly, with a frown on his face. To the people around him, the outcome seemed to be decided, but to him, he felt that the matter was even more difficult. The sword strike he had just made was very heavy. With his current strength, It could cause disability or even death, so Sir Bass had already passed out.

Indeed, as Bess fell into coma, the feeling in his body had disappeared, but the current situation had not changed.

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

"Pap-pap-pap-pap."

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 in the cane, while the doctor from the Earl's Palace and the attendants stepped forward to check on Bess's condition.

"Congratulations, Mullan 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 would not affect the dance at all, and even if there was blood, it would not have any impact. Mulan knew that the dance would last until midnight, but he knew that something big was going on. .

"My Lord Count, gentlemen and ladies, I'm sorry to spoil everyone's interest. The duel is over and I am no longer suitable to stay here!"

"No, Mr. Jones, you can stay!"

"Yes Mr. Jones, nothing is 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 tried to persuade him to stay, but Mulan still shook his head.

"I am no longer suitable to stay here. Thank you Lord Earl for your tolerance, and thank you Miss Bracklin for the invitation!"

Mulan put on his gloves again, straightened his clothes, said sorry again, and then left the hall and walked outside.

It was a misstep, a wrong judgment, and it had little to do with Bess himself, or in other words, it had little to do with Bess himself now. Mulan no longer dared to stay any longer, and all he could do was to leave quickly to fetch reinforcements.

As soon as Mulan came out of the hall, he walked as fast as possible. When he reached the door of the manor, he immediately started running and rushed directly to a taxi parked there, because the taxi was not qualified to wait for guests inside the manor.

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

The coachman became anxious mid-sentence, because Mulan actually drew his sword and cut off the horse's harness, and pulled out a horse.

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

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

Naked riding has extremely demanding requirements on knights, but Mulan is up to the task.

The horse gallops wildly, without stopping for a moment, aiming for the temple.