“Wait!” Nikki came running out and stood between Dustin and Edith. “Can we please sit down and talk things through calmly? There must be a misunderstanding. Please don’t fight.”
“Get lost! This is none of your business!” Edith glared at her fiercely. “Madam Edith, Dustin saved your life today! You can’t repay his kindness with revenge!” Nikki was exasperated.
“Shut up! You’re in no place to speak here!” Edith lost her cool. It was embarrassing for her to be lectured by her disciple. “Madam Parker, I’m giving you a chance for Nikki’s sake.”
Dustin demanded coldly, “If you break Brittany’s leg, we can all pretend that nothing happened today.”
“Utter rubbish! Why should anyone do as you say? Who do you think you are?” Brittany glared at him.
“Have you gone mad, brat? What makes you think that I’ll take orders from you?” Edith looked at him condescendingly.
“Why?” Dustin stepped forward before confidently saying, “Because I have the original copy of the Jade Maiden Scripture! Is that enough?”
“The Jade Maiden Scripture?”
The crowd was in an uproar when they heard that. They all gaped with greed in their eyes.
The Jade Maiden Scripture was the treasure of their guild. Anyone who could master the moves in the Jade Maiden Scripture could advance at an alarming speed.
“Hey, brat! Is that true?” Edith’s eyes widened, both in anticipation and in doubt.
The Jade Maiden Scripture she had previously gotten her hands on wasn’t complete, as only half of it existed. So, she ended up going to extremes when practicing the moves.
She desperately needed the other half of the scripture to complete her training and ultimately reach the level of grandmaster.
“Of course, I mean what I say. If you break her leg, I might consider letting you look at it,” Dustin
said.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense, Madam Edith! He’s trying to trick you!” Brittany panicked.
She was worried that Edith might act on the spur of the moment and break her leg.
“You can say anything you want, brat. But I won’t believe you unless you show me the scripture.”
Edith’s eyes narrowed. “As long as you can prove to me that you have the Jade Maiden Scripture, I will do as you say and break this wench’s leg!”
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“You want proof? That’s simple.” Dustin approached one of the Jade Maiden disciples and took her sword, fastened by her waist.
The sword was unsheathed, and Dustin grabbed at it. Then, he performed a set of sword techniques.
His moves were agile and graceful. The swordplay was fancy but lethal simultaneously.
Those who watched were impressed and shocked by it.
“Do you recognize it yet?”
After demonstrating the swordplay routine, he threw the sword into the air. It landed accurately into its sheath.
“It’s the Jade Maiden sword technique! It really is!”
Edith’s eyes lit up, and her breathing quickened.
The Jade Maiden sword technique was the ultimate move in the scripture. She had had the chance to see her teacher perform it once.
It was profound and unparalleled.
She had never thought that she’d be able to see it again at such a place. It proved that Dustin really had the Jade Maiden Scripture.
“Well, I see that you’ve recognized it. That’s great then,” Dustin said frostily.
“Now, I want you to break her leg personally!”
Brittany paled at his words.
