Do you prefer eating meat or being vegetarian

Xu Mu quickly led Jiang Huihui down the mountain, then climbed over another distant ridge.

There, they saw Xu Ningbing and Meng Wanyue blocked by seven or eight burly men.

These men were almost all heavily built, with a character meaning "strength" imprinted on their clothes.

As they shouted and argued, other people nearby gathered around to watch the commotion.

"Aren't you two supposed to be tough? Then how about a one-on-one fight? You're women, so I'll give you a handicap—I'll fight with one hand!"

"I won't use one hand, but I can take on both of you! I'll fight you two at once!"

...

These disciples of the Strength Sect weren't giving Xu Ningbing and Meng Wanyue any chance to leave.

"This is the Strength Sect of the Five Great Sects? How shameless! Your people just aren't good enough. They lost to us, and now you're here causing trouble."

Xu Ningbing, though not as strong in cultivation as Meng Wanyue, remained composed and unyielding in the face of this situation.

She was a woman of great courage. She refused to believe that within Kunlun Mountain, these people would dare to start a full-blown fight for no reason.

"Who says our people aren't good enough?"

Just then, a woman with wheat-colored skin and long golden hair walked over from a distance.

She was wearing denim shorts and a white vest. In the center of the vest, there was a deep cleavage line.

On the part of her vest covering her heart, there was a black circle the size of a fist, with the character "strength" written inside.

However, at that moment, the black circle had been stretched out of shape due to her figure.

Of course, overall, she was on par with Dai Xingluo—not yet strong enough to "open a shop." If she had been equal to Xu Ningbing, that vest alone couldn't have contained the power of the thunderous force from leaking out.

"Who was it just now that said our Strength Sect's people aren't good enough?"

The woman strode over, her physique different from the burly men around her.

Her figure was lean and fit, presumably from years of training. Her long legs were slender and glossy.

She exuded a sense of explosive power.

The disciples of the Strength Sect nearby all stepped aside, making way for her.

"Second Senior Sister!"

They bowed their heads respectfully.

The onlookers began to murmur.

"That's Ning Mei from the Strength Sect. I remember she ranked in the top ten last time."

"She's the daughter of the Strength Sect leader. She also has a small amount of foreign blood flowing in her veins."

...

From a distance, Xu Mu caught the murmurs. Using his Divine Eye, he examined her information.

Name: Ning Mei

Role: Daughter of the Strength Sect leader; female lead of "The Expert Descends the Mountain, My Seven Senior Sisters Are Stunningly Beautiful"

Favorability: -2

Destiny Level: 9 (max level: 10)

Seeing this, Xu Mu was a bit surprised. So she was one of Chen Xuan's harem. With such a high destiny level, she might have stayed with him until the end.

Still, since her destiny level wasn't 10, she definitely wasn't the senior sister Chen Xuan always had on his mind.

"That's Ning Mei from the Strength Sect. She's pretty well-known," Jiang Huihui explained, her hands in her pockets.

Xu Mu nodded slightly and walked over.

...

"I said it! Was I wrong? Didn't you lose last night? Who's the one being a sore loser?"

Xu Ningbing confronted Ning Mei.

"Last night, you won by foul play—by ambush! The rules only allowed the use of latent strength. You must have exceeded that limit!"

Ning Mei stepped up to Xu Ningbing and said coldly.

"Who says we ambushed you..."

"Sis, let me handle this."

Xu Mu walked over from a distance, interrupting Xu Ningbing with a smile.

"Second Senior Sister! It's this bastard who ambushed Fourth Senior Brother!"

"That's right! It's him!"

...

The Strength Sect disciples all pointed at Xu Mu, glaring at him with fierce expressions.

Xu Mu smiled. "Ambush? At the time, the third-ranked figure in Kunlun was there. If I had ambushed your man, why didn't he speak up?"

"That's because your concealment skills are too strong—he didn't notice. How about we fight it out?"

Ning Mei approached Xu Mu, her eyes full of provocation. "Any kind of fight, I'm game."

"Beautiful lady, I'd just like to offer some advice. The weather in the Western Sea is much colder than inland. You might want to put on more clothes."

Xu Mu glanced at Ning Mei.

Her wheat-colored skin was a bit like Song Yangyang's, though their clothing preferences were the exact opposite.

Song Yangyang didn't want to show any skin. She covered everything, and even whitened her face and neck.

But Ning Mei seemed eager to show off as much as possible—just denim shorts and a vest.

"Mind your own business! I'll wear whatever I damn well please."

Ning Mei glared at Xu Mu, her expression icy.

"That's impressive, braveheart. Try not to catch a cold."

Xu Mu waved his hand. "We don't have time to waste on you. Let's go!"

"So, you really did ambush him. Why else would you be afraid and try to run?"

Ning Mei continued taunting him from behind. "Pathetic piece of trash. I won't even use my higher cultivation against you—how about I fight you at a lower level?"

"Brother Mu! Let me take care of this."

Meng Wanyue's eyes gradually showed a flicker of killing intent. She couldn't stand hearing anyone mock Xu Mu like that.

Xu Mu patted Meng Wanyue on the shoulder, then looked at Ning Mei. “I only have one question: do you prefer eating meat or vegetables?”

“Meat, of course!”

Ning Mei crossed her arms as she spoke.

“Good. I like it—people who love eating meat are the best.”

Xu Mu gave a slight nod. “I accept your challenge. But I’ll have my junior sister fight. You send someone too, no need to go easy on us—just same cultivation level.”

“Fine!”

Ning Mei’s face lit up with a smile when she heard this.

News had already spread that Huang Dazhuang had been knocked down with a single punch, and it was a disgrace to the entire Power System Hall.

Since her father hadn’t arrived yet, she wanted to seize this chance to turn the situation around. That’s why she deliberately provoked Xu Mu—to make him accept the challenge.

“Don’t celebrate too soon. This fight won’t be just a brawl—it’ll be a true duel, just like the matches in the Martial Ranking Tournament.”

Xu Mu spread his hands with a grin. “But since you challenged us, I get to set the stakes.”

“What stakes?”

Ning Mei crossed her arms again and asked casually.

She didn’t really care. There was no way she, a disciple of the Power System Hall, would lose to some nobody.

“Simple. If you win, I’ll give you a tier-seven heavenly treasure. If we win, you’ll be responsible for our safety from now until the end of the Martial Ranking Tournament. For example, if one of your people blocks us again like earlier, you’ll have to step in and help.”

Xu Mu’s words were also an attempt to build some goodwill with this woman.

After all, she was a nine-level fate-protagonist—having positive karma was always a good thing.

Ning Mei was surprised by the stakes. She had expected this man to say something disgusting, like everyone else she had met before. Instead, he turned out to be quite proper.

[Affection +1]

“Fine! I agree. Who are you sending, and what’s their cultivation level?”

Ning Mei asked Xu Mu.

“It’ll be my junior sister, here—early Grandmaster stage.”

Xu Mu pointed at Meng Wanyue standing beside him.