"Ancestor and Brother Di, you're both too courteous. Along the way, I was even wondering whether the Di family might refuse me entry because of their marital ties with Jiu Fang Lin. I never expected to arrive so smoothly." I smiled. In truth, that was exactly what I thought. This place was basically behind enemy lines now. If another envoy had come as a persuader, they might have killed him and been done with it. Why would they send the Di family's third son otherwise?
This third son of the Di family was Di Wengui. He was also an elder of the same generation as Jiu Fang Jin. His courtesy showed that the Di family was indeed as close to swordsmen as Jiu Fang Jin had said. If Jiu Fang Jin himself had come, he probably would have been turned away at the door.
"Hehe, to be frank, the Ancestor said that if you wanted to discuss swords, that would be fine, but if you wanted to act as a persuader, then he asked that you not speak to him. Just speak with us instead." Di Wengui was smiling amiably, but there was still a hint of warning in his tone.
I nodded. He had made himself very clear, and he had been quite courteous about it. So I said, "It is said that the Ancestor's swordsmanship has reached the divine realm. Though his name was never left on the Nine Heavens Sword Stele, he was already a world-renowned Sword Immortal in his youth. Unfortunately, he never managed to reach Cold Immortal Mountain despite several attempts. Is that true?"
"The Ancestor's swordsmanship is formidable, but we have never seen it. Our father, however, has quite remarkable swordsmanship. Of course, he is probably still lacking something if he wants to make