Unexpected II

The old man sat upright in a chair on the manor's Training Ground. Three other old men sat alongside him.

These four were the current Sect Leader and three Elders of the Leaf Mountain Sword Sect.

"No need for formalities. Stand behind me for now," the old man, Du Fengzi, said with a smile and a nod.

For this sword competition, his branch would mainly be relying on Ning Mei.

He had considerable confidence in this Personal Disciple of his. In the previous few competitions, Ning Mei had taken second place twice and first place twice.

It could be said that her strength was formidable.

As for Chen Zi Luo behind her, he was still young. Though his aptitude was decent, he had yet to reach the level where he could contend with chief disciples such as Ning Mei in an occasion like this.

Du Fengzi swept his gaze over the chief disciples of the other three branches.

Of the other three, Guan Xiunian, the Personal Disciple of the Sect Leader, had mastered the Flying Fish Flower Severing Swordplay to the point where it had become second nature. Its power was extraordinary, and after roaming the martial world these past few years, the outcome of a fight between him and Ning Mei was difficult to predict.

Beyond that, the other two posed little threat. They had only recently mastered their high-grade sword arts, and their combat experience was far too lacking. They had yet to reach the point of standing on their own.

"Looks like this time, too, it will come down to Ning Mei and Guan Xiunian." Du Fengzi glanced calmly at his senior brother, the Sect Leader.

Li Yulan, the Sect Leader of the Leaf Mountain Sword Sect, looked composed. A Pine Pattern Sword rested across his crossed