"That was the first time he and I met..."
Qi Wansu thought for a moment, then corrected herself. "More precisely, it should have been the first time he saw me."
Jun Ziyi did not understand. "What is the difference between the two?"
Qi Wansu smiled gently. "The difference is that it was not the first time I had seen him."
Jun Ziyi stared blankly at the gentle smile Qi Wansu had inadvertently revealed. From that smile, she sensed a tranquility and peace she had never felt before.
But she knew that such a smile was clearly not meant for her. It was because the person being mentioned was the Night Feather Sword Master.
This only made Jun Ziyi even more curious. "Sister Sword Attendant, do you mean you had already met the Night Feather Sword Master before entering the Earth Profound Domain? He did not recognize you?"
Qi Wansu nodded. "It was at the Heaven Night Sword Sect, when we were competing for the Night Feather Sword."
"In order to select the most suitable wielder of the Night Feather Sword, the Heaven Night Sword Sect had designed a round in which contestants entered the mountain forest to snatch bells hanging from the treetops. Rankings were determined by the number of bells collected, and only those at the front could advance to the next round."
"It was during that round that I first saw him. I even exchanged blows with him over a bell."
"But I had disguised myself then, posing as a young man, so he did not truly know me."
Jun Ziyi said enviously, "Your first meeting sounded like something out of a storybook drama. I am so jealous. What happened afterward? Did you get the bell?"
Qi Wansu pouted. "Seeing me as a man, he showed no mercy