Yin Xiaolou ignored Jun Ziyi's repeated questions and said seriously, "So, have you actually met him? Or have you ever accidentally heard anything strange from his sword attendant?"
Jun Ziyi said aggrievedly, "Even you never got the chance to meet him, so how could I have had one? During the time Sword Attendant Sister was at QuFu Mountain, she spent most of it instructing me in swordplay and rarely mentioned anything else. Even when I sometimes wanted to ask her about the Night Feather Sword Master, she would coldly refuse to say another word to me."
A flicker of disappointment crossed Yin Xiaolou's face as she continued asking, "Then did she ever say why she truly passed the Night Feather Swordplay on to you?"
Jun Ziyi shook her head. "I asked her about that afterward too, but her answer was the same. She said the Night Feather Sword Master had done it because my master had spread the Nine-Pattern Core Condensation technique, benefiting countless cultivators. I was merely fortunate enough to receive the Night Feather Swordplay through my master's grace."
Yin Xiaolou grew even more suspicious. "But if that were the case, shouldn't the Night Feather Sword Master have passed the sword art to your master first? Why would he skip over your master and choose you?"
Jun Ziyi froze. Her response had been casual and not entirely true. She had concealed Qi Wansu's test of her that day. For a time, she herself had believed that it was the choice she made that day, earning the Night Feather Sword Master's approval, which had led to her being granted the Night Feather Swordplay.
Yet when Yin Xiaolou raised this question, she was suddenly startled, as though enlightenment had poured over her head and awakened her completely.
As her thoughts turned,