"Ning Wangshu, thank you so much for what you did just now!"
Ning Wangshu, Bai Jingchuan, Song Guowei, and the others walked straight out of the banquet venue. Shen Chuxia followed them out and immediately thanked Ning Wangshu with earnest sincerity.
"Mm. No need to thank me!"
Ning Wangshu nodded slightly and glanced at her. Then he couldn't help asking, "By the way, Chuxia, what exactly happened just now? Why did those people from the Godly Sword Pavilion want to harm you?"
Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei, standing nearby, also looked at Shen Chuxia curiously.
They were just as puzzled.
Logically, Shen Chuxia was just an ordinary person. The people from the Godly Sword Pavilion shouldn't have gone after an ordinary person, especially in front of so many people.
Shen Chuxia gave a wry smile. Looking at Ning Wangshu, she bit her lip and sighed. "It's a long story."
She drew a light breath. A trace of recollection and bemusement showed in Shen Chuxia's eyes as she said softly, "When I was little, I was a disciple of the Godly Sword Pavilion. My father was one too."
"Hm?"
Ning Wangshu froze, surprised. "You were actually a disciple of the Godly Sword Pavilion when you were little?"
"Mm!"
Shen Chuxia nodded and continued, "When I was twelve, the Godly Sword Pavilion tested me, then chose me to be a 'Sword Cultivator'!"
Hearing this, Ning Wangshu asked curiously, "What is a 'Sword Cultivator'?"
Shen Chuxia explained, "You may not know this, but the Godly Sword Pavilion has nine divine swords, and each one needs a 'Sword Cultivator' to nurture it. I happened to be highly compatible with one of them, so I was chosen to be its 'Sword Cultivator.'"
She paused, then looked up at Ning Wangshu and the others. "You surely