That night, when Yue Lingshan and Linghu Chong came down the mountain, they told Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze what had happened at the Cave of Reflection.
Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze were both skeptical.
After discussing it, they agreed that with Feng Qingyang's temperament, he probably couldn't bring himself to come down the mountain and work as a sweeper at Huashan.
So they didn't get their hopes up. Instead, they asked their eldest disciple, Linghu Chong, and their daughter, Yue Lingshan, about the sword techniques they'd learned.
Since Feng Qingyang's identity had been exposed, Linghu Chong naturally had no reason to keep it under wraps. He openly demonstrated the Nine Swords of Dugu, including its most powerful move. Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze watched, entranced, and praised it without reservation, even saying that the Nine Swords of Dugu far surpassed the Evil-Warding Swordplay.
Next, after telling their eldest disciple, Linghu Chong, to practice diligently and not disappoint Uncle-Master Feng Qingyang, the couple asked Yue Lingshan about the "Misty Rain Swordplay" Annie had taught her.
Yue Lingshan had even less reason to hide anything from her parents, so she readily demonstrated the Misty Rain Swordplay she'd learned.
However...
Much to their surprise, Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze, as well as Linghu Chong, all thought the swordplay was quite ordinary, with nothing particularly impressive about it.
The same went for Yue Lingshan!
She also felt that something was off. The swordplay she performed now was nothing like what she'd used at the Cave of Reflection earlier.
But no matter how long she puzzled over it, she couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Since Yue Lingshan herself didn't know, Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze, and Linghu Chong had even less idea.
Unable to work out the reason himself, Yue Buqun could only