Sword Twenty-Nine suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at Ning Buhui, and said, "Is this why your swordsmanship improved?"
Surprise flickered in Ning Buhui's eyes at his words. "Senior Brother, I did exchange pointers in swordsmanship with him, and I improved a little!"
Although Sword Twenty-Nine had seen through her, Ning Buhui did not mind. It seemed... she was no longer as afraid of the Grand Elder as she used to be...
The corner of Sword Twenty-Nine's mouth twitched as he said disdainfully, "He wants to get me to fight by doing you a favor?"
Ning Buhui felt uncomfortable at his words. Wasn't he accusing her of bending her elbow outward, accepting petty favors from an outsider and selling him out?
The Grand Elder had pointed out without hesitation that her improvement in swordsmanship was precisely because of this connection, which left her deeply displeased.
Of course, Sword Twenty-Nine had always been like this, so it came as no surprise to Ning Buhui...
Thus, Ning Buhui replied, "Grand Elder, that isn't what I meant. I was merely passing along the words of that Golden Core Stage Sword Dao expert. After all, our Yin-Yang Sword Sect is now at war with the Three Divine Sects. Offending a Sword Dao expert would do our sect no good!"
After hearing her words, Sword Twenty-Nine waved a hand and said gravely, "Hmph! We still don't know what that fellow is really after. You should have less contact with him, too. Tell him I'm recovering from my injuries and have no time to cross swords with him!"
Ning Buhui frowned at this and could not help asking, "Grand Elder, have your injuries still not healed completely?"
As she spoke, Ning Buhui looked Sword Twenty-Nine up and down. No matter how she looked at him, the Grand