Du Siwen checked the records, confirmed there was no mistake, and told Xu Qingtong the result.
Only then did Xu Qingtong believe that this disciple really had placed fourth among the Low-Ranking Disciples. Yet he kept feeling that there was something unusual about this Tian Zhengyang!
After the results came out, Xu Qingtong discussed matters with Du Siwen, Zhuang Shengren, and the others. They finally decided to select ten High-Ranking Disciples and ten Low-Ranking Disciples to take part in the Sect's Autumn Sword-Tournament.
There were still a little over two months until the Autumn Sword-Tournament. For those two months, Xu Qingtong divided the work among Du Siwen and the others. Each led five or six disciples, personally guiding them, teaching them hand in hand, and conducting one-on-one combat training.
Xu Qingtong did not remain idle either. Based on the rankings in the Minor Competition, he refined a Spirit Artifact for each of the top three High-Ranking Disciples. The other disciples were also rewarded with high-grade and middle-grade magical artifacts.
Two months later, the intensive training ended. Xu Qingtong left Cloudsky Peak's affairs to Zhuang Shengren and, together with Du Siwen, led the twenty disciples to Gloomwind Valley.
Upon arriving at Gloomwind Valley, Xu Qingtong went to the External Affairs Hall and had the Cloudsky Peak disciples settled in, while he returned to Swallowtail Peak with Third Senior Sister.
When Gong Chu saw Third Senior Sister and Little Junior Brother, it was as though he had seen his own family. He seized their hands and would not let go. "Senior Sister, you have no idea! During these five years you've been away from Swallowtail Peak, I've counted every single day. I longed for you by day and yearned for you by night, hoping only..."
Du Siwen knew his ways. She glared