Chapter 204: All-Control
This was this academy overseer
Meanwhile, on the field, the girl had already stepped before the mirror.
Li Piaoqing was just about to press her hand against it when the old man to the east suddenly asked, "What is your name?"
The girl turned her head, startled, then turned to face him fully and bowed. "My lord, I am Li Piaoqing, temporarily managing the affairs of the Jade Feather Gate on my master's behalf."
The old man turned to Zhao Zhang with a smile. "Another thoughtful one."
Turning back, he nodded to the girl and said gently, "We often say that a sword reflects its wielder, and a wielder their sword. I see a rare spark in you. If you are interested in the Sword Cultivation Academy, I would first like you to demonstrate two sword moves. Would you?"
"..." Li Piaoqing's eyes widened in astonishment.
Li Piaoqing was not the only one astonished. Everyone present was.
Until now, not a single person had crossed the first threshold, and the old man had scarcely bothered to spare another word, as though none of Bowang's so-called outstanding talents had caught his eye.
Now, the moment he spoke, he actually said something like "interested in the Sword Cultivation Academy." For an instant, everyone's heart leaped without warning, as though they themselves were standing on the field.
"Ah, yes." The girl on the field was bewildered for only a moment before answering earnestly, "It would be my greatest honor. My swordsmanship is crude; please correct my shortcomings, my lord."
Then she turned toward the Jade Feather seats, and the boy immediately tossed her a sword.
Li Piaoqing held the sword and bowed. "This move comes from the Emerald Feather Sword Sect's Jadeite Collection, Yellow Jadeite Section: Fire-Sweeping Through the Waterfall."