Pei Ye froze. "Everyone's going?"
"I mean Sister Cui and Changsun, and, and all those friends of Sister Cui's." Jiang Yiner's voice inexplicably grew quieter, and she hurried past the subject. "We met on West Pool Terrace today. None of us have been to the Heavenly Mountain Guest Lodge yet."
Pei Ye did not think much of it. "...So a lot of people will be going."
"Of course. That's why it's a Great Sword Banquet."
"Oh. Four days from now, then. That's soon."
"You're not going to skip it, are you?"
"...I'll go. Back when-back when I was in Bowang, I already had dealings with Heavenly Mountain."
"That's good." Jiang Yiner smiled. "Sister Cui and Changsun were so happy to hear you'd returned to the Sword Academy today. I even told them about you defeating that True Disciple Xu with a single strike."
Pei Ye smiled. "Did you do an impression of my tough talk for them?"
"...I don't use foul language."
Pei Ye sighed softly. "Then you really missed the essence."
The bright moon rose high. They sat together and chatted for nearly half an hour, and once the sweat on Pei Ye had dried, they headed back to the Dormitory Courtyard together.
For the young girl, it had been quite a happy day. She had seen top swordsmen she had never seen before in action, and in this season of spring breezes and willows, new Great Sword Banquets were held from time to time. It was sheer luxury for swordsmen.
For Pei Ye, however, there was something else today besides practicing his sword in peace.
The first gathering of the [Fate Hounds] that Li Jian had mentioned was at midnight tonight.
Chapter 737: Shaoli (Bonus chapter)
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