C23

Songcheng Dong Family, the capital of the Pine Flower Country. The reception hall was decorated elegantly, but it was not luxurious at all. It was obvious that the owner's cultivation was very high. At this moment, three people were sitting in the hall, sipping tea and chatting. One of them, a middle-aged man, had an anxious expression on his face.

"Li Xun, why hasn't Na Na and the others arrived yet? Could something have happened?" At this moment, he was extremely anxious. Originally, he was worried about his daughter killing the sword spirit without a swordmaster to lead her, but there were only three days left before the competition. Yet, Dong Nana's group of four had yet to arrive.

"Uncle Dong, I believe they have the talent." Li Xun replied.

"What a great saying, 'A wise man has his own destiny'. "That's right, I'm disturbing myself." Dong Bo Tong had roamed the business world for many years and had seen many storms. However, his eldest daughter was the flesh and blood in his heart. As the saying went, care was the only thing that mattered. After all, Dong Bo Tong wasn't an ordinary person. After hearing Li Xun's words, he calmed down.

"Father. Father. I'm back."

Dong Bo Tong spat out the mouthful of tea that had just entered his mouth when he heard Dong Nana's cheerful and familiar cry. Li Xun and Qin Qing, who were by his side, couldn't help but snicker.

"Hehe, sorry for making the two of you laugh. Please excuse me." Even though Dong Bo Tong felt a little awkward, he was inwardly overjoyed.

"Uncle Dong, you don't have to say that. This is your true nature. We are all happy for Nana to have a father like you." Li Xun was really envious of Dong Bo Tong's concern for Dong Nana.

When Dong Nana rushed into the main hall, she could not help but gape at the happy conversation between Dong Botong and Li Xun and Qin Qing.

"Father, you're too concentrated on joking with your senior brothers and sisters. Have you forgotten about me?"

"Seems like I've almost forgotten about it. Your two Senior Brothers and Senior Sister are much more sensible than you. I feel that they have become twenty years younger by chatting with them." Even though Dong Bo Tong said that, his eyes became moist and he opened his arms. He had not been able to eat and sleep soundly these past few days, so how could he not be excited when he saw Dong Nana?

Father, wuu." Dong Nana could not control her emotions and threw herself into her father's embrace. She had always known that although she had two younger brothers, her father loved her the most. His own mother and Dong Botong had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, her health was not very good and she left early. However, her father's love for her never made her feel lonely, let alone wronged at home.

Looking at the father and daughter pair crying in each other's arms, Li Xun and Qin Qing felt a burst of envy. When Cheng Kun and the other two people saw this, they had no choice but to walk up to Li Xun and Qin Qing and greet them. They didn't want to disturb their father and daughter reunion.

When the staff finally arrived, Dong Bo Tong ordered some people to prepare a feast. Everyone was in a good mood so at this moment, they had to drink a few cups. But, other than Dong Bo Tong and Cheng Kun, the rest of them were not strong enough, so they left after eating half of the liquor. This was because they found out that Dong Bo Tong and Cheng Kun were wine buckets. Dong Bo Tong and Cheng Kun had a pleasant conversation. Although Cheng Kun didn't like to take the initiative to talk, but with Dong Bo Tong around, the wine still drank one cup after another down his throat.

Actually, Dong Bo Tong was extremely shrewd. Dong Na Na Na's unintentional words to protect Cheng Kun made him pay attention to Cheng Kun. Because he could tell that his daughter seemed to be interested in this little rascal. He knew that his daughter was used to being pampered. Since when had she paid attention to a man, let alone speaking on his behalf? Now that he had a clue, he naturally had to interrogate her properly.

Dong Bo Tong gradually realized that although Cheng Kun didn't like to talk, he was honest on the surface and did not lack exquisite thoughts. He had seen countless people in his life and knew that Cheng Kun was not a sinister villain. However, it seemed like it wasn't time for him and his daughter to make things clear yet. Furthermore, in terms of family background, Tianshan's family was the perfect match for the Dong Clan, and his own daughter's marriage could be considered a grievance. However, Dong Bo Tong was still very open-minded. He had told his daughter many times that she would be the one to choose her future husband. There was only one condition to make her happy. Otherwise, with the Dong Clan's financial situation and Dong Nana's talent and looks, the people who came to propose to Dong Nana could all line up into a long line. However, until now, no one had arranged a marriage for Dong Nana.

After two days of rest, Dong Nana and the other three, who had already gotten used to the dust from their travel, decided to head over to meet up with the person in charge of receiving the guests from the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect.

"You're finally here." The Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect had already contacted Li Xun before Dong Nana and the other three had returned. Therefore, they were not too anxious.

"Hey, you guys have all made breakthroughs in half a year, and both of you have improved quite a bit." Originally, Li Xun and Qin Qing had already greatly surprised me. His name was Gu Muzhi, and his strength was at the eleventh step. Naturally, he could tell the strength of Dong Nana's group, which was completely different from the information they had obtained when they left the mountain. Back when he met Li Xun and Qin Qing, he had been struck quite a bit of a blow, so other than the fact that Qin Qing had improved tremendously, he could not feel Li Xun's strength at all. Due to their limited strength and talent, the other Wind Elder did not have much of a reaction.

The few of them looked at each other and laughed. They had been practicing diligently for the past half year, and were much more diligent than those in the sword faction. Only they themselves knew of the hardships they had to endure.

"Li Xun, no wonder the Sect Leader thinks so highly of you. He is indeed a favored son of heaven. We were originally worried about their progress over the past half year, but it seems that following you was the right decision." Elder Gu was generous in his praise of Li Xun.

"Elder, if you say this, I will be very proud. This will not be good for the upcoming martial competition."

In truth, Ouyang Qingfeng would never have guessed that Li Xun would meet Baili Feng and receive her guidance. However, there was a saying in the Sword Soul Continent, "The opportunity of being a free genius. If the people who follow the genius around make good use of the opportunity, they will have a good harvest." Back then, he had also obtained Baili Feng's guidance by chance, which was why he had avoided taking many detours when he was young. His fellow disciples also benefited greatly from this, which was why he arranged for the five of them to follow Li Xun.

Hearing Li Xun's teasing, the crowd burst into laughter. Li Xun and the rest of the elders all laughed confidently, while the elders were happy that a few geniuses had appeared in the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect. In their eyes, these six were definitely the Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect's golden generation.

When they parted ways, the Thunder Elder, Gu Muzhi, who was in charge of the team, gave Li Xun information about their opponents. However, after seeing the strength of these six people, he felt that they were unnecessary.

"Li Xun, this time's team competition's first place is without any mishap. It's our Sky Mountain Sword Sect's again. The individual competition is up to you. " With regards to the individual competition, if they were to compete with Li Xun's strength, it would indeed seem like they were bullying the weak, relying on the strong and the weak.

After the six of them left, an elder said, "Elder Gu, if this Li Xun really had the strength of at least the tenth step that you guessed earlier, then wouldn't it be easy to obtain first place in the group and individual competitions?"

"In theory, it's not bad. This batch's six participants' overall strength is several levels higher than the previous batch's. However, their opponents aren't all weaklings. Furthermore, according to the information we received, a few of them have already joined hands to fight against our Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect. We just do not know how they were arranged for this competition.

After returning to the Dong Clan, the few of them took turns to look through the information given by Elder Gu.

"Everyone, please tell me what you are thinking about this competition. You must know more than me." Although Li Xun was the captain, he knew his own limitations. He knew very little about this southern youth martial arts competition.

From the information, we know that the opponents are not very strong, but the strength of the main opponents of our Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect is still not very clear. Furthermore, the appeal of this southern youth is increasing, and in the past few decades, there have been new sword disciples participating in every competition. The most troublesome part is that many of them have come to our Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect, because as long as they defeat us, their own sword sect's reputation will be spread far and wide. Zhou Jie's words were very accurate. They had heard a lot from their senior brothers and sisters in the past. Before they left the mountain this time, their respective masters had also warned them about this.

"Indeed, in principle, we are not over thirty years old, and the disciples that our Heavenly Mountain Sword Sect and other established sword sects have always sent would not exceed twenty-five years old. In fact, we are mostly in our early twenties. "So in terms of training time, we are at a disadvantage." Dong Nana asked worriedly.

This was also a matter of pride and arrogance on the part of the older sword sects. Ever since there was a Great Assembly, when the older sword sects' sword faction used their young disciples to get the first place, the older sword sects started to get excited and send their young disciples over. The younger they were, the better.

"Actually, I want to see everyone's shocked expressions when we use our true strength." Tian Fen was not worried at all. On the contrary, she was filled with confidence.

Cheng Kun didn't say anything, but from the resolute look in his eyes, it could be seen that he was also brimming with fighting spirit.