"If we were to fight again, of course I would win, but that would be meaningless. It is not the way of a true lady or a grandmaster."
She flicked her sword, letting out a sharp ring, then returned to her bamboo abode, leaving only the flutter of her sleeves behind.
"When I broke my Qi Sea, I vowed to become a Grandmaster and defeat him honorably with my sword. But by the time I emerged from my seclusion, he had already lost an arm and vanished without a trace."
"Back then, every time I sought him out for a duel or a sparring match... he always held back just enough, allowing me to improve greatly. Although I wanted to defeat him, a victory like that..."
"...is not one I would seek."
Ye Ningzhi looked at her master—who, along with Sword Elder Xue Shaobai of the Little Five Decline Sword Sect, was known as one of the Jiangshui Twin Swords; who had once taken a high rank in the Martial Examination across the prefectures and earned the Merit and Fame of a Prefecture Official...
