Mèng Fán glanced at Liǔ Yānpíng and said with a wry smile, "Miss, I wasn't lurking behind you today."
He was a bit tired of being wrongly accused.
After all, when something like this happens, you can't explain it clearly!
If she said you were peeping at her, there was no way to refute it.
Because you were indeed looking at her, just at the sword techniques.
But how could you possibly explain clearly whether you were looking at the sword or the person?
It couldn't be explained!
Even though he had demonstrated Liǔ Yānpíng's Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword yesterday, she had only verbally agreed, not truly accepted.
In her heart, she still believed Mèng Fán had been peeping at her, but she didn't pursue it further.
I have to say, young men really need to protect themselves when they are out in the world.
Because many times when you are wrongly accused by a girl, no one will listen to your explanation; you are naturally at a disadvantage.
Liǔ Yānpíng looked at Mèng Fán and said helplessly, "Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble for you."
Even though she said that, Mèng Fán felt that this person was trouble.
"That's good then," Mèng Fán replied with a smile.
He had no intention of continuing the conversation with Liǔ Yānpíng, but Liǔ Yānpíng didn't let Mèng Fán go and proactively said, "After listening to your views on the Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword yesterday, I had some new insights when I went back."
"Oh, congratulations," Mèng Fán replied perfunctorily.
"Although I don't know why you know the Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword, you have indeed made some achievements in this sword technique. Would you like to spar with me?"
Mèng Fán looked at this Liǔ Yānpíng with surprise.
He really hadn't expected that this girl was here to spar with him.
Was this the legendary 'strangers fighting and then becoming friends'?
She had taken a liking to him just like that?
For a young lady, wasn't this a bit unreserved?
Mèng Fán was helpless; he actually didn't want to be "targeted."
But if a person is too outstanding, it's difficult to hide even with great effort; they will eventually be discovered.
However, it seemed that Liǔ Yānpíng had a bit of a martial arts obsession, which was why she was so uninhibited.
She had wrongly accused him of peeping at her yesterday, and today she wanted to spar with him, yet she didn't feel the least bit embarrassed!
"Actually, I'm not interested in the Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword you mentioned, nor do I plan to practice it..."
Mèng Fán's refusal was interrupted by Liǔ Yānpíng's dominant voice before he could finish.
"Spar with me for an hour, and the reward is one spirit stone."
This...
Upon hearing Liǔ Yānpíng's words, Mèng Fán couldn't resist.
He had been very firm in his refusal initially, but this girl was really offering too much.
One month's subsidy for Mèng Fán was only three spirit stones.
This was the "prestigious" treatment after becoming a Sword Guardian Disciple in the Sword Pavilion.
When he was a menial disciple, he had never even received a complete spirit stone!
"Deal," Mèng Fán said without hesitation.
A faint smile appeared on Liǔ Yānpíng's lips.
You want to refuse me?
With what right?
As Elder Liu of the Alchemy Hall of the Shushan Sword Sect's most beloved granddaughter, she might not be the strongest inner disciple, but she was definitely the wealthiest inner disciple.
Filthy rich!
She, Liǔ Yānpíng, was the most famous little rich woman among the inner disciples.
In fact, if Mèng Fán had still refused, she would have continued to offer ten spirit stones.
If he still refused, she would offer twenty...
She would keep increasing the offer until he agreed!
If Mèng Fán knew Liǔ Yānpíng's thoughts, he would regret it immensely.
Unfortunately, he wasn't strong-willed enough.
He surrendered for just one spirit stone.
"Since you've agreed, let's start now," Liǔ Yānpíng said, looking at Mèng Fán, her brow furrowed slightly as she asked, "Where is your sword?"
Sword?
Mèng Fán chuckled wryly. Where would I get a sword?
Only the top fifty outer disciples were qualified to retrieve a sword from the Sword Pavilion.
He was neither a menial disciple nor an outer disciple now; he was a Sword Guardian Disciple of the Sword Pavilion.
Mèng Fán just remembered that his status as a Sword Guardian Disciple was equivalent to that of an outer disciple, but he had no ranking.
In this situation, did he have the right to retrieve a sword from the Sword Pavilion?
He would have to ask Senior Brother Luo when he got back tonight. After all, they were all part of the Sword Pavilion family; it wouldn't be unreasonable to borrow a sword, right?
Mèng Fán walked over to a wooden rack and picked up a wooden sword.
Liǔ Yānpíng shook her head, looking helpless. She also replaced her own sword with a wooden one.
Since it was a spar, not a fight, and certainly not a life-or-death battle, there was no need to take advantage of the opponent regarding weapons.
If it were a real fight, she definitely wouldn't be so hypocritical; she thought it was very satisfying to crush her enemies with superior weapons and let them die in frustration.
But this was just a spar, and Mèng Fán was not her enemy; the nature of the situation was completely different!
"I really don't understand how you, a kid at Qi Refining level 1, without even your own sword, could practice the Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword to that extent," Liǔ Yānpíng muttered, somewhat bewildered.
Mèng Fán's mastery of the Azure Sea Tide-Born Sword technique displayed yesterday seemed uncharacteristic of a mere rookie at Qi Refining level 1.
"Half an incense stick's time has already passed. This will be counted within the hour," Mèng Fán said very seriously to Liǔ Yānpíng.
Hearing Mèng Fán's words, Liǔ Yānpíng couldn't help but laugh.
This guy has no idea about the wealth of a rich woman!
"Junior Brother, let alone covering you for an hour, I can cover you for the whole day, or even the whole month and year!" Liǔ Yānpíng said with disdain, her eyes revealing unconcealed arrogance.
Mèng Fán frowned, sensing a vague ominous premonition.
Ever since this girl started causing trouble for him yesterday, her gaze towards him had been strange.
Could it be... she wanted to keep him?
There was a high probability of it!
After Mèng Fán transmigrated, this body was extremely handsome.
In terms of appearance, he was about seventy percent similar to Yang Guo or Ding Peng as portrayed by the actor Gu Gu in television dramas.
The remaining thirty percent was even better!
Mèng Fán's cultivation might be insignificant in the Shushan Sword Sect, even considered the bottom.
But in terms of appearance, much like his talent of "Divine Sword Dao," there was no one in the entire Shushan Sword Sect who could match him.
Therefore, Liǔ Yānpíng's recent words about keeping him gave Mèng Fán reason to suspect that she harbored lustful intentions towards him!
"Miss, please mind your own conduct!" Mèng Fán said with a serious expression.
Liǔ Yānpíng was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Mèng Fán meant by that, finding it rather baffling.
A few seconds later, her young face suddenly flushed red as she understood the misunderstanding in Mèng Fán's words.
She immediately said angrily, "Mind your own conduct, my foot! Take this sword!"
With that, she brandished her wooden sword and slashed at Mèng Fán.
Mèng Fán shook his head helplessly. Why is she suddenly so angry?
He raised his sword to block, deflecting Liǔ Yānpíng's wooden sword.
Mèng Fán did not use his true qi, and Liǔ Yānpíng similarly did not use hers.
Especially in Liǔ Yānpíng's view, Mèng Fán was merely at Qi Refining level 1, and the gap between them was too large.
If she were to use her true qi, it would be too bullying, so her spar with Mèng Fán was purely about sword techniques.
And in terms of purely practicing sword techniques, Mèng Fán was naturally fearless.