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However, her husband had taught her quite a bit of swordsmanship, and she genuinely wanted to see if her skills were just for show—pretty to look at but impractical in use.
So, An Jing smiled and agreed, "That's fine. However, if I lose to you in swordsmanship, you can't laugh at me."
Gong Juese heard An Jing say this and laughed as well, "Why would I laugh at you? I consider my swordsmanship to be top-notch. If I win over you, it doesn't add much prestige for me. Why should I laugh at you? If you do win against me, then I can't strut around as I did before. If that happens, feel free to laugh at me for being too arrogant and not knowing there are always people better than oneself."
Without further ado, both of them took up their longswords and began to spar again.
An Jing's sword skills were personally and patiently taught by the extraordinary genius, Xiao Changyi. Even though it had only been about half a year, her swordsmanship was still quite advanced.