A sparring match?
Since Bai Zihe descended the mountain, he hadn't unleashed his full strength.
Even when he encountered the hawk-nosed man in black last time, he had only used less than half his power before the man was utterly defeated, begging for survival with a severed arm.
He was now a master experiencing loneliness.
Finding an opponent of comparable strength was truly not easy.
And his second senior sister was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate—the two had forged their bond through battle!
Bai Zihe was about to readily agree when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Wait, last time?
In his memory, the last time was the night before his second senior sister was ordered to descend the mountain and join the army.
But they had fought fiercely and with great exhilaration that time…
This shouldn't be the case.
Suddenly, a lightning bolt struck Bai Zihe's mind.
He remembered the slap he had received that day.
Could it be…
That woman was his second senior sister?
Thinking of this.
Bai Zihe couldn't help but look up and ask indignantly, "Second Senior Sister, was it you who slapped me in the alley last time?"
After speaking, Bai Zihe looked at her with a wronged expression.
He was more than ninety percent sure that the woman was his second senior sister.
Ji Xueyun was startled.
She only then realized that she seemed to have let slip.
However, seeing Bai Zihe's wronged expression, she didn't indulge him and snorted coldly, "You're still feeling wronged? If anyone else dared to treat me like that…"
"I wouldn't just kill them with a palm strike, but I'd at least chop off both their hands!"
"Slapping you was lenient!"
Bai Zihe was momentarily stunned by her words.
Then, he thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense.
Ji Xueyun didn't dwell on this issue and instead asked, "Junior Brother, we haven't seen each other for two and a half years. What realm has your strength reached now?"
Bai Zihe thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I'm not sure either."
Back on Nine Dragon Mountain.
After Ji Xueyun descended the mountain, Bai Zihe rarely fought anyone.
Those weaker than him held no interest, and those stronger than him, apart from a few senior sisters, were the martial aunts.
The senior sisters all had their own missions and were rarely seen on the mountain.
As for the martial aunts…
That was even more out of the question; sparring with them would be pure self-torture.
Therefore, even Bai Zihe himself didn't know what realm his current strength belonged to.
"How can you not be sure?"
Ji Xueyun was surprised and then asked, "Let's use Zhao Qingtian as a comparison!"
"If you fought him head-on, how many moves would it take to defeat him?"
Zhao Qingtian?
Bai Zihe said disdainfully, "With a good-for-nothing like him, if I landed one punch, he'd probably die on the spot!"
Ji Xueyun was stunned.
As the Military Governor of Jiangdong Province, Zhao Qingtian's strength was naturally not to be underestimated.
In fact, every Military Governor in the Dragon Country possessed formidable personal strength; there was no room for nepotism.
Given the peculiar nature of the War Department, it would be difficult for such important officials to command respect if they were impostors, and without respect, how could they lead a region!
Zhao Qingtian, becoming a Military Governor in his forties, was considered among the elite.
Even Ji Xueyun herself would find it extremely difficult to disable him in a head-on confrontation when he was at full strength.
Unless… they were Grandmasters!
Such existences could kill with a mere pluck of a flower or a flying leaf; they were near-invincible land immortals!
But Bai Zihe was so young…
"Junior Brother, are you serious?"
Ji Xueyun wasn't doubting Bai Zihe, but it was hard to believe. "Zhao Qingtian's strength is considered above average in the entire Eastern War Zone."
"It would take me a great deal of effort to defeat him."
"If he hadn't been careless and poisoned today, I might not have been able to disable him."
This confused Bai Zihe.
He really didn't feel that Zhao Qingtian was that strong.
He immediately spoke truthfully, "Second Senior Sister, why would I lie to you?"
"However, it's also true that I can't pinpoint my own strength."
"Since you descended the mountain, there hasn't been anyone on the mountain who could fight me, except for a few martial aunts and the senior sisters on missions, so I can't gauge my strength."
"But I'm confident I can kill Zhao Qingtian with one punch!"
"Then that means…"
Ji Xueyun recalled that day's events and asked again, "The time you fought in the alley, you also held back?"
Bai Zihe truthfully replied, "I felt you had no intention to kill me, so I held back."
"Good lad!"
Ji Xueyun smiled, distanced herself from him, and assumed a fighting stance, "Come on, let's exchange a few more blows!"
"I'd like to see how much you've improved over the past few years."
With that, before Bai Zihe could respond, she lunged forward.