Needless to say, the core footwork is a must-learn.

As for the core sword techniques... it depends on the situation.

Fang Yue has been using saber techniques all this time. Suddenly asking him to switch to sword techniques might be a bit difficult.

If he can learn and use them, that would naturally be the best.

If learning them proves too difficult, he can put them aside for now and learn saber techniques instead.

Often, the principles of martial arts are interconnected. Maybe he can even deduce and create a set of saber techniques based on Lord Han's inherited sword techniques.

Fang Yue felt that his chances were pretty good, because he had a trump card...

"[Jing Li Gui]... is already dead?"

"That's right!" Butler Hai nodded.

How is that possible?!

Lang Qingyi was shocked.

He had exaggerated the strength of [Jing Li Gui] a bit, in order to let his brother get some kickbacks as usual. But he never expected that... they actually hired someone to kill [Jing Li Gui]?!

That's a Calamity-grade ghoul! Not many large trading caravans can confidently say they can handle a Calamity-grade ghoul.

But the small Dayang Trading Company...

"Who did you hire to kill [Jing Li Gui]?"

With displeasure on his face, Lang Qingyi asked in a deep voice.

"Naturally, it's our supreme guest elder, Ye Niuniu, Lord Ye!"

Ye Niuniu? Never heard of him.

But Lang Qingyi understood that Chunu City had too much traffic. Countless people entered and exited every day. It wouldn't surprise him at all if a Human-rank expert suddenly appeared.

That's right, [Jing Li Gui]'s position in his heart was actually Calamity-grade, at most a mid-stage Calamity-grade ghoul, far from the [Wrath-grade ghoul] he had previously estimated.

Those were just stock phrases he used to squeeze some benefits from the trading company on a daily basis.

As long as something happened, exaggerating the strength of the ghoul would immediately make these trading companies, with little real strength, tremble.

Coupled with the high price of escorts on the market, and the authoritative nature of the Azure Guards, a little guidance could result in gifts and bribes.

Lang Qingyi was very skilled in this routine and had basically never failed.

Therefore, when he learned that [Jing Li Gui] had been killed, he was completely dumbfounded.

Just now... did I exaggerate too much? If I had known that [Jing Li Gui] was so weak, I should have blacklisted it as a Blood-grade ghoul.