With Li Zhi gone, night fell and he still hadn't returned. Wang Yue had Zhao Jian settle Cao Danshu in, then began teaching Zhao Jian a new sword style: the Nine Songs Sword Technique from Youthful Song of the Wanderer.
Cao Danshu also joined them to learn the technique, using it as her introductory sword style. As for Li Leshan, she would join them once she had finished dealing with family matters.
The reason he taught Cao Danshu this technique as her first sword style wasn't because she had extraordinary talent. It was simply that before she developed true energy, the technique only looked impressive.
The sword styles in Youthful Song of the Wanderer focused more on sword intent. The deeper one's understanding of it, the stronger the sword technique became. Even with insufficient true energy, it could still be extremely powerful.
As long as she grasped the sword intent, practicing every day would also strengthen her body. In effect, sword training would help Cao Danshu build a foundation, since she had started learning rather late.
Of course, Wang Yue was holding something back. He hadn't taught her the peerless Lightness Skill, Cloud-Treading Wind-Riding Steps, which could be used without any true energy at all!
If she used Cloud-Treading Wind-Riding Steps together with the Nine Songs Sword Technique, then even someone like Wang Yue, who couldn't use any Internal Energy at present, would be a difficult opponent to deal with.
Of course, Wang Yue had a selfish motive for teaching Cao Danshu the Nine Songs Sword Technique. After all, he knew what the current Renzong was like: there was a good chance he still wouldn't have a son.
Since Wang Yue wanted to use Cao Danshu to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, he had to make sure