Twin Swords United; The Lady's Heart Is Troubled

The commander's position carried great responsibility, but it was relatively easygoing. After Li Xian took office, he arranged everything properly and had never made a single mistake.

His days became leisurely.

A few more days passed.

Li Xian had the idea of choosing another martial art to specialize in.

By now, his Four Directions Fist, Clearwind Leg, and Jade Luo Palm had all reached Peak Mastery. His inner lake measured a full four zhang and seven chi, which was certainly considerable among martial artists his age.

He practiced the Waning Sun Blood-Draining Sword every day, but the sword art was incomplete. After practicing it for too long, his body would grow feverish. Li Xian could endure the heat and force himself to continue, but the martial path emphasized gradual progress. Rather than doing that, he might as well cultivate another martial art to balance things out and enrich his martial attainments.

As the commander, Li Xian was personally in charge of One Accord Manor's basic martial arts.

Naturally, he could take whichever manuals he wished.

After searching for a long while, Li Xian chose Cloud-Soaring Hand.

This was a rather miscellaneous martial art that focused entirely on training both hands. If mastered, it had endless applications. It could serve as a fist art, finger art, or palm art, but precisely because of that, it was somewhat neither fish nor fowl.

Pang Long had also learned Cloud-Soaring Hand, but he never recommended it to the manor guards. Among the four hundred guards, not a single one knew Cloud-Soaring Hand.

No one had even heard of it.

The reason was simple: this martial art was too mixed and chaotic, difficult to learn deeply. Having the guards practice it would be no different from harming them.

It looked impressive, but in truth it