Having someone teach him was certainly a good thing. Zhou You felt that his greatest weakness was fighting people at close quarters.
Although he wasn't a belligerent person and had little experience fighting in the past, there had been that incident with Mighty Warrior, followed by his encounter with the mysterious Lian Yi. Who knew what opponents he might face in the future? Learning a move or two would definitely help.
"Is that allowed?"
Zhou You was worried that, as a disciple of the True Martial Hall, Duan Yuxian might be breaking the rules by teaching techniques to an outsider and get punished.
"These are all insights I've developed myself." Duan Yuxian knew where to draw the line.
She certainly couldn't teach Zhou You the True Martial Inheritance. No matter how bold she was, she wouldn't dare do that. If her master found out, he'd whip her like a spinning top.
"That's good, then."
Duan Yuxian looked Zhou You over, making a rough assessment.
"Swordsmanship is my specialty, but you don't look like a sword user, fellow cultivator. Learning it in a rush wouldn't do you much good."
Duan Yuxian had learned the True Martial Sword Art and was a sword cultivator through and through. She could tell at a glance whether someone else was one.
Swordsmanship required diligent practice; it wasn't something you could master overnight. If she taught Zhou You just a few sword moves and he couldn't execute them properly, they could become a hindrance in combat instead.
"How about this? I'll teach you some unarmed moves."
All she intended to teach Zhou You were a few ways of generating force that she'd worked out during her own training. They were basic, universally applicable principles that had nothing to do with her inheritance.
"First, your breathing. Sink