Something caught Xia Xi rather by surprise.
The Breathing Style Yan Zi was most compatible with was actually Wind Breathing.
Shouldn't it have been the commonplace Water Breathing?
Right then, Xia Xi began considering handing the girl over to that master of his for some introductory training... to bolster their lineage.
After all, the Wind Breathing lineage's legacy...
Was something Xia Xi valued quite highly.
Of course, being the most compatible only meant compared with the other four Breathing Styles.
It did not mean she was some born sacred body for Wind Breathing.
Xia Xi tossed her a bokken and had the street girl try a few moves from the accompanying Wind Breathing sword techniques he demonstrated.
Then he had her use her usual approach to street fights.
She sparred for a few minutes with the weakest Northern Region Swordsman present.
Winning was out of the question, of course.
But Xia Xi still picked up on a few things in the girl's habitual movements and instinctive reactions.
Compared with other Breathing Styles...
Her fighting style did indeed possess some of a Wind Breathing Swordsman's traits.
She acted with wild abandon, free of restraint.
That probably had a great deal to do with the slums she had grown up struggling in.
Just as enhancement-type Nen users tended to have straightforward personalities.
Swordsmen suited to Wind Breathing often possessed similar traits.
Only, compared with traditional Wind Breathing...
The street girl operated with a little more cunning and slipperiness.
Once she got started, she would probably be another promising candidate for a derivative Breathing Style.
Come to think of it, their Wind Breathing lineage really did not have a single disciple who used the standard version.
Senior Brother Igarashi used Mist Breathing.
As for Xia Xi himself, aside from his all-encompassing Dawn Breathing,