Lin Lang picked up Yu’er’s short sword and thrust it at her heart, using exactly the same sword move she had just used against him.
Yu’er suddenly realized that no matter how she dodged, this thrust seemed certain to strike her.
Whoosh!
Lin Lang twirled the sword, reversed the blade, and delivered the hilt into Yu’er’s hand. "Did you understand that? Give it a try."
Yu’er stared blankly at Lin Lang, then took the sword without standing on ceremony and thrust it at his heart.
She could not produce as many variations as Lin Lang, but her move was no longer as rigid as before.
Unfortunately, Lin Lang still dodged the thrust with ease.
Lin Lang flicked Yu’er’s blade. A violent jolt shot through her wrist, and the sword flew from her hand again.
"As an assassin, your sword must be fast. If you can finish your opponent with one thrust, don't use a second."
"You like short swords because they're easy to conceal and convenient for assassinations. But a weapon that short also leaves you more vulnerable to attack."
"Besides your swordsmanship, you need to improve your movement techniques, as well as unarmed martial arts such as palm or fist techniques."
"Poison is useful, but true experts can suppress it with their true qi. Do you have a poison potent enough that even a Great Grandmaster couldn't resist it? Can you guarantee it won't harm you?"
Both the Lianhua Treasure Manual and the Five Poisons True Scripture contained many poisoning methods that ordinary people would never imagine. In fact, many victims would not even think they had been poisoned.
For instance, ordinary people would see nothing wrong with medicines that loosened the bowels. After all, they merely made someone want to use the toilet.
But while using the toilet,