Old Mi simply disregarded those words. A notorious wastrel of Brightmoon City possessing good talent? Is that even possible? Everyone else must have been blind all these years! 

He could only think of one explanation. “Perhaps your body is well-suited for this movement skill. Quickly familiarize yourself with it. It should be enough for you to at least survive against Yuan Wendong. Also, don’t tell anyone about this martial skill, and never speak its name ‘Sunflower Phantasm’ either. It might get you in trouble.”

Zu An nodded quickly in response. “Yes, I understand.”

Looks like Old Mi is quite a low-profile person too. If that wasn’t the case, how could he have remained a humble gardener in the Chu clan for so many years?

Hearing Zu An’s assurances, Old Mi finally left the garden in peace.

Zu An continued practicing the Sunflower Phantasm, but a thought soon surfaced in his mind. This movement skill is quick and unpredictable. It’s too much of a waste to use it just for defense. What if I were to use it for offense?

Zu An recalled Bai Susu’s explanation that the Elementary Swordplay was focused on dealing the greatest damage against one’s opponent at the fastest possible speed and within the shortest distance. It had many openings in the eyes of a true swordmaster, but these openings became practically nonexistent if one could move...