Shen Yue was slightly astonished.
He recognized the person with the masked face. Even though his face was covered, Shen Yue had always excelled in estimating an opponent's identity by their body shape. Coupled with his supercharged brain, which only further sharpened his perception, he had already deduced the person's identity.
Seeing the unmalicious strike from the masked person, he grew even more certain of his guess.
Broken Sword was used merely as a probe.
He needed something that resembled martial arts techniques to facilitate his actions.
He had never intended to learn martial arts, even when he first faced Giant Li and a group of bounty hunters. He had prevailed using insight and speed.
However, when he began to entertain the thought of learning martial arts and came to the Song Dynasty to witness some martial arts masters in action, insights into their techniques instantly converged in his mind.