Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting from Immortal Martial Arts

On the morning of October 4th, just as dawn was breaking, the maids and servants of the Ning and Rong mansions began cleaning the residences and preparing breakfast.

In the study of the East Wing of the Rongguo Mansion, the servants thought that the master, Jia She, was still fast asleep, but he had gotten up early and was sitting in the main seat dressed in a purple-red tiger-patterned robe.

Beside the gray-clad man stood a hunched-over, somewhat rough-skinned, and apprehensive-looking "Jia Lian".

Jia She's eyes gleamed with admiration, and he muttered to himself, "So alike, so very alike! The face alone is eighty percent similar."

He then turned to the gray-clad man beside him and asked, "Where did you find it?"

"The slums of Zhenjiang Prefecture were discovered during the evacuation from Jiangnan. They concealed their tracks all the way back to the capital. Apart from the slave, all those who knew about it have been dealt with."

Upon hearing this, Jia She slapped the tea table excitedly and laughed heartily, "Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise! Heaven has truly spared me!"

With this convincing imposter, the plan to use sperm donors had virtually no flaws.

"Read him the whole story of that good-for-nothing's life, pick out the profiles of the relationships between the people in the story and have him recognize and memorize them, making sure there are no major mistakes."

"During this period, we carefully trained his movements and expressions, and touched up his makeup before he went out."

"only!"

Seeing this, Jia Lian, who was standing to the side, mustered up his courage and asked, "Does Your Excellency want me to play a human?"

Jia She smiled gently, nodded and stroked his beard: "Yes, but you don't need to act all the time. You only need to come out and act for a while at specific times. From now on, I will take good care of you and make sure you don't suffer from hunger or hardship."

"Is there enough to eat? Are there any girls here?"

"Haha, yes, as many as you want."

Seeing the man's delighted expression, Jia She burst into laughter. He then reached out and turned the armrest of his chair, opening a stone door on one side of the study. The man in gray led the man inside, and returned a moment later.

"My lord, what should we do about the young master...?"

"What young master?"

Jia She's facial muscles twitched violently, and his eyes radiated an astonishing murderous aura, making him look like a vengeful ghost, extremely ferocious.

"Take that damned piece of trash and those male prostitutes to the secret room in Tongzhou. I'm going to slice them to pieces, one by one, while they're still alive!"

"only!"

"Bring the owner of Tianxiang Restaurant here with you too!"

"only!"

...

At 3:45 AM, in Daiyu's courtyard.

Jia Tang, dressed in a satin tiger-patterned robe without a crown, stood tall and imposing under the covered corridor with his thick black hair lightly tied with silk, his face stern as he instructed the three sisters and Lin Daiyu in martial arts.

As for Qingwen and Hu Po, who practiced martial arts together, they never trained with the other girls; they only trained together in Ruihu Courtyard.

The four women were all dressed in plain silver brocade robes, their hair tied up with hairpins. Three of them held swords and one held a knife. Following Jia Tang's instructions, their sleeves fluttered and their figures were graceful.

"Second sister, swordsmanship emphasizes agility. Don't stiffen your body. When you take a small step forward, use your wrist to generate power from the sword in your hand, and slash upwards from the lower left, making a diagonal cut..."

"Third sister, your longsword is powerful and expansive. Don't follow Second sister's footwork; take bigger steps. Focus your power on your waist, transmitting it through your spine. As your body shifts, move your arms as one, and then strike down with momentum..."

"Little Si, I told you to practice martial arts, so get moving! What are you doing standing there grinning like an idiot..."

After saying that, he glanced at Lin Daiyu, whose beautiful eyes were curved in a smile, and shook his head helplessly.

These girls, especially Yingchun, are very honest and straightforward. No matter how you teach or train them, they don't know how to adapt at all, so you have to give them pointers often.

Tan Chun is quick-witted and has a somewhat dashing personality, but she often thinks a lot and practices a lot.

Xichun is a clever and quick-witted girl. She can usually calm down and cultivate, but she can't help but laugh when she sees her brother scolding her two older sisters. When her brother scolds her, she looks aggrieved and asks someone to plead for her.

Lin Daiyu doesn't need much instruction. Back in Yangzhou, we had already established various training methods for her. Now, she has steadily entered the second stage of flesh refining and can wield a sword quite skillfully. The sword can even produce a slight whistling sound as it cuts through the air.

"Alright, your bodies are warmed up. Swallow the pills and begin your cultivation facing the rising sun."

Upon hearing the commotion, the maids quickly fed their mistresses the Golden Ganoderma Pills from the manor. These pills, along with the Golden Skin Cream, were both auxiliary medicines for internal and external use.

Lin Daiyu took the Golden Ginseng Soup from the Second Realm, along with the Golden Skin Ointment for external use and the Condensing Essence Powder for bathing, all used together.

With the help of the secret medicine, the four women practiced their moves one by one, following their respective methods and steps, absorbing vital energy, and making subtle corrections under Jia Tang's guidance.

Lin Daiyu's Pure Yin Sword Manual is a sect-protecting technique obtained from the secret realm of Zhuyu Bay. Yingchun's wooden sword technique is a technique she cultivates, while Xichun's is a golden sword technique, also obtained from the secret realm. They belong to two combined secret techniques.

Tan Chun cultivated the clan's protective magic within the manor, not the Rong manor's Ding Fire Secret Manual. Instead, she cultivated the Ning manor's Geng Metal Secret Manual, which was classified as a method to ward off evil spirits, and was in the same category as the family generals. This shows her ambition.

Although the techniques learned by the three sisters were distributed level by level, the clan's secret techniques were passed down to men but not women, so once Tan Chun learned them, she could not marry outside the clan.

She probably did this because she saw that Jia Huan outside the city had changed and wanted to do her best to guide him.

This girl was quick-witted. As a concubine's daughter, she had always been raised under the care of Lady Jia. She was respectful and filial to Lady Jia in her daily life, all so that her younger brother and aunt could have a better life in the second branch of the family.

Jia Huan was initially somewhat hopeless, and she had given up on herself.

Just when she was about to resign herself to her fate, Jia Tang rose to power and made no attempt to hide his dislike and disgust for Jia Wangshi. He then cultivated his relatives, allowing both her and Jia Huan to learn martial arts.

At this point, without anyone urging him, he became the most diligent one, though he tended to overthink things.

In the early stages of martial arts training, one must follow the proper steps; overthinking leads to mistakes, so Jia Tang could only offer repeated reminders.

As time slowly passed and the sun grew stronger, the girls, with bare faces, had beads of sweat sliding down their cheeks and stray hairs sticking to their temples, making them look exceptionally youthful and radiant.

Jia Tang stood with his hands behind his back under the eaves, watching with a smile in his eyes.

Just then, Jia Kang, who was left behind in the study, hurried over, saying that something urgent had happened.

This commotion caused the four women to stop and stare at it.

Jia Tang frowned slightly and shouted, "Keep practicing, don't stop!"

After saying this, he looked at the maids around him and instructed them, "You young ladies are not allowed to eat until you have practiced for two hours!"

The girls shrank back in fright and nodded timidly in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Jia Tang led Jia He and Jia Kang into the air and disappeared from the spot.

Seeing this, Xichun breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head. The sweat on her eyelids made her feel a little uncomfortable. Just as she was about to call her personal maid to wipe the sweat, she met Lin Daiyu's half-smiling eyes and Tanchun's somewhat stern angry gaze.

The girl's fair face tightened, and she continued practicing martial arts.

In the study of Ruihu Courtyard, Jia Tang received a secret letter from the Jia family. He thought it was about something in Jiangnan, but it turned out to be about the Northwest.

"On August 28th, sixty-seven members of the Sun family, both legitimate and illegitimate, were..."