Transcending Heavens: Starting with the Ancient Tomb Sect

Chapter 127 Shaolin: A Warm Welcome to the Ancient Tomb!

The strings of the zither rustled softly.

Amidst the clamor of birdsong, an autumn wind swept across the land.

The Little Dragon Girl, dressed in white, sat cross-legged on a large rock, intently playing the guqin in her hands.

This guqin was a trophy that the group found in the mansion of the Semu people.

During the massacre of the family, Xiaolongnu took a liking to the zither at first sight.

obviously.

Little Dragon Girl wants to pick up the skills passed down from the Ancient Tomb that she has neglected for a long time.

"Oh!"

"This family deserved to die; they were even worse than those people in Xiangyang."

Li Mochou stood aside, toying with the jade flute in her hand, another spoils from that household. Even after two days, the Red Serpent Fairy still felt resentful.

The reason is simple: those wealthy Semu people started their fortunes by trading slaves.

And it's done openly and honestly.

In the Song Dynasty, at least those families of civil officials kept their doors closed.

Among them, Han Chinese, Jurchens, and Mongols were all treated equally.

Everyone immediately understood why the other side had the audacity to lead a group to attack the people in the ancient tomb; their goal was to capture them all in one fell swoop.

Regardless of gender, they were all peerless beauties to them, even the eagle seemed so extraordinary.

Once captured, whether for personal use or as a gift for high-ranking officials, it would be a top-quality item.

Unfortunately, greed completely clouded their judgment. They didn't even realize what kind of people such a group of people dared to wander around the front lines of war so freely.

In fact, on the night of the massacre, even the Divine Eagle sprouted wings.

Its wings were like heavy swords, crushing many people and horses to death. Arrows could not reach the people in the ancient tomb, but shooting the Divine Condor was completely useless.

The arrows had barely been shot when the Divine Eagle spread its wings, sending them all flying away in a whirlwind of energy.

The eagle was fearless, after all, it wasn't the love flower thorn that pricked it.

The xiao flute in Yue Que's hand also came from there, but Yue Que got it when the curtain was raised.

Standing to the side, Yue Que saw the jade flute in his senior uncle's hand and felt quite envious, so he said, "Senior Uncle, shall we trade?"

I'll give you the xiao (vertical bamboo flute), and give me the jade flute.

"No!"

Unfortunately, no sooner had this suggestion been made than Xiaolongnu, who was calibrating the guqin, looked up at Yue Que and said with a blush, "Que'er, this cannot be changed."

"I can!"

Xiaolongnu said that she is proficient in the arts of playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but now she just needs to pick up the skills she had put down before.

"Uh, okay."

Seeing Xiaolongnu's shy yet annoyed expression, Yue Que immediately understood, casually twirled his flute a few times, and replied, "My lady, we won't trade."

aside.

Li Mochou, the Red Serpent Fairy who was studying the jade flute, was completely bewildered at this moment.

Why not change it?

Why has the way you address me changed again?

And for some reason, Li Mochou always felt that the words spoken between the two adulterers had several layers of meaning.

What is the relationship between the jade-like woman and the bamboo flute?

At this moment, the only thing the Red Serpent Fairy could think of was Du Mu's poem: "On the night of the bright moon over the Twenty-Four Bridges, where is the jade maiden teaching the flute?"

The slang and colloquialisms are also common slang from the Ming and Qing dynasties onwards, and at this moment, the Red Serpent Fairy didn't even realize it at first.

However, the Red Serpent Fairy quickly thought of an idiom—"Nongyu playing the flute."

"A beautiful woman!"

She murmured, repeating the way Yue Que addressed Xiaolongnu. Li Mochou remembered that he had used the same term back in the Ancient Tomb. Looking at the flute Yue Que was playing with, and especially recalling his actions of playing it—

Li Mochou finally realized what was happening. Her blood rushed to her head, and she instinctively spat as her face turned bright red.

"This is an elegant affair!"

"Uncle-Master, you're getting the wrong idea~~~" Yue Que spun his flute around and placed it horizontally behind him, then suddenly leaned forward, his face almost touching the other's with a smile, and said, "Little Qing, do you want to practice your skills?"

Swish!

A figure in cyan flashed by, and Li Mochou, the Crimson Fairy, ran away in embarrassment.

"Hahaha----"

Looking at the back of her senior brother, Fairy Chilian, and especially thinking about how she was recognized as a younger sister by Little Dragon Girl, the feeling became even more interesting.

This guy, Master Uncle—he wouldn't even call his brother-in-law a proper address.

Yue Que withdrew his gaze from Li Mochou's back, and then looked at Hong Lingbo, Lu Wushuang, and Gongsun Lü'e, who were busy in the distance. The three of them were currently finishing up the matter of the massacre of their family.

This operation was very different from the one in Xiangyang.

There was no need to worry about the aftermath of that massacre, but not this time.

The number of female slaves rescued, especially from wealthy families, was not small. Male slaves were not uncommon, but extremely rare. After being apprehended, they were either given away or sent to the battlefield as supplies for the attack on Xiangyang.

After several rounds of war, very few male slaves remained in their hands.

The female slaves were weak, but some were strong-willed. We must find a way to save their lives.

Feeling a sense of shared sorrow for Hong Lingbo, Lu Wushuang, Gongsun Lüe, and the other two women worked hard on this matter. As for what the three women would do, Yue Que would not say anything.

Yue Que also wanted to see what the three women would do.

Li Mochou didn't want to interfere in the affairs of her juniors, which was a way of nurturing them. Xiaolongnu, on the other hand, didn't care about this at all. Once she achieved her goal, she didn't care about the aftermath.

It truly means killing without burying.

Compared to that, Yue Que is now very concerned about Xiaolongnu.

When Yue Que entered the Ancient Tomb, he knew that Xiaolongnu was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Unfortunately, she was focused on practicing the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and never showed it off.

However, it was used indirectly, namely the Golden Bell and Silver Rope.

That martial art actually emphasizes rhythm.

It's a combination of water sleeve dance and plate drum dance, transformed into a martial art. The only difference is that in the process, the water sleeves transform into silver ropes, and the golden bells are used to strike people, not drums.

If you can't suppress your opponent with your moves or overwhelm them with your internal strength, you'll be easily injured if you can't keep up with the rhythm of the music.

How many people in the martial arts world would actually know this?

This kind of thing is not something that normal martial arts sects possess.

Seeing that Xiaolongnu had regained interest in the guqin, Yue Que also became interested.

Moreover, returning to this aspect also means that Xiaolongnu has completely given up her desire to deeply study the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra.

Yue Que was also eager to see Xiaolongnu's musical skills.

When they have free time, the two of them can play a duet on the qin and xiao, and use this to express their carefree spirit.

This is the scene Yue Que had always envisioned, but after many twists and turns, he finally has the opportunity to see it now.

Unfortunately, Yue Que did not get the chance to perform a duet until Hong Lingbo and the other two women had temporarily settled the matter of the slaves.

It seems that Xiaolongnu chose to practice the piano again not for ensemble performances, but for other purposes.

Even when Yue Que asked, she temporarily shielded him from the question with a secret.

Not playing together?

Could it be that he is practicing sonic power?

Yue Que did not recall Xiaolongnu possessing such creative abilities, nor did he see any similar techniques among the martial arts he had collected.

The only martial arts technique I can recall that has this kind of skill is Huang Yaoshi's "The Song of the Azure Sea Tide".

"Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic —"

Yue Que's expression suddenly turned serious. After thinking for a while, she smiled and said, "Female Zhuge Liang, I have been waiting here for so long, and that Eastern Heretic has not yet arrived. Your chances of winning are getting smaller and smaller."

"Learn from me?"

"Not to mention that our fundamental goals are different, this is far too indecisive."

Yue Que felt that Huang Rong had followed Guo Jing in military campaigns and battles, and her hesitant and indecisive attitude was somewhat disappointing.

Even if we don't talk about being a military genius, loving soldiers like children, or using them like mud, we should at least know that.

It can't be that strangers can be used as mud, but acquaintances can't be handled well.

You must know that a kind heart cannot command an army.

One step behind means you'll always be behind.

Yue Que originally thought that Huang Rong's intelligence had improved after becoming Guo's wife, but in reality, she had become weaker.

After glancing back to the south, Yue Que led the group straight towards Mount Song.

On the road.

Yue Que asked, "Junior Sister, how did you deal with those women?"

"I taught them some military tactics," Gongsun Lü'e said, raising her hand. She had taken out some of the Gongsun family's traditional skills, which she had learned from books. Whether she could actually do it herself was another matter, but she remembered them.

"I taught them how to make and use poisons!" Hong Lingbo explained her methods, mentioning not only the Jade Bee Needle, Ice Soul Silver Needle, and Love Flower Thorn, but also the records from the Five Poisons Secret Manual.

"I taught them how to kill, how to seize every opportunity to kill," Lu Wushuang replied after a moment of silence, glancing at Li Mochou, even though she herself had never succeeded.

"Another all-female sect!" Yue Que couldn't help but exclaim.

Hong Lingbo asked in confusion, "Is there a problem with this?"

"No problem, as long as you're happy."

"Just surviving is a blessing right now." Yue Que felt that no matter what happened in the future, being able to learn some skills to survive in this chaotic world was a good thing no matter what.

It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death; if you survive, you certainly won't be weak.

As for whether there will be any problems, that's a long time from now, and it's none of his business. Nobody can take care of someone else for a lifetime.

Especially this kind of time, which seems to extend beyond a lifetime.

After some casual conversation, the group arrived at the foot of Mount Song in no time, riding on galloping horses.

When Yue Que and the others dismounted, they saw that monks from Shaolin Temple on Mount Song were already waiting at the foot of the mountain with their followers.

Instead of being on high alert, it was a warm welcome.

In particular, some monks raised flags.

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In the original story, Guo Xiang's visit to the mountain was not like this.

Seeing this, Yue Que was somewhat surprised, yet not entirely.

Aside from those directly affected, the current popularity of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl is not widespread in the martial arts world. The true representative of the Ancient Tomb Sect is Li Mochou, the Dark One of the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Ever since her title was upgraded from "Number One Female Demon in the World" to "Number One Demon in the World," everyone has been extremely polite to people from the Ancient Tomb Sect.

However, Shaolin Temple's actions, such as sliding on their knees with such smoothness, rendered Yue Que's original plan futile.

Everyone exchanged glances, and then they saw that Li Mochou, the Red Serpent Fairy, was the first to dismount and walk in front, while Yue Que, Xiaolongnu, and the Condor Heroes followed behind.

The group then formally paid their respects at the mountain.