Gu Long: Dominating the Martial Arts World Starting from Transmigrating as A Fei

The wheels rattled and clattered on the road.

Ah Fei remained silent for a long time.

He was going to prosperous places like Suzhou in Jiangnan.

However, Xingyun Manor, located in Baoding Prefecture, is right on the way.

That was once known as "Li Garden," which was the former residence of Li Xunhuan.

Now his "good brother" Long Xiaoyun has taken over the place.

A copy of "The Precious Mirror of Pitying Flowers" is kept in Xingyun Manor, and it is in the possession of Lin Shiyin, Li Xunhuan's old lover.

The author of this martial arts manual is Wang Lianhua.

This person was once Shen Lang's mortal enemy, but after some twists and turns, the two became friends.

Wang Lianhua was an exceptionally talented and unparalleled genius in the martial arts world.

He was extremely proficient in everything from astrology and divination, medicine and disguise, to music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

All the knowledge he had acquired in his life was written into the secret manual, "The Lotus Treasure Mirror".

In the original story, Long Xiaoyun, whose martial arts skills were crippled and whose meridians were destroyed by Li Xunhuan, making it impossible for her to practice martial arts again, was able to recover after studying this book.

The fact that this medical manual is so advanced speaks volumes about its extraordinary nature.

He possesses a system; as long as he gets close, he can directly learn the fifth level.

Such an enticing secret manual is worth the trip.

However, to get to Xingyun Manor, one cannot even get through the gate on one's own.

Besides, he wanted to meet Lin Shiyin, the current mistress of Xingyun Manor.

You can't exactly run up to the manor lord, Long Xiaoyun, and say, "I want to see your wife, can you?"

It would be much easier for Li Xunhuan to meet him.

After all, everything Long Xiaoyun now possesses—Lin Shiyin and Xingyun Manor—was a gift from Li Xunhuan.

No matter how unwilling he was, he wouldn't stop Li Xunhuan from going back in order to maintain his image as a chivalrous and famous figure.

But behind this hypocritical villain, there will inevitably be some underhanded tricks.

However, that was directed at Li Xunhuan, so it had nothing to do with him.

Now that he has befriended Li Xunhuan, he can naturally follow him if Li Xunhuan goes to Xingyun Manor.

But that alone is not enough to get him to go voluntarily.

After thinking for a moment, he looked up at Li Xunhuan.

There was a hint of sadness in his voice.

There is one person.

Ah Fei was about to tell Li Xunhuan's story, but he didn't reveal who the protagonist of the story was.

From Li Xunhuan's perspective, Afei, whom he met for the first time, must have been recounting his own experiences.

After all, how could anyone else possibly know the full story of Li Xunhuan's life?

Looking at the rippling water in the wine bowl, he said in a slightly lonely voice:

"He has a childhood sweetheart."

It seems like she's talking about her own experience.

Li Xunhuan quickly immersed himself in the story.

It was all because of the person Li Xunhuan held dear in his heart: Lin Shiyin.

The two were childhood sweethearts; Lin Shiyin grew up in "Li Garden" since she was a child.

Her father was Li Xunhuan's father's brother-in-law.

The two elders had already arranged their engagement while they were still alive.

However, Li Xunhuan and Lin Shiyin did not become estranged due to taboos like some worldly young lovers.

They were not only good friends, but also lovers.

Ah Fei's eyes revealed a weariness beyond his years as he slowly said:

"But one of his friends, who had saved his life, also fell in love with his lover."

He turned his gaze and stared intently at Li Xunhuan.

Suddenly, he asked, "What do you think he should do?"

This marked the beginning of Li Xunhuan's painful life.

Back then, Long Xiaoyun saved Li Xunhuan from serious injuries and brought him back to "Li Garden," where he happened to meet Lin Shiyin.

Then he fell in love with Lin.

Li Xunhuan saw through his intentions at the time, and naturally felt conflicted.

However, out of gratitude for being saved, Li Xunhuan did not reveal his relationship with Lin Shiyin.

Instead, he acted as a matchmaker for the two, actively pushing Lin Shiyin towards Long Xiaoyun.

What has the tortoise gained besides temporarily impressing itself?

Sure enough, Li Xunhuan showed a pained expression.

He looked at Afei with a complicated expression.

If none of this had happened to him yet, he would have answered without hesitation.

Out of gratitude to a friend, the woman in the story must be brought together with the friend.

But Li Xunhuan, who had been accompanied by loneliness for so many years and was tormented by guilt and unrequited love to the point of being unrecognizable, hesitated.

To him, brothers were like limbs, and women were like clothes.

If his brothers and sisters wanted to wear certain clothes, even if Li Xunhuan himself wanted to wear them, he would still make sure to wash the clothes clean and give them to his brothers and sisters to wear.

Moreover, it was a friend who had saved his life.

Ah Fei disdains this kind of thinking.

Seeing Li Xunhuan hesitate, one could roughly guess what he was thinking.

But my heart was still filled with contempt.

There are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude, even if it means giving your life in return.

Is this a better way to repay a friend's kindness than by pushing their butt from behind?

What's more, his friend's partner is his childhood sweetheart and lover.

Li Xunhuan poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it down in large gulps.

Then he started coughing incessantly.

A sickly blush rose to his pale face, but he still downed the remaining half bowl of wine in one gulp.

Ah Fei looked at him, this middle-aged drunkard who seemed like he might cough himself to death at any moment, and did not offer any advice.

Because he knew that even if Li Xunhuan drank himself to death, he would still drink.

With intermittent coughing, Li Xunhuan said, "That person..."

Before he could finish speaking, Afei interrupted:

"You don't need to answer now, just listen to me finish."

If Li Xunhuan were allowed to continue, he would surely get caught up in his own logic again.

Then he kept rationalizing his past behavior in order to alleviate his guilt.

In that case, he would subconsciously start to run away again.

Even if he suggested going to Xingyun Manor again, Li Xunhuan would never agree.

So I interrupted him to finish the story.

I glanced at the system; the analysis of "Little Li Flying Dagger" was complete.

[Analysis of "Little Li Flying Dagger" complete, Level 1 mastered, recorded in "Comprehensive Record of Ancient Martial Arts".]

Just as I expected, it was a martial art with a nine-level cap.

Although categorized as a mental cultivation method, this martial art is essentially a technique for using hidden weapons.

Moreover, it's not necessary to use a throwing knife to perform this skill; it's just that using a throwing knife allows it to unleash its full power.

In other words, one can use the sword in their own hand in the style of "Little Li Flying Dagger".

Combined with the seven levels of the "Mingyu Gong" technique, which allows for remote control of objects, this technique can be used for further control.

Fei Fei was getting more and more excited about the flying sword.

Only by mastering and combining the two martial arts can one become a true "flying swordsman".

Although he was thinking about it, he didn't stop talking.

He continued speaking at a steady, unhurried pace, recounting his own story in a calm yet slightly melancholic voice.

"Later, this person made an unexpected choice."

Ah Fei continued speaking slowly.

This was, of course, the choice Li Xunhuan faced at the time.

"To repay his friend for saving his life, he buried his feelings deep inside and insisted on bringing his lover and friend together."

"Not only did he actively distance himself from his lover, but he also frequented taverns and stayed out all night, just to disappoint her. He even brought prostitutes home to spend the night with her."

Ah Fei's voice was calm as he told the story in a gentle, soothing tone.

But every word was like a knife dipped in chili water, piercing Li Xunhuan's already wounded heart.

Li Xunhuan's knuckles, gripping the wine bowl tightly, had turned white from the force.

He suppressed his cough tightly in his chest.

He didn't even notice the flaw in Ah Fei's story—how could such a young boy be familiar with places of ill repute?

It was because he was completely trapped in painful memories.

Afei knew that after making a decision, he would subconsciously rationalize his behavior infinitely.

Then they would deliberately downplay the mistakes, to the point that they could no longer distinguish right from wrong.

But when I hear it from others, and recall what I did, I find it hard to forgive myself.

Ah Fei asked again:

"While this may be fair to our savior, it completely disregards the woman's feelings. Isn't it too cruel to her?"

"On nights when longing fills her dreams, will that woman also weep with sorrow?"

"Is her heart aching as if it's being torn apart?"

Li Xunhuan remained silent for a long time, his face etched with the marks of many years of hardship and loneliness.

He closed his eyes, not wanting to face Ah Fei.

But that face, which had appeared in his dreams thousands and thousands of times, reappeared before his eyes.

He couldn't stop coughing loudly.

His cough brought back that sickly blush to his pale face.

It was as if the flames of hell were burning his body and soul.