A Journey Through the Martial World After Transforming into a Loli

"Miss, the master said that dinner has been arranged. Please come to the front hall with Miss Lin for dinner."

"Dinner is ready so quickly?" Gu Duoduo looked at the sky where the sun was already setting, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she tossed the sword in her hand to the servant beside her.

"Put my sword away and tell Father that I'm taking Xueyi to take a bath before going to the front hall."

After speaking, without waiting for Lin Xueyi's reaction, she pulled Lin Xueyi and walked outside. At this moment, Lin Xueyi looked at Gu Duoduo, who was in a hurry, and her mind was full of thoughts.

"Take me to take a bath, that means taking a bath with Gu Duoduo, right?" Looking at that cute little face, Lin Xueyi's face gradually turned red.

Main text: Chapter Twenty-Two: Who to sleep with?

"I never imagined that Miss Lin was Lin Xueyi, the hero of Shuangshi Town, at the poetry gathering. I apologize for my previous neglect. Please forgive me, Miss Lin."

To be honest, the owner of Gujiazhuang was quite easygoing. At least he didn't put on airs. On the contrary, after learning that she had made a big splash at the previous poetry gathering, he was very polite to her and even offered her a toast to apologize.

"Oh dear, Dad, what are you doing? Xueyi is my good friend, there's no need to be so distant. I'll take her for a night tour later as an apology."

Gu Yuan rolled his eyes. "Enjoying the night view? You took that girl to the martial arts training ground this afternoon. Do you really think I didn't know? Now you want to go sightseeing? Where were you before?"

Although Gu Family Village doesn't have as many tourist attractions as Luo City, it still has a plum garden and a winery to see. Besides, there's also Yingming Liuan, one of the ten scenic spots of Luo City, in the back. Even though it's not the right season now, there are still places to see there.

So, she foolishly led people to the training ground. His daughter is usually quite clever; why did she suddenly act so silly today? Without commenting on his daughter's words, Gu Yuan pointed to a roasted lamb leg that had just been served on the table.

"The lamb used for this roasted lamb leg is specially transported from the north. It is a Chile sheep. These sheep eat special pastures from a young age, so they don't have a muttony smell. Instead, after roasting, they have a unique fragrance. Miss Lin and Miss Su can have a good taste."

Actually, Lin Xueyi didn't really like mutton, especially its gamey smell, which she found unpalatable. But when she heard that this mutton didn't have a gamey smell, she was quite surprised.

However, before she could even make a move, Gu Duoduo had already used a knife to cut a large piece of roasted lamb leg meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

"Try it. This mutton is hard to come by normally. My dad has a good friend in Ezhou in the north, and he can only get some of this kind of meat from him. We rarely eat it, and we only use it when entertaining distinguished guests."

Seeing such a large piece of meat on her plate, Lin Xueyi felt a little flustered. Since the other person had kindly offered it to her, she really couldn't refuse, so she forced herself to take a bite, suppressing the urge to scratch her head.

And then... the piece of meat quickly disappeared into Lin Xueyi's small mouth, leaving only glistening oil on her pink lips.

"Mmm, it's really delicious! I never imagined that lamb could taste so good."

Her bright eyes were full of joy. Seeing how much Lin Xueyi liked it, Gu Duoduo cut another piece for her and put it on her plate.

"Eat more if you like. There's also tea. If you get tired of eating, have some tea to cleanse your palate."

"Mmm, thank you." Lin Xueyi ate the mutton while taking a sip of the tea in her cup. It was indeed very refreshing and the tea tasted a hundred times better than the tea she had outside.

"Do you like it? This is snow plum tea, made by stir-frying plum blossoms and green tea together. It's specially made to cut through the greasiness of meat. If you like it, I'll give you some later."

Seeing Lin Xueyi's adorable eating habits, Gu Duoduo felt her appetite increase as well, and she cut off a piece of mutton and put it in her mouth.

"You two, don't just eat this mutton, try this carp soup too. It's made with Qinghe carp, which has a milder fishy smell but is very fresh and delicious. It's extremely tasty."

Lin Xueyi looked at the carp soup in front of her, used a silver spoon to put some into her small bowl, and carefully tasted it. The taste was really delicious. After entering her mouth, the delicious taste exploded in her mouth. That feeling made Lin Xueyi squint her eyes in happiness.

Gu Yuan carefully observed Lin Xueyi, shook his head almost imperceptibly, and then continued to introduce the dishes on the table.

Lin Xueyi, who had always lived a simple life, finally understood what it meant to be a nouveau riche. From the words of this Master Gu, she learned that the Gu family manor was respectable in Luo City, but outside of Luo City, it might not be considered a wealthy family.

However, in Lin Xueyi's own opinion, her family was already quite wealthy; at least in her view, their lifestyle far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Because they had been running around all day, Su Mengsha directly helped Lin Xueyi refuse Gu Duoduo's invitation to continue the night tour. After dinner, she wanted to take Lin Xueyi for a bath to relax and then get some rest.

Although the poetry gathering has ended, they still want to go watch the martial arts competition tomorrow. Su Mengsha also wants to spar with some martial arts masters of similar age.

But Gu Duoduo was a little unhappy. "Since you want to rest, I'll take Xueyi to my room, and we can rest together."

“Miss Gu, Xueyi is my sister. She can rest with me. There’s no need for you to trouble yourself.”

After dinner, Master Gu left with his men, asking Gu Duoduo to take Su Mengsha and Lin Xueyi to their room. Gu Duoduo wanted Lin Xueyi to sleep with her, but Su Mengsha once again refused.

While the two were arguing, in another room, Gu Yuan was talking with his three sons.

Do you think this Miss Lin is the person we're looking for?

The three young men, who hadn't directly attended the banquet but had been observing from the sidelines, exchanged glances before finally speaking.

“Father, I think it’s best to inform that person of this news no matter what. After that person’s sister went missing, he has been secretly investigating her. We just happened to find out about this news, which is also an opportunity for us. If she is really found, then our Gu Family Village will stand at the top of the martial arts world in Luo City. What Luo City Sword Sect? They are all just fleeting clouds.”

"Yes, Father, what my elder brother said makes sense. We can tell that person the news first. What if it is him? Then we will have a very powerful ally."

The two sons expressed their opinions, but Gu Yuan still had some concerns. He glanced at his third son, who seemed hesitant to speak, and nodded to him.

"Hang'er, is there anything you want to say?"

“Father, I think we shouldn’t rush things. I glanced at that little girl named Lin Xueyi earlier, and she seemed completely unfamiliar with the food on the table, even quite fond of it. I’ve heard that the master dotes on his sister, so she must be well-fed and clothed. But she seemed very surprised, which means it’s probably the first time she’s ever tasted any of this food. I think it’s better to be cautious.”

Seeing that his two older brothers seemed somewhat disagreed, Gu Hang quickly added, "Although we know this information, the source is not legitimate. If we ask them about it, we will offend them instead, and it will be a loss for us."

Main Text: Chapter Twenty-Three: Poetry Gathering and Martial Arts Demonstration

"Fallen leaves hold up two swords, autumn wind breaks people's souls."

On the arena, the two fought fiercely, one wielding a dazzling sword, the other wielding a spear with incredible speed and agility. The crowd below cheered them on, except for Lin Xueyi.

Looking closely at the two disciples from the Luocheng Sword Sect and the Suicheng Han Family, whom Su Mengsha had described as rising stars in the martial arts world, she realized that they were indeed full of flaws. If they were in her hands, she could end them with a single palm strike.

"Xueyi, what do you think? Aren't these two amazing? If you had studied martial arts properly at Flying Eagle Fortress, you could definitely have become just as powerful."

Unaware of what Lin Xueyi was thinking at that moment, Su Mengsha was instilling in her the idea that she should work hard in her cultivation so that she could become as powerful as the two people on the stage.

How should she respond to that? Lin Xueyi wasn't really sure, so she simply nodded and turned her attention to the stage. In her eyes, although the person from the Luo City Sword Sect seemed to have the upper hand now, he would soon be defeated.

Purely flashy swordsmanship may seem impressive against an opponent's simple and unadorned style, but in the eyes of a true master, it only increases one's own energy expenditure and offers no other benefit.

Sure enough, in the following rounds, the disciple from the Luocheng Sword Sect gradually lost control and was eventually swept out of the arena by the Han family disciple with a single spear thrust.

"Senior Brother Han's Han family spear technique is indeed impressive. I admire him greatly."

"Junior Brother Liu, you're too kind. Your poetry and sword skills are also very impressive, and your foundation is very solid. I was just lucky to be able to defeat you by half a move."

Regardless of how things went on stage, both of them showed each other respect afterward. Lin Xueyi quite enjoyed this kind of competition. At least there weren't any keyboard warriors spewing profanities.

"The head of the Han family and the leader of the Luocheng Sword Sect are brothers who have risked their lives for each other. They used to roam the martial world together, and the relationship between the Han family and the Luocheng Sword Sect is still very close."

Just when Lin Xueyi thought the sparring would continue as harmoniously as it was, Su Mengsha offered an explanation, implying that things weren't actually as wonderful as they seemed.

"Haha, Senior Brother Han, your duel is over. Now it's my turn to walk around the stage."

A long laugh echoed from afar, followed by a powerful figure landing heavily on the ground. He appeared to be unarmed, but a closer look revealed a glint of cold light emanating from his fingers—knuckle dusters. Aside from games, Lin Xueyi had never seen such a weapon in real life before.

"Hey Chen, are you going to keep your distance? Or are you all cowards from the Mingshan Sect, bullies who prey on the weak?"

"This is Hu Xiaotian, who is known as the one who can suppress five continents with one punch. Of course, the five continents is the name of their place, not the five major states."

"Is this person very capable?"

"Impressive, of course impressive. How could someone who can be called 'One Punch Suppresses Five Continents' not be impressive? It is said that when his sister was bullied, Hu Xiaotian single-handedly killed the bully and made him flee in disarray. I remember it was the Xie family, a powerful family in Five Continents City. In the end, the Xie family did not dare to retaliate and had to obediently apologize."

"Huh? He's that good? It seems he has some conflict with this guy surnamed Chen. Oh, it's Senior Brother Liu, you're here to watch the martial arts competition too."

At first, she didn't realize it, but after saying half a sentence, she realized that the person who had just answered her was actually Liu Changfeng of the Qingfeng Sword, her senior brother Liu.

"Haha, I came here to watch some of my junior brothers compete today. Chen Qingting and his sister were childhood sweethearts, but after Chen Qingting joined the Mingshan Sect, he fell in love with the sect leader's only daughter for some reason."

Senior Brother Liu's words are really nice. I don't know why, but is there even a need to ask? She's the sect leader's only daughter. Marrying her would be equivalent to having the entire Mingshan Sect.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. After all, marriage is something that requires mutual consent. But Chen Qingting actually went so far as to say that Hu Yuer was being persistent and harassing, which ruined the woman's reputation."

"What?! Is that even possible? Shouldn't this kind of man be beaten to death?"

"So, when Hu Xiaotian heard that Chen Qingting had come here to participate in the martial arts demonstration after the poetry gathering, he also came. In fact, everyone in the martial arts world already knew about this, so we opened a back door for Hu Xiaotian to participate in this martial arts demonstration and teach Chen Qingting a lesson."

"I can't believe they do this! But it's a good thing they did; at least it's very satisfying."

As for Chen Qingting in the audience, looking at Hu Xiaotian on stage with his fists clenched so tightly they were cracking, he knew that he really couldn't escape this time. He had only thought that he would get close to the sect leader's daughter so that he wouldn't be bullied, but he never expected that it would lead to such consequences. If he had known this would happen, why did he say those hurtful things?

"What's wrong, Chen Qingting? Aren't you coming out yet? Or have you become more timid since you went to the Mingshan Sect?"

Every word he spoke was about the Mingshan Sect. Chen Qingting knew that if he didn't leave soon, he would probably be expelled from the sect. The previous incident had already greatly damaged the reputation of the Mingshan Sect. If anything else went wrong, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in the Mingshan Sect anymore.

"Damn it, Hu Xiaotian, don't think I'm afraid of you. I didn't come up before because I didn't want to make enemies with you again. Since you're so eager to get beaten up, then I won't be polite either."

Then they really didn't hold back. Lin Xueyi looked at Chen Qingting on the stage, who was being punched mercilessly, and really wanted to kick him and offer incense. But she thought that this was a martial arts competition. Hitting someone was fine, but killing someone was probably not an option.

Moreover, judging from Hu Xiaotian's actions, he probably didn't intend to kill him. However, beating up Chen Qingting in front of so many people might be more painful for him than killing him.

“Hey Chen, my sister and you grew up together. My family is well-off, but yours isn’t. My sister has always saved her food for you since she was little. It’s your freedom to like someone else, and my sister didn’t say anything. She even blessed you. But you’re ruining her reputation outside, saying she’s clinging to you. Do you have any conscience at all?”

Seeing Chen Qingting already beaten to a pulp, and knowing that further beatings might kill him, Hu Xiaotian angrily threw him toward the Mingshan Sect.

“From now on, my sister has nothing to do with you. If I ever hear you ruining her reputation again, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Uninvited Guest

"Hu Xiaotian, you've gone too far. This poetry and martial arts competition held by the Luocheng Sword Sect is not a place for you to vent your personal grievances. You're showing a complete disregard for the Luocheng Sword Sect and the entire martial arts world of Luocheng."

"The senior brother from the Mingshan Sect is too harsh. Our Luocheng Sword Sect is holding this poetry and martial arts competition here to provide everyone with a fair place to compete. Apart from the rule against killing people here, everyone can understand if we go a little too far."

Seeing that the situation was turning towards the Luocheng Sword Sect, Liu Changfeng immediately turned his head back. The entire martial arts world probably already knew what kind of person Chen Qingting was.

Everyone knew more or less about the entanglement between him and Hu Xiaotian, so after they felt satisfied with how things had turned out, they didn't think much of it. As for not taking them seriously, well, face is something you earn yourself, not something given to you by others.

"Don't worry, we people of the martial arts world in Luo City aren't that petty. Senior Brother Hu didn't kill him outright, which is already giving us face. We have to forgive him."

While Liu Changfeng of the Luo City Sword Sect could still maintain restraint, the other people in the Luo City martial arts world expressed serious disgust for someone like Chen Qingting.

"That's right, I think Senior Brother Hu has already been quite restrained. We can't be so ungrateful."

"Hmph, I thought this..."

"Senior brother, watch your words." Seeing their senior brother's anger rising and his temper getting out of control, the people around him quickly tried to persuade him. Fortunately, he didn't say anything more, otherwise their Mingshan Sect would have really offended the entire martial arts world of Luocheng.

Although the Mingshan Sect is not located in Luocheng, their people will be traveling in Huozhou. When that happens, it will probably be the disciples who suffer.

"Hmph, let's go." Reminded by his junior brother behind him, the senior brother of Mingshan Sect stomped his foot angrily and led his men away with their heads down. The faint laughter around him seemed to be mocking him.

"Oh my, why is it so lively here? Is today not a poetry gathering and martial arts performance, but a market? Has the Luo City Sword Sect abandoned martial arts and turned into a marketplace?"

Just as everyone thought they had won a great victory over a scumbag, a clear, cold voice came from a rooftop not far away. Looking towards the source of the voice, they saw Liu Ling, the man who had been so aggressive at the poetry gathering and ultimately defeated by Lin Xueyi with two poems, standing behind a man. And the one who had just spoken was that man.

"Judging from their attire, they are from the Jiaolong Cave on Chongming Island in the East China Sea."

"The Dragon Cave on Chongming Island in the East China Sea? What kind of place is that?"

Hearing Liu Changfeng reveal the other party's origins in a single sentence, Lin Xueyi was somewhat bewildered. She really didn't know much about this martial arts world, and she was always confused about what kind of island or cave this was.