A Journey Through the Martial World After Transforming into a Loli

Faced with his brother's question, Luo Qing thought carefully for a moment before speaking, "I think it's still those elders who are in seclusion, the Valley Master who is a Grandmaster, and the former Valley Master. With their presence, those righteous sects of the martial world dare not invade us at will, and the surrounding cave forces will sincerely submit to us."

Hearing his younger brother's words, Luo Heng did not refute him, but he also did not say that he was right. "Well, you probably learned this way in the academy, but, but have you thought about where the cultivation resources of so many Netherworld Ghost Valley disciples will come from? Where will the daily expenses of so many disciples come from? In the end, without stable rule, will those cave dwellings be willing to follow us and be bound to this huge warship with us?"

These words made Luo Qing feel enlightened. His elder brother was right. All those people were from the academy, constantly contributing resources to the Netherworld Ghost Valley so that it could operate normally. Similarly, the Netherworld Ghost Valley would provide them with sufficient logistical support. So, no one could say that the academy's role was insignificant.

"What, you understand now? You know what Father is planning, right? Don't worry, the status of our Luo family in the Netherworld Ghost Valley will rise step by step because of your continuous development. Moreover, Father has been planning for so long, so naturally there are other pawns. We just need to wait for the opportunity to gradually sideline that Valley Master and become the actual leader of the Netherworld Ghost Valley."

As if he could already imagine that day, a smug smile appeared on Luo Qing's face. That woman, that woman, the woman who kept appearing in his desires, finally gave him hope, hope that he could fulfill his greatest ambition.

"Brother, if, I mean if one day we can really do it, then could you, hehe..."

He glanced at his younger brother and knew his bad habits, but since this matter was of great importance, he did not make any promises, only saying that he would see how things went.

If the other party cooperates, then she can naturally give it to him; if they don't cooperate, then the outcome will probably be different. These are all unpredictable, so she can only take it one step at a time.

Luo Qing expressed his understanding of his elder brother's answer. After all, he was a master at the Grandmaster level. Without complete protection, he would not dare to make a move. That was someone who could kill him with a single slap.

Seeing how sensible his younger brother was, Luo Heng breathed a sigh of relief and said that as long as the whole family worked together, they would definitely be able to achieve this great goal.

As the two smiled at each other, the carriage slowly moved forward, and despite the midday sun, a cool breeze always seemed to rise in their hearts.

Meanwhile, Lin Xueyi, who was completely unaware of all this, was sitting at home, eating lunch she had bought from outside while listening to Ge Xinyao's ramblings.

"Young Master Ling, what are you really thinking? That guy named Luo..."

"Luo Qing."

"Yes, that's right, it's a man named Luo Qing. He's obviously up to no good with us. And you're still calling him 'brother' over and over, as if you're not happy if you don't give him any hope. Don't you know that a wise man doesn't stand under a dangerous wall?"

Seeing Ge Xinyao's anxious expression and worried eyes, Lin Xueyi first told her to calm down, and then spoke when Ge Xinyao sat down and stared at her from across the room.

"Sister Xinyao, I have my reasons for doing this. Please let me explain."

Seeing that Ge Xinyao was about to jump up in worry again, Lin Xueyi quickly spoke up to reassure her and tell her to listen to her.

"This Luo Qing is clearly a spoiled brat, but you should also know that the Netherworld Ghost Valley is actually quite powerful. It's mostly composed of families that practice martial arts, especially those with elders and protectors. Only in this way can they have enough resources to bring people like us with unknown identities into the academy."

Seeing that Ge Xinyao seemed to have thought of something, Lin Xueyi continued,

"Since his family has such power, why not let the child choose to go to the Netherworld Ghost Valley, instead of going to the academy instead? Besides, he can put people in for us, and he can put people in for others. In this back and forth, will these people who are put in be grateful to this person or to the Netherworld Ghost Valley?"

At this point, Ge Xinyao finally understood what Lin Xueyi meant.

"You mean, someone wants to use the academy to undermine the foundation of this Netherworld Ghost Valley?"

"That's right, that's it. I think someone has already done it."

However, this answer did not satisfy Ge Xinyao. "Then why don't you just arrest them directly? Or...?"

“My dear Xinyao, here’s the evidence! The other party clearly has power and backing in the Netherworld Ghost Valley. Even if I can do whatever I want, it’s Ruoxue who will be in trouble. Since we can’t just arrest him directly, let’s treat him as prey. And the best hunter is often the one who first disguises himself as the prey.”

Chapter 245 They've entered the academy.

The next day, Luo Qing returned to the academy. By then, he had already made arrangements with the academy staff. The two girls from the previous day had secured places in the academy, and most importantly, they would be entering the lecture hall next to his.

That's right, it's the lecture hall next door. After all, the two of them joined halfway through, so it wouldn't be good to put them in his own lecture hall, and it would also be easy to expose them. For the sake of his previous idea, he decided to endure it a little longer.

Sometimes, isn't the fun in this kind of pursuit? Of course, if he loses patience, he'll just make his move. But anyway, he needs to calm things down for now and can't cause any trouble. He can use these two women to pass the time.

"You guys, keep a close eye on things. If you see Ling Xue and her cousin Ge Yao, make sure to stop them immediately and make them wait for me to come out, understand?"

"Don't worry, Young Master Luo, we will definitely inform you as soon as possible. If either of the two girls escapes, we will offer our heads as a reward."

After listening to the men's words, Luo Qing nodded in satisfaction. It wasn't that he didn't want to wait here, but he also needed to give the two men some time. He couldn't be too obvious, lest he arouse their suspicion.

So at this time, he chose to temporarily back down, letting the two of them think that he was very busy and that he had specially taken time out of his busy schedule to help them get into the academy.

This would make them even more grateful to him, and also give him the illusion that he didn't have any ulterior motives towards them. This would also lower their guard.

Not long after Luo Qing entered the academy, several men spotted Lin Xueyi and Ge Xinyao. The two looked somewhat apprehensive, as if they lacked confidence and doubted their ability to enter the academy.

However, knowing the outcome, they naturally wouldn't keep the two girls in suspense. Besides, if things went wrong, their heads wouldn't be enough for Young Master Luo to chop off. So they quickly sent one person in to call Young Master Luo out, while the others came over and stopped Lin Xueyi and Ge Xinyao.

"Miss, please wait a moment. Our young master Luo will be here soon. He says he has something very important to tell you."

Upon hearing that something important was being discussed, Lin Xueyi's eyes lit up, and she quickly jumped in front of the speaker. "You said that Brother Luo has something important to tell us, does that mean that our plans to enter the academy have been finalized?"

Excitement brought a happy smile to the little girl's face, her eyes shining brightly, sweeping away her previous apprehension and anxiety. The little girl's joy also infected those around her.

"Of course, I'll take action; isn't that a must?"

Just as the people around were eager to answer the question, Luo Qing also came out from the gate. It turned out that he hadn't gone too far in the first place, and he was worried that Lin Xueyi and Ge Xinyao would wait too long and leave impatiently.

Sure enough, not long after the people who went in to look for him entered, he already knew the two women had arrived. He straightened his clothes and slowly walked out. Before he even reached the door, he could already hear the conversation outside. Unable to contain himself, he joined in the conversation.

"Oh, it's Brother Luo! Brother Luo, did you really get someone to help us get into the academy?"

She happily jumped in front of Luo Qing, and when Luo Qing saw Lin Xueyi's lovely smile, he couldn't help but smile back.

However, he was unaware that a man surnamed Zhao had been treated in the same way by this girl with such a lovely smile. By then, the grass on Zhao's grave was already half a meter high.

Luo Qing couldn't help but touch Lin Xueyi's long black hair. His only regret was that the little girl's hair wasn't white. If it were white, it would be even more perfect.

As for Ge Xinyao, seeing the hand on Lin Xueyi's head, she was even more furious. Should she chop off that hand, or should she chop it off? Ah, she definitely had to chop it off.

If Lin Xueyi hadn't sent her a telepathic message, she would have already taken action. In the end, under Lin Xueyi's gaze, Ge Xinyao suppressed her anger, and not a single smile appeared on her face.

"Xiao Xueyi, what's wrong with your sister? Is she angry?"

Luo Qing wasn't stupid, but he couldn't quite understand Ge Xinyao's expression. It should have been a happy occasion, so why did he only see indifference on her face and no trace of joy? She was much easier to understand than the smiling girl beside him.

"Sister, you probably can't believe it. After all, it's hard for us to believe. You've already missed the registration day, but you can still get into the academy. Nobody can believe it."

After hearing Lin Xueyi's words, Luo Qing also felt that this was a possibility, since he really couldn't think of any other possibility, so he spoke up to explain.

"Although this academy is independent of the Netherworld Ghost Valley, my father has invested a lot of money here, so he has some influence here. I asked my father for help yesterday, and that's how I finally got these two spots."

After listening to Lin Xueyi's explanation and Luo Qing's words, and remembering what Lin Xueyi had told her before about investigating Luo Qing's background, she could only force herself to smile. However, this forced smile didn't look very good at all.

"Oh dear, sister, why don't you believe Brother Luo? Even if we're late, he's still here to help us. Why can't we trust him?"

He approached Ge Xinyao with a seemingly disgruntled expression, grabbed her right arm with both hands, and shook it vigorously in a coquettish manner. This adorable expression not only dazzled Ge Xinyao but also the men around them.

"You silly girl, alright, alright, I know, I believe you, okay?"

No one could resist Lin Xueyi's adorable antics, and Ge Xinyao was no exception. She quickly nodded and pointed at the girl with her finger. Knowing what she was thinking, she didn't want the plan to fall apart because of her, and naturally knew what she had to do.

"Young Master Luo, thank you very much this time. If we are indeed admitted to the academy, we will repay you handsomely."

Hearing Ge Xinyao's words, Luo Qing laughed and said, "Miss Ge, you're too kind. I just didn't want you two to come all this way for nothing, so I did a little favor. There's no need for any thanks. Let's go into the academy first. I'll take you to settle your enrollment matters first, and then I'll show you around the academy and let you see the scenery and some things that might be useful to you."

Main text: Chapter 246 Visiting the Academy

Only when you actually walk inside can you truly feel how vast the academy is. It's no wonder that Ruoxue, also known as Mo Ningyan, had such pride on her face when she mentioned this academy to me.

Not to mention the area, these libraries alone are far more numerous and larger than the libraries possessed by the other powers she had seen before. And next to each library is a large lecture hall.

Some lecture halls may not have classes, so there are no teachers lecturing there, but in other lecture halls, you can hear the sounds of reading aloud and lecturing.

"The academic atmosphere here seems quite good. However, why does the Netherworld Ghost Valley employ so many scholars? In the martial world, after all, whoever has the strongest voice has the most say."

Tilting her head, Lin Xueyi glanced at Ge Xinyao, who seemed to have some difficulty understanding the ideas about the Netherworld Ghost Valley, and organized her thoughts to explain to her in words she could understand.

"Putting everything else aside, just take these scholars for granted. Sister Xinyao, don't underestimate these scholars. You may think that as long as you develop your own sect and strengthen your own power, you will have enough influence in the martial arts world. But when you reach the size of the Netherworld Ghost Valley, you will understand that when they develop their power, they need a large number of scholars to help them govern the area."

Seeing that Ge Xinyao still didn't quite understand, Lin Xueyi continued, "Look at how big the Netherworld Ghost Valley is, but how many of their main altars are there? Aren't most of them just places where ordinary people live? Their disciples need a lot of resources to cultivate, and where do these resources come from? Aren't they all provided by these ordinary people?"

At this point, Ge Xinyao suddenly realized that it was indeed true. After all, in this martial arts world, every force needs a certain source of income, especially large forces and sects. The large number of disciples and the daily maintenance of important facilities within the force all add up to real money.

Looking at the huge island occupied by the Netherworld Ghost Valley, the number of people on it is probably not small. If no one governs it, it will probably be in complete chaos, and the Netherworld Ghost Valley will not have achieved such great development.

"Little girl, where did you learn all this from? How do you know so much?"

After Ge Xinyao finished speaking, she realized that she had asked a stupid question. What was Lin Xueyi's status? She was the young lady of the Holy Dragon Palace and the future wife of the Valley Master of the Netherworld Ghost Valley. Well, the latter was still a possibility.

She naturally knew and understood these things much better than I, a disciple in an ordinary martial arts faction.

"Haha, some things, once you see them enough, you'll naturally know them. Oh dear, there seems to be something going on over there, let's go take a look."

Just as Lin Xueyi was wondering how to respond, she heard a dispute coming from not far away. In particular, she heard someone call out "Valley Master" in the argument, which made Lin Xueyi even more curious. She wanted to know which guy dared to mention Ruoxue's name in the argument.

"I say, are you all really stupid? Don't you know that the righteous path and the evil path have been fighting for a long time in this martial arts world, and you're still discussing this here?"

An older man looked at the two young people, their eyes red and staring at each other like fighting cocks, with a headache. These two were always like this, arguing every day, but neither of them could convince the other. He told his teacher about it, but the teacher said that this was a normal academic discussion and there was no need to take it too seriously.

"Senior Brother, please stop trying to persuade him. This person is simply unreasonable. Let's not even talk about the fact that our Netherworld Ghost Valley is far away in the East China Sea. We have no need to have any dealings with those sects on the mainland. We just need to develop our own strength on the island. Is that wrong?"

A man dressed in a dark white robe, even though he was being held back by his fellow disciples, still managed to speak up in front of everyone. But the other party was not about to back down either.

"Ha, that's really laughable. Without the Nine Provinces Continent, what good is our Netherworld Ghost Valley, even with the surrounding caves? We're still just a rootless duckweed. Without a foundation, how can we develop? With your mouth?"

The man who was being angrily rebuked only had a cold smile on his face, and a hint of disdain in his eyes, as if he scoffed at the words of the man who had spoken earlier.

"Rootless duckweed, are you kidding me? We don't even have a foundation yet. This island beneath our feet is our foundation. Even if we gain power on the mainland, so what? The righteous path will just watch us develop on the mainland. When they unite and launch a large-scale attack, how will we resist?"

Actually, this calculation isn't wrong. You occupy this land, but the other side can easily take it back. If you try to provide support, most of your time will be wasted at sea. Coupled with logistical difficulties, defeat is almost inevitable.

But if they don't go to provide support, then the disciples who stay behind will have no choice but to abandon the territory they just conquered. Wouldn't that be a waste of their strength, without gaining anything in return?

"Your view is childish. I think you've become stupid from reading too much. You only see logistics and support, you only see whether it's profitable or not, but you've forgotten that if we can't have a mainland to protect us, then we will have no barrier between us and the mainland."

The implication is that without establishing a foothold on the mainland, they will directly face various powerful forces there, and they will be in great danger if these forces unite.

Just like now, if it weren't for Maple Creek Town, then this great battle would have taken place in the Netherworld Ghost Valley and the surrounding islands. Is that what he wanted?

"Hmph, I think you're the one with childish views. You just don't..."

"You two, that's enough. You just mentioned the Valley Master's name, what are you going to say now? Behave yourselves and stop causing trouble here."

The senior brother gave each of the two men a sharp rap on the head to quiet them down, then said angrily, "You two go to the library and face the wall to reflect on your actions."

It wasn't that he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but this senior brother clearly sensed that these two junior brothers weren't just discussing development issues; they were raising a much deeper point of contention for the academy. This point of contention could potentially have very serious consequences, even unpredictable impacts on the future direction of the Netherworld Ghost Valley. Therefore, he quickly stopped their argument and sent both of them to the library to reflect on their actions.

Main text: Chapter 247 Puzzling

"I never expected there to be such a debate in this academy. It really makes me want to see more."

After listening to the topic of the argument between the two men, Ge Xinyao felt that she had underestimated these scholars. Putting aside everything else, the content of their argument was something she had never thought of before.

This also made her realize that if a force wants to develop in the long term, then a reasonable plan is also a very important thing. However, does their Jade Spirit Sword Sect also have a long-term plan?

"Look at them with new eyes, ha, I think these two are harboring evil intentions."