A Journey Through the Martial World After Transforming into a Loli

"Is this the energy that a Grandmaster can unleash? No good, run!" Luo Jiushang knew that he had offended this Grandmaster this time, so he didn't dare to linger for even a moment. He rushed away into the distance, not daring to even return to Xiaoyao City. In his mind, the best thing to do now was to find the people behind him. Only in this way could he have a chance to make a comeback.

"Damn it, this is how it ended. I definitely can't stay in Xiaoyao City anymore."

However, he needed to run, but he also needed a chance to run. In his rapid pace, Luo Jiushang had reached the point of being desperate and reckless.

He had thought about many things, but he never imagined he would fail. Who could have imagined that failure would come so quickly? Putting everything else aside, he had already considered all the possibilities, but he never expected that the girl would unleash such power.

In a panic, Luo Jiushang was devastated, but he was still a powerful figure. At times, he was like an unkillable cockroach. He wasn't afraid of failure, but he was afraid of being crushed by it. As long as there was a chance, he would get back up.

With a single sword strike piercing the sky, Lin Xueyi unleashed her attack. Looking back, she saw that the giant net had been sliced ​​into pieces by her sword, which made her feel somewhat regretful.

Yes, it's a pity. These were all made with gold and silver threads. If they were sold, they could fetch a lot of money. How could she have been so careless? If she had killed the person and kept their wealth, wouldn't that have been better? That way, she could have made a fortune. Although she's not short of money now, who wouldn't want more silver?

Looking at the shattered gold and silver threads, Lin Xueyi could only sigh helplessly. This was not good at all.

As for the survivors, they were completely bewildered: Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? What just happened? How did all of this happen?

Their minds were still filled with the image of that sky-piercing sword light, followed by a burst of silver light, leaving them completely unaware of what had happened to them.

Only the mountaintop, now half-shewn away, told them just how terrifying that attack had been.

Stepping onto a rock, Lin Xueyi glared at one of the survivors in front of her, one of the most outrageous ones who had just been shouting.

"Hey, where's your boss? Where the hell is he? He was just acting all high and mighty a moment ago."

Don't tell her things like being magnanimous or not kicking someone when they're down. She's just petty. Wasn't she so arrogant just now, trying to grab me? Now that she's been beaten senseless, if she doesn't get revenge, she'll be living up to her current "little loli" status. Hehe.

"Master Lin... Master Lin... Our city lord has disappeared. Ah, we really don't know where he went."

As a subordinate, he didn't actually see his city lord's heroic figure as he fled, but he did see Feng Kenan's location shrouded in sword light.

"By the way, I saw Feng Kenan from Zhaoyuan Escort Agency, who is also our son-in-law. He's not far from here. Yes, over there."

He quickly pointed out what he knew to Lin Xueyi, and only then did Lin Xueyi turn her attention to a small area on the side that had been pressed down by a boulder.

"Is that the place?"

Lin Xueyi couldn't believe it. Feng Kenan was a master of the Innate Realm, so how could he have been killed by her attack? No, he must be hiding under the rock, waiting for her to pass before launching a sneak attack.

"Hmph, don't think that just because she's a little girl, she's as simple-minded as a little girl. Trying to ambush her? No way!" Thinking this, Lin Xueyi raised her hand and struck the spot where the boulder was again.

With the dragon's roar, the boulder shattered into fragments, which flew outwards, causing nearby survivors to cry out in pain.

As the rubble fell to the ground, Lin Xueyi finally saw what was below—a corpse that had been hacked to pieces and was no longer recognizable as human.

"Hey, is this Feng Kenan? No way, isn't he supposed to be a master of the Innate Realm? He couldn't even block a single wisp of my sword energy. Is he really a master of the Innate Realm?"

The crowd, who were already lying on the ground trembling, were at a loss for words. This was supposed to be a mere sword aura? Putting aside the fact that the cultivation levels of the people standing here were suppressed, could that sword aura really be described as mere?

A single sword strike is like shattering the heavens and splitting the sky. If that's nothing, then what are they? Ants? No, they're not even ants.

"Tch, boring. You're so weak, yet you dare to come here and cause me trouble. It's a shame about all that wine and food; they were actually quite delicious."

So what is this? I spent all that time and all I got was a "this is boring" response? Is there no justice in this world?

The survivor, perhaps a minor leader, looked at Lin Xueyi somewhat timidly and asked, "Master Lin, I'd like to know, were you not poisoned before?"

These words sent chills down everyone's spines; wasn't this just inviting trouble? However, Lin Xueyi didn't seem to care. For now, it was enough to vent her anger. If she killed all these people, who would help her move the gold and silver treasures from the City Lord's Mansion in Xiaoyao City?

Indeed, Lin Xueyi was already planning to go to Luo Jiushang's house in Xiaoyao City and empty it of all its gold and silver treasures. And to do such a thing, she needed a lot of help. These people would be her free labor.

"Hmph, your poisons are no threat to someone at the Grandmaster level, not to mention I have poison resistance."

They didn't know what poison resistance was, but judging from Lin Xueyi's current state, their lives were definitely spared. Now they could only look at Lin Xueyi, grinning foolishly, hoping things wouldn't get too bad later.

Main Text: Chapter 184 Luo Jiushang's Corpse

Leading a group of former guards from Xiaoyao City who had been subdued by her, Lin Xueyi strode outside. As for why she didn't take a carriage, given the devastation around her, there were no horses left for her to drive.

"Master Lin, please wait a moment. We have prepared a sedan chair for you. You can sit down there."

Just as Lin Xueyi was about to leave on foot, she heard several voices behind her, which made her turn around in surprise. Following the source of the voices, she saw a simple sedan chair that she had only ever seen on television.

"Master Lin, please sit down, and we'll carry you back."

Despicable, shameless, sycophantic! How could we not have imagined such a thing? To see our former colleagues actually create a sedan chair in such a short time, and then so obsequiously let Master Lin ride in it while they carried it themselves to Xiaoyao City...

Looking at the sedan chair made of bamboo, Lin Xueyi scratched her head. Was it really okay to sit on it? Well, she decided to sit on it then. Anyway, these people were afraid of her, which was why they were trying to please her.

The sedan chair creaked and groaned, and the little girl moved about inside. The scenery along the way brought Lin Xueyi a sense of pleasure. Sure enough, being surrounded by these losers after a fight was a very pleasant thing.

Lin Xueyi was happy, but the other side was not so happy. Feng Sanniang was standing in a place that had obviously been the site of an assassination, but now the dead lying on the ground were also her targets.

People from both the Netherworld Ghost Valley and the Holy Dragon Palace on the other side came here, but they all had the same goal: to find Luo Jiushang, who was lying on the ground and had already breathed his last.

"Did you kill this person?" Feng San Niang looked at Elder Sun, her old rival from the Holy Dragon Palace, and her brows furrowed slightly.

The people from the Holy Dragon Palace had been following Lin Xueyi, something she had discovered long ago. However, until now, she had no idea that Lin Xueyi could have any connection with the Holy Dragon Palace.

Of course, it is rumored that the Palace Master of the Holy Dragon Palace also has a younger sister, but she is said to be frail and sickly, and has no resemblance to the current Lin Xueyi at all.

"Hmph, you're asking me? This person was clearly killed by you. What, you still want to pin the murder on our Holy Dragon Palace?"

Elder Sun merely sneered at the questioning from the demon from the Netherworld Valley, directly turning the conversation away. Did they really think she couldn't see through her sinister intentions?

Don't even think about making their Holy Dragon Palace take the blame. Although Luo Jiushang is dead, there are still many of his remaining forces in Xiaoyao City, and those people are likely to seek revenge for him.

At that time, the title of "extermination of the entire clan" will be pinned on the Holy Dragon Palace. As the leader of the righteous path, the Free and Unfettered City, which has always maintained neutrality, is not a force they want to be enemies with.

However, Elder Sun forgot one thing at this moment: Luo Jiushang had provoked Lin Xueyi. She had not yet confirmed what her palace master's thoughts were about Xiaoyao City, but one thing was certain: it would definitely not be about peace.

“Of course we didn’t kill him, otherwise I wouldn’t be asking you. If it wasn’t you who killed him, and it wasn’t us who killed him, then who killed Luo Jiushang?”

Feng San Niang didn't take Elder Sun's rebuttal to heart. What she was thinking about was Lin Xueyi's safety. Since Lin Xueyi was a Grandmaster-level expert and also the target of her own Valley Master, she would be an invaluable asset to the Netherworld Ghost Valley.

Therefore, she naturally had to spare no effort to help her own Valley Master win over Lin Xueyi, preferably by throwing her into the Valley Master's bed right now. As for who would be on top and who would be on the bottom, that was for the two of them to decide.

"You didn't kill him?" Elder Sun also sensed something was wrong. Luo Jiushang was known as the number one expert in Xiaoyao City. It was very strange that he was killed here. The only people who could defeat him were her and Feng Sanniang from Youming Ghost Valley. So why did Luo Jiushang die here?

"Judging from the situation, it seems that Luo Jiushang encountered an acquaintance and was killed in one blow before he could react."

But this doesn't make sense. If a master of the Innate Realm is killed by a sneak attack, that person's cultivation level must be at least the Innate Realm. Otherwise, even if it's a sneak attack, it's impossible for someone of the Acquired Realm to kill with one blow.

"Not only that, judging from the way he died, the other party was probably not a subordinate. It was more like he had encountered hope. The disbelief he showed when he was killed in his excitement was obviously different from his usual expression."

"If that's the case, then there should be another force in Xiaoyao City that is similar to Luo Jiushang. This force is very mysterious, but they are very strong, strong enough to rival Luo Jiushang's own strength."

The two quickly noticed something amiss with Luo Jiushang's corpse, and exclaimed in unison.

"Oh no, Xueyi is in danger."

"Oh no, that girl is in danger."

At this point, it was no longer a matter of whether they were hostile or not. After exchanging a glance, the two immediately led their men towards Xiaoyao City.

Lin Xueyi, sitting in the sedan chair, quickly returned to Xiaoyao City thanks to the fast pace of the people running there. However, before even entering the city, she could already see thick smoke billowing from within.

"That's...that's the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion must be in danger."

The guards immediately recognized that the thick smoke was coming from the city lord's mansion. Lin Xueyi was even more indignant. She had finally managed to drive Luo Jiushang away, so why was she being robbed here? If anyone dared to try and steal her money, she wouldn't hesitate to slap them again.

Enraged, Lin Xueyi leaped out of the sedan chair and flew towards the City Lord's Mansion, but she saw nothing at that moment.

I doubt they would have set this place on fire the moment I left the city; now it's just ruins. No, that's not right.

Lin Xueyi saw several women dressed in plain clothes on the open ground next to the Fire City Lord's Mansion.

"May I ask if you are Master Lin?" A woman handed Lin Xueyi a red booklet, then glanced at the guards running towards them behind her.

"Master Lin, this is the gift list from our lord. Our lord said that since you have contributed, you should naturally be rewarded. This is the reward left for you."

Looking at the pile of gold and silver jewelry, which amounted to at least two large carts, Lin Xueyi blinked and said, "Please thank your master for me. I will accept these things."

Main Text: Chapter 185 The Xiao Family of Xiaoyao City

At the summit of Luyou Mountain, Lin Xueyi poured a glass of wine onto the ground in front of a grave, her eyes still filled with sorrow. She had said she was coming here to help him find his childhood sweetheart, but she never expected that what she would find upon arriving was his corpse.

"Master Lin, please accept my condolences."

A guard stepped forward. He didn't actually know who was buried there, but since Master Lin was so saddened, it must be someone who was either a relative or a friend. As for whether it was someone more intimate, that was impossible.

If it were truly that kind of intimate relationship, judging by the intensity of the previous attacks, Xiaoyao City would probably be gone by now.

Lin Xueyi simply nodded and turned to leave, but then she saw a woman wearing a Shura mask standing not far away, seemingly waiting for her to come over.

"I wonder if they came to find me after waiting there for so long, or if they wanted to pick a fight with me."

With her arms crossed, Lin Xueyi was very wary of the strange woman who had suddenly appeared. However, since the woman's purpose was unclear, she didn't want to give the impression that she was difficult to approach.

She turned back to look at Liu Xuan's tombstone and sighed softly. She had avenged him, but some things, even if done, are already too late.

Seemingly sensing that Lin Xueyi wasn't in a good mood, the woman didn't answer her question immediately. Instead, she waited until Lin Xueyi turned her attention back to her before replying.

"I am a guard of the Xiao family in Xiaoyao City. I have been ordered by the family head to deliver a message to Master Lin."

The Xiao family of Xiaoyao City? Lin Xueyi had no recollection of this family's name. Was there even such a Xiao family in this place? According to what they said, the Xiao family was quite powerful, yet there was absolutely no word about them in Xiaoyao City. Was that reasonable?

Looking at the other guards from Xiaoyao City, they also looked blank. It was clear that they didn't know much about the Xiao family, or had never even heard of them.

"Although our Xiao family is in Xiaoyao City, we do not live in the city. Instead, we live in a valley near the city. We have come here today on the orders of our family head to deliver a message to Master Lin."

The topic of delivering the letter was brought up again. Lin Xueyi reached out her hand to the woman in the Shura mask, only to see her raise her hand and a letter fly out from her sleeve. But just as it was about to reach her, the letter, which had been moving with great force, suddenly seemed to lose its momentum and softly fell into her palm.

Seeing this, Lin Xueyi stared intently at the woman in the Shura mask who had already walked a distance toward her. Based on this alone, Lin Xueyi became somewhat interested in the Xiao family.

Upon opening the envelope, a blank sheet of paper covered in writing came into view. Apart from the so-called false politeness, the entire letter essentially stated that Luo Jiushang had disappeared, but Xiaoyao City still existed, and that she was invited to the Xiao family to discuss the issue of the future master of Xiaoyao City.

Is this a way of hoping she can help him become the city lord of Xiaoyao City? The question is, does she have that ability now? Lin Xueyi never wanted to get involved in this mess in the first place, but she is quite interested in the Xiao family.

If a woman delivering a letter has such cultivation, then the Xiao family's strength should be no less than Luo Jiushang's. But here's the problem: how can such a force be so low-key in Xiaoyao City, to the point that even the people of Xiaoyao City didn't know they existed?

So what are they doing here? Are they hiding from enemies, or is there something deeper going on? Lin Xueyi felt that the family she had encountered this time was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

"Master Lin, what's your reply?"

"Well, since you've already invited me, it would be impolite not to go, so let's do it this way. I'll definitely go tomorrow."

Lin Xueyi wasn't quite sure how to speak like a Grandmaster. She didn't understand the pretentious way of speaking, but she could speak normally and casually.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving a positive response from Lin Xueyi. She was worried that the grandmaster might think the Xiao family wasn't a prestigious force and refuse outright, but thankfully she agreed.

"In that case, we will respectfully welcome Master Lin to Hundred Fragrance Valley."

The woman in the Shura mask bowed slightly, then quickly retreated and disappeared from everyone's sight.