A Journey Through the Martial World After Transforming into a Loli

As for why they chose this place, it's because it's the furthest from the outside world. It's not that they dared not go any further out, but rather that this wasn't the best choice.

Being the furthest from the outside world reduces their chances of committing crimes. For those who want to establish their power here, this place won't be their first choice. If outsiders want to suppress bandits, they'll have to deal with the villages outside first. This place is actually the safest. If all else fails, they can escape here first and come back after the bandits leave.

Zhang Sandao had no choice but to do this. They didn't have any highly skilled people, not even any experts who had reached the acquired level. At most, they could only bully ordinary merchants here, and they didn't even dare to provoke a basic security escort agency.

In their minds, they were already lowly enough, nothing more than ants struggling to survive in the gray area. However, today, on a fine day with clear skies, they gathered together to discuss whether to pull off a big heist. A caravan outside regularly delivered grain to Xiaoyao City, and this was a great opportunity.

However, just as they were pondering whether it was feasible or not, they felt the color of the sky change; what had been a cloudless expanse was now dazzling with golden light.

In their eyes, a giant lotus flower and a soaring dragon faced each other, followed by a tiger's roar and a dragon's cry, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and almost collapse.

"Holy crap, what's going on? Why did the style suddenly change like this? What happened?"

With their mortal eyes, they couldn't discern what was in the sky, but they could guess that there were powerful figures battling there.

"What sins have we committed? What are these people thinking, fighting and playing in these mountains? No, we can't stay here any longer. If we stay here any longer, we'll all be dead."

Zhang Sandao raised his arm and shouted to the crowd, "Brothers, get out of here!" Then came a chaotic escape. There was no other way; if they stayed any longer, they would truly be doomed.

In their frantic escape, they felt the entire mountain shaking, with rocks falling violently. Zhang Sandao instinctively turned around and saw that the village he had painstakingly built had been reduced to ruins by a hail of rocks.

But this was no time for him to regret. If he didn't run away, not only would the village be gone, but he would be gone too.

Unaware that there was a group of people fleeing below, the two had moved beyond their initial probing and were now truly using their own strength to fight.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are exceptionally powerful, each palm carrying immense force and accompanied by the soaring of a celestial dragon.

The Buddha's Wrath Red Lotus was equally fierce and unparalleled. Each bloom of the lotus was an unstoppable force, with dragons coiling within the lotus and the lotus resisting from the outside. As the two forces clashed with all their might, the heavens and earth changed color. A large chunk of the mountain beneath their feet was sheared off.

When Master Tiancong learned of Master Xuanzong's arrival, he was also very anxious. Although he knew that Master Xuanzong was an impatient person, he never expected that he would actually come to cause trouble for Lin Xueyi without any investigation and just based on what those people said. If he really did it, then the reputation of Buddhism would be ruined.

He hurried along, not even daring to stop for a drink of water, heading towards the place in the distance where explosions were still constantly emanating.

Within those sound waves, he could tell that it was the sound of someone being struck. That it could be Master Xuanzong being struck was utterly impossible in his imagination. At this moment, Lin Xueyi was already being beaten by Master Xuanzong.

He imagined that shy, adorable little girl with a sweet smile, now being repeatedly punched all over her body, her small frame crashing against the surrounding mountains. He imagined her little mouth, always adorned with a small smile, now dripping with bright red blood, and his heart ached.

Finally, he arrived at the battlefield. Even though he was affected by the attacks of the two grandmasters, he charged in without fear.

"Master Xuanzong, please show mercy! Master Lin is innocent."

He was slapped hard across the face by a small hand, causing him to fall to the ground again. Only then did Master Xuanzong roar fiercely at the master of his Buddhist sect.

"Shut up! What do you mean by 'show mercy'? Can't you see I was the one who got hit?"

He wiped the purplish-blue bruise from the corner of his mouth. Even though he was a grandmaster, he still felt pain. This little girl, didn't she know that you shouldn't hit someone in the face?

Although he was complaining, Xuanzong knew that the little girl in front of him was not as simple as he had thought before. Her cultivation level was probably no less than his own.

"Who exactly are you? With such cultivation, it's impossible that you were previously unknown."

Lin Xueyi shook her hand, showing no intention of responding to Xuanzong's words. Instead, she thought he was incredibly resilient; his lotus-covered body had made her hands ache from the blows.

She hated monks who were like tortoise shells; if it were anyone else, she'd probably smash their heads off. However, she did see Master Tiancong arrive, but his words made her genuinely burst out laughing.

"Not going to answer? Then I'll keep fighting with you and see if you'll still talk."

Master Tiancong watched the fierce battle unfold before him with bated breath. Master Xuanzong was anxious, he rushed forward, only to be knocked down again, then rushed forward again, only to be knocked down once more. Although he was also a member of the Buddhist community, seeing this scene, he almost laughed.

"Holy crap..."

"Master Xuanzong, you're using foul language."

Master Tiancong, who had been trying to laugh but dared not, spoke up to remind Xuanzong when he heard him speak without restraint.

However, at this moment, Master Xuanzong also noticed the familiar person who had been watching the show all along. "Are you just going to stand there and watch me get beaten up like this by this demoness?"

“Master Xuanzong, your actions this time were somewhat inappropriate. I will explain the situation to you later, but please refrain from taking any further action for now. You can't win anyway.”

*Smack!* Master Xuanzong seemed to have lost his mind, glaring angrily at the Buddhist disciple. Whose side was this guy on? Why was he talking like that?

"A monk does not lie, so Master Xuanzong, please don't make things too difficult for this humble monk."

"Uncle Tiancong, you...you've gone too far." He took a deep breath. He had always thought that it was commendable for monks not to lie, but now, what he heard was so grating.

"What? Why did you stop hitting me? Weren't you going to take me away? Now you're not going to stop?" She hasn't finished venting her anger yet; she'll at least beat you into the shape of Buddha before she's done.

However, Emperor Xuanzong waved his hand, indicating that the fight was over. Since Tiancong said there were other circumstances, he would listen further. Although he was impulsive, he wasn't truly stupid, and he wouldn't do anything that would lead to his death. Moreover, what Tiancong said seemed to involve things he didn't know. He would wait until Tiancong finished speaking before deciding whether to continue.

I might feel a different way about the song "Farewell" from now on. I shouldn't have bothered watching the "Fireworks" video game; seriously, now every time I hear this song, I think of Teacher Chen, who disappeared without a trace in the end. QAQ, could you please not be so cruel, especially that final group photo? I feel like I've been hit with a hundred thousand times more; it's too painful. I never imagined that a domestically produced horror game would have such an unforgettable storyline. I'm not going through the motions anymore; I'm just bursting into tears. QAQ

Main Text: Chapter 199 Grandmaster Apologizes

On the way back to Xiaoyao City, the Buddhist master Xuanzong kept his head down. He couldn't help it; he had been taught a lesson by a little girl, and was beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back at all.

If people found out, his lifelong reputation would be completely ruined. Actually, the main reason is that he really can't show his face to anyone. Although appearance is just a shell, no one wants people to know that their shell was beaten so badly by a little girl.

"Master Xuanzong, please wait a moment while I apply the medicine for you."

It wouldn't be right to have Lin Xueyi apply medicine to Emperor Xuanzong, so the only one who could do it was Master Tiancong himself. As for Lin Xiaoling, whom Lin Xueyi met on the way, she was still angry and there was no way she would apply medicine to her master.

Looking at the bruises and swelling on her face, Master Tiancong could only sigh. He had really angered the young girl this time, otherwise she wouldn't have attacked her face with all her might, each attack aimed to kill her.

"Miss, are you alright? Are you injured? Let me see."

Lin Xiaoling, who had been worried about her young mistress, felt a surge of warmth and comfort upon seeing her, fearing she might be injured or bullied. Therefore, she kept touching Lin Xueyi's body.

Who could resist being touched like that by a little girl? Left with no other choice, Lin Xueyi could only reach out her hand and say to Lin Xiaoling.

"I'm not seriously injured, just my hand hurts a little."

My hands really hurt when I was hitting those lotus flowers. I should have used a sword. I had to use palm techniques to fight people. I need to remember this next time: when fighting someone at the Grandmaster level, I must use a sword. I must never fight bare-handed.

Seeing her young mistress's aggrieved expression, Lin Xiaoling quickly took out some ointment and placed Lin Xueyi's hand in her palm, carefully examining the soft, white hand. Although there were no visible injuries, she still carefully applied the ointment.

Meanwhile, Master Xuanzong, witnessing the two little girls' behavior, was filled with grief and indignation. "What happened to all that politeness this little girl talked about? Where is it now? Your hand hurts? You hit someone, okay?"

But he couldn't bring himself to say it. How could a grandmaster like him possibly utter such a shameful thing? He could only turn away dejectedly, trying to avoid seeing it altogether.

"You just said that I had a misunderstanding about this matter. Uncle Tiancong, please explain it to me properly. What exactly is the misunderstanding?"

If he had known Tian Cong was here, he certainly wouldn't have been so impulsive as to come directly to cause trouble for Lin Xueyi. Instead, he would have gone to Tian Cong first and properly inquired about the situation here.

Compared to those forces, he trusted Tian Cong's words more. Unfortunately, he didn't know that Tian Cong had arrived in Xiaoyao City before him and had even conducted a thorough investigation into the affairs of Xiaoyao City.

Upon seeing this familiar junior apprentice, who was also a highly renowned master in the martial arts world, Tian Cong could only let out a long sigh.

“Xuanzong, you became famous at a young age. You could say that you fought your first battle at the peak of your career, defeating the former leader of the Demonic Sect and protecting the thousand-year-old Lingshan Temple. You are praised by the people of Yuanzhou. All of this is what you deserve, but it is also your greatest weakness.”

Is this a weakness? Xuanzong was somewhat puzzled as to why Master Tiancong would say such a thing, but seeing his solemn expression, Xuanzong knew that his uncle was definitely trying to remind him.

"You've always had a very smooth journey, but you should also know one thing: have you ever considered whether these honors and praises you've received are because you're a grandmaster or because of your actions?"

Does it make a difference? He is a master, and it's also because of his actions. Isn't it right to punish evil and promote good?

"If you kidnap Lin Xueyi this time and take her to Lingshan Temple, do you know that Lingshan Temple itself has a grudge against Lin Xueyi? What will you do if they mistreat her?"

"Impossible. Buddhist temples are places of tranquility. How could such a despicable act of revenge happen? It's impossible. This..."

"How is that impossible? If they can slander others at will, what can't they do?"

Tiancong was extremely dissatisfied with the people of Lingshan Temple. They were only concerned with personal gain, yet they wanted to drag Buddhist masters down with them. If these things were made public, what great damage would it cause to Buddhism?

"Master Lin has been arranging for people to build roads here all along. However, her method of road construction is different from others. You can see for yourself and listen for yourself. Don't be misled by other people's words. You have to judge everything yourself."

Xuanzong opened his mouth, then, enduring the pain from the wounds on his face, vanished instantly from Lin Xueyi and the others' sight, leaving only an empty sentence behind.

“I will go and see for myself how this road is being built, and then I will come to see you. If I have done anything wrong, I will personally come to apologize and plead guilty.”

Upon hearing this, Master Tiancong breathed a sigh of relief, but Lin Xueyi looked disgusted. After the fight, she realized she was wrong and came to apologize. Didn't she realize that she hadn't investigated before she was so arrogantly criticizing others?

"Master Lin, could you please grant this humble monk some face this time...?"

"No, everything else is fine, but this is different. I haven't finished getting my revenge yet. At the very least, I have to smash his head until it looks like Buddha's."

Although I don't know what it would be like to be like Buddha, it certainly wouldn't be a good thing. But after all, Xuanzong is the patriarch of his own Buddhist sect. If things really get out of hand, it will be Buddhism that suffers in the end.

Lin Xueyi is clearly still angry, and most importantly, she's just a child. If things really escalate, it'll be obvious who will suffer.

However, being a Buddhist master, he was quick-witted and soon came up with a solution to the problem.

“My nephew Xuanzong is a master himself, and he knows far more masters than I do. If Master Lin could describe the appearance of the female benefactor named Ruoxue to him, perhaps we could find some clues.”

Those words struck a nerve with Lin Xueyi. She desperately wanted to find Ruoxue, but... she couldn't right now.

"Miss, listen to Master Tiancong. No matter what, he is a grandmaster. At the very least, we should give him a way out."

Lin Xiaoling also knew the status of Grandmaster-level experts in the martial arts world, so she also spoke up to persuade Lin Xueyi. Looking at this sensible little girl, Lin Xueyi gently patted her head.

"Let's see how he performs later."

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Main text: Chapter 200 Xuanzong's Experiences

He kept shoveling the ground, his body hunched over, but his eyes were full of hope, and he even had time to chat with his friends and colleagues.

When people chat, their favorite topic is naturally how the food is today. For example, today is a meat-only day, which is every three days, and everyone is looking forward to it.

"Old Ma, what meat dish do you think we're having today? I remember last week it was braised pork with cabbage, right? It tasted so good!"

"Last week it was braised pork, this week it'll probably be something else, the chicken should be coming out soon too."

Old Ma hesitated slightly, thinking that last week it was pork, so this week it should be chicken, no, maybe duck too, but that wasn't the point. The point was that today it was a meat dish! A meat dish! They usually didn't eat this kind of thing even once a year, but now they could eat it every three days.

"Haha, you guessed right. I saw Zhang Cai buy a lot of slaughtered chickens before. We can eat chicken today. I just don't know if it will be stewed with mushrooms or potatoes."

This wasn't just random guessing; Lin Xueyi had indeed had chicken stewed with shiitake mushrooms, and the taste was unforgettable for the people. Even now, they can still recall the deliciousness of that time.

"Hey, hey, stop talking. Look, that monk is here again. He really can't stand seeing others do well. I heard that he came here to cause trouble for Miss Lin because she's providing food and lodging for the road construction here."

"That's right. I heard that Miss Lin did this to ruin the interests of those forces. They just want us to work for free in the future."

Therefore, the eyes of the masses are discerning. Although they may not have profound cultivation or special abilities, one thing is certain: when it comes to their own interests, they are not foolish and can tell who treats them well and who treats them badly.

"Stop talking, or they'll find out and cause us trouble again."

"Still looking for trouble? They've already started. Don't you know? In our small town, some gangsters are already coming to our families who are building roads in Xiaoyao City to demand money. They say they want protection money. After all, they gave us a safe haven, allowing us to build roads in Xiaoyao City without worry."

A man who had overheard their conversation and joined the chat said something that instantly enraged the others. They worked hard here so that their families could have a better life.

And those people were so shameless, even trying to take their hard-earned money. Don't these people have any humanity at all?

Whether they have any humanity or not is unknown, but what is clear is that these people have truly resorted to any means necessary, leaving these people feeling hopeless.