My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

I've only been gone a short while.

Someone stopped Hui.

Hui immediately tensed up, "What are you doing! Don't come any closer, I'm going to scream!"

It wasn't a remote place, just that there were relatively few people around. There were passersby about five meters away from Hui, and Hui didn't believe that this person would dare to commit a crime in the street.

The man quickly explained, "No, no, young lady, I meant no harm, I'm just a businessman!"

"Business?"

"Yes, business. I specialize in helping people process identity documents!" After saying that, the man pulled out a large stack of identity documents from his pocket and showed them to Hui.

These ticket scalpers would camp out outside the major inns in the capital every day, looking for their customers, so they could secretly see everything that had just happened.

Hui understood; this was a fake document.

In fact, the identity document system of the Xia Dynasty was mainly aimed at runaway servants, exiled criminals, courtesans, and female criminals from the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution) who had been classified as lowly.

Many of these people initially couldn't accept their identities and wanted to escape, especially the women from brothels and entertainment venues, many of whom fled every year.

Without exception, most of them eventually returned on their own, because they only realized after escaping that being classified as a lowly status made it extremely difficult for them to get by in this society.

They had no money for food, and no one dared to take in people of unknown identity when they went to work. At night, even their relatives and friends dared not take them in, because according to the laws of the Xia Dynasty, harboring a criminal was considered an equivalent crime.

Even if they were lucky enough to escape with silver, the identity document system prevented them from even entering the inn, because harboring a criminal was considered the same crime, and no innkeeper would risk such danger.

Therefore, many people had no choice but to accept their fate and go back.

However, this is not absolute. As long as you have enough money, you can get a fake certificate, since anti-counterfeiting measures in ancient times were not advanced.

Of course, making fake documents also costs money, and a lot of money at that. These document dealers won't waste their time on a poor guy.

The reason this document dealer found Hui was simply because Hui arrived with a horse.

"Is this reliable?" Hui asked with some doubt.

"Miss! Go ask around here. I, Wang Erjie, have a good reputation in this business!"

"So, how much?"

"Not much, twenty taels of silver."

"What?! These few sheets of paper cost twenty taels of silver!" Hui was very surprised. This tattered booklet cost twenty taels, which was the price of four maids.

“Young lady, you don’t know this. This piece of paper is certainly not worth twenty taels of silver, but the information on it does contain the information of this person, and the official seal on it… is genuine.”

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Finally, Hui took out twenty taels of silver.

Wang Erjie also handed Hui an identity document for a woman named Liu Jiayu.

The document stated Liu Jiayu's hometown, the agency that issued the document, and most importantly, the official seal of the government.

Hui roughly understood; this was the official seal of the government, and government insiders were making extra money.

After obtaining the document, Hui went to Tongfu Inn. Sure enough, the innkeeper either didn't realize the document was fake, or he did, but it was an unspoken rule! Everyone knew it.

This made Hui breathe a sigh of relief, feeling that the twenty taels of silver were well spent.

Hui only booked a regular room, but couldn't get a room. After all, she had no income right now, and every penny she spent was precious.

After completing the formalities and enduring a long day of work...

Hui was finally able to lie in bed and rest properly.

Looking at the carved decorations on the ceiling.

Hui began to feel lost. She didn't know where she should go in the future. After thinking for a long time, Hui roughly decided on a direction for her future: to leave the capital, a place of trouble.

Chapter 182 Yin-Yang Life and Death Showdown

the next day.

When Hui woke up, the view outside the window was already bright and sunny.

After washing up, it was almost noon.

Having missed breakfast and lunch, Hui wanted to have a good meal, and luckily there was a restaurant right across from the inn.

Hui thought about it and still went into the restaurant.

Life is hard enough as it is; you can't mistreat your own stomach!

Upon arriving on the second floor, I ordered a fish, a chicken, and a plate of green vegetables.

When we were halfway through the meal,

suddenly,

A sound came from beside Hui.

"Young lady, I see that you have extraordinary bones, exceptional talent, and innate wisdom. You are a martial arts prodigy, one in a million. If you dedicate yourself to your studies, you will surely achieve great things in the future."

All you're missing is a martial arts manual.

As it happens, I, Qin Jiuxian, am not talented, but my ancestor produced a peerless master eight hundred years ago who reached the pinnacle of martial arts. However, his descendants were unfilial, the family fell into decline, and now there is not a single one of his descendants who is suitable to practice martial arts.

However, I cannot bear to see this peerless secret manual, passed down through generations of my ancestors, go to waste.

So, young lady, I'm reluctantly selling this secret manual to you at a pittance. For just twenty taels of silver, this unparalleled secret manual, the best in the world, is yours!

"

After Qin Jiuxian finished speaking, he took out a crumpled manual from his pocket and handed it to Hui's table. He didn't stand on ceremony and sat down next to Hui, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Hui then saw the person clearly. He was dressed as a scholar in an old cloth robe. He was thin and had a roguish look. He was looking at Hui with a smile on his face.

Hui felt a strong sense of déjà vu wash over her, as if she had returned to the fear of being dominated by the promise of "only 998, take *** home" in her past life.

Qin Jiuxian felt embarrassed being stared at by such a beautiful girl as Hui, and said to Hui, "Miss, for just twenty taels of silver, this secret manual that can cultivate to the level of a god is yours!"

As he spoke, he kept piling food into his mouth.

Hui felt that she was most likely being scammed, but out of curiosity about the contents of this ancient manual, she decided to open it and take a look.

The manual was old, tattered, and yellowed, with a faint musty smell. However, its name was quite imposing: "The Yin-Yang Life and Death Technique."

However, for someone like Hui, who had been immersed in online novels in her previous life, what kind of names hadn't she seen? For example, titles like "Starry Sky Body Technique," "Golden Body Eternal Technique," "Eternal Life Technique," "Bodhi Sacred Heart Technique," "Nine Heavens Profound Scripture," "Creation of Chaos Technique," and so on...

So Hui wasn't shocked by the name; instead, it reinforced her belief that it was a counterfeit.

Qin Jiuxian did not stop Hui from opening the manual and looking through it. On the contrary, when he saw Hui about to open the manual, he even smiled.

Open the first page of the manual, and it begins with:

[The world underwent a tremendous upheaval, and the celestial spirits transformed into vital energy, thus severing the path to immortality. With no immortals left in the world, they were reduced to mortals. Therefore, the current path of Qi cultivation is nothing more than visualization and guidance. In the vast emptiness, heaven and earth separated the pure from the impure to create humanity. Human Qi cultivation is nothing more than cultivating the ethereal spirit to cleanse the impure. Qi is the master of life, form is the function of the body… The human body has 108 fatal acupoints; touching them is fatal, with few exceptions. However, the way of Heaven allows for survival; nine out of ten face death for one life, thus becoming a mortal. Those who survive all three nines become celestial beings.]

After reading the preface, the following will take place:

The Way of Heaven is such that even a narrow escape from death is not enough, yet it is abundant. Its meaning is profound, its principles are abstruse, and its interest is deep. The phenomena of Heaven and Earth are divided, the signs of Yin and Yang are arranged, the causes of change are revealed, and the omens of life and death are manifest. Without planning, the traces are the same; without agreement, the hidden and the manifest are in harmony. Its words are subtle, and its actions are infallible. It can truly be called the origin of the ultimate Way and the beginning of nurturing life...

Turn a few more pages:

[At the four cardinal times of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, return Qi to the Dantian and push forward with the palms. Face north and back south, aligning with the celestial compass, let the mind follow the movement of both palms in the center. Focus the mind on the Dantian, where the Yang energy stirs, then draw it back to the left and right, aligning with the two acupoints. Perform a gesture of prayer, joining the hands at the chest, allowing the true Qi to circulate and flow through it. Circulate the Qi through the Ren and Du meridians in the Small Heavenly Circuit, warming and nourishing the Dantian for the duration of an incense stick burning…]

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In addition to the pages full of text, there are many pages of densely packed human anatomy diagrams, covered with various annotations.

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After finishing the book, Hui was embarrassed because she realized she could only understand the opening preface. She couldn't understand the rest at all.

It's not that Huiwen has a low level of education. You should know that Dong'er was trained as a dancer, so she also had to learn poetry and songs. Therefore, Dong'er is literate and can even write some short poems for young ladies.

Hui, who inherited Dong'er's memories, was naturally literate. However, although Hui recognized all the characters in this manual, she could only understand the preface when they were put together.

The preface roughly states that the human body has 108 fatal acupoints, and touching them with internal force will result in death. Therefore, people avoid these fatal acupoints at all costs. However, what is little known is that there is actually a special sequence order among these 108 fatal acupoints in each person. Once this special sequence order is found, and internal force is circulated 999 times, one will reach a state called "Heavenly Man".

After Hui finished reading, she felt a mix of emotions.

'Were counterfeits this professional in ancient times?!'

'Wait, this can't be real! Why do I feel like it's true?'

Hui suddenly had an urge to buy it.

Because, in a past life, Hui had seen a movie in which the protagonist seemed to be a fool when he was young, and was tricked by an old man into buying some kind of magic palm manual. While watching the movie, the audience thought the protagonist was an idiot, unable to even see through such a fake manual. But after watching the movie, the audience realized that they were the real fools.

Hui looked closely at Qin Jiuxian, as if trying to see through his disguise.

Hui thought to herself: Could this disheveled person be some kind of peerless master who lives a carefree life?

Hui had already learned some common knowledge about the martial arts world from Ji Dachuan, including the division of realms.

Qin Jiuxian felt a little embarrassed by Hui's gaze and said awkwardly, "Miss, don't you want to become the Lingwu Fairy of Guangjiang Lingshuiyueyuan, one of the eight major sects? If you get this manual, let me tell you, that so-called Lingwu Fairy and Juejian Shaoxia are no match for you. What are you waiting for?!"

"Could you... give me a discount?" Hui pursed her pink lips and asked in a sweet, ingratiating voice.

Hui really wanted to buy it because if it were true, she could become a female knight-errant herself.

To say that Hui remained unmoved after learning of the existence of true martial arts in this world would be a lie.

However, Hui also learned from Ji Dachuan.

The martial arts in this world are not so easy to learn.

Take, for example, the lowest level of a third-rate master.

To become a third-rate master, you must be able to sense the Qi, open up at least two main meridians in the human body, develop the Dantian, and possess an internal energy cultivation method that allows you to efficiently refine Qi into power, enabling internal energy to circulate within the body's closed loop.

Only by meeting all of the above conditions can one reach the level of a third-rate master.

However, reality is incredibly cruel.

People who can meet all four criteria are extremely rare.

First of all, internal energy cultivation manuals have long been divided up by various sects and aristocratic families, and are basically unavailable outside. To obtain one, you either need to join a sect or sell yourself to a family.

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Secondly, the ability to perceive Qi is closely related to your reincarnation.