Villains: Starting with the Landlady

Name: Yue Lingshan

Age: 18, ☆

[Value: 168, C]

[Rating: 95]

[Combat Strength: C]

[Affection: Falling in Love (Beautiful and Friendly Attraction Up+)]

"Hey, are you the new junior brother?"

"Senior Sister Yue!"

Ling Yun naturally knew who she was. After all, Linghu Chong had told him yesterday that no matter who he offended, he must not offend Yue Lingshan, or he might be in trouble!

"Hmm!" Yue Lingshan was the apple of the eye of the Huashan Sect, so she was a bit willful, but she was not a bad girl after all. In the original story, she was only 20 years old when she died, which was a great pity.

The girl gave a slightly haughty "hmm," glanced at Ling Yun, and beckoned to him.

"Ling Yun, come with me. I need to talk to you about something!"

Chapter 222 The Master's Wife Takes a Bath

Yue Lingshan pulled Ling Yun aside and then asked quietly.

"Junior Brother Ling, I didn't see you much yesterday!"

Ling Yun bowed slightly and replied, "Senior Sister Yue, I was busy practicing the sect's introductory fist techniques yesterday, so I didn't have time to meet with you."

"Alright then." Yue Lingshan was fairly satisfied with his response, and then continued, "My father told me that you previously earned the title of 'Little Bear-Slaying Warrior' in the village?"

"Senior sister, it was all because the villagers loved and respected me. I just happened to kill a black bear by chance."

"Wow, you must be really good at hunting!"

Seeing the delighted look in Yue Lingshan's eyes, Ling Yun could only nod and say, "I know a little."

"Hey, why don't you go to the back mountain and hunt some wild game?"

"But didn't Master say that going to the back mountain is forbidden?" Ling Yun chuckled inwardly. As Yue Buqun's close confidante, Yue Lingshan was actually encouraging him to go to the back mountain.

"It's alright. Father won't let me go, but you can go secretly. I won't tell anyone!" Yue Lingshan moved closer to him, her voice hoarse. "Go and fetch whatever you can to improve the sect's meals. You can just give it to my mother later!"

Ling Yun was originally going to the back mountain, but now that Yue Lingshan is providing cover, he is unlikely to be discovered easily.

Perhaps this is the benefit of having a high luck value?

Several decades ago, the Huashan Sect split into two branches: the Qi Sect and the Sword Sect. The reason for this was the two people who stole and copied the "Sunflower Manual"—Yue Su and Cai Zifeng. Each of them memorized half of it, and when they returned, they found that it didn't match up, which caused a rift between them and eventually led to the split into two branches.

The conflict deepened, and finally, when the Sword Sect's masters were not at Mount Hua, the Qi Sect launched an attack, completely taking over Mount Hua and squeezing the Sword Sect out. From then on, the name of the Sword Sect disappeared from the martial arts world.

The others on the back mountain were former masters of the Sword Sect: Mu Renqing, the Divine Sword Immortal Ape, and Feng Qingyang, who mastered the Dugu Nine Swords. To learn advanced martial arts from Mount Hua, one would have to seek out these seniors of the Sword Sect. After all, the Dugu Nine Swords was considered one of the strongest sword techniques in the world, not to mention the extremely high prerequisites for the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual (which required self-castration). Only a fool would attempt to practice it.

After saying goodbye to Yue Lingshan, Ling Yun took out a hunting bow and arrow set from his ring. Thanks to the special equipment, he could take down even tigers and bears with a single arrow, making it a true divine weapon!

However, its function is limited to hunting. If used by martial arts practitioners, it would be easily blocked by third-rate experts.

In the morning, Ling Yun didn't encounter any other large prey, but he did catch a few rabbits and hung them on his waist. Then, carrying a small roe deer, he prepared to return to the sect to hand them over.

As he passed by a pond, he suddenly heard some different sounds.

The Qi cultivation technique enhanced his five senses, allowing him to keenly detect that the voice clearly came from a human!

He crouched down, slowly reached out, and parted the branches and bushes to reveal a woman in the pool.

She had fair skin and a voluptuous figure, and was washing herself in the pool.

Ling Yun stopped in her tracks. This was a desolate mountain wilderness, with no one around for dozens of miles, so there was no need to worry about a third person appearing besides herself and her.

"Wow, Master's wife has a really amazing figure!"

Although X-ray vision allows one to see through clothing, it's still not as satisfying as a live performance. Especially since Ning Zhong is completely unaware of his presence, he's openly washing himself without any attempt at concealment.

Perhaps Ling Yun was too engrossed in watching, because he accidentally stepped on a tree branch.

The crisp sound reached Ning Zhongze's ears, and the beautiful master's wife immediately became alert. She hurriedly grabbed the clothes on the shore and put them on, then charged forward barefoot with her sword in hand!

Ling Yun did not leave, but calmly pushed aside the cover and appeared in front of Ning Zhongze.

"Yun'er?" Ning Zhongze's sword tip was only an inch away from the young man's Adam's apple. "What are you doing here?"

"Master's wife, it was my senior sister who asked me to come to the back mountain to hunt and bring you some game."

Looking at the young man's shy eyes and the wild game hanging on his body, Ning Zhongze thought of how she had just bathed in his direction, and her cheeks instantly turned red. However, she still put her sword away first.

"Yun'er, you must not mention this to anyone else!"

"Yes, Master's wife, I won't tell!"

Ling Yun displayed just the right amount of fear, but his eyes "deliberately" kept glancing at Ning Zhongze's body, which could not be completely covered up, making Ning Zhongze quickly understand what was going on.

Ning Zhongze blushed and put on her clothes, pretending to teach him a lesson. Ling Yun also quickly covered his face with his arm.

Huashan Jade Maiden found it somewhat amusing; he was clearly the one who had gotten the better deal, yet it seemed as if she had done something wrong.

But for some inexplicable reason, she still asked, "Is it pretty?"

"It looks good, and it smells great."

If anyone else had said this, Ning Zhongze would probably have drawn her sword and attacked them. But since it came from Ling Yun, Ning Zhongze felt he was telling the truth, and she lowered her hand that was about to punish him.

Are you feeling unwell?

"Ok?"

Ling Yun blinked, only to see Ning Zhongze turn her face slightly to look at the weeds on the ground: "If you're feeling unwell, your master's wife... your master's wife can help you."

Ling Yun couldn't help but marvel at the powerful effect of having full luck and being friendly with beautiful women. Even if he were to go all out to steal a beautiful wife, he would probably succeed every time!

He tentatively grabbed Ning Zhongze's arm, and seeing that his teacher's wife didn't react much, he pulled her into his arms.

The two women were pressed close together. Ning Zhongze had just finished showering and her body was still damp, but this only accentuated the most alluring qualities of a woman of her age.

Ling Yun took a deep breath; her mature fragrance seemed addictive.

"Master's wife, is it really possible?"

The young man's low, husky voice echoed in her ears. Ning Zhongze looked up and said, "You naughty boy, don't push your luck. I'm just helping you out. Don't think about anything else!"

"Then, I'll have to ask my master's wife for help."

By noon, Yue Lingshan was getting impatient, fearing that something might have happened to Lingyun in the back mountain, in which case Yue Buqun would probably scold her to death!

Just as she was about to run to the back mountain by herself, she saw Ling Yun and Ning Zhongze walking over one after the other.

"Mother! Junior Brother Ling!"

Yue Lingshan ran over curiously: "Why did you all come back together?"

"I went too far and got lost in the back mountain. Luckily, my master's wife happened to be passing by, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get back," Ling Yun said with a smile.

The girl clearly hadn't thought that much about it. She happily took her mother's hand, and the two girls led Lingyun to the kitchen together.

In a fleeting moment when the girl wasn't looking, Ling Yun and Ning Zhongze exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

Chapter 223 Divine Sword Immortal Ape

After lunch, Lingyun went to the yard and brought out the wooden dummy.

After several experiments, he discovered that no one else could see the wooden dummy, and that this training cheat device had no collision volume for others.

Even if he grabbed the wooden dummy and created a tornado in a crowd, he would only be seen as a madman.

Linghu Chong carefully observed Ling Yun, watching him master the Huashan Sword Technique from beginner to expert in just one hour, and felt a slight pain in his chest.

How long did it take you back then?

How many months?

Damn it, even so, my master praised me as a martial arts prodigy, but compared to Ling Yun, I'm nothing!

Moreover, the Huashan Sword Technique is never passed on to outsiders. If discovered, the punishment is not just being kicked out of the house, but also having one's martial arts skills abolished! This is the most unacceptable punishment for any martial artist, so no one would be foolish enough to secretly take this sword technique out of the country.

Therefore, Ling Yun definitely did not learn this sword technique, but he still met the requirements set by him within an hour.

"Junior brother, that's enough!"

Linghu Chong couldn't bear to watch any longer. He was afraid that if Ling Yun practiced for another afternoon, he would master the sword technique to a level that surpassed his own, and then he, as the senior brother, would have no face to stay any longer.

"Senior Brother Linghu, do you think this looks alright?"

"Is it alright?" Linghu Chong's lips trembled slightly. He had seen Versailles before, but never anything like this. He cleared his throat and said to Ling Yun, "In martial arts, too much of a good thing is bad. You've already worked very hard today, so get some rest. Go to the main hall to see your master tomorrow!"

"Then won't you teach me some advanced sword techniques, senior brother?"

"Well, Master said that if your progress in learning Confucianism is not up to 30% of his level, I will not allow you to continue teaching other martial arts."

"Ok."

Ling Yun was a little disappointed. The feeling of constantly getting stronger was just too great. Moreover, he had a vague feeling that once he learned many sword techniques and put them together, his swordsmanship might be comparable to his saber skills!

The Meteorite Blade Technique far surpasses the level of this world. If one were to excel in both sword and blade techniques, would there be any special achievements?

Ling Yun turned and walked towards his own courtyard, but actually bypassed their eyes and ran to the back mountain.

He used his "Lightning Speed" ability to run a full circle around the back mountain, and finally, as dusk fell, he spotted an old man by the stream.

The old man was over seven feet tall, with a ruddy complexion like a baby, but his beard and hair were all white, and he stood there like a javelin.

Ling Yun immediately understood who he was, so he pretended to be holding a long sword and slowly walked towards him.

The old man turned his head and saw Ling Yun holding a long sword. He looked him up and down several times and suddenly said, "What a handsome young man, and a real talent for martial arts!"

"senior!"

This person's strength has reached "A", which signifies entering the ranks of first-class masters. Even several of the old masters combined are no match for him, but there is still some distance between him and the top masters.

"Hmm." Mu Renqing looked Ling Yun up and down, then asked, "Are you from the Huashan Sect?"

"In response to your question, senior, I am Ling Yun, the disciple of the Huashan Sect Leader, Gentleman Sword."

"Ha, the Gentleman's Sword!"

Mu Renqing looked at Yue Buqun with disdain and his expression was full of sarcasm.

"Why are you acting like this, senior?" Ling Yun knew why he was acting this way, but he still pretended to be indignant. "I've heard my master say that there are several former traitors in the back mountains of our sect. Could it be that you are one of them, senior...?"

"Traitor? What a joke!"

Mu Renqing suddenly drew his sword from his waist and said to Ling Yun, "Boy, watch carefully!"

After saying that, he immediately unleashed a set of swift sword techniques, which Ling Yun, with his extraordinary comprehension, managed to learn.

Finally, he practiced relentlessly on the wooden dummy, and to Mu Renqing's astonishment, he mastered the Gale Sword technique to a minor level in just over ten minutes.

"A genius beyond compare, a genius beyond compare!" Mu Renqing's eyes shone brightly. He flashed to Ling Yun's side, grasped the arm holding his sword, and then groped him for a while.

Ling Yun felt a chill. If he hadn't known that a reclusive master like Mu Renqing didn't have this strange habit, he would have thought he was gay!

"Excellent physical constitution and a very good foundation... Good, truly excellent!" Mu Renqing stroked his beard and asked, "Was that sword technique you just used much more powerful than the one you learned from Yue Buqun?"

"This...is true."

"Then would you be willing to become my disciple and learn the orthodox teachings of my Sword Sect?"

"Does Senior intend for me to betray the sect?"

"Good child, I forgot to introduce myself." Mu Renqing composed himself. "I am Mu Renqing, a descendant of the Sword Sect of the Huashan School, also known as the Divine Sword Immortal Ape. Speaking of the Sword Sect..."

After he finished explaining the historical background, Ling Yun pretended to suddenly understand.

"I'm teaching you sword techniques only in the hope that you will carry forward the swordsmanship of our Sword Sect in the future, and that we won't let our Sword Sect's name disappear forever. You can continue to learn martial arts from Yue Buqun, but you will also be a successor of our Sword Sect! Are you willing to do this?"

"I am willing!"

Ling Yun agreed without hesitation, figuring it was just a formality anyway. People in the martial arts world take apprenticeship very seriously, but as a model young man of the 21st century, Ling Yun wouldn't fall into feudalistic clichés like "among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."

"Good boy, with you joining us, the future of our Sword Sect is bright!" Mu Renqing said with emotion. "By the way, right now there are only my senior brother and me in the Sword Sect. His name is Feng Qingyang. He will be back in a while. During this time, you can only come once a day to avoid being discovered by the Qi Sect."

"it is good!"

Mu Renqing nodded, gave Ling Yun some pointers on the techniques of the Gale Swift Sword, and then let him leave.