The sickly girl is killing her way through the weird world

Is this thing something you can actually use? Or rather, hammers are simply not suitable for martial artists. This type of weapon is mainly suited for the battlefield. It's completely unreliable to swing a hammer in everyday life. Besides, given this girl's body shape, it's hard to say whether she'll lift the hammer and smash forward or fall backward because of its weight.

Although she didn't quite agree with it, her good manners prevented her from offering much comment.

"Our martial arts school is called 'Flow and Step,' which was discovered by our founder by the Chenghe River. If you want to learn how to use a hammer, we probably can't help you. After all, 'Flow and Step' emphasizes lightness and fluidity, and weapons like hammers may not be suitable for us."

"Of course, personally speaking, I think you are quite suitable for our martial arts school's 'Ryuubu,' or rather, it is quite suitable for women. You can give it a try."

Bai Qian nodded upon hearing this.

"Hmm." Her answer was still brief. She wasn't picky about such things. Since it was a martial art that opened up the meridians, she was happy to learn it.

"If you want to learn first, you can practice stances first, and then gradually understand the principles of martial arts." Du Xianhua was very patient, after all, she had received so much money, so she should be patient.

"Can we see their true intentions first?" Bai Qian suddenly asked.

“Yes, of course you can. It would be better to see the true intention first, which will also benefit your learning of ‘Flow and Step’ later.” Du Xianhua did not refuse, but looked at He Yu next to her.

Upon seeing this, the girl in blue ran into another part of the martial arts school and came back with a scroll in her hand.

The scroll is gently unrolled, revealing its contents: a white bird swiftly skimming across the clear river, splashing water in its wake.

“Our martial arts school’s ‘Flow and Step’ is a footwork technique, so…” Bai Qian didn’t really care what she was saying.

It should be said that the true intention is the core of a martial art. Listening to so many principles is not as practical as seeing the true intention with your own eyes.

Like it is now.

[In your first year, you've only just begun to grasp the basics of "Flow and Step." "Flow and Step" uses water as its fundamental principle, but this wasn't difficult for you. You easily mastered this martial art within the first year.]

[In the eighth year, your "Flow and Steps" reached its zenith.]

[In the seventeenth year, your "Flow and Step" has already reached the limit of this martial art. As a martial art that opens the meridians, it has not been able to reach the divine intent, and its true meaning only remains at the level of "observation." But for you, this is not a problem that is too difficult to solve.]

[In the thirty-ninth year, you successfully deduced the true meaning of "Flow and Step" to the [Thought] level. Although you knew how to advance to the next level of divine will, you didn't deduce it in that direction because you were well aware that divine will did not align with your inner thoughts. Instead, you simply focused on advancing the true meaning.]

[In the ninety-first year, you deduced the true meaning of "Flow and Step" to the [Difficult] level. This deduction was based on your own [heart of the furnace]. At this point, it can no longer be called "Flow and Step"; you call it "Empty Flow."]

[To feel the movement of water with your heart, to feel the ripples of water even in the air, to feel the breath of water, to let your body flow like water—at this point, [Empty Flow] can no longer be called martial arts; perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a supernatural power.]

Bai Qian looked at the information on the panel, her calm eyes showing no fluctuation whatsoever. After adding the lifespan of the demon, she put the strange lifespan into it.

[You awaken underwater in a daze, only to find yourself a water ghost.]

[You begin to move, swimming in this spacious lake, absorbing the various scents of the water. Your mind begins to recover, and you gradually gain a thorough understanding of this underwater world. This indescribably vast lake seems to belong to you from birth.]

You begin to absorb everything in the water, whether it be the strange creatures that inhabit this lake or other living beings; in your eyes, they are all merely food to be devoured.

Perhaps it was because you had absorbed enough power, or perhaps it was because you had existed for a long enough time, but after devouring the last remaining horned serpent in the lake, you found yourself completely in control of it.

You can clearly perceive every ripple in this lake, as if it were your own breath. You can sense everything that happens within it, and you can easily unleash towering waves like raging torrents.

[Even making the lake water flow backwards is not impossible. If this lake is a world unto itself, then you are now its master.]

Or rather, you are its incarnation on Earth right now.

Volume 1: Chapter 132, In the Rain

"Your main goal now is to clarify the principles of martial arts. After all, you've only just started learning martial arts, so there's no need to rush into honing your skills," Du Xianhua explained to Bai Qian.

Bai Qian nodded, but it was quite obvious that she was somewhat distracted.

At this time, a blue-green lake appeared in Liuyin Mansion. However, rather than saying that a lake appeared in Liuyin Mansion, it would be more accurate to say that the lake and Liuyin Mansion merged together.

Because the area of ​​this extra lake is even larger than the entire Willow Shade Mansion, it is as boundless as a sea. The blue-green lake water, like jade, ripples gently as the willow branches droop to the water's edge. There are no living creatures in the lake, and the clear water is like a bright mirror.

The eerie incarnation derived from [Empty Flow] is called [Heart Lake God]. As a name, it is relatively simple and easy to understand. At least Bai Qian could easily see what this eerie incarnation represents.

These bizarre incarnations all represent deities to varying degrees. The one that is currently being represented, which evolved from [Kong Liu], is the same. It represents the lake god who governs an entire lake.

Previously, whether it was the Earth God or the Mountain God, they actually represented the meaning of deities.

When these deities are filled into the [heart of the furnace], and then these things evolve from the [heart of the furnace], it's as if a world is slowly taking shape. It should be easy to understand what the situation is like in Willow Shade Mansion at this time.

It's like a small but very steadfast world that is slowly taking shape.

Bai Qian is currently unable to remove the belongings from Liu Yin Mansion, but she can bring people in.

If it were to eventually evolve into a world, I wonder what use it would be.

To replace the real world with this created world?

Sitting in the martial arts hall, listening to Du Xianhua's explanation, Bai Qian was not in a hurry to leave. After all, this was, in a sense, making up for her lack of knowledge about martial arts. To be honest, Bai Qian really knew nothing about the basic principles of martial arts, so it was quite useful to be able to listen to others explain them.

Therefore, Bai Qian is now quite serious about learning to read rather than learning to read.

Du Xianhua didn't teach much; she mainly focused on martial arts principles, which was exactly what Bai Qian lacked. After listening to the principles, Bai Qian left instead of staying at the martial arts school. She had already learned the most crucial martial arts skills, so she could come every day to listen to her explain these theories.

However, if one wants to practice martial arts, one naturally needs to seek out demons and strange creatures.

"This person seems quite serious." He Yu was somewhat surprised as she watched the figure in white walk out of the martial arts hall.

"After all, it cost a hundred taels of silver. Since she was willing to learn, I certainly taught her seriously. I just hope she won't be too impatient. These things can't be rushed." Du Xianhua shook her head gently as she watched Bai Qian's departing figure.

"Does the martial arts school still have any oil-paper umbrellas? Could you bring one for her? It's raining outside, we can't just let her leave in the rain." He wanted to remind He Yu of this.

But then he paused for a moment.

I couldn't help but rub my eyes.

Am I dazzled?

She had only seen that white figure walk into the misty drizzle. The fine raindrops fell gently on the white clothes, and the water droplets that should have wet the white figure seemed to fall into the clear lake water, reflecting the graceful figure like crystals.

The air transformed into a mirror composed of flowing water, constantly rippling, reflecting her white robes. She walked slowly forward, past the mirror, through the silken curtain of rain, the countless raindrops leaving not a trace on her white robes.

Only a slightly cool breeze caressed her dark hair, letting it cascade down to her waist.

Her cloth shoes slid onto the wet flagstones, and in an instant, she disappeared from Du Xianhua's sight, vanished into the torrential rain, and the entrance to the martial arts school was deserted.

It was like a hallucination.

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After leaving the martial arts school, Bai Qian continued to stroll along the streets of Changcheng Mansion.

If there's anything she needs to do, she doesn't have much to do right now.

Hunting demons is best done at night; daytime is not a suitable time.

Bai Yao is away from home due to some business, and Pei Huan is in the same situation; it seems he just returned and still has matters to attend to regarding the caravan, so he doesn't have time either.

According to Pei Huan, we can see her tomorrow.

If you're all alone, you'll just have to wander around the streets.

Is there anything I really want to do? Aside from buying some food, there's nothing else.

But it's raining on the street now, and not many shops are open on either side of the road, so there aren't many snacks available.

There weren't many people on the streets, as a light drizzle was falling and the wet ground wasn't ideal for going out.

Raindrops fell from the sky, staining the white clothes, but then passed right through them.

At this moment, Bai Qian seemed to be reflected in a lake. Raindrops falling on her might create ripples, but after the ripples subsided, she remained unchanged.

That white robe remained spotless.

I bought some dried sweet potatoes at the intersection. They were a little soft, probably because of the rain, but they were still very sweet.

Tiny shoes waded through puddles, soaking white socks, as she nibbled on dried sweet potato, aimlessly wandering the street.

There wasn't much to do, but Bai Qian didn't dislike the feeling.

This feeling of leisure and freedom.

Walking on the street in the rain, there are no constraints, no need to care about anything, and no need to think about anything.

It was just like a scene I had imagined countless times in the hospital ward.

Although she had only been there for two days, Bai Qian had a good impression of Changcheng Mansion, probably because of the rainy weather, which Bai Qian quite liked.

Walking quietly down the street, Bai Qian glanced at the zongzi shop not far away and was about to approach it when...

The sound of rushing water reached my ears, followed by hurried footsteps.

Bai Qian tilted her head slightly and saw a girl about her height running towards her in a light yellow robe, without an umbrella.

Blinking, Bai Qian took a step back, making way for her to run past her.

Watching her departing figure, Bai Qian tilted her head, looking slightly puzzled.

After thinking for a moment, I looked at the zongzi shop again, thinking about going over to buy some zongzi to take home and eat.

Footsteps sounded again, this time somewhat chaotic.

He glanced over and saw six men dressed in blue running towards him, seemingly charging in recklessly.

If there's anything noteworthy about them, it's that they all exude a strong demonic aura. The leader is probably a demon in human form, and the other five might be human, but they also have a strong demonic presence.

They didn't care about Bai Qian; they were probably chasing after the girl in yellow.

"Get out of the way if you don't want to die." Upon seeing Bai Qian standing on the street, the leading man in blue shouted sternly.

She was a little domineering, after all, Bai Qian was no longer blocking their way, and perhaps she was just used to being domineering.

Bai Qian remained unmoved, simply watching them approach with calm, indifferent eyes before passing by.

If that's the case, then maybe it's nothing. Bai Qian was still thinking about whether to eat sweet rice dumplings or meat rice dumplings later.

Perhaps because of Bai Qian's attitude, or perhaps because she was just naturally short-tempered, one of the men in blue robes, as he passed by, casually took the whip tied to his waist and lashed it at Bai Qian.

Bai Qian gripped the whip with her translucent, jade-like fingers and looked at them.

Several men also stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with hostility as they stared at Bai Qian, as if they were about to reprimand her.

As the rain fell, it seemed as if it were being swept up by a gentle breeze. The clear, transparent water flowed down from mid-air, gently and softly surrounding the girl, lifting her beautiful black hair, and gathering on her slender, white fingers.

The rain curtain was lifted by that hand, as if it were being kneaded into the wind, turning into crystal clear, still flowing water flowers.

Water droplets fell with the rain curtain, the gloomy sky was covered by ripples of light and waves of water, and the raindrops felt like needles pricking their skin.

This was the last thing they saw.

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Two chapters, 2400 words each QAQ. It was a bit difficult to update three times on a weekday. The author needs to work harder and will make up for it on the weekend.

Volume 1: Chapter 133, Lingxi

Lingxi ran hurriedly down the street. The slippery bluestone slabs made running on them not very pleasant, causing her to twist her ankle every now and then.

But for Lingxi, this was truly something she couldn't do.

If she didn't run, the snake demons and their minions would probably pounce on her. Although she wasn't afraid of them, she wasn't ready to expose herself yet.

Fortunately, I am quite familiar with the streets of Changcheng Prefecture, which allows me to barely evade the pursuit of these demons.

But another problem is, now that we can evade capture, what should we do next?

I would occasionally turn my head to look behind me, and cool raindrops would fall from the sky, slowly sliding into my collar.

Lingxi didn't pay much attention to what was ahead and ended up crashing headfirst into the steel plate.

It could be described as a steel plate, but even if it's not, judging by its strength, it's probably harder than a steel plate.

He bumped into Bai Qian.

My head suddenly felt dizzy, and I didn't know which way was which.

Bai Qian stood in front of Ling Xi. Although she was bumped, she didn't feel anything.

She came over right after she slapped all those men in blue to death.

I took out a zongzi, peeled off the lotus leaf, and took a small bite. The aroma of glutinous rice was very strong, and it was sprinkled with some white sugar. However, the dates inside were a bit small and not sweet.

If there was anything unusual, Bai Qian had already noticed it from the very beginning.

The girl in yellow is not normal. Normal people are like a clear mirror in front of Bai Qian, able to see through her with just one glance.

But the girl in yellow in front of him seemed to be covered by a thick curtain, obscuring his vision, and he couldn't see what she was thinking.

Lingxi covered her slightly reddened forehead and glanced at the other person's flat chest.

It felt like hitting a wall.