Martial Arts, the Little Master of the Ancient Tomb, Becomes Stronger When You Drink

8: Chapter 8 Seven Years Later, Swordsmanship MasteredTime is like an ex-girlfriend, arriving in a rush and departing in a rush.

In the blink of an eye, seven years passed.

This year, Su Xuan was eight years old.

Inside the Ancient Tomb.

”Swish, swish, swish.”

Sword shadows flickered. A young boy, neither too big nor too small, moved with ghost-like swiftness, leaving behind a series of afterimages.

The long sword in his hand gleamed coldly, its movements dense and unending.

At that moment, the boy suddenly shifted his sword’s edge, his right foot tapping against the air.

He soared upward, then brought his long sword crashing down.

”Boom!”

”Crack!” ”Crack!” ”Crack!” ”...”

A powerful surge of energy directly cleaved a long fissure into the ground.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host. ’Jade Maiden Sword Technique’ has achieved a Major Achievement Breakthrough.]

”So cool! Junior Martial Uncle is so cool!”

Little Dragon Girl, who had been watching from the side, jumped up excitedly, her pretty face flushed red.

Sheathing his sword, Su Xuan walked towards Little Dragon Girl. ”Long’er, you’re back. How did it go? Was the task accomplished?”

”Mm-hmm.” Little Dragon Girl nodded repeatedly, then handed Su Xuan a Purple Gourd she had already opened in advance.

Rising on her tiptoes, she carefully wiped the fine sweat from Su Xuan’s forehead.

”The Hundred-Year Lingzhi Mushroom, Long’er has retrieved it from Shopkeeper Li!”

”Gulp~” ”Gulp~”

Su Xuan took two big gulps of Clear Wine, handed the flask to Little Dragon Girl, ruffled her hair, and said with a smile,

”Long’er, truly a virtuous helper to your Junior Martial Uncle~”

Little Dragon Girl’s face flushed red, a happy smile playing on her lips. ”Junior Martial Uncle, what does ’virtuous helper’ mean~?”

”It means... a good assistant...”

”Hehe, then Long’er wants to be Junior Martial Uncle’s virtuous helper for a lifetime~” Seemingly feeling it wasn’t enough, Little Dragon Girl shook her head, tapping her chin.

”No, no, no... um... two lifetimes? No, no, anyway, Long’er wants to be Junior Martial Uncle’s virtuous helper forever and ever~”

Su Xuan smiled and shook his head. Silly girl.

Besides being able to drink alcohol to increase his Internal Energy, the System could also brew wine.

His mother thought he was too young to drink, but he could brew his own!

The ingredients for brewing were nothing more than things like wheat, sweet potatoes...

The System’s wine-brewing function was extremely powerful. As long as he had the ingredients, it could produce the wine instantly.

Apart from ordinary wine, the System could also brew better-quality wine, though that naturally required better ingredients...

”By the way, Junior Martial Uncle, when Long’er was returning to the Ancient Tomb just now, someone was following me...”

Hearing this, Su Xuan instantly snapped back to attention, his expression serious. ”Long’er, did you get a good look at who it was?”

”That person seemed to be wearing Quanzhen Sect robes...”

”Quanzhen Sect?” A trace of ferocity flashed in Su Xuan’s eyes.

Over the years, he had often secretly taken Little Dragon Girl down the mountain and had more than a few dealings with those Stinky Daoist Priests from the Quanzhen Sect.

Originally, Su Xuan didn’t want to stir up trouble. But today, with his sword technique on the verge of a Major Achievement, he couldn’t leave the mountain.

And now, those arrogant, stuck-up ’ox-nosed’ priests dared to set their sights on Long’er...

”These Daoist Priests are really getting more and more outrageous!” Little Dragon Girl grew angrier as she spoke, her cheeks puffing up.

”On ordinary days, that Daoist Priest named Chongyang is always causing trouble for the Grandmaster.”

”When the Grandmaster ignores him, he shamelessly claims he’s already stepped down from the sect leader position and only wants to spar. And now, other Daoist Priests actually dare to run wild at our Ancient Tomb Sect!”

”Junior Martial Uncle, let’s go tell the Grandmaster...”

”Shh.”

Su Xuan placed a finger against Little Dragon Girl’s lips. ”Don’t tell Master about this.”

Su Xuan’s eyes shifted slightly. He lowered his head a little, looking intently into Little Dragon Girl’s eyes.

”Long’er, where did that Stinky Daoist Priest follow you to?”

Little Dragon Girl thought for a moment. ”All the way to the entrance of the Ancient Tomb.”

Since Long’er just returned, that Stinky Daoist Priest couldn’t have gone far.

”Long’er, you stay here. Don’t go anywhere. If Master or the others ask, say I’m training in the secret chamber. I’m going out to take a look...”

”No, Junior Martial Uncle, it’s too dangerous! Let’s go tell the Grandmaster!” Little Dragon Girl tightly grabbed Su Xuan’s arm, her misty eyes filled with worry.

Su Xuan pinched Little Dragon Girl’s cheek. ”Long’er, be good~ Besides, don’t you trust your Junior Martial Uncle’s strength?”

No matter what Su Xuan said, Little Dragon Girl still clung stubbornly to his arm.

”If Long’er doesn’t listen, then Junior Martial Uncle will never pay attention to Long’er again.” Su Xuan deliberately turned his back, pretending to be angry.

Seeing this, Little Dragon Girl grew so anxious tears nearly fell. ”But... but...”

Seeing the effect was about right, Su Xuan turned back to comfort her. ”Junior Martial Uncle promises to just take a look from far away. I’ll take one look and come right back, okay~?”

”Re... really?”

”Has Junior Martial Uncle ever lied to Long’er?”

”No~ Then... then Junior Martial Uncle, you have to come back quickly. Long’er is worried...”

”Okay, Long’er must stay here and be good!”

Watching Su Xuan’s departing figure, Little Dragon Girl’s heart was filled with worry.

She kept blaming herself inwardly: ”Little Dragon Girl, oh Little Dragon Girl, how can you be so stupid? Why did you have to tell Junior Martial Uncle about this? You really deserve to die!”

Exiting the Ancient Tomb, Su Xuan leaped into the air, employing his qinggong to fly towards the direction of the Quanzhen Sect.

Perfect timing, his Jade Maiden Sword Technique had just reached Major Achievement, and he was just worrying about having no one to test it on.

...

In a forest near the Ancient Tomb.

A plump young Daoist Priest was dragging a clean-cut-looking Daoist Priest byBig steps towards the Quanzhen Sect, all the while cursing loudly.

”Zhen Zhibing! Zhen Zhibing! Who would have thought someone with your handsome appearance could be so despicable inside? To follow a little girl, you actually dared to trespass into our sect’s Forbidden Ground! Come! Let’s go face Sect Leader Qiu!”

Zhen Zhibing’s face was flushed with shame, trying to break free. ”Senior Brother Zhao, it’s not what you think!”

”Pah!” Zhao Zhijing spat, showing no intention of letting Zhen Zhibing off.

”Zhen Zhibing, you still dare to quibble? Have all the Daoist precepts you learned since childhood been eaten by dogs?! Just wait until we’re in front of the Sect Leader, let’s see if you still dare to spout such lies!”

Zhao Zhijing’s small eyes were full of excitement.

He had long disliked Zhen Zhibing. Clearly, his own seniority and martial arts were above Zhen Zhibing’s.

Why did the Sect Leader value Zhen Zhibing so much, yet find fault with him at every turn?

Was it just because Zhen Zhibing was the Sect Leader’s Personal Disciple?

Today, he would definitely make Zhen Zhibing lose all face and reputation in front of the entire Quanzhen Sect!

As they walked, not far ahead of the two...

Suddenly, a youth in white clothes descended from the sky.

Zhao Zhijing looked up, his eyes meeting Su Xuan’s icy gaze. Instantly, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, shivering involuntarily.

Looking at the two before him, Su Xuan murmured in a low voice, ”Zhao Zhijing, Zhen Zhibing!”

Without waiting for them to speak, Su Xuan stepped forward with his right foot, his long sword leaving its sheath as he charged.

In the blink of an eye, the long sword was right in front of the two.

”Holy shit!” Seeing this, Zhao Zhijing was startled. He pulled Zhen Zhibing in front of him and quickly retreated backwards.

Before Zhen Zhibing could react, a sword directly pierced through his shoulder.

”Ah!”

The next moment, Su Xuan’s sword swept downward, instantly severing one of Zhen Zhibing’s arms.

Clutching his bleeding shoulder, Zhen Zhibing screamed in agony.

Seeing Zhen Zhibing’s miserable state, cold sweat streamed down Zhao Zhijing’s forehead as he stared at Su Xuan in terror.

This youth in white before them was stronger than they were!

He didn’t have any young enemies like this in his list of grudges?!

”Young Hero, there must be some misunderstanding between us...”

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