“Junior brother, we people in the martial arts world all ride horses. We don’t ride in carriages. That’s only for officials and wealthy families.”

“Senior sister, you can go outside to ride a horse too, I won’t stop you. Anyway, I’ll definitely be sitting in the carriage.” Zhang Weihao, who was lying on Xue Qianxun’s big thighs, using her fair and delicate thighs as a pillow, and leisurely reading and drinking tea in this very spacious carriage, had no intention of getting off the carriage and riding into the world with Yue Lingshan.

At first, Zhang Weihao had longed for it, but after riding a fast horse for several hours in a row, he instantly lost interest and found it much more comfortable to lie down in a carriage.

It’s not like we don’t have the means, so why torture ourselves and make things difficult for ourselves?

Yes, horseshoes were common in this day and age, and most horses were specially shod. Because of this, they were very noisy and vibrated a lot when running at high speeds, especially on mountain roads and narrow paths, making for a very poor experience.

“But wouldn’t that be the real martial arts world? People would laugh at us if word got out.”

“I’m not a member of the martial arts world, but Senior Sister, you are the daughter of the sect leader. When you go out, you represent the face of the Huashan Sword Sect. Why don’t you get off and ride a horse? I’ll just sit in my carriage.”

“I’m not stupid. You’re riding in a carriage, why should I get off and ride a horse alone?” Yue Lingshan said with an expression that said, “I’m very smart, don’t try to fool me,” and brazenly settled into Zhang Weihao’s luxurious carriage, which was at least ten square meters in size.

This is a large cart that requires four fine horses to pull.

In other words, they replaced him with the useless Aji. If he were just an ordinary coachman, he probably wouldn’t be able to drive such a large cart by himself.

Because we were traveling by horse-drawn carriage, and a large one at that, we were traveling on official roads and staying at official post stations, not ordinary roadside inns. The journey was relatively safe.

Unlike TV dramas, in the real world of martial arts, the time you spend traveling is extremely long and painful. The distance from Huashan to Fuzhou is about 5,000 li (based on the road conditions at the time). A horse-drawn carriage can only travel a maximum of 300 li a day. Considering that it is not all official roads and sometimes you have to detour into the city, under normal circumstances, it would take almost a month to reach your destination.

This is only possible because both the carriage and the horses are of the highest quality and can withstand such a long journey; otherwise, it would take even longer.

As for riding a horse at full speed, it would actually take about 20 days.

After all, if people don’t rest, horses do too. Moreover, most people in the martial arts world are poor, and top-quality horses are strategic resources that they can’t access. They usually only have access to inferior horses. This is why plots often unfold in martial arts novels because of horse theft (in the original story, Lin Zhennan simply couldn’t gather all the people from the escort agency because there wasn’t enough time).

However, Zhang Weihao knew many stories, so Yue Lingshan and Xue Qianxun did not find the journey boring. In addition, the food, clothing and other necessities they had along the way were extraordinary, almost like a rich second generation going on a trip. This made Yue Lingshan’s first experience of traveling in the martial arts world very pleasant, and she did not feel the dangers of the martial arts world at all.

However, along the way, the matter of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual became increasingly complicated, and more and more masters emerged.

There’s no way around it; once the first person to try something new appears and proves the magic and authenticity of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, naturally more and more people will choose to castrate themselves to practice the sword and join the Evil-Repelling Army.

The speed at which this thing is learned is terrifying. Some people with a foundation can pick it up very quickly. So today you find that you can bully your junior brother and humiliate him at will, but after a month or two, it will be your turn to be humiliated and slapped in the face by your junior brother.

But that’s not all; encountering someone with a deep-seated grudge is truly deadly.

Originally, you were the one chasing after others and slaughtering their entire family. Now it’s their turn to chase after you and kill your whole family right in front of you.

The entire martial arts world was thrown into chaos instantly. Even though the imperial court and some major martial arts sects of the Dragon Guard Manor intervened in time, they could not stop the further spread of the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual.

However, due to the spread of the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual, the martial arts world has become very strange. People are either inhumane or they don’t take action at all, but when they do, they wipe out an entire family without leaving any survivors; or they are very law-abiding, and they settle all debts without taking lives easily.

Some young heroes who were originally kind-hearted and chivalrous but lacked the strength to suppress their thoughts and ideas now have a new choice and the opportunity to realize their dreams of becoming young heroes in the martial arts world through powerful martial arts.

However, as more and more people from the lower rungs of the martial arts world began to wield relatively powerful martial arts, the entire martial arts world, like the Great Age of Pirates in One Piece, instantly entered the Great Martial Arts Era.

After all, not everyone is interested in women these days. There are plenty of people who think that women are not as fun as martial arts. So the whole martial arts world is in a crazy infighting. A group of hot-blooded young men who practiced the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual began to run wildly and fight for justice, tormenting the bandits, highwaymen and outlaws.

After all, the reason for joining the underworld and becoming a bandit is naturally because of desire, and it is not easy to get these people to cut off a piece of their flesh.

But if you don’t cut it now, unless you repent and reform, you might be targeted by a hot-blooded young man who has mastered the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual and is acting on behalf of Heaven.

It’s fine if it’s just one person, but the problem is that many self-castrated teenagers like to band together and level up in groups, which is terrifying.

If three castrated young men of the seventh rank could defeat Linghu Chong without any chance of fighting back, then they could easily wipe out most ordinary mountain strongholds.

Thirty sixth-rank officials would be a nightmare for even the Thirteen Protectors. This isn’t just one plus one equals two; it’s one plus one equals more than ten. Only those above the Innate Realm can ignore such a disparity in numbers, while those below the Innate Realm might actually be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Therefore, the original order of the martial arts world, the balance between good and evil, was completely destroyed by the Evil-Repelling Sword Manual.

The entire martial arts world gradually descended into chaos, especially with the sudden appearance of professional assassins who practiced the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, casting a terrifying shadow over the entire martial arts world.

The Lin family, as the culprits, has undoubtedly become the target of public criticism.

Some people suspect that the Lin family has a perfect version of the Lin family who did not castrate himself, after all, Lin Zhennan has a son; others, however, believe that the Lin family has become resentful because of the drastic change in their personalities caused by castration.

After all, not everyone does it voluntarily; some are simply caught up in the internal struggle and forced to castrate themselves. If they hadn’t castrated themselves, they might have died long ago.