The little apprentice sister is extremely talented, but she is not virtuous.

At the end of the sea, Tingfeng Pavilion.

A strong smell of blood shrouds this peaceful place.

Hong Ling, who was only five years old, rubbed her eyes and sat up from the bed. She looked at the woman who came in in a panic and asked with her face raised, "Mom, what's going on outside? It's so noisy!"

"It's too late to explain." The woman carried her off the bed, opened the cabinet and stuffed her in. She solemnly instructed, "Ling'er, you stay in there. Remember, no matter what you hear, don't make any noise!"

"But……"

"Ling'er, be good, remember what your mother said! Don't come out, and don't make any noise!"

The moment the cabinet was closed, Hong Ling saw that her mother's skirt was covered with blood.

…The shouts and screams were getting closer, and the smell of blood was getting stronger.

In the end, Hong Ling was unable to escape the search and was found.

She clenched her fists and looked at the strange and ugly faces in front of her without saying a word.

"Hey! You little thing, you still dare to stare at me? Do you believe I will dig out your eyes?"

"What nonsense! Cut off the roots!"

"That's right. Return and report back when you find that thing."

"Puff~" The sharp blade pierced Hong Ling's chest. Fearing that she would not die, the man stabbed her several more times.

it hurts!

But she didn't cry from beginning to end.

Because daddy said that tears are the least valuable things.

Her consciousness gradually faded, and she finally fell in a pool of blood, motionless.

In a trance, she seemed to hear two voices: "Damn it! We are late!"

"Wait! It looks like she can still be saved!"

……

When I woke up again, half a month had passed.

Looking at the unfamiliar environment in front of her, a trace of confusion flashed across Hong Ling's eyes.

This is where?

Am I dead?

It’s strange, why does my body still hurt so much after I die?

"You're finally awake!" A familiar voice came to my ears.

It was the uncle named Liu! He saved me!

Hong Ling struggled to get up, but the severe pain in her body made her eyes go dark and she almost fainted.

"Don't move, you're badly injured! Just rest and recuperate. I'll go get my sister."

Soon, the sound of a door closing was heard.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye. Under the careful care of Liu Wuji and Bai Su, Hong Ling was able to walk.

"I'm sorry we're late. Your parents, and others..."

Hong Ling did not answer, but stood there quietly, as quiet as a statue.

"If you are willing, I will go and destroy the Demon Cave right now! I will avenge you!"

"No!" Hong Ling finally spoke, her voice a little hoarse, "I want to avenge this vengeance myself!"

Liu Wuji nodded: "In that case, are you willing to take me as your master?"

"Disciple Hong Ling, I pay my respects to Master!"

"Hurry up!" Liu Wuji stretched out his hand and helped her up from the ground. "From now on, you are my chief disciple, Liu Wuji, and the senior sister of Tianchi Peak."

…Since then, a little sword fanatic in red clothes appeared outside Liu Wuji's courtyard.

Day after day, year after year.

From morning to night, rain or shine, the sound of sword dancing never stopped.

Looking at the red figure in the snow, Bai Su sighed: "This child, his self-discipline is simply terrifying!"

"Perhaps it is the hatred in her heart that drives her like this." A complicated look flashed across Liu Wuji's eyes. "She has an excellent talent in swordsmanship. She will become a great talent in the future! If so, cough cough..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Wuji suddenly coughed violently, and his cuffs were instantly stained with a hint of crimson.

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Hong Ling immediately stopped what she was doing and stepped forward to ask.

"Oh, it's okay." Liu Wuji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth very quickly, covered his sleeves with his hands, and said casually, "You continue to practice, I will talk to your master about something."

Hong Ling frowned and nodded silently.

In fact, she had already noticed that Master was unwell.

When I first came to Tianchi Peak, I was seriously injured and fell into coma from time to time.

One time, I vaguely heard him talking with his nun, and they mentioned something about fire poison...

But over the years, no matter how I asked, he always made excuses or changed the subject. Anyway, he just didn't want me to know.

"It seems that if I want to know about Master's situation, I have to find another way." After thinking for a moment, Hong Ling came up with an idea.

In the evening, she arrived outside the cave of Sect Master Yue Wuhen.

"Hey, isn't this our little sword fanatic? How come you have time to come to my place? Come, come in and sit down." Yue Wuhen enthusiastically invited her into the cave.

He is also very optimistic about the apprentice that his junior brother has accepted. He thinks that not only is the apprentice of his junior brother very talented, but he is also very well-behaved, sensible and self-disciplined. He will definitely achieve something in the future.

"Thank you, Master Sect Leader!" Hong Ling bowed to him politely.

When they came to the stone table, the old man poured her some water and asked, "Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

"Hmm..." Hong Ling hesitated and said, "I heard that the master is the senior brother of our master? I guess you must know him very well, right?"

"Of course!" Yue Wuhen smiled complacently, "He and your aunt were both raised by me. At that time, I was both a father and a mother, ah~"

"Then...can you tell me about Master's deeds?"

"Oh?" Yue Wuhen's eyes flashed with surprise, "He didn't tell you?"

Hong Ling shook her head.

"Haha, he's good in every way, except that he's too low-key."

Yue Wuhen stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your master is the strongest fighter in our sect! Don't look at him as he is only at the Golden Core level. Even an old man like me is no match for him."

"...He became famous at a young age. Not only is he invincible among his peers, he has never lost even when challenging opponents of higher levels! None of the geniuses of his generation could hold their heads up in front of him."

"...But he is not a pushover. He loves to stand up for the weak. When he went to Taiji Xuan Palace for further study, he turned the entire Tianyun Province upside down! In the end, he was expelled from the country by a powerful person."

"But if you dare to rank him second to none in terms of his contribution to the sect, no one dares to be first! Back then, a traitor appeared in the sect and stole the sect's treasure. He chased the traitors alone to the ends of the earth and captured them alive..."

"The last battle of the demon tribe's invasion was a decisive battle between him and the young master of the demon tribe in the Skyfire Realm! In the end, he defeated the opponent and made the demon tribe dare not invade again! And..."

Once he started talking, Yue Wuhen couldn't stop. He talked for two hours in one breath without pausing for even a moment.

Although Hong Ling listened carefully, her brain automatically filtered out more than 90 percent of the useless information.

She grasped the key point and pretended to be curious and asked, "Even the young master of the demon tribe is not a match for Master? And he was easily crushed by Master?"

"How is that possible?" Yue Wuhen shook his head, "That battle was quite thrilling, your master also used all his firepower at that time, and only managed to suppress the opponent.

You don’t know that although the Heavenly Fire Realm has no effect on the demon race, human cultivators will be poisoned by fire if they are not careful…”

At this point, Yue Wuhen was startled, "You little Hong Ling, you are trying to trick me, right?"

"No." Hong Ling shook her head woodenly, "I just encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation and wanted to find someone to talk to."

"Then you came to me!" Yue Wuhen put on a serious face, "Practice is like sailing against the current, haste makes waste! Don't let the hatred in your heart blind your eyes. When I was your age..."

Another hour-long ideological education continued, but Hong Ling didn't listen to a word.

Seeing that it was almost time, he stood up and said goodbye: "Master, it's a little late. I will visit you another day."

"Go!" Yue Wuhen waved his hand, watched her walk away, and sighed, "Little Junior Brother, don't blame me for being nosy! There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Just... tell her in advance."

The next day.

Liu Wuji came to Hong Ling who was practicing swordplay and said, "Get ready. I will take you to a place."

"Yes!" Hong Ling nodded and immediately returned to the house.

A few days later, the master and disciple appeared in the Huanjian Sect, one of the five major sects.

Along the way, Hong Ling was particularly quiet and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"Why don't you ask me why I brought you here?"

Facing the question, Hong Ling smiled slightly: "Master, there must be a reason for Master to do this, why should I ask more questions?"

"You!" Liu Wuji shook his head and led her up the stairs.

Not long after, he saw Xuanyuan Zhan, the leader of the Illusion Sword Sect. "I wonder why you came to my Illusion Sword Sect, Brother Liu?"

"Enter the Sword Pool." Liu Wuji did not beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.

Xuanyuan Zhan half-closed his eyes and looked at Hong Ling beside him: "Isn't this against the rules? You also know that if you want to enter the Sword Pool, you must win the position of Sword Master in the Hundred Sects Competition."

"What if I take out this?" Liu Wuji smiled indifferently, took out a jade token from his arms and threw it over.

The moment he saw the jade token clearly, Xuanyuan Zhan's pupils shrank: "This is... a token from my ancestor!"

"Not bad!"

"Well! The ancestor said before his death that whoever holds the token can fulfill one of his conditions. But..." Xuanyuan Zhan deliberately prolonged his tone.

Liu Wuji waved his hand: "Just say what you want to say."

"Hehe~" Xuanyuan Zhan smiled and snapped his fingers behind him. A young man in black with a cold expression walked out.

"If she can hold out for an incense stick of time in his hands, I will allow her to enter the sword pool! I am not trying to make things difficult for her. You know, to enter the sword pool, you must first break the sword formation! If she doesn't have the strength, she will die if she goes in."

At this point, he raised an ambiguous smile on his face, "You don't want your beloved disciple to die in the sword formation, do you?"

Liu Wuji turned his head and looked at Hong Ling: "Are you confident?"

Hong Ling nodded.

"Then let me see how strong you are! Fellow Daoist Liu, please follow me outside the palace."

Soon, Hong Ling and the other two set up their battle formation outside the hall.

"Start! Bang~" With the sound of a gong, the two of them attacked at the same time.

Xuanyuan Zhan held the teacup with a smile on his face. "His name is Mo Han, and he is the Holy Son of our Illusion Sword Sect. He was born with a sword bone, and his talent in swordsmanship is limitless. Oh, by the way, he has a mutated wind spirit root, so I'm afraid your little disciple will suffer."

"Hehe~" Liu Wuji chuckled twice and didn't answer. He thought silently in his heart: It's still uncertain who will suffer!

"But don't worry, I just told him to show mercy..."

"Clang~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp sound was heard.

Then Hong Ling's cold voice sounded: "You lose!"

"Gu~" Xuanyuan Zhan felt that the taste of the tea he had just drunk changed instantly.

Liu Wuji stood up and clasped his fists towards him: "Thank you!"

No...this, this, we're defeated already?

Xuanyuan Zhan's eyes were dull and he still hadn't recovered from the shock.

In total, I’m afraid it’s less than ten moves.

Is it possible that the disciple that I have trained so carefully is so vulnerable?

It was not until Hong Ling returned to Liu Wuji that he swallowed the tea as if awakened from a dream: "Daoyou Liu really opened my eyes today. Your disciple is really..."