“Master.”

Lin Yi looked towards Master Wu Liang beside him and asked, “Knowing that I don’t have a Dantian, does the Holy Mansion still wish to take me as a student?”

Unexpectedly, Master Wu Liang’s response came as a pleasant surprise to Lin Yi.

“Not having a Dantian and still being able to break the Nine Elements Sword Formation only proves how extraordinary you are.”

“Your words make so much sense.”

Lin Yi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Without a Dantian, if he did not have something exceptional about him, how could he possibly have broken the Nine Elements Sword Formation?

But why couldn’t Situ Xiong grasp such a simple fact?

Hearing that he didn’t have a Dantian, he regarded Lin Yi almost like a disastrous flood or feral beast, wishing he could make him disappear immediately.

What kind of expression would Situ Xiong have if he knew that although Lin Yi lacked a Dantian, he possessed something even more powerful—a Sword Embryo?

“We have arrived.”

Just then, Master Wu Liang’s voice came from up ahead.

Lin Yi and the group halted.

In front of their eyes stood a ramshackle gate already in ruins, propped up by a few pieces of wood and barely staying upright, and next to the gate stood a stone stele.

Boldly inscribed upon it were the words “Holy Mansion.”

However, these words were covered in a mottled layer of cracks.

Passing under this gate, Lin Yi even wondered if the thing would collapse on them!

Having entered the gate of the Holy Mansion,

Lin Yi and his three companions saw two dilapidated halls and over a dozen old houses, looking long-neglected and definitely classified as dangerous buildings, having gone without repairs for quite a while.

Lin Yi exchanged a glance with Bai Xiu.

They had anticipated the Holy Mansion would be in disrepair.

But this was excessively dilapidated!

Had they not already agreed with Master Wu Liang, they would have turned around and left right away!

“Master, if I may be so bold, how many students does our Holy Mansion currently have?”

Lin Yi inquired.

“Including the two of you, we now have five!”

Master Wu Liang proclaimed rather proudly.

“Only five?”

Lin Yi and Bai Xiu stood dumbfounded.

With only five students, why did Master Wu Liang seem to consider that a lot?

Even an orphanage had more!

“As I’ve said, our Holy Mansion’s recruiting philosophy is to prefer a lack rather than an excess, we value quality!”

Master Wu Liang looked surprised at their reaction, “Rest assured, all five of you are students whom I’ve…umm, carefully recruited.

Every single one of you is a top-notch young individual from Shi Country, capable of holding up the fort, worth a few hundred of their Martial Arts Academy students!”

“And the other three students?”

Lin Yi was curious to see what those three poor souls looked like.

“The other three students are within the Holy Mansion; you can get to know them on your own.”

“Alright, I’m tired now, going to take a nap.

You all find an empty house on the mountain to live in!”

“Remember to call me for dinner!”

Having said that, Master Wu Liang departed without looking back.

Left behind, Lin Yi and his companions stared at the forlorn Holy Mansion, speechless for a long time.

But since they were there, they might as well settle in.

Not being one to fuss, Lin Yi led the three to the backyard.

In the yard, stone slabs were cracked, and weeds were rampant.

They were greeted by several ancient-looking houses.

“I’ll take this one!”

Bai Xiu immediately set his sights on the largest and seemingly best house, and without delay, made his way towards it.

However,

as soon as he entered the room, the next second bore the sound of a pig-like scream.

Following that,

there was a loud “thump!”

The house’s door burst open, and a figure resembling a dead pig was flung out.

His once handsomely chiseled face was now swollen like a pig’s head, stars swirling around his eyes.

“Brother!”

Yuan Fang hurried forward, vigorously shaking Bai Xiu’s body, “Are you okay?

Wake up!”

Seeing Bai Xiu’s misfortune, Lin Yi unwittingly broke out in a cold sweat.

He had been planning to compete with Bai Xiu for that house.

But Bai Xiu was just too impertinent and quick with his hands, leaving him no chance to intervene.

Now it seems, it was a good thing he was slow!

Otherwise, the one with a pig-head face right now would likely be him!

Sure enough.

After tossing Bai Xiu out, a petite and charming girl walked out from inside the house.

“Little brat, how dare you peek at me taking a bath!”

Her hair was still dripping wet, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.

Lin Yi silently cursed his bad luck.

Then he glanced at Bai Xiu beside him.

This guy, just by coincidence, ran into someone taking a bath!

Should he say this fellow was lucky or unlucky?

But with that flat-chested body, what’s there to see?

“You guys, are you in cahoots with this pervert?”

The girl’s gaze fell upon Lin Yi, her eyes instantly turning ice-cold, “Kid, confess!”

With those words, she threw a punch towards Lin Yi!

“We are new students!”

Seeing the petite girl’s fist coming at him, Lin Yi quickly shouted.

The fist abruptly stopped just inches in front of Lin Yi’s face.

“New students?”

The girl sized up Lin Yi and then withdrew her punch, “Almost forgot, today is indeed the day the Holy Mansion recruits new members.”

“Little sister, we are really sorry!”

Lin Yi said to the girl with an apologetic smile, “We’ve just arrived and thought the house was unoccupied, we didn’t mean to offend!”

“Little sister?”

Unexpectedly, the girl let out a cold laugh, “You two newcomers dare to call me little sister?”

“You should call me Big Sister!”

Big Sister?

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes.

This girl was the Holy Mansion’s Big Sister?

“Disbelieving, aren’t you?”

Picking up on the skepticism in Lin Yi’s eyes, the girl raised an eyebrow.

Lin Yi was about to nod when the girl suddenly yelled out and punched the ground beneath her.

Bang!

A loud noise ensued.

Like an earthquake.

Stones flew everywhere, and the ground cracked open into a large hole!

All three of Lin Yi’s group were left gaping.

Such terrifying power!

The girl blew the dust off her fist, then looked at Lin Yi and the others, “Believe me now?”

“Big Sister, greetings!”

Lin Yi bowed deeply to the girl.

Now he finally understood why this girl could be the Big Sister.

“You’re quite sensible!”

The girl nodded and pointed to the two most remote houses, “Those two houses are empty, you guys can live there.”

Lin Yi nodded and didn’t forget to thank the girl, “Thank you, Big Sister, for the directions.”

“No need to be courteous!”

The girl spoke as if an elder, “As the Big Sister, it’s my duty to look after you little brothers.”

“What might the Big Sister’s name be?”

“My name is Xi Yue!”

After saying her name, the girl turned and walked back into her house, slamming the door shut with a ‘bam’.

“It seems this Holy Mansion is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers…”

Lin Yi sighed.

Just then.

Bai Xiu, who had been unconscious, suddenly woke up, shouting, “Damn woman, how dare you ruin my handsome face like this, I won’t let you…”

Bang!

Before Bai Xiu could finish speaking.

He was knocked out again with a hit to the back of his head.

Lin Yi glanced at Xi Yue’s door to ensure he hadn’t disturbed her, then heaved a sigh of relief seeing that she was undisturbed.

He then looked at the unconscious Bai Xiu and said with resignation, “You’re safer staying knocked out!”

“Yuan Fang, what do you think?”

Yuan Fang’s tiny head bobbed rapidly in agreement, “I think you’re right!”

Having said that, she stared at Xi Yue’s house with admiration, “I’m going to hang out with this Big Sister from now on!”

As she spoke, she even imitated Xi Yue’s signature move, throwing punches at the air while making “whoo-ha, whoo-ha” sounds.

But was smacked hard on the forehead by Lin Yi, “Let’s get your brother back first!”

Yuan Fang then obediently joined Lin Yi in lifting the unconscious Bai Xiu and headed towards the two remote houses.