The Predecessor Is All Over The Martial Arts World Chapter 13
byBecause of Hou Danxue’s weighty expectations, Wuming picked up body tempering again.
The previous experience had frightened her, and later, when her strength was sufficient for her needs, she stopped thinking about further improvement, always dragging the matter out.
Sitting on countless materials yet slacking off—the old her would never have imagined becoming this kind of person. It was truly a result of getting used to a pampered, extravagant life!
Wuming severely chastised herself, then went all out—she used many treasures, refining them all in one go.
Looking at the noticeably discolored liquid, Wuming felt a little apprehensive.
She didn’t regret the treasures she had destroyed; she regretted the hellish torment she was about to endure!
“And then, let them soak into you, right?”
Hou Danxue stood beside her, reaching her hand toward the liquid. Wuming immediately grabbed her hand.
“Wife, don’t touch it! It will hurt you!”
“Why would it hurt me? I haven’t cultivated the technique you are cultivating. Isn’t this just ordinary liquid to me?”
Wuming was stunned; she truly hadn’t considered that point.
Yes, these powers could only enter her body because she was circulating her cultivation technique. Hou Danxue was completely uninvolved with these powers, so there was no need to worry about her being harmed.
Watching Hou Danxue play with the liquid using her finger, Wuming grew even more afraid.
She suddenly didn’t want to get in. She felt that Hou Danxue beside her was more terrifying than the powers she was about to absorb.
“Ahem… Wife, I’m not feeling quite right right now. How about another day?”
She would temper her body later, when Hou Danxue was busy, when she was alone.
“Can these things be left out? Won’t the power inside dissipate?”
Of course, they had a time limit! The sooner she absorbed these powers, the better.
Meeting Hou Danxue’s clear gaze, Wuming felt inexplicably nervous.
How could she be wasteful? Just because she was afraid Hou Danxue would cause trouble nearby, was she going to waste so many treasures she couldn’t even have dreamed of before?
That was truly unacceptable! Her former self would despise her for this!
Wuming hardened her heart and stepped into the medicinal liquid.
Hou Danxue didn’t leave, however. She wrapped one arm around Wuming’s neck, pressing her body close, while her other hand continued to play with the liquid.
The moment Wuming circulated her technique, she knew she was in trouble. She had overestimated herself again, and this time it was more serious; she barely had the strength to resist.
She turned her head, squinting through blurred vision toward the person beside her, hoping the other party would notice the abnormality. But clearly, the other party was more interested in the medicinal liquid. She stirred the liquid, which in turn stirred the clashing forces within Wuming’s body.
Wuming struggled to summon a burst of strength and grabbed Hou Danxue’s mischievous hand.
“Oh?”
Hou Danxue easily slipped free from her grasp and instead held Wuming’s drooping hand.
“Weren’t you very strong last time?”
Great! She noticed the abnormality!
Wuming tried to use her eyes to plead for help, but she found Hou Danxue’s gaze was wrong—it was that familiar, bright sparkle.
Wuming despaired. She gave up struggling. She couldn’t rely on someone who only intended to toy with her.
“Ha—do you distrust me that much?”
Realizing she couldn’t tease Wuming any further, Hou Danxue dropped a pill into the liquid.
As the pill dissolved, Wuming immediately felt the pressure lighten. She felt as if she had come back to life.
“What good thing is this? I thought you only knew how to use poison?”
“This is naturally also poison.”
Poison? How could her… her wife poison her?
Hou Danxue watched Wuming’s face turn pale before slowly adding, “It’s just poison targeting those medicinal liquids. Now they’ve been poisoned into unconsciousness by me. Seize the opportunity and quickly circulate your technique!”
With the crisis completely resolved, Wuming thoroughly relaxed. As she absorbed the power, she leaned in to kiss Hou Danxue, who was pressed close to her.
Her wife was so good! Not only did she provide the materials for her cultivation, but she also helped her cultivate!
Wuming felt that Hou Danxue was largely responsible for her current laziness. With Hou Danxue around, everything was too smooth. She could easily obtain things she had struggled desperately for in the past, often without success.
She only needed to occasionally stretch her muscles and kill someone; the rest of the time, she enjoyed the life of a wealthy idler.
Hou Danxue’s hand covered Wuming’s skin, and Wuming suddenly felt she had thought too highly of Hou Danxue.
Her wife was black-hearted!
She wouldn’t hurt her, but she would certainly tease her! She had plenty of malicious fun to indulge in!
The familiar clash of medicinal power struck again. Wuming stopped the kiss, her hands tightly gripping Hou Danxue’s arm.
“You’re hurting me. If you don’t learn to cherish me, then I won’t cherish you either.”
“Didn’t you… poison them… into unconsciousness? Why… are they… active again?”
“Ha—I am the one who makes the poison, so naturally, I also have the antidote.”
Hou Danxue pinched the antidote pill between her fingers. The antidote didn’t dissolve in the water; it only affected a small portion of the surrounding liquid, restoring its power.
Her movements were minimal, but the medicinal liquid around her was influenced by her actions. They were her extended limbs, faithfully executing her intentions, and the resulting concentrated power delivered a devastating stimulus to Wuming’s senses.
“I’m not affecting you, am I? You must absorb this power quickly, or else… my antidote will wake them all up.” And then, it wouldn’t be just simple water ripples.
Wuming understood the threat in Hou Danxue’s words. She knew Hou Danxue wouldn’t truly let the energy spiral out of control; Hou Danxue wouldn’t harm her. But that didn’t stop her from indulging in her many malicious pleasures. She might be very eager to see Wuming tormented to the brink of collapse, and Wuming absolutely wouldn’t let her have her way!
Wuming wanted to stop all this. She wanted to snatch the antidote from Hou Danxue’s hand, but unfortunately, her hand was injured and couldn’t touch the water, preventing her from reaching into the water to stop Hou Danxue’s mischief.
Damn it! Why did her hand have to be injured right now? Her hand was her biggest weakness; she absolutely couldn’t let her injured hand touch these chaotic forces.
Was she… just going to let Hou Danxue toy with her like this?
Wuming was about to give up struggling and focus solely on absorbing the power when she saw Hou Danxue extend her other hand into the water as well.
Wuming thought she had already gone too far, but she hadn’t expected Hou Danxue to be even more excessive. She had underestimated her degree of perversion!
Hou Danxue scooped up water and splashed it onto Wuming’s body exposed above the surface. Wuming was circulating her technique and was caught completely off guard. The volatile power, controlled by Hou Danxue, left shallow red marks on her skin.
Wuming’s body was robust; it had been a long time since she had felt this tingling, numbing pain.
If not for the aid of these chaotic forces, Hou Danxue would never have been able to leave such marks on her body!
“Wife…”
“My lady, be good…”
Seeing that Hou Danxue had no intention of letting her go, Wuming knew that focusing solely on absorbing the power was a terrible idea. Doing so would only allow Hou Danxue to devour her completely!
She had to fight back!
She needed to at least make the other party unable to make even the slightest movement!
Otherwise, these chaotic forces… Wuming didn’t want to endure this…
It was too agonizing…
She would rather endure the initial, overwhelming pain than the current teasing from Hou Danxue…
What difference was there between extreme pleasure and pain?
Taking advantage of Hou Danxue’s inattention, Wuming wrapped both arms around Hou Danxue and lifted her.
This small space limited her ability to act; otherwise, she could have dragged Hou Danxue completely out of the water. However, Hou Danxue’s hands were still in the water, tormenting her.
“What are you doing?”
Hou Danxue wasn’t actually very panicked. Wuming’s hand was injured, and she was at a critical stage of cultivation. She couldn’t possibly use her injured hand to mess with herself, could she?
Even if she wanted to, Hou Danxue wouldn’t allow it. The thought of intimacy mixed with blood was chilling.
Wuming sneered. She couldn’t use her hands, but she still had her mouth.
She would treat it like last time!
“Ah—”
The difference from last time was that Wuming had exhausted a lot of energy resisting the medicinal power then. This time, with Hou Danxue’s help, she absorbed the medicinal power effortlessly, preserving a great deal of her energy.
However, the indignation in Wuming’s heart was the same as before.
She absolutely had to severely punish Hou Danxue, or Hou Danxue would only become more and more excessive!
Unbeknownst to her, due to the overwhelming stimulation, Hou Danxue couldn’t control the rhythm of her hands anymore. The water rippled chaotically, and Wuming relied on immense willpower not to let go of Hou Danxue.
Now, they were both injured.
When the water calmed down, Wuming had finished absorbing the power, and Hou Danxue lost the leverage she had over her.
“Wait! The water is getting cold! Why haven’t you let go of me yet!”
Wuming released Hou Danxue. She was certain Hou Danxue had been exhausted by her ministrations, but she didn’t expect Hou Danxue’s languid eyes to sparkle again the moment she looked at her.
Wuming followed Hou Danxue’s gaze downward. Because of the water ripples, her body was covered in marks.
In contrast, Hou Danxue was spotless, as Wuming’s hands had been used to hold her, giving her no chance to leave marks.
Seeing the other party about to pounce again, Wuming flashed an extremely fierce smile.
Hou Danxue weighed the situation in her mind and reluctantly gave up—without the aid of those powers, she would be at a disadvantage. She simply couldn’t do what she wanted to do.
Alas, it was truly frustrating. When would Wuming finally be locked down by her? Then she could be obedient and let her have her way, without worrying about the other party’s counterattack.
But then, the image of Wuming’s despairing look just now flashed through Hou Danxue’s mind. She had been certain that Hou Danxue wouldn’t save her, and that was why Hou Danxue had softened.
Wuming’s condition at that time was still manageable. She could have waited until Wuming was on the verge of collapse before suppressing the medicinal power. Doing so would have also meant she didn’t have to worry about Wuming’s counterattack.
Yet, she had softened.
Perhaps having gone through some things had led her to have expectations for Wuming. She wanted more from her now, not just her body, but her warmth, her love.
These superfluous desires made the things she wanted to control uncontrollable.
She was actually pinning her hopes on another person…
Perhaps, even if that chain were forged, she wouldn’t use it on Wuming.
If… if Wuming could always stay by her side, she wouldn’t mind granting her a tiny bit of freedom.
She had softened after all, hadn’t she?
Wuming was somewhat surprised that Hou Danxue didn’t pounce. She quickly changed her clothes to prevent the other party from seeing her body and going wild.
She certainly enjoyed these activities, but Hou Danxue was uncontrollable, and constantly being pinned down was too exhausting. Being the submissive one was truly tiring for Wuming.
Wuming didn’t realize that this everyday warmth she currently enjoyed would soon leave her—Hou Danxue was too busy.
Taoyuan Village was not like the Hou Family, which had a stable structure. Taking over the Hou Family was easy for Hou Danxue, but Taoyuan Village presented too many issues for her to consider.
How this unique organization should develop and how it should stabilize itself in this world were all questions Hou Danxue needed to address.
This nascent organization required her full dedication, and Hou Danxue spent less and less time at the Hou Manor.
Now it was Wuming’s turn to cling to Hou Danxue, begging her to indulge. Unfortunately, Hou Danxue would now regret indulging.
She would chastise Wuming for making her too happy, causing her to forget her responsibilities and delay her important business.
“You don’t move, let me take the lead. I’ll be careful, so we won’t mess up your work!”
Wuming’s bottom line continuously lowered for Hou Danxue. To make Hou Danxue willing to indulge with her, she was actually willing to lie down and accommodate Hou Danxue!
Wuming used all her free time for body tempering. The progress in martial strength allowed her to forget some of the emptiness in her heart. However, later, this progress became less and less significant. Increasing the dosage didn’t help—she had hit a bottleneck.
Because she hadn’t left the house, Wuming had no opportunities to spar, and she wasn’t sure of her own level.
Hou Danxue claimed she needed Wuming to protect Taoyuan Village, but in reality, she managed Taoyuan Village so well that no one dared to cause trouble. Wuming had no chance to fight.
Occasionally, Wuming would seize an opportunity to test her Palm Technique on Hou Danxue. The facts proved that her progress was significant; the time Hou Danxue could endure grew shorter and shorter, and consequently, the opportunities Wuming could find became even fewer.
Hou Danxue noticed Wuming’s anxiety regarding martial arts. She specifically organized a martial arts competition, inviting heroes from all over the world, hoping Wuming could fight to her heart’s content.
Hou Danxue was rich. The treasures she offered as prizes tempted countless people, and many came, including some seniors Wuming had admired in the past.
But… Wuming easily defeated all of them.
She couldn’t experience the thrill of fighting at all!
Because of her extremely powerful body, even if she stood still, ordinary weapons couldn’t leave a scratch on her.
The opponents usually tried a few moves and then conceded, genuinely acknowledging Wuming’s strength. Wuming’s reputation as the strongest in the world spread just like that.
She had become the strongest in the world, but she wasn’t happy.
So, this is what invincibility felt like—lonely! If she had known, she wouldn’t have been so eager to improve herself. She should have at least enjoyed the pleasure of continuous martial progress! By advancing so quickly, how much fun had she lost!
A thought suddenly popped into Wuming’s mind: Why didn’t she go out and travel, meeting those reclusive masters?
She was still young. How could she be the strongest in the world at her age? There must be people in the world who could fight her!
So, one day when Hou Danxue returned, she proposed this idea to her.
Hou Danxue was very busy anyway. Traveling while Hou Danxue was busy wouldn’t interfere with their time together.
Hou Danxue’s businesses spanned the entire world, so they didn’t even have to worry about communication issues!
Wuming thought her request was perfectly normal. However, Hou Danxue’s reaction was intense.
“I forbid it! I don’t care what kind of eagle you are! I have my eyes on you, and you must be my caged bird!”
“An eagle is an eagle! If you do this, the eagle will die!”
“But haven’t I raised you well? I know, I’ve neglected you. Now that the development of Taoyuan Village is on the right track, I won’t be so busy anymore. I can stay with you… Taoyuan Village is holding a grand ceremony in a few days. We can go visit it together.”