Chapter 7

After a moment, a maid indeed brought clothes over, glanced curiously at Xue Mu, and covered her mouth to ask with a smile, "There's a bathtub upstairs. Should I fetch water for you, sir?"

Xue Mu looked at the well in the courtyard, waved his hand, and smiled, "How can I let a girl fetch water? You go, I'll do it myself."

Perhaps Meng Lan had instructed her not to cause trouble, so the maid did not insist and left with a smile.

Xue Mu drew water from the well in the middle of the courtyard, sank into the bathtub, and washed away his fatigue.

Why did she try to seduce him... If it wasn't a deliberate test, then there was only one possibility—was he, the relative of the sect leader, not enough for the disciples here to curry favor with? Perhaps she was trying to become the local head through this opportunity? It could only be said that this girl was too eager; they had just met... The Demon Sect was ultimately the Demon Sect. No matter how high their martial prowess, sometimes they still felt quite... something...

He casually flipped through the clothes placed by the bathtub, from inner to outer garments, the fabric felt very comfortable, and the various patterns were aesthetically pleasing at a glance. Xue Mu fiddled with them absentmindedly, deep in thought.

Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—these things encompass many aspects, such as cotton, silk, weaving, clothing production, dyeing, and even aesthetic design. It was easy to say that martial arts were revered, but if no one valued anything else besides martial arts, how did these things develop? When Xue Mu read novels, he always felt that everyone was buried in cultivation, yet they didn't seem to lack clothes.

So when Xue Mu arrived in this world, he had been observing these things, not just out of curiosity, but because understanding the world was the premise of all actions. Those who sat down and buried themselves in cultivation would be doomed to be deceived if they went out.

From the current analysis, this world indeed revered martial arts, but other aspects were not without development. Just like in his world, where Confucianism was revered in ancient times, although folk crafts were discriminated against, they still developed and progressed. The pursuit of a better life is a human nature, and as long as society was stable, people would naturally strive to improve their living convenience. Looking at this new set of men's clothing, Xue Mu remembered that ready-made clothing seemed to appear in the Song Dynasty, which wasn't early, but it had already appeared here, and the materials, craftsmanship, and design were not inferior at all.

So, in essence, whether it was the veneration of literature or martial arts, there was no real difference.

If in his world, those who studied literature might have had lofty aspirations, but more often, they were just seeking fame and profit, to be above others. In this world, which revered martial arts, was everyone really pursuing the essence of martial arts or upholding justice in