Chapter 2

**Translation:**

*Ten thousand thanks to classmate Wu Yan 788, classmate Dan Yue Wu 629, classmate Nuo Nuo Fei Fei 588, classmate Chi Yu 588, classmate Lan Yan Zhi Ji 588, classmate Pu Ji 500, I really like classmate Jin Ling Dong 100, classmate A Lang Zai Tian Ya 100, classmate Shu You 160108130038604, classmate Kai Shi Dao Wei Lai, classmate Feng De Nan Ren, classmate Bu Ru Shun Qi Zi Yuan, and classmate Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men for your support.*

*Pushing the black bag into her chest, Qin Shuang hurriedly ran out of the forest. She didn't stop until she was far away, her strength almost depleted. She bent over, hands on her knees, panting heavily.*

*"This body is too weak,"* Qin Shuang complained, still panting. She looked down at her plump body and sighed, *"I need to lose weight."*

*After a while, she straightened up and walked in the direction of Qin Yunxia. From a distance, she saw Qin Yunxia looking around. Seeing Qin Shuang, she ran over happily, waving her little hand,*

*"Seventh Princess, Seventh Princess!"*

*"Alright, let's go home,"* Qin Shuang said. With Qin Yunxia's help, they walked home. As she pushed open the door, she saw the wet nurse standing by the door, as if she was about to go out. Seeing Qin Shuang, her face darkened, then softened,*

*"Where were you this early morning? Hurry up and eat."*

*"Okay,"* Qin Shuang replied softly, head down, and followed Qin Ying into the dining room. There was a table with two dishes, one of pickled vegetables and one of stir-fried greens, two bowls of porridge, and a few steamed buns.*

*"Seventh Princess, eat this stir-fried dish. There's meat in it today,"* Qin Ying said, picking up a piece of meat and placing it in Qin Shuang's bowl.

*Qin Shuang couldn't help but roll her eyes. The words "there's meat in it today" sounded so amusing. But then, a wave of information from her memories made her lose her smile. Since she had come to Tianqin Town, life had been hard. They could only afford meat twice a month.*

*No wonder this body was so weak; it was a classic case of malnutrition. The fat was just edema.*

*Qin Shuang sighed deeply. From her memories, she understood the reason. She had been exiled here, and the kingdom hadn't given her much money. Most of it had been spent on the journey. Tianqin Town was far from the capital, with a tough and fierce local population. Qin Shuang had no power, and when the queen had expelled her from the capital, the guards with any strength had all left. Who would follow a princess with no future to a remote town?*

*So, after coming to Tianqin Town, no one in her fiefdom paid taxes to her, making her life even harder.*

*Qin Shuang sat there with her bowl of rice, now thirteen years old but only at the Skin Tempering stage. From her memories, she knew the reason she couldn't cultivate wasn't due to poor talent. In fact, her talent was very good. The problem was that a segment of her meridians was blocked. With blocked meridians, her innate constitution was weak. Even at the Body Tempering stage, she was not as effective as an ordinary person.*

*"After eating, I'll examine this body,"* she thought.

*Qin Shuang and the wet nurse quickly finished the food on the table. Qin Shuang patted her stomach, feeling only about sixty percent full.*

*Qin Ying looked at Qin Shuang with a sad expression, "Your Highness, from today on, you don't need to practice martial arts anymore. I'll find a teacher for you to study literature."*

*Qin Shuang naturally knew the situation on the Martial Continent. Although both literature and martial arts were valued, martial arts were more dominant. Moreover, practicing martial arts could extend one's lifespan. How could she give up martial arts? However, studying literature could help her quickly understand the events of the past fifteen years. The most urgent thing she wanted to know was about the demon path, which she had only heard rumors about in her previous life. She didn't know if anything had changed in the past fifteen years, and why she had never seen the demon path in her previous life but saw it as soon as she woke up here.*

*What had happened in the past fifteen years?*

*She couldn't ask Qin Ying about this, so she had to find out on her own. Reading books was the safest way to discover the truth, and it was important. She had to pretend to study literature because she was known for being lazy in the capital and had never read books. Even when the queen punished her, she just got by day by day. If she suddenly showed that she could read, it might expose her secret.*

*Looking at the dejected Qin Ying, she could feel the disappointment and concern in her eyes. A warm feeling rose in her heart, and she asked softly,*

*"Nanny, can I practice both literature and martial arts?"*

*Qin Ying was taken aback, then her expression turned sad, "Your Highness, we don't have much money left. We might not even be able to afford a teacher."*

*Qin Ying's voice trailed off, her face full of shame, "Nanny is useless. I haven't taken good care of you and almost got you into trouble. Your Highness, let's focus on literature."*

*Qin Shuang understood the wet nurse's dilemma and said softly, "Alright. And Nanny, don't call me Your Highness anymore. Just call me Shuang'er."*

*Qin Ying nodded, "You rest well today. I'll go to town and see if I can find a teacher."*

*"Okay."*

*Qin Shuang sat in the large wooden chair, watching the wet nurse leave. Qin Yunxia was clearing the table. Qin Shuang stood up and walked out of the dining room. Once outside, she quickly returned to her room, locked the door, and drew the curtains. She climbed onto the bed and took out the black bag from her chest. She opened the bag and took out the notebook, flipping to the first page.*

*It was a diary, recording various fragmented events. She read through several pages, all of which were trivial matters, with no mention of the demon path as she had hoped.*

*On the eighteenth page, her eyes lit up as she read more carefully.*

*"Today, I and five adventurers found a ruin in the Misty Forest. This ruin was different from others, seemingly from countless years ago. Most shockingly, it seemed to be a demon path ruin. We were all afraid, but our curiosity drove us deeper."*

*"The ruin was vast, but severely damaged, as if it had been attacked tens of thousands of years ago. Everything inside was destroyed. We six found almost nothing, but I secretly obtained a book called 'Dao Techniques'."*

*The next few pages recorded their departure from the Misty Forest and the diary owner's life after returning to his family. From the diary, she learned that the owner was a direct descendant of a prominent family in the capital of the Great Qin Empire. The Great Qin Empire was much more powerful than the kingdom where Qin Shuang's mother, Qin Xianyue, was queen.*

*Flipping through a few more pages, Qin Shuang's expression became focused again.*

*"I finally couldn't resist opening the 'Dao Techniques' book and started to practice. It turned out that the cultivation method of the demon path was not much different from that of the Martial Sect at the beginning. We martial artists have seven stages in the foundation stage: Skin Tempering, Flesh Tempering, Tendon Tempering, Bone Tempering, Marrow Tempering, Organ Tempering, and Meridian Tempering. The demon path is the same.*

*"However, after that, the paths diverge. We of the Martial Sect start to open our meridians after Meridian Tempering, eventually gathering yuan qi in the dantian. The demon path, on the other hand, opens a point in the center of the forehead, called the Sea of Consciousness. We of the Martial Sect cultivate yuan li, while the demon path cultivates yuan shen li."*

*"What a fascinating world. How can I give it up?"*

*The next few pages recorded the diary owner's struggle over whether to practice the demon path. After a few more pages, he finally made up his mind.*

*"I have decided to practice the demon path, but I cannot stay in the capital. If I am discovered, I will only have one path to death. I must leave."*

*"I have finally reached the Opening the Aperture stage. I can now cast spells and create talismans."*

*Qin Shuang closed the diary, frowning in thought.*

*She knew that practicing the demon path was forbidden on the Martial Continent, and anyone discovered would face certain death. But why?*

*Qin Shuang fell into deep thought, her face suddenly changing. She clearly felt that something had been added to her mind.*

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