Chapter 1

On a summer night, although it was summer, the weather on the mountain was quite cool. The moon in the sky was full and bright, generously showering its beautiful moonlight.

Under the endless moonlight, in a very small and shabby house, eight children, the oldest about ten years old and the youngest six or seven, were sleeping together on a long stone bed made of stones.

The house was very small, with only one wooden door, two simple windows, and a stone bed built along three walls. The eight children on the stone bed seemed to be sleeping very soundly, with only heavy breathing sounds occasionally heard.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Suddenly, a very soft voice came from the edge of the stone bed. Upon closer inspection, a child of about five or six years old was lying on his side against the wall.

This child had slightly yellowish but very delicate skin, clearly due to malnutrition. Although his skin was a bit yellow, he still looked very cute overall, with a very delicate little face. He wore the same clothes as the other boys, making it hard to tell if he was a boy or a girl.

At this moment, the child was looking at a boy of about eight years old, who was lying on his back next to him, with a pair of big, cute eyes full of concern.

The boy, who had been lying with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. His eyes revealed a maturity that did not match his age, very calm and determined, with a hint of indescribable coldness in the depths of his eyes.

The boy turned his head, looked at the cute child, and smiled, then extended a hand and gently stroked the child's little head.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Go to sleep, we have training tomorrow."

"Okay, brother, you should also go to sleep soon." Hearing the boy's words, the cute child smiled gently, nodded softly and cutely, and then closed his big, innocent eyes that looked very understanding.

Seeing the cute child close his eyes, the boy withdrew his hand, looked at the delicate little face of the cute child, and smiled again, closing his eyes.

Although his eyes were closed, the boy's mind was very clear, with no trace of sleepiness. Thinking about what had happened in the past two days, a feeling that was hard to describe surged in his heart.

Indeed, this boy was not from this world, or rather, his soul and consciousness were not from this world. To put it simply, he had been transported here.

In his previous life, he was an orphan who had experienced all kinds of human affairs and dark looks from a young age. He had to rely on himself for everything. If it weren't for his exceptional character and a strong, fierce spirit, he might have died anonymously in a small corner long ago.

Later, through hard work, he had accumulated some wealth, but he was a person with a proud and aloof personality, with few good friends, let alone a girlfriend. He had never actively pursued a girl, and his few interactions with women were only due to physical needs.

Although his arrival in this world was sudden, he had no regrets, because this was a world of martial arts, a world where strength spoke. He believed this world was more suitable for him.

Two days ago, he had been transported into this body, inheriting some of the original memories of this body. The body's name was Dongfang Sheng, and he was eight years old. At that time, he decided to call himself Dongfang Sheng. He had a younger sister named Dongfang Bai, the cute child next to him, who was six years old.

The two had been orphans since childhood, meeting in a beggar temple and relying on each other for a year, thus becoming siblings.

Dongfang Bai originally did not have the surname Dongfang, and she did not know her own name. After recognizing Dongfang Sheng as her brother, she followed his surname and took the name Bai.

On that day, for some unknown reason, Dongfang Sheng was transported into this body, and the original consciousness of Dongfang Sheng disappeared. Dongfang Sheng became a new Dongfang Sheng. From the memories he inherited and the bits and pieces he heard from others, he learned some information about this world.

This world was vast and very complex. Many martial arts novels he had read in his previous life had become reality here. Just the few characters and events he knew indicated that this world was very complex, dangerous, and extremely dangerous.

With a six-year-old girl and himself only eight years old, if they wanted to live a good life, even though Dongfang Sheng was always very confident, he had to admit that it was a very difficult task. Moreover, Dongfang Sheng was never a person who was content with an ordinary life.

Fortunately, in the city where Dongfang Sheng and his sister were beggars, there were many people specifically looking for orphans and other children. These people did not force anyone; everything was voluntary. When he heard about their organization, Dongfang Sheng agreed to go with them.

Yesterday, he and Dongfang Bai, along with many other children of similar age, were brought to this place, which looked like a training base. Originally, the base did not accept girls.

However, at the time, Dongfang Bai was young and wore tattered clothes that did not reveal her gender, so she managed to sneak in. The person in charge actually noticed that Dongfang Bai was a girl but did not care. This kind of thing had happened before, and at that moment, there were not only Dongfang Bai but other girls who had sneaked in as well.

The person in charge turned a blind eye to it. As long as you could endure the training, they did not care if you were a boy or a girl. They would not give any special treatment to girls, and Dongfang Bai was sleeping with a group of boys in the same room.

The reason Dongfang Sheng made this decision was that the organization searching for orphans was called the Sun Moon Sect, the same Sun Moon Sect from the martial arts novel "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" from his previous life.

The city where they lived was in the southern part of Yunnan Province (the setting is in Yunnan, and I apologize for any geographical errors). It was not far from the Blackwood Cliff, the headquarters of the Sun Moon Sect. As a powerful sect, the Sun Moon Sect naturally needed to cultivate the next generation, which was why they were looking for orphans. After all, people raised from a young age would be the most loyal to the Sun Moon Sect.

Thinking of the Sun Moon Sect, Dongfang Sheng, and Dongfang Bai, he estimated that one of his siblings might become the future Dongfang Bubai. Even if it wasn't the future Dongfang Bubai, the Sun Moon Sect was still their best choice for now.

First, the Sun Moon Sect, according to Dongfang Sheng's estimation, was a powerful sect that could provide a good platform for his siblings.

Second, he did not want to join the righteous sects. Not only were his siblings too weak to find and join a powerful righteous sect, but even if they could, he doubted they would be accepted. The righteous sects had many rules and regulations that Dongfang Sheng did not like. He was a proud and aloof person, self-centered, and not a good person. He did not know the meaning of respect, and the idea of bowing to a master was not something he liked.

In the Sun Moon Sect, although it would be cruel and he would have to endure a lot, including the risk of death, he did not care. He believed he could face these challenges and that he would eventually become powerful. At that time, he would make others pay. In the righteous sects, even with great power, there would be many restrictions.

Therefore, he willingly followed the people of the Sun Moon Sect to this training base.

After arriving at the training base yesterday, Dongfang Sheng carefully observed the place. The base was built on a mountain top, was quite large, and surrounded by mountains. From the conversations of the Sun Moon Sect members, he guessed that it was not far from Blackwood Cliff.

By today, according to Dongfang Sheng's estimate, there were about five or six hundred children at the base, mostly orphans.

Today, someone told them that they would start their formal training tomorrow, which meant they would begin learning martial arts. For a former modern Chinese boy who had always dreamed of martial arts, even with his strong character, Dongfang Sheng could not help but feel a sense of excitement and eagerness.

He opened his eyes again, looked at the sleeping Dongfang Bai, and a gentle expression appeared in his calm and determined eyes. In this potentially dangerous and dark Sun Moon Sect, the only thing he was somewhat worried about was this seemingly weak little girl.

For some reason, the proud, aloof, and emotionally cold Dongfang Sheng had a special feeling for this little girl, whom he had only known for two days. According to his original character, he would not care about the life or death of someone he had only known for two days, even if that person was a cute little girl.

However, for Dongfang Bai, he wanted to protect her and did not want her to be hurt. Perhaps it was due to the memories of the original Dongfang Sheng, but now he just wanted to protect her. He was a self-centered person who was not a good person, and he always acted on his desires without needing any reason.

He just needed to want to do something, and he would do it, without any reason. This was Dongfang Sheng. People who knew him in his previous life would think he was very complex, and no one could truly understand his thoughts.

Although he was somewhat worried about Dongfang Bai, he did not regret bringing her to the Sun Moon Sect. He had learned a lesson at a young age: to live well, one had to fight and struggle.

Moreover, he did not underestimate Dongfang Bai just because she was a cute little girl. Poor children mature early, and orphans, who had no one to rely on in this dog-eat-dog world, were not ordinary. On the contrary, Dongfang Bai was very smart and understanding.

For example, in the past two days, she had noticed the changes in Dongfang Sheng. Ordinary little girls would not have such细腻的心思 (delicate thoughts). Although the current Dongfang Sheng made her feel more secure, she was still somewhat worried, which was why she asked him earlier and noticed that he was not sleeping.

After thinking for a while, Dongfang Sheng finally fell asleep. Tomorrow would be a new day for him, and he was looking forward to it.

(Chapter 1, two chapters will be updated daily, around 4-5 PM)

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