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  Woo woo, this decision is quite sudden, just hoping to get on the list and make an appearance, increase some clicks and collections. Friends, please help out, let your pink votes help Yu Jie rise to the top!

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  Wei Luo had an idea and thought of asking Yuan Lian Seventeen, as the other odd-job workers often came to him when they needed to discuss something. There was no designated leader among the odd-job workers, but Yuan Lian Seventeen often took on this role in many situations.

  Unexpectedly, as soon as she asked the question, Yuan Lian's seventeen-year-old face turned pale and he repeatedly exclaimed that he had never heard of it before. Wei Luo actually knew that this Yuan Lian didn't even recognize a single character, and after twice being sold to the brothel, how much knowledge could he possibly have? Moreover, the question she asked was also quite unusual.

  Wei Luo couldn't get an answer, so she suppressed the matter in her heart. After dinner, she ran to the woods again and picked up the wooden sword, imitating the swordsmen in the martial arts arena, slashing and stabbing.

  She was a bit short of breath after just over twenty moves. Wei Luo thought to herself: In my past life when I practiced yoga, I also coordinated it with breathing, and even when running, I had to pay attention to my breathing. When practicing swordplay, there should be corresponding breathing techniques too. Even if no one taught me, couldn't I try figuring it out myself?

  She thought of this and took a deep breath, when she couldn't breathe in anymore, she suddenly drew her sword, exhaling at the same time.

  She had only managed to strike out less than five times when her chest became severely congested. Wei Luo hastily stood up straight, adjusted her breathing, took a deep breath, and then held her breath as she struck out with her sword, exhaling a long breath when the sword was fully extended.

  It's indeed more comfortable this way than it was earlier.

  Wei Luo was overjoyed when she saw the effect.

  She breathed in sync with her sword, exerting herself, and before she knew it, the forest had darkened. Wei Luo put away the copper sword in the forest and walked out with the wooden sword.

  In the courtyard, torches were burning everywhere, illuminating the ground in a fiery red glow. The main hall was filled with music and singing once again, accompanied by faint sounds of laughter.

  Wei Luo walked around the entire courtyard and finally found a place behind the servants' dormitory near the back hill, where there was light from the fire and it was quiet and secluded.

  Wei Luo stood up again, opened her stance, and she wasn't in a hurry. She only practiced the forward thrust and downward chop movements, and with each movement, she paid attention to coordinating her breathing, making sure it was comfortable for her.

  In Wei Luo's opinion, this was simple. Since running and yoga required breathing to avoid fatigue, practicing sword fighting was the same. Only by matching it with a breathing method that didn't easily lead to fatigue and made oneself more comfortable would one be able to succeed more easily.

  And there are only a few rhythms of breathing, she tried and tried, but after a few hours, she found the most effective and comfortable way.

  At that time, she had no idea that on this vast and ancient continent full of elemental energy, her powerful soul which had been tempered through her journey here would combine with what she thought was a simple breathing technique to produce an unpredictable outcome.

  Time passed slowly, under the moonlight, among the swaying shadows of trees, Wei Luo struck out with her sword again and again. Her body was weak, she couldn't practice more than twenty or so times before needing to rest. When resting, she didn't sit down, but stood in place, closing her eyes and quietly taking slow breaths, until her breathing stabilized, then she opened her eyes again to continue practicing.

  She practiced like this until around 11 pm, when Wei Luo ran back to the Da Tong House, drenched in sweat. She didn't have any spare clothes and couldn't find a place where she could completely relax and clean her body, so she gritted her teeth and lay down on the bed just like those men, wet and dirty.

  All the way until he fell asleep, Wei Luo was still slowly breathing in his dreams.

  This situation lasted until the evening of the fourth day.

  That day, Yuan Lian Shiqi and several casual workers brought back a pile of hemp clothes and grass shoes. He pointed to the heap of clothes that had accumulated into a small mountain and said loudly: "Tomorrow there will be a noble person inviting us, we will leave Yisheng City with the team. Each of you two pieces of hemp clothing four pairs of grass, change before washing well."

  He said this, and couldn't help but laugh, "Everyone, our captain is a renowned beauty, if we stink up the place with sweat in her team, I'm afraid it will annoy the beauty."

  The crowd of workers burst out laughing.

  Wei Luo's eyes shone as she stared at the pile of clothes.

  Yuán Liǎn Shí Qī's words were barely out of his mouth when the crowd of workers swarmed in, scrambling for the hemp clothes and grass shoes. If it weren't for Yuán Liǎn Shí Qī and a few others keeping watch on the side, Wèi Luò's clothes and shoes would probably have been snatched clean by them.

  Wei Luo stood honestly aside and waited until everyone had finished grabbing before stepping forward, taking two pieces of hemp with loose threads at the hem and four pairs of grass shoes.

  She took out a set of clothes and shoes and put them outside, then tidied up the rest and put them in her own sleeping corner.

  Night fell quickly, and when a layer of night fog floated out of the remaining sky, the miscellaneous workers had already finished washing with well water and walked out with their shoulders on their backs.

  Until only a last wisp of light was left between heaven and earth, Wei Luo carried her clothes and quietly came to the back mountain.

  The mountain behind is very large, and the entire mountain range stretches for tens of miles. Wei Luo has been consciously searching for it in the past few days, and had already discovered a small pool of water about 300-400 meters deep in the forest. The pool is very small, less than ten square meters, and the water is shallow, with stones paving the bottom, and the water quality is clear and refreshing.

  The most wonderful thing is that this pond is hidden behind several stones, it's quiet and there are no animal footprints.

  This mountain behind is a desolate mountain, and many hunters live in the mountains. Some small animals have been driven to the depths of the forest by the hunters.

  When Wei Luo arrived at Tan Water's place, the sky had already completely darkened, with only a crescent moon hanging in the sky, shining through the forest onto her.

  Wei Luo cautiously listened for a while, confirming that there were indeed no passersby coming over. Only then did she take off her clothes and jump into the pond.

  As soon as the cool water touched her body, Wei Luo let out a low cry of joy. As soon as she made this sound, she quickly closed her mouth and used her dirty clothes to wipe down her body and wash her hair.

  She washed her hair with pot bottom ash. As for washing her body, she used toothbrushes. Wei Luo listened carefully while washing, making small movements to avoid splashing water, so that she could hear any movement around her in time.

  Even though her heart was racing, Wei Luo spent half an hour washing up. After she finished washing her clothes with hot water, she took out the disguise items she had prepared earlier and scooped out a bit of something that would change her skin tone to dark and coarse. She applied it evenly on her face, neck, hands, and feet like perfume powder.

  This is just the first step in her disguise, and to completely transform into a young man, she still needs to apply another kind of disguise cream on her eyebrows and eyes under the light.

  Besides, her hair was still wet, and having long hair like this was also unfavorable for her.

  Although the forest is quiet, this road has been back and forth more than a dozen times during the day, but Wei Luo still fears snakes and insects, and as she walks, her feet quicken.

  When Wei Luo arrived at the back of the courtyard, she stopped in her tracks.

  Wei Luo casually tied up her hair and picked up the wooden sword to practice again.

  Stabbing, chopping, breathing, again and again, time passed bit by bit, gradually, the front hall became noisy with an endless stream of voices, this was everyone coming back, then, the noise slowly decreased, until it became completely quiet.

  When the only sound between heaven and earth was the Sheng music drifting from the main courtyard, it was already half past three in the middle of the night. Wei Luo relied on her memory to tie up her hair, came to the well, and applied the last layer of disguise cream under the bright moonlight, then returned to the connecting room.

  When Wei Luo lay down on the hemp mat in that corner, she let out a long sigh and closed her eyes relaxedly.