As Luo Yuxuan returned to his courtyard, he gradually understood the reason for his fellow disciples' changes.
Upon entering his courtyard, the servants brought him hot water for washing.
When he reached the bathing room and entered the tub, he reached for the bathing beans and touched something hard and square.
Startled by the unusual sensation, Luo Yuxuan turned to look and saw a brown square placed where the bathing beans were usually kept.
He picked up the brown square. His hands were wet, and the part that touched the square became slippery. He sniffed it and detected a somewhat familiar medicinal fragrance.
It seemed to be the same scent he had smelled on his fellow disciples, only stronger.
He placed the square back in its original position, carefully rubbed his hands, and saw foam appear on the hand that had touched the square.
Luo Yuxuan was amazed by what he saw. He seemed to understand what this thing was. It was likely similar to bathing beans, but better to use.
He bathed using the square in the same way he used bathing beans. After leaving the bathing room, he felt incredibly refreshed, and his skin did not feel tight as it usually did after using bathing beans.
His skin also seemed to have become finer. So, his fellow disciples bathed with this, and that's how they underwent these changes?
It was truly a special item, not found outside the mountains! It was exceptionally effective!
When Luo Yuxuan went to the main hall for dinner that evening, everyone greeted him enthusiastically, including Lin Yan.
Everything seemed exactly as before. This was his home, and these were his family.
He savored the time spent with his loved ones, feeling
his heart finally calm down. He happily shared his travel experiences with his fellow disciples.
His fellow disciples listened to his stories with great interest. Everything was harmonious and beautiful.
The next morning, Luo Yuxuan woke up from his sleep. The sky was already bright. The morning sunlight streamed into the room through the window, and the birdsong outside was clear and pleasant.
He lay on the bed for a moment, unsure of where he was. When he realized he was home, he immediately sat up.
"Bother! I'm late for morning practice!"
He quickly put on his outer robe, washed his face with the leftover water from last night, and casually brushed his hair before opening the door and running out.
By the time Luo Yuxuan reached the training ground, the field was already full of people.
He awkwardly lowered his head slightly and walked towards the center of the training ground from the side.
"Master, I am late," Luo Yuxuan said sheepishly.
During his time away, he had managed to practice sword fighting every day at first, but gradually he started waking up later and later. Later, when he was injured, he completely forgot about waking up early.
"It's alright. You've been traveling, so it's normal to oversleep today. You must not do this again tomorrow!" Father Lin said sternly.
"Yes, Master," Luo Yuxuan sighed softly. After all, he was the eldest disciple, and being punished in front of his junior disciples would have been truly embarrassing.
Fortunately, his Master had covered for him. Otherwise, he would have lost a lot of face today.
"Return to the ranks!" Father Lin waved his hand.
"Yes!" Luo Yuxuan bowed, then quickly found his position, drew his sword, and began practicing.
However, Luo Yuxuan, who thought he had passed one hurdle, did not realize that Father Lin seemed to be overly lenient with him.
Perhaps he did notice, but he thought it was because his Master hadn't seen him in a long time and was therefore more tolerant.
Lin Yan did not practice sword fighting with the other disciples. She practiced in her own small courtyard.
After drinking the spiritual spring water, the body's aptitude improved significantly. However, the original owner's foundation was not solid, making her martial arts merely a show.
So she was essentially starting from scratch. She tried hard to forget about science and physics. Then she began to sense qi, feel her dantian, and perceive her meridians.
These were almost metaphysical concepts in her previous world, but now they had become common knowledge.
She couldn't imagine how astonished she was the first time she used her qinggong to soar three to four meters into the air. The world record for high jump was only 2.45 meters, and that was with a running start.
With her half-baked qinggong, she could leap three to four meters with borrowed force, which completely violated the laws of physics.
"Host, this is just a low-martial world. There will be many more things that violate common sense in the future. You need to get used to it."
Her host was always calm. This was the first time the system had seen its host acting so inexperienced.
Actually, wasn't the most unbelievable thing the system and time travel itself! The host had already witnessed that, so why was she still so surprised by something as minor as qinggong?
"This is different." Lin Yan didn't say what was different but focused even harder on improving her martial arts.
Whether it was qinggong or swordplay, she was starting from scratch, building a solid foundation bit by bit, and diligently familiarizing herself with the martial arts composition of this world.
Her swordplay did not pursue fancy moves or routines. Instead, it was tailored to her, using the most comfortable way to draw her sword and the most instinctive reactions to block.
She felt her martial arts had improved, but she had never sparred with anyone, so she didn't know her actual skill level.
Recently, a type of soap block had become popular in several prosperous cities. These soap blocks were more effective than soap nuts and bathing beans. They had a pleasant fragrance and were immediately favored by the gentry upon their introduction.
Especially the translucent soap blocks carved into various flower shapes, resembling jade, were very popular among the ladies.
Various different floral scents and flower shapes, despite being smaller in quantity, were priced higher.
Especially soaps with various beneficial effects were even more expensive.
The gentry understood that this product was bound to be highly profitable, but they had people research it for a long time and could not replicate this soap.
Many members of the gentry were inquiring about the origin of this soap, which family produced it, hoping to collaborate or obtain the formula directly. However, after extensive investigation, no information was found.
After all, these soaps were delivered by martial artists and sold in shops. Martial arts and the gentry were two different concepts.
They generally had no intersection, so the gentry never imagined that the item they were searching for was from a martial arts sect!
And the martial artists would not choose to buy things from these shops. Even if some female martial artists came to buy, they would assume the shop was opened by nobles, given the high prices.
In this way, Mother Lin's shops quickly opened in several major cities. And the fellow disciples whom Luo Yuxuan had not seen in the sect were out delivering goods.
They delivered goods while also gaining experience. After all, the escorted cargo was valuable, and along the way, it attracted the covetous eyes of many bandits!