Don't come any closer!

Great Ming, Bailing County, Jade Green Pavilion.

A group of men in Jinyiwei uniforms were drinking and toasting one another. Yet despite being in a brothel, not one had a woman beside him. They all looked like respectable fellows.

One man seemed to be drunk already and was helped away to rest.

The moment he left, someone called out, "Sister Li, Chief Banner Officer Lin's gone to rest. Bring the girls out already!"

"Yes, yes, hurry up! I want two!"

The others joined in the shouting. Soon, a group of women wearing outfits that saved generously on fabric entered, each settling into a man's arms to pour wine or feed him food.

Were their own hands incapable of holding cups or picking up food?

Their hands were busy too.

Chief Banner Officer Lin was their superior. His martial arts were formidable, and he never held anything back when instructing them.

During their latest mission to wipe out mountain bandits, he had led the charge himself.

He had even divided all the confiscated money among his brothers.

There was just one problem: Chief Banner Officer Lin practiced the Golden Body Child Skill and could not lose his virginity. Whenever they went out drinking, they had to keep things chaste as long as he was there.

Inside the room, Lin Lang opened his eyes with a slight headache.

"What kind of club is this? The decor's pretty convincingly antique. But who did I come with? Don't tell me I'm footing the bill myself."

Suddenly, something struck Lin Lang as wrong. Even if he had come out for some fun, surely he hadn't needed to dress in period costume himself?

Who exactly was getting their kicks out of this?

Some rich woman?

Suddenly, a flood of memories surged into his mind, turning his vision black.

A moment later, he rubbed his still-aching brow. "Looks like I've probably transmigrated."

Lin Lang was a seasoned wuxia fan. Yesterday, he had stayed up late arguing with people about rankings of martial arts masters, techniques, weapons, and more. Then he had grown increasingly tired and apparently fallen asleep.

He had never expected to open his eyes in a chaotic world where countless wuxia settings mingled.

This world had powerful nations such as Great Ming, Great Song, Great Sui, and Mongol Yuan, as well as smaller states such as Dali, Tubo, Western Xia, and Great Liao.

Every nation had numerous martial factions and martial arts experts.

In Great Ming's martial world, for instance, there were Dongfang Bubai, leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult; Yaoyue and Lianxing, the two mistresses of the Moving Flower Palace; Fangzheng, abbot of Northern Shaolin; and Zuo Lengchan, head of Mount Song. Every one of them was a master or Great Grandmaster whose might shook an entire region. Even a group of First-Rate Experts could not withstand a single move from them.

In this world, he was also called Lin Lang. He was a Chief Banner Officer of the Great Ming Jinyiwei, holding the principal seventh rank-barely qualifying as a military official. His martial prowess was at the peak of the second rate, just short of becoming a first-rate expert.

A few days ago, he had led his men to eliminate the bandits north of the county. They had only returned today, and he had brought his brothers to the Jade Green Pavilion to drink and celebrate.

"What the hell was my predecessor thinking, choosing the Golden Body Child Skill? Isn't that something monks or eunuchs should practice?"

No wonder he had yet to be promoted to Probationary Hundred-household, despite always leading the charge on missions and being second only to Hundred-household Li in martial prowess at their Hundred-household Office. He simply didn't fit in.

He could faintly hear his brothers' happy laughter from the front courtyard, along with sounds of "suffering" from some neighboring rooms. Yet he could join in none of it.

The Golden Body Child Skill had one flaw: its practitioner had to remain a virgin. Once he lost his virginity, its power would be halved. The more times he did it, the weaker it became.

For example, he was currently at the peak of the second rate. If he lost his virginity, he would barely retain the strength of an early second-rate martial artist. A few more times, and he might fall to the third rate.

In three days, he would face another Chief Banner Officer in an arena match. The winner would be promoted to Probationary Hundred-household, while the loser would be sent to Great Song to gather intelligence on the martial world-essentially being cast aside.

"I can't lose my virginity. At least until I've won the match and obtained a better cultivation method, I absolutely can't. Banner Commander Liu is at the middle of the second rate. If I break my Child Skill, I won't stand a chance against him."

"Once I'm a Probationary Hundred-household, I'll find a way to choose a martial art from the Jinyiwei armory. I'll see if they have something like Joyful Zen. Now that's the kind of martial art for me."

As long as his Golden Body Child Skill remained intact, dealing with Liu Wu would be child's play. The Probationary Hundred-household post was already in his pocket.

But once he secured the post, he had to change cultivation methods. If he still had to live like a monk after earning a promotion and a raise, what the hell was there to enjoy in life?

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Lin Lang heard two people whispering outside the door.

"Did you drug him?" A somewhat familiar man's voice reached Lin Lang's ears.

"Don't worry, my lord. I put it in the wine. Just look at the state of your colleagues, and you'll know how effective it is. Chief Banner Officer Lin drank more than any of them."

"This is our Jade Green Pavilion's secret drug. Even a first-rate expert can't withstand it. If he doesn't release himself after taking it, his meridians will be injured and won't recover for a month or so. In the arena three days from now, he'll be no match for you."

Excitement seeped through the man's lowered voice. "Good. Once I become Probationary Hundred-household, I'll take you as my concubine. Don't worry. Lin Lang would never dare touch you. Otherwise, he'll never have a chance to turn things around!"

Lin Lang narrowed his eyes. He knew who the man outside was now: Liu Wu, the Chief Banner Officer competing with him for the Probationary Hundred-household post.

He simply hadn't expected Liu Wu to stoop so low as to drug him.

He circulated his energy to check his condition and, sure enough, felt a scorching heat throughout his body. The harder he tried to suppress it with his energy, the fiercer it grew.

With the sounds from next door added to the mix, this was far too great a test of self-control.

Now, two cups of poisoned wine stood before him, and he had to choose one. If he lost his virginity, his Golden Body Child Skill would be ruined, and his strength would fall permanently.

If he remained chaste, his meridians would be injured, and his strength would likewise fall, though only temporarily.

But he had to face Liu Wu in the arena in three days. Whichever he chose, the Probationary Hundred-household post seemed destined to fly out of his grasp.

Not only would he lose the official post already within his reach, but his strength would also decline.

In this chaotic wuxia world, being weak was far too dangerous.

Those martial arts experts didn't care what official position you held. Many people in the martial world didn't even recognize the authorities as a meaningful concept.

Besides, he was merely a seventh-rank Chief Banner Officer, an official no bigger than a sesame seed or mung bean. No one would care if he died.

Only by climbing higher could he learn more profound martial arts from the Jinyiwei armory, keep improving his strength, gain greater power, and meet more heroines of the martial world.

While he was trying to think of a solution, the door was pushed open.

A woman in gauzy clothes swayed into the room. "Lord Lin, you're awake."

"I heard you dealt with the bandits north of the county this time. You cut off their leader's head with a single stroke, even though he was a second-rate expert. What a great hero you are."

"I, Xiao He, would love to offer myself to you. Sadly, I hear you never indulge in women. But I've learned some techniques for loosening the joints. Shall I help you relax?"

As she spoke, she sat down beside Lin Lang on the bed and reached both hands toward his collar.

She wanted to intensify the drug's effects. Only then could she ensure Lin Lang's meridians were injured, guarantee that her lover Liu Wu won the arena match in three days and became Probationary Hundred-household, and have him marry her and bring her home.

Lin Lang shrank back. Just as he was pondering the philosophical question of whether taking care of things himself counted as losing his virginity, a sudden ding sounded in his ears.

[System loading complete.]

[This is the Martial Art Flaw Reversal System. It can reverse all flaws in martial arts and help the host reach the pinnacle of the martial path.]