The Tan family has a daughter who has just come of age; her spirit is as strong as a mountain and as awe-inspiring as the world!
Qianxia's casual action nearly made the timber shop owner's eyes pop out of their sockets.
This is normal, though. The power that Chika is displaying right now would be enough to terrify anyone, not just in this country and this era, but even in the future world a hundred years from now.
After a moment of stunned silence, the timber merchant hurriedly rubbed his eyes with both hands, trying to convince himself that what he had just experienced was a hallucination and to hypnotize himself.
After he rubbed his eyes and closed them tightly, when he opened them again, Qianxia had already put the wood she had raised down again.
The timber merchant breathed a sigh of relief; he had successfully hypnotized himself by claiming that what he had just experienced was all an illusion.
But that's fine too. Chika doesn't want to show off. Lifting the wood just now was a completely subconscious action. She's gotten so used to being around "superheroes" that she's forgotten she's a "superhero."
"Um... just pretend I'm talking nonsense, you... you didn't lift the log up just now, did you?" The timber shop owner asked tentatively, still somewhat guilty.
Upon hearing this, Qianxia immediately reacted intensely. She exaggeratedly took a big step back, spread her arms to hug her upper body, and exuded an aura of shyness and fragility.
"Me... lift such a big log? How is that possible? I'm so weak and powerless, even you, boss, couldn't do it!"
Despite Chika's exaggerated movements and expressions, even to the point of being artificial, the timber merchant couldn't help but feel guilty in the face of Chika's stunning beauty.
"Look at the nonsense I'm spouting. I'll arrange for people to deliver the timber you ordered to the mountain as soon as possible. By the way, are you planning to renovate or even rebuild? Do you need any professional construction workers?"
"No need, no need, we can do it ourselves. Well then, boss, I'll be going now." Qianxia maintained her pitiful appearance until she left the lumber shop.
As soon as she left the lumber shop, Qianxia's pitiful demeanor vanished. She raised one hand to cover her neck and pouted.
"I felt so disgusted just now..."
Chika couldn't help but criticize herself. The timber issue was resolved, but Chika wasn't planning to go up the mountain just like that.
The town at the foot of the mountain is quite large; even the original owner of this body had never explored it all. This was because the original owner was a sheltered young lady who wielded a kitchen knife, and Tanjiro and his mother were always responsible for external affairs.
"Let's buy some food for Tanjiro and Nezuko. I wonder if they sell konpeito here. We're already home. If they have it, let's buy a lot. Anyway, if we don't open it, the candy won't spoil easily."
As Chika was muttering to herself, she spotted a candy shop. It was quite normal, as konpeito was a type of candy that children loved, and how could such a large town not have it?
Chika quickly arrived at the candy shop and bought several jars of konpeito.
Although eating too much sugar can cause cavities, it's okay to eat and buy things, as long as Nezuko has self-control, there's no problem. And Nezuko's self-control is absolutely top-notch, after all, she was able to endure even Sanemi's rarest blood during the demon-transformation period.
Just as the money was being exchanged for the goods, Qianxia suddenly heard a series of familiar yet unfamiliar voices.
She unconsciously closed her eyes, her hand gripping the banknotes tightly, no matter how hard the candy store owner across the street tried to pull them away.
At this moment, Chika was listening intently to that familiar yet unfamiliar voice coming from afar.
That's... the sound of swords being wielded?
That's not right, it's not made of metal, it's made of wood...
Chika opened her eyes and asked the candy store owner with a puzzled look, "Boss, are there any sword clubs around here?"
"Yes, it opened a few years ago. How come a girl like you is interested in swordsmanship? I advise you not to get involved in this."
Although many children were still fascinated by swordsmen and samurai, and reluctantly enrolled, it was common knowledge that since the ban on swords, 99% of ordinary people who learned swordsmanship ended up with nothing. It was better to learn a proper trade and live a peaceful life.
"Okay, I understand..."
Despite what Chinatsu said, after paying, she carried the candy jars in her arms and followed the sounds of clashing swords to the entrance of the sword hall.
The gate to the sword hall was open. After saying "Excuse me" softly, Chika walked in through the main entrance.
The closer they got to the interior of the sword hall, the louder the sounds of swords clashing became. However, Chika, who was sensitive to swords, noticed something amiss, because the clashes were not evenly matched, but rather one-sided and overwhelming.
"Is this all the result after so many days? Have you even been training seriously according to my standards? You're a complete bunch of useless trash!"
"Practice! Keep practicing! How are you going to challenge any other schools like this? I was planning to have you challenge the nearest fencing school at the end of this month, but now my plans are ruined!"
"Never let go of your opponent during training. The moment you pick up your sword, everyone except yourselves is your enemy. You need to constantly challenge other schools and defeat your opponents to prove your worth... even if it means using any means necessary!"
"A person who cannot win has no value; the essence of swordsmanship lies in continuous victory!"
Rough voices echoed from the training area inside the sword hall. When Qianxia walked to the entrance of the training area and looked inside, she saw a middle-aged man repeatedly striking the body of an apprentice with his wooden sword. The apprentices around him trembled, and the air was filled with a strong sense of oppression.
In this atmosphere, even Chika, who was originally in a good mood, couldn't help but have her expression darken.
When the middle-aged man in the training area noticed Qianxia standing outside the door, he was slightly taken aback at first, then smiled and quickly went to greet her.
"Is this young lady here on behalf of her younger or older brother?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile, spreading his hands.
As the middle-aged man walked away with a smile, Qianxia chose to ignore him and continued to watch the group of apprentices in the training area, who were enveloped in an oppressive atmosphere.
Even though it's someone else's business, I was still drawn in to watch the spectacle... but I'm still a little annoyed.
Chika walked past the middle-aged man to a place where a large number of training wooden swords were placed, and pulled out a wooden sword from it.
She casually raised the wooden sword towards the middle-aged man, tilted her head slightly, and asked with a smile, "Trying to challenge us, is that it? Then, may I ask if you accept being challenged?"
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