Alienated Martial Arts.

Chapter 401-Awakening
Narrow lanes, low dwellings.

Garbage is piled up randomly, and sewage flows everywhere.

Although it is already night, the flies have not rested yet.

They gather and disperse from time to time, buzzing around the rotten and spoiled food, bringing a different sound to the otherwise silent night.

Snapped!
A drink box was stepped on the sole of the foot, and the air was squeezed out with a crisp sound.

It also frightened a mouse that was looking for food, and quickly fled towards the wall hole.

With his life experience in Cangyuan Outer City back then, Wei Tao didn't care about it at all.

Even gave birth to an inexplicable feeling of kindness.

He walked quickly through the alleys, while constantly summarizing and sorting out the information he had.

"Xu Yao, 23 years old, did not find a suitable job after graduating from university, and has been relying on part-time jobs to make ends meet. In the past few months, he just joined a decoration company, where he does design and odd jobs."

"Yin Yin, 21 years old, has just graduated from an institution of higher learning in Beijing, and then joined Baishan Group to work. It is a proper Bai Fumei persona."

"In various senses, the two sides are not the same way at all. They just had a few contacts recently due to work reasons, and it seems that they didn't say a few words from the beginning to the end. How could it be her business?"

"And the young man who was eaten doesn't seem like a gang member who often fights and kills. What kind of secret is hidden in it..."

"Forget it, everyone is dead, it's none of my business."

Wei Tao restrained his thoughts and stopped at a T-junction.

He looked at the two scarlet cigarette butts coming towards him, and immediately brought back memories that had been quite a long time ago.

The familiar and intimate feeling from the beginning quietly reflected reality at this time.

Are these two guys here to rob?
"Boss, the two of us brothers haven't joined hands these two days, why don't we borrow two money to spend?"

The short man exhaled a puff of smoke ring and patted the bulging thing on his waist.

Another person approached slowly, and said with a smile on his face, "Give brother some face, we can be regarded as making friends, in the future..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

He was blinded by the sand that suddenly rose.

Bang! ! !
Then there was a muffled sound.

He covered his face and fell down.

Didn't even have time to scream.

Another kick was stepped on the face.

His head tilted and he passed out.

Gudong!

The short man's throat surged, and he swallowed with difficulty.

He subconsciously pulled out the dagger hidden in his waist.

But he has been timid and afraid to go straight up.

Moreover, the twitching corners of his eyes and his trembling legs clearly revealed his fear.

The short man also did not expect that the guy opposite would be so bloody and brutal.

If we say that the two of them are gangsters, that guy is definitely a murderous thug/bandit.

It seems that there is no need to think through the brain at all, and he rushed to kill people when he came up, without any hesitation at all.

What's more, the clapping and stomping was quite crisp and neat, and it looked a little pleasing to the eye.

However, if these two blows fell on him, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of consequences it would be.

"To make friends?"

"You deserve it too."

Wei Tao casually put the blood-stained statue of Ximu into his pocket, and picked up a brick from the side.

He took a step forward slowly, "Do you have any money on you, take it out for me."

Although the opponent had a sharp weapon in his hand, even though this body did not show any traces of cultivation, he did not panic. His state of mind was like a dry well with no waves from the beginning to the end.

After all, his fighting consciousness is still there, and he has the spiritual consciousness of a great master of the Yang Xuan Realm, and his body control is far beyond ordinary people.

Moreover, he has rich experience in fighting in such a dark and dirty environment, which is far from being comparable to two thieves who dare not even kill.

"Yes, yes..."

The short man suddenly became agitated, and hurriedly took out all the banknotes in his pocket.

"That's all I have on me. I don't know if the boss has any of them."

Wei Tao stared into the eyes of the short man, his gaze fell on his shoulder from the corner of his eye, and he took another step forward.

"Throw over the money and the knife, and you can go."

"Yes, yes, I will do so."

The two sides looked at each other, and the short man's body trembled again.

He hurriedly threw the things in his hands on the ground, turned around and left without hesitation.

Bang!
Just after taking two steps, he was hit by a flying brick on the knee.

Then he staggered suddenly, hitting his head against the wall.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Tao grabbed him by the hair and hit him a few more times with greater force, and soon he rolled his eyes and passed out.

Not long after, Wei Tao passed through the entire dark alley and turned into another alley.

He looked at the tube building in the distance, and returned to the small shop with dilapidated signboards on the side of the road. Some memories that had been washed to yellow by time suddenly emerged quietly at this moment.

A long time ago, he was also like this now, often walking through the streets and alleys, counting how much change was left in his pocket.

Time seemed to stop suddenly at this moment.

The memories of the past and the present reality quietly merged in the depths of his consciousness, but then they went straight away in their respective directions.

It's like it's gone, and it can't come back after all.

The people who used to be the closest may drift away at a certain moment, and they will no longer be able to feel that familiar atmosphere.

And all of this, when recalled after a long time, seems to be covered with a fuzzy mask, no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to get back the clear memory at the beginning.

Wei Tao closed his eyes, and slowly opened them again.

At this moment, he suddenly understood the Immortal Corpse Jie and the female alchemist.

For the first time, a little curiosity and expectation arose in the pursuit of the other side of eternity.

There was a slight click.

Wei Tao took out the key and opened the rusty iron door.

With a gust of wind, the floating dust on the ground was blown.

The moonlight slanted in through the crack of the door, reflected on the worn-out furniture, and divided two areas intertwined with light and dark.
Take out the convenient instant food you just bought.

Turn on what could be called an antique black and white television.

Wei Tao sat down on the bench, chose a news program, and watched it while eating.

"City Councilor Ling Yuan went to the Baishan area today to have a detailed meeting with the chairman of the Baishan Group on the surrounding wild forest development projects."

"A small-scale armed terrorist attack occurred in the northern mining area, and the Golden Circle organization declared responsibility for the incident."

"Now there is an urgent news, a dangerous gas leak occurred in a school in this city, and the entire campus has been closed, and all personnel are prohibited from entering.

Since the incident occurred in the middle of the night, no casualties have been found so far, and the specific cause of the accident is under intense investigation. "

"The following international news will be broadcast..."

"What I have seen and heard along the way, and then look at the news broadcast, there is indeed some confusion here, but the specific situation needs more in-depth and detailed investigation and analysis to find out."

Thinking of this, Wei Tao suddenly had some doubts in his heart.

He didn't quite understand why a dangerous gas leak occurred in a school.

It even completely blocked the two surrounding streets, which is not a normal thing no matter how you think about it.

What's more, if it was a gas leak, it should have been stated clearly in the news, instead of covering it up like the broadcast.

But he didn't really care about that.

What really needs his attention is whether there is any cultivation system in this world.

If there is, we must find a way to take it into our hands and study and practice.

Just like what he did in Lingyin Mountain, it is used to strengthen and enhance the soul of the true spirit.

If not, then there will be only the imprint left by Ximu and the reason why it weaves a spider web here, and you can leave directly after you find it, and there is no need to waste time staying for a long time.

Therefore, the first thing to do is to reform this weak body.

At least if you have enough self-protection power, you can do things with more confidence.

Time passed little by little.

Soon the night fades away and day arrives.

But the sky outside was still gloomy, and after a while, light rain fell, hitting the window with intensive noise.

Wei Tao exhaled slowly, and looked down at his hands.

For a whole night, he first practiced the Vajra Secret Technique, and then switched to the Red Line Fist, but he was still unable to get started.

The sensory transfer of Qi and blood cannot be said to be completely unworkable, but the effect is extremely poor.

If one compares martial arts practice to climbing a peak, he is like carrying a huge load on his back. Every time he moves his blood, there will be considerable resistance, and it is extremely difficult to take a step up.

In this way, even if you have entered the door, you don't know if you can use the status bar to rise to the peak in one go like before.

If you think about it further, even if you can improve, if you are in danger, the effect of the Martial Arts Kung Fu against the enemy will be greatly reduced, and it will not be able to exert its original effect at all.

After thinking for a while in silence, Wei Tao decided to go out and take a look first, to find out if there are other methods of cultivation in this world.

He quickly ate the last piece of bread, and went out with a black umbrella, submerged in the gradually shrinking rain outside.

Although it was raining, the pedestrians on the road were still bustling, rushing towards their work places.

From time to time, cars that looked quite old-fashioned drove by, splashing water from the canopy, and immediately attracted various voices of cursing.

Wei Tao stopped at a breakfast shop, counted the banknotes he had earned hard last night, and went in to buy two flatbreads with meat.

He wanted to pack it up and take it away, but just happened to see people in uniform chatting on the table, so he took out the only two coins left, ordered another bowl of porridge, and sat behind them to eat slowly.

When those people got up to leave, he also put the last bit of meatloaf into his mouth, picked up the black umbrella and left the store.

Walking on the street again, Wei Tao has become much more relaxed.

No longer be on guard everywhere like before, and be extremely cautious.

And for the next period of time, because of the experience of earning money with his own hands last night, Wei Tao spent all his time finding a new target, followed two pickpockets who had caught a big fish, and quietly entered an alley.

After a while, he walked out from the other end of the alley.

The umbrella he was holding had disappeared, replaced by a large black raincoat.

Not long after, he came to the third boxing gym.

Wei Tao pushed the door open, took off his wet raincoat and hung it up, and walked straight to the front desk.

Maybe it was because it was raining outside, or maybe it wasn't the weekend break, the whole gym was quiet and there was no sound of practice.

There was only one female receptionist sitting behind the stage, holding a novel in her hand and reading it with gusto, she didn't even know that someone was approaching.

Dangdang.

Wei Tao tapped lightly on the countertop.

"Uh……"

"Sir, may I help you?"

The young female receptionist who was sitting there was shocked, and quickly stuffed the novel into the drawer, got up and came out from behind the desk.

Wei Tao nodded slightly, with a gentle smile on his face.

Although she wasn't vigilant enough just now, but judging by her agility when hiding things, maybe this gym can really learn something real.

"I want to know about your courses."

He looked at the picture on the wall and said casually.

"Oh, that's right, sir. Our courses are mainly divided into three parts: elementary, intermediate and advanced. Generally speaking, beginners need to progress step by step, starting from the basic skills..."

The female receptionist was articulate and introduced quickly, constantly emphasizing the strength of the teachers in the gymnasium, the professionalism of the coaches, and so on.

Wei Tao listened silently, turned his eyes away from the wall, and looked at the various training equipment placed inside through the long and narrow aisle.

After a while, he raised his hand without letting the receptionist continue, "Where is your curator, I want to communicate with him directly."

The female receptionist was stunned for a moment, and soon a smile appeared on her face, "Please wait a moment, I will go to the curator right away."

Not long after, a tall middle-aged man in sportswear walked out from inside.

Wei Tao observed carefully and couldn't help but secretly sighed.

This person's muscles are tight, the legs are stable, the knuckles of both hands are prominent, and the movements of each step are relaxed. It seems that there are indeed two brushes.

However, this is only relative to ordinary people who have never practiced.

If it is placed in the territory of Dazhou, it is afraid that it will not be as good as the Hongxianquan disciple who has just reached the entry standard.

Even the current him, if the two sides fight to the death, they should be able to win the battle.

"Sir, do you want to learn wrestling?"

The middle-aged man stretched out his hand, "My name is Shen Hu, and I am the curator of the Huwei Fighting Art Museum."

Wei Tao shook hands with him, felt the strength from his palm, and said with a smile, "I do have plans to study, but I just don't know what to learn better."

Shen Hu was silent for a while, then turned his head and ordered, "Xiao Ming, you go and make two cups of tea, and this gentleman and I will drink and talk inside."

5 minute later.

Wei Tao picked up the tea and took a sip, looking through the large French windows on the second floor of the gymnasium, looking at the continuous rain curtain outside.

He put down the cup and leaned forward slightly, "Curator Shen, what I really want to learn is methods and means to improve myself in an all-round way, including strengthening in various forms and in various senses."

"In this case……"

Shen Hu frowned slightly, "Can I understand that you want to make yourself stronger, all-round powerful?"

Wei Tao nodded, "Curator Shen can also understand that."

Shen Hu rubbed the hot porcelain cup, thought slowly and said, "If you want to improve in an all-round way, I can help you test the data of various aspects first, and then make a targeted training plan."

Wei Tao sighed, and when he spoke again, his voice suddenly dropped.

"Curator Shen, we do not speak in secret, but I am not interested in these basic exercises at all.

If I want, I can do it well by myself, but this is not the way I want to practice. "

After turning around a few gyms, he seemed to have lost much patience.

He no longer concealed it, and went straight to the point, "What I really want is something that can be called the secret method of practice, which can eventually allow people to break through the limits of the spiritual body and enter a mysterious realm that is difficult for ordinary people to touch. "

There was silence in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Only the sound of swishing rain lingered in the ears of the two of them.

Shen Hu paused for a moment with the hand holding the teacup, then sighed and shook his head, "Are you joking with me, sir? If I really have that ability, how could I stay in this small place and guard a living in a half-dead gym?"

Wei Tao nodded silently, and did not speak for a long time.

After drinking a cup of tea, he looked at the training equipment downstairs, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, and gently placed it next to the cup.

"I just saw the poster in the library, and the money should be enough for the highest level of study expenses."

Shen Hu was slightly taken aback, his eyes lit up immediately.

He helped to refill the tea, and said expectantly, "Have you decided to sign up, sir?"

"I took out all the money, so naturally I have to decide to sign up."

Wei Tao spoke slowly, then took out more banknotes from the other pocket, and placed them next to the first stack.

"However, I'm still very interested in that kind of secret practice. If Curator Shen has any clues, the money will be given to you as a reward for providing information."

"If I can really find a way in the future, I will definitely give you a big thank you."

Shen Hu lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the two stacks of banknotes, "I will help you to pay attention to it, but please don't put too much hope on it."

The money on the table adds up to nearly 2 yuan, which is quite a fortune in this small mountain town.

In the absence of particularly large expenditures, it can fully meet all the expenses of a family of three for a whole year, and there may even be a lot of surplus if you save a little.

Even for this martial arts school, it can be regarded as a lot of income.

"I just need to be able to provide some clues."

Wei Tao observed his expression, and pushed the two stacks of banknotes over, "The money is also the reward that Curator Shen deserves, you just take it."

This should be a person who is not very good at lying, and some clues can be found from the expression in his eyes.

Taking a step back, from Wei Tao's point of view, it doesn't matter if it's a waste of time.

He can also get rich by working hard with his hands.

But since there is a glimmer of hope that may exist, it must be firmly grasped and never let go.

"Are you not afraid that I will take the money but not do anything, or even lie to you with nonsense?"

Contrary to Wei Tao's expectation, Shen Hu didn't take the banknotes on the table, but he didn't directly refuse, but asked again.

Wei Tao sighed, and picked up the teacup again, "Although it sounds like bragging, I still have to say that my friendship is far more cherished than a stack of banknotes."

This time, Shen Hu was silent for a longer time.

He didn't think about it until the tea in the cup had cooled down and said slowly.

"I know a master, and I can take you there to visit when I have time, but I don't know if he meets the requirements of the master, and I don't know if the old man will open the door to accept disciples."

"Then trouble the curator Shen, I can do it at any time, and the sooner the better."

Wei Tao smiled and got up slowly, "I just don't know what Master likes, so I can prepare gifts in advance."

"I have the things here, and there is no need for the husband to spend time and energy preparing."

Shen Hu followed suit and stood up, "As for the specific time, it may still rain tomorrow, so it will be tentatively scheduled for the day after tomorrow?"

"Okay, I'll come over early the morning of the day after tomorrow."

The two came one after the other, and soon came to the door.

"Curator Shen stay here."

Wei Tao put on his raincoat and hood, thinking about whether to make another deal.

At this moment, Shen Hu hesitated to speak.

It seemed that he wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth and did not speak.

Wei Tao's eyes flashed, and he gently closed the door that had just been opened.

"Curator Shen, do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Hu took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

He finally made up his mind, and a trace of undetectable fear flashed in his eyes, "Since Mr. is very interested in this aspect, have you ever seen a different person, or in other words, a reborn awakened person?"

Stranger, reborn awakener...

Wei Tao frowned, thoughtfully, "I've never met a stranger, and this is the first time I've even heard of it. If Curator Shen knows something, I hope he can help explain it."

"I also had a brief contact with one of them by chance."

"Mr. Zha didn't know, so why should I say this."

Shen Hu sighed, "For this kind of thing, it's better not to know than to know. If you can't touch it, try not to touch it. Anyway, in my eyes, they are a group of lunatics who are sometimes normal and sometimes very abnormal."

"It's okay, I'm very interested in this matter."

"Maintaining strong curiosity and learning more knowledge is the ladder to make people progress, so I would also like to thank Director Shen for providing such valuable information."

Wei Tao touched his pocket, and there were a few banknotes inside.

He only left one, and took out the rest, "If curator Shen has nothing to do at noon, why don't you let me make some wine and vegetables, we will enjoy the rain and drink, and talk while drinking."

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In the evening, the rain faded away.

Wei Tao walked slowly on the sidewalk.

Before he knew it, he came to the side of the blocked school.

A little further forward, we arrived at the campus where the dangerous gas leaked.

Wei Tao went into a small roadside shop, took two bags of biscuits and a bottle of drink from the shelf, and took the opportunity to chat with the shop owner.

A few minutes later, he left the empty bottle and left the store with the biscuits.

"According to the words of the stranger who has had an intersection with Shen Hu, and if we go further to guess, this school said that there is a dangerous gas leak, but it may have actually become a mirror folding area.

The specific location, size, and area of ​​the folding point are not clear, and the duration is also unclear. I only know that if someone happens to enter the folding point when it appears, strange changes that ordinary people can't imagine will happen.

If you are lucky enough to survive, you may awaken some kind of special power, so it is called a different person, or a resurrected awakened person. "

Wei Tao pondered silently, and did not continue to approach the past.

Since the campus has been blocked, it means that there is an organization intervening here.

His current level of strength is close to nothing, so naturally he will not rush in rashly.

More importantly, although there was still a distance, he felt a vague and chaotic atmosphere coming from the campus under the night.

Wei Tao was instinctively a little irritable and disgusted with this kind of faint breath.

So even if there is no blockade and no guards, he does not intend to enter to find out.

"It's better to go see the master first, and find out what the so-called qi in Shen Hu's mouth is, and whether it can be used as a practice method to improve."

"If it doesn't work, then consider the so-called rebirth awakening."

Wei Tao squinted his eyes, and took another look at the shadow of the campus under the dark rain.

"If there is really a folding map here, just based on my instinctive disgust, this awakening to rebirth may not be a good thing.

At that time, whether it should be used as the goal of research and exploration requires more in-depth thinking and consideration. "

He thought silently, shook off the water droplets on his raincoat, and quickly left the street, sinking into the darker and quieter alley.

Apart from a few waves of hurried pedestrians along the way, Wei Tao never met anyone who could start work.

It seems that on this cold and rainy night, they have no desire to come out to do things.

Until he came to the dilapidated alley in the courtyard where he lived, the dusty iron nails and daggers he hid in his raincoat were of no use.

The streetlights had long been broken, and the alley was occupied by a lot of sundries and rubbish, making it dark and narrow.

pat!

clap clap clap!

Wei Tao's footsteps kept ringing.

Soon came to the corner leading to the compound.

Here he stopped.

Clinging to the sundries poked against the wall, the hands tucked into the sleeves held the dagger and the iron nail respectively.

He even held a nail in his mouth, and the tip of his tongue felt the faint taste of rust, and there seemed to be a trace of undetectable sweetness.

Wei Tao held his breath and remained motionless.

In addition to the sound of swishing rain, he also vaguely heard the sound of a very slight cough, which came along with him just now.

Apart from him as the tenant, there is only an old landlord couple living in the best-decorated east room in the courtyard.

Of course that's not the point.

The real point is that the landlord and the old couple don't have to cough, as long as they cough, it is impossible to have such a low-pitched voice, which even sounds a little weak and slender.

Is it coming to work?
Wei Tao was thinking silently, and suddenly felt a chilly chill, following the night wind through the raincoat, and silently invaded his body.

"This feeling seems to be a little bit wrong."

With a thought in his mind, he turned and left without hesitation.

Go towards the main road outside with the fastest speed.

The wind seems to be stronger.

Mixed with raindrops falling down.

There was an increasingly dense crackling sound.

Suddenly, the same light footsteps came from behind.

And its speed is extremely fast. According to this trend, he will be overtaken directly if he can't reach the main road.

After turning a corner, I came to the T-junction where I worked last night.

Wei Tao suddenly stopped at this moment.

After the whole person indented into the familiar garbage dump, he waited in silence.

A moment later, a slender figure also wearing a raincoat appeared in his line of sight.

(End of this chapter)