Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Qiao Rui threatened Chen Shao and the others, saying that he would beat them until they were in despair. Chen Shao and his men were forced into desperation and became so angry that they prepared to rush over to fight Qiao Rui to the death.

Qiao Rui cheered up and kicked the bald tattooed man in the front, sending him flying far away and knocking him to the ground. Qiao Rui was slightly startled, thinking that these people were shouting loudly, but they were just silver-like wax spears. Each of them punched weakly and without any rules, and it was obvious that they had never learned any martial arts moves. Only Young Master Chen knew some exquisite moves, but none of them had strong internal strength.

Qiao Rui pounced on his prey like a hungry tiger or a wolf among a flock of sheep. With a series of bangs and clangs, he knocked these people out in no time. They all vomited blood and their internal organs were dislocated. It was a miserable sight.

Chen Shao and his companions were terrified by Qiao Rui's bravery, and they all wailed and took the opportunity to roll on the ground to escape. Qiao Rui suddenly felt bored and was too lazy to kill anyone. He shook his head, turned around and walked to the two women and asked, "What happened to Yan Zi?"

"I'm fine. I just got hit by that guy and my chest feels a little stuffy." Yan Zi replied, sounding a little weak.

"Pack your things first!" Liu Xinyue said to Qiao Rui when she saw that he had several backpacks hanging on him, and then she helped Yan Zi to the shopping cart.

"We found a blue light ball here, which looks like a good sword-fighting martial art. I just put away the light ball, but I didn't expect that group of people to suddenly come over and force me to hand over my martial arts. Yan Zi went forward to argue, but was slapped by the man. I refused to give up, so we started fighting!" Liu Xinyue told Qiao Rui about the situation while helping to put the fruits in the shopping cart into the backpack.

Qiao Rui shook his head and said, "When I'm not around, you should be patient when you encounter problems. Don't fight with others casually. Wait until I come back to discuss everything, so as not to suffer any loss!"

"Okay!" Liu Xinyue heard Qiao Rui's concern and agreed with a smile on her face. She also said proudly, "Guess which school of swordsmanship I found belongs to?"

"Isn't it Shaolin Kung Fu?"

"Smart!" Liu Xinyue snapped her fingers, then stretched out her hand in front of Qiao Rui and spread out her white and tender palm. A ball of light appeared out of thin air in her palm, as big as a volleyball, bright and blue.

"Arahant's Sword! An upgraded version of the Arhat sword technique. Shaolin's advanced sword technique, powerful and resolute."

Is he going to be a violent monk forever? The young knight in white clothes, carrying a sword and riding a horse, seems to be getting farther and farther away from him. Qiao Rui sighed in his heart, but still chose to learn without hesitation. Advanced martial arts, which is in the same vein as his fist and palm kung fu, is a fool not to learn!

"How is it? Does it suit you very well? How are you going to repay me, the heroine?" Liu Xinyue's lips curled up slightly, her eyes were curved and bright.

"It is said that in ancient times, after a hero rescued a beauty, the beauty wanted to repay the man. If she saw a handsome man, she would usually say that she had no way to repay the man except to pledge her love to him; if she saw an ugly man, she would say that she would work like a slave in her next life to repay the hero's great kindness... Now the situation is reversed, and it is Brother Qiao who has to repay Sister Xinyue. Our Sister Xinyue is so beautiful, you have to pledge your love to her!" Yan Zi had just arrived and thought that Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue were a couple, so she made a weak joke.

"Uh..." Qiao Rui touched his nose awkwardly.

Seeing Qiao Rui's look, Liu Xinyue rolled her eyes and said with disdain: "I don't care about giving myself to you! But this lady is in need of a servant to lead the horse and whip, someone might consider it!" As she said that, she hung the backpack filled with fruits on Qiao Rui, and patted him on the shoulder, as if to tell him to work hard.

"Yes, yes, I'll be at your service like a slave. Please go first, lady!" Qiao Rui had several big bags hanging on his body. He bent down and asked Liu Xinyue and the others to go first. He looked very funny.

"Hmph!" Liu Xinyue gave Qiao Rui a proud look like a cat, then walked out holding Yan Zi's support.

After walking only two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned around and glared at Qiao Rui, saying, "Work like a slave for me, are you saying I'm ugly?"

"No, no, Miss Liu is as beautiful as a fairy, as graceful as a startled swan, and as graceful as a swimming dragon... She is naturally beautiful, as pretty as a flower, and she earns money to support the family..."

"What a mess..."

The three of them joked all the way back to Qiao Rui's home.

"Xinyue, pour all these out and sort them out. Then take two bags and fill them with food and water respectively. Take another bag to put some clean clothes and toiletries. This time, go directly to the west and north of the city to avoid wasting time going home every night." Qiao Rui put down his backpack and told Liu Xinyue, then said to Yan Zi: "Go to the room and sit cross-legged. Let me take a look at your injuries!"

"Check the injuries? You're not trying to do anything bad, are you? I heard that bad uncles like to take little girls to their rooms for physical examinations?" Liu Xinyue said in surprise, with a look of distrust on her face.

Chen Yan was so embarrassed by what Liu Xinyue said that she looked coy.

After glaring at Liu Xinyue, Qiao Rui pulled Yan Zi into the room and sat her down, saying softly: "Relax, it's okay! Although I have never treated an injury, I think it's nothing more than pushing the palace to circulate blood and relieve congestion. Besides, the guy who hurt you is not a martial arts master, and he probably doesn't know any advanced acupuncture techniques!" As he learned more advanced martial arts, Qiao Rui's comprehensive knowledge of martial arts also increased a lot, especially after he opened up two meridians in himself, he was more familiar with the circulation of qi and blood in the acupuncture points and meridians than before. He was still very confident about Yan Zi's minor internal injuries.

Seeing Yan Zi nodded in agreement, Qiao Rui sat down cross-legged behind her, put his hands on her back, and used his internal energy to slowly penetrate her, moving the Qi around her body and examining her carefully.

Liu Xinyue packed her backpack and walked quietly into the room without saying a word, just looking at her curiously.

After about a cup of tea, Qiao Rui finally found a slight obstruction in one of the acupoints, so he carefully gathered his energy and slowly moved it back and forth until it was unobstructed. Only then did he withdraw his internal energy and end the exercise by regulating his breathing.

After a while, he opened his eyes and saw Yan Zi still sitting there motionless, so he smiled and said, "Yan Zi, it's okay, don't you feel better?"

"Ah? Oh!" Yan Zi stood up and stretched her waist, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Really, my breathing is smoother and my chest is not stuffy anymore. Thank you, Brother Qiao!"

"Sure, I didn't know you had this skill!" Liu Xinyue came over and looked Qiao Rui up and down, tilting her head and continued, "Master, please open up my eight extraordinary meridians one day. It is said that this will quickly make me a top master."

"Wake up, if everything is fine, pack up and have lunch so you can get on the road!" Qiao Rui didn't bother to pay attention to Liu Xinyue's occasional mental confusion and walked out of the room directly.

"Tsk, it's great that you can heal wounds. I can also heal simple injuries like this, I just didn't think of it at the moment!" Liu Xinyue muttered dissatisfiedly as she followed behind Qiao Rui.

In the afternoon, the three of them went out with backpacks, walked west along the street, crossed the city square and the park, and came to the cross-river bridge. After crossing the bridge, they reached the new district.

Walking on the wide bridge, facing the river breeze, Liu Xinyue looked at the surging river water under the bridge and said eagerly: "Let's go down for a swim! It's summer, and I haven't had a good bath for two days..."

"Yes, I feel sticky all over too!" Yan Zi continued.

"You're taking a shower here in broad daylight, aren't you afraid of attracting perverts?" Qiao Rui said.

"How could there be so many perverts? Who else would be peeping at me besides you?" Liu Xinyue glanced at Qiao Rui. "Don't think I don't know. When you came to my house to look for Xueyun, you often peeked at me..."

"Ahem..." Qiao Rui touched his nose, not knowing how to respond. This little hot pepper is not cute at all. She looked more pleasing to the eye when she looked pitiful that day.

Yan Zi watched them bickering with a smile on her face. By now she had discovered that the relationship between the two was rather strange. They didn't seem like a couple, yet they were quite intimate and casual.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride!" Qiao Rui was too lazy to argue with Liu Xinyue. He put his arms around the two girls' waists, one in each hand, and ran away, leaving behind screams and laughter along the way.