Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"Is there any difference between your dance and Yudie's?"

"Of course it's different!"

"Oh? Tell me about it!" Qiao Rui said with interest.

"She is good at vigorous dancing, and I like gentle dancing!"

Yu Lu glanced at Qiao Rui, knowing that he didn't understand the difference, and continued: "Although we both come from the Western Regions, Yu Die is tall and strong-willed. She likes the 'Hua Xuan Dance' with a clear and lively rhythm, while I..."

Yu Lu paused deliberately at this point, and Qiao Rui asked anxiously, "What kind of dance are you doing?"

Yu Lu smiled, her cheeks flushed, like a datura flower from the Western Regions, carrying a fatal temptation.

"My body is petite and light, suitable for soft dance. I especially like 'Green Waist', which is a solo dance for women. The rhythm is slow at first and then fast. The dance posture is light and graceful, with long sleeves flying and clothes fluttering. She moves forward and backward and spins, gracefully and beautifully."

As Yu Lu narrated, Qiao Rui seemed to see a stunningly beautiful woman dancing gracefully under the lights.

As the poem says, "There is a beauty in the south, dancing lightly with a green waist... as graceful as an orchid, as graceful as a flying dragon... her slow movements are endless, and her various postures are endless."

"I think it should be good!" Qiao Rui clapped his hands in praise.

"There is still a chance to win, but I am not absolutely sure. Besides, Luoyang is Yudie's home ground, and there are many patrons, which is also an additional help!" Yu Lu sighed and asked again: "Do you have any countermeasures?"

"It's nothing more than helping you and stopping the enemy. If I want to help you, I'd like to think if there's any new song or dance that can help you. If I want to stop the enemy..."

Qiao Rui thought about it and shook his head. There was no good solution for the time being.

"Young man, you have great martial arts skills and excellent martial arts skills. Why don't you sneak into Hanchun Tower at night and secretly break Yudie's precious zither. Then you will ask her to change the zither at the last minute, and there will be losses!" Yu Lu covered her mouth and laughed, making a face.

"This is too despicable!" Qiao Rui shook his head and rejected it. "Besides, the person who is betting with me is not an ordinary person, he will definitely take precautions."

"Then seduce me!"

When Yu Lu’s first plan failed, she came up with another one. She bared her teeth and showed a devilish smile on her face.

"Young man, you are a man of integrity and chivalry. Sisters like this kind of man the most. Why don't you go meet Yudie secretly later and make sure she can't get out of bed when she performs the next day..."

"Cough cough!"

Qiao Rui was choked by Yu Lu's bold and ridiculous idea and coughed repeatedly, "How dare you say that!"

Waving his hand, Qiao Rui quickly stopped Yu Lu from talking, fearing that she would come up with some crazy or bizarre ideas again.

"I suddenly thought of a song that was played on a foreign recorder. But I think it would sound good if played on a bamboo flute!"

"Oh? You can play the flute?" Yu Lu's attention was indeed diverted.

“No,” Qiao Rui shook his head and said, “But I can hum it. Music theory should be universal. You can compose a song based on it. It shouldn’t be difficult for a performing artist like you!”

"Well, it's not difficult indeed!" Yu Lu nodded, and hurriedly got up to find the four treasures of the study, intending to record and compose music.

“No hurry,” Qiao Rui shook his head and said seriously, “Let me tell you a story about this song first. After listening to it, it may help you compose the music!”

"Okay!" Yu Lu leaned against the table, her slender arms supporting her head, and looked at Qiao Rui with interest, wondering what kind of story he would tell and what kind of song this would be?

“In a vast mountain range, there lived an ancient tribe, and a long river flowed out of the valley.

They work from sunrise to sunset, reproduce from generation to generation, and live in peace and tranquility.

No one expected that this peace would be suddenly broken. A group of self-proclaimed civilized barbarians seized their land, tribes and women with powerful force, and enslaved the remaining men.

The men could not bear the humiliation and fought desperately. Under the leadership of the patriarch, they fought against the strong with the weak, and fought one after another, risking their lives.

As the sun sets, the last ray of light shines through the clouds onto the faces of these indomitable tribesmen. A wailing sound breaks the silence. At this moment, everyone rushes towards the intruders in the encirclement with hunting knives in hand, and this wailing sound will continue to echo in the valley..."

As Qiao Rui spoke slowly and in a low voice, Yu Lu's eyes turned red, water vapor surged, and tears welled up in her eyes, as if the flashing of swords and the shadows of swords were right in front of her. The confrontation between brutality and indomitable spirit, the conflict between blood and hope, the helplessness of shouting and determination were heartbreaking!

"What happened in the end?" Yu Lu's voice was a little hoarse, no longer as gentle as at the beginning.

"The tribe was wiped out, and some children escaped and wandered around the world without a home.

Many years later, the children returned to their homeland, knelt in the place where their ancestors had lived, knelt in the place where their fathers had died rather than surrender, and composed this song...”

"What's her name for this piece of music?"

"The last native of my hometown!"

"The last person from my hometown?" Yu Lu repeated silently. Her face was expressionless, her mouth opened and closed, but no sound was heard. However, her eyes revealed a heart-wrenching sadness.

After a long time, Yu Lu suddenly stood up, walked to Qiao Rui, and knelt on the ground.

"Please teach me this song, young man!"

"Okay!" Qiao Rui nodded, helped Yu Lu up, and they both sat down. He began to hum.

Only after Qiao Rui hummed twice did Yu Lu silently pick up the jade flute.

A deep and distant voice was heard, and the desolate and profound melody conveyed endless sorrow, telling the story of the tribe's unyielding resistance until their demise.

After I die, my hometown will also disappear and be completely obliterated!

After listening to it once, Qiao Rui was shocked. It was beautiful, even better than the original song. It seemed to incorporate Yu Lu's unique emotions.

A Hu woman, the top prostitute in a brothel, is so sad. It seems that there is a tragic story behind Yu Lu.

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Qiao Rui applauded and praised: "Great! Miss Yu Lu is worthy of being a master. With just this one song, she is almost certain to win the championship!"

Yu Lu put away her sadness and forced a smile, "I think something is wrong, it should be able to be changed!" Then she looked at the flute in her hand and fell into deep thought.

Qiao Rui did not make any noise to disturb them, but waited patiently.

Looking at the beauty in front of me, there is another kind of temperament. In her calmness and depth, there seems to be a huge energy hidden, mysterious and unpredictable!

Suddenly, a burst of quarreling and the sound of chaotic footsteps disturbed the tranquility in the house.

Yu Lu raised her head suddenly, her brows slightly furrowed, and a barely perceptible hint of coldness flashed across her eyes.

The footsteps came closer and closer. With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open and a man in brocade clothes walked in with some armored soldiers.

The soldiers naturally stood at the door, blocking the maid Xiaoyue'er and the guards who were jogging after them outside.

"Miss, Miss! They are barging in recklessly and the guards can't stop them!"

Xiaoyue couldn't come in and was getting anxious outside.

"My name is Tong Hui, nice to meet Miss Yu Lu!"