Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue walked and talked leisurely, strolling through several streets. There were more and more pedestrians on the road, and many shops opened for business. It was already noon, and under the bright sunshine, the whole city woke up and began to regain its vitality. For a while, there were a lot of cars and people, and it was very lively.

Passing by a clothing shop, Liu Xinyue's eyes lit up and she pulled Qiao Rui in. The shop was quite large, with ready-made clothes hanging on the walls. In the middle was a large table piled with rolls of stacked cloth, each classified and in a variety of colors.

A young woman came from the inner room. She had a graceful figure, wearing a short shirt and long skirt, a silk ribbon tied around her waist, and a high bun on her head with a hairpin and hanging beads inserted in her hair, swaying in the wind.

"My two gentlemen, would you like to buy ready-made clothes or fabrics? Our store has a variety of ready-made clothes with fine workmanship and exquisite materials. The fabrics are rich in colors, complete in categories, and of high quality!" The young woman came over with a faint smile and introduced quickly.

"We want to buy a few sets of clothes, inner and outer clothes, headwear, and footwear, for both men and women!" Liu Xinyue answered, and then pointed at the clothes hanging on the wall and asked, "Are those samples or are they for sale directly?"

The young woman's eyes lit up, and her smile became even brighter. She took Liu Xinyue's hand and said, "You are really pretty, even if you wear this coarse linen shirt, it can't hide your natural beauty. If you change into some pretty clothes and dress up, you will be a stunning beauty that will overturn a country!"

The young lady shop owner took Liu Xinyue aside and pointed at the clothes on the wall and introduced them: "You can buy these clothes and wear them directly. If the size or style is not to your liking, you can also tailor them. You see, there are casual clothes for home, regular clothes for going out, formal clothes for festivals, and tight knight clothes that people in the martial arts world like..."

"Wow! So beautiful! " Liu Xinyue carefully browsed through the clothes hanging on the walls, exclaiming with satisfaction from time to time.

"Qiao Rui, what do you think would look good on me?" Liu Xinyue turned around and looked at Qiao Rui and asked, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Let's wear a knight's outfit. It will be convenient for traveling around the world!" Qiao Rui carefully selected them and finally pointed to a piece on the side and said, "What do you think of the light blue and light purple ones?"

"Okay, let's take those two pieces!" Liu Xinyue looked at Qiao Rui with a charming smile, then turned to the young woman and said, "Boss, give me those two pieces of clothing to try on!"

The two took their clothes and went to the inner room to change. Qiao Rui stayed outside alone to continue looking at clothes. He estimated his own body shape and picked out a plain knight's suit for himself. He took it down with the clothes rack and put it aside. Then he stared at the passers-by outside the store in boredom, not knowing what to think.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard from behind. Qiao Rui turned around and saw a young woman leading Liu Xinyue out. Liu Xinyue's long hair was tied up high in a bun with a silver hairpin inserted in it, which sparkled in the sunlight. She was wearing a light blue thin shirt and knight's uniform, which was neat and heroic. She wore a double-breasted jacket with some flower and bird patterns embroidered on it, which made her look soft and lovely. With her cute face that was both angry and happy, and her bright and lively eyes, Qiao Rui couldn't help but think of a word in his heart - "Pretty Huang Rong".

"Does it look good?" Seeing that Qiao Rui didn't say anything for a long time and just stared at her blankly, Liu Xinyue stomped her feet and asked in a soft voice.

"Oh, it looks good. This outfit suits you very well!" Qiao Rui came back to his senses and said, "Have you tried the light purple one?"

"I tried it, but it's a bit small and doesn't fit!" Liu Xinyue pouted.

"That's fine, let's make it custom-made and make a few more sets!"

"Okay!" Liu Xinyue smiled happily after hearing Qiao Rui's straightforward words.

The young woman was also very happy to hear this. She was lucky to meet a noble person today. If the two young men and young ladies were dressed up, and they had several sets of casual clothes and knight clothes, it would be enough to match the sales of half a month. Thinking of this, the young woman hurried over to measure the two of them, and enthusiastically helped Liu Xinyue to refer to and analyze the matching of various styles of men's and women's clothing. For a while, the two chattered non-stop, and were very engaged.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Qiao Rui took the clothes she had chosen and went into the inner room to change. Although ancient costumes were complicated to wear, they were not impossible for adults to do. After some research and effort, she finally changed her clothes. When she came out, she saw that they were still discussing, and Qiao Rui smiled helplessly. This woman, no matter what time, is full of interest in buying clothes. Just now, she was a heroic female warrior, but suddenly she turned into a little woman in the market.

Not knowing what the young woman said to Liu Xinyue, Liu Xinyue spat and quickly looked up like a thief, looking around as if she was afraid of being overheard. Just then she saw Qiao Rui standing not far away, her pretty face flushed, and she said coquettishly, "A woman is talking, why are you eavesdropping on her!"

"What do you mean by eavesdropping? What did you talk about? I just came here and wanted to ask you if this outfit is okay for me to wear?" Qiao Rui touched his nose, looking puzzled.

"Humph! I'm glad you didn't eavesdrop!" Liu Xinyue then noticed that Qiao Rui had also changed into a tight outfit. She stood up and walked around Qiao Rui twice, praising him with a click of the tongue: "Not bad, not bad, very stylish!"

Qiao Rui has an average appearance, but he has thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose, and a strong facial contour with sharp edges. He is the type of person who is not very handsome but is very attractive and becomes more attractive the more you look at him. Now wearing this tight outfit, he looks even more heroic.

Although the young woman didn't know what Liu Xinyue meant by stylish, she knew it was a compliment, and Qiao Rui was indeed well dressed, so she surrounded Qiao Rui and praised him. What a talented man and beautiful woman, what a golden boy and jade girl, Liu Xinyue was so happy that she ordered a few more sets of clothes. After a long discussion and selection, they finally decided. Qiao Rui readily paid the deposit and agreed to pick it up in a few days.

Liu Xinyue happily put away the credentials and was about to take Qiao Rui out, but Qiao Rui asked the young woman, "Is there any place nearby that sells swords?" Their swords were probably collected by that inexplicable system. When walking in this mysterious world, it is better to be equipped with weapons. Although their martial arts skills are not weak at present, with the same combat power, having weapons will give them an advantage, right?

"Buying weapons?" The young woman hesitated for a moment, and then looked Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue up and down again. Perhaps because Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue didn't look like bad people, or because of the big deal just now, she said, "There is an old blacksmith named Tan in the south of the city. He is the best blacksmith in the area. It is said that he can make some swords and weapons. You can go there and ask!"

"thank you!"