Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"I see!"

Qiao Rui looked at Huang Jingxuan and suddenly remembered something.

At the beginning, he brought Huang Jingxuan to leave Yaowang Valley to participate in the Shushan disciple-recruiting ceremony. A group of wandering people from the martial arts world were at the foot of Shushan. They each relied on their own abilities to cross the iron chain across the abyss and climb up to the Tongtian Terrace.

Among them, there is a group of Hu people from outside the Great Wall who are particularly eye-catching. Among them is a woman in green, with a delicate figure and full of charm. When this woman climbs up to the Tongtian Terrace, doesn't her sleeves fluttering in the air like a fairy?

Same petite figure, same western style, same love of wearing green clothes.

No wonder the Hu girl had to cover her face with a veil during the Shushan Ceremony, for she was afraid her identity would be exposed.

No wonder that when he visited Yuelai Inn at night during the Oiran competition and met Yu Lu for the first time, she recognized him.

If all these inferences are true, then the question arises again, why did Yu Lu steal Xiao Yunlei? What is her purpose in committing herself to the brothel?

"Master, Master?"

Huang Jingxuan's urgent call came to his ears, and Qiao Rui came back to his senses. He smiled at Huang Jingxuan and said, "Do you still remember the scene of climbing the Tongtian Terrace during the Shushan Ceremony?"

"Ah?" Huang Jingxuan was stunned. Why did his master ask this out of nowhere?

Seeing that everyone was looking at him blankly, Qiao Rui decided not to keep them in suspense and immediately told everyone his guess and supporting evidence.

"In that case, Yu Lu is indeed the most likely suspect in stealing Xiao Yunlei. But why did she do that?" Chen Nian nodded, then frowned, obviously unable to figure out the connection.

Qiao Rui shrugged, not knowing the reason, but he thought of that night when Yu Lu was so infatuated with him that he wanted to have a child with her. Could this be the reason?

But it’s naturally hard to talk about this kind of thing, so I’d better keep it in my heart.

Seeing that Chen Nian and Qiao Rui were silent, Wen Shuyan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, "Why are there footprints of that female thief outside the winery? Could she be the one who ruined my wine?"

There was a hint of worry and resentment in Wen Shuyan's words. She and her husband were just ordinary people, and they were targeted by martial arts masters for no reason. This felt very uncomfortable.

"There is no definite evidence that she has been to the winery, but it is not impossible." Chen Nian smiled bitterly. The winery had poisoned the wine a few days ago, but there was a heavy snow last night, covering up all previous traces, so it was impossible to verify.

"What should we do now?" Wen Shuyan asked again.

"There are no other clues here. Let's go to the inn and wait for Lao Yu. I hope he can find something useful." Chen Nian said.

Everyone nodded, and the group of six rushed to the main branch of Yunlai Inn.

The weather is freezing and the year is coming to an end. Not many people leave home, so the inn is much quieter than usual.

When the shopkeeper saw the boss coming with a large group of people, he hurriedly greeted them personally, booked the best private room on the second floor, and arranged for people to serve wine and food.

Soon, Yu Deshui also arrived. He took off his hat, shook off the cold wind and snow on his body, and then sat down.

"We found out that the owner of the house is called Le Yiyou, also known as Boss Le. His family has a lot of assets and is well-known in the northern part of the city."

Lao Yu didn't waste any words and told everyone the information he had learned, then took a sip of wine to warm himself up.

"Le Yiyou?" Chen Nian called out, frowning.

"Brother Chen, do you know this person?" Seeing Chen Nian's reaction, Qiao Rui knew that something was fishy.

"This man was just an idle young scoundrel in the past, but later he suddenly became rich and built up a lot of property."

"and……"

Having said that, Chen Nian looked around, and finally looked at Qiao Rui, and said in a deep voice: "This man seems to have a close relationship with the Beggars' Sect."

"Beggars' Gang?" Qiao Rui's expression froze, a murderous look on his face.

"Yes, the higher-ups suspect that this man is a guest steward of the Beggar Gang's Clean Clothes Sect, responsible for managing some of the Beggar Gang's businesses." Chen Nian said.

"This is interesting!" Qiao Rui sneered and his eyes became sharp.

Yu Lu, a Western Hu woman with great martial arts skills but hiding in a brothel; Le Yiyou, a guest of the Beggar Gang who provided Yu Lu with a house; Chui Xin Jiao, who was wiped out by the Beggar Gang but returned to the underworld; and Liu Qin, a mysterious liar who set a trap for Wen Shuyan and tried to seize her property...

Little Yunlei was stolen, many children disappeared, the winery scam...

All the incidents seemed unrelated, but the key figures involved seemed to be involved, and they all seemed to be targeting him.

Since I returned to Longxing City, things have been happening one after another, which is really annoying.

"After being silent for so long, you must have forgotten how I fought my way back from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Do you really think I'm not good at killing people?" Qiao Rui muttered to himself.

"What?" Wen Shuyan kept looking at Qiao Rui. Although she didn't hear clearly what he just said to himself, she could guess from his expression that he was holding his breath.

The two were classmates when they were young. Wen Shuyan knew that Qiao Rui usually looked kind and tolerant, but if he was really mad, he would be the kind of person who would do anything and do anything.

"Qiao Rui, don't do anything rash!" Wen Shuyan frowned slightly and said seriously, "I heard that Xin Yue gave birth to a son for you, and Tian Jing is about to give birth. In a blink of an eye, you will be the father of two children. Don't act rashly!"

“No, no!” Qiao Rui smiled and said calmly, “Come on, drink, drink!”

As he said this, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"Good wine!"

The improved Zuixianjiu is indeed mellower and sweeter than before.

For a moment, everyone stopped discussing other things and started toasting and chatting.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, until the lights came on, everyone was satisfied and left.

In the middle of the night, when the moon was dark and the wind was strong, a tall black figure moved in the streets and leaped on the roofs. His figure was as fast as lightning and as quick as a ghost, and disappeared in a flash, leaving no trace in the snow.

Soon they arrived near Yunyu Tower. He tiptoed like a cheetah and leapt from the nearby roof to the sloping eaves of the fourth floor of Yunyu Tower, landing silently.

At this time, Yunyu Tower was still open for business. The lights were bright and the place was bustling with people downstairs, but the fourth floor was silent and dim, with only one room lit by candlelight.

The man in black crouched low and walked cautiously. If Yu Lu was really the master from the Western Regions who defeated Du Zihan, the daughter of the Beggar Gang leader, at the Shushan Ceremony, he couldn't be careless, in case he alerted the enemy.

Carefully walking around to the opposite side of Yu Lu's room, the man in black was about to pry open the window when he suddenly stopped and listened carefully.

The candle in Yu Lu's room went out, and the entire fourth floor became dark. A faint sound of footsteps came from afar and approached.

A gleam of light flashed in the black-clothed man's eyes, and then he leaped up and climbed onto the roof's bracket beam.

The window was gently pushed open, and a petite figure climbed out of the window. She was wearing a black scarf and a nightgown. She jumped down from the Yunyu Tower as light and nimble as a civet cat, and ran on the roofs of other low houses.

He climbed over eaves, walls, and roofs, and hid and turned around, and finally went out of the city from the west to the south.

After leaving Longxing City, the petite figure ran for dozens of feet, then suddenly stopped and looked back.

The bare expanse outside the city wall behind her was visible at a glance. Seeing that no one was following her, she no longer cared about her whereabouts and headed south.

In the shadows on the city wall, a tall man in black had a deep gaze and a slight smile on his face.

"Watch where you run!"