Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

On the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head, which coincides with the Waking of Insects and the rumbling of spring thunder.

All things come back to life, insects break out of the soil, and vipers come out of their holes!

Xishan Island in Taihu Lake is dozens of miles in radius and has beautiful and lush scenery. As the headquarters of the Beggars' Sect, one of the four major sects in the world, it is full of tall houses, with green tiles and red eaves.

This place is heavily guarded, with visible and hidden sentries outside and countless gang disciples inside. It also has facilities such as a brewery, blacksmith shop and martial arts field. It is actually a small fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In an open space in the forest at the back of the mountain, a handsome young man was practicing martial arts.

A girl in purple was holding a valuable Persian cat, and was watching the man practicing hard with a look of worry and distress on her face.

The girl unconsciously grabbed the cat's neck with one hand, her five fingers deeply embedded in the soft fur on the cat's back. The Persian cat grimaced in pain, but did not dare to scream loudly. It only made a low whimper, as if it had gotten used to it. In the eyes of its owner, there was only that damn man.

The man used a set of palm techniques, which were vigorous and powerful. When he waved his palms, the air waves surged and the wind whistled.

There are a total of eighteen palm techniques, each of which is extremely powerful. It is truly indestructible and can only be mastered by those with profound skills.

At the end of the practice, the man's face was flushed and sweat was pouring down his forehead. He shouted loudly, and quickly stretched out his left palm, followed by his right palm. Then he suddenly retracted his left palm and added the power to his right palm. These three consecutive palms were like three waves, the back waves pushing the front waves, and the force was exerted together to break a huge tree in front of them, as thick as a plate.

The man's breathing became rapid, his face turned from red to white, and he suddenly staggered and almost fell.

"Brother Yanqing!"

The purple-clothed girl who was waiting nearby let out a soft cry, suddenly threw the Persian cat in her arms away, ran over in two steps, and held the young man.

"Brother Yanqing, are you okay?"

The purple-clothed girl looked anxious as she helped the man sit down on a large rock nearby. There were teapots and teacups next to the rock. The girl poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to him.

"I'm fine, thank you, Sister Han!"

The young man drank the tea in one gulp and turned back to smile gently at the girl.

After taking the teacup and putting it down, the girl took out a silk scarf and wiped the sweat off the man's forehead. "It's getting late, let's go back!"

"I will practice for a while. I am not yet proficient in the technique of 'Triple Waves'. It is very difficult to use it. Master said that the thief's 'Dragon Subduing Palm' is more powerful and domineering than my 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms'. In addition, his internal strength is deeper than mine. If I want to defeat him, I have to use 'Triple Waves'."

The man spoke angrily, and when he mentioned "that thief", a deep hatred suddenly burst out in his eyes, and even his handsome face became ferocious.

This person is none other than Lu Batian's son, Lu Yanqing, a rising star in the Beggars' Sect, the sweetheart of the sect leader's daughter Du Zihan, and the beloved disciple of the Eight Bags Elder Jia Renyi.

Ever since Qiao Rui defeated Lujiazhuang and killed Lu Batian years ago, Lu Yanqing vowed to avenge his father, so he studied hard and practiced day and night.

The purple-clothed girl with Lu Yanqing is the eldest daughter of the Beggar Gang, Du Zihan. She is unruly, willful and rebellious, but she is really nice to Lu Yanqing.

Seeing that Lu Yanqing was already exhausted but still insisted on practicing martial arts, Du Zihan held Lu Yanqing's hand and said distressedly: "Daddy said that everything should be done in moderation. Even if you are eager for revenge, you must practice martial arts step by step. Don't be greedy, otherwise it will do more harm than good."

"Time waits for no one!" Lu Yanqing shook his head, his eyes red and bloodshot. He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into the flesh of his palms without him noticing. "It is said that the thief has become one of the top masters. If I don't catch up, I'm afraid there will be no hope of revenge in this lifetime!"

"When my father passed away, the huge family business of Lujiazhuang collapsed. I no longer had any financial resources to rely on. Everyone left me, and the resources for practicing elixirs were also cut off. All I could do was practice hard..."

The more Lu Yanqing spoke, the angrier and more indignant he became. He subconsciously punched the rock beneath him. This time, without using any internal force, he punched the back of his hand, leaving the skin torn and bleeding.

"Ah!" Du Zihan screamed when she saw this, and quickly held up Lu Yanqing's right hand, blaming and scolding him while taking out a silk scarf to bandage him.

"Brother Yanqing, how can you degrade yourself like this? How can you be worthy of the people who care about you?"

Lu Yanqing looked at the girl's anxious and crying appearance, and his ferocious expression gradually calmed down. Finally, he smiled dejectedly. He reached out and touched Du Zihan's fair and tender face, and sighed: "Sister Han, I disappoint you!"

"I know that when my father was alive, the family had a constant supply of various resources, so I could not compare to Qiao Rui. Now that all the resources for practicing martial arts have been cut off, it is indeed difficult to kill Qiao Rui for revenge. However, the hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. If I cannot kill this thief with my own hands, I am unworthy of being a son!"

As he spoke, Lu Yanqing looked up at the sky, muttering to himself, trying hard to hold back the tears in his eyes, "But, what can I do? I have nothing left!"

"No, you still have me. I will help you!" Du Zihan hurriedly comforted.

"Thank you, Sister Han, you have helped me enough, I can't trouble you anymore!" Lu Yanqing shook his head, looking lonely.

As soon as these words came out, Du Zihan's pretty face turned pale, and she stamped her feet and said, "Brother Yanqing, you... why are you so distant with me? I said I would do my best to help you!"

"It's useless!" Lu Yanqing shook his head and laughed bitterly, "You are the daughter of the Beggars' Sect. Although your status is noble, you don't hold real power after all, and your supply is limited. You only get so many training resources every month. You gave them to me in the past two months, but my strength still hasn't increased much..."

As he spoke, Lu Yanqing slapped himself hard, "It's all my fault. It's all my fault that I'm so dull and I wasted Sister Han's kindness!"

"No!" Du Zihan grabbed Lu Yanqing's sleeve with one hand and stroked his face with the other hand, crying, "Don't blame yourself. I'll go and beg my father to give us more pills for practicing martial arts."

"Your father won't agree to this. He is in charge of such a large Beggars' Sect. If he shows partiality, how can he convince the people?"

"Then I will steal from the public treasury, I will steal from the private treasury... Oh, right, my father has a bottle of very precious elixir in his private treasury, which he refined after collecting rare medicines from all over the world over the past ten years. He usually doesn't want to take it. It seems that he wants to use it after he opens up his Ren and Du meridians and breaks through to the Grandmaster level..."

Lu Yanqing's eyes lit up and he quickly lowered his brows and gently wiped away the tears on Du Zihan's face with his warm hands. He then took the girl's soft and boneless hand and held it in his palm, saying with emotion: "Sister Han, you are so devoted to me. I, Lu Yanqing, will never let you down. After I have avenged my blood feud, I will come to marry you!"

"Hmm!" Du Zihan felt shy after hearing this. She felt sweet in her heart and just wanted to show it off in front of her lover. She said hurriedly, "There is no time to lose. I will go to my father's private storehouse now. I heard that there is a distinguished guest from the northwest and my father is meeting him. It's a good opportunity for me to do it!"

"Okay, Sister Han, be careful. I'm going to the Loyalty and Justice Hall. If the gang leader is done meeting guests, I can still hold him back for you!"