Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

The Hall of Loyalty, Integrity and Righteousness is where the Beggars' Sect's headquarters holds meetings and conferences. It represents the face of the Beggars' Sect and is magnificent, majestic and domineering.

There are a lot of elders, deacons and disciples left behind at the headquarters, and the coming and going of people makes the place prosperous.

The people of the Clean Clothes Faction were all fat, with big ears and bloated bellies. They were dressed in bright and gorgeous clothes, with greasy faces, and looked more like businessmen than gangsters.

Although the Dirty Clothes Faction wore tattered clothes, they were clean and neat. A closer look revealed that the clothes were made of high-quality fabrics, and the holes on the clothes were neat and even, as if they were intentional.

Lu Yanqing stood outside, looking at the ostentatious plaque and the gang members who came and went without looking like beggars, and sneered in his heart.

Loyalty, bravery, chastity and righteousness?

Ha ha!

Since his father passed away, his status in the Beggars' Sect has plummeted. It turns out that what they valued was only the family's financial resources, not his own qualifications and martial arts.

They are all villains who curry favor with the powerful, yet they dare to claim to be loyal, brave and righteous. Humph!

Just as I was daydreaming, a few people walked out of the Hall of Loyalty, Bravery and Righteousness.

Leading the group was a man and a woman. The man was in his fifties, of medium build and slightly thin, with a fair complexion and green clothes. He had narrow, bright eyes, two wisps of beard under his chin, and an extraordinary bearing. They were none other than the martial arts giant, the contemporary leader of the Beggars' Sect, the green-faced scholar Du Long.

The woman who walked out side by side with Du Long was tall and graceful. She was wearing a plain white long gown, which could not hide her curvy figure. She had a veil on her face, revealing only a pair of cold and beautiful phoenix eyes under her curved willow-leaf eyebrows.

Even though most of the face is covered, these eyes are pure and lustful, cold and charming, and they can always captivate people's hearts and minds inadvertently.

When Lu Yanqing saw Du Long coming out, he was about to greet him, but suddenly he saw this woman. He was distracted for a moment and stood there in a daze.

Du Long was unhappy when he saw this, but he was an old demon after all, very cunning and never showed his emotions. He just coughed lightly.

Lu Yanqing came to his senses and hurriedly paid homage.

Du Long nodded calmly, "What's the matter?"

"My lord," Lu Yanqing took a deep breath and put away his distracting thoughts. "I have been practicing martial arts hard recently, but my skills have not improved at all. I thought it would be better to go out and experience the world instead of working behind closed doors. I have come to say goodbye to you, lord!"

"Oh? Have you told your master about this?"

"Disciple will come to meet the gang leader first, and then go back to inform the master." Lu Yanqing said respectfully.

Disciples without official duties at the headquarters never need to report when leaving the island. They can go out at will. Why would they come to report to me specifically? Is there any other purpose?

Du Long had a blank expression on his face, but he was thinking secretly in his heart.

Yes, Lu Batian is dead and there is no more financial support. This guy's popularity and status on the island have plummeted and he is excluded everywhere. It is understandable that he wants to leave, but he is afraid that I will alienate him like others, so he came to wait for me and wanted to see my attitude.

hum!

After thinking this through, Du Long's expression softened and he said in a gentle voice, "You are talented and hardworking, which is great. But the world is dangerous, so you need to be careful."

"Yes, thank you for your concern!"

"Go!"

Du Long nodded and smiled. Although he didn't like Lu Yanqing, the way to control subordinates cannot be based on personal preference alone. He just needs to see whether the person is useful or not.

He was known as the Green-faced Scholar, and was sinister and suspicious by nature. He could see through people like Lu Yanqing who were heartless and liked to pretend to be respectful and affectionate.

The reason why Lu Yanqing was not dealt with was, firstly, because he was afraid that his daughter Du Zihan would be sad, and secondly, Lu Yanqing had mastered the full set of "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing" after all, and was the second person in the Beggar Gang besides him, with considerable attainments, and he was also a mortal enemy of Qiao Rui, so he could still be used.

Thinking of Qiao Rui, Du Long suddenly called out to Lu Yanqing who was about to turn around and leave, "Wait!"

Lu Yanqing turned around and asked, "What else do you want, boss?"

"Did you know that Qiao Rui took over Yulong Valley some time ago and acquired Yulong Villa?" Du Long asked.

"Yulong Valley? Yulong Villa?" Lu Yanqing shook his head in confusion. He had never heard of it, but since it was related to Qiao Rui, he had to take it seriously.

"Yulong Villa is the palace of the late emperor. It is possible that it contains his secret training records or martial arts essentials. If Qiao Rui finds it, you'd better give up the idea of ​​revenge to avoid being killed!" Du Long's eyes were gentle, as if he cared about Lu Yanqing.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanqing was stunned on the spot as if struck by lightning. Whether in martial arts moves, the depth of internal strength, or growth aptitude, he could not compare to Qiao Rui.

From the time he heard from his father that Qiao Rui killed fellow apprentices Hou Zijian and Tian Shiguang, to the time when Qiao Rui became famous in one battle in Shushan, Qiao Rui became his obsession, his nightmare, the person he must defeat.

That's why he took a risky move and used Du Zihan's feelings to obtain more resources.

If Qiao Rui had another adventure now... Lu Yanqing was about to collapse just thinking about it.

With a thud, he knelt down in front of Du Long, kowtowed several times, and said sadly: "Master, what should I do to kill this beast and avenge my great hatred? Please show me a way!"

Half of it was acting, and half of it was a real reaction. For a moment, he really wanted to give up revenge and chase after Qiao Rui. He was really tired!

"Stand up and talk!" Du Long's tone was gentle, but with a hint of unquestionable majesty.

"Yes!"

Lu Yanqing stood up, wiped the tears that he had squeezed out with great effort, and waited for Du Long's instructions.

Du Long looked up in the direction of the secondary capital, his eyes seemed to be shining, and after a moment he retracted his gaze and said to Lu Yanqing indifferently: "The late emperor's heirloom is shared by all the people in the martial arts world. How dare Qiao Rui monopolize it?

You can't do anything to him, so why not spread the news that the Imperial Dragon Courtyard hides the treasures left by the late emperor? There will be people in the martial arts world who will force him to hand over the treasures left by the late emperor."

So that's how it is. After a moment's thought, Lu Yanqing understood Du Long's plan and couldn't help but smile.

Once the news is released, it will surely attract the covetousness of a large number of people in the martial arts world. If Qiao Rui chooses to hand over the late emperor's treasure, everyone will benefit from it, and he can't have it all to himself.

If he does not hand over the late emperor's treasure, the martial arts world will punish him. By then, no matter how powerful his martial arts skills are, he will be unable to defeat the people.

But what if Yulong Villa does not have the emperor’s relics?

Impossible, it must be there!

"Disciple understands!" Lu Yanqing admired Du Long and bowed deeply. The old ones still have the best experience.

"What a trick to create something out of nothing and kill someone with someone else's knife. Gang leader Du is worthy of his reputation as a green-faced scholar. He has a lot of vicious schemes and can kill people without them even noticing with just a few words!"

A heavenly voice was heard, but the tone was extremely impolite.

The woman in white next to him frowned slightly and stared at Du Long coldly with her phoenix eyes, not giving the dignified leader of the Beggars' Sect any respect at all.

Du Long was not angry either, he smiled at the woman calmly, "Goddess, you are joking. This little trick of mine is not worth mentioning. Compared with the Holy Mother of Tianshan, it is nothing but a small witch compared to a big witch!"

It turns out that this woman is the mysterious goddess of Tianshan Holy Mother Palace, Murong Hanyan. But no one knows why she came to the heart of the Central Plains and got involved with the Beggars' Sect.

"Hmph!" Murong Hanyan's eyes were cold and murderous, as if someone's reverse scale had been violated.

"I don't care if you want to help your inner disciple to avenge his revenge, but you just turned around and changed the plan we just made. Do you look down on our Holy Mother Palace?"