Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Bi Yuntao was so ashamed and annoyed that he vomited blood and fainted.

Qiao Rui came over quickly, put his hand under Bi Yuntao's nose, felt his pulse, and then said to Tian Jing, "It's okay, he just fainted. There is a clinic at the end of the street. Send him there and let the doctor take a look!"

Qiao Rui asked his waiter to carry Bi Yuntao to the clinic with the silver, while he returned to the inn to prevent Bi Yuntao from waking up and seeing him, which might cause trouble again.

It was getting late, so Qiao Rui asked the waiter to pack up the "Seeking Immortals in the Land of Wine" stall outside. He walked into the inn, but Diwu Qingcheng had already left. He didn't know when he would meet such a talented woman again, or have such a hearty chat with her like today. Looking at the empty table in the corner, Qiao Rui felt bored and clasped his fists to the travelers who were resting in the lobby, then went upstairs to his room to rest.

The next day, Qiao Rui got up early and practiced in the backyard of the inn. At noon, he still didn't see Tian Jing. Qiao Rui guessed that she would not come again. He didn't know how she was doing now. Would Bi Yuntao embarrass her again after waking up?

Thinking of this, Qiao Rui sent his waiter to the clinic to inquire about the situation. The waiter came back soon and said that they had left the clinic and gone home early in the morning. Qiao Rui then asked the waiter to take Tian Jing's unsettled salary to her home.

For two days in a row, Tian Jing really didn't come again. Fortunately, the guys were familiar with the "Seeking Immortals in the Land of Wine" activity and could help out. The inn's business was on the right track. Qiao Rui simply stopped paying attention to these trivial matters and practiced martial arts in his own room in the inn. The exchange with Diwu Qingcheng that day made him have a deeper understanding of martial arts. Many mysteries that he had been unable to understand before became clear to him. Now that he had time, he might as well verify them.

On the third day, Qiao Rui was thinking about the complementary integration of two advanced light skills, "Kuangfeng Body Skills" and "Yunhe Jiuxiao".

The advanced light skill "Kuangfeng Body Skill" is excellent in terms of fast running and long-distance escape, but it is slightly inferior in other aspects such as climbing, leaping and dodging, and can only be considered excellent. The "Cloud Crane Nine Skies" is just the opposite. It is slightly inferior in terms of long-distance escape, but it is excellent in terms of leaping, moving and dodging when facing the enemy. It is as fast as a rabbit and as elusive as a ghost. If the two can be combined into one, it will surely form a new light skill and reach the level of top-level martial arts.

However, the two superior martial arts each have their own luck system, so how could they be easily integrated? Even with Qiao Rui's extraordinary comprehension talent, he was still stuck at a hurdle and could not get the point. But after communicating with Diwu Qingcheng that day, Qiao Rui suddenly realized, and quickly adjusted his luck route, connecting several acupoints that he had neglected before. Only then did he make great progress and finally succeeded.

Although it was not a martial art that he created, but just a fusion and modification, it took a lot of effort after all. Just thinking about it made him feel accomplished. Qiao Rui decided to give it a resounding name. "It's a top-level martial art. What resounding name can match it?"

"Riding the Crane Technique?"

"Treading Cloud Technique?"

"Wanli Chasing Clouds?"

“Crane in the Cloud?”… Ugh!!! Why must it have the word ‘cloud’ in it?

"Let me think about it. I'll come up with some nice words first, such as flying in the air, stepping on the void, chasing the clouds, chasing the moon, free and easy, and riding the wind..."

"Xiaoyao Yufeng Jue is pretty good... Eh? I seem to have heard this name somewhere before. Forget it, it would be bad if we have the same name as each other!"

"How about the Stepping Clouds and Soaring into the Void Art? Or the Free and Easy Soaring into the Void Art?"

"Okay, let's call it Xiaoyao Lingxu Jue!" After choosing a name, Qiao Rui planned to go out of the city to try out this light Kung Fu. At this time, a waiter came to report that a constable was looking for him. Qiao Rui went downstairs and saw Lu Jia, a constable under Chen Nian, in the lobby of the inn. He looked restless and anxious.

"Lord Lu, what brings you here?" Qiao Rui stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Boss Qiao, something happened! Miss Tian is suspected of poisoning her husband Bi Yuntao and has been taken to the county government for trial. Our boss Chen asked me to tell you!" Lu Jia didn't waste any words and stated his intention directly.

"What? Tian Jing poisoned Bi Yuntao?" Qiao Rui was shocked. Without thinking too much, he left Lu Jia and ran to the county government office.

With Qiao Ruixin's top-level light skills, he soon arrived near the county government office. He saw that the gate of the county government office was surrounded by people in three layers inside and outside, and the onlookers were shoulder to shoulder, making it very crowded.

There have been two exciting events in the city recently. One is the "Searching for Immortals in the Land of Wine" event held by Yunlai Inn, and the other is the incident of Bi Yuntao catching an adulterer. Both events are related to Tian Jing. This gentle, virtuous and kind girl left a deep impression on the people in the city. Now that she is suspected of poisoning her husband, she naturally attracted the attention of the whole city.

Qiao Rui slightly used his internal energy to move forward, changing his steps and gently moving his hands. He squeezed in before many people could react. When he came to the inner circle, Qiao Rui saw Tian Jing kneeling in front of the hall, in a plain dress and a cloth hairpin, with traces of tears on her face, looking so lovable.

The county magistrate was questioning at this time. In addition to Tian Jing, there were three other witnesses in the hall, namely the neighbor Lao Wang, the clerk of the steamed bun shop and the owner of the drugstore.

After listening for a while, Qiao Rui finally understood what was going on. It turned out that Old Wang heard screams from next door this morning and hurried out to see what was happening. He found Bi Yuntao holding his stomach with both hands, his face distorted, and stumbling towards the street. However, before Old Wang could step forward to ask, he died with blood gushing out of all his orifices. So Old Wang hurriedly reported the case to the police.

After examination by the coroner, it was confirmed that Bi Yuntao died of poisoning. Later, the constable found half a leftover steamed bun and steamed buns mixed with arsenic in Bi Yuntao's home. Then he learned from the steamed bun shop and the pharmacy that Tian Jing had bought steamed buns and arsenic from them respectively in the past few days. It seemed that all the evidence pointed to Tian Jing buying poison to kill her husband. Moreover, according to the neighbor Lao Wang, the relationship between Bi Yuntao and Tian Jing was not good. Bi Yuntao could often be heard scolding Tian Jing. In addition, Bi Yuntao made a big scene at Yunlai Inn a few days ago and had a big fight with Tian Jing. Although everyone believed in Tian Jing's character, Tian Jing did have a motive to kill.

Tian Jing's voice was hollow, as if she was a puppet with its soul taken away. She answered every question the county magistrate asked. When asked if she had bought steamed buns and arsenic, she nodded and said yes. When asked what she bought them for, she said she bought the arsenic to poison rats. When asked again why she poisoned Bi Yuntao, she said nothing but shook her head to deny it.

It is true that people buy arsenic and mix it into food to kill rats. Tian Jing's statement seems reasonable, but Bi Yuntao died from poisoned steamed buns after all. Could it be that as an adult, he would pick up steamed buns that were obviously used to poison rats in the corner of his home and eat them?

When the county magistrate saw that Tian Jing refused to cooperate, he slammed the gavel and shouted angrily, "You bold and wicked woman, you poisoned your husband with a steamed bun contaminated with arsenic because you were resentful of him. Now that we have the witnesses and evidence, why don't you confess your crime?"

Tian Jing shook her head and said nothing!

When faced with such a situation, the county magistrate was also very familiar with it. He shouted softly: "It seems that you will not confess without severe torture. Come on, use the torture!"