Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Feeling groggy and dizzy!

Qiao Rui suddenly felt a shock, as if he fell from the clouds into a cold pond, the cold was biting to the bone. He slowly opened his eyes, feeling dizzy and nauseous. After a while, his distracted eyes gradually came into focus, and his consciousness gradually returned to reality.

I saw a middle-aged man sitting on a throne in front of me. He had a dark complexion and a thin build, but a broad frame, especially the fingers on his hands, which were as strong and vigorous as the branches of an old tree.

In his right hand he held two iron balls the size of eggs and turned them slowly. On both sides stood several young and strong disciples with ragged clothes and bamboo sticks in their hands. They were clearly members of the Beggars' Sect.

He looked around slowly. This was an ordinary room. Tian Jing was tied up and lying on the ground not far from him. Her breathing seemed to be steady, so she should be fine.

But I was tied to a pillar, my whole body was wet, probably because I had just been woken up by someone pouring cold water on me.

"Who are you?" Qiao Rui asked with a frown.

"Yang Changming, leader of the Daye branch of the Beggars' Sect." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"How did you find me?" After Qiao Rui knew the other party's identity, he no longer needed to ask why he and Tian Jing were captured.

"We have to go west against the current, either to Mount Shu to attend the ceremony, or..."

The middle-aged man named Yang Changming paused and looked at Qiao Rui with teasing in his eyes.

"My men reported that you have no internal strength. I guess the price you paid for killing Tian Shiguang and his senior brother Hou Zijian was not small. Especially Hou Zijian's 'Yin Sha Palm', which specifically injures people's meridians. You had to go upstream in the cold winter. Are you going to Yaowang Valley to seek medical treatment?"

Qiao Rui was shocked when he heard this. This person had such a strong ability of reasoning.

Seeing Qiao Rui's surprise, Yang Changming smiled and said, "You came from Longxing City. Whether you are going to Shushan or Yaowang Valley, whether you are going by water or land, you have to pass through Yuzhou. I just need to wait here, and the fish will fall into the net!"

“Humph!” Qiao Rui snorted coldly and said disdainfully: “The dignified leader of the Beggars’ Sect actually hid in a small restaurant and secretly poisoned people. How despicable!”

Yang Changming was not angry, and said nonchalantly: "I received the news as soon as you got off the boat, and wanted to capture you, but I thought you were a slippery and difficult person. Tian Shiguang and Hou Zijian were both more powerful than you, but in the end they both fell into your hands."

"Although my brothers reported that your meridians were damaged and you couldn't muster any internal strength, who knows if you have any backup plans. To be on the safe side, I had someone follow you to the restaurant and add some ingredients to the noodle soup. The result is great!"

"Are my meridians damaged? Do you understand now?" Qiao Rui asked coldly.

Yang Changming nodded and sneered, "Your meridians are all broken. You have a full Dantian internal energy, but you are guarding the treasure without any way to access it. It's really pitiful. You are now half-crippled, not even as good as an ordinary person. I am too lazy to destroy your Dantian, for fear that I would poke you to pieces with one finger! Don't count on Medicine King Valley, it's not that easy to cure people there, you'd better give up!"

"Don't worry about that!" Qiao Rui frowned slightly, turned to look at Tian Jing, and asked, "How is she?"

"She's fine. It's not some strong drug. She'll be fine after an hour of sleep." Yang Changming replied. He stood up and walked closer to Qiao Rui, saying with a smile, "I've patiently answered so many questions from you. It's my turn to ask you something."

"The Unregrettable Dragon Subduing Palm?" Qiao Rui understood that he did not hand himself over to the Beggars' Sect directly, probably because of this top-level palm technique.

"That's right, hand over the secret book and I will let you die with dignity!" Yang Changming put away his smile and said lightly.

"You're going to die anyway, why should I give it to you?" Qiao Rui said.

Yang Changming nodded without further ado, walked straight to Tian Jing's side, squatted down, stretched out his left hand and grabbed her. With a "swish" sound, Tian Jing's clothes were torn open, revealing her snow-white neck and underwear.

"Stop!" Qiao Rui's face turned cold and he shouted anxiously.

Yang Changming turned around and looked at Qiao Rui, and said with a smile: "Although I am not greedy for beauty, but since there is a stunning beauty beside me, I will not refuse to enjoy it. Do you understand?"

Qiao Rui had a gloomy face, was silent for a moment, and sighed: "After getting the secret book, can you let her go?"

Yang Changming shook his head, "I told you I can let you die with dignity! Otherwise..." He pointed at his subordinates and sneered, "My brothers haven't had meat for a long time!"

"You..." Qiao Rui's face flushed red, and he stared at Yang Changming with bloodshot eyes. He clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles turned white due to excessive force.

After a while, Qiao Rui retracted his gaze, turned his head and glanced at Tian Jing who was still sleeping, his eyes gradually softened, slowly loosened his fists, and said in a bleak tone: "Untie me!"

Yang Changming nodded, and a disciple of the Beggar Gang came over to untie the rope for him. Qiao Rui stretched his arms and legs a little, walked to the desk and sat down. The writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone were already prepared on the desk, so he picked up the pen and started writing.

Before this, Qiao Rui had been practicing martial arts and reading books and practicing calligraphy. Although his calligraphy was a little slow, it was still acceptable. Yang Changming stood behind him, picked a move at random, and practiced it according to the detailed instructions. After a while, he frowned slightly, and came over to pick another move and continue practicing.

The more Yang Changming practiced, the deeper his frown became. He suddenly roared, "How dare you play tricks on me?" Then he quickly flashed in front of the copywriter, stretched out his right hand, curled his fingers into claws, and grabbed Qiao Rui's face.

"Slow down!" Qiao Rui shouted hurriedly.

A gust of strong wind passed by, making Qiao Rui's nose feel sore. Yang Changming's right hand stopped three inches away from Qiao Rui's face. His fingers were strong and twisted, and his nails flashed a faint cold light like eagle claws.

Qiao Rui leaned back slightly, then slowly pushed away Yang Changming's claws with his hands, picked up the first piece of paper he had written and handed it over, explaining, "Don't be impatient when practicing this palm method. You need to proceed step by step, starting from the first palm and working your way down."

Yang Changming looked at Qiao Rui deeply. Seeing that Qiao Rui was calm, he took the secret book and snorted coldly, "I don't think you dare to play tricks!"

Qiao Rui nodded, sat down and continued to copy the secret book from memory, while Yang Changming practiced the first six palm techniques recorded on the paper one by one. This time it was relatively smoother, and he gradually felt relaxed. When he finished practicing the nine palm techniques one by one, Qiao Rui had already finished writing. He was standing aside with the paper recording the last nine palm techniques, waiting, with several Beggar Gang disciples surrounding him.

"Although it is coherent, the power does not seem to be great!" Yang Changming finished his exercise and asked Qiao Rui with some doubt.

"Once you have practiced all eighteen moves and mastered them in one go, the power will increase dramatically!" Qiao Rui had a blank expression on his face, and seemed unwilling to explain to him.

Yang Changming rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You have mastered it thoroughly. Why don't you practice the first nine moves for me?"

"I can't mobilize my internal energy. I can't see the power of just practicing the moves!" Qiao Rui said calmly.

"I can judge it myself, just practice!" Yang Changming urged.