Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 67 Capital
The clouds and rain disappeared, and the group set out again.

The horses were difficult to ride after being soaked in the rain, so they walked slowly forward. Fortunately, this place was not too far from the capital, and there was still enough time.

Because the system required him to arrive in the capital together with the people from Emei and Wudang, Lu Ping was not in a hurry to go alone, but instead joined the two groups to head north.

During this period, he also became acquainted with several Emei disciples.

In addition to Zhou Zhiruo, there was indeed the legendary "poisonous and unsavory" Ding Minjun, as well as the little-known Bei Jinyi who did not have many roles in the original novel. As for the team leader Ji Xiaofu, she should be considered the senior sister of the three of them in terms of seniority.

"I heard before that there was a big fight between the men and women at the Emei Twin Peaks, but now it seems that it was just a rumor?"

Not to mention that when Emei encountered trouble, they were able to put aside their past grudges and fight the enemy together, but just after spending these few days together, Lu Ping felt that several Emei disciples did not have too much hostility towards him.

It is completely different from the confrontation on the modern Internet.

"Not entirely. It is true that the Twin Peaks have a dispute with each other, but the reason behind it is not what the outside world says."

Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and said calmly: "As for why, since this involves the Emei inheritance, please forgive me for not being able to tell you."

"Then I won't ask."

Judging from the situation, it must be their own family matter in Emei.

However, even a family of three in this world may have different thoughts. A large sect like Emei has more than a thousand members. It is normal for these people to have conflicts and factions.

Three days later, the group finally arrived at the capital of the Suzaku Dynasty.

At this time, the system's voice also sounded——

【System prompt】

[The main mission 'Northward to the Capital' has been completed. Please choose one of the following three rewards]:
1. Spinning Slash
2. Three Thai Yin Finger

3. Ground-grazing cyclone

"Is this...Yu Wentian's move?"

Yuwen Tian is a character who appeared in the early days of Pili. He uses a single-edged sword as his weapon. He was the "number one sword in the world" one hundred and eighty years ago and was known as the "Single-edged Sword Master" in the martial arts world.

Is the system going to introduce rewards for single-edged swords?

The problem is that the weapon I have now is not a single-edged sword!

Lu Ping hasn't watched the old drama, but he saw comments online saying that Yu Wentian's performance was quite clownish.

However, it seems that Yu Wentian is not the only clown. Everyone in the entire Single-edged Sword series has performed very poorly.

There are three options. Lu Ping is not familiar with the last two, but he remembers that the first one, Spinning Sky Slash, seemed to be created by Su Huanzhen, and then he exchanged martial arts with Yuwen Tian.

In the later part of the plot, this move, the Spinning Air Slash, appeared several times. Its biggest feature is that it can jump high, allowing the user to leap hundreds of feet into the air from the ground.

Hundreds of feet...higher than the Emei Cliff that we jumped over before.

Isn't this better than the 'Three Tai Yin Fingers' or the 'Earth-Sweeping Whirlwind'?
"System, give me the 'Spinning Sky Slash'."

[Selection successful, reward has been issued]

……

There is an old saying in the underworld, "It's not easy to live in a big city." This saying is exactly the same when used to describe the capital city. When Lu Ping and others arrived in the capital city, they found that the prices of various commodities here were much higher than other places.

After further inquiries, I found out that it was because of the recent open recruitment at the Huolong Villa, which attracted many foreign tourists and people from the underworld, which caused the local prices to soar.

This kind of thing happening right under the emperor's feet is simply treating the local officials as blind.

But it seems that these officials are really a bunch of blind people. They ignore the skyrocketing prices and let the vendors do whatever they want.

It is normal if you think about it carefully. This is not the modern society with a Price Management Bureau. Everyone knows that large-scale consumption can boost the economy, so these officials naturally turn a blind eye.

Lu Ping now seriously suspects that the "Hulong Villa Open Recruitment" is just a gimmick. Behind it is Zhu Wusi and local officials' shady operation to attract tourists to spend money.

There are still seven days left before the preliminary recruitment round, so Lu Ping and others have arrived early.

But just like in modern times, when every grand event is held, the surrounding hotels will be fully booked, most of the rooms in the inns in the capital are now fully booked, and the prices of the remaining few are 30% more expensive than usual.

Even though they felt sorry for the money, since they were already here, they couldn't just live on the street, so they decided to stay there.

After tidying up the guest room a bit, Lu Ping went out.

As a large city independent of the seven counties, the capital is even larger than a county capital, and it is incomparable to places like Taiping Town and the small town at the foot of Mount Emei.

There is a vendor every five steps and a shop every ten steps on the street. People can be seen crowding on all sides and sounds can be heard from all directions. While the atmosphere is heavy with fireworks, it also gives people a real feeling of being "in the world".

Lu Ping bought some snacks along the street, ate while walking, looked around while walking, and felt that he had learned a lot.

"Although it is not as convenient as modern big cities, it is not inferior in terms of prosperity!"

His actions and behavior were actually somewhat like "Grandma Liu Visiting the Grand View Garden", but fortunately, during this period, there were many people like him in the capital, and the locals were no longer surprised.

What's more, Lu Ping was still young and looked immature, so no passers-by would laugh at or ridicule him.

But it’s different for unscrupulous businessmen. What they like most are those good guys who are unfamiliar with the place, young and ignorant, and don’t seem to be short of money.

How do you know that Lu Ping is not short of money?
Just by looking at his healthy complexion and light steps, you can tell that he is a young man who can eat well and live a good life. Therefore, even though he is dressed simply, you can just think of him as a kid from a rich family who has come out to experience society.

So as he walked along, Lu Ping could clearly feel that the people here were extremely enthusiastic towards him.

However, despite their enthusiasm, there were no unscrupulous vendors who would hold people's hands and force them to buy things.

Originally, Lu Ping thought that the people here were simple and honest, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that he had completely misunderstood.

Where is this place? The capital!

Why is it so lively now? Because Hulong Villa is recruiting spies from all over the world!

So who are the most popular people here? Jianghu people!
The Suzaku Dynasty was a country where the imperial court and the underworld ruled the world together. The restrictions on underworld people here were not as strict as those in modern society.

Here, people in the underworld are protected by the law for being chivalrous and punishing evil. Even if they kill someone, there is room for leniency when it comes to convicting them.

This also explains why I haven't encountered any unscrupulous vendors.

If the victim shouts for help when they are being cheated, some chivalrous warriors passing by may come to their rescue, but no one will stand on the side of the unscrupulous vendors.

After all, no one wants to be a stepping stone for some hero to become famous!
(End of this chapter)