Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Qiao Rui waved his palms and charged towards the crowd. Most of these dozen men had two or three years of internal strength, which was rare in other gangs. Generally, gang thugs or low-level guards of merchants still only practiced fists, kicks and weapons, which were short-lived and quick-acting external skills for fighting. Only a very small number of loyal and meritorious people would be taught internal skills training. At this point, they could basically become small leaders. This gang called Feiyunzhuang, which was actually the Sanshui River bandits, was quite heroic, with so many masters who had practiced internal skills at once.

It seems that what Li Wenlian said was right. The owner of Feiyun Manor in Sanshuihe Water Village did not intend to recruit more people to expand the scale. It turned out that he was going for elite soldiers. However, even so, these so-called elite players were still not enough for Qiao Rui to fight. With Qiao Rui's internal strength of more than 20 years against their internal strength of two or three years, it was completely like an adult against a child. In addition, their fist and foot moves were not very sophisticated, and the two sides were not on the same level at all.

Qiao Rui's attacks were as quick as an antelope hanging on a horn, leaving no trace. He used the Dragon Subduing No Regrets Palm one moment, then the Vajra Palm the next, and all kinds of moves came to his mind with ease. In an instant, half of the dozen or so men had fallen down.

The big man who was entangled by Liu Xinyue was furious when he saw this, but he could do nothing. His martial arts skills were only slightly inferior to Liu Xinyue's. Seeing that the situation was not favorable, he became more and more uneasy. He had to rush left and right, saying cruel words like "Who are you and why are you against Feiyun Manor? My eldest brother will not let you go or my eldest, second and third brothers will cut you into pieces." Liu Xinyue did not answer, but waved the long sword in his hand, and he became more and more comfortable with it. The Nineteen Styles of Jade Girl Swordsmanship was good at countering the moves, and once it was performed, it was like a river flowing continuously.

After a while, Qiao Rui killed all the remaining men. When he turned around, he saw that Liu Xinyue had cornered the big man, with wounds all over his body and blood pouring out. His defeat was only a matter of time.

Qiao Rui was not in a hurry to help, so he let Liu Xinyue practice well, just to gain experience. He walked to the side and picked up the Yanling knife that was thrown out and chopped away by the fifth owner, rubbed the blood on the knife on a corpse, and then put the knife on his shoulder and watched the fight with interest.

Liu Xinyue's internal strength is now considered strong, barely entering the second-rate, and her internal strength and light skills are also superior, and she is best at fighting and counterattacks. She saw her long sword flying like a silver dragon, the cold light on the tip of the sword flickering, murderous intent everywhere, like a thread binding a person, trapping the man around, and the thread became tighter and tighter, the range became smaller and smaller, and the binding became faster and faster, and finally, it merged into a cold star and pierced the man's throat and stopped.

“Pa pa pa!” Qiao Rui clapped and praised: “Lady Liu is really getting more and more powerful. I admire you!”

"That's right. I can't let you pull me down too much!" Liu Xinyue said with a proud smile. She kicked the man away, drew her sword, and asked Qiao Rui, "What should we do next? Hero Qiao!"

"Let's take over Feiyun Manor and wipe out the bandits in Sanshui River Water Fort in one go!" Qiao Rui rode on his yellow horse and pointed his knife forward.

"Alright! Look at me, a heroine, who is fighting against violence and upholding justice!"

Liu Xinyue jumped on the horse, kicked the horse's belly, and rushed out first. As the sun set, the official road gradually darkened among the trees, and only the silver bell-like laughter echoed.

There is Feiyun Manor in the south of Sanshuihe Town. The manor is connected to the official road in front and faces the river in the back. There are tenant farmhouses on both sides, like stars surrounding the moon. Feiyun Manor is called a mountain manor, but it is actually a super large courtyard with a main house, ear rooms, wing rooms, gatehouses, servants' houses and utility rooms, etc. Many houses are surrounded by a huge rectangle, with the martial arts square in the middle.

At this time, the main hall was brightly lit, and a long table was filled with food and wine. Sitting at the head of the table was a middle-aged man in his 40s or 50s, the owner of Feiyun Manor, Zhu Feilong. Sitting on both sides of the long table were his second and third brothers, Zhu Feihu and Zhu Feixiong. The fourth and fifth brothers, Zhu Feibao and Zhu Feibiao, were not here. The five brothers had been eating from the same pot since they were young, and even now that they had their own families, they still liked to get together to eat and drink.

It was past dinner time, but the fourth and fifth brothers still hadn't come back. The eldest brother, Zhu Feilong, held his cup and frowned without saying anything, but the second brother, Zhu Feihu, ate and said, "The fourth and fifth brothers are getting too much. It's already this late, and they haven't come back yet. Did they go to town to drink again? They didn't even send a message when they didn't come back for dinner!"

"Second brother, you don't know. Ah Shui came to report earlier that our new sixth owner was beaten up outside, and the fourth and fifth brothers took people to support him." Zhu Feixiong said to Zhu Feihu who was opposite him.

"Oh? Who is so arrogant? Since he was able to injure the Sixth Manor Master, can the Fourth and Fifth Brothers have food and shelter there? How many people did they bring?" The second brother, Zhu Feihu, was previously upset that his Fourth and Fifth Brothers did not come back for dinner, but now he was very concerned.

"I brought more than ten people with me. They are all experts carefully trained by my eldest brother in the manor. Besides, I heard it was a misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, the people who injured the sixth manor master have also come here and said they want to join our Feiyun Manor." Zhu Feixiong said.

Listening to the conversation between the two brothers, the eldest brother Zhu Feilong sighed inwardly: "In the past two days, many independent cultivators have appeared inexplicably, and many masters have appeared. Even this remote place has a Sixth Manor Master, and now there is a character who is more powerful than the Sixth Manor Master. It seems that there will be a big change in the martial arts world, and we need to make plans early."

Just then, a servant came to report that a young man came to visit outside, saying that he had received instructions from the fifth owner of the manor and had something important to tell the chief owner of the manor, and handed over a jade pendant.

After taking the jade pendant, Zhu Feilong immediately recognized that it was Lao Wu's sturdy jade pendant. He tightened his grip, looking thoughtful, and said, "Bring him here for questioning!"

Not long after, the doorman brought in a young man, dressed in plain tights, holding a long sword, with a resolute and heroic face. It was Qiao Rui.

"What message did Lao Wu want you to convey?" The head owner of the manor, Zhu Feilong, said in a deep voice.

"Many brothers were injured. The Fifth Manor Master has taken them to the town's clinic for treatment. He asked me to tell the First Manor Master to bring people over as soon as possible to reunite with them. The Sixth Manor Master is dying, and needs the First Manor Master to use his internal energy to heal his injuries!" Qiao Rui said hurriedly.

"Why didn't he send someone here? Why did he have to find an outsider like you? You were afraid that we wouldn't believe you, so you brought Lao Wu's jade pendant..." Zhu Feilong played with the jade pendant in his hand, but stared at Qiao Rui coldly, and said, "But you don't know what this jade pendant is..."

Qiao Rui smiled but did not answer.

“Dragon, tiger, bear, leopard, and leopard, each of us five brothers has one. Although it is cheap, we have carried it for so many years and never leave it!” Zhu Feilong carefully put away the leopard-shaped jade, raised his hand and pointed at Qiao Rui, and said sternly: “You are the one who injured my sixth master, and you also took away my fourth and fifth sons. Tell me where they are now. If you dare to tell a lie, I will cut you into pieces today!”

"Haha, it turns out that you never take off this jade pendant... However, now that you've discovered it, let's just kill him together and see what you're capable of!" Qiao Rui said calmly and slowly pulled out his goose-feather knife.