Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Chapter 4: Looking for Her

Bang, bang, bang...bang, bang, bang...

"Liu Xinyue, are you home?"

"Who?" A slightly startled voice came from inside the house.

"I'm Qiao Rui! Is Xue Yun here with you?"

With a creaky sound, the door opened from the inside, and a fair and delicate little face appeared, but at this moment, the little face was full of panic.

"Come in quickly, let's talk first!" Liu Xinyue pulled Qiao Rui in and slammed the door shut, and the room suddenly became pitch black.

"What's wrong? Xueyun is not with you?" After a few seconds, Qiao Rui got used to the darkness in the room and asked Liu Xinyue.

Liu Xinyue's face turned pale, and she said anxiously: "Xueyun came to my place and originally planned to stay for a few days. We chatted until very late and were about to wash up and go to bed when we heard a mess outside. It was very noisy. So we went out to check, and then we found that the sky was falling... well, it was those colorful balls of light..."

At this point, Liu Xinyue looked up at Qiao Rui, and seeing Qiao Rui nod to show that he understood, she continued tremblingly: "At first we were very excited and collected some, and then we got separated..."

"Getting lost?" Qiao Rui's heart tightened, and he had a bad feeling.

"Well, I looked for her for a long time and couldn't find her... The people outside were so fierce, and many people were fighting... I returned home alone, there was no electricity, no water, the gas stove wouldn't light, and the cell phone wouldn't turn on. It seemed like all the equipment was malfunctioning... Someone also smashed my window... I was so scared... Woo... Woo... Woo..." As she spoke, Liu Xinyue suddenly hugged Qiao Rui, put one hand on his shoulder and started crying, looking terrified.

"Uh..." I always thought that with Liu Xinyue's aggressive personality, she must be very strong inside, but I didn't expect that she is tough on the outside but soft on the inside?

Although the clothes were between them, the arm that was hugged could clearly feel the softness of Liu Xinyue's body. Qiao Rui was a little embarrassed. He patted Liu Xinyue's shoulder with his other hand and said softly: "Don't be afraid... It's okay... Tell me the last thing you remember. Where did Xueyun go?"

"I... let me think..." Liu Xinyue raised her head while sobbing and found that she was hugging Qiao Rui's arm. She quickly let go of her hand and her face flushed slightly.

"The last time was at the intersection of the west gate of the urban village. I saw a blue ball of light and was about to collect it. She said she saw a purple one and wanted to collect it... When I collected the blue ball of light, she was gone when I turned around... I called her everywhere to find her, but I couldn't find her..."

Seeing that Liu Xinyue was about to cry again, Qiao Rui quickly said, "Don't cry... Uh, the purple light ball is a top-grade energy ball or a top-level martial art. She has this, so at least she has some self-protection ability. If she encounters danger, she has a great chance of escaping!"

"Yes, it should still be safe!" Qiao Rui repeated in his mind.

"Oh, then what are you going to do?" Liu Xinyue looked up at Qiao Rui and asked weakly.

"I'm going to find Xueyun...I must find her!" Qiao Rui said softly, his tone very firm.

"now?"

"Yes, now!"

"Can you take me with you? I...I'm so scared staying here alone!"

"......Okay!" Looking at Liu Xinyue, who looked pitiful and helpless, Qiao Rui finally softened his heart, although this might slow down his speed.

"Then let's go now!" Liu Xinyue's voice became much lighter, as if she had regained her usual briskness, maybe because she felt safe from Qiao Rui.

At the west gate of the urban village, there is a big road in front of the village entrance. After leaving the village, you can either turn left or right.

"Which way are you going?" Liu Xinyue followed behind Qiao Rui and asked when she saw Qiao Rui stopped.

"Go left, search on the left first, and then come back from the right in two hours!" This kind of thing can only be done by chance. Qiao Rui sighed and ran to the left road.

"Oh, okay! Wait for me!"

......

The search lasted all night. When they returned to Liu Xinyue's rental house, it was already seven or eight in the morning and the sun was already high in the sky.

When Qiao Rui saw that Jiang Xueyun was not there, his expression became somewhat gloomy.

"Maybe Xueyun went straight home. Let's go to your house now!" Liu Xinyue pretended to be relaxed and comforted her when she saw this. However, she had been shouting all night and her throat was dry and it sounded really unpleasant.

"Well, let's go without further ado!" Qiao Rui said in a low voice, his voice like a broken bellows. The two of them had been searching for someone all night and their throats were hurt.

Qiao Rui and Liu Xinyue hurried home. At this time, the road was full of people. All of them had already known about the Wuxue Light Group and were fighting for it frantically. They would start fighting at the slightest disagreement. It was very chaotic!

After returning home, Qiao Rui nervously took out the key to open the door and shouted: "Xue Yun...Xue Yun..."

Seeing no one answering, Qiao Rui opened two more rooms and looked around, but still no one came back. His face suddenly turned pale, and the energy in his heart was drained. He fell on the sofa and murmured, "Xue Yun, where are you?"

"Qiao Rui, don't worry. Maybe Xueyun is looking for the light ball by herself and doesn't want to come back. Sometimes she is careless and sometimes she is extremely strong. Maybe she just wants to collect more light balls and then come home to show off to you." Seeing Qiao Rui's red eyes and pale face full of worry, Liu Xinyue felt a little uncomfortable in her heart and hurriedly advised him.

"Are you still looking for the light ball? No, I have to go find her. It's too dangerous for her to be alone!" Qiao Rui stood up suddenly and was about to go out, but he stood up too quickly and lost his balance, and staggered.

"Be careful!" Liu Xinyue held Qiao Rui and said with concern: "Qiao Rui, are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" Qiao Rui shook his head and said absentmindedly, "I'm going to go out for a while, you can rest here with me!"

“No… don’t go out!” Liu Xinyue said loudly in a panic. Seeing Qiao Rui’s haggard face, she whispered, “Qiao Rui, you can’t do this. You’ve been searching and shouting all night, your voice is hoarse, and your body is about to collapse. It’s very dangerous for you to go out in this state!”

"Besides, how can you find it if you search around like a headless fly? You should take a good rest. When you have recovered your strength, we can make a detailed plan. I will accompany you to search one area after another in the east, south, west and north of the city. Isn't it better than you rushing around randomly?"

Seeing that Qiao Rui remained silent, Liu Xinyue continued, "Even if you find Xueyun, given your current state, what can you do to help Xueyun if she is in danger?"

"Have a good sleep. We still need to find food and water after we have rested enough! All modern things have stopped working overnight. It's like we have returned to ancient times. There is no gas, no electricity, no water. Even eating is a problem!"

Liu Xinyue kept nagging while pulling Qiao Rui. She helped him to the room, pointed at the bed and said, "Let's sleep on each side. Let's get some sleep before we get hungry!"

Qiao Rui came back to his senses and said, "You sleep in this room, I'll sleep in the next room!"

"No...don't...I'm scared!" Liu Xinyue said anxiously, and then said awkwardly: "I feel uneasy, you just sleep here...sleep more politely, don't squeeze me!"

Seeing Qiao Rui still hesitating, Liu Xinyue was a little anxious, "It's all for a reason, just make do with it! I don't care what you care about."

Qiao Rui nodded without saying anything, and lay down in his clothes. Listening to the noisy noise coming from outside from time to time, Qiao Rui couldn't fall asleep, and his mind was full of thoughts. He thought about Jiang Xueyun's alone in danger, and then he thought about Liu Xinyue's panic when she opened the door, and then he thought about all the weirdness and unbelievable things that happened that night...

In this daze, after an unknown amount of time, Qiao Rui suddenly woke up and shouted, "Xue Yun..."

Character template

Name: Qiao Rui

Occupation: Construction worker

Root bone qualification: medium quality (low quality, medium quality, high quality, best quality, perfect quality, flawless)

Comprehension Qualification: High Grade (Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, Top Grade, Absolute Grade, Flawless)

External Kung Fu Martial Arts: Taizu Changquan (Low Level)

Light Kung Fu Body Movement Martial Arts: Wild Wind Body Movement (Advanced)

Internal strength and mental skills: None

Internal Force: 1633

Open up the meridians: two

Exchange value: ???