Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the "Seeking Immortals in the Land of Wine" event of Yunlai Inn has come to a successful conclusion. The effect is unexpectedly good. In the days after the end of the event, the occupancy rate of the inn exceeded 80%, and the food and beverage section was full every day. Many people who were not staying in the hotel also came here to rest, just to taste how "Zuixian Wine" is "three gourds must be taken out of the city".

This wine is still not available for sale and can only be tasted in the inn. Of course, unfinished wine can be taken away, but only one gourd is allowed.

Seeing the great success of Yunlai Inn, other inns followed suit and launched similar activities. However, the wine they used was either strong but not mellow, or fragrant but not strong, and was expensive. In addition, the novelty had worn off, so in the end, they could only imitate others without much response.

In the Yunlai Inn, Tian Jing was in a coma and was taken care of by Qiao Rui for several days. She finally recovered, but she rarely spoke after that and became a little autistic. No one could persuade her from this kind of thing, and she could only rely on herself to get out of it.

Because Old Huang got into trouble, Qiao Rui made Tian Jing the innkeeper. He was afraid that she would be sad when she returned home. Also, everyone was worried about a beautiful girl living alone in the south of the city where there were many people and snakes, so they let her move to the inn.

Originally, Qiao Rui planned to rent a special upstairs room for Tian Jing to stay in for a long time, just like himself, but Tian Jing disagreed. In the end, he had to clean up a large room in the backyard and become neighbors with Sun Erniang, who specialized in guest room cleaning.

This way everyone can take care of each other, and those living in the backyard are all the inn's own people, so it's quite lively together. This arrangement may be of some benefit to Tian Jing's autism.

Everything seemed to be on the right track, so Qiao Rui stopped caring about the management of the inn and focused on practicing martial arts.

In Longxing City, Yunyu Tower is the largest and most luxurious brothel in the city. It is open all night long and the lights never go out. The head courtesan of Yunyu Tower is named Yu Lu, who is petite and beautiful. She is on par with Yu Die from Hanchun Tower in the capital, and they are collectively known as the two peerless beauties.

This woman is extremely talented, and is proficient in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing and singing. She also has a multifaceted personality, sometimes charming and affectionate, and sometimes naive and cute. She has fascinated many poets and heroes and they are reluctant to leave. Lu Yanjun is a frequent visitor here.

On the first day of December, the new moon was dim and the wind was cold. At the end of the Xu hour, Lu Yanjun came out of the Yunyu Tower drunk, followed by his personal bodyguard Tian Shiguang.

Tian Shiguang is tall and well-built. He is already a second-rate top master who has opened up eleven meridians and a fifth-generation disciple of the Beggars' Sect. He is determined to break through to the first-rate realm as soon as possible, so that his future will be bright whether he competes for the position of leader or becomes a deacon. However, practicing martial arts is very expensive and he does not have enough resources, so he is hired by the Lu family with a high salary and is sent by Lu Batian to protect Lu Yanjun.

Tian Shiguang helped Lu Yanjun onto the carriage, then sat in the front next to the driver. He signaled the driver to start the journey, then leaned back in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

The Lu family also has a mansion in Longxing City, but for some reason Lu Yanjun likes to stay in inns. The Lotus Inn where he lives is some distance away from Yunyu Tower, so Tian Shiguang arranged a carriage for him.

The sturdy yellow horse pulled the carriage slowly forward, the horse's hooves making a "clacking" sound on the bluestone slabs, and the lanterns hanging on the carriage frame emitted a dim candlelight, illuminating the way home.

The streets are deserted. Although the curfew is in name only, ordinary people don't like to go out at this time and go to bed early. Everything is so peaceful and tranquil!

When they reached Zhuangyuan Bridge, Tian Shiguang, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, moved suddenly, and jumped to the left side of the carriage. He stretched out both hands and swung his palms, shouting, "Who is it?"

Suddenly, a figure jumped out from the street on the left. The man was wearing night clothes and had a black scarf covering his face. He rushed straight towards the carriage. Unexpectedly, Tian Shiguang was alert and blocked his way. The man did not want to get entangled with Tian Shiguang, so he changed his steps, turned back suddenly, bypassed Tian Shiguang, and slapped the carriage with one palm.

"Oh!"

A dull explosion sounded, and the seemingly solid carriage broke into pieces, and a person fell out. It was Lu Yanjun.

This sudden change happened so suddenly that Lu Yanjun fell to the ground with disheveled hair, looking dazed and a little confused. Tian Shiguang was very anxious when he saw this. He rushed to stop the man in black while shouting, "Young Master, hurry up!"

The man in black seemed to have identified Lu Yanjun, and used his clever strength to fight with Tian Shiguang's palm. After a feint, he turned his body sharply and raised his palm to attack Lu Yanjun.

The fierce and powerful palm wind came whistling with the force of thunder, causing Lu Yanjun's face to feel a slight pain. While breathing, Lu Yanjun saw the biting cold light in the black-clothed man's eyes, and felt the chill brought by the palm wind. He felt a numbness in the back of his head, cold sweat broke out, and he sobered up instantly.

Tian Shiguang was so frightened when he saw this. If something happened to the second young master around him, he would not be able to escape the punishment of the Lu family as the family was so wealthy and powerful.

Tian Shiguang's face was flushed red and steam was rising from his head. He mobilized all his strength, pushed his feet hard, and came as fast as a missile to block the young master. He leaned forward with his right foot and pushed his palms sideways, barely blocking the left palm of the man in black. Unexpectedly, the man in black gave up Lu Yanjun, and his right hand stretched out like lightning, mysteriously passing through the heavy palm shadows and imprinted a palm on Tian Shiguang's shoulder.

"Oh!"

With a dull thud, Tian Shiguang's body shook and he bumped into Lu Yanjun behind him. The two of them staggered back a few steps. Tian Shiguang spat out a mouthful of blood, and it seemed that he was seriously injured.

Only a blink of an eye had passed since the men in black launched their sneak attack. The driver not far away finally came to his senses and spurred his horse to run away.

Tian Shiguang saw that Lu Yanjun hadn't struggled yet, and he couldn't help but feel angry and anxious, secretly hating in his heart: "How could this young master of aristocratic family be so unbearable? If I hadn't been here this time, he would have died so many times!"

Although he felt helpless, he had to protect him. Tian Shiguang shouted, "Sir, go back and find someone. I'll hold this guy back first!" After that, he mustered his strength and attacked fiercely, hoping to buy time for Lu Yanjun to escape by attacking instead of defending.

Lu Yanjun finally came to his senses, and he ran away with his clothes lifted. What a joke! He, the Second Young Master Lu, had always been a bully. When had he ever encountered such a dangerous situation? When he returned to his own inn, he would definitely summon all the masters to kill this official.

"Dare to mess with me? Wait until I gather the experts over, and then I will tear you into pieces!" Lu Yanjun thought bitterly as he fled.

When Tian Shiguang saw Lu Yanjun running away, he felt relieved and stopped fighting. He just kept fighting with the man in black and waited for reinforcements to come.