Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

Tian Jing entered the room again. She seemed to have washed her face. There were still water stains on her ears and temples. Her face was not as flushed as at the beginning, but still had some blush. She walked over slowly, sat down beside the bed, and said with a relieved smile: "You have been in a coma for seven days and seven nights. Lord Hong said that if you wake up, your life will not be in danger!"

"Seven days and seven nights? You've been giving me medicine to prolong my life like this?" Qiao Rui moved his lips, his voice a little hoarse.

"Hmm!" Tian Jing lowered her head again, her voice barely audible.

"Thank you!" Qiao Rui felt a mixture of emotions.

"Actually, I should thank you!" Tian Jing mustered up the courage to raise her head, looking at Qiao Rui with burning eyes, and said softly: "Brother Chen Nian told me everything. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have assassinated Lu Yanjun, and you wouldn't have provoked Lu Batian and his gang, and it wouldn't have turned out like this. I'm someone who wants to die, how can you do so much for me?"

"What nonsense! You are in your prime years, why are you talking about giving up? How can you deserve to die for that kind of person?" Qiao Rui was slightly angry and hated him for not fighting for it.

Tian Jing felt warm in her heart, knowing that Qiao Rui was talking about Bi Yuntao. She was afraid that she would be heartbroken to hear these three words, so she replaced him with him. But now that things have come to this, it is time to put an end to it, otherwise how can she be worthy of Qiao Rui's hard work?

Tian Jing sighed softly and continued, "Although he and I are not childhood sweethearts, we grew up in the same town and went to school in the same place. He was tall and handsome since he was young, and he was always the center of attention, while I was just a yellow-haired girl that no one paid attention to..."

"Girls change a lot when they grow up? Just look at how beautiful you are now and you can imagine how ugly you were back then!" Qiao Rui interrupted with a smile.

Tian Jing glanced at Qiao Rui coquettishly, and her originally sad mood seemed to have improved. She continued, "Later, when I grew up, some men looked at me with more greed. One night when I was going home from school, I met a few hooligans on the road. They followed me all the way, and then passed through a dark alley. I was very scared!"

Qiao Rui reached his hand out from under the quilt and gently held Tian Jing's delicate little hand. The little hand was smooth and slightly cold. He smiled and said, "It must be a close call, right? He showed up?"

Tian Jing looked at Qiao Rui and let him hold her little hand like this, which seemed to make her feel warmer.

"He saved me and fought with those thugs. Then I took care of him in the hospital for several days. He told me that he had noticed me a long time ago and it wasn't just a coincidence that he saved me...but later, he was suddenly discharged from the hospital and transferred to another school!"

"I was looking for him madly. I wanted to be with him. Whether it was out of gratitude or admiration, I had to find him and stay with him! Finally, in this city, I met him again. I was determined to be with him. He was very good to me, but... he, he couldn't do that..." Tian Jing found it difficult to speak and her face turned red again.

"Is it because he was injured in the fight when he saved you?" Qiao Rui guessed, also speaking for her.

Tian Jing nodded silently. "I was young and ignorant at that time. I just felt that I loved him very much, loved his soul and personality, but I didn't know that kind of thing would hurt a man so much. He gradually changed and became sensitive, suspicious, tyrannical, and vicious..."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, her expression was lonely, and her eyes were misty, making people feel the urge to hold her in their arms and take good care of her.

"Later, during that great change in the world, we occasionally encountered adventures, but there were always people harassing me. Although you saved us once, we were not blessed by God after all. On the first day here, he had a conflict with someone and his tendons were cut. His Dantian was also destroyed and all his martial arts skills were lost. I desperately protected him and persisted until the government stepped in to suppress the riot. In the end, he blamed me for attracting a lot of women..."

Qiao Rui couldn't help but tighten his grip on her hand. Tian Jing faced Qiao Rui and smiled bitterly, "We survived with great difficulty. I let go of my pride, gave up my dreams, and tried my best to keep him alive, but he became more and more perverse and violent... Later, I thought, let it be, no matter how he treats me, I will just stay with him for the rest of my life. If it weren't for him, I would have committed suicide in that alley a few years ago!"

"There are many ways to be grateful, but it's not worth sacrificing your whole life for it!" Qiao Rui said.

"That day, he left a steamed bun for me. I thought he had a change of heart, but I took it out to look for a job and couldn't bear to eat it. I came back and put it in the pot to heat it up. Who knew he..." Tian Jing sighed. Is everything God's will?

"You made the mistake unintentionally, but he did it on purpose. From the moment he deliberately gave you the poisoned bun, no matter how great his kindness was, it is gone!" Qiao Rui said.

"Well, I know! I won't be stupid anymore. I have more important things to do!" Tian Jing nodded gently and showed a bright smile. She untied the knot in her heart and broke free from the shackles of many years. She immediately became radiant.

Seeing this, Qiao Rui was happy for her and said with a smile: "That's good, tell me what happened after I fell into a coma!"

"After you fell into coma, Lord Hong, with his status as the chief commander of Longxing Prefecture of the Qingtian Guards and the strength of a top-notch master, intimidated the people on the spot." Tian Jing smiled and narrated to Qiao Rui what happened after he fell into coma.

"Then Lu Batian didn't say anything? I remember that Lord Hong killed one of his men as soon as he appeared." Qiao Rui asked.

"That Mr. Duan didn't dare to act rashly. Of course, that old fox Lu Batian didn't dare to say anything. Businessmen know how to judge the situation best. But there was a guard beside him, probably from the Beggars' Sect. He was not happy that Lord Hong killed his friend without reason, so he came out and said some harsh words. Guess what?" Tian Jing said excitedly.

"What's wrong?" Qiao Rui had probably guessed the result, but in order to cooperate with Tian Jing, he still asked.

"Master Hong killed the man with two strikes, and warned them not to run wild in the city, otherwise they would be killed. The group didn't dare to say anything, and left in disgrace, without even a polite word!" Tian Jing's eyes sparkled, and she said with a smile, "Master Hong Gang came from the air, and with his Broken Sea Knife, he killed two masters of the Beggar Gang and shocked them on the spot. It's really admirable!"

"You seem calm and quiet usually, but I didn't expect that you would be so passionate when talking about this kind of thing!" Qiao Rui looked at Tian Jing's bright eyes and said with a smile.

"Who doesn't have the dream of being a chivalrous woman who travels the world with a sword to punish the evildoers? Since we are in such an environment, how can we not yearn for it? It's just that most of the time we are burdened by life!" Tian Jing said with a smile.

Qiao Rui was silent, paused, and then asked: "What happened next?"

"Later," Tian Jing stopped smiling and lowered his voice, "Brother Chen Nian carried you to the inn, and Lord Hong checked your injuries. He said that you were hit by the Yin Sha Palm. Although wearing the Tiancan Silk Armor has dissolved most of your internal energy, you haven't fully recovered from the 'Pai Shan Palm' you were hit by the night before. Now the corpse poison has not been removed in time, and it has already damaged your internal organs and corroded your meridians. Your life is hanging by a thread..."

"Fortunately, Lord Hong found the healing medicine 'Heavenly King Life-saving Pill' from you, and finally saved your life, but you have been..." Tian Jing took a deep look at Qiao Rui and said softly: "Your meridians are all damaged, and you are like a useless person!"

"Really? There's nothing Qingtianwei can do?" Qiao Rui smiled indifferently, but the big hand that was covering Tian Jing's back of the hand trembled slightly and then retracted.