My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 215: Martial Arts no longer exists!
"what?"

Although Li Bailong had never seen the murderer in person, he was obviously a tough guy, as he broke into the government office, killed the jailer, and escaped under the fierce attack of the government guards, leaving the guards terrified.

What's more, he had just performed an autopsy with the forensic doctor not long ago.

"That man killed three jailers." Li Bailong said, "He threw out his hair and stabbed it into the middle of his forehead from a long distance."

Jiang Lishu was stunned when he heard this, and after a moment he said, "Damn."

"This person's hard skills are so strong that they are simply shocking. He has trained his body so hard that he has even trained his hair." Li Bailong said solemnly, "Even so, to be able to nail flexible hair into a hard skull, it requires both internal and external strength to do it... Could it be that you are mistaken?"

Eating martial arts food, refining essence into qi, and cultivating inner qi for use, this is the ability of a warrior.

It is also considered a symbol of human nobility.

After all, although spiritual beasts can also consume martial arts and strengthen their bodies, they are unable to produce internal Qi, let alone use it skillfully and keep it in mind. This is something that only humans can do.

For thousands of years, warriors have been eating, strengthening their bodies, and transforming their Yuan Qi, just like cows and sheep eating grass and tigers and wolves eating meat. It is a natural truth.

Humans gradually come to know the facts but no longer explore the reasons behind them.

Eating and transforming Qi into food is considered a natural thing and common sense in the world. Martial artists use internal Qi to transcend the mundane world and are no longer considered ordinary people. Conversely, all extraordinary things must involve internal Qi.

Without inner Qi, humans are just flesh and blood, and even a powerful warrior will become as weak as a mortal.

This is a truth that everyone knows.

Everyone knows that when you tell the story of the "shy and tolerant female knight" in a teahouse, you have to lay the groundwork in advance that "the female knight temporarily lost her internal energy due to certain reasons and was unable to recover and use it in a short period of time", so she was taken advantage of by the evil nephew/farmer/laborer/dog official/beggar/demon sect/bandit and other characters.

Otherwise the audience will think the story doesn’t make sense.

Such common sense is like a stamp.

It is impossible for a person who is "very strong but has no inner energy" to exist.

But in today's confrontation, Master encountered such an enemy.

…Even she was doubting herself.

"Maybe I am really nervous and my perception is wrong? Or maybe his skills are strange and can avoid the real by mixing the virtual with the virtual?" The master frowned and rubbed his eyebrows irritably, saying distressedly, "I fought with him for a few swords before, trying to control him with my inner energy..."

She explained the scene of the previous chaos.

“…But he didn’t react at all when his internal Qi was pulled. There was no sign of his internal Qi being activated at all. His meridians were like dead wood. He didn’t look like a martial artist at all.”

The master was obviously struggling with this: "It shouldn't be like this. Even if you practice the technique of creating a mutual generation of inner Qi, when the outer Qi invades, your own power will respond and resist. This is the basic principle of inner Qi, and it cannot be transferred under your own control... I have never heard of such a skill..."

Li Bailong did not experience it personally, so it is difficult for him to draw a conclusion.

Having strong force but no Qi is extremely contrary to common sense.

In comparison, "the enemy has cultivated a strange and unpredictable internal force" is a more reasonable explanation.

but……

His eyes flickered, as if he was thinking about something, and he pondered to himself.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Lishu tried to comfort him, "Don't take it to heart. Just think of it as my wild imagination. No matter what secrets that man has, we will catch him and kill him. We will know whether he has internal energy or not. You don't need to dwell on this..."

Li Bailong raised his head and said in a deep and decisive voice: "That person... has no inner energy!"

Jiang Lishu was surprised when he heard this and asked anxiously, "Why do you think so?"

She has been struggling and confused about this matter. After all, for a warrior, this strange phenomenon is enough to shake her worldview, making her extremely concerned and puzzled.

Now, seeing that A-di was so confident in what he said, she began to feel anticipation. After all, in her heart, A-di was omniscient and omnipotent, and would always answer or solve all her problems.

"I don't know." Li Bailong said proudly, "But I can be sure that person has no inner energy."

Jiang Lishu asked blankly: "Why?"

"No reason."

Someone who knows everything and is good at solving all problems gave a thumbs up to his trusted sister and showed his shining teeth: "...Because I will report this to King Zhao, so I will definitely say this."

"..."

Jiang Lishu was stunned for a few seconds before he caught up with A-di's train of thought.

She angrily said, "You are spreading rumors!"

"This is just a selective and reasonable guess! Learned it from journalism!"

"……Grass."

"Don't look at me like that."

Director Li said innocently, "Think about it. If the Cao Gang sends a mysterious and powerful master to fight against us, we must do our best to mobilize him, right? Then how do we report this to the Emperor's uncle?"

"Are you going to say, 'Uncle, the Cao Gang has sent a strange expert. When I fought him, I couldn't sense his protective internal energy. Maybe he has practiced a strange internal energy that can change its reality and illusion. It's so scary. Please send more experts.'"

"Then the emperor's uncle also has something to say. He has already sent General Zhang and his personal soldiers over, and the Yunjiang Navy has also played a trick and allowed us to mobilize. Even so, how can he agree if I still complain and ask for people? You have to know that there are skills to crying poor and asking for funds and manpower to your superiors!"

Facing his master's cold gaze, Li Bailong said in a deep voice: "Things should be told in a grand manner, and the enemies should be portrayed as powerful and cruel. For example, this time, the first sentence in the report I wrote to the emperor's uncle should be..."

"Uncle!" he shouted, "Martial Arts no longer exists!"

"……Hello!"

"That's it!" Li Bailong shouted, "Tell the emperor's uncle that the Cao Gang has sent a weird guy with strange skills. Why would he care? He must let us solve it ourselves."

"Then if you tell him, Uncle, that the Cao Gang has sent someone who has no inner energy but is extremely strong in physique and martial arts, and that Ma Congyun is conducting some biochemical experiment - then the effect will be different!"

He said happily: "If the emperor's uncle really sent a general... it would be an easy win!"

The master rolled his eyes and said, "What if the general comes and finds out that the guy is not a biochemical experiment without internal energy, but just a jerk who practices a strange technique? How will you explain to King Zhao that you lied about the military intelligence?"

Li Bailong said innocently: "I am just an ordinary martial arts candidate! I am ignorant, short-sighted, lack the ability to distinguish, and have never seen the world. It is normal for me to be deceived by my master's one-sided words."

"...Hey!" Jiang Lishu glared, "Let me take the blame!"

"Don't worry, sister. I have already made great contributions several times. Even if you exaggerate, King Zhao will not argue with you for my sake."

"Why the hell do I need to be seen?" The master said angrily, "Stop it! You are the one who wants to exaggerate!"

"Even if I exaggerate, what have you lost?"

"How disgusting!"

Jiang Lishu understood A-di's idea and had to admit that it was a good idea.

The enemy was elusive and hid in the dark, which was disgusting. Li Bailong dragged him into the spotlight of society. The consequences of being remembered by King Zhao and even more people can be imagined.

but……

I really can't stand the smug look on this brat's face! Damn it! Damn it!
She made a fuss for a while, pinched A'di's neck and barked like a dog a few times, then reluctantly acknowledged the fact that she was taking the blame. She took out a painting and began to describe the appearance of this person.

The master was born into a top aristocratic family and was a lady among ladies. She was naturally good at painting, and her brushstrokes were detailed, depicting Bai Ye's gloomy and aloof temperament and appearance very vividly.

"White hair," said the master. "Walking on the street, he is very conspicuous and it is hard not to notice him."

"But the clerks of the Tongpan Hall went out to search for files, inquire at checkpoints, and even went to the streets to offer rewards, but they still didn't get any useful clues." Li Bailong said, "He should be able to disguise himself."

Looking at the other person's portrait, Li Bailong said to himself, "Why does he look so devilish? It fits the stereotype. Should I... forget it, let's not make things complicated."

It is one thing to say "this is a biological weapon made by the Cao Gang" when complaining to King Zhao.

Saying "this person is from the Demon Sect, and it is obvious that the Cao Gang is colluding with the Demon Sect" is another matter.

King Zhao would definitely think, "You are doing this again."

Alas, the wolf is coming.

Blame it on Fenglin Volcano.

Li Bailong also asked about the man's martial arts characteristics.

"The martial arts are concise, and you can see a little bit of the hard skills of the frontier West Mountains. It's nothing more than some external moves of chopping, hanging, smashing and hitting, but there is no true meaning, and the fundamental inheritance cannot be sorted out."

The master comes from a noble family and has a profound cultural background. When he was in Baihua Valley, he communicated with many uncles and learned from many masters. He is a master in martial arts and can easily judge the attacker's martial arts level.

"His strength is fierce and powerful, and his moves are fluent and not artificial. It is obvious...his martial arts moves are not inherited from a teacher, but a systematic martial arts that is perfectly adapted to his own situation."

"There are two possibilities. One is that he is a natural talent with extraordinary talent. He has mastered a set of unparalleled external martial arts skills and created the most suitable martial arts moves for his own martial arts roots."

"Secondly..." Jiang Lishu sneered, "This person has a strong background. He has a whole team of people who teach him how to do things, optimize his skills, and sort out his mental skills, so that his skills and moves are perfectly matched."

"That's the second one."

Li Bailong shrugged and said, "It's not surprising that they are from the Cao Gang."

"An entire team to teach martial arts" and so on are completely fantasy to ordinary martial artists.

In the vast majority of cases, the one-on-one master-disciple model is the norm. Slightly more formal larger sects will have a specialized division of labor, giving rise to positions such as "skills-transmitting elder". The teaching and inheritance of martial arts is regarded as an important sect activity, with the management formulating unified plans and appointing specific people to carry them out. This is basically the "formalization" and "professionalization" that only Class B sects can display.

For some sects, the training hall is filled with re-employed elders. Although they are old and weak, and their fighting power has declined, they are experienced and have profound cultivation. They are familiar with many skills and martial arts of the sect, and have seen a large number of talented disciples. The training team composed of them will strictly and professionally pay attention to the martial arts progress of core disciples and true elites, and fine-tune the skills to make them perfectly match each disciple.

Since the attackers were dogs of the Cao Gang, it was not surprising that they were treated like this.

Li Bailong's heart moved, and he asked his master, "Seventh Master, do you know who this person is in the Cao Gang?"

"I asked." Jiang Lishu replied, "She has no idea."

Li Bailong looked subtle: "You said before that the man was coming for Uncle Seven?"

"Yes." Master sighed, "Although we have been getting along well these past few days, I have to say that your uncle has a strange personality and hides many things in her heart. She insisted on staying in Huazhou, and her motives and intentions have not been found out yet. Today, this incident happened again, which makes me feel a little uneasy."

"I'll go see her." Li Bailong thought for a moment and said, "By the way, the decisive battle is imminent, and this kind of thing has happened. I think everyone in Moshangsang should move to the bureau first."

Go see Seventh Uncle.

"You're here."

The master's uncle was wearing a veil and sitting on the couch, flipping through a vernacular novel. The sunlight poured in from the window, illuminating half of his body and also shining on the hand holding the book. His light pink nail polish was glowing charmingly.

Noticing Li Bailong's gaze, she put down the book, raised her jade-like slender hands, and turned them gently in the sun: "Your proposal and plan are very good. Manicure is a very good idea. The trained manicurists can increase positions and provide jobs. They can be set up in cloth shops and garment stores to increase customer stickiness. The high-end manicure service set up specifically for dignitaries can also serve the function of collecting intelligence information..."

Li Bailong didn't expect his uncle to say this, so he just lowered his head and said, "My nephew is just a talker. The execution and planning all depend on you elders."

The uncle turned his gaze to Li Bailong, and there was no emotion in his calm eyes. He said softly: "You have always been very good, and in the future..."

Having said this, she hesitated for a moment and then stopped talking.

Li Bailong asked, "Uncle Master?"

"nothing."

Noticing Li Bailong's curious look, the uncle turned his eyes slightly, paused for a moment, and actually laughed, saying: "Earlier, my eldest brother wanted to recruit you as his wife, so that our gang and Baihua Valley would be more closely related, but it didn't work out. Now that I think about it, with your talent and qualifications, this is indeed a pity."

The third lady standing by looked surprised.

——Why are you talking about this?
Li Bailong smiled awkwardly but politely, and could only say, "I get into trouble all the time and I'm a troublemaker. Although I look good on the outside, I don't know if my personality matches yours. I may not be a good match for Miss Ma."

"That's true." Uncle Seven didn't dwell on this topic. "Why did you come to see me?"

Li Bailong gave a general account of what happened today: "…So, Moshang Sang is no longer safe. If he is attacked, I will be out of reach. So I dare to ask you to move, and we will temporarily move to Tongwen Bureau."

The uncle-master was aloof and stubborn, so he might not agree. Li Bailong was ready to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, the master uncle agreed immediately: "Okay."

……so good?

He was a little bit unconvinced, and then he heard his uncle say: "Since you are busy with work, do you need help?"

"Of course it is missing, I wonder if Uncle Master..."

"How about I ask Miss San to help you?" Miss Ma said in a light tone, "You two seem to get along well."

I don’t want to play it anymore…it’s too damn poisonous.

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(End of this chapter)