Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

Winter snow, heavy snow, minor cold and major cold!

On the day of the Great Cold, the Prince's Mansion held a grand banquet, and guests gathered. A hundred or so tables were set up along the back courtyard, with dried fruits and pastries, and warm wine and drinks. Guided by the Wang family's servants, people came in groups one after another, and soon the back courtyard became lively.

These disciples and travelers were roughly divided into two groups: one group was refined and sipped their drinks slowly; the other group was rough and unrestrained, gulping down their drinks in large gulps, shouting and yelling when they were enjoying themselves, attracting the attention of everyone.

However, there was another small group of people, like Li Qing and his companion, who had just joined and were not familiar with the group. They sat between the two groups of people, chatting amongst themselves.

Because of Li Linzhi, the two of them sat down in the middle row, near the rougher people, guided by servants.

As soon as they sat down, they attracted the attention of others—it was unclear what merit these two had that allowed them to sit in the middle row as soon as Pu entered!

The person sitting in front of the two raised their glass to them without any objection, but the person sitting behind them was not so easy to talk to.

The order of people at the Wang family banquet was particular. The two men had no merits and looked weak and frail, so they were not particularly capable. Therefore, the one who would take the lead naturally came.

A burly man in hemp clothing, with scars all over his face, stepped forward and stomped his foot, interrupting the two who were still talking.

The people around, seeing that someone had taken the lead in causing trouble, quieted down.

Only the literati and poets frowned, muttered "This is an insult to literature," but watched the unfolding events intently. Some even got so interested that they started making bets over drinks.

The servants nearby watched with amusement—this kind of thing happens a few times every year, and as long as it doesn't escalate or cause any loss of life, they don't interfere.

In an instant, the place where Li Qing and the other person were located became the focus of everyone's attention.

"You damned scoundrels, are you sitting in the middle of this place too?"

"If this place isn't for people to sit in, what is it for?" Li Qing was still confused and somewhat puzzled.

"The place is for people to sit, but it's not a place for pale-faced, delicate brats like you to sit!"

The moment these words were spoken, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

On the other side, many of the frail scholars blushed – wasn't this like pointing at a monk and cursing a bald monk?!

"This barbarian really doesn't know how to talk!" Li Qing thought to himself, a mischievous smirk playing on his lips. "If someone as delicate as me doesn't sit here, where else should I sit?!"

The person next to him, upon hearing this, thought to himself: It's not exactly a good product either!

The rough men watched as the refined man on the other side turned pale, finding the conversation amusing, and no one cared how the scholars would later condemn the barbarian in the middle.

The barbarian wasn't truly stupid; as soon as the words left his mouth, he realized something was amiss. Realizing his verbal skills were inadequate, he disregarded everything else and stepped forward, ready to attack.

"You—you, what do you want to do?!" Li Qing feigned a weak appearance.

Those who thought Li Qing was going to stand up for himself were utterly astonished.

However, some discerning people noticed the girl next to Li Qing, who was still calmly chewing on her pastries and watching the two people in the middle, and they understood what was going on.

"I want……"

"What...what are you going to do? Are you going to rob me?" Li Qing shouted before he could finish, then shakily pulled a copper coin from his pocket. "Here, this is the last one. My mother gave me this to buy some cakes..."

"Don't want to? Could it be... could it be that you're going to rape me?!" Li Qing clutched her clothes tightly, looking terrified.

At this moment, even the most oblivious person would realize that the young man in the middle was just playing a trick on the barbarian, and they burst into laughter! Some of them were terrified – thankfully they hadn't acted impulsively, otherwise they would have been the ones to lose face.

"Wow—" The big man's face turned red, and he shouted as he pounced on the attack!

"Help!" Li Qing dodged seemingly in a disheveled manner, then stepped aside.

The two shouted and chased each other, while the people around them moved the tables aside.

The person behind, like a fat, clumsy toad, kept lunging forward, looking utterly pathetic; the person in front, escaping, was agile, circling around in the small space, always managing to narrowly avoid danger.

The people who were laughing and joking gradually fell silent.

Those who could come to the Wang family were generally capable and had good eyesight. They could see that the young man was extremely agile, and even if any one or two of them went up, they would not come out unscathed.

Only the girl sitting at the table remained engrossed in watching the two chasing each other, occasionally shouting and yelling, but she didn't offer any help. The two had traveled all the way to Luoyang, encountering numerous affairs along the way, and occasionally engaging in large-scale "Robin Hood" operations, which had long since fostered a tacit understanding between them.

"Stop! Warm-up complete, how about we shake hands and make peace! As the saying goes, harmony is the most important thing! Do you understand what 'harmony' means?" Li Qing, seeing the barbarian still having plenty of energy and relentlessly pursuing him, also became impatient and shouted.

The barbarian was taken aback, then shouted and pounced again.

"Wow—again! You think I'm a pushover when I don't show my power?!"

Li Qing circled behind the barbarian, grabbed a chopstick from the side, and shouted, "Watch out for the hidden weapon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his hand trembled, and the chopsticks flew out.

"Smack!" It hit the barbarian right on the back of the head.

The barbarian lost his footing and fell to the ground.

"Now you know how powerful I am!" Li Qing had just finished speaking when he suddenly saw the barbarian sprawled out like a dog and exclaimed in surprise, "This, this can't be the 'Wild Goose Landing on the Sandbank' move from Jin Yong's novels, can it?"

After Li Qing finished speaking, he prepared to go back to his seat, continue eating and drinking, and chat with the cute girl next to him about his life ideals. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept behind him, and he heard gasps from the crowd around him—

"I'm going to kill you!" The big man was so humiliated that he was not willing to let it go. He didn't care about anything else. With a wicked thought, he picked up a large blue stone next to him and smashed it on Li Qing's head!

"boom!"

Before everyone could react, they found the burly man who had been carrying the large rock had collapsed to the ground, and the handsome, slender young man had somehow appeared behind him...

After all that commotion, no one bothered the two of them anymore.

Soon, the Wang family arrived, and the atmosphere immediately became lively. Li Qing and his companion gradually joined in, chatting with the people around them about some interesting anecdotes, and they were quite happy.

As for Li Qing, he showed off some rudimentary geographical knowledge he had learned in later generations, which amazed the people around him.

One of the men, an honest and simple man named Zhang Daniu, got along best with Li Qing.

Zhang Daniu may seem simple and honest, but he can readily recount anecdotes and stories from all over the Tang Dynasty, which greatly benefits Li Qing and gives him a rudimentary understanding of the world.

Beside them stood a young woman in red, whispering to Li Linzhi. It was unclear what they were discussing, but the girl blushed and glanced over from time to time.

"Brother Da Niu, I have a question for you. Do you know if there's an Eagle Soaring Martial Arts Arena in Luoyang?" Li Qing asked in a low voice.

"Eagle Soaring Martial Arts Arena? Why are you asking this?" Zhang Daniu looked at Li Qing with surprise, as if he had thought of something, and a hint of fear and apprehension flashed in his eyes.

“An elder of mine has a past connection with the Eagle Soaring Martial Arts School, so I asked about it so I can have an explanation when I get back!”

Zhang Daniu stared blankly at Li Qing for a moment, his eyes flickering before he said solemnly, "I don't know much about this matter either. However, more than ten years ago, the vast Eagle Soaring Martial Arts Arena was destroyed in an instant, and no one knows what happened inside." He paused, then added, "If you're interested, brother, you can go and take a look at the 'Moral Lane' near the Luo River. However, that martial arts arena is long gone. I heard that a restaurant was recently built there, but I don't know if that's true..."

Li Qing knew that Zhang Daniu was still hiding something.

However, for two people to say all this on their first meeting is quite impressive. Aren't they worried that they won't find anything after a while?

Thinking this, his voice gradually grew louder. Drunk and flushed, he continued to shout and yell with the boisterous men around him, and the Wang family mansion was gradually swallowed up by a lively atmosphere...

The harsh winter cold could no longer dampen people's enthusiasm, and they simply let the heavy snow fall!