Chapter 3: First Disciple Mo Xiaobei, Free and Easy Heart Sutra
This time, several evil bandits were easily dealt with, including two masters of the Gang realm, which made Li Ming feel the power of the system more deeply.

At the same time, after adapting to this world, his desire to improve his strength became stronger.

According to previous research on the system, the current priority is to recruit and bind the first apprentice.

Only in this way can more functions of the system interface be unlocked.

Although the martial arts school has no business at the moment, Li Ming is not worried. After this event is publicized, there will definitely be people coming to learn martial arts.

But at present he only has one vacancy for an apprentice, so he has to consider the candidate carefully.

After all, the talent and potential of this disciple will affect the benefits he will get from the system in the future. The higher the martial arts aptitude of the other party, the faster he learns, and the more benefits he can bring to himself.

This world of comprehensive martial arts is extremely vast, and there are many people with amazing martial arts talents.

But most of those promising talents were lured away by various sects as soon as they showed their potential, and it was not their turn.

Where should I start?

Li Ming was thinking while drinking tea.

But in the eyes of people around him, his behavior showed that he was calm and unhurried, and he was not easily surprised by fame or disgrace.

"He has captured many evil thieves, but he still looks calm. It seems that Master Li is indeed an extraordinary person!"

"It seems that everyone has underestimated Master Li before. Judging from his magnanimity, his strength must be extraordinary..."

On the other side, Captain Xing was still vividly describing the process of interrogating several evil thieves.

It can be seen that he is in a good mood today.

Although he was not the one who caught the notorious villain, he was the one who captured him in Qixia Town, so his contribution would definitely be recorded when reporting to the higher-ups.

Captain Xing still remembered that his last meritorious service was due to the capture of the thief Ji Wuming. How could he not be excited?
After spitting for a long time, Captain Xing finally stood up with a look of unsatisfied feeling, picked up the tea bowl and cleared his throat.

"Ahem, everyone, thanks to the great help of our Qianming Martial Arts School Master Li Ming, today, a group of evil thieves were arrested in our Qixia Town. Congratulations! Applause!"

"Crash..."

There was a burst of applause in the lobby of Tongfu Inn.

Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, Li Ming stood up with a smile and bowed to express his gratitude.

Captain Xing grabbed with both hands: "Take it!"

The applause stopped immediately and Captain Xing nodded, obviously very satisfied with the effect.

"I never expected that in addition to Lao Bai, there is such a master hidden in our Qixia Town. Brother Li Ming, if there are any problems in the town in the future, I still hope you can help."

"Captain Xing, you're too polite. We are all neighbors. Town affairs are our own affairs. We will certainly do our best to help within our capabilities." Li Ming's answer was flawless.

Captain Xing satisfiedly replaced wine with tea, toasted Li Ming with a few glasses, and then stuffed the steamed bread slices that had just been served into his mouth.

"Manager Tong, please put it on the account first. I have to go back to interrogate the prisoner. We can talk later."

Before he finished speaking, Old Xing was already outside the inn, and he didn't forget to grab a chicken leg from the table.

"Hey, that's... this old Xing, the scholar, put it on his account."

Shopkeeper Tong complained, but as usual he didn't pursue the matter any further.

As soon as Captain Xing left, the other diners also paid their bills and left one after another, eager to go out and tell others the explosive news.

The Baijiang duo, wanted criminals, had just committed a massacre in Tongling, and their injuries were tragic...

Many key words spread in Qixia Town at a very fast speed under the exaggerated discussion.

Here, Li Ming was still eating and thinking about his apprentice.

When he saw Shopkeeper Tong pacing back and forth, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, isn't the martial arts genius right before our eyes? Isn't Mo Xiaobei the one?"

As far as I can remember, Mo Xiaobei's talent in martial arts could be described as monstrous. He was able to master the martial arts he learned from Bai Zhantang, Guo Furong and others very quickly.

Rumor has it that when she grew up, she even gained a notoriety as a red flame demon.

It just so happened that at this moment, Shopkeeper Tong was looking at the gradually darkening night and muttering, "Where has this little Bei gone mad again? When she comes back, I will definitely teach her a lesson..."

Shopkeeper Tong wanted to go out and look for it, but the inn was busy with business and no one could leave.

Li Ming had just finished his meal and put the money on the table.

"Manager Tong, it's common for children to be playful. If you don't mind, I'm free now, so go and help find her."

"Ah, this is embarrassing... Please forgive me."

Shopkeeper Tong considered for a moment and agreed.

Mainly because of the time they have spent together, she has become confident in Li Ming's character, and it couldn't be better if he was willing to help.

Only when Li Ming walked out, Bai Zhantang looked up at him, with deep worry flashing in his eyes.

Bai Zhantang was 100% sure that Li Ming's strength was just average before yesterday, so how could he have made such a rapid progress in just one day? His demeanor was also completely different.

The first thing that the cowardly Bai Zhantang thought of was whether the other party had another identity and was coming for him?

But after thinking about it, it seemed that Li Ming had not shown any signs of ill intention during this period, and Bai Zhantang felt slightly relieved.

I guess he might have encountered some opportunity.

In this martial arts world, masters who emerge overnight due to a chance are rare, but they do exist...

Li Ming left Tongfu Inn and walked into Qixia Town, immediately attracting a lot of attention.

Li Ming is now a real focus of attention. Everyone is amazed at his unexpected strength and greets him enthusiastically. At the same time, there are also people who talk about him behind his back. Greeting the townspeople with a smile, Li Ming quickly left the town.

After walking a few steps, I saw Mo Xiaobei playing with his friends not far away on the side of the road.

At first glance, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh that Mo Xiaobei was truly the king of children.

A large group of classmates from the academy gathered around her, like stars surrounding the moon, and were directed by her to do things.

At first Li Ming thought that they were playing a game like house drinking, but after watching carefully for a few seconds, he found that it was not the case at all.

Mo Xiaobei was seen standing in the middle, commanding the two little boys in a domineering manner.

"Hey, you two can just play the villains and attack me, and then I'll break your joints and capture you!"

The two little boys threw their punches slowly and timidly, and Mo Xiaobei pretended to be very professional and took their elbows.

As a result, he pinched the wrong part and his technique was full of mistakes, and he pinched their arms directly. The two men grimaced in pain and lay down immediately.

"Oh, that's boring. You don't look like villains at all. The part you attacked just now was wrong. It was different from what I saw. Come on, come on."

The other classmates were so frightened that they could only move over reluctantly: "Xiao Bei, please be gentle. Don't really beat us up like those villains. It looks painful..."

After Li Ming understood it, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

So Mo Xiaobei is imitating himself?
Are children's playing house so time-sensitive nowadays?

Seeing Mo Xiaobei bullying his classmates unscrupulously, bossing them around, and having the final say, he occupied an absolute dominant position - until Li Ming approached and spoke.

"Xiao Bei, your sister-in-law..."

Mo Xiaobei, who was still arrogant a second ago, was suddenly startled. He shrank down with his hands on his head as if by reflex, and said in a crying voice: "Sister-in-law, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have played around. I'll go back now!"

Li Ming said helplessly: "Your sister-in-law didn't come, she asked me to go back to find you."

Mo Xiaobei then poked his head out, looked behind Li Ming, rolled his eyes a few times, and let out a long sigh with lingering fear.

"Hey, I was so scared, I thought my sister-in-law came to arrest me..."

But then she saw Li Ming, her eyes lit up and she rushed over.

"Wow, Brother Li, you are famous now. I saw you on my way to the academy this morning. You beat up those villains into strange shapes. Brother Bai said that it took an extremely sophisticated grappling technique to do that. Even our academy teacher mentioned you today..."

Mo Xiaobei danced as he spoke.

When the classmates next to him saw Li Ming appear, they felt relieved. They took the opportunity to say hello and ran away.

"Brother Li, I didn't realize you were so powerful before. What kind of Kung Fu do you use? Can you teach me?"

Mo Xiaobei didn't care about them either, but pestered Li Ming with a look of curiosity on his face.

It can be seen that Mo Xiaobei's interest in martial arts is much greater than that in reading.

"It's no problem for me to teach you."

Mo Xiaobei didn't expect that Li Ming agreed so readily.

"But, if you want to be the first disciple of my martial arts school, don't worry, the first disciple will receive special treatment and you won't be charged a penny."

"Ah? But I'm from the Hengshan Sect..."

Mo Xiaobei was a little hesitant.

She knew that the nature of a martial arts school was different from that of a sect. It did not have so many sectarianism and rules and regulations. It was purely utilitarian.

If a person changes his sect in the martial arts world, he will inevitably be labeled as a person who betrays his master and ancestors.

But the purpose of a martial arts school when it opens its doors is to do business. It is okay to change business from one shop to another, or even to simply pay money in exchange for martial arts techniques.

But Mo Xiaobei was still a little worried.

"I won't tell anyone about this, and you can quit at any time. As long as you join our martial arts school, you will be rewarded with ten strings of candied haws and three sugar men for a limited time!" Li Ming added at the right time, releasing his trump card.

"real!"

When he heard that there was something delicious to eat, Mo Xiaobei's eyes lit up, and he immediately put aside his worries and nodded in agreement.

[Congratulations to the host, I have accepted my first disciple. Would you like to bind me? ]

Immediately, the system in my mind responded.

Li Ming didn't expect it to be so smooth, so he immediately chose to agree.

[Binding successful! 】

[Mall has been unlocked]

[Congratulations to the host for completing the first apprentice mission and receiving additional rewards]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Xiaoyao Sect's internal skills: Xiaoyao Heart Sutra]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill: Free and Easy to Ride the Wind]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining 500 attribute points]

A series of prompt sounds rang in his mind, making Li Ming secretly happy.

Li Ming looked up at the sky and said to Mo Xiaobei, "It's getting late now. You should go back first, otherwise your sister-in-law will be worried. If you want to learn grappling skills, come find me after you finish your studies tomorrow. I'll give you the candied haws then."

"it is good!"

Mo Xiaobei nodded repeatedly, but then she became a little worried: "Um, Brother Li... No, Master, if my sister-in-law comes and grabs a weapon when we get back, can you help me stop her..."

(End of this chapter)