Chapter 4: Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, the joy of winning without effort

It turns out that the person who knows Tong Xiangyu best is Mo Xiaobei.

When Li Ming sent Mo Xiaobei back to Tongfu Inn, he ran into the angry shopkeeper Tong, who rolled up his sleeves and was about to give Mo Xiaobei a beating.

Fortunately, Li Ming and Bai Zhantang intercepted them in time and the matter was resolved.

Before leaving, Mo Xiaobei, with a sad face, took the time to give him a look, indicating that he should not forget to give her the candied haws he promised her.

When I returned to the entrance of the martial arts gym, the scene before me was finally different from usual.

It was no longer deserted, but there were already several people waiting here, wanting to consult about learning martial arts.

Obviously, they were all interested after hearing about Li Ming's record of capturing the two evil men in Baijiang.

“The power of publicity is indeed strong!”

Li Ming sighed inwardly, then came closer and introduced the situation of the martial arts school to them with a smile.

"Ten taels of silver!"

After hearing Li Ming's charging standards, several people who came to consult were a little hesitant.

After all, this is not a small amount of money. In this world where even Captain Xing only gets three taels of silver a month, ten taels is already a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

"Of course, if you don't want to learn martial arts in the academy, we also have short-term courses here. Three taels of silver can teach you a practical martial art, but the time is short and everyone's aptitude is different, so the effect cannot be guaranteed." Li Ming explained considerately.

Now he is not in a hurry. As long as his reputation is well known, he is not afraid of no one coming to his store. He believes that even if he sets the price higher, people will continue to come.

Xiaomi, a beggar who happened to be hiding in a corner picking lice, heard this and replied, "Ten taels of silver is cheap enough. Do you know that the Dacheng Martial Arts School in Guangyang Prefecture charges twenty taels for a disciple?"

"This... let's go back and think about it."

Several people were obviously still hesitant and discussed it for a while before speaking.

Li Ming did not force them and watched them leave with a smile.

"Xiaomi, how is your business today? Are you hungry now?"

When Li Ming turned around and went back, he did not forget to ask Xiaomi if he should give some to him, as he still had some leftover snacks.

As a result, Xiaomi bared his teeth, took out half a roast chicken from behind his back, and started to eat it with half a pot of Fenjiu from Tongfu Inn.

"Don't worry, I'm eating well."

Good god! Li Ming realized that he was worrying too much when he saw this. It turned out that Xiaomi’s food was better than that of Captain Xing at the end of the month.

On the other side, the people who came for consultation turned the corner, slowed down their pace, and talked with frowns.

"How about it, do you feel reliable?"

"Since all the wanted villains have fallen into his hands, he must be quite capable. This is already the most cost-effective martial arts gym nearby."

"That's right. Why don't we go back and gather some more? As long as we can learn some martial arts, our value will be higher when we travel with the caravan in the future."

"But ten taels of silver is really a bit painful. I have to go back and ask my wife."

"Old Feng, didn't you say you weren't afraid of your wife?"

"What are you saying? This is respect, understand?"

Several people laughed softly.

Inside the martial arts gym, Li Ming closed the door early and couldn't wait to open the system interface.

I didn’t have time to take a closer look at the rewards I got just now, but now I finally have time.

"Xiaoyao Heart Sutra"

The supreme internal energy technique of Xiaoyaozi, the founder of Xiaoyao Sect.

According to the system description, the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra can be regarded as the source and general outline of all the martial arts techniques of the Xiaoyao Sect!

Back then, Xiaoyaozi took some of the strengths from the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra and adapted them into several internal skills to pass on to his disciples, including the Beiming Divine Art and Xiao Wuxiang Gong that Li Ming was familiar with!

After just a quick glance, Li Ming was filled with surprise.

This Xiaoyao Heart Sutra not only has an extremely high upper limit, but also upholds the consistent style of the Xiaoyao Sect. It has both the vastness and inclusiveness of the Beiming Divine Art and the versatility and flexibility of the Xiaowuxiang Art. It also has no shackles and can be integrated with any martial arts.

Li Ming knew this. This was the unique feature of Xiaoyao Sect's martial arts and it had strong compatibility.

In the original novel, Jiumozhi used the Xiao Wuxiang Gong to easily simulate Shaolin's unique skills such as the Xuantian Finger, the Nianhua Finger, and the Prajna Vajra Palm, which shocked a group of Shaolin monks.

Li Ming was worried that he lacked a suitable internal martial arts technique, and the characteristics of the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra just met his needs for opening a martial arts school and wanting to have a variety of skills.

"Free and Easy"

It is also the unique skill of Xiaoyao Sect, but it is a more complete form of light-weight body movement. The famous Lingbo Weibu is derived from a small part of it.

If one could practice Xiaoyao Yufeng to an extremely high level, not only would his body shape be as unpredictable as a god or ghost, but his lightness skill would also be able to reach the level of flying in the air and walking on snow without leaving any trace.

This time, he earned another 500 attribute points. Adding the remaining points from last time, he now has a total of 1,200 attribute points.

Li Ming looked at the mall interface again. The previously gray part had been unlocked. The first thing that caught his eye was the densely packed martial arts techniques. The number and variety of them were so large that it was a bit dizzying for a moment.

These martial arts techniques are divided into several levels, and the attribute points required to purchase them range from few to many.

The mall has everything from the common basic martial arts in the martial arts world, the famous skills of various schools and sects, the core skills of major sects, and the most advanced skills.

Purchasing these martial arts skills requires spending attribute points.

Li Ming originally felt that he already had a lot of attribute points, but after a closer look, he found that he could only purchase some of the most popular low-end martial arts. As for the core martial arts of various sects, the attribute points required would start from tens of thousands, which made Li Ming stunned.

The required attribute points for higher-end levels were so numerous that he felt dizzy just looking at the string of zeros.

The most advanced ones, such as the legendary Nine Yang Divine Art, Nine Yin Scriptures, Yi Jin Jing, Xian Tian Gong, etc., do not have prices displayed. It seems that certain conditions must be met before they can be purchased.

This also temporarily extinguished Li Ming's idea of ​​buying a few peerless martial arts to practice. There was no point in practicing low-end martial arts, and for him at the moment, it would not improve his strength much.

However, Li Ming discovered that his attribute points could also be used to improve the martial arts he had already mastered.

His mind moved slightly——

[Congratulations to the host, you have consumed 300 attribute points and gained the internal strength of three years of hard training for your current strength]

[Congratulations to the host, consuming 300 attribute points, and upgrading the Xiaoyao Heart Sutra to the second level]

[Congratulations to the host, consuming 300 attribute points, and upgrading Xiaoyao Yufeng to the second level]

With the improvement of his internal skills, Li Ming's internal force circulated along a special route for several cycles, and soon transformed into a more sophisticated free and easy internal force, and slowly grew and became stronger during the process.

Li Ming stretched out his hand, and his arm quickly turned into many translucent shadows swaying in front of him. The angles were tricky and strange, making it impossible to judge the trajectory. In just a moment, he attacked forward from more than a dozen different angles.

If there was an enemy standing in front of him, he might have been hit in many places before he could react.

Li Ming then tried the sword technique again.

Sure enough, under the stimulation of Xiaoyao's internal force, the power and changes of both the Ghost Shadow Grabbing Hand and the Thirteen Deadly Swords were greatly enhanced, making Li Ming feel that he could control them with ease.

Satisfiedly putting the sword back into the sheath, Li Ming looked at the few remaining attribute points and sighed softly.

The next day——

Li Ming sat in the main hall of the martial arts hall, looking at Mo Xiaobei across the table eating candied haws with a look of happiness on his face.

It seems that the temptation of candied haws is incomparable. After leaving the academy today, Mo Xiaobei did not play around and went straight to the martial arts gym.

"Brother Li... Master, there is one thing I don't understand. Didn't you open a martial arts school to make money? Why did you accept me for free? Don't you have other intentions?"

Although Mo Xiaobei was greedy, he was very smart and asked with his eyes rolling around.

Li Ming rolled his eyes and ignored her, drinking his tea.

Mo Xiaobei tilted her head and thought about it. She felt that as a little girl, she was not good-looking and there seemed to be nothing to gain from her.

As soon as she thought of this, her eyes lit up: "You are not after my sister-in-law!"

"puff……"

Li Ming almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

"Ahem, what are you thinking about in your little head? Why would I want to be a widow?"

"Tsk, what's wrong with a widow? My brother Bai likes widows."

Li Ming helplessly spread his hands: "You also said that, there is your elder brother Bai, if I really have any thoughts about your sister-in-law, won't he eat me?"

"That's true!" Mo Xiaobei nodded in agreement.

At the same time, Tong Xiangyu and Bai Zhantang, who were busy in the Tongfu Inn not far away, both sneezed.

Here, Mo Xiaobei finally finished eating the candied haws, patted his stomach with satisfaction, and reluctantly stood up to start his first teaching session.

The first technique Li Ming taught Mo Xiaobei was a simplified version of the twelve-way small grappling technique. It was of moderate difficulty but required a lot of ingenuity and proficiency, making it a perfect introduction.

Li Ming first demonstrated it to Mo Xiaobei and asked her to write down the moves, and then they started to practice against each other, constantly familiarizing themselves with the changes.

Li Ming was worried at first because Mo Xiaobei was too playful and had a quick mind and couldn't remember all the moves.

But he soon found that he was worrying too much.

As expected of the future Red Flame Demon, his talent in martial arts is simply astonishingly strong!
When she first started, Mo Xiaobei was still very clumsy and made mistakes here and there in her movements, but after only practicing a few times, she had mastered all twelve techniques!

When practicing sparring, Mo Xiaobei would even occasionally come up with a surprising move.

At this rate, she will be able to master it thoroughly in a few days. Then it will depend on the timing and application.

Even Li Ming was speechless.

As he recalled, the original owner suffered a lot when he was a child practicing the Twelve-Movement Small Grappling Technique. It took him several months to memorize the movements.

When compared with Mo Xiaobei, the gap becomes apparent instantly!
It turns out that hard work is worthless in the face of talent!

Li Ming was just about to express his emotion when he suddenly heard a movement in the system interface in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully teaching his disciple Mo Xiaobei the 12-way small grappling technique! ]

[Obtain: Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand]

[Gain: 200 attribute points]

Li Ming was cheered up.

Sure enough, the martial arts awarded this time were still from the Xiaoyao style, the Tianshan Zhemei Hand, which was said to have integrated the essence of Xiaoyao martial arts!

It is said that the Tianshan Zhemei Hand is extremely special, with complex, subtle and mysterious changes. All martial arts moves in the world can be incorporated into it, and its upper limit is extremely high.

Most martial arts advocate specialization and mastery, but the Tianshan Zhemei Hand becomes more powerful as one's internal strength increases and one's knowledge becomes broader. The more martial arts are incorporated into the hand, the greater its power will be.

Although the attribute points rewarded this time were not many, as Mo Xiaobei continued to practice grappling, he could continue to receive system information in his mind.

[Apprentice Mo Xiaobei's small grappling skill proficiency is improved, and attribute points +10 are obtained]

[Apprentice Mo Xiaobei's small grappling skill proficiency is improved, and attribute points +5 are obtained]

[Apprentice Mo Xiaobei's small grappling skill proficiency is improved, and attribute points +6 are obtained]

……

But in just a short while, Li Ming earned 100 attribute points without doing anything.

Is this... the joy of winning without doing anything?
(End of this chapter)