Start into the abyss

Chapter 1 1. Tiger Soul
Daqian Dynasty, Xinzhou, Tianyi Mansion, Taohua County.

In the morning light, in a leaky hut, a girl in sackcloth sits on a small stool.

There was a gap the size of a fist in the roof, and the autumn rain, like beads with a broken thread, fell down the gray-black bricks and tiles into the wooden barrel facing it.

The girl was fascinated by the raindrops and ripples. Seeing that the wooden bucket was almost full of rainwater, her pupils recovered.

She got up quickly, dragged the wooden barrel, came to an earthen stove, pulled the wooden barrel, and whispered "Ouch", while lifting the wooden barrel vigorously, leaning her body, the rainwater poured into the pot inside.

The water rushes past, submerging the bark in the pot, and a hundred grains of rice.

The girl in sackcloth put the lid on the pot, put the barrel back to the place where the rain leaked, and continued to hold the rain, while she ran to the earthen stove again, began to gather firewood, and threw it into the stove.

The raging flames burned up, reflecting in the girl's pupils, and her cheeks were reddened by the smoke.

The bark porridge is the meal of the day for the siblings.

The girl glanced at the boy who was looking at something under the window, and shouted: "Baishan, there is no rice at home."

"Sister Miaomiao, let me think of a way."

The two fell silent.

The boy's name is Bai Shan, who is sixteen this year, and the girl is Bai Miaochan, who is eighteen this year. They are all little bastards who came out of the beggar's den.

The war was in turmoil, and the beggar's nest also had gatherings and separations. Eight years ago, after an unprovoked sky fire and bandit rebellion, Bai Shan and Bai Miaochan's beggar's nest were all dispersed. The two fled the place to avoid the war, and traveled for several months. , and finally settled in this Taohua County, relying on each other for life, not relatives, but better than relatives.

Baishan can write and can help write some letters to earn some copper money, while Bai Miaochan is hardworking, carrying water and firewood, and the neighbors around look at the cute children and take good care of them. Only talents can gain a foothold in this Taohua County.

But this year is not good, the locusts have crossed the border, it should be the harvest season, but it is bleak, the food price is soaring, five copper coins can only be worth one copper coin, and every family is struggling, and it is also saving expenses, which makes The life of the two is getting worse.

At this time, an impatient voice suddenly came from outside the yard: "Bai Shan, come out quickly, I have something to do with you."

The person who spoke, Bai Shan recognized, was the servant of the Lu family in Taohua Town, and the servant spoke out to speak out for the young master of the Lu family.

Bai Shan looked out the window, there were indeed two people standing outside the fence of the yard, a young man in brocade clothes, and a strong man holding an umbrella.

"I'll go out."

"Um"

Bai Shan got up, grabbed the old yellowed oil-paper umbrella, pushed the door out, came to the young man in brocade clothes, and asked: "Young Master Lu, what's the matter?"

The shrewd eyes of the young man in brocade clothes shone brightly, he said with a smile: "Isn't this year's life difficult?"

Bai Shan didn't answer, just looked at him.

Regardless of the time of year, the young man in brocade clothes waved his folding fan in a flirtatious manner, then leaned over half-hidden, and smiled confidently: "20 taels of silver, I'll buy your sister."

Seeing that Bai Shan was silent, the young man in brocade clothes said again: "Don't worry, your sister will not be treated badly if she enters my house. To tell you the truth, my third uncle wants to find a beautiful woman to be his concubine. Your sister is good-looking and meets the requirements, if not , I went out to buy another woman, and it was only twelve or thirty taels of silver. This is a bargain for you."

Bai Shan's expression didn't change at all, he asked: "How old is your third uncle?"

The young man in brocade clothes said impatiently: "The Chinese New Year is forty, and it is the prime of life."

After finishing the words, Bai Shan said: "Not for sale."

The young man in brocade clothes thought about it, and suddenly said: "Then sell it to me, I am only eighteen this year, and I happen to be short of a concubine, how about it?"

He made up his mind in his heart, just take Bai Miaochan back and pass it on to the third uncle as a gift.

Bai Shan secretly clenched his fists and said, "Not for sale."

The young man in brocade clothes froze for a moment, and the smile on his face disappeared.

He glanced at the clenched fist of the boy opposite, and sneered.

However, he was not surprised. He had expected this situation a long time ago, so he brought a strong servant here.

Snatching is not appropriate in the age of singing and dancing, but in this chaotic world where people starve to death every now and then, if you rob a woman without killing anyone, you just need to say hello to the county magistrate and say, "The other party agreed to sell at first, but then he backed out." And so on, it's over.

Therefore, he didn't even want to waste any more words with the young man in front of him, but said coldly: "I don't know how to compliment."

Then, he winked at the strong servant beside him, and made a mouth-to-mouth gesture—grab.

Inside the house, Bai Miaochan quietly watched the flames in the clay stove, while there was a slight sound of fighting outside the door.

Suddenly, the door opened again with a creak, and the autumn wind blew in, causing the flame in the clay stove to shake.

Bai Shan, who just went out, is back.

Bai Miaochan pushed the half-burned firewood in, then hurriedly got up.

In her eyes, Bai Shan was rolling up his sleeves, with his head slightly lowered, his clothes were wet by the rain and wrapped around his body, showing a somewhat thin figure, but the madness was so frightening that the young man could see It looked like a little leopard returning from hunting in the rain.

Bai Miaochan froze for a moment, but she swallowed the words "Baishan, they beat you" that just came to her mouth, her younger brother's aura, she might be able to tell who hit whom, but she also became curious, his younger brother never exercised on weekdays , Going out early and returning late, where did this physique and momentum come from?
"Baishan, come to the stove to dry off your body, the autumn rain is cold, don't catch a cold."

Bai Shan let her pull him, sat by the stove, and watched Bai Miaochan throw away firewood.

Flames crackled and burned, reflecting in his eyes.

And a message flashed in front of his eyes.

【White Mountain】

【Shouyuan: 16/88】

[Talent: "Equivalent" Exchange]

[Boundary: Martial Arts Second Realm - Forging Body]

[Martial Arts: Tiger Soul Fist, Nine Levels of Dzogchen; Function: Overall Enhancement 1, Danger Premonition, Quick Response, Pure Yang Physique]

Overall Enhancement 1: Your body has been enhanced overall, and your body has become able to withstand true qi (you can only have this boxing skill when you reach the sixth level).

Premonition of danger: After stepping into a hidden dangerous area, you can have a premonition of danger; the smaller the difference in strength, the more accurate your premonition; if your strength is higher than that of your opponent, you must have a premonition (you can only have this boxing skill if you have practiced to the ninth level) .

Agile reaction: In battle, your reaction speed will be faster than those of the same realm; the smaller the difference in strength, the higher the agility; have).

Pure Yang Physique: You can train your body like a tiger, your blood is like fire, and you have a pure Yang physique (only those who have practiced this boxing technique to the "Great Perfection" can have it).

Overall evaluation: Only those who have martial arts can practice martial arts, but you don't have one. How did you step into the second realm of martial arts?
Bai Shan watched quietly.

What are martial arteries, he has vaguely heard that the human body has twelve meridians in total, and the so-called martial arteries refers to the fact that these twelve meridians are inherently strong, strong enough to practice martial arts.

It is easy to practice meat, but it is difficult to practice bones, and it is almost impossible to change the innate aptitude of bone marrow and meridians, so in storytellers' fairy tales, "I Ching Changing Marrow" is often used to refer to the protagonist becoming a fairy Teaching skills, greatly improving skills.

Martial arteries also often need to be warmed up, which requires good food, supplements, etc., so there is a saying "poor literature and rich martial arts". Simply put, if you have no money, what kind of martial arts can you practice?

Bai Shan ran out of a beggar's nest, so naturally he has no martial arts.

So how did he step in?
Of course, it is to use this talent called ["Equivalent" Exchange].

This talent was awakened by him two years ago, and it is also the reliance he has gained since time travelling.

The so-called ["equivalent" exchange] is actually not equivalent. As long as Baishan provides exercises, food, and some necessary conditions, he can instantly reach the highest level of exercises, and save the intermediate training time.

For example, he found the booklet of Tiger Soul Fist on a dead body by the river outside the town, and then [Equivalent Exchange] reminded him that he needed [Booklet of Tiger Soul Fist], [50 catties of meat], [50 catties of vegetables], [3 catties of spirits], [Know the appearance of tigers, observe tigers for at least 10 minutes, and master various habits of tigers].

Two years ago, when the weather was good and the weather was good, he went to a neighboring town and spent his savings to buy 50 catties of pork, 50 catties of vegetables, and 3 catties of spirits.

Pork is cheap meat, and the whole head can be bought for less than [-] yuan, which is more than half a tael in silver. Vegetables are even cheaper, and the price of spirits is slightly higher, but it is still acceptable.

Baishan spent a total of 240 Wen to complete the purchase.

Among the training conditions, the most difficult one is actually [know the appearance of the tiger, observe the tiger for at least 10 minutes, and master the various habits of the tiger]. It can be seen that this [Tiger Soul Fist] is not an ordinary body training technique at all.

There are many insects in the mountains and forests. It is not difficult to see tigers, but it is difficult to see them but not be eaten, because tigers often live in deep mountains and old forests, and where there are tigers, they are often accompanied by other existences, which can be described as extremely dangerous.

But this condition is extremely difficult for others, and even requires a lot of money to hire high-level warriors, but for Baishan, it is free.

because
Before he was reborn in another world, he had not only been to a safari park, but also seen the animal world. Not to mention the condition of "knowing tigers", even "knowing the movement of the heavens, earth and stars" is no problem.

When the conditions were met, he came to the hidden place and directly activated his talent.

Then, 50 catties of meat and 50 catties of vegetables disappeared instantly in front of his eyes. He felt that his body seemed to have completed a practice without mistakes and speeding up time. He has been strengthened, and the Tiger Soul Fist has even given him the effect of strengthening his physique. It doesn't look obvious on weekdays, but when it comes to fighting, his muscles are exposed, showing a fierce aura.

A few seconds later, he has stepped into the second level of martial arts from an ordinary person, and his understanding of [Tiger Soul Fist] has reached the level of Dzogchen.

However, he did not use the Tiger Soul Fist immediately, but carefully waited for the identity of the deceased.

It didn't take long for him to know that the warrior was a peripheral member of the Hermit Society.

The Hermit Society is said to be the largest organization that blasphemes immortals and gods in the dynasty.

So, he hurriedly burned the Tiger Soul Fist booklet, and did not dare to use the power of the Tiger Soul Fist until today.

(End of this chapter)