Daqian Dynasty, Xinzhou, Tianyi Prefecture, Taohua County.

In the morning light, in the leaky hut, a girl in linen clothes sat on a small climbing stool.

There is a gap in the roof the size of a fist, and the autumn rain is like broken beads, falling along the gray-black bricks and tiles into the wooden barrel facing it.

The girl looked at the raindrops and ripples in ecstasy. When she saw that the rainwater in the barrel was almost full, her eyes regained their brightness.

She stood up quickly, dragged the barrel with all her strength, and came to an earthen stove. She picked up the barrel and shouted "ouch, ouch, ouch" while lifting the barrel with all her strength. When she tilted her body, the rainwater poured into the pot. inside.

The water rushes past, submerging the tree bark and hundreds of grains of rice in the pot.

The girl in sackcloth covered the pot lid, put the barrel back into the leaking area, and continued to pour rain. Then she ran to the earthen stove again, started to pick up firewood, and threw it into the stove.

The soaring flames burned, reflecting in the girl's pupils, making her cheeks glow red.

Porridge made from tree bark was what the siblings ate for the day.

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 solution."

The two fell silent.

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

In the chaos of war, there are also reunions and separations in the beggars' den. Eight years ago, after an unprovoked rebellion between sky fire and bandits, the beggars' den where Bai Shanze and Bai Miaochan were dispersed. In order to avoid the war, the two fled the local area and traveled for several months. , finally settled in this Taohua County, and depended on each other for life. They were not relatives, but they were better than relatives.

Bai Shan can write and can earn some copper money by writing letters, while Bai Miaochan is diligent, carrying water and firewood all the time. The neighbors see the cute children and take good care of them. Only talented people can gain a foothold in this Taohua County.

But this year has been an unlucky year. The locusts have passed through, and the harvest season is obviously bleak. Food prices have soared, and five copper coins can only be used for one copper coin. Every household is in a pinch, and they are saving money. This makes The lives of the two are getting worse and worse.

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

Bai Shan recognized the person who made the voice. He was a servant of the Lu family in Peach Blossom Town. The servant spoke out for the young master of the Lu family.

Baishan looked out the window, and 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 stood up, grabbed the old yellowed oil-paper umbrella, pushed out the door, came to the young man in brocade clothes, and asked: "Mr. Lu, what's the matter?"

The young man in brocade clothes had shrewd eyes and said with a smile: "Have you had a hard time this year?"

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 romantic manner, and then leaned over half-covered, smiling confidently: "Twenty taels of silver, I will buy your sister."

Seeing Baishan's silence, the young man in brocade said again: "Don't worry, your sister will not be treated badly if she joins my family. To tell you the truth, my third uncle wants to find a beautiful woman to be his concubine. Your sister has a good appearance and meets the requirements. If not, , I would go out to buy another woman for only twelve or thirty taels of silver. This will be an advantage for you."

Baishan's expression did not change at all, and he asked: "How old is your third uncle?"

The young man in brocade clothes said impatiently: "Forty is the new year, and I am in my prime."

After the words fell, Bai Shan said: "I won't sell it."

The young man in brocade suddenly thought about it and suddenly said: "Then sell it to me. I am only eighteen years old and I happen to be short of a concubine. How about it?"

He made up his mind to take Bai Miaochan back and give it to his third uncle.

Bai Shan secretly clenched his fists and said, "I won't sell it."

The young man in brocade was stunned for a moment, and the smile disappeared from his face.

He glanced at the clenched fists of the boy opposite and sneered.

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

Robbery was not appropriate in the era of peaceful singing and dancing, but in these troubled times when people starve to death every now and then, to snatch a woman without causing any loss of life, you only need to say hello to the county magistrate and say, "The other party initially agreed to sell, but later regretted it."

And so on, it will pass.

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 praise."

Then, he winked at the sturdy servant beside him and gestured - grab.

...

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

Suddenly, the door creaked open again, the autumn wind blew in, and the flames in the earthen stove flickered.

Baishan, who just went out, is back.

Bai Miaochan pushed the half-burned firewood inside, and then stood up in a hurry.

In her eyes, Bai Shan was rolling up his sleeves, with his head slightly lowered. His clothes were wetted by the rain and clinging to his body, showing a somewhat thin figure, but the madness was terrifying, which made the young man see it.

It looks like a little leopard returning from hunting in the rain.

Bai Miaochan was stunned. The words "Bai Shan, they are beating you" were swallowed when she was about to speak. With her brother's momentum, she could not tell who would hit whom, but she also became curious. Her brother had never exercised on weekdays.

, leave early and come back late, where did you get this physical strength and momentum?

"Baishan, come to the stove to warm yourself. The autumn rain is cold, so don't catch a cold."

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

The fire crackled and burned, reflecting in his eyes.

And a line of information flashed before his eyes.

【White Mountain】

【Shouyuan:16/88】

[Talent: "Equivalent" Exchange]

[Realm: Second Realm of Martial Arts - Body Forging]

[Martial Arts: Tiger Soul Fist, Nine Levels of Great Perfection; Function: Overall Enhancement 1, Premonition of Danger, Agile Reaction, Pure Yang Physique]

Overall enhancement 1: Your body has been overall enhanced, and your body has become able to withstand the true energy (you can only have it after you have reached the sixth level of this boxing practice).

Premonition of danger: After stepping into a hidden dangerous area, you can have a preliminary and vague premonition of danger; the smaller the difference in strength, the more accurate the premonition is; if your strength is higher than that of your opponent, you will definitely have a premonition (this boxing technique can only be possessed after you have reached the ninth level)

.

Agile reaction: In battle, your reaction speed will be faster than that of people of the same level; the smaller the strength gap, the higher the agility; if your strength is higher than your opponent, your reaction will be faster (this boxing skill can only be practiced to the ninth level.

have).

Pure yang physique: practice until your body is like a tiger, your blood is like fire, and your body is pure yang (only those who have practiced this boxing to "Great Perfection" can possess it).

Overall evaluation: Only those with martial arts can practice martial arts, but you don’t. How did you enter the second realm of martial arts?

Bai Shan watched quietly.

What are martial arteries? He had vaguely heard that there are twelve meridians in the human body. The so-called martial arteries refer to the fact that these twelve meridians are innately strong and strong enough to practice martial arts.

It is easy to train the flesh, but difficult to train the bones. However, it is almost impossible to change the innate qualifications of the bone marrow and meridians. Therefore, in the stories of storytellers, "I Ching changes the marrow" is often used to refer to the protagonist's illness.

Teach skills and improve your skills greatly.

The martial arts also often need to be warmed and maintained, which requires good food, supplements, etc., so there is a saying that "the poor in culture and the rich in martial arts". To put it simply, if you don't have money, why practice martial arts?

Bai Shan ran away from a beggar's den, so naturally he has no martial arts veins.

So how did he get in?

Of course, it is by using this talent called ["Equivalent" Exchange].

This talent was awakened by him two years ago, and it is what he has relied on since time travel.

The so-called "exchange of equal value" is actually not equivalent. As long as Baishan provides the skills, food, and some necessary conditions, he can instantly reach the highest state of the skills, eliminating the need for training time in the middle.

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 kilograms of meat], [50 kilograms of vegetables],

[3 pounds of strong liquor], [Know the appearance of a tiger, observe the tiger for at least ten minutes, and master the various habits of the tiger].

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

Pork is cheap meat, and a whole head can only be purchased for 600 taels, which is more than half a tael of silver. Vegetables are even cheaper. The price of spirits is a little higher, but it's still acceptable.

Baishan spent a total of two hundred and forty coins to complete the purchase.

Among the training conditions, the most difficult one is actually [understanding the appearance of a tiger, observing the tiger for at least ten minutes, and mastering the tiger's various habits]. This condition cannot be completed without the guidance of a high-level warrior.

This shows that this [Tiger Soul Fist] is not an ordinary body-building technique at all.

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

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

because...

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

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

Then, 50 kilograms of meat and 50 kilograms of vegetables disappeared in an instant before his eyes. He felt that his body seemed to have completed a flawless and time-accelerated practice. During this practice, he practiced boxing and took supplements, so that his body became stronger and stronger as a whole.

He has been strengthened, and the Tiger Soul Fist has given him a physical enhancement effect. It doesn't look obvious on weekdays, but if he fights, his muscles are exposed, showing a burst of fierceness.

A few seconds later, he had stepped into the second realm of martial arts from an ordinary person, and his understanding of [Tiger Soul Fist] had reached the state of great perfection.

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 find out that the warrior was a peripheral member of the Hermit Society.

The Hermits are said to be the largest blasphemous organization within the dynasty.
Chapter completed!