Chapter 4 Newbie Teaching War?

  In the dilapidated temple, a group of ill-looking men sat around a fire that was not burning very brightly. The aroma of roasted meat emanating from the fire could tell its other purpose aside from lighting.

  Of course, in this season, bonfires can also be used for pest control.

  When Ning Ruxue and Ye Wenjin arrived, these people immediately turned their attention to the two of them, with more eyes focusing on Ning Ruxue, and some of the intentions revealed made her feel very uncomfortable.

  However, on the surface, she didn't show any unusual behavior, although she slightly furrowed her brow, but no one noticed, not even Ye Wen who was standing beside her.

  "Help! Please help out if you can!"

  Although this is a no-man's land, there is still a saying that whoever comes first has the right to occupy it, especially in today's society. So even if you know clearly that this place doesn't belong to others, it's better to greet them first to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

  Ye Wen also understood these things, but since his junior sister was willing to take the lead, he was happy to remain silent on the side. Moreover, from his observation, the gazes of the people in front of him towards the two of them were not very friendly.

  "Ugh! Isn't this just another cliché that time travelers have to go through? It's like a tutorial battle for beginners."

  In his heart, he was secretly resentful, and with a slight exertion of strength in his hands, he found that although his chest still hurt slightly, it no longer had much impact. If there really were any conflicts, he probably wouldn't be at the mercy of others.

  Perhaps Ye Wen's thoughts are a bit petty, but in this unfamiliar environment, he can't help but be cautious and think of people in the worst light.

  Moreover, the gaze of these few gentlemen in front of him towards his junior sister reminded him of the disgusting looks from some unsavory characters he used to encounter on the streets.

  Especially since he had experienced similar things that triggered major conflicts before, although they were on the right side at that time, some things are not just about being reasonable.

  Moreover, now that I have crossed over to this place which is even more chaotic than my own world, the law of this era seems to be extremely lax in restraining evil people - just look at how the two of us can roam the streets with our weapons without being questioned by officials; and when we went to stay at an inn, the owner didn't even report us to the authorities after seeing our weapons.

  According to some historical knowledge in Ye Wen's mind, all dynasties have strictly controlled weapons, and the periods when these items were not effectively managed were generally more chaotic years.

  So Ye Wen drew such a conclusion from what he had seen in the past two days and his own inference, that today was far less peaceful than what he had seen in Shushan County.

  On the way here, he also talked with his junior sister about the current situation, and finally learned that although the ruling class of this world is still stable in their positions, there are also many local bandits and thieves, and from time to time, they would hear that a group of evil bandits appeared somewhere, or some famous big thief was caught or beheaded by someone.

  Under such circumstances, a group of guys who were not very friendly in either appearance or eyesight appeared in front of him, and Ye Wen couldn't help but be cautious.

  Just hesitating whether to pull his own junior sister away from here and rest in another place, he saw his own junior sister pulling his sleeve and pulling him into a corner of the house.

  It seems that Ning Ruxue is very confident in her own abilities, so she doesn't fear what these few ugly-looking guys will do.

  Perhaps in the heart of Ye Wen's junior sister, these guys would not move if they didn't have any evil intentions. If they did, they would have to start a big killing spree tonight, and it would be considered a good deed for the people.

  Although these ideas had never been mentioned to Ye Wen, from his current behavior, Ye Wen had already guessed eight or nine out of ten.

  Moreover, what happened next was not much different from Ye Wencai's guess. Those few guys were originally at peace with the two of them, after all, both of them were holding weapons, and judging from their behavior and speech, it was clear that they were people from the martial arts world. Several people did not want to make extra trouble.

  But after those few gentlemen had some wine and meat, perhaps they plucked up their courage.

  It's also possible that they discovered Ye Wen was injured and couldn't move easily, so after whispering a few sentences to each other, a clichéd yet always-appearing scene unfolded before Ye Wen's eyes.

  "Listen up, kid! Old man's in a good mood today and doesn't feel like killing anyone. Scram!"

  When the first person suddenly drew out a large knife, the knife was not particularly valuable, especially since the blade had obvious pits and hollows from being used for a long time.

  However, from this point, it can also be seen that this man is probably not a good person to deal with. The way he uses his knife suggests that he has fought many times before, and yet he stands here without a scratch, which means that either his kung fu skills are exceptional or he has some unknown trick up his sleeve.

  No matter how you look at it, for Ye Wen and his wife, this is not good news.

  Ye Wen figured it out, and Ning Ruxue also saw through it. After all, Ning Ruxue's growth environment was much more harsh than Ye Wen's, but the original "Shixiong" (senior brother) was oblivious to worldly matters, only focusing on reading sacred books, and was not familiar with these Jianghu experiences.

  Ning Ruxue's senior brother in her heart was still that foolish and muddle-headed person, who didn't understand things. What's more, he had injuries on his body now, and to make matters worse, he had also contracted a case of soul loss syndrome, unable to even remember who he himself was.

  In this situation, if she were to engage in a physical fight with someone, it would likely end in disaster - let alone the fact that her senior brother's martial arts skills are mediocre at best, and she didn't dare let him take action.

  So he whispered: "Later on, if there's a fight, you stay here and don't move!" Thinking that this might not be very safe, he changed his mind again: "You'd better find a safe place to hide!"

  According to her thoughts, this senior brother agreed that it would be fine, but if he didn't agree, it would be even more difficult! And judging by himself, this senior brother was unlikely to agree - a greater possibility was that he would have a good argument with these few "benevolent brothers", and couldn't wait for them to put down their butcher knives on the spot and become Buddhas from then on, turning over a new leaf and no longer being evil.

  Who would have thought that since getting the soul departure disease, this senior brother seemed to have changed into a different person, and his answer at this time made her very surprised.

  "I understand, if there's a conflict you just take care of the enemy, don't worry about me. I know how to protect myself..."

  Those two words made Ning Ruxue's mouth twitch, but in her heart, she was startled: "Killing people... when did Shifu become so blunt?"

  The two were talking, and the big man opposite was still chattering away, saying some uninteresting nonsense, most of which was something like "Girl, follow me in the future, I guarantee you'll have a happy life!" or "Don't look for trouble!" and "Today, Master doesn't want to see red!"

  But seeing that the two of them hadn't even given themselves a proper look, the several brothers behind them started to ridicule, and their faces were indeed a bit hard to hold up.

  "Old Li, those two kids didn't take you seriously at all!"

  This roar finally made the big man explode, and with a big knife in his hand, he cursed: "Respect wine without drinking, drink penalty wine. Wait for me to chop this little white face into eighteen or nineteen pieces, and then take good care of you, this little girl's skin. At that time, let several brothers have fun together!" He actually regarded Ye Wen and Ning Xue as a couple.

  Ye Wen didn't take this misunderstanding to heart, and as for the last sentence of teasing words, he was even less concerned. In past years when he went out to fight and brawl, if he encountered women, he had heard many more unpleasant things than this.

  What's even more fierce is that some women will retort with a sentence like: "I'm afraid you useless things can't even take me down together..."

  He just forgot that the world he is in now is not the same as it was back then, and some ideas are not as 'advanced' as they were in his time. Generally, if a woman encountered such harassment, she would be so humiliated that she would explode on the spot. So, Li's last sentence was like lighting the fuse of Ning Ruxue's explosive temper.

  The words had barely fallen when Ning Ruxue's long sword left its scabbard, bringing with it a burst of startled birds. Standing beside him, Ye Wen only saw a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and then the sword shadows enveloped the big man.

  With a series of clanging sounds, the two people's weapons also didn't know how many times they collided in an instant.

  Logically speaking, no matter how fine a long sword is, it can't match a big knife in a hard collision. However, Ning Ruxue's long sword always struck the weak point of that man's big knife. At first glance, it seemed like a head-on collision, but in reality, there was a profound mystery hidden within.

  Standing beside him, Ye Wen couldn't help but sweat after just a few glances. He had originally thought that the martial arts in this world were nothing special, although there was this mysterious thing called internal energy, but technically it shouldn't be better than what he had learned (in fact, what he had learned wasn't anything exquisite either).

  Even in his original perception, the strength of this cheap apprentice sister was not much stronger than Ye Wen's. But now it seems that if this cheap apprentice sister wants to kill her own brother and take over the position of the sect leader, she might not need three rounds. This is a conclusion drawn from comparing some fragmented practice scenes in his mind.

  Just as Ye Wen secretly said, "Fortunately, I haven't offended this young lady in the past two days!" The big man was about to be killed by Ning Ruxue's sword for his impudent words. He hastily rushed to his brothers for help: "Too tough, brothers save me!"

  Then several men who were originally standing by the fire suddenly drew their weapons and rushed up like a swarm of bees.

  It didn't matter at first, but then a few of them happened to be the ones who had seen Ning Ruxue and there were quite a lot of people, so I thought I wouldn't even have a place if I went up. Unexpectedly, they slightly changed direction and came towards me.

  "Damn it! Don't end up like this! I haven't even finished speaking yet!"

  It was no use how he complained, and his body acted before his brain did. He casually picked up a stone from the broken hole in the wall beside him and threw it out with his backhand.

  The stone shot out, and with the momentum of a swift thunderbolt, it smashed onto the face of the man at the very front of the crowd... The poor guy didn't even have time to report his own name or utter a single vicious word before he was knocked unconscious on the spot, falling to the ground unable to move.