This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 62 Heading Straight to Xiangyang
Given the temperament of a warrior, after being provoked by Zhuang Lin, a few competitions are inevitable.

The first match was between Yang Tianlei and Lu Cheng, followed by Lu Jing and He Yuchen, which escalated from a fist fight to a weapon fight.

At first, the few people were a little restrained in the competition, especially when fighting with weapons, they were even more cautious. However, after Zhuang Lin threw a small stone to prevent the possibility of bloodshed, the competition between the few people began to be more open and aggressive.

After half an hour of fighting, the winner was finally decided.

Yang Tianlei relied on his gun and was stronger than anyone else, and had already defeated two people. Although Lu Jing was injured, his injuries had mostly healed after the death of the big monkey, and he also defeated the other two.

Lu Cheng and He Yuchen were roughly equal, so they simply stopped competing, mainly because they were afraid of being embarrassed if they came in last.

On the riverside, Yang Tianlei and Lu Jing stood still, each of them moving left and right, punching and kicking each other. Although they had fought several times and their strength was weakened, they still fought hard, raising clouds of dust.
Straight punch, elbow, claw, grab, kick, side whip.
At the back, the two locked each other.

"Uh." "Drink"

The two men growled and tried hard, their faces flushed red, but they could no longer fight because of the restraints on their hands and feet, and it seemed that they could not escape at all.

"Well done, good fight!" "Amazing! Stop it, get your weapons!"

After not participating in the competition for the first place, Lu Cheng and He Yuchen also felt relieved. At this moment, they were holding wine jugs, watching and drinking, watching with great interest and cheering repeatedly.

Zhuang Lin was sitting on the side, also watching carefully, and he could see more clearly than anyone else.

It was obvious that Lu Jing's breathing was heavier than Yang Tianlei's, which might be because he was injured after all.

"Brother Lu, please stop and change your weapons. At this point, it would be disgraceful if we didn't fight with weapons!"

"Hahahahahaha, not bad, just want to see who's better!"

The two men let go at the same time and took a step back. Then one of them rolled the gun with the sole of his shoe and pointed it sideways, while the other hooked the knife with his toes and raised it to the sky. Then they faced their opponents calmly.

The two people beside Zhuang Lin also stopped moving and looked at the two people intently. At this point they also admitted that they were indeed not like those two people.

Needless to say, Zhuang Lin was also watching it very seriously.

"Brother Lu, please give me more advice!" "Brother Tianlei, please!"

The two exchanged polite words, and the next moment they were already engaged in combat.

“Dang~” “Dang~” “Dang~” “Dang~”.
Yang Tianlei fired his gun extremely quickly, while Lu Jing quickly blocked it, moving around while fighting.

As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger, an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous. It was obvious that the spear had the advantage, and Lu Jing fell into a disadvantage in a short time.

The two had already fought many battles and were running out of energy, so naturally they both wanted a quick victory.

But Lu Jing took a risky move. After suddenly blocking the gun, he turned and moved extremely fast. He actually saw through Yang Tianlei's gun skills. He suddenly grabbed the gun barrel and pushed forward in the direction of the gun.

At the same time, Lu Jing not only grabbed the spear, but also untied the rope around his forearm, letting the cuffs open, and used his sleeves to completely wrap around the spear shaft.

At this moment, Yang Tianlei failed to draw his gun and was instead staggered.

Lu Jing naturally would not miss the opportunity and swung his knife at him at this moment.

"I win—"

But at this moment, a force suddenly surged out of Yang Tianlei's body, and he struggled with his hands. With a "ripping" sound, the gun barrel actually tore Lu Jing's sleeve apart.

"Drink-"

Yang Tianlei, whose competitive spirit was aroused, did not retreat as usual. Instead, he did not avoid it at all. He raised his arms and gun to block the knife!

This scene made Lu Cheng and He Yuchen extremely nervous, and they even held their breath. It was obvious that both sides of the competition could no longer hold back their strength.
"woo"

The only sound left was the whistling of the ring-handled broadsword.

But at this moment, Zhuang Lin snapped his fingers, and a fermented black bean on his fingernail shot out and hit Lu Jing's sword first.

With a "clang", Lu Jing's knife flew out of his hand and he staggered a few steps forward.

Yang Tianlei maintained the posture of holding the gun and gasped heavily.

"Okay, that's enough!"

Zhuang Lin's voice finally brought the attention of both the contestants and the spectators back to their senses.

"You fight well!" "I admire you! Your martial arts are better than mine!"

Lu Jing also breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Yang Tianlei, who looked somewhat pale at the moment.

"Brother Lu, you win."

"No, I won by a surprise move. I won't be able to beat you again!"

"I lost, so I lost. There's nothing to say. If it's a life-or-death fight, how can I expect to do it again if I lose my life? Besides, you're still injured!"

Yang Tianlei was quite free and easy, but Lu Jing shook his head.

"No, if it was a life-and-death fight, I would have been killed by your spear long ago. If you had used that tremendous force earlier, I would not have been able to stop it."

Yang Tianlei stopped talking, and after Lu Jing finished speaking, he turned to Zhuang Lin and others.

"Thank you, senior, for saving us just now. Brother Tianlei is the most skilled martial artist among the four of us! And if that feeling just now is correct, Brother Tianlei must have already cultivated internal energy!"

The other two also looked surprised.

"You actually know how to cultivate internal energy?" "And you've succeeded?"

Yang Tianlei also laughed.

"Please stop talking, my abilities are ridiculous in front of my seniors."

Despite this, Yang Tianlei's voice was clearly filled with pride. After all, cultivating true internal energy was enough to put him halfway into the ranks of masters. Of course, the others also agreed with Yang Tianlei's words, and subconsciously glanced at Zhuang Lin. With martial arts skills as high as Senior Zhuang's, his internal energy must be extremely strong as well!

Moreover, when the senior pointed at the acupoints in their noses, he also mentioned the word "true qi", which sounded unusual.

Let’s talk about the danger in the competition just now. No one knew what Senior Zhuang used, but it was definitely not an orthodox hidden weapon. It might even be just a small stone, but it was able to knock Lu Jing’s sword out of his hand. His power can be seen from this!
Zhuang Lin didn't say much and just glanced at the ground around him.

"Alright, I've seen what you're up to. Let's finish this little feast and get back to what needs to be done!"

"Hey!" "Okay, I'll listen to you, senior!"

The few of them didn't hesitate, and after a hearty fight, they were now hungry, so they immediately "cleaned up" the remaining wine and food together.
Zhuang Lin watched as the relationship between the few people deepened after the fight, and his thoughts did not stop.

Internal strength?
Of course, Zhuang Lin also noticed the unusual power that Yang Tianlei had just displayed, and he would have asked about it even if they hadn't said it.

Previously, when they were fighting against the monster at Shili Pavilion, several people had also said that they should hold their breath to prevent being injured by the monster's voice, but that kind of talk was actually more related to breathing, and was similar to what martial artists in Yinxian Valley often said about holding their breath and exercising.

Moreover, they had a pleasant chat at the Ten-Li Pavilion that day. Zhuang Lin had asked about things like the so-called internal strength in previous novels.

Although the few people at that time had no ill will towards a stranger, they were obviously reserved. They all said that they only had external skills and no internal energy. They didn't expect that Yang Tianlei would suddenly show off his skills today.

The internal energy that Yang Tianlei used at that moment really gave Zhuang Lin a special feeling.

Although Zhuang Lin looked calm at the moment, his heart was still in turmoil. This was the first time he had truly confirmed the existence of a warrior's internal strength. It was impossible for him to say that he was not curious!

If it were before this, Zhuang Lin's evaluation of several people would be.

When it comes to desperate ferocity, these people are capable of making Fu Zeyang of Yinxian Valley panic, and may even kill the previous Fu Zeyang.

But in terms of pure martial arts, Fu Zeyang used to be better than the four of them, and now he is even stronger.

However, Yang Tianlei's internal energy may have miraculous effects, but it also depends on his skill.

If it was just that level, it would basically be the same as Fu Zeyang's usual strength when he was at full strength.

It seems that this sudden idea has brought an unexpected surprise. Since he has this opportunity, Zhuang Lin will not miss it. On the way, he can try to learn more about the so-called internal power training method.

"Oh, Senior, you know about stimulating acupoints and smelling demonic energy, but you also know how to do it, right?"

"Is there even any need to ask? And he's definitely much more powerful than the bird mage that Wuling Ling invited!"

"I think it's possible that when one's internal strength reaches a certain level, one will be able to do these things!" "Is that true, Senior?"

Zhuang Lin glanced at them and said with a smile
"There's no rush for this matter, we'll talk about it later when there's a chance!"

The sudden questions from several people interrupted Zhuang Lin's thoughts. He didn't think much about it. Instead, he realized that several people tended to think of him as a martial arts master.
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Wuling County is not very big, at least not for Zhuang Lin, who has seen real big cities.

But Wuling County is not small, with thousands of families living here from far and near. Every family has their own life and their own support, while some families have lost their support.

Among the hunters who had helped Lu Jing capture giant monkeys, one died and two were disabled. All of these accidents happened when they went into the mountains to hunt.

For the hunters' families, their accidents are a double blow, both mentally and materially.

Lu Jing sold his house and found someone to act as guarantor for his few acres of land in exchange for a suitable location.

I thought it would be troublesome to do these things, but now Lu Jing and others are very famous in the city, so it is much more convenient to handle these things.

In the end, Lu Jing really handed over the silver, money and land deeds to several hunters' homes.

Although they went to give money and gifts, some people were moved to tears of gratitude towards Lu Jing, while others couldn't help but curse at him while crying.

Outside a house in the north corner of the city, Zhuang Lin, Yang Tianlei and others hid behind the wall of a nearby house, watching from afar as Lu Jing was being beaten and scolded in the house over there.

"Brother Lu, please at least hide for a moment." "Fortunately, the old man is quite sensible."

“It’s not easy for a woman to raise a child.”

"More people should go and persuade them, yes, yes"

"Alas, there are too many such things these days. Wuling is relatively peaceful."

Although Lu Jing said he wanted to handle it alone and several people agreed, but in Zhuang Lin's words, just not disturbing them didn't mean they couldn't stay away and watch, after all, the neighbors were also watching.

Yes, it wasn’t just Zhuang Lin and his friends watching at the moment. Many neighbors nearby were also gathered inside and outside the yard, and some even went in to try to persuade them.

Zhuang Lin looked at the scene of gratitude and crying in the courtyard over there, and felt a little complicated. As Lu Cheng said, there are too many such things these days.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhuang Lin suddenly saw the crowd in the yard over there disperse.

"It's out, let's go!"

Seeing that the incident over there was about to end, Zhuang Lin left a word and then brought up a gust of wind.

When Yang Tianlei and the other two looked around, Zhuang Lin had disappeared. They were slightly stunned, then immediately crouched down and ran away.

A moment later, outside the northeast gate of Wuling City, Lu Jing and several other people who acted as if nothing had happened met up.

Zhuang Lin looked at the four men, each of them was a "porter" like him.

"How come you've been wandering around for so long and don't even have a horse?"

"Senior, you're joking. Horses are so expensive." "Yeah, I wouldn't be willing to spend that kind of money."

"By the way, senior, where are we going first?"

Some of them explained, while others changed the subject. Zhuang Lin also smiled and looked at the official road in the northeast and the small path near the mountain in the east.

"That's a perfect shortcut. Let's go through Xiangyang first, and then head north to Nanyang!"

Several people were shocked, not expecting to go so far, but as Zhuang Lin walked forward, they immediately followed.
(End of this chapter)