Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Upon hearing the system notification, Gu Guanqi felt a surge of excitement. It was the Dugu Nine Swords, which was said to be able to break through all martial arts techniques in the world.

After awakening his innate wisdom, he also considered learning martial arts, but unfortunately, the teachings are not easily passed on, and it is too difficult for ordinary people to learn martial arts. Moreover, he was not young, and his physical constitution was already set, so even if he got the opportunity, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything.

Now, with the Huashan Baoyuan Jin technique, he has achieved his wish, and with the Dugu Jiujian technique, he can leap into the ranks of masters.

Suppressing his emotions, Gu Guanqi faced the second round of matchmaking seriously, cupping his hands and saying, "Commander Shen, let me introduce myself first. My name is Gu Guanqi, and I am a local from Qingyang County. I am twenty years old this year and run a clinic. The clinic is a two-courtyard house that I have already bought. My monthly income is about twenty taels. My medical skills are also quite good. I do not gamble or visit prostitutes, and I have no bad habits. I have no other relatives and live alone."

Shen Qingqiu gazed at Gu Guanqi and slowly realized that Gu Guanqi seemed genuinely serious. He then clasped his hands in a fist salute to Gu Guanqi and said, "Young Master Gu, I am a member of the public service, and it is not convenient for me to introduce my personal circumstances. However, there is no need for that. Young Master Gu does not meet my criteria for choosing a spouse. You are several years younger than me, and one of my criteria for choosing a spouse is that the other person must be older than me."

Gu Guanqi, whose purpose was solely for the system rewards, naturally wouldn't press the matter further. He cupped his hands and said, "I am honored to have seen Commander Shen's true face today. I am captivated by your charisma and couldn't contain myself. I have been quite presumptuous in my actions, and I hope Commander Shen will forgive me!"

Shen Qingqiu was the type of person who responded better to gentle persuasion than force. Already feeling guilty for having come to support Lin Yan'er, and now hearing Gu Guanqi's words, he suddenly realized his own refusal had been too harsh. He quickly said, "Young Master Gu, you're actually quite excellent in every way, a truly promising young man. You just haven't met the right person yet. Hmm, I'll keep an eye out for you in the future, and if I meet a suitable woman, I'll help you make the connection!"

"Then thank you very much, Commander Shen." Gu Guanqi smiled.

Shen Qingqiu nodded slightly and said, "Then we'll take our leave."

Gu Guanqi said, "Why don't you stay for a simple meal?"

"No, no," Lin Yan'er quickly said, "Qingqiu and I are going shopping. Oh, by the way, Young Master Gu, I already paid the bill downstairs."

Gu Guanqi was slightly taken aback, and quickly said, "This is not appropriate."

"No, it's only right," Lin Yan'er said. "You came here today specifically for a blind date, and it was my lack of sincerity that made you come all this way for nothing and wasted your time. I can't let you spend money for nothing."

Gu Guanqi chuckled and said, "There's really no need for that!"

"Nobody's money comes from thin air." After saying that, Lin Yan'er waved her hand and said, "Young Master Gu, we'll be leaving now." Then, she pulled Shen Qingqiu away.

After watching Lin Yan'er and Shen Qingqiu go downstairs, Gu Guanqi smiled slightly and went to find the waiter to pack up the food.

……

After pulling Shen Qingqiu out of the inn, Lin Yan'er let out a long sigh of relief, her whole demeanor brightening. She exclaimed happily, "Luckily, this Young Master Gu is a reasonable person! Heh, just thinking about how I judged him with such petty suspicions makes me feel ashamed!"

Shen Qingqiu nodded slightly and said, "This young master Gu is indeed an upright person, no wonder your grandfather likes him."

"Yes," Lin Yan'er said, "He's actually a pretty good person, and he'd be a good match for me. It's just a pity that he's not the kind of man I've always dreamed of. I'm determined to marry a highly skilled martial arts master in the future, and I'll travel the world with him, punishing evil and promoting good, and exploring all the beautiful landscapes of our land!"

Shen Qingqiu frowned slightly and said, "Yan'er, if you want to find someone with high martial arts skills, I think that's fine. Your Lin family is quite wealthy, but they are all scholars. Marrying someone with high martial arts skills can protect the Lin family. However, if you want to marry the kind of wandering knight you mentioned, I don't support it."

There are two different kinds of people: a true hero and a wandering knight-errant. A true hero possesses fame, martial arts skills, family background, and good character; he acts with restraint and has a promising future. The kind of wandering knight-errant you just mentioned are mostly of questionable character; many are eccentric, disrespectful, and claim to be chivalrous, but in reality, they act solely based on their own whims, arbitrarily killing ordinary people with their martial arts skills—they are worse than villains. Such people are absolutely unacceptable.

"Alright, alright, I know, Sister Qingqiu," Lin Yan'er said, linking her arm with Shen Qingqiu's. "But, Sister Qingqiu, to be honest, I'm quite curious. What kind of man do you envision? I must say, Gu Guanqi is quite brave. It's the first time I've ever seen someone dare to confess their love to you so openly!"

Shen Qingqiu shook her head slightly and said, "I've never considered it. Ten years ago, after I took my mother away from the Tie family and changed my surname to Shen, I never thought about getting married. I only want to do one thing, and that is to prove to the Tie family that they were wrong back then, and that even as a woman, I am far superior to those men in the Tie family!"

Lin Yan'er clenched her small fists and said, "I believe in you, Sister Qingqiu. You will definitely become a high-ranking official in the future, and the Tie family will regret it. But what if you really meet a good man? Won't you marry him?"

"I won't marry him, I won't even consider it."

"What a pity to miss out! What if you regret it later?"

"How could I possibly regret it?"

……

After packing up the food, Gu Guanqi returned to the clinic.

The clinic wasn't far from the Hundred Flowers Restaurant, and he arrived home in no time.

As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to close the door. Then, he summoned the system and silently said "Claim".

At that moment,

A surge of powerful internal energy suddenly flooded into Gu Guanqi's body, like a surging river, instantly connecting his limbs and bones. The previously blocked meridians were cleansed by the internal energy until they became crystal clear. His Baoyuan Jin (抱元劲) technique leaped from the initial stage to its peak. His aura was condensed as if it were solid, and the internal energy in his dantian was incomparably profound, having reached the state of perfection.

Most importantly, the profound mysteries and cultivation methods of Baoyuan Jin kept emerging in his mind, and this knowledge was deeply engraved into the depths of his soul like a brand.

In just a moment,

He mastered the complete Baoyuan Jin without any unusual phenomena or discomfort. It was as if it were the result of his many years of cultivation, natural and effortless.

Gu Guanqi was overjoyed.

Although the Baoyuan Jin is not a particularly profound skill, as one of the nine skills of Mount Hua, it cannot be too bad. Moreover, it has reached perfection, making his internal energy extremely pure, and his control over this internal energy is also at its peak.

Moreover, he also possesses the Dugu Nine Swords, a technique said to be able to break through all martial arts techniques in the world, which allows him to deal with martial arts masters even without internal energy.

immediately,

Gu Guanqi couldn't wait to silently repeat "receive" once more.

At that moment,

Gu Guanqi's mind was buzzing, and the profound meaning of sword techniques surged like a galaxy. He instantly mastered the essence of the nine techniques: breaking swords, breaking knives, breaking spears...

His eyes suddenly became sharp as swords, and every gesture he made was imbued with the principles of swordsmanship. Without any deliberate effort, his sword intent was already at his command.

Countless sword phantoms swept through his mind, each phantom carrying a unique aura. Those complex and exquisite sword moves fell like snowflakes, yet were instantly perceived by Gu Guanqi.

The Dugu Nine Swords consists of nine forms.

The final move has 360 variations, and the other eight moves are specifically designed to deal with eight types of martial arts. It is said to be able to break all martial arts in the world. It complements the sword principle of "no moves are better than moves" and is not bound by internal force. It can take advantage of weaknesses, anticipate the enemy's moves, and strike first after being attacked.

Although this sword technique has exquisite moves, it actually places the most emphasis on the intent of the sword.

At this moment, in that instant,

The complex sword techniques have now become natural instincts. He has reached the ultimate state of being able to defeat opponents with techniques without using any.

In a daze, the Nine Swords of Dugu reached perfection.

Gu Guanqi went from someone who knew no swordsmanship to a top-level swordsman in the blink of an eye.

……

After acquiring martial arts skills

Gu Guanqi immediately began cultivating.

after that,

Gu Guanqi's life rhythm began to change. The clinic closed much earlier during the day because he needed to take time to practice martial arts, especially internal energy.

Although he had already mastered the Baoyuan Jin, internal energy is a process that needs to be accumulated. The more one cultivates it, the more profound it becomes. Since he had already mastered the Baoyuan Jin, the internal energy he generated after each cycle of cultivation would be abundant and extremely pure.

but,

He did ask quite a few people to act as matchmakers.

Fortunately, in this world, because of the existence of extraordinary powers like martial arts, women have a high status. There have been three empresses in the current dynasty, and female officials, female martial arts masters, and female knights-errant are not uncommon. Therefore, there is no idea that women should stay in their boudoirs, and they are relatively open about matters of love between men and women.

Although arranged marriages still exist, it is also a normal phenomenon for men and women to meet directly for blind dates.

Therefore, it wouldn't be difficult for Gu Guanqi to go on a blind date.

In addition, he was quite handsome and a doctor with some reputation, so there were quite a few people willing to go on blind dates with him.

However, to Gu Guanqi's disappointment, the system's evaluation threshold was a bit high. He went on more than a dozen blind dates, but none of them met the system's star rating requirements.

But this was within Gu Guanqi's expectations.

It should be noted that Lin Yan'er's appearance is among the most outstanding of ordinary people; she is the kind of person who would stand out at a glance in a crowd. However, despite coming from a scholarly family, she can only be classified as a basic one-star.

After roughly figuring out the difficulty of the system's assessment, Gu Guanqi gave up on the idea of ​​randomly finding someone to act as a matchmaker, because most of the people he knew were his neighbors in the vicinity of Qingping Lane, and they were all ordinary people, so it would be difficult for them to introduce him to a blind date who could meet the system's requirements.

With the Great Completion of the Yuan Force and the Nine Swords of Dugu by his side, he does not lack a sense of security living in this martial arts world. Therefore, he is not in a hurry and spends his days practicing medicine and martial arts.

……

this day,

A torrential downpour began, and before Gu Guanqi could even open the door, someone came to ask him to come for a consultation. He hurriedly left with his medicine box on his back.

The rain poured down, and the world was shrouded in a misty haze.

Gu Guanqi, holding an oil-paper umbrella and carrying a medicine box, hurried along the long street paved with bluestone slabs, following behind the patient's family. Rainwater dripped down the umbrella ribs, splashing fine water droplets at his feet and slightly dampening the hem of his robe.

"Dr. Gu, it's just ahead. My father wouldn't listen to me. He's so old and still wants to go up the mountain. Now he's fallen and can't move his leg..." The middle-aged man leading the way hurried along, describing his injury.

Gu Guanqi nodded in agreement, his feet never stopping.

When I arrived at the entrance of an alley, I saw a large crowd gathered around watching the commotion.

Gu Guanqi looked up and saw a large group of Six Doors constables wearing straw raincoats and hats standing at the entrance of a three-courtyard house. The main gate was wide open, and some constables were escorting a string of prisoners covered in blood out one after another, with iron chains dragging on the wet stone slabs.

Gu Guanqi's gaze swept across the crowd and suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd. It was Shen Qingqiu, the Hundred Household Officer of the Six Doors whom he had met on the blind date that day.

At this moment, Shen Qingqiu, dressed in a blue official robe soaked through by the rain and clinging to her body, stood under the porch directing her men to count the prisoners. She had two swords at her waist.

"What happened?" Gu Guanqi asked a bystander who was watching the commotion.

The young man, dressed in a scholar's robe, glanced at Gu Guanqi and said, "The Six Doors are handling a case. I heard it's a gang of notorious bandits who came from Huaibei, called something like 'Huaibei Gust of Wind.' I heard they committed many massacres along the way, and local governments were helpless. But it's our Commander Shen from Qingyang County who's really capable; she took them down in one fell swoop. Commander Shen is truly a woman who doesn't yield to men!"

Gu Guanqi had only recently heard of "Huaibei Guayifeng" (a martial arts term referring to a gust of wind in Huaibei), and since awakening his innate wisdom, he had paid close attention to matters of the martial arts world.

This "Wind of Huaibei" is a notorious gang of thieves who have recently gained notoriety. Not only are they wanted by the government, but many prestigious sects have also issued kill orders. In particular, the two leaders are a husband and wife: the man is named Yang Lin, who is skilled with a large broadsword; the woman is named Feng Yu, who is skilled with a longsword. Together, they have killed many renowned martial arts masters.

Besides Yang Lin and Feng Yu, the other members of Huaibei Yizhenfeng were also vicious and ruthless killers. Their capture is a good thing.

Gu Guanqi silently gave Shen Qingqiu a thumbs up in his heart.

During the few years that Commander Shen served, the order in Qingyang County improved considerably.

Gu Guanqi's gaze lingered on Shen Qingqiu for a moment before he prepared to continue on his way. However, just as he turned his gaze away, Shen Qingqiu happened to turn his head.

Eyes facing each other.

The rain fell like a curtain, and we could see each other across the street.

Gu Guanqi, holding an umbrella, smiled slightly and cupped his hands in greeting.

Shen Qingqiu clearly recognized him as well, paused for a moment, and then nodded in acknowledgment.

Gu Guanqi immediately turned around and followed the patient's family.

Shen Qingqiu didn't pay much attention and withdrew his gaze.

Just then, a constable rushed out of the house and whispered, "Lord Shen, we've already questioned them and confirmed that Yang Lin and Feng Yu escaped about half an incense stick's time after we surrounded the house. They must have become alerted by our commotion!"

Shen Qingqiu remained calm and said, "It's alright. I was prepared. I anticipated that those two wouldn't be caught so easily. I arranged for people to keep watch beforehand, and I also asked Ma Meifeng, the centurion, to set up an ambush outside. They definitely won't be able to escape today!"