I became a martial arts saint while playing games.

It was no coincidence that Gu Yan and Shen Qinghan witnessed the constables' misdeeds while passing by. Gu Yan had intentionally led them there.

In the original game, players can trigger a side quest when they first arrive in Qingxi County and pass by this place.

The game format for Gu Yan is very different from his previous life. Although he can't be completely sure that passing by this place will trigger a side quest, there's no harm in trying.

Shen Qinghan was slightly impressed when she saw Gu Yan volunteer to punish the evil constable.

She felt that as a member of the Demon Suppression Division, she should step forward at this time, rather than cower in fear. Gu Yan's actions made her feel that his style of doing things suited her preferences even more.

What Shen Qinghan didn't know was that she thought she and Gu Yan were only meeting for the first time. But in reality, Gu Yan had already figured out her true nature.

As a key NPC during the beginner phase, it is very important for players to understand the mechanism of their favorability rating.

Not to mention personality and preferences, Gu Yan knew everything about Shen Qinghan's private quirks, which she thought were known only to herself.

The group of thugs swaggered away from the pancake stall, two of them still holding a pancake in their hands and munching on it, chatting and laughing as they walked away.

For the constables of Qingxi Town, eating and dashing and taking a little money was indeed just a daily occurrence, and they would probably forget about it after tonight.

The head constable in charge was named Li Biao, and he was the most notorious constable in Qingxi County.

Just last month, there was a young man named Ashi who sold firewood in the west of the city. He was hot-blooded and said a few words to Li Biao on the street. Li Biao was furious and kicked Ashi in the chest.

Li Biao possessed martial arts skills, while the young man was merely an ordinary citizen with no cultivation whatsoever. In his anger, Li Biao misjudged his strength and inadvertently used too much force, causing the young man to die on the spot.

Ashi's mother was heartbroken and went to the county government to file a complaint, but the magistrate rejected her case on the grounds that she had "offended the officials and brought trouble upon herself."

The people of Qingxi were filled with indignation, but they could only swallow their anger.

The constables took a few steps and saw a young man approaching them, a long sword at his waist, and they couldn't help but feel wary.

Head constable Li Biao shouted, "Who goes there? What are you doing here?"

He gripped the hilt of his knife, making a threatening gesture. But Gu Yan ignored him, stepped forward, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just wanted to borrow something from you, sir."

Li Biao asked, "Borrow what?"

"The head of the constable," Gu Yan said with a smile.

Li Biao was furious and drew his sword in a flash. He was able to rise to the rank of constable and act arrogantly in Qingxi County, earning the title of "the most notorious constable in Qingxi" not only because of his arrogance, but also because of his considerable martial arts skills.

His skill level was among the top three in the entire Qingxi County government office, and his swordsmanship was also outstanding among the constables. Few martial arts masters in the county could match him in a single exchange, making him a first-rate martial artist in the Qingxi area. This was also one of the reasons why he was so unrestrained on weekdays.

Li Biao swung his knife and slashed, wielding the "Qingfeng Zhensha Dao" (Azure Peak Suppressing Evil Knife) of the Qingxi yamen runners.

The steel blade came straight at me, carrying a whistling wind. Although it wasn't a top-notch martial art, it had been honed by generations of county constables, making the moves heavy and the blade quite ruthless.

Gu Yan stood still, facing the blade's momentum without blinking.

The sword flashed from its sheath, and all the constables only saw a flash of white light before their eyes, as fast as lightning.

Li Biao's vision blurred, and a sharp pain shot through his wrist. The official knife in his hand clattered to the ground. The white light continued unabated, and with a soft "thud," the longsword pierced through his chest, cutting Li Biao right through the heart.

Li Biao's eyes widened, and his body swayed, as if he was still filled with disbelief until the very last moment.

He had roamed Qingxi for years, rarely suffering a defeat. When did such a master swordsman appear in this small town of Qingxi?

Gu Yan drew his longsword and then flicked it. It seemed like he was just casually wielding it, and in the blink of an eye, the arrogant and vicious constable had already met his end.

The other constables were also stunned.

Li Biao was their head constable, and his colleagues were well aware of his exceptional swordsmanship.

How could Li Biao, with his swordsmanship, be killed in a single exchange?

When did such a master swordsman emerge in Qingxi County?

Gu Yan, sword in hand, continued walking unhurriedly toward the remaining men: "If the officers won't come, then I won't be so polite."

He walked slowly and leisurely, as if taking a stroll, but in the eyes of the other constables, he exuded a mountain-like pressure, like the King of Hell taking a step, which frightened several of them so much that their legs went weak.

One of them hurriedly brandished his knife and shouted, "You...you audacious madman! Do you know you've attacked the head constable of Qingxi County? How dare you kill an official in public! You...you have no nerve!"

But his voice was filled with fear, and he forced himself to put on the airs of an official, but where was his usual arrogance?

The old man selling pancakes was dumbfounded, and even the sparse pedestrians on the road stopped to watch.

Normally, these officials were only seen bullying others, but now someone had actually killed the notoriously wicked head constable with a single sword stroke. The passersby were shocked and amazed, as if struck by lightning.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of letting them go, one of the constables mustered his courage, shouted, and swung his knife. The other officers also reacted. Although they were still shaken, they relied on their numbers and each wielded a steel knife to hack and slash, seemingly intending to kill Gu Yan with a flurry of blows.

But Gu Yan's steps remained steady, as if he were taking a leisurely stroll. He twirled his longsword lightly, the blade flashing, and with one hand, he swiftly slashed and thrust several times, his movements languid yet each strike precise and ruthless, without the slightest hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, the sword light flashed like a silver snake through the constables, and the other constables were instantly splattered with blood and fell to the ground dead.

Gu Yan walked through the group of people, sheathing his sword as if he were casually passing by, wielding it as if it were nothing more than a flick of his wrist.

The onlookers and the old man selling sesame cakes were all dumbfounded. They were both surprised that this young man actually dared to kill the evil constable in the street and impressed by his superb swordsmanship.

The common people, of course, did not understand swordsmanship, but when they saw the other party slaughtering the once arrogant and vicious constable as easily as killing a chicken, they instantly regarded the young man as a god, and even swallowed their amazement.

But when it comes to surprise, Shen Qinghan, who personally passed on the "Thirteen Swords of Subduing Demons" to Gu Yan, was no less surprised than the onlookers.

no......

I had only just taught him this sword technique, and then we were on a long journey, so he didn't even have a chance to demonstrate it himself...

...How come this looks like it's done even more skillfully than mine?!

This is by no means an exaggeration.

Shen Qinghan had already mastered the essence of the "Thirteen Swords for Subduing Demons," but in terms of skill level, she had only mastered about 70% of the technique. Once she broke through to the Solidification Realm and reached the Qi Control Realm, she naturally switched to cultivating other new Qi Control martial arts.

Therefore, Shen Qinghan thought to himself that even if he were to wield the Thirteen Swords of Subduing Demons, he would never be as proficient as Gu Yan.

The sword technique I just learned doesn't even require practice. I just go through it in my mind a few times and I can use it at this level right away.

Shen Qinghan was a little dizzy.

Even if it's the legendary innate martial bone, is it really that magical?

At this moment, Gu Yan sheathed his sword, his expression calm.

This is what our innate martial spirit is like; you won't understand if you don't have a martial spirit.