Heir to the martial arts world, starting with not crying at the Grim Reaper

Zhao Jianan, the second leader of the Turtle Gang, finally got to see the person.

He hung on that tree for a day and a night, and survived only through sheer willpower.

When the gang members secretly returned, his buttocks were still the most conspicuous feature on the tree.

He was put down with his last breath.

"Quick, to the Ziyang market! That madman wants to go to the Ziyang market!"

"His name is Bu Jiyu. You've all seen his face. Stop him! Stop him from harming the fairy! Let the turtle master beat him to death!"

His right ear was pierced by a tree branch, so he couldn't hear Gu Jiu's words very clearly.

At this moment, the second gang leader, Zhao Jianan, uttered his last words: "Bury me and my wife together, remember that she is on top and he is on the bottom."

"Woman on top, man on bottom, the status cannot change..."

After saying this, the green light in his eyes flickered for a moment, and then he died.

Zhao Jianan has been able to persevere until now entirely because of his unwavering determination and the physical strength he has gained from practicing the "Green Jade Fist Scripture." Otherwise, he would have already collapsed and lost his soul after watching his beloved wife being kicked to death.

……

Gu Jiu was unaware that the second leader of that Bird Gang and his wife were already dead.

He didn't care.

After all, this wasn't the first time he had killed someone.

He knew very well that if he hadn't used his full strength last night, he would have been the one seriously injured and killed.

That's how the martial arts world is—full of fighting and killing, and all sorts of ugly things happening. Although he is kind, he has to gradually adapt to this world.

In the afternoon, Gu Jiu parted ways with Shan Jian Pang Hu and the others because they were going to different places.

And Gu Jiu was a little annoyed that they were walking too slowly.

Seeing that the "demon" who had been acting normally along the way had left, the mountain fat tiger and his companions couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

The pressure here is no less than in the small town of Qingsong.

They were really lucky that the other party didn't suddenly have a seizure or go crazy along the way.

As expected, Gian, who loves to laugh, always has good luck.

In the following days, Gu Jiu did not rush to travel.

This place has clearly broken free from the control of the Eight Directions Ink Sect; it is a new world.

Whenever Gu Jiu passed through a town, he would visit the local bookstore to see if they had the "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" manual for sale.

He currently possesses three copies of "The Cloud-Dispelling Palm" manual. If one of them were to fall out, those unaware of the situation might mistake him for a bookseller who specializes in selling fake manuals.

Unfortunately, he had already traveled hundreds of miles and passed through seven or eight towns, large and small, but had not found any trace of the "Cloud-Dispelling Palm".

These places are all dilapidated, and half of the towns don't even have a study.

Gu Jiu knew that to find the "Cloud-Dispelling Palm" manual, he would probably have to go to the Ziyang Market, which the bastard had mentioned selling manuals everywhere.

The Ziyang market was relatively far away, and he kept asking questions along the way, but on the ninth day he still hadn't seen any sign of it.

But he knew he should get closer to there.

The road widened as they walked, and more and more people came and went, including businessmen, escorts, and even江湖人 (jianghu people) like Gu Jiu. This all indicated that a great city lay ahead.

Moreover, he had already seen that men were not allowed to sit at the table.

The roadside is lined with farmland, mostly planted with wheat, a lush green expanse stretching as far as the eye can see.

Villages and farmhouses are scattered throughout the area. Even in the homes of these farmers, you can see several women sitting at the table eating, while the men can only squat beside them, unable to sit at the table.

This is not a coincidence, but rather quite common.

The most outrageous thing was that when Gu Jiu entered Tianjing Town, the first family he saw eating was a wife who was having a meal with three "male best friends" at the table, while the husband could only serve tea and water and could not sit at the table.

"That's completely out of line."

Gu Jiu complained as she walked into the town.

He wanted to find a table to eat at.

Ideally, it would be an inn, where you can practice your skills and rest after a meal.

Although Tianjing Town is a small town, it is more lively than some of the small towns he had passed through before.

Gu Jiu entered the first inn, but was quickly kicked out.

The reason for being kicked out is absurd.

"All-female inn! All-female inn! Can't you read?"

Inside the inn, a woman's sarcastic voice rang out.

Gu Jiu glanced at the "Spring Plum Inn" sign, then looked to the right, where a small wooden sign hung that read, "All-female Inn, No Peeping."

In an instant, everyone near the inn looked at Gu Jiu, and couldn't help but show mocking expressions.

"Is this some kind of pervert trying to spy on the fairy?"

"Would you dare to sneak in so blatantly if you were spying?"

"That's right, they must be from the countryside."

"What's the use of being so handsome? He's just a country bumpkin who doesn't know anything."

"Exactly, do you think being handsome is enough to get by? You still got kicked out. We don't value that kind of thing here."

……

Gu Jiu left, looking annoyed.

Damn it, this town isn't big, but it's got a lot of trivial problems.

I've heard of people being kicked out of inns because they didn't have enough money, but this is the first time I've encountered someone being kicked out of an inn because it was only for women.

But this is the norm here?

Gu Jiu walked through two streets and found a new inn. After repeatedly confirming that there were no words "all women" in the name, he went inside.

This inn is indeed a place to stay, but...

"Name, and where are you from?"

"Bu Jingyun, from Xiaosong City."

Gu Jiu was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Do I need to ask these things when staying at an inn?"

The innkeeper said impatiently, "Is this your first time here? Didn't you do your research beforehand? Let me tell you, this is Ziyang Sect territory. Be careful. Whether you're a dragon or a tiger, you have to be careful not to offend the fairy. Even if the fairy is magnanimous, the 'good men' here won't let you off easily."

Gu Jiu couldn't help but ask, "Then are you a good man?"

"Nonsense! Only a good man could be a waiter in this place!" the innkeeper said proudly.

"A room with the character '地' (earth) in the name costs 100 coins per night."

Gu Jiu couldn't help but complain, "So expensive?"

He had stayed in inns along the way, most of which cost twenty or thirty coins a night, but here the price was several times higher.

"You think this is too expensive? Then go stay at the Ziyang market and see if you can get a room in a dormitory with this little bit of money. Don't you even know where you are?" The innkeeper said, sizing up Gu Jiu.

Gu Jiu laid out one hundred copper coins and exclaimed, "It's really easy to make money off this tortoise."

The innkeeper clicked his tongue and shook his head, saying, "Looks like you're not a tortoise, nor do you have any desire to be one. Finish your business and leave quickly; people like you aren't welcome here."

Gu Jiu didn't say anything, took the room key, and went to her room.

He had originally planned to eat at the inn, but he didn't want to anymore.

I certainly don't want to eat at the inn anymore.

There's no other reason than a bad attitude.

Along the way, he had stayed in at least four or five inns. Some were dilapidated and dirty, while others were simply mud houses built by farmers. But he had never seen such poor service.

From the all-female inn at the beginning to this shady waiter, everything has annoyed him.

He decided to eat out, since he wouldn't be supporting the inn's business anyway.

Gu Jiu ate a large bowl of noodles outside, then wandered around the town's bookstores, but came out empty-handed.

No, I ended up feeling incredibly angry.

Aside from the stall owner who was alright when I ate noodles there, everyone else in the business acted as if I owed him money.

As soon as they saw you were from out of town and didn't seem like a cuckold, their attitude immediately turned sour.

The key issue is that the items are expensive.

In Gu Jiu's observation, the locals here are either "fairies" or "cuckolds," and there are also normal people like him, but most of them are outsiders, and many of them are doing business and selling goods.

Doing business here would probably shorten a normal person's lifespan, which likely explains why goods aren't sold cheaply.

The local businesses would buy everything, even if it wasn't cheap, because if they bought it at a high price, they would sell it at a high price too, since the bastard would always pay for it anyway.

This kind of thing, like a scoundrel starving his wife while she eats four bowls of wontons, or a scoundrel working himself to the bone to buy his wife rouge, is commonplace on this street.

If there weren't enough turtles and they weren't strong enough, this ecosystem really wouldn't be able to support itself.

Holy crap, are there really that many male bastards in this martial arts world?

But he wasn't a slut, yet he still had to endure the same high prices, which put a lot of financial pressure on Gu Jiu.

The four taels of silver that I had when I set out should have lasted quite a while. But after traveling and stopping for almost ten days, staying at inns from time to time, and having meat every day, I only spent five qian of silver.

But here, the price has more than tripled.

In other words, if he were to stay and practice martial arts under the waterfall in Ziyang Market, he wouldn't be able to live off his savings for long before he had to start earning money again.

This doesn't even include the cost of buying the cheat codes.

He just browsed around this bookstore and found that both the secret manuals and the leisure books were much more expensive. He wondered how much more expensive it was at the Ziyang Grand Market.

How will he make money to support others in the future?

Help Turtle Man fight Turtle Man?

That sounds alright.

Gu Jiu was feeling a bit irritable and headed towards the inn, when suddenly a large group of people gathered in front of her.

He instinctively joined in the fun.

That place should be a bounty wall, with all sorts of rewards posted on it. For example, anyone who dares to fight back after being beaten by their wife at home will be wanted and will go to jail if caught.

At that moment, a man waved a portrait in his hand and shouted, "Everyone be careful! A madman who specializes in persecuting fairies may be coming this way."

"We have informed the fourth master of the Xuan Gui Hall, and he said that as long as this madman is found, the Xuan Gui Hall will personally take action to kill him."

"I am Hao Jiang from the Turtle Man Gang of Qingsong Town. Our second gang leader and his wife were killed by this madman."

"This mad martial artist calls himself 'Bu Jiyu,' he likes to wear a red cloak, is handsome, and has slightly curly hair. Everyone who sees him must report him to the Xuan Gui Hall!"

The man looked heartbroken.

Gu Jiu looked at the "instant noodle head" in the portrait, and then at the man hawking his wares, who resembled a pimp from that night. She couldn't help but gasp.

"Even though the name is misspelled, the bounty is still on me, right?"