Republic of China era: A hundred-year-old still practicing martial arts? Is that right?

"We have to go!"

Lin Ji glanced over and looked at Gu Yanqiu and Liu Yuanbao, who were talking.

Gu Yanqiu's internal strength and hearing were naturally quite good. With a twitch of his ears, he heard the noise coming from the restaurant, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Grandpa Lin, but my sister hasn't come back yet!"

Liu Yuanbao looked left and right at Gu Yanqiu and Lin Ji's faces.

He hadn't been frightened by the corpses scattered all over the ground, but now his face showed anxiety because of the word "sister".

"Yuanbao, don't be afraid, your sister is here."

As soon as the words were spoken, a black sheathed samurai sword lifted the curtain at the back door, revealing a spotless, moon-white dress behind it.

The curtain was lifted halfway.

Liu Qingzhu's pupils suddenly contracted.

She took in the horrific scene inside the restaurant.

Liu Qingzhu first glanced at Gu Yanqiu, then her gaze suddenly shifted to Lin Ji, her eyes filled with doubt.

Not far away.

Lin Ji's gaze did not meet Liu Qingzhu's.

He carefully examined the black-sheathed samurai sword in Liu Qingzhu's hand.

"elder sister!"

Liu Yuanbao saw Liu Qingzhu and jogged away from Gu Yanqiu, his tone full of concern:

"Are you alright?"

"Resolved?"

Following Liu Qingzhu's gaze, Gu Yanqiu looked at Lin Ji again and asked a question.

"Yuanbao, be good. Sister isn't hurt. Sister is fine."

Lin Qingzhu withdrew her shocked gaze, raised her hand to pat Liu Yuanbao's head, and looked up at Gu Yanqiu:

"Yes, it's resolved."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Lin Qingzhu raised an eyebrow and looked out the restaurant window.

The sound of leather shoes hitting the ground outside the window became clearer.

Ignoring her own questions, she quickly spoke again:

"There's noise from the police station, let's go!"

"I just chased that Japanese guy and found a small path. Come with me quickly."

Liu Qingzhu took Liu Yuanbao's hand, turned back, and walked into the back door of the restaurant.

Lin Ji and Gu Yanqiu followed one after the other.

The four of them jogged along.

Behind the restaurant is a residential area.

It was afternoon.

There weren't too many pedestrians.

I carefully avoided the route and turned back several times.

The group climbed over the wall and entered a small courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't large, but it was decorated very warmly.

The courtyard is filled with many precious flowers, their fragrance wafting through the air.

"Sis, don't you have a key? Why are we climbing over the wall like thieves?"

Liu Yuanbao let go of Liu Qingzhu's hand and ran into the courtyard. He seemed very familiar with the environment.

Liu Yuanbao didn't seem to expect Liu Qingzhu to answer his question, and went straight to the main house of the courtyard after pulling open the door latch.

Only Lin Ji and two others remained in the courtyard.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

For a moment, no one spoke.

A long time passed.

Liu Qingzhu barely managed to regain a trace of her usual coldness before tentatively speaking:

"Uncle Lin, you've been hiding your true abilities; you really do know martial arts."

Gu Yanqiu abruptly turned her head and looked at Lin Ji, waiting for Lin Ji to speak.

Lin Ji had swiftly and decisively killed eleven Japanese samurai right under everyone's noses, and there was no way to hide it, so he could only tell the truth: "He does know a thing or two."

"Uncle Lin, thank you for your help in that critical moment." Gu Yanqiu frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"Offer assistance?" Liu Qingzhu asked with a slight taunt.

She could entrust Liu Yuanbao to Gu Yanqiu with peace of mind, naturally trusting Gu Yanqiu's abilities.

With the martial arts school's foundation, even though Gu Yanqiu had only recently entered the Dark Force realm, his strength was far superior to many experts who had been in the Dark Force realm for many years.

The moment they just clashed.

She had already unleashed two sword strikes, severely injuring the two Japanese warriors with hidden internal energy.

She believed that Gu Yanqiu's strength was more than enough to deal with these two heavily injured martial artists at the early stage of internal energy cultivation.

not to mention.

She roughly guessed Lin Ji's strength.

He is at least in the early stage of Ming Jin (明劲).

They could also become Gu Yanqiu's helpers.

Although she suspected that something unexpected must have happened.

Otherwise, Lin Ji wouldn't have had so much blood on his body.

He was like a god of war descending upon the world.

But when Gu Yanqiu spoke, she found it hard to believe that there were still variables involved.

Gu Yanqiu briefly recounted the whole story of what happened at the restaurant.

As Gu Yanqiu recounted his story, Liu Qingzhu's once again cold and aloof eyes revealed a hint of disbelief.

This old man killed ten Ming Jin masters?

He even stepped in to save Gu Yanqiu?

A gentle breeze blows by.

The courtyard was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

Liu Qingzhu's eyes showed unspeakable shock.

She couldn't help but look up and examine Lin Ji again.

Is this the same old man, Lin, who used to pull the shadow puppet show and guard the gate?

"Uncle Lin, a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. Now that you have saved my life, I have no way to repay you. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know, and I will do everything in my power to help you."

Gu Yanqiu clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Lin Ji.

Lin Ji reached out to help Gu Yanqiu up, a slight emotion flickering in his eyes.

The girl before him, if he was not mistaken, was his great-granddaughter.

Do I need to thank you for rescuing someone?

Lin Ji felt a surge of emotion, took a deep breath, and spoke softly:

"Instructor Gu, you flatter me. If the old man didn't know martial arts when he was in a difficult situation, would you have stood by and done nothing?"

Gu Yanqiu was taken aback upon hearing this: "Of course not."

"Should I thank you?" Lin Ji looked at Gu Yanqiu's handsome face and found a familiar look in the lines of Gu Yanqiu's face. It took him a while to suppress the excitement in his heart and he forced himself to speak calmly.

"That's true..." Gu Yanqiu hesitated for a moment, then swallowed the words back, pausing before speaking again:

"Uncle Lin, since that's the case, I won't bring it up again. I'll have plenty of time in the Martial Arts Hall in the future, so I'll find a way to repay you."

Lin Ji nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Gu Yanqiu didn't continue the topic. His handsome brows furrowed suddenly, and he glanced at Liu Qingzhu out of the corner of his eye before tentatively asking:

"Uncle Lin, do you possess the strength of the Ming Jin realm?"

Lin Ji nodded slightly:

"It should be considered the late stage of Ming Jin (明劲)."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingzhu and Gu Yanqiu both raised their eyelids slightly.

Late stage of Ming Jin!

He was considered a prominent figure in the entire Jiangcheng.

Why would I condescend to be a doorman in the martial arts hall?

Gu Yanqiu remained expressionless and continued to ask:

"Since Uncle Lin has already reached the late stage of Ming Jin, you should know that thieves broke into the martial arts hall that night and climbed over the wall."

Lin Ji's old face stiffened slightly upon hearing this, and he coughed lightly:

"The thief in black that night was none other than myself."

Liu Qingzhu and Gu Yanqiu exchanged a glance. A glimmer of hope flashed in Gu Yanqiu's eyes before she prepared to continue asking questions.

Lin Ji reached into his robes.

Withered hands pulled an old object from his bosom.

Amulet for peace!

Gu Yanqiu's pupils contracted sharply, and she abruptly reached out to take back the amulet that rightfully belonged to her.

Overjoyed at finding what she had lost, her face beamed with happiness.

"Thank you, Uncle Lin."

As the amulet was being turned over and over in Gu Yanqiu's hands, Gu Yanqiu suddenly realized that the paper of the amulet seemed to have been folded again.

This amulet has been tampered with!