I have a martial arts panel.

Before even reaching the public kitchen, Xu Ning heard a commotion.

He quickened his pace and saw two groups of people facing off outside the public kitchen.

On the Tao family's side, the leader was Tao Qingyuan.

On the Tan family's side, the leader was a young man with long, disheveled hair, dressed in a wild animal skin coat.

Between the two groups, someone was curled up on the ground, looking pained.

Xu Ning walked in and, upon seeing the man's appearance, realized that it was Tao Qingge from Taojiazhuang.

The conflict that Tao Qingping mentioned was probably one in which Taojiazhuang suffered a loss.

"Tan Fengying, your people from Tan Family Village injured people from my Tao Family Village. You disregard justice and are even trying to protect them?"

Tao Qingyuan rebuked him sternly.

At this moment, Tao Qingyuan adopted an overbearing attitude and spoke bluntly, his previous humility gone.

The man called Tan Fengying was not intimidated by Tao Qingyuan's imposing aura at all.

"Would it hurt someone?"

Tan Fengying smiled wryly: "If my skills are inferior, what's there to say?"

"This isn't a martial arts competition, so how can you say you're inferior?" Tao Qingyuan's face turned cold. "The dining tables in the communal kitchen are for public use. You arrived a day early and then claimed those spots as yours, and even resorted to violence. Isn't that going too far?"

"Too much?"

Tan Fengying sneered: "Keep your Tao family people in check, or if anyone else gets hurt, don't blame me for not warning you."

"Walk!"

After saying this, Tan Fengying waved his hand, and the dozen or so people from Tan Family Village behind him burst into laughter before leaving.

"Damn it!"

At this moment, someone from Taojiazhuang threw a leftover steamed bun, hitting one of the people in the crowd from Tanjiazhuang.

"Get them!"

Both sides became angry.

The sidelines were like a powder keg that had been lit, and then they exploded.

The two groups charged at each other and started fighting.

At the same time, the people Tao Qingping had called arrived, along with Tao Jin, making the scene even more intense.

"I had heard about the friction between Tanjiazhuang and Taojiazhuang before, but I didn't expect this to happen so soon after we arrived... It seems that things won't be peaceful in this camp for quite some time to come."

Seeing that the people from Taojiazhuang had already made their move, Xu Ning shook his head helplessly and followed suit.

Neither group carried weapons; they fought hand-to-hand.

"Tao Qingyuan, let me see what you're capable of!"

Tan Fengying punched Tao Qingyuan directly in the chest.

Tao Qingyuan immediately retaliated, and the two most outstanding young men in the village began to fight.

Xu Ning, though she rushed into the crowd, did not lose her temper like the others.

Instead of immediately attacking the person he found, Xu Ning helped the Tao family village side by adding a punch and a kick while the others were fighting amongst themselves.

If someone tries to hit him, he runs away and doesn't fight back; he just disrupts the rhythm of the fight.

Xu Ning possessed the strength of the Bone and Tendon Realm, and the Origin Breath Body Tempering Technique further enhanced his physique. Below the Inner Abundance Realm, no one was more agile than him.

Soon, Xu Ning saw Tao Jin fighting with a woman from Tanjiazhuang.

Both of them used very tricky moves, and their punches were aimed at either the face or the chest.

After weighing the options, Xu Ning didn't go to help Tao Jin, but instead slipped behind Tao Qingyuan and Tan Fengying.

At this moment, Tan Fengying dodged Tao Qingyuan's punch, and his face happened to turn to Xu Ning's side.

Seeing this, Xu Ning did not hesitate and punched Tan Fengying in the face.

Tan Fengying was completely focused on her battle with Tao Qingyuan and never expected that someone would dare to interfere with the two of them.

All he saw was the fist in front of him getting bigger and bigger.

Then, a snapping sound.

Tan Fengying cried out in pain as blood streamed from her nose.

Xu Ning's body was no longer as weak as before. With one punch, Tan Fengying, who was in the Inner Fullness Realm, was also seriously injured.

"Sneak attack!"

Tan Fengying was filled with hatred and subconsciously wanted to punch Xu Ning back.

At this moment, Tao Qingyuan threw another punch, this one even more powerful than Xu Ning's, leaving Tan Fengying momentarily stunned.

Seeing that Tan Fengying was confused, Xu Ning threw another punch.

In a short period of time, Tan Fengying was punched three times.

"stop!"

At this moment, the Black Armor Guards stationed here finally arrived.

The black-armored guard walked over alone. He was short and stocky, with dark skin, and his voice sounded like muffled thunder.

"Anyone who continues fighting, get out of Kangyun County!"

A warning reprimand finally stopped both groups of people from fighting.

"On his very first day here, he's already causing such a ruckus; he's incredibly daring."

The short, stocky guard in black armor swept his gaze across everyone's faces, his eyes lingering a moment longer on Xu Ning: "None of you are getting any food tonight!"

"Alright, everyone disperse!"

The short, stocky guard in black armor shoved the man aside and then turned and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at Xu Ning one last time.

It wasn't that Xu Ning stood out from the crowd, but rather that he had arrived earlier but hadn't stopped them immediately.

Watching the two sides fight, he noticed that Xu Ning was quite unique. While others lost their minds, Xu Ning remained calm and made precise strikes in the crowd, causing the Tan family to suffer greatly, and even their leader was stunned.

Xu Ning was remembered by him at first glance.

The short, stocky, black-armored guard left, and silence fell over the sidelines.

The two groups of people, each with a gloomy expression, kept their distance from each other.

"You just wait!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tan Fengying covered her nose and pointed fiercely at Xu Ning.

This surprised the others who hadn't noticed what had happened earlier. It was clearly Tao Qingyuan who had just fought Tan Fengying, so why was his hostility directed at someone else?

The two groups of people went their separate ways.

"Xu Ning."

Tao Qingyuan took the initiative to walk to Xu Ning's side.

Xu Ning's punch just now helped to close the distance between him and Tao Qingyuan.

"Brother Qingyuan."

Xu Ning also offered his greetings.

Although the two were both selected for the Black Armor Guard, they had never met before, and this was their first encounter.

"Don't be so formal."

Although Tao Qingyuan is the number one genius in Tao Family Village, he is humble in nature.

"I've wanted to beat up this Tan Fengying for a long time. You helped me this time, which can be considered as fulfilling one of my wishes."

Tao Qingyuan and Xu Ning walked side by side toward their residence.

"I'm afraid you'll blame me for disrupting your fight."

Xu Ning smiled. It was a battle of wits; what he wanted was a one-on-one, head-on confrontation. He would feel uncomfortable if others interfered.

"How could that be!"

Tao Qingyuan found Xu Ning interesting: "As long as we can defeat our opponents, who cares about the methods? When we encounter bandits or wild beasts, who's going to reason with us?"

Tao Qingyuan's words surprised Xu Ning.

To outsiders, Tao Qingyuan was a very steady and rule-abiding man. Otherwise, Tao Jingxing would not have deliberately cultivated him and designated him as the future head of the Tao family village.

But at this moment, he seems to be quick-witted and not stubborn.

"However, although I vented my anger, I've caused this trouble on my first day here. I'm afraid I'll be in trouble later."

Tao Qingyuan was somewhat worried.

Actually, he didn't want to take action, but since the other party's actions caused losses to the people of Taojiazhuang, if he didn't step forward, he would lose all his prestige.

"Don't worry."

Xu Ning comforted him, "When the fighting started, I noticed that the black-armored guard in charge had arrived long ago. He just waited until the situation got too intense before stepping forward to stop it."

"this……"

Tao Qingyuan frowned and lowered his voice: "So you mean...?"

"I think the Black Armor Guard in charge doesn't seem to object to us taking action," Xu Ning said. "Not to mention the Black Armor Guard, even in Tao Family Village, if two groups get into a fight, the clan rules require severe punishment. But when the person in charge came over, he only said we'd be punished with a dinner. Looking at it from another angle, isn't that encouraging us to fight?"

"Too……"

Tao Qingyuan then realized, "It seems the higher-ups of the Black Armor Guard really want us to stay active."

"Regardless, I thank you for today."

Upon arriving at their lodgings, before parting ways, Tao Qingyuan said, "If anything happens in the future, let's help each other out."

Xu Ning's displayed strength, as well as his speech and thinking, made Tao Qingyuan feel that this person was quite extraordinary.

To help the people of Taojiazhuang gain a foothold in the Black Armor Guard, he really needed an assistant like Xu Ning.

"That's inevitable."

Xu Ning accepted Tao Qingyuan's overtures.

Being on good terms with Tao Qingyuan would definitely be beneficial to me.