Discussing Martial Arts and Scriptures

"You... how could you?"

Du Dajin stared at Jiang Dali in shock. He never expected a bandit leader to know the secrets of Shaolin's ultimate skills. For a moment, he felt the man before him was mysterious and powerful, likely with a hidden background, and dared not make a move.

"If the Chief Escort is willing to admit defeat, we can call it a day. All our past grievances will be settled. You will stay as promised for one day, and we can sit down and discuss martial arts and scriptures, how about it?"

Jiang Dali smiled calmly, making the invitation with composure.

In his previous life, he was, after all, a master of the Gang Qi Realm and had encountered many expert players who came from Shaolin.

Naturally, he was familiar with Shaolin's seventy-two ultimate skills.

Although he was surprised that Du Dajin knew two ultimate skills, he understood the moment he found out. The reason Du Dajin had only become famous for his Repeating Steel Darts, fists, and single palms over the years, and not for the two Shaolin ultimate skills, was likely because the opportunities to use these two skills were very rare.

Firstly, there was no need. Secondly, these two ultimate skills could not be cultivated simultaneously until one of them was mastered to perfection.

It should be known that the Demon Subduing Palm, as one of Shaolin's seventy-two ultimate skills, was created by the eighth-generation abbot of Shaolin Temple, Master Yuan Yuan. When striking, the palm force was extremely gentle, almost imperceptible, and followed a path of softness. Therefore, it could not be cultivated concurrently with Shaolin's hard Buddhist techniques like the Maha Finger. Otherwise, the internal energy would easily go astray. If the tutelage and care were not adequate, it could lead to vomiting blood and severe, untreatable injuries.

Du Dajin, having studied under Zen Master Yuan Ye for twelve years and completed his training, must have only learned the Twenty-Four Demon Subduing Palms back then.

However, in his eagerness for merit, he had somehow also secretly learned the Great Vajra Palm.

As a result, he only managed to learn an incomplete version of the Great Vajra Palm, or perhaps he felt great discomfort when practicing it at the time, which is why he could only learn an incomplete version. Consequently, he ultimately reaped what he sowed, unable to advance or retreat.

Jiang Dali had long guessed Du Dajin's weakness and was now using it to his advantage.

Du Dajin was also very shocked at this moment, even developing a sense of apprehension towards Jiang Dali. He coldly snorted, withdrew his hand, and cupped his fists slightly towards Jiang Dali.

"Well done, Black Wind Stronghold Master. You are the first leader I, this Chief Escort, can give a thumbs up to. I admit defeat today as we agreed and will stay to discuss martial arts and scriptures with you."

As he said the last part, Du Dajin felt even more awkward.

This mountain bandit leader not only knew many martial arts but also mastered them. Moreover, he wanted to discuss martial arts and scriptures with him. What kind of thing was this for a bandit to do?

"Crisp. Release the people!"

Jiang Dali laughed heartily and immediately waved to Xiong Ba.

Xiong Ba hesitated for a moment, worried that Du Dajin would go back on his word and escape after the people were released.

However, due to Jiang Dali's prestige, he did not dare to refuse.

He then released the person from the Bronze Bull.

Jiang Dali was not a reckless person.

Although the person was released.

The group from the Dragon Gate Escort Agency was separated from Du Dajin.

If the other party insisted on escaping, it would inevitably lead to a fierce battle, and they would also bear the reputation of being untrustworthy.

Du Dajin was not a fool. While he himself might be powerful enough to escape the stronghold, his disciples and followers might not even have their bodies recovered.

Therefore, Jiang Dali did not worry about Du Dajin playing any tricks.

He directly invited Du Dajin into his own courtyard to sit down, truly intending to discuss martial arts and scriptures with him.

This so-called discussion of martial arts and scriptures was nothing more than an exchange of martial arts experiences and interesting anecdotes from the Jianghu.

Regarding the interpretation of scriptures, even though Jiang Dali had not studied them deeply, with his past life's experience, he could easily bring them up and converse with Du Dajin for a long time.

This exchange further subdued Du Dajin, who felt that this bandit leader knew far too much.

The man could even casually mention scriptures written by eminent monks from the Western Regions, perfectly clarifying his doubts, which simply astonished him.

Thus, the two chatted more and more happily.

Du Dajin's strong hostility towards Jiang Dali at the beginning gradually faded, and he even began to feel admiration and respect.

Jiang Dali, on the other hand, felt increasingly pleased as he heard the "Potential Points" he gained from the interaction.

Discussions of martial arts and scriptures were a unique form of interaction in the Comprehensive Martial World.

It usually occurred between elders and juniors. While it also happened between peers, both parties needed to possess extraordinary insights and broad knowledge, able to offer information and knowledge that could inspire and benefit the other.

Du Dajin, as the Chief Escort of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency and a twelve-year secular disciple of Shaolin who had been traveling the Jianghu for over twenty years, naturally had a breadth of knowledge and experience that ordinary people could not compare to.

He felt Jiang Dali's conversation was extraordinary, and Jiang Dali also found Du Dajin's knowledge and experience to be rich.

The two could be said to have gotten what they needed. Jiang Dali's Potential Points increased significantly through these discussions, and time thus passed quickly.

Two hours later.

Both felt their throats dry, and it was already noon.

Jiang Dali ordered food to be prepared and invited Du Dajin to continue their discussion in the afternoon, after which he returned to his room to digest the spoils of battle and rest for a while.

Du Dajin, still wanting more, agreed and went to rest in a side room.

If, before discussing martial arts and scriptures with Jiang Dali, he might have been thinking of sneaking down the mountain with his men before the day was over.

But now, he felt that one day was not enough, and his heart was filled with admiration.

This village chief Jiang is truly a person of great knowledge and ambition. His background before becoming a bandit leader must have been extraordinary. Throughout history, heroes and valiant men have emerged from the ranks of outlaws, like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, or even Song Jiang, all of whom were like this.

Du Dajin sighed, his expression grave. "Based on his conversation and experience, he's no ordinary person. It's just a shame he's an enemy, not a friend."

"Dragon Gate Escort Agency's Chief Escort Du Dajin's favor towards you +100, Dragon Gate Escort Agency's favor +50, Du Dajin's favor towards you has reached the 'Indifferent' level."

"Dragon Gate Escort Agency's favor towards you has reached the 'Cool' level."

Inside the room.

Jiang Dali chuckled speechlessly as he received two more system prompts.

He hadn't expected that just discussing martial arts and philosophy with Du Dajin for two hours would cause the other party's favor to jump two levels from 'Hostile' all the way to 'Indifferent'.

But this was good. This way, the other party would be even less likely to rashly leave the stronghold.

He had already stalled for so long; Prince Ruyang's Mansion's experts should be arriving soon.

"Prince Ruyang's Mansion's people are really slow. As expected of an A-rank, Grade D mission. If an ordinary player took on this mission, there would be no way to complete it. Even if they could barely fight Du Dajin to a draw, the other party might not agree to stay for such a long time."

Jiang Dali shook his head and chuckled inwardly.

In this life, he still held a significant advantage.

He possessed a whole mountain and over a hundred brothers at his beck and call.

Even if Du Dajin didn't want to stay, he wouldn't dare to fight his way down the mountain due to fear of repercussions.

Furthermore, there was the added enticement of discussing martial arts and philosophy.

Any other player, or even any other NPC in the position of a stronghold leader, would have found it difficult to achieve this much.