Is the Beginning This Explosive?

Spring, the third month, the Great Drought, Nanfeng City, Li Family Escort Agency.

As usual, Li Xian was practicing martial arts in his own courtyard.

After practicing a few rounds, a prompt would sound in his mind.

"Proficiency System is initializing..."

"Congratulations Host, you have completed martial arts practice ten times and can obtain one proficiency point."

Li Xian had just transmigrated to this world when he bound himself to this Proficiency System.

By practicing martial arts, he could gain proficiency points, which could help Li Xian improve his martial arts cultivation.

He had been in this world for several years.

The Li Xian of this world was born into a local martial arts family that ran an escort agency, enjoying considerable prestige in Nanfeng City.

This world not only had martial artists but also people with innate divine abilities, and even various demons and monsters.

Demons wreaked havoc, and the current dynasty showed signs of decline, with frequent rumors of demons harming people.

This world full of unknowns was very dangerous.

Li Xian was very cautious. Over these past few years, relying on the Proficiency System, he had cultivated the family's martial arts to the highest level.

These martial arts were the Returning Wind Willow Saber Technique, the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training, and the Tiger Cannon Fist.

One day, Li Xian completed his daily scheduled training time.

Now that all the martial arts he practiced had reached the highest level, he could no longer use proficiency points to improve them, so he had accumulated many unused proficiency points.

"It seems I need to find more advanced techniques to practice,"

Li Xian muttered to himself inwardly.

At this moment, a servant ran in from outside with a panicked expression.

"Second Young Master, Third Young Miss has been kidnapped!"

Li Xian looked at the person who came in and frowned, asking, "Isn't Third Sister on an escort mission outside? How could she have been kidnapped?"

Third Sister's name was Li Chunxiao, and she was Li Xian's half-sister.

Li Xian's father, Li Lantian, had married three wives and had seven children.

The third daughter, Li Chunxiao, had shown exceptional martial arts talent from a young age and was deeply favored by Li Lantian. She had been brought along on escort missions when she was thirteen, and seven years had passed since then.

Two years ago, when Li Chunxiao was eighteen, Li Lantian had already allowed her to undertake simple escort missions alone, showing a clear intention to groom her as his successor.

And at that time, the previous Li Xian was just a prodigal son who only knew how to eat, drink, and play.

The day before yesterday, Li Chunxiao had accepted another escort mission, protecting an important official from Nanfeng City to a nearby county town.

The journey was short, the task was simple, and the payment was prompt. It was thought to be a sure-thing, minor mission.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong.

They encountered escorts being robbed.

On the return journey, Li Chunxiao's group was ambushed by a group of unidentified bandits. After a fierce battle, only one escort and a few followers managed to escape by sheer luck.

And Li Chunxiao was kidnapped.

Starting off with such a explosive opening?

After listening to the subordinate's words, Li Xian couldn't help but frown.

Just at this time.

Coincidentally, Li Xian's father was on another escort mission, leaving the agency leaderless. Helplessly, Li Xian had to personally go and rescue the kidnapped Third Young Miss.

"Uncle Qin, it looks like it's just you and me for this trip."

The Uncle Qin Li Xian mentioned was an old escort of the agency, an elder who had gone through thick and thin with Li Lantian and had made significant contributions to the agency.

Uncle Qin was stunned. He hadn't expected the usually decadent Second Young Master to say something so responsible.

"Alright, I'll go with you, Second Young Master!"

There was no time to delay, the situation was urgent. Li Xian hastily packed, grabbed his saber, and, with Uncle Qin and a few others, rode out of the city.

Following the traces left by the bandits and guided by the escaped Uncle Qin, Li Xian quickly found the place where the bandits were hiding.

Wasn't this too smooth?

Found them this easily?

"Are you sure they're hiding inside?" Li Xian asked Uncle Qin in a low voice.

Uncle Qin replied, "Judging by the tracks on the ground, they should be hiding in that courtyard."

Looking at a dilapidated courtyard not far away, for some reason, a shadow flickered in Li Xian's heart.

Before he could think further, a woman's pained scream came from the courtyard in the distance.

"Ah!"

That was Li Chunxiao's scream.

Li Xian's expression turned serious, and he immediately led his men into the courtyard.

"How dare you!"

"Let go of Third Miss!"

In the dilapidated courtyard, a few people stood scattered about.

And Third Sister, who had fallen unconscious to the ground.

Fortunately, Li Chunxiao's clothes were intact.

Uncle Qin charged forward, drawing his Wild Goose Feather Saber and shouting curses at the people opposite.

"Beasts, hand over Third Miss."

A yellow-faced bandit opposite them said with a grin, "Your Third Miss is right there on the ground. Come and carry her back if you can."

"Beasts!"

Uncle Qin cursed loudly and drew his saber to attack.

Strangely, his saber took a wide turn and actually chopped straight down at Li Xian behind him.

Li Xian's expression remained unfazed, as if everything was within his expectations.

Li Xian then drew his saber upwards, striking faster than Uncle Qin's attack, and perfectly blocked the saber strike.

"Uncle Qin, I knew you were up to something."

Li Xian looked at Uncle Qin, whose face was filled with shock, and said with a smile.