The Turmoil Begins

"What's wrong? You look so preoccupied."

In the early morning, looking at Yun Yao who usually logged on before her morning performance, Feng Xue asked with a hint of concern.

Upon hearing Feng Xue's voice, Yun Yao frowned and said somewhat uneasily:

"Hey, I've heard that crossing your legs too often is bad for your pelvis. This crane stance is even worse than crossing your legs, won't it make your legs look bad?"

"You're worried about this?" Feng Xue looked at Yun Yao with a puzzled expression, until Yun Yao looked away, then sighed:

Why do you think most of the Righteous Sect Martial Arts Master such tall and upright figures and extraordinary demeanor?

"I've never seen Martial Arts Master!" Yun Yao thought to herself, but she still guessed:

"Because I'm too embarrassed to go out because I'm ugly... Ouch! Why did you hit me again?"

"Because you deserve to be hit!" Feng Xue rolled her eyes, unsure what to say to her disciple who was always trying to be clever, but she still explained:

"Do you think that in the martial arts hierarchy, external martial arts masters are always inferior to internal martial arts masters?"

"Does internal martial arts make you more powerful? Or longer-lived? It can't be because you're better looking, can it?"

Although, considering the context, Yun Yao felt this person meant to say someone was good-looking, could good looks really be part of a martial arts hierarchy? Isn't the martial arts world supposed to be ruled by the strong?

"There are many skilled external martial arts practitioners, but due to the effects of various external training methods on the body, they often begin to decline as they age. Even if they work from the outside in, they cannot avoid this situation. On the other hand, internal martial arts practitioners progress slowly in the early stages, but their Internal Force cultivation can continuously regulate their bodies. It is common for them to be light and healthy and to maintain a youthful appearance. As for the art of sound attacks, besides the music, it is also about Internal Force. As long as you study and practice diligently, you will only become more beautiful with practice, and there is absolutely no reason for you to become ugly."

"Really?" Yun Yao perked up immediately at the mention of becoming more beautiful through practice, but then a worry crept into her heart. After all, she didn't have Internal Force in reality. She was becoming more beautiful through practice in the game, but what about in real life? She couldn't possibly cultivate Internal Force in real life too, could she?

Although she thought this to herself, Yun Yao was not entirely sure, because when she instinctively assumed the standing meditation posture after returning to reality, she could feel a warm current subtly growing from her lower abdomen.

"Could it be psychological? Phantom limb pain or something?" Yun Yao was very uncertain, but she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

With Mirror of Clarity, Feng Xue naturally knew what Yun Yao was thinking, but he had no intention of explaining, and simply said calmly:

"It's true that it works. As long as it's not some unorthodox or extreme Internal Force, it can have the effect of preserving youth, just to varying degrees. You've already made some progress in this exercise and should have developed Qi Sensation. Next, I will teach you how to guide that Qi Sensation and the pathways for circulating it..."

"Duangdaugndaung--"

Just as Yun Yao was beginning to look forward to Feng Xue's next lesson, a piercing metallic clang came from the direction of the village Ancestral Hall, followed by someone shouting at the top of their lungs:

"The Japanese Pirates have landed! The Japanese Pirates have landed!"

"Japanese Pirates?!" Feng Xue was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized what was happening, but at the same time thought to herself that the plot was unfolding a little too slowly.

After all, the second closed beta test has been going on for half a month. Which game, whether it's a PC game or a mobile game, only starts releasing the main storyline half a month after its official launch? It would get criticized for that.

However, upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem so exaggerated in this game. After all, it takes ordinary players more than ten days to save up enough tuition fees to go to a martial arts school. If Japanese Pirates land as soon as the player arrives, the player probably won't even see any monsters, and those Japanese Pirates will be defeated by the martial arts practitioners in the County Town.

"I just don't know how this plot was guided. Did the Weird Tale predict the time, or was it induced through some kind of provocation, or... are these Japanese Pirates simply data beings?"

Feng Xue was somewhat puzzled, but she didn't move. Instead, she waved to Yun Yao and said:

"Go see what happened."

"???" Yun Yao really wanted to tell this person that she should go by herself, but considering that the other party still held the power of her internal energy, she could only obediently run towards the ancestral Ancestral Hall.

Watching Yun Yao leave, Feng Xue calmly took a guzheng, placed it in front of her lap, and quietly began to play.

The zither music was gentle and warm, but there were also faint sounds of killing intent interspersed within it, giving the peaceful music a hidden sense of murderous intent. At first listen, it sounded like the warm autumn sun, nothing special, but upon closer listening, one could detect that the chill had already spread, making one's hair stand on end.

What's the name of this piece of music?

Yun Yao, who had returned to the hut at some point, didn't speak until Feng Xue finished playing the zither. Behind her, a group of silly players stared wide-eyed, seemingly waiting for a mission.

Feng Xue was already used to this situation. For the past two weeks, he had been receiving a large number of players almost every day, but most of them just wanted to get a Wooden Sword or something.

Feeling the [Quest NPC] Tag already forming around him, he didn't follow the player's wishes and give them a quest; he simply stated the song title—

"White Dew".

"It's another solar term, isn't it? The cold air is shifting from defense to offense, and the temperature difference between day and night is starting to increase..." Because Feng Xue's previous songs were all about the twenty-four solar terms, Yun Yao had naturally done a lot of research. Now, connecting this with what the Village Chief had just said, she immediately understood the meaning of the songs. However, to her surprise, Feng Xue immediately asked:

"What's the matter that the village is calling for people?"

"Huh? Didn't you already know?" Yun Yao was quite surprised. If she didn't know, why did she play "White Dew" at such a perfect time?

"Just say it!" Feng Xue rolled her eyes, and Yun Yao immediately instinctively covered her head, then weakly said:

"The Village Chief said that Japanese Pirates recently landed from the east, and all the Martial Arts Master in the county went to fight them. However, some bandits still managed to sneak in. Moreover, with the departure of those masters, the mountain bandits, outcasts, and sect Renegade Disciple who were previously keeping a low profile will no longer be able to stay put. Everyone should be on guard."

Yun Yao repeated the Village Chief's words, but she didn't think so in her heart, or rather, none of the players thought so.

For ordinary people, the invasion of Japanese Pirates was a dangerous affair, a deadly event. But for players, weren't the Japanese Pirates just wild monsters?

Even if I haven't seen the Japanese Pirates in this game yet, I'm still a person living in the information age, and I've been influenced by so many movies, TV series, and Webnovel. Even if the monsters in this game don't give experience, they still drop loot!

What were the most famous Japanese Pirates?

Japanese swords!

That's the kind of thing that piracy drove the official stores to their deaths!

Feng Xue was perfectly aware of what the players were thinking, but he didn't believe that players at this stage could defeat those samurai who were qualified to wield Japanese swords. However, looking at those eager players, he chuckled inwardly, but outwardly acted as if he couldn't see them, simply greeting Yun Yao:

"Since that's the case, there's probably been a lot of banditry lately. You always complained about having to learn the basics, so this time I'll teach you a killing technique."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Yao felt countless Killing intent gazes fall on her, but she wasn't afraid at all. On the contrary, she felt great, extremely great!

"After working hard for half a month, I finally got it installed!"

PS1: Maintaining perfect attendance is considered a success.

PS2: The temperature fluctuations in Xi'an lately have been so bizarre; I almost thought I had contracted hepatitis B.