Chương 73: Robbery? Or...

Or...

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The rules of martial arts competitions are limited by the event format and are divided into different categories.

Such as weapons, hand-to-hand combat, and general categories.

Due to historical reasons, Dongqi University has always focused on cultivating martial arts skills and internal strength, while paying relatively little attention to weaponry.

Their strengths lie mostly in martial arts and mixed martial arts.

The competition was divided into sub-venues according to different cities, and the top three teams in each sub-venue will enter the final elimination round to compete for the overall rankings in the province.

The competition venue is usually set up at the city champion school of the previous year, so this time the Jeju University League will be held at Dongye Sports Center instead of Dongche University.

Early in the morning, Wang Zhanshan led his team members by bus to Dongqi Art and Sports School, located in the northeast corner of the city.

The expressions on everyone's faces were quite serious.

After all, it hasn't been long since Dongyi Sports University embarrassed the school. Although the seniors didn't play, the whole family lost face.

"Don't carry any burdens. Our goal this year is to gain experience. We need to observe more and learn more..."

On the bus, Wang Zhanshan clapped his hands and gave some instructions to everyone, especially the four freshmen, before turning around and looking out the window.

In recent years, he has used passive resistance to protest the former principal's absurd policies, which can be described as hurting the enemy eight hundred while losing a thousand of his own.

He didn't gain much of a good reputation either.

The arrival of freshmen has finally given him a chance to show his skills. He is confident that within two years, Dongqi University will return to the top of the university league.

"This time, no rush, treat it as training!"

……

The matter of participating in the competition has nothing to do with Zhao Rui.

He is currently in the examination hall, writing furiously and working on the test questions.

After reviewing for so long, I can still grasp the basic knowledge.

Passing is absolutely no problem.

University exams are much easier than high school exams; apart from a few eccentric teachers, most are quite lenient.

The three-day exam period flew by.

Zhao Rui walked out of the examination room feeling refreshed.

The exam is finally over. Passing is no problem. With his martial arts cultivation comparable to a level nine expert, it's just that he didn't want to cheat. Otherwise, getting an excellent grade would have been a piece of cake.

After the exam, he could finally focus his attention on martial arts.

Learning accounting is nowhere near as interesting as learning martial arts.

He had just learned Cai Zhengyang's Xuan Yin Sword Finger, but he hadn't had a chance to properly study it yet.

After a quick dinner, Zhao Rui couldn't wait to head to the grove outside Mingchan Courtyard.

The environment here is serene and the trees are lush, making it the perfect place for him to practice his new martial arts.

Zhao Rui focused his mind and carefully tried to understand all the moves and meridian circulation methods of the Xuan Yin Sword Finger in his mind.

A moment later, he flicked his finger like a sword, and a sharp burst of true energy surged out, shooting a frost-covered gash into a tree trunk not far away.

"Such powerful force."

Zhao Rui was overjoyed. With this martial arts technique, given time, when he reached the eighth level and mastered it, wouldn't he be able to enjoy the same kind of happiness as Duan Yu!

What if we use the sword finger technique in conjunction with the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword?

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, his heart stirred, and he immediately joined his fingers like a sword, unleashing the Taiyi Dividing Light Sword Technique.

This sword technique was learned from the genius boy at the Lincheng Martial Arts Hall. It is a high-level technique with considerable power.

Once the sword moves are unleashed, they are continuous, combining feints and real attacks, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. This sword technique alone is enough to keep the enemy busy and unable to cope.

Zhao Rui, unhurried and unhurried, completed a set of sword techniques and performed it again. On the fourth time, when his killing move was revealed, an invisible and intangible sword aura suddenly shot out from his fingertips.

It struck the tree, as thick as a bucket, in front of them at the same time as the killing move.

A hole, about half a finger's width deep, was clearly visible in the tree trunk.

"So this is the true application of copying martial arts techniques!"

Zhao Rui was overjoyed, his sword moves were continuous, sword energy crisscrossed at his fingertips, and there was even a faint charm mixed in.

The internal energy circulates rapidly through the meridians, and the energy in the dantian is like boiling water, surging out and spreading to all the meridians of the limbs and bones.

After wielding his finger sword with such force for nearly two hundred moves, Zhao Rui finally managed to dissipate the boiling energy in his dantian.

As he finished practicing and gathered his breath, a sharp pain suddenly struck his entire body's meridians, especially the two meridians where he was circulating the Taiyi Dividing Light Sword Technique and the Xuan Yin Sword Finger.

It stung terribly.

"I was too busy enjoying myself. My meridians couldn't handle it."

Zhao Rui couldn't help but smile wryly.

This cheating behavior of using multiple martial arts techniques simultaneously seems to come at a price.

It still needs frequent polishing.

Zhao Rui took a deep breath and was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of his surroundings and was immediately dumbfounded.

All the trees and vegetation within three zhang around him were badly damaged and in a mess. They were either cut in half by sword fingers or pierced by qi.

Even if all swords were to return to their origin, their destructive power would be no more than this.

Feeling guilty, Zhao Rui quickly flattened the surrounding weeds, then leaped onto a branch and silently ran out of the martial arts academy.

Not long after he left, a figure with white hair and a youthful face suddenly appeared where he had been.

"You brat, so you possess some extraordinary skills. No wonder you looked down on my legacy!"

"This sword technique seems to be the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword, but where does this sword energy come from? It's very strange... Could it be the Taiyi Sword Qi Technique?"

The figure muttered a couple of words, then shook its head, soared into the air, and rose straight up to the treetops, gradually disappearing into the night.

In the following days, Zhao Rui spent every day at Mingchan Courtyard, either meditating and practicing his skills or demonstrating his martial arts techniques and integrating them with his own.

My days are very fulfilling.

In his spare time, he would call Qin Rui and the other person to inquire about the competition.

Such as who advanced, who was eliminated, and who are the most outstanding figures.

Or have a meal and chat with He Wanqing and Li Xinran.

They were leisurely and very content.

January 12th arrived in the blink of an eye, and Dongqi University officially began its winter break.

University holidays come earlier than those in junior and senior high school because students need to consider travel time.

Many students come from other provinces or cities, and their travel plans alone can take several days to complete. If they leave late and it's peak season, they might not even be able to buy train tickets.

Therefore, in Dongqi Province, the holiday usually starts about ten to twenty days before the Lunar New Year.

Some students even boarded the train back home right after finishing their exams.

Zhao Rui bought a train ticket for the 12th, which was booked in advance.

However, the departure time was a bit late; it wouldn't be until 3 PM. He first saw Li Xinran and He Wanqing onto the train.

Then I found a large shopping mall not far away and strolled around leisurely.

Jeju, as a major city, is indeed much more prosperous than Lincheng.

Just looking at the number of large shopping malls, it's something second-tier cities can't compare to.

Zhao Rui strolled around, and on the way, he bought a few pieces of clothing from brands that he couldn't buy in Lincheng for his family.

After wandering around for a while, it was time to board the bus before I knew it.

He hurriedly took a taxi to the train station, and as soon as he sat down in the waiting room, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him with a serious expression.

He was accompanied by a young man and a young woman.

The three of them were sitting right across from him.

"Brother Zheng!"

Upon seeing this, Zhao Rui smiled and greeted him.

This man was none other than his soon-to-be cousin-in-law, Zheng Huaifeng.

"Zhao Rui, what are you doing here?"

Zheng Huaifeng was taken aback, then got up and walked over, sitting down next to him.

"It's vacation time, I'm getting ready to go home. Zheng Ge, where are you headed?"

"Oh! We have a mission."

Zheng Huaifeng smiled but didn't say where he was going.

Upon hearing that it was a mission, Zhao Rui didn't ask any further questions.

After chatting for a while, it was time to check tickets. Zhao Rui said goodbye to Zheng Huaifeng and went through the ticket gate first.

Zheng Huaifeng waited a moment before entering the same ticket gate as his colleague.

The trains may run in the same direction, but the destinations may be different.

Across the vast plains, the express train roared past, leaving behind a pristine white silhouette.

Zhao Rui admired the winter scenery outside the window. The warm sun slanted across the dry, golden-orange earth, creating a rich, oily landscape, much like an ink painting.

The journey from Jeju Island back to Imseong by express train takes about an hour and a half, which is not long.

After enjoying the scenery and playing on my phone for a while, the train arrived in Lincheng, just half an hour from the platform.

Zhao Rui took a bottle of water out of his backpack, about to take a sip to moisten his throat, when suddenly a commotion came from ahead.

Then I saw the passengers sitting at the very front start to stand up in a panic and back away.

And more and more passengers are getting up.

Zhao Rui looked up and saw a hooded man standing at the junction of the frontmost carriages, holding a black pistol in his hand.

He was pointing his gun at the retreating crowd.

"Back off, back off, or don't blame my gun for being indiscriminate."

The man shouted angrily while repeatedly kicking the person in front.

"Back up! Back up!"

The bald man at the front was almost in tears; he was first in line and got kicked the most.

robbery?

still?

Zhao Ruijian frowned, unable to figure it out for a moment. Before he could think further, a commotion came from the back door of the car.

Zhao Rui looked back and saw a man wearing a hood appear at the back door.

The other party also holds a black truth in their hand.

Two people, one in front and one behind!

Clear division of labor!

This was premeditated!

Zhao Rui instantly sensed something was wrong.

Under the pressure of the two people, the passengers in the carriage were quickly gathered in the middle.

People were packed together, so there was no way to move freely.

Zhao Rui was no exception.

He wasn't confident that he could simultaneously take down two people in such a dense crowd.

This is too risky and could result in collateral damage.

"As long as you don't resist, we will guarantee your safety. From now on, you are our hostages, no, the entire train is."

The man at the front door spoke through his mask, while simultaneously turning on his walkie-talkie to contact people in other carriages.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rui's heart sank even further.

This is not a simple robbery; in fact, to put it bluntly, it's not a robbery at all.

It was blatant kidnapping, kidnapping an entire high-speed train.

"Please let me go, I'll give you money, as much as you want."

"Me too, I'll raise the money. Just don't hurt us."

A sense of panic and unease immediately descended upon the crowd, and the atmosphere gradually became somewhat chaotic.

"Bang, bang..."

"Ah, murder!"

"Bang!"

Suddenly, several gunshots rang out from the train carriages, the piercing sound instantly silencing the previously chaotic crowd.

"I didn't drive it, but I can drive it! You guys can try!"

The man said with a half-smile.

Everyone fell silent in terror; the gunshots and screams clearly came from another carriage.

"Don't move. I know some of you may be martial arts practitioners, but if you want to be a hero, you should consider your own strength. Don't end up losing your life instead of being a good guy."

After the man finished speaking, he punched the back of the seat in front of him, instantly punching a large hole through it.

This person is actually a martial artist!

He was still a martial artist carrying a gun.

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes, and could only wait and see.

The passengers in the carriage were so frightened that they huddled in their cramped seats like quails. The stuffy air made the winter chill disappear without a trace.

Time passed slowly, and conversations from another carriage could be heard intermittently coming through the man's walkie-talkie.

Everyone heard it clearly.

They demanded that the imperial court release the prisoners!

As for who to place and how to place them, the statement did not mention it.

What bad luck! Even taking the high-speed rail can lead to something like this.

Zhao Rui didn't care who he wanted to release; he only cared about whether he could get off the train in Lincheng.

Following this trend, it will most likely head straight for the final station.

"Report, I need to go to the restroom!"

At this moment, a young girl raised her hand shakily and said somewhat haltingly.

"Why go to the bathroom? You'll pee your pants!"

The man said coldly.

The woman said with a look of shame and indignation, "You can't do this. Hostages have human rights too."

Upon hearing her words, the two masked men burst into laughter.

Just then, a figure suddenly leaped out from the crowd and rushed towards the masked man at the front door.

At the same time, the woman who had just been filled with shame and indignation also leaped up, throwing something with the force of a thunderbolt at the masked man at the back door.

The two attacked simultaneously, one after the other, demonstrating remarkable teamwork.

"Bang!"

The masked man in the front row reacted the fastest, raising his hand and firing a shot at the charging man.

Unfortunately, the shot missed the man.

The man closed in quickly, but the masked man's gun was even faster, firing several more shots in quick succession, forcing the man to dodge frequently.

On the other side, although the woman threw something extremely fast, the masked man dodged even faster, sidestepping aside and still firing a shot at the woman.

The woman dodged twice, but couldn't escape the gun's aim.

broken!

The woman's face turned deathly pale; she had underestimated the strength of these two men.

Just then, a chilling aura suddenly came from behind the woman, grazing her hair and accurately striking the masked man's pistol in the back row.

Before the masked man could react, his pistol was knocked from his hand.

The woman was overjoyed at the sight and quickly stretched out her leg on the carriage to step on it, getting closer to the masked man.

"court death!"

Enraged, the masked man swung his hand and started fighting with the woman.

The masked man in the front row was also attacked by the qi, but he was farther away and stronger.

He actually managed to dodge the first attack of the protective aura.

However, they couldn't withstand the fierce and powerful aura, and three more streams of aura attacked simultaneously from above and below.

He had to split himself in two to dodge, but this gave the man who had attacked earlier an opportunity.

The two immediately began fighting.

"Whoosh!"

Several more streams of energy pierced through the air. This time, the energy arrived precisely when his old strength was exhausted and his new strength had not yet been generated.

He was immediately struck in the chest by two streams of energy, and his body flew backward.

The man fighting him seized the opportunity and leaped forward, striking him in the abdomen with a palm strike that caused him to vomit blood and collapse to the ground.

The masked man at the back door fared no better. After struggling for only two rounds, he was struck by the qi, his movements slowed, and the woman struck his vital points.

Upon seeing the masked man lying on the ground, the man and woman exchanged a glance, feeling a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

They glanced around the carriage but didn't see the person who made the move. Seeing that the other party didn't show themselves, the two immediately understood.

"What about the other carriages?"

"How do we get off the bus?"

"Tell the driver to stop the car right now! Do you know who I am?"

The crowd immediately started chattering, and some even grabbed their luggage and headed towards the passageways on either side.

As soon as they reached the door, they saw a large group of people suddenly surge in from the opposite carriage, blocking the passageway through the glass door.

"this……"

The people in the carriage were stunned when they saw this.

Clearly, the fight that had just taken place in the carriage had been discovered by the other members of the gang.

They actually used human shields to block the way everyone was leaving.

They were isolated in the carriage.

"Let's climb out!"

The man and woman were clearly not ordinary martial artists; they were most likely, like Zheng Huaifeng, members of the police force.

After saying that, the two walked to the carriage door and kicked it with all their might.

After a few kicks imbued with immense internal force, the car door burst open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in, making the entire carriage shiver.

(End of this chapter)