Chapter 1: Yi Lin, Tian Bo Guang

  "Spring sleep doesn't notice dawn, everywhere mosquitoes bite. This desolate mountain and wild ridge, can't even see a person's shadow, how am I supposed to do my task... it's so boring it could kill!"

  Chen Xiao stood in front of the dilapidated thatched hut where he had just crossed over, stretching his waist lazily.

  It's been two whole days since I arrived in this vast martial arts world, but I haven't seen a single person. Unfamiliar with the place and not daring to run around randomly, it's really boring. Fortunately, there is still plenty of food in this thatched hut, so I won't starve to death.

  But the time-traveling happened, and it came with a big martial arts system. This system is said to trigger various tasks randomly, completing them will bring great joy and rewards, but if you can't complete them...

  This feeling of being stabbed in the back is really quite unpleasant.

  Just as Zheng was depressed, Chen Xiao suddenly heard a girl's urgent voice saying: "You big scoundrel, don't chase me anymore, I, I won't marry you!"

  Finally someone has arrived?

  Chen Xiao followed the sound and looked away, just to see a little girl in a light pink long dress hurrying along the ancient mountain path about 30 or 40 meters down the slope. The little girl was about 16 or 17 years old, with a head of black shiny long hair flying in the wind, her figure slender and elegant, shy and charming. Especially her white face, clean and refined, beyond the ordinary, radiant and beautiful, really an absolutely lovely beauty.

  "What a pretty little girl!"

  As soon as he crossed over, he saw such a beautiful little girl, Chen Xiao's heart was beating wildly.

  At this time, the little girl rushed to run away, her face was already red with anxiety, panting continuously, and her voice was also trembling slightly, but still couldn't hide her extremely delicate and charming voice.

  Chen Xiao was about to go up and greet her, when suddenly he heard a very lewd voice: "Haha, little beauty, don't run away! Look at your beautiful face, I'm handsome and elegant, why not marry me? We can love each other, it's better than being a nun!"

  Soon, Chen Xiao saw that just behind the little girl, a young man of about twenty-seven or eight years old was chasing after her.

  The man's demeanor was leisurely, his footsteps silent, each step able to span a distance of nearly ten feet. His face wasn't red and he wasn't panting; just looking at his lightness skill, he was far superior to the little girl who had run ahead.

  The man wore a pale blue long shirt, with a wide three-inch-long two-foot-long short knife hanging from his waist. The short knife had only the blade but no tip, flat and neat, just like an iron plate.

  Chen Xiao watched as the two people approached him from afar, and his heart exclaimed in surprise: "What's going on here?! Two days without seeing anyone, and now that I see someone, do I have to be a hero and rescue a beauty?! Dammit, I don't have any martial arts skills right now, how am I supposed to save her?! No way, no way, I need to hide first and think of a plan!"

  Thinking of this, I quietly entered the thatched cottage.

  At this time, the little girl ran and looked back, always seeing the man's figure not far from herself. She hastily explained, "I, I'm a nun, can't get married, don't chase me!" As she spoke, she waved her slender hands anxiously.

  The young girl's pair of jade hands were as white as transparent, and the man was even more delighted when he saw them. He burst out laughing and said: "Ah, you're such a beauty, why do you want to become a nun? Why not just stay secular instead? 'Out of the family' (to become a nun) and 'married off' aren't these two words almost homophones? I'll marry you instead, go back and tell your master that you've already been 'married off', isn't that settled?"

  That little girl was originally a young nun who had already left home. At her innocent and romantic age, how could she argue with that man? But hearing the man talk about leaving home and getting married, she became even more anxious. Wanting to distinguish herself but being somewhat tongue-tied, she ran for a while longer. Suddenly, seeing the dilapidated thatched hut not far ahead, her heart let out a startled cry: "Oh no, this is terrible!"

  In this desolate mountain wilderness, a thatched cottage suddenly appeared, didn't it just give the man behind her a great opportunity?

  As expected, the little girl hadn't even turned around when the man behind her suddenly quickened his pace and caught up to her in an instant. He pressed down on her acupoints, then swept her off her feet and exclaimed with glee: "Haha, this is truly fate! Earlier you said you wanted to marry me, and now we've encountered a house. Isn't this just perfect for us to get married? The wedding chamber, the candles, the spring night, it's all so perfect!"

  That little girl was hugged like this, and suddenly became more anxious, struggling desperately in the man's arms. But she was just a young girl, although she had practiced martial arts, but after all, her cultivation was still shallow, and for a while, she couldn't break through the acupoints that were being pressed, only feeling that the man's arm was like two iron pillars that could not be shaken. Thinking of how she had been reciting Buddhist scriptures every day, with a sincere heart, but now she was about to be insulted by someone, what could she do? Her nose turned sour, and she was about to cry out loud.

  But just as the girl was about to cry, she suddenly heard a lazy male voice coming from inside the thatched cottage in front of her, "Is it not delightful to have friends come from afar? Since you two have already arrived at my humble abode, why don't you come in and chat for a bit?"

  As soon as the words fell to the ground, the simple and crude wooden door of the thatched cottage was pushed open, and a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of the little girl.

  The man was tall and strong, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his muscles were well-proportioned throughout his body. His long legs were in perfect proportion to his upper body. His facial features were sharp and clear, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. He wore an ordinary hemp robe, but had a strange short haircut, which surprisingly looked good on him overall.

  "Who is this person? Born with true martial arts skills and looks good."

  The little girl saw Chen Xiao, and for a moment she even forgot to struggle. But after a while, she suddenly remembered the current situation and hurriedly opened her mouth to shout loudly: "Young master be careful, this man is a bad person, don't let him harm your life!"

  The little girl encountered people first without considering her own safety, but instead remembered the safety of strangers, with a kind heart, as can be seen.

  Chen Xiao smiled mysteriously and gazed at the man chasing after the young girl, saying calmly: "In these mountains and fields, meeting each other is a destined encounter. May I ask how this gentleman is called?"

  The man holding the little girl looked Chen Xiao up and down, unsure of his origins, with a surprised and uncertain expression. Finally, he slowly put down the little girl in his arms and said in a deep voice: "I am Tian Boguang, the lone traveler from afar, I don't know who you are, sir?"

  He saw Chen Xiao's calm and composed expression, for a moment he couldn't fathom Chen Xiao's intentions, so he took a defensive stance, not seeking to achieve anything, but only to avoid making mistakes.

  "Ten thousand... ten thousand miles alone, Tian Boguang?!"

  Who would have thought that Tian Boguang was surprised, but Chen Xiao's heart was even more surprised. He turned his head to look at the thatched cottage behind him, then looked at this "Wanli Solo Traveler Tian Boguang" in front of him, and finally fixed his gaze on the little girl, asking cautiously: "Then who is this young lady..."

  That little girl desperately rushed towards Chen Xiao and blinked her eyes, saying: "I am Yilin of the Hengshan Sect. This matter has nothing to do with you, sir. Please leave quickly."

  "Tiān Bó Guāng?! Yí Lín?!"

  Chen Xiao was thoroughly shocked this time - the Yilin in front of him was still wearing pink clothes and had a hair bun, which meant that this world was... the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer? Or the new version of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer that just finished airing on TV?!

  Damn it! Is this time-traveling method wrong?!

  Everyone knows this is a martial arts world, but what's going on with the characters in New Smiling Proud Wanderer? And there's even an adapted version?!

  But Chen Xiao quickly regained his composure: "As expected, only Eastern girls are my true love..."

  Just thought of my beloved Eastern girl, and suddenly a cold, mechanical voice rang out in my mind: "Initial Task: Save Yilin. Rewards will be given based on task completion evaluation (evaluation levels include extremely poor, poor, barely passable, good, excellent, perfect). Task Description: This is the host's first task upon entering Jianghu, must complete or face elimination. Initial Task Help Hint: Tian Boguang temporary favorability +10, both sides cannot escape, lasting one hour."

  "Awesome!"

  Chen Xiao cursed in his heart: "I don't have any martial arts skills, how can I rescue someone from Tian Boguang's hands?! And it has to be a must?! What is this good feeling thingy for?! Can't even run away?! Tian Boguang can't either?!"

  He had also intended to save people, but it could only be said that he did his best, after all, he really didn't have any martial arts skills.

  But now this damn system has actually released such a task, and failure will directly wipe out!

  In his heart, he was turning over the seas, but on his face, he couldn't show it. Chen Xiao's profound and mysterious smile slowly said: "Oh, so it's Tian Bo Da Xia arriving, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar, I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar! I am Dong Xie Huang Yao Shi, please, this way."

  Haruta Kogoro bowed with a fist, which was enough as a courtesy.

  He originally thought that by casually coming up with a name, he could scare Tian Boguang, but unexpectedly, Tian Boguang burst out laughing and said: "Haha, this brother of yours, aren't you afraid that your big talk will get blown away by the wind? Dongxie Huang Yaoshi has always been in seclusion on Peach Blossom Island, when did he come here?" After finishing speaking, he added another sentence: "My surname is Tian, not Tian Boguang."

  Does Dong Xie know Huang Yao Shi? Does he also know that he is hiding in Peach Blossom Island?

  Damn it! I was wrong about this transmigration method. This world isn't just a single New Smiling Proud World, but also mixed with the background of "The Legend of the Condor Hero"!

  Chen Xiao's face turned red, but with the thick skin he had trained in Greater China in the 21st century, this little thing couldn't bring him down. He laughed and said: "Haha, I was just joking, didn't expect Brother Tian to be so uncooperative, even if you knew, don't expose me like that. I'm Chen Xiao, 24 years old, male, still unmarried."

  First stall for time, then think of a way to save him. Tian Boguang was notorious for being cautious and couldn't afford to be careless.

  "Plop!"

  It was amusing to hear Chen Xiao speak, and Yilin, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but laugh out loud despite the danger of the situation. She then urged anxiously: "Mr. Chen, you'd better hurry up and leave!"

  Yi Lin is innocent and romantic, with a very good heart. Even when she herself is in a precarious situation, she still worries about Chen Xiao's safety.

  Chen Xiao glanced at Tian Boguang and smiled, "No hurry, no hurry," he said, making a please gesture to Tian Boguang: "Why don't the two of you go inside? It's not polite to keep guests standing outside like this."

  Tian Boguang had been roaming the world for his whole life, although he wasn't invincible, but he was able to roam around for so many years, the primary condition is that he was always cautious when encountering things. Now seeing Chen Xiao, such a strange little kid, for a moment couldn't figure out what's going on, didn't dare to enter the house rashly, it's better to leave. He made a fist at Chen Xiao and said: "I don't dare to be your guest, brother is in a hurry to marry this Yilin lady, won't stay long. If fate permits, we'll meet again and have a drink together, farewell!"

  He finished speaking and was about to pick up Yilin and leave, but Chen Xiao had a task at hand. If he let him go, it would be over. He quickly blocked the way: "Brother Tian, don't be in such a hurry. As the saying goes, meeting is fate, why rush to leave? Why not sit down and chat, talk about life, discuss ideals and so on."

  Chen Xiao said so, but in his heart he was secretly cursing: "Later? Really later? The cucumber dish has already gone cold, what's the point of doing it then? This task is clearly stated - save Yilin, if you fail, directly wipe out. Although I still don't understand what this great martial arts system is all about, but in any case, it's better to believe it exists, and not to neglect it."

  He was thinking to himself, but Tian Boguang on the other side also felt a sudden sense of unease, as if something big would happen if they were to escape. Thinking of this, Tian Boguang's face suddenly turned cold and he said: "Brother Chen, your words are somewhat insincere, aren't they? You want to be a hero and save the beauty, that's normal human emotions, why make so many twists and turns? In any case, no matter what, I have decided on this Yilin little beauty, Brother Chen wants to save her, let's draw a line here, Tian will take it from here."

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  Every hot-blooded man has a martial arts dream in his heart. Having seen too many upgrade and slap-in-the-face routines, fellow heroes might as well try a different flavor and take a look at my passionate Jianghu Road.

  In the world of martial arts, men should walk with their heads held high and take big strides, singing heroic songs!

  In this world of rivers and lakes, there are two divine swords. The female sword is called "Collection" and the male sword is called "Recommendation". When the two swords are combined, they command all heroes, unify the world of rivers and lakes, and no one dares to disobey!