FVN Chapter 1: A Pretty Girl Fell From the Sky
Chapter 1: A Pretty Girl Fell From the Sky
Fuwei Escort Agency.
Li Ping entered the hall and bowed to Lin Zhennan, the wealthy-looking head镖师 (chief镖师), saying, "Head镖师."
"Master Li, I'm relieved to see you're unharmed," Lin Zhennan sighed. "But why are you leaving? Have I mistreated you these past few days?"
no way!
If I don't leave now, I'm going to hang here!
Three months ago, Li Ping transmigrated into the world of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and became a bodyguard at the Fuwei Escort Agency.
At the time, the escort agency was engaged in a fierce battle with a group of bandits. The original owner of this body was seriously injured and died. He transmigrated here and spent three months just recuperating from his injuries.
During his recovery, he inquired around and guessed that the Fuwei Escort Agency would soon be wiped out. He didn't have any special abilities, and his combat power was even inferior to Lin Pingzhi's, so this place was definitely not safe to stay.
Li Ping cupped his hands in greeting again: "It would be most welcome for the Chief Escort to stay with me."
"Since I was injured, I have never lacked medicine, meat, or money, and there are people who take special care of me."
"This time, I encountered a swarm of bees. Although I eventually drove them back, it still terrified me so much that I couldn't sleep all night."
"Looks like I'm too scared to do this job."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhennan fell silent.
Fuwei Escort Agency had a renowned reputation in the martial arts world, and most outlaws would give them face. Lin Zhennan also gave these heroes face, so they rarely encountered robberies.
But three months ago, that horde of people seemed to be possessed by some evil spirit; they wouldn't even pay for passage, and insisted on robbing their goods.
The escort agency fought a fierce battle with them, losing one escort, two seriously injured, and seven porters. Although they managed to save the goods, they also lost a large sum of money.
Li Ping was seriously injured at the time, and everyone thought he was going to die, but unexpectedly he survived.
It's just a pity that he was scared out of his wits.
Lin Zhennan had seen this kind of thing many times before. He sighed slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I won't force you to stay. Otherwise, I'll only be hurting you."
Lin Zhennan paid Li Ping's wages on the spot, then handed him a money bag: "Since you don't want to make a living this way, keep this money for now. It's better to do some small business in the future than to go back to farming."
Li Ping was just an ordinary bodyguard who had only worked at the Fuwei Escort Agency for a year. His martial arts skills were only average, so he received the lowest salary of 18 taels of silver a year.
When he was seriously injured last time, the escort agency not only paid for his medical treatment but also gave him a reward of 30 taels of silver.
Lin Zhennan not only settled his wages but also gave him an extra 20 taels of silver, which is equivalent to more than a year's worth of wages.
Li Ping was extremely surprised.
No wonder Lin Zhennan, despite his poor martial arts skills, was quite well-regarded in the martial arts world before encountering the Qingcheng Sect; he's a really good person...
If Li Ping hadn't known what was going to happen here, he would have stayed and made a living here.
He accepted the money pouch without hesitation, saying, "Thank you very much, Chief Escort. May you have abundant wealth, all things go smoothly, and you live a long and healthy life!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Just as he stepped out of the gate, a voice suddenly called out to Li Ping; it was none other than Lin Pingzhi, the young head镖师 (bodyguard/escort).
Lin Pingzhi clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Master Li, are you really leaving? It's a pity we'll never see Master Li's Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber again!"
Li Ping said, "Thank you for your kind words, young master, but..."
Lin Pingzhi interrupted him: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and we can't force them. If you want to leave, I won't stop you."
"But you'll need to make a living after leaving the escort agency. This little bit of silver may not be much, but please take it."
"We'll meet again in the martial world!"
He also took out a money bag and gave it to Li Ping, then turned and left.
Li Ping casually weighed the money in his hand; it was about ten taels of silver. He sighed inwardly, thinking that the father and son were really good people.
Just like Lin Pingzhi, when he encountered Qingcheng Sect disciples harassing Yue Lingshan, he dared to stand up for Yue Lingshan, even though Yue Lingshan was disguised as an ugly village girl at that time.
Even in times of hardship, he neither stole nor robbed. Even when mocked by elderly women in the countryside, he refused to lay a hand on them. To save his parents, he was willing to endure all kinds of humiliation...
In the end, he was forced into that state by the world!
But what can I do?
We can't exactly tell them that Yu Canghai is coming to kill their whole family, can we?
They have to believe it too!
Li Ping left the city, preparing to go to Zhongnan Mountain to find the ancient tomb.
Back in the era of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, the descendants of the Ancient Tomb Sect still appeared in the martial arts world. It's only been a little over a hundred years since then, and Li Ping thinks he might be able to find them.
The ancient tomb is an armory, and more importantly, the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra and the Nine Yin Manual seem to be engraved on the wall, making them less likely to be damaged!
If you can find the secret manual in the ancient tomb and learn it, you can make a living in the martial arts world.
If I can't find one, I'll start a small business, work hard to make money, and strive to become a wealthy man.
Unfortunately, although Li Ping inherited everything from the original owner, the original owner's martial arts skills and knowledge were simply too poor.
He only knows one set of Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber and a few scattered moves, but he's not very good at them. As for internal strength... he knows absolutely nothing about it.
Previously, he had also secretly gone to the Lin family's old house in Xiangyang and stole the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual".
He didn't want to practice it; he just wanted to see what the internal energy cultivation method was like.
I can't understand it at all!
However, since I took the "Evil-Repelling Sword Manual," at least Lin Pingzhi won't castrate himself anymore, and maybe he can even live a happy life with Yue Lingshan...
That can be considered helping him.
Lost in thought, Li Ping suddenly felt something and looked up at the night sky.
Countless golden shooting stars appeared in the sky, and his heart expanded: "A meteor shower, how beautiful..."
Suddenly, his mind went blank.
Above the starry sky, he saw a river, a winding river with countless branches...
He wasn't even sure if it was a river!
He also saw a gigantic fist, a long sword, and a lotus-like flame rising from the direction of the river's source...
They crashed into the source of the river, and then the river exploded. From the exploded river, countless golden lights scattered out, turning into a meteor shower that flew towards this place.
Li Ping was dumbfounded. What did I just see?
I've transmigrated into a martial arts world, so how come there's something like this?
Or is this just my imagination?
Just as Li Ping was lost in thought, he suddenly noticed a shooting star getting closer and closer to him.
Holy crap, is it coming for me?
He turned and ran, but the shooting star was too fast; it landed right in front of him before he could run more than a few steps.
Li Ping felt a chill run down his spine. He was doomed!
Having transmigrated to this world and done absolutely nothing, I'm about to be killed by a meteorite!?
This guy could easily be voted the worst time traveler in history...
Unexpectedly, the golden meteor stopped right in front of him without causing any explosion.
The golden light began to recede, revealing a girl of stunning beauty.
Li Ping's mind almost stopped; he just stared blankly at the girl.
The girl stared at him blankly.
Their eyes met, both looking completely bewildered.
After a long silence, Li Ping, as if possessed, said, "A deity?"
The girl looked blank and didn't react!
Li Ping then asked, "A monster?"
At this moment, the girl also recovered from her extreme shock, and her mind started racing.
What just happened?!
I left Peach Blossom Island, and although I was still at sea, suddenly a golden light enveloped me, and then I was lifted into the air...
Did I ascend to heaven?
But I'm not a Taoist priest, nor have I cultivated Taoism, and this place doesn't resemble the Heavenly Court...
Also, what is that river?
Even with the girl's exceptional intelligence, she couldn't immediately understand what had happened. She looked at Li Ping and asked, "Where is this place?"
Hearing her say that, Li Ping was no longer so afraid.
Although I don't know what happened, I feel that this girl is neither a god nor a monster. Could she be... a cultivator?
This is my destiny!
Li Ping excitedly said, "Fuzhou."
The girl wondered to herself, "How did they run this far in just a few breaths? What's going on?"
Just then, the sound of wind breaking rang out, and Li Ping's vision blurred as a man appeared in front of them.
The man laughed and said, "When I saw the shooting star, I was thinking that I might be able to get a piece of meteorite iron from outer space. It is said that swords forged from meteorite iron are incomparably sharp..."
"Unexpectedly, instead of encountering extraterrestrial meteorite iron, I saw a beautiful young woman."
"To see such a beautiful girl, I wouldn't trade her for ten hundred-times-forged swords..."
Li Ping's expression changed: "Wanli Duxing, Tian Boguang!?"