Chapter 399: Chapter 197: Slightly Taking Action

"Zhao Rui, no matter what you decide, I’ll support you!"

Qin Rui’s eyes shone as she looked at him, her admiration impossible to hide.

"Us too. Our martial arts might be weak, but don’t worry, we definitely won’t hold you back."

"Yeah. Among all of us, you’ve seen the most and are the most capable. In these chaotic times, it’s obvious who we should listen to."

Li Xinran and Cao Guannan couldn’t help but chime in.

"It’s not as serious as you’re making it out to be."

Zhao Rui smiled and continued, "The social order still exists. It’ll just change a bit, become a little chaotic."

"But don’t worry. The most important thing for everyone is to focus on your cultivation and improve your combat readiness. Don’t pay too much attention to what’s happening with the Martial Arts Team."

Although Zhao Rui couldn’t predict the future, having witnessed the chaos of Gui Xu, he could naturally anticipate the general situation Blue Star would face.

"Okay."

Qin Rui and the others all nodded in agreement.

"Let me check on your progress."

Zhao Rui’s gaze swept over them as he suddenly spoke.

"Huh?"

"What ’huh’?"

Before they could react to his words, Zhao Rui struck first. He split into three illusory figures, enveloping Qin Rui and the other two.

"This Guiyuan Skill of yours is a complete mess! What have you been eating, shit?"

"This Palm Technique is mediocre. Stop using it. Do you really think it can handle the current level of the Martial Dao?"

"Too slow! Way too slow! Did you not eat today?"

Zhao Rui’s flurry of wild attacks beat the three unprepared friends until they wished the ground would swallow them whole.

"So this is your strength..."

Zhao Rui glared at them, then said, "Keep practicing the Guiyuan Skill. I’ll also teach you two special techniques..."

"If you were going to teach us special techniques, you could have just taught us. Did you have to beat us up first?"

Li Xinran pouted, clutching her arm, her face twitching.

’Zhao Rui definitely didn’t hold back just now.’

"It’s better than me having to collect your corpses one day."

Zhao Rui shot her a glare.

Li Xinran gave an awkward laugh and said apologetically, "I get it, handsome."

"Alright. Sit cross-legged. Qi Gathering! Focus your mind. Returning to the Origin!..."

Zhao Rui began teaching them a Witchcraft Technique he had learned in Gui Xu that could be used for cultivation, along with some Sword Techniques from the Qingcheng Sword Sect.

They were his friends, after all. He didn’t want them to fall too far behind.

’Even though I know that on the future path of the Martial Dao, I will most likely walk alone.’

But he still wanted them to improve, to at least have the ability to protect themselves in these chaotic times.

While Zhao Rui was teaching Qin Rui and the others martial arts, Su Wanyun and the other two women were in their hotel room, greedily absorbing knowledge about this world.

The weakest among them was at the Grandmaster Realm, so their comprehension and memory were excellent. They had no trouble understanding simple, common-sense information.

The female university student Zhao Rui had hired scratched her head as she watched the three women across from her leaning over the laptop, seriously comparing the information she gave them and silently memorizing it.

Her expression was a little strange. ’I can’t believe I’m looking at actual people from ancient times.’

"Did you guys really time-travel from ancient times?"

"Can all the women where you come from use martial arts? Do all the men have three wives and four concubines?"

"Are you all female heroes?"

After she finished a section and they took a break, the university student couldn’t contain her curiosity and started asking gossipy questions.

Zhou Moshu patiently explained a few things to her.

The student was stunned. "Oh, now I remember! No wonder a classmate of mine said she had a friend who joined some kind of sect..."

"Do you think I have any talent for it?"

"Um, miss, maybe we should continue the lesson. Otherwise, if our boss comes back and finds we haven’t been learning well, he’ll kill us."

Zhou Moshu told a small lie.

"What? He... he’d really kill people? If he brought you here, doesn’t that make it human trafficking...?"

"..."

The three women exchanged a glance. ’She has a good point.’

"Let’s continue the lesson. Let’s continue the lesson."

"Oh. Oh! I can’t get you into trouble."

The university student quickly straightened up and began teaching seriously again.

From simple history to technological development, from cultural changes to personal liberation.

The university student wasn’t much to look at, but her knowledge base was solid. She chattered on for three consecutive days.

Finally, the three women had a general understanding of this world.

"Little sister, from now on, big sis has got your back. If you get bullied at, um, school, just come find me. I’ll take care of it for you."

Su Wanyun’s elegant eyebrows arched as she casually swiped a finger toward a vase in the hotel room.

A burst of finger-force shot out, slicing the bouquet in the vase clean in half.

The university student jumped in fright and said awkwardly, "No need, no need. I-I don’t cause trouble."

Just then, a knock came from the door.

Su Wanyun quickly got up and hurried to open the door.

He looked at the four women in the room and asked, "How’s the studying going?"

The university student looked at the famous Martial Arts Team Captain from her school, her face flushing red. She stood up and said timidly, "They’re learning very quickly, and they’re very obedient."

"..."

The three women broke out in a sweat. ’Why does it sound like she’s talking about children?’

"Good, that’s fine then. You can go. Thanks for your hard work these past few days. Here’s two hundred yuan, an extra bonus."

"Ah? Thank you, thank you, senior."

The university student quickly took the bills and bowed to Zhao Rui.

Seeing this, Zhao Rui felt a little dazed.

’How long has it been since I last had to worry about money, ever since I gained my martial arts?’

’In this world, you either have martial power or political power. If not that, then at least financial resources and intelligence.’

’Ultimately, you need to have one of them to stand firm and speak to others with your head held high.’

"Goodbye, miss!"

The three women waved at the university student. Although they hadn’t spent much time together, by teaching them about the modern world, she had taken on a bit of a "teacher" role.