Many times, you don’t need many—just a single strong person can lead a village to prosperity. So, how could his gaze toward Tyler Walker not be gentle?

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The days passed quickly. Over a month later, the turmoil from the wedding gradually settled down. The villagers’ original worries about Old Owen returning to the village for revenge also faded from their minds as time went by.

Those who should farm, farmed. Those who should hunt, hunted.

The only difference was that, during their free time, the young and able hunters of the village would gather in an open field to the north of the village, lining up in several rows to practice martial arts with Tyler Walker.

In Danny Goodwin’s eyes, the scene looked very much like something out of a Wong Fei-hung movie, except the instructor wasn’t Wong Fei-hung, but his brother-in-law, Tyler Walker.

All in all, his brother-in-law was pretty decent. The incident at the wedding, where someone was hurt and blood was shed, was considered extremely inauspicious. According to Chinese custom, the root of such misfortune is often blamed on the woman. Although this world wasn’t the China of Danny Goodwin’s previous life, the customs were almost exactly the same. So, Old Mr. Johnson’s family was still worried that Hannah Johnson would be blamed as a jinx and suffer grievances at her in-laws’ home.

However, it turned out they were overthinking it. Tyler Walker, despite his burly appearance, doted on Hannah Johnson dearly. The newlyweds lived in perfect harmony, making others envious, and the The Johnson Family family finally felt at ease.

Tyler Walker was in good health. Although his injuries were serious, after just a few days of recuperation, he was lively and energetic again. With his martial skills and the strong support of the village chief Henry Johnson, he became the leader of the village hunters.

He also suggested that, during the winter lull, the young men of the village should learn some martial arts from Tyler Walker to improve their skills. After witnessing Tyler Walker’s abilities, this proposal was naturally well received by the hunters, especially the younger ones. Thus, the current scene came to be.

Danny Goodwin was still sitting on a small stool in his split-crotch pants at the edge of the open field north of the village, watching Tyler Walker seriously instruct the hunters in every move and technique, feeling extremely excited.

Because, after a month of observation, he finally confirmed that this world truly did have martial arts—not just external techniques, but internal ones as well.

He just didn’t know whether the martial arts of this world were the same as those in wuxia novels.

Chapter Four: Cultivating Both Internally and Externally

In a month’s time, relying on the fact that he was Tyler Walker’s brother-in-law and just a three-year-old toddler, Tyler Walker naturally had no reason to guard against him. In fact, Tyler Walker had no intention of hiding anything, since his own understanding of martial arts was quite shallow—he only knew some basic knowledge.

For Danny Goodwin, this basic knowledge was enough.

This world was a world of martial arts.

However, there were still many differences from the wuxia novels he had read before.

Here, martial arts emphasized cultivating both internally and externally. The kind of thing in novels where eating a single fruit could grant you hundreds of years of power was impossible. Even if such spiritual items existed in the world, if a child ate one, the only result would be exploding like a balloon—boom!—turning into a mass of flesh and blood, vanishing from the world.

Tyler Walker knew martial arts, which he learned from the army. He was conscripted at fifteen and joined the military, learning the martial arts of the Great Jin army. But, as in other countries, the martial arts taught in the army were the most basic, but also the most practical.

For Danny Goodwin now, the greatest benefit Tyler Walker brought him wasn’t martial arts, but knowledge. Born in this isolated mountain village, what Danny Goodwin lacked most was detailed information about this world.

Having served as a soldier for several years, Tyler Walker brought him a wealth of information. Although the martial arts he learned were basic, his three years in the army made him the most knowledgeable person in the village.

This was just like in Danny Goodwin’s previous life: in remote western mountain areas, the most knowledgeable people in the village were often the veterans who had returned from service.

People in the army came from all over, from all walks of life, so the news they brought was varied and colorful. Although some of it was far-fetched, Tyler Walker still knew a lot about the basic facts of this world—for example, basic geography, the name of the current emperor, the name of his army, and the martial arts he practiced.

Mighty Vajra Qigong, Bear Demon Fist, the Nine Forms of the Battle Blade, and the Thousand Army-Slaying Fist.

Mighty Vajra Qigong was the most basic internal cultivation method, capable of developing internal energy. Combined with the Nine Forms of the Battle Blade and the Thousand Army-Slaying Fist, it was quite powerful and perfectly suited for the battlefield. As for the Bear Demon Fist, it focused more on toughening the skin.

“Train the breath within, train the muscles, bones, and skin without”—these are the two most widely circulated and fundamental sayings in the martial world.