Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 109 Sir Su, That's Not What You Said Before
Poyang County, Shao family!

"Bastard thing!"

Shao Hong was kneeling on the ground, and a middle-aged man was whipping him hard with a whip in his hand.

"Do you know how much trouble your actions have brought to my Shao family?"

Shao Hong said nothing. With his current strength, his father's blood and energy were declining, so the whip would not hurt too much. His face showed more of unwillingness.

"Master, the thing has already happened. It will be useless to punish Hong'er." The woman at the side looked at her son with a distressed face and tried to persuade him.

"A loving mother often has a spoiled son. What does the feud between Lin Chen and Qingfeng Martial Arts School have to do with him, or with our Shao family?" The middle-aged man looked disappointed. "Li Tianqi was even fired from his position as headmaster, and Qi He has become a laughing stock in Poyang County's martial arts circles. Neither of them has ever considered revenge. Why would a mere enlightened martial artist like him dream of revenge?"

Shao Zhen never imagined that his son would be so stupid.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Lin Chen had a promising future and had already caught the eye of Lord Su.

If it was a small matter in previous years, but now the county fight is imminent and it concerns Lord Su's political achievements, going to the Military Affairs Department to report Lin Chen is to go against Lord Su, which is extremely stupid.

"Father, I know that Lin Chen is favored by Lord Su, so I reported him directly to the Military Administration Department. I also specially asked Uncle Li to go to the capital and hire a thug to deliver the letter to the Military Administration Department. This will not reveal my identity."

Shao Hong was not convinced. He said he had arranged everything and Lord Su would definitely not be able to trace it back to him.

He did not expect to be able to deal with Lin Chen with just a letter. Later, he would spread the news to Qianshan County. The Qianshan County Martial Arts School would definitely not miss this opportunity and make a big fuss about Lin Chen's fraud. At that time, the Military Administration Department would definitely send people to investigate in order to calm the public anger. This delay would mean that Lin Chen missed the county fight.

As for Lin Chen's later proof of innocence, that was a later event. His goal was to make Lin Chen miss the county fight.

Since he couldn't participate in the county fight and couldn't get the rewards, he didn't believe that Lin Chen would be able to catch up in martial arts realm in the future.

"It's all your mother's fault for spoiling you."

Shao Zhen looked up to the sky and sighed. He knew very well what his son was thinking.

But this matter is not that simple.

Not to mention whether Lin Chen can participate in the county fight, even if he can't, Lord Su will not give up on Lin Chen.

In three months, Qingfeng Palm was perfected. What a level of understanding.

"Now, there are only two paths before our Shao family. One is to give up our family's decades-long foundation to save you. The other is to abandon you and give up half of our family's foundation to keep you."

Shao Zhen's words made Shao Hong's heart tremble, and the woman beside him said anxiously: "Master, it's not that serious, right?"

"This matter cannot be concealed. Lord Su will definitely be able to find out who sent the letter and will also be able to trace it back to my Shao family. Falsely accusing a martial arts student, especially such a talented student, is a serious crime and should be punished by exile according to the law."

When he heard about being exiled, Shao Hong's expression finally changed.

"Dad, I don't want to go to the frontier."

"Don't want to go?" Shao Zhen snorted coldly: "Do you want to see my Shao family's decades-long foundation destroyed in an instant?"

There was also a look of pain on Shao Zhen's face. He only had this one son. If he was really captured and sent into exile, then his Shao family would have no descendants.

The only solution now is to give up the family business.

……

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Martial Arts Office.

Lin Chen stood aside, looking at Lord Su who was sitting in a chair drinking tea, his heart full of doubts.

Today, someone from the Wuzheng Office found him and asked him to go to the Wuzheng Office, saying that Lord Su wanted to invite him.

But when he arrived at the Military Administration Office, Lord Su was drinking tea leisurely and did not mention why he was called here.

The time for tea has passed.

There were footsteps at the door. Lin Chen looked intently, and when he saw two figures coming in, the doubt in his eyes became even stronger.

"Master Su, Shao Zhen has brought his unfilial son Shao Hong to apologize."

As soon as he entered the door, Shao Zhen also noticed Lin Chen standing on the side. His heart skipped a beat and he knew that he could not hide it from Lord Su. The other party might even have anticipated what he was going to do, otherwise Lin Chen would not appear here.

Su Lingchuan just glanced at Shao Hong behind Shao Zhen without saying a word.

"Kneel down, you beast."

Shao Zhen kicked his son hard. The dazed Shao Hong was caught off guard and fell to his knees in the lobby.

"Master Su, this beast lost to Lin Chen in the duel in March and has developed a desire for revenge. He was so audacious that he even sent a letter to the Military Administration Department, fabricating unfounded accusations against Lin Chen."

After saying this, Shao Zhen looked at Lin Chen and bowed deeply. "Nephew Lin, I failed in my parenting. I brought this beast here today to apologize to Lord Su. Since you are here, it is up to you to decide whether to chop him up or kill him. My Shao family will not hesitate."

Lin Chen finally understood why Lord Su called him over.

Looking at Shao Hong kneeling on the ground, Lin Chen was speechless. He had been in this world for more than a year and had just thought that there were no dudes in this world, but he didn't expect to meet one in the blink of an eye.

It can be said that he and Shao Hong do not have much grudges. As for the March competition, it depends on each other's ability. If you lose to your opponent, you will feel resentment. The Wuzheng Institute has held so many martial arts competitions over the years. Aren't all the students of the martial arts schools mortal enemies?

As for the feud between him and Qingfeng Martial Arts School, most of the other martial arts schools laughed at Qingfeng Martial Arts School, but no one laughed at Shao Hong.

Lin Chen did not respond and looked at Lord Su.

Since Lord Su called him here, he will just follow Lord Su's arrangements.

"Please don't play this sad drama in front of me. I will give you two choices. Shao Hong will be exiled to the frontier and can come back in ten years."

Shao Zhen's old face trembled. If he had joined the army normally, he would have had a chance to survive, but those who were exiled would be assigned to the assault battalion when they arrived at the barracks. It was truly a life-or-death situation. It was hard to say whether he could survive for a year, let alone ten years.

"Either your Shao family leaves Raozhou Prefecture, or Shao Hong will be expelled from the military administration."

Su Lingchuan's expression was calm, but at this moment he exuded the aura of a ninth-grade warrior. Shao Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, was trembling, and even Shao Zhen could hardly bear it.

"Just as Lord Su said, my Shao family will leave Raozhou Prefecture in a month."

"Three days. I'll only give you three days." Su Lingchuan stood up, his eyes stern. "If it weren't for your eldest brother, with your Shao family's limited wealth, we wouldn't be able to protect your son."

Shao Zhen was stunned and silent for a while. Finally, he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Lord Su, for your forgiveness."

"You beast, get out of here!"

Turning around, Shao Zhen kicked Shao Hong directly out of the door. The moment he turned around, he seemed to have aged a lot and left with a hunched back.

"Lin Chen, don't blame me for being soft on Shao Hong. Shao Zhen's eldest brother, Shao Gang, had made great contributions during his lifetime. Shao Gang had no children, so the county magistrate at the time took good care of Shao Zhen, allowing him to break through to the Lianzang realm. It took the next twenty years for the Shao family to establish its current foundation."

"I feel the same care and concern that you have for me, so how could I blame you?" Lin Chen said with a smile.

He understood what Lord Su meant. Having the Shao family leave Raozhou Prefecture was, in a sense, a form of protection for Shao Hong. If Shao Hong continued to push his own limits and did something wrong, given his own growth rate, he would definitely not leave Shao Hong behind. Su Lingchuan was very satisfied with Lin Chen's answer, and his aura subsided. "The Shao family has accumulated a considerable fortune in the county over the years, and Shao Zhen won't take it with him. There's a fish farm in the county that's owned by the Shao family. Are you interested?"

Fish pen?

When he heard the word "fish pen", Lin Chen's eyes lit up. As the son of a fisherman, he naturally knew what fish pen meant.

There are only three fish stalls in the entire Poyang County. Anyone who wants to sell fish in the county town can only rent a fish stall in the fish stall. One stall costs twenty taels of silver a year, and each fish stall has twenty fish stalls.

The annual income is four hundred taels of silver.

Owning a fish pen means having a stable supply of egg-laying hens.

But as he thought about it more deeply, Lin Chen realized that accepting this fish pen was not a good thing.

His current focus is on martial arts, so it is impossible for him to manage the fish pen personally.

As for my family, I’m afraid my parents are not up to this level.

A laying hen like Yulan is bound to be involved with various forces. From the perspective of my parents, it is easy for them to be used by others.

Again.

Because of the talent he has shown now, all the major forces in Poyang County are unwilling to offend him.

But once there is a conflict of interest with various forces, it will be a different story.

More practice, less conflict!
Although such days are boring, they are the most correct path.

With me around, life at home is not difficult. My mother lives in the village, and she listens to the flattery of the village women every day, and she lives a comfortable life.

"Sir, may I sell the fish pen?"

"Since I have given you the fish pen, it is naturally up to you to decide how to dispose of it. When the time comes, Shao Zhen will hand over the fish pen deed and I will have someone deliver it to you."

"Thank you, sir." Lin Chen looked grateful.

"I am very pleased that you thought of selling the fish pen."

Su Lingchuan admired Lin Chen more and more. The fish pen would definitely be worth more if it remained in his hands than if it were sold. And for someone with a family background like Lin Chen, the temptation of such a huge improvement in status from an ordinary fisherman to the owner of a fish pen was hard for most people to refuse.

Only if you are determined to learn martial arts and have a clear plan for your own path in martial arts will you be willing to let it go.

Lin Chen chuckled. He was not only afraid of getting into trouble, but also that once he accepted the fish pen, his identity would change.

Although the identity of a fisherman's son is often easily looked down upon by others, in another sense, it is also a symbol of oneself.

Can the young master of Yulan still be considered a child of a poor family?
Besides, once you enter the market, will you still be short of a fish pen?

"What difficulties have you encountered in your martial arts training?"

Su Lingchuan did not continue to talk about the Shao family. The Shao family was not the top family in Poyang County. They were able to get to this point purely because of the achievements made by Shao Gang in the past.

The Shao family enjoyed this achievement for thirty years and even ate it all.

As for the fish pen, if Lin Chen didn't mention the transfer, he would have mentioned it. He and Lin Chen had the same understanding on one point, that is, keeping the family's household registration unchanged would be more beneficial to Lin Chen.

"Everything else is fine, but there is very little money left."

Lin Chen chuckled, thinking that he should cry poor when it was time to do so. In the past three months, he had spent two hundred taels on the Tongqiao Pill, plus two hundred taels of secret medicine for practicing Tiegu Gong. He really didn't have much money left.

"If I remember correctly, after the March competition, Wu Zheng and the martial arts hall gave you a total reward of 500 taels of silver. Have you spent it all?"

Su Lingchuan was also a little frightened by Lin Chen's words. Five hundred taels were spent in less than three months. If the purple crystal marrow fluid he gave was added... this spending speed was no slower than those children from big families in the capital.

"Lin Chen, I know you want to achieve a good ranking in the county competition, but you must remember that you are on the path of extreme martial arts. The county competition is not your goal. Calm down and focus on studying the Iron Bone Skill. Next month, the Military Administration Department will summon you for special training for geniuses. Think long-term."

Su Lingchuan couldn't help but persuade him. After receiving guidance from his teacher, he was no longer so utilitarian towards Lin Chen.

The road to extreme martial arts is destined to be a difficult one, and what is required is to take it step by step steadily.

"Disciple, I'm grateful for your advice." Lin Chen put away his smile and looked serious. It seemed impossible to get more money from Lord Su, but fortunately, there was the idiot Shao Hong who gave him money.

He is really a fool who helps others in times of need.

"Ah."

Su Lingchuan was very satisfied with Lin Chen's listening to his advice, and prepared to give him a few more words of encouragement: "What stage have you reached in your Iron Bone Training?"

"My disciple is not talented, but I have just cultivated to perfection."

"Don't rush, take your time..."

call out!
Before Su Lingchuan finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed Lin Chen's arm with his right hand, so fast that Lin Chen had no time to react.

The next moment, Lin Chen felt as if his palms were pinched by a pair of iron pliers, and the blood in his body solidified at this moment.

"That's right!" Su Lingchuan retracted his palm, and a faint white mark appeared on the palm. "You can counterattack 10% of my strength. The Iron Bone Skill is indeed perfect."

The corner of Lin Chen's mouth twitched. Lord Su didn't believe what he said.

I was able to perfect my Qingfeng Palm within three months, so is it difficult for me to master the Tiegu Gong within three months?

Is the credibility so low?
However, Lin Chen also knew that it was only with the help of the Thousand Hammers Diagram that he would have been able to master the Iron Bone Skill in three months, otherwise.

"I will take my previous words seriously. Warriors must strive for success. Every opportunity to obtain training resources must be fought for. This time, I have high hopes for you in the county competition."

Su Lingchuan no longer cared about his face. He was not only shocked by Lin Chen's mastery of the Iron Bone Skill, but also by the surging energy and blood in Lin Chen's body that he felt when he came into contact with him.

It is absolutely incomparable to the ordinary martial artists who have opened up ten acupoints.

It seems that this time I can have a good talk with Zhang Wangshan about the rewards for the county fight.

Looking at Lord Su's changing expression, Lin Chen asked tentatively: "Then Lord Su, how did this disciple spend money..."

"Money is meant to be spent. If you don't spend money, how can you reach higher levels of martial arts and improve your skills?"

"Disciple understands." Lin Chen thought of Lord Su's previous attitude, and then listened to Lord Su's decisive words at this moment, and began to doubt whether he had hallucinated before.

Lord Su's attitude before and after is like two different people!
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After Lin Chen left, Su Lingchuan pondered for a while and looked towards the door: "Ask Zeng Qingyao from Jingshui Martial Arts School to come see me."

"By the way, please inform Tai Rubai of the Iron Blood Martial Arts School."

(End of this chapter)