Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 112 Lord Li Chases Lin Chen Under the Moon (Subscription Request)

Can’t practice!

Lin Chen suddenly realized that he didn’t know what to do?

After coming to this world, he spent most of his time practicing.

At the beginning, it was to change the destiny.

From the moment he became number one in the martial arts hall, he had already changed his destiny and achieved a small leap in class.

Later, when he entered the martial arts school and experienced what happened at Qingfeng Martial Arts School, although he didn't say it on the surface, he was holding his breath in his heart.

Later, he embarked on the path of extreme martial arts. For him, martial arts was not just about changing his destiny. He found that he had fallen in love with the feeling of practicing.

The relatively fair promotion channels of the Daliang Dynasty allowed him to practice martial arts without distraction.

The Li Mansion is magnificent, with carved dragons and painted buildings, and lakeside and mountain views.

But Lin Chen did not plan to leave the courtyard. As a wealthy and prominent family, there were many taboos, so he simply stayed in the courtyard for one night.

Master Tai asked his servant to inform Lin Chen that he was going out of the house to visit a friend. Lin Chen thought about it and went into the study room on the side of the courtyard.

There is no such thing as Wenju in Daliang, but that doesn't mean warriors don't study. It's just that most warriors won't delve into it in such depth as in ancient times.

When he first went to his master's wife's residence, the ink paintings of mountains and rivers hanging on the wall were extremely artistic.

For people of this era, writing and painting are more of a hobby.

There was a pile of book stickers on the desk. Lin Chen picked up one and flipped through it. He didn't know much about calligraphy and was just a layman. The handwriting on these book stickers looked very good, but as he turned to the next one, he forgot what he had read before.

Stone Soul Post

When Lin Chen saw this post, his eyes narrowed. He didn't know what the font was called, but he was fascinated by it.

How can the rock structure be changed by wind and snow?
The roots of the clouds grow towards the sky.

Laughing at the peach and plum trees competing for spring,
Guarding the cold mountains alone for ten thousand years.

This is a poem. It is not very profound and the words used are very simple.

What attracted Lin Chen were the words in this poem. Although he did not understand calligraphy, for some reason, he felt very comfortable looking at these words.

Grind, pick up the pen.

Lin Chen picked up the rice paper from the side and couldn't help but want to copy it.

The first time, it is very different from the original post.

Frowning, Lin Chen crumpled the rice paper into a ball and continued to copy it for the second time.

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……

Soon, the wastebasket on the study floor was filled with paper balls.

"It's still a bit worse."

"This is not right..."

In the original post, the horizontal strokes are like an axe splitting off a cliff, wielding with all the strength possible, with three-tenths of the force penetrating.

Its vertical hook resembles a pine tree breaking through the snow, vivid and vivid.

The right shoulder of the character "石" is deliberately raised by three points to form the momentum of a solitary peak supporting the sky.

So proud!
The writing style is like the person!

Lin Chen thought of a sentence he had seen in his previous life about calligraphy, and then looked at the handwriting he had copied. He finally understood why he couldn't copy it anymore.

The senior who wrote "Stone Soul Post" is a man of great pride and arrogance, and is also a proud and aloof person.

Although I have pride, I am different from others.

You can be proud, but not alone.

Calligraphy does not necessarily have to be exactly the same.

This time, Lin Chen picked up the brush again. Compared with the extreme horizontal strokes in the original post, he made some changes in the ending of the stroke.

The same goes for horizontal strokes and vertical hooks.

Half an hour later, Lin Chen put down his pen and looked at the "Stone Soul Post" he had written. Although it was roughly similar to the original post, it was completely different upon closer inspection.

Later on, Lin Chen was no longer limited to copying "Stone Soul Post", and began to copy other book posts.

But just like "Stone Soul Post", Lin Chen pursues similarity in form but not in spirit.

This was also the first time that Lin Chen discovered that the pleasure brought to him by copying calligraphy was similar to that of practicing martial arts.

When writing, the Qi and blood in the body circulate along with the pen, and each stroke is like a complete breathing.

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The courtyard next door.

The mournful sound of a jade flute was heard. Wang Yuyao, dressed in a moon-white skirt, leaned against the corridor, playing the jade flute. Li Qi and another woman sat beside them, listening with sadness on their faces, immersed in the music.

Telling love through music...

"This flute sounds so sad that I can't help but cry." Li Qi's eyes were slightly red.

"Yuyao suddenly came to Quzhou Prefecture, and I felt something was wrong. I thought she had encountered something. The two of us will comfort Yuyao later."

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In the study room next door, Lin Chen listened to the flute and frowned.

The lascivious music is disturbing and upsetting.

He didn't know who was playing the flute, but he could sense that the sound was coming from nearby.

This area is all the guest rooms in the Li Mansion. As a guest of the Li family, visiting someone else's home and playing this kind of flute, you are just doing nothing but having nothing to do.

Putting down the pen in his hand, Lin Chen walked out of the study, and was even more certain that the flute sound came from the courtyard next door.

"The Li family is not allowed to make noise, so is it just targeting me?"

The sound of the flute continued for a long time without stopping. Lin Chen curled his lips when he thought of what the servant from Li's mansion had said before.

Yes, people are divided into different classes, and guests are also divided into VIP guests and ordinary guests.

People like me are just ordinary guests, so we have to abide by the rules of the Li Mansion. The person living next door may be a distinguished guest, so these rules are nothing.

"Sister Wang, did something happen to you?"

After a cup of tea, the flute sound stopped and a sound came from the next courtyard.

"Yuyao, it's related to that Young Master Qin..."

Hearing the sound from the next courtyard, Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then turned around and walked back to the study.

Eavesdropping on other people can certainly satisfy one's curiosity for gossip, but Lin Chen is not interested in the privacy of strangers.

If you hear something too private, it might even get you into trouble.

Go back to the room and continue copying the calligraphy.

In the next courtyard, Wang Yuyao looked at her two close friends with a sad look on her face: "Qin Cheng already has someone in his heart. He is affectionate but unfeeling."

"How could this be?"

"Mr. Qin and Sister Yuyao, you are childhood sweethearts. The Qin and Wang families will definitely marry in this generation. Sister Yuyao, could it be that you are mistaken?"

"It can't be wrong. This is what Qin Cheng said himself. He already has someone he likes."

The two girls were shocked. The Qin family and the Wang family were both prominent families in Quzhou. Yuyao and Qin Cheng were recognized as a pair of childhood sweethearts. How could something like this happen?
At this time, seeing Wang Yuyao about to explain the reason, Li Qi seemed to think of something: "Not appropriate, there are people next door, let's not talk about this for now."

Whether it is the matter between Sister Wang and Qin Cheng, or between the Wang family and the Qin family, if such things were to spread, they would inevitably cause a stir in Quzhou Prefecture.

After Li Qi's reminder, Wang Yuyao and the other woman also reacted, especially Wang Yuyao, whose expression changed instantly: "Sister Qi, this matter cannot be spread out. If the Qin family knows about it, they will definitely force Qin Cheng. I don't want Qin Cheng to be embarrassed."

Seeing that Wang Yuyao was still defending Qin Cheng at this time, Li Qi felt that Sister Wang was so kind.

"Well, let's go next door and see what's going on."

Boom boom boom!
Lin Chen, who was just about to write in the study, frowned when he heard a knock on the door. When he walked out of the study, he found that the door to the yard had been pushed open again.

Lin Chen was a little annoyed. The servants in Li's mansion were too arrogant.

Even if you are a wealthy family, you should still show courtesy to your guests.

I live here, and he pushed the door open without my response. This is extremely rude.

Because of this, Lin Chen's face darkened.

"Hey, you were in the yard just now, did you eavesdrop on our conversation?"

Li Qi pushed open the gate and looked at Lin Chen standing in the yard with a sullen face. Her pretty face turned cold. In her entire life, no one had ever given her a cold look.

"No."

Seeing Li Qi's three daughters, Lin Chen suppressed the anger in his heart. The granddaughter of Lord Li and the eldest daughter of the Li family were of noble status and he could not afford to offend them.

The other woman next to him looked at Lin Chen and asked, "Are you going to stay in this yard?"

"I was copying calligraphy in the study room and came to the courtyard when I heard the noise."

Even though the other party's attitude was arrogant and casual, Lin Chen, with the mentality of less trouble is better, still answered calmly.

"Copying calligraphy. What kind of calligraphy do you, a warrior, need to copy?"

Li Qi obviously didn't believe what Lin Chen said. How could a student from a martial arts school in a small county, who couldn't even practice martial arts, copy calligraphy?

Martial artists below the entry level would hardly touch these things. Even for her, her grandfather and father would not allow her to touch calligraphy.

Li Qi strode in and walked straight past Lin Chen towards the study.

"Miss Li, although this is the Li Mansion, I am staying in the guest room. Should the Li Mansion also show some courtesy to its guests?"

The guest stays in the host's house, but even if you are the host, you should not enter the guest's residence without the guest's consent.

"Hospitality?"

Li Qi paused and said, "You are a student of a county martial arts school. If it weren't for the favor between the martial arts school and my grandfather, you would never have the chance to live in my Li family in your lifetime. I can go anywhere in my family whenever I want."

Li Qi knew that her father did not have a good impression of Zhenyue Martial Arts School, otherwise he would not have refused to meet the owner of Zhenyue Martial Arts School.

Zhenyue Martial Arts School is too ignorant and only knows how to flatter his grandfather. He has not sent any gifts for any happy events in the family over the years.

She doesn't want such a stingy guest.

After she finished speaking, Li Qi walked towards the study room. Lin Chen did not stop her. What Li Qi said was right. She was the eldest daughter of the Li family and she could go anywhere in the Li family.

In the study, Li Qi looked at the piles of waste paper in the trash can, and then saw the calligraphy copied by Lin Chen on the table. There was surprise in her eyes. This man was actually copying calligraphy in the study.

It's just that the handwriting is too ugly, and it's too different from the original post. It's obvious that he has never been exposed to calligraphy before. Walking out of the study, Li Qi saw Lin Chen's sullen face and snorted: "Whether you heard it or not, if anything gets out, I won't let you go."

After Li Qi threw down this threatening remark, he walked out of the yard, while Wang Qingyao and the other woman never came in from beginning to end.

"Sister Wang, this guy must be telling the truth. I saw a lot of waste paper in his study. He is really practicing calligraphy in the study."

Li Qi's voice was heard outside the courtyard gate. Lin Chen took a deep breath and turned back to his bedroom.

The rich and powerful are out of reach.

Master Tai told him that the purpose of this trip was to seek some guidance from the Lord Li.

Master Li is a sixth-rank horizontal training expert. With his guidance, my chances of completing the Iron Bone Skill are very high, which can save me a lot of time.

But seeing the way the Li family treated guests, he no longer expected any guidance from the old man of the Li family.

A person can be without arrogance, but cannot be without pride.

If he still shamelessly stays in the Li family, even if the old man of the Li family returns and fulfills this favor, his thoughts will not make sense.

Martial artists from poor families should seize every opportunity to climb up, but they must also have something they hold on to.

Otherwise, you will just become a villain who will do anything to achieve the realm of martial arts.

The elders are grateful for guidance, while the young are resentful for humiliating us.

How should he treat the Li family?

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The main gate of Li Mansion.

Lin Chen was waiting about ten feet away from the gate of Li's mansion. Half an hour later, Tai Rubai's figure appeared in his sight.

"Lin Chen, what's going on?"

As a practitioner of internal martial arts, Tai Rubai naturally saw Lin Chen first. When he saw Lin Chen carrying a bag on his shoulder, he asked in a deep voice.

"Master Tai, I thank you for your kindness, but the Li family is a rich and powerful family, and it is beyond the reach of a humble disciple like me. The relationship between the martial arts hall and Master Li should be left to the younger generation of disciples."

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Tai Rubai looked at Lin Chen deeply. He did not see anger on Lin Chen's face, but he saw determination.

Tai Rubai didn't know what Lin Chen had encountered during the more than one hour since he left Li's house, but based on his understanding of Lin Chen, Lin Chen was definitely not a narrow-minded person, nor was he the kind of spoiled child who could not tolerate the slightest grievance.

Qingfeng Martial Arts School looked down on Lin Chen so much, but in the end Lin Chen still joined Qingfeng Martial Arts School.

Qingfeng Martial Arts School gave up on Lin Chen for the second time. After winning first place in the martial arts competition, Lin Chen never said a bad word about Qingfeng Martial Arts School.

Both in public and in private.

There is no secret in this world that is impenetrable. Even if it is spoken in private, it will always be leaked as long as someone else hears it.

Facing the contempt of Qingfeng Martial Arts School, Lin Chen proved himself by being ranked first among the eight martial arts schools.

This is a young man with a proud heart.

This is also one of the reasons why he was willing to use up the extremely precious relationship between Zhenyue Martial Arts School and Lord Li for Lin Chen.

He is extremely optimistic about Lin Chen's future.

"I understand. If that's the case, please wait for a moment. I will go with you."

"Master Tai..."

Lin Chen was surprised. He thought that he was the one who was leaving the Li Mansion, and didn't want Master Tai to leave as well. After all, for Zhenyue Martial Arts School, the relationship with Master Li was extremely precious. It had been maintained for decades and should not be given up.

"Lord Li is not such a petty person. Since Lord Li is not here, it is normal for us to leave."

Tai Rubai patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and said something comforting.

Although the Li family is a wealthy and prominent family, in his opinion, after Lord Li, the next generation of the Li family, Li An, does not even have one tenth of Lord Li's charm.

If not for this, it would not be possible that he is only a ninth-grade cultivator now.

The Li family has no successor.

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Half an hour later, two fast horses left the city.

An hour later, a carriage quickly entered the city and headed straight for Li's Mansion.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Li's mansion and an old man got off the carriage.

The old man's eye sockets were as deep as ancient wells, but his pupils were frighteningly clear. When the old man raised his eyes and swept across the gate, none of the servants of the Li Mansion who came to greet him dared to look him in the eye.

"Is father back?"

Li An, who received the report from the servants, had a look of surprise on his face. Normally, his father would have to stay overnight at the farm to meet with his friends, and would not be back until tomorrow at the earliest.

As soon as the old man entered the house, Li An came to greet him from the backyard.

"Father, why don't you stay at the farm for a night before coming back?"

"Haha, you sent someone to deliver a message that someone from Zhenyue Martial Arts School is coming to the mansion. How can your father stay here?"

Li Yueshan laughed out loud. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"Take me to see Tai Rubai."

"Father, how can I let you go to see them? I will ask the steward to summon them."

Ang Lee couldn't understand why his father was so excited.

"Okay, then ask Tai Rubai and the young man to come over."

After Li Yueshan finished giving the instructions, he saw his son's puzzled look and sighed in his heart. He thought that he had been so focused on pursuing breakthroughs in martial arts that he had indeed neglected the training of An'er. An'er was not a qualified candidate for the head of the Li family.

"You should know about the matter between my father and Zhenyue Martial Arts School."

"Well, my father studied martial arts at Zhenyue Martial Arts School for a year and has a close relationship with the school."

"Then do you know why Zhenyue Martial Arts School has only come to the Li Mansion to visit my father in recent years and has never been close to other people in the Li family?"

Li An was stunned. What he thought in his mind was that the owners of Zhenyue Martial Arts School were too stingy, or they looked down on others and only wanted to flatter his father.

But these words cannot be spoken out loud.

No one knows a son better than his father. When his son was silent, Li Yueshan knew what he was thinking. His expression became serious. “The reason why all the visitors to Zhenyue Martial Arts School only visited me was because they knew that although I have a close relationship with the school, it is not too deep. After all, I only stayed in the school for one year, and I was not even on the list of students of Zhenyue Martial Arts School.”

Li Yueshan recalled that when he was young, he went to Zhenyue Martial Arts School with the help of a ninth-rank senior from Quzhou, who happened to be the director of Poyang County Military Affairs Office at the time.

"This incense and favor can only be used once. If the previous masters of Zhenyue Martial Arts School make friends with my Li family, it is equivalent to using up this incense and favor. After all, without this incense and favor, they would have no chance to make friends with you."

"As your father and all the previous masters of Zhenyue Martial Arts School, you all know this very well. Don't be foolish enough to think that Zhenyue Martial Arts School really can't come up with a few gifts."

Seeing his son's thoughtful expression, Li Yueshan's face looked a little better. Although his son did not have much talent in martial arts and was also soft-tempered, being soft also had its advantages, which was that he would listen to what was said.

"This incense and love is extremely precious to Zhenyue Martial Arts School, and it will never be used lightly. Since Tai Rubai has brought a young man with him this time, he must be the most promising student in Zhenyue Martial Arts School in the past ten years. As a father, I naturally want to meet him."

There was something that Li Yueshan did not say, to save face for his son.

When he grew old and his son could no longer support the Li family, he would ask Zhenyue Martial Arts School to bring talented students and teach them as a way of repaying his debt to the school.

For the young man, he owed the Li family a favor. If the young man could reach a high level in martial arts in the future, with this guidance, the Li family would not stand idly by if they encountered trouble.

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The time for tea has passed.

Li Yueshan's face was as gloomy as water, Li An behind him was pale, and Li Qi was about to cry.

Tai Rubai and the other person left!
Li An didn't know about this before. It was only when he sent his servants to invite them that he found out that Tai Rubai and the young man had already left the house.

Tai Rubai did not leave without saying goodbye. Before leaving, he informed the servants outside the courtyard gate. However, because his daughter was directing the servants to barbecue in the courtyard, the servants did not inform him immediately.

"Grandfather, I was just afraid that he would hear the conversation between Sister Wang and us, so I went into his study to confirm it. I didn't mean to drive him away."

Li Qi had never seen her grandfather, who loved her so much, be so angry with her.

He was just a student from a martial arts school in a small county, and I didn't bully him. Who would have thought that he couldn't even stand such a little bit of humiliation and just left like that? He was really rude.

Li Yueshan walked into the courtyard where Lin Chen lived without saying a word and went straight to the study.

"Grandfather, this person's handwriting is so bad, and he has the nerve to copy your calligraphy."

"Shut up, you idiot, you've really been spoiled by your father!"

Holding a copy of calligraphy, Li Yueshan couldn't hold back any longer and roared, shaking the entire study room.

"Father!"

When Li An saw his beloved daughter being scolded, he couldn't help but want to argue.

"And you...you guys are really going to piss me off to death."

Li Yueshan pointed at the calligraphy in his hand and said, "This 'Stone Soul Post' was written when I first entered the seventh rank. I was only forty years old, but I had already entered the sixth rank. My horizontal training skills had reached the limit. I was so high-spirited and I believed that no one in the world could be compared with me."

“Handwriting is like a person, and handwriting reveals a person’s character.”

"Ordinary people cannot see the essence of this "Stone Soul Post". Only martial artists who practice horizontal training and have a deep understanding of the horizontal training method can see the horizontal training artistic conception in this copybook."

Li Yueshan pointed at the words whose ink had not yet completely dried and said, "You idiot, you think they are not the same. That's because when I wrote, I was proud in my heart, but the other person's pen was sharp and sharp at the end, and the tip of the pen trembled like a gun tip. Even I can't compare to this state of mind."

Li An and his daughter Li Qi looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.

How old is that boy? How could he be more powerful than his father (grandfather)?
Li Yueshan sighed in his heart. If he could have such a state of mind when he was forty years old, he would not have stopped at the sixth rank. The fifth rank or even higher would not be impossible.

"Come with me!"

Li Yueshan put down the copybook and walked towards the door with a sullen face.

"Father, where are you going?"

"Go and get him back."

"Catch him back?"

Li An couldn't believe it, Tai Rubai and the other man had been gone for two hours, how long would it take to catch up with them?
"Father, it's getting late now, how about I go and chase that man back?"

"A person whose writing is sharp but not too strong is not a person without pride. If you go after him, you will never get him back. I will go myself, and the two of you should follow me, especially..."

Li Yueshan took a deep breath and looked at his grandson: "Qi'er, what grandpa said just now may be a bit harsh, but this young man has a bright future, even grandpa can't imagine it. Instead of forming a relationship with him, it can protect our Li family for the next 20 years. Your father can't support such a big Li family."

After saying this, Li An's face looked a little ugly, but he also knew that what his father said was the truth. Although it was a little uncomfortable, he could still accept it.

"Grandfather, Qi'er understands. I'll catch that man back later and apologize to him."

PS: Here are 6,000 words for you. Today I finished another 10,000 words. I looked at the monthly votes. Wow, there are so many votes at the end of the month. We may be able to hit 6,000 votes. Is there any more?

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