Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 123 False News (Subscription Request)

"The Qingfeng Palm is perfected, the Tiegu Gong is perfected, both are perfected, the ultimate martial arts path, Shen Ge's defeat is not unfair."

Zhang Wangshan let out a long sigh. The moment Lin Chen displayed his perfect Iron Bone Skill, he had already accepted the fact that Qianshan County had lost to Poyang County.

He had also heard of the Iron Bone Kung Fu, a horizontal training martial art. Among the several entry-level horizontal training martial arts in the entire Raozhou Prefecture, it was the most difficult to practice.

Shen Ge did not take the Tongqiao Pill, but Lin Chen mastered two different types of martial arts. In terms of difficulty, the latter is naturally more difficult.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Su."

"Congratulations, Master Su."

Many of the warriors on the main stage congratulated Su Lingchuan. At this time, Su Lingchuan put away his previous arrogance and said in a reserved manner, "It was a fluke. It was really a fluke."

"According to the rules, Poyang County wins this battle."

Qiu Rufeng spoke calmly, and although his voice was flat, it spread throughout the entire martial arts arena.

"Won!"

Students such as Fu Ang from Poyang County also cheered loudly and looked at the figure walking down the field with gratitude in their eyes.

If it weren’t for Senior Brother Lin, Poyang County would not only have been defeated this time, but it would have been a crushing defeat.

When the news got back to Poyang County, this class of students would become a disgrace to the county.

No matter whether it is the old class or the future class of students, including those in the martial arts circle of Poyang County, they will only ridicule them. No one will care because Qianshan County has produced two geniuses, Zhang Qi and Shen Ge.

"Master, I have lived up to your trust."

After returning to Poyang County, Lin Chen clasped his fists towards Zeng Qingyao and Tai Rubai.

"Ah."

Zeng Qingyao nodded with satisfaction, still quite reserved, but Tai Rubai slapped Lin Chen on the shoulder: "Yes, my Zhenyue Martial Arts School has now produced a genius."

Listening to Tai Rubai's words, the owners of Tiexue Martial Arts School and Mantis Martial Arts School looked helpless. Senior Brother Tai is really shameless.

However, Zhao Qifeng from Kuangfeng Martial Arts School said with a smile: "Senior Brother Tai really has a keen eye for talent. Accepting Lin Chen into Zhenyue Martial Arts School will become a good story in the martial arts circle of Poyang County."

Zeng Qingyao: “?”

The master of the Iron Blood Martial Arts School:?
Master of Mantis Martial Arts School:?
……

Zeng Qingyao and others looked at Zhao Qifeng in surprise. He must have wanted to flatter Tai Rubai to say such things.

Does Tai Rubai have a keen eye for talent?

No one would disagree that Jingshui Martial Arts School had a keen eye for talent. After all, when Qingfeng Martial Arts School gave up on Lin Chen, Jingshui Martial Arts School gave Lin Chen the same treatment as other students.

But Zhenyue Martial Arts School was useless in recognizing talent. After three months of competition, no martial arts school in Poyang County knew that Lin Chen had a very high level of understanding in martial arts.

"Lord Su and the others have already left, so let's leave the martial arts arena first."

The master of the Tiexue Martial Arts School spoke and led everyone out of the martial arts arena.

On the viewing platform, half of the warriors who had not yet dispersed followed a certain figure, and only withdrew their gazes when the figure completely disappeared from the entrance of the martial arts field.

Among them, the vision of students and disciples from various counties is the most complicated.

No one had expected that the fight between Qianshan County and Poyang County would have so many twists and turns. It went without saying that the news would spread throughout Raozhou Prefecture within a day.

Although Qianshan County was defeated, no one would underestimate the strength of Zhang Qi and Shen Ge.

It’s not that the two of them are too weak, it’s just that Lin Chen from Poyang County is too terrifying.

On the viewing platform, the moment Jiang Qing saw Lin Chen leave the stage, her graceful figure also disappeared from the stage.

"Junior Brother Lin really surprises me every time. Even compared to those guys in the martial arts academy, Junior Brother Lin is no worse than them."

……

……

Outside the Wuzhengsi, there were three figures standing a hundred meters away, looking expectantly. The three did not dare to approach the Wuzhengsi and could only stand and wait far away.

"Oh no! The village chief asked us to find out about the county fight, but the Military Affairs Department won't make it public. We have no place to learn."

These three people were exactly the three villagers from Linhu Village. After arriving at Raozhou Prefecture, they discovered that the county fight was held inside the Wuzhengsi and they could not get in at all.

Not only could they not get in, they couldn't even get close to the gate of the Military Administration Department. Although there were warriors coming in and out, the three people yesterday felt the momentum of these warriors coming in and out, and they were afraid to step forward and ask.

"We have to ask today, otherwise the village chief will scold us to death when we go back."

"How about we just ask to see Xiaochen?"

"No, I forgot what the village chief told me. We can't let Xiaochen be distracted. Otherwise, do you think it will be our turn to come to the capital city?"

The three of them looked at the warriors coming in and out, and the aura they exuded, and they didn't dare to go forward at all. After delaying for half an hour, they finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"No matter what, I have to ask. I can't just wait here forever."

"Someone came out, he looks very young, he should be a student from the martial arts school, he will be easier to talk to."

Seeing several young figures walking out of the gate of the Military Administration Department, the three of them mustered up their courage and ran over quickly.

"Master Wu... Master Wu, we are from Linhu Village."

"What Linhu Village? Get lost!"

Several teenagers looked at the three villagers from Linhu Village who walked in, especially the one who was still stuttering. One of them scolded them impatiently.

These students from Yongfeng County's martial arts school were in a very bad mood after watching the fight between Poyang County and Qianshan County.

In the past, Guangxin County had always been the center of attention in the provincial examinations, while Yongfeng County had always been suppressed. This time, Guangxin County finally did not have to participate in the county examination, and the students from Yongfeng County were all gearing up to show their talents in this county examination.

But they didn't expect that not only did Qianshan County have Shen Ge, but Poyang County also had Lin Chen, who immediately stole the limelight from the county fight. Even though their county had not yet entered the fight, several people could foresee that when their county fight came out, it would inevitably be compared with Poyang County.

It is impossible for one person to challenge the entire county!

In this county fight, Poyang County and Lin Chen will be the biggest winners.

The three villagers from Linhu Village were all silent after being scolded and dared not ask any more questions. They were about to leave in panic.

"Wait, you said you were from Linhu Village, Linhu Village in Poyang County?"

The young man who was gathered in the center seemed to have thought of something and called out to the three villagers who were about to leave.

"Master Wu, the three of us are from Poyang County."

Hearing the words "Poyang County", the other people from Yongfeng County looked at the young man who spoke.

A smile appeared on Lian Yu's face. If he remembered correctly, Lin Chen was also from Linhu Village.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Master Wu, Lin Chen from our village is also a warrior in Poyang County. We would like to know how Lin Chen ranked in this county competition."

The three villagers answered truthfully and then looked at Lian Yu eagerly.

Lian Yu did not answer directly, but asked: "Since you and Lin Chen are from the same village, why don't you ask Lin Chen yourself?"

"Our village chief asked us to come to the city to learn about the county fight, but he didn't let us disturb Lin Chen, fearing that Lin Chen would be distracted."

After getting the answer, Lian Yu exchanged glances with several fellow apprentices around him, then sighed, "Lin Chen from your village lost and was beaten. He is currently receiving treatment. It is unknown whether he can continue to practice martial arts in the future."

"what!"

The three villagers of Linhu Village were horrified and couldn't believe what they heard.

Lin Chen...Lin Chen lost?
Losing is no big deal, but the worst thing is that he was injured. According to Mr. Wu, the injury is quite serious.

Lin Chen is the pride of their Linhu Village. If he were to get injured and disabled, it would be a huge blow to the village.

"Go back. The students from Poyang County lost the competition, so I'm afraid they won't be in the mood to see you. Don't stay in the city. Send the news back in advance so that the people in your village can be mentally prepared."

Lian Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at the three villagers from Linhu Village who left in despair, with a triumphant and playful smile on his lips.

"Brother Lian, is there something wrong with what you said?"

"I was just joking with them. Don't you think that if the people of Linhu Village were disappointed first and then found out that Lin Chen won first place, wouldn't it be a more wonderful feeling to regain what you lost?"

"Brother Lian is right. First let the people of Linhu Village suffer, and then find out that the news is fake. This joy is definitely much stronger than directly knowing that Lin Chen won first place."

Several other students from Yongfeng County also echoed the sentiment. As to whether they really thought so in their hearts, only they themselves knew the answer.

"I'm afraid that if this gets to Lin Chen's ears, it will bring us trouble."

"Junior Brother Zhang, you are too timid. Does Lin Chen dare to attack Yongfeng County?"

"Do you really think that you are invincible in the whole prefecture after defeating Qianshan County? In my opinion, it is just that Lin Chen has not met our Senior Brother Lian. If he had met Senior Brother Lian, how could he be so rampant?"

Lian Yu snorted. The elder brother mentioned by his junior fellow apprentices was not him, but his cousin Lian Cheng. He gave false news to the villagers of Linhu Village because he could not stand the fact that Lin Chen's appearance had stolen the limelight that should have belonged to his cousin. The three people from Linhu Village went back to the village to tell the false news. When Lin Chen returned to the village and learned about it, the county fight had already ended. By that time, he had already returned to Yongfeng County. It was impossible for Lin Chen to take the three villagers to each county to find out who spread the false news.

"Let's go to the Wei Shang Xian Restaurant in the city. I'll be the host today and invite you fellow apprentice brothers to taste the delicious food of Wei Shang Xian."

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……

The three villagers of Linhu Village looked pale and murmured, "How did he get hurt?"

"How should I talk to the village chief when I return to the village?"

"I wanted to announce the good news, but I didn't expect it to be..."

"Bah, bah, bah, shut up. Xiaochen is just injured. Maybe he will be fine after a few days of rest."

"If it was just a few days of recuperation, Mr. Wu wouldn't have said that just now. He also asked us to inform the village in advance so that everyone could be mentally prepared."

"We finally had Xiao Chen in Linhu Village, how come he got injured?"

The three villagers were walking in a daze, but they didn't notice a person walking towards them and bumped into him directly.

"Ouch!"

The man was knocked down and fell to the ground.

"Don't you have eyes when you walk? Don't you look at the road?"

Hearing the angry curses of the fallen man, the three men woke up as if from a dream. Although they were a little distracted, they were walking on the side of the road, so how could they have bumped into him?

"I'm afraid my vertebrae are broken. I'm going to report you to the government and have you arrested. You dare to walk around like this in Raozhou Prefecture. You are really lawless."

"No...we didn't."

The three villagers had never seen such a scene before. They were so panicked that they didn't know what to do. They wanted to go forward to help, but seeing the ferocious expressions on the other party's faces, they dared not go forward.

"Hey, isn't this the Third Master?"

Not far from the roadside, a middle-aged man saw this and ran over immediately. When he saw the young man lying on the ground, his expression changed and he looked at the three villagers: "You are in big trouble. This mistress is not ordinary. Her uncle is a constable in the government office."

When the three villagers heard that the uncle of the fallen man was a government official, they became even more frightened.

"Brother, we didn't mean to do that. We were clearly walking on the side of the road." A villager said aggrievedly.

"From your accent, you are not from the prefectural city, right? His uncle is a government official. Who do you think the government will help?"

"We are from Poyang County."

"My wife is also from Poyang County. Forget it. For my wife's sake, I will show you a way."

The middle-aged man glanced at the three villagers and said, "Before this young master reports to the government, give him some money to resolve this matter. Otherwise, if he is arrested and taken to the government, he will be detained for at least fifteen days, and his family will have to pay for his redemption. If he is taken to the government, the young master's uncle will torture you."

"Give me money?"

"Yes, how much money do you have? I'll see if I can say something nice to Master San and let this matter go."

The three villagers looked at each other, reached into their arms, and after rummaging for a long time, they took out a few pieces of silver and some copper coins, which were all they had on their bodies.

The middle-aged man saw the silver coins that the three villagers took out, curled his lips and asked, "This is all we have, I'm afraid it's not enough."

"Brother, this is all we have. Please beg for mercy for us."

"Okay, I'll say something nice to you, but I can't guarantee whether Young Master San will agree."

The middle-aged man took the silver and copper coins and looked at the young man lying on the ground: "Young Third Master, these people are distant relatives of my father-in-law, so don't bother with them. This money is compensation for your medical expenses."

"This is just a small amount of money to send away beggars, Shopkeeper Yang. Today, I am doing this for your sake, so I won't make a fuss. This small amount of money is not even enough for me to have a drink."

The young man stood up from the ground cursing, took the silver, glared at the three villagers, and left in a huff.

"Okay, you guys should leave early too. Be careful when you walk next time. This prefecture is not like a county town. You can't be sure that there is an important person standing behind you when you walk on the road."

Amid the gratitude of the three villagers, the middle-aged man left with a smile.

"Brother, we don't have any money now, how can we go back?"

The three villagers had bitter looks on their faces. They were frightened. They had just taken out all the money they had and were truly penniless.

Without money, I can’t go back to Linhu Village at all, and I can’t just beg along the way.

"Let's go back and find Xiaochen. Since the county fight is over, there's no point in disturbing Lin Chen."

"Looking for Xiaochen, but Linchen is injured..."

"Xiao Chen is injured, but there is still the martial arts school. Besides, let's take a look at Xiao Chen's injuries so that we can explain it clearly when we go back."

The three villagers returned to the Military Administration Department and bravely spoke to the soldiers at the gate of the Military Administration Department: "Sir, we are villagers from Linhu Village in Poyang County. Lin Chen from our village is a student of this year's martial arts school in Poyang County. Could you please let us know that if Lin Chen is not convenient, can you let the students of Jingshui Martial Arts School meet us?"

The three of them were prepared to be scolded by the soldiers, but what they didn't expect was that after they made their plea, the soldiers not only did not scold them, but smiled and asked them to wait at the door. Although his attitude was not friendly, it was not cold either.

"Second brother, if we had known that the military officer would be so nice, we shouldn't have waited here for so long. We should have informed him directly."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. If you see Lin Chen later, remember not to talk nonsense. Lin Chen is injured and must be in a bad mood."

The three of them did not dare to wait at the door, and stood in the corner of the wall.

"Uncle Haibo, Uncle Fengyang... why are you here?"

Hearing someone calling their names, the three of them looked over immediately. When they saw who it was, there was a look of surprise in their eyes.

"Xiaochen, you...you you..."

"What's wrong with me?"

Lin Chen was very confused. He had just received a report from the Military Affairs Department saying that someone from Linhu Village wanted to see him at the gate of the Department. His first thought was whether someone from his family had come, but he did not expect it to be Uncle Haibo and his friends.

"Didn't you say that you lost, Xiaochen, and were seriously injured?"

"Shut up!"

Wang Haibo interrupted his companion, saying that he had no tact at all and was bringing up something that was not relevant. Xiaochen must be in a bad mood because he lost the fight, so why was he bringing up this matter?

The fact that Xiaochen was able to come out to see them meant that his injuries were not particularly serious, which was great news.

"Xiao Chen, winning or losing temporarily is not important. The village chief said..."

"Uncle Haibo, don't talk yet."

Lin Chen frowned and interrupted Wang Haibo: "Uncle Fengyang, what happened?"

"Xiao Chen, the village chief asked us to come to the capital to find out about the county fight. Once there is a result, we will return to the village to report the good news. We just asked a few martial masters, and the martial master said that you lost and were injured. He asked us to return to the village to report the news so that everyone can be mentally prepared, and then..."

After hearing the whole story, Lin Chen's expression turned cold. Uncle Haibo and the other two were blackmailed in the capital city. The middle-aged man and the young man must be in cahoots with each other, one playing the good cop and the other playing the bad cop, trying to scare Uncle Haibo and the others into giving them money.

Rather than being blackmailed, Lin Chen wanted to know who spread the rumor.

If Uncle Haibo and the others really spread the false news back to the village, it wouldn't be a big deal, but my parents, especially my mother, would be so sad that they would cry.

"Uncle Haibo, do you know the warrior who is talking to you?"

"I don't know him, but judging from his accent, he should be from Yongfeng County. One of my wife's uncles is from Yongfeng County, and he speaks with that accent."

Yongfeng County?
Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He had no grudges with the warriors of Yongfeng County.

"What do the people from Yongfeng County want to do?" Fu Ang, who followed Lin Chen out, was also furious when he heard this: "Brother Lin, you won first place and helped our Poyang County win the county fight, but you dare to talk nonsense like this? We must tell the owner of the hall about this and ask Yongfeng County for an explanation."

After listening to Fu Ang's words, Wang Haibo and the other two villagers were stunned, some of them couldn't believe their ears.

"Xiao...Xiao Chen won the county fight and took first place?"

"That's right, and Senior Brother Lin still managed to turn the tide. Let me tell you..."

Fu Ang was about to brag about Lin Chen's achievements, but Lin Chen interrupted him and looked at Wang Haibo: "Uncle Haibo, did the person who told you the news leave or enter the mansion?"

"When you leave the house, go in that direction."

"Brother Lin, you are not going to chase him, are you?" Fu Ang was a little worried when he heard Lin Chen's question. The Military Affairs Department does not allow students to fight privately. Besides, the other party is not alone...

Well, you don’t need to consider the latter point.

"Don't chase."

Fu Ang breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best to let the museum owner and his men handle this matter.

"Just wait at this door. You will come back soon."

Fu Ang: ...

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