I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 3: What’s the point of learning Kendo?!

"Everyone, please forgive me for not seeing you off."

"Lord Chen, please stay."

One after another, horse-drawn carriages drove out of Fengtong Street where the Wu'an Marquis Mansion was located in the wind and snow, leaving behind a trail of tracks.

Chen Taiping bid farewell to the last group of guests who came to watch the ceremony, looked at the people beside him, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I am making a fool of myself."

Du Qing, the King of Zhenbei, who waited until the end, was dressed in a blue casual suit, with a fair face and no beard, looking elegant.

He is a little thin and looks more like a scholar than a military general.

"It's just children playing around," Du Qing characterized the farce at the Zhuazhou ceremony with one sentence, and said with a smile:
"But your Chen Yi may not have an easy life in the future. Even if your sister-in-law doesn't say anything, Zhou Tiance may not be easy to talk to."

"Old man?" Chen Taiping frowned, "Could he still be angry with Yi'er?"

"That old man is about to die, but he entrusted his only daughter to you. Don't you know what he is thinking?"

"This……"

Du Qing stopped there, looked at the sky with snowflakes falling, and walked out of the gate of the marquis' mansion.

"A martial arts competition is like sailing against the current. Chen Yi is a good kid!"

Hearing the words of King Zhenbei from afar, Chen Taiping's face became serious and he saluted respectfully towards his back.

At first glance, these words didn't seem to be relevant, but after thinking about it carefully, Chen Taiping understood that King Zhenbei did not want Chen Yi to be punished.

Thinking deeper—the prince doesn’t like Zhou Tiance?

After thinking for a moment, Chen Taiping shook his head and turned back home.

……

At this moment in the main hall of the central courtyard.

More than ten tables were arranged in a circle. The snacks and drinks on the tables had not been cleared away yet, but the gifts for the first birthday were no longer visible on the cloud crane carpet in the center.

All the members of the Chen family, except the two children Chen Yi and Chen Yuan, sat quietly at the table.

Each of them had different expressions, some were calm, some were angry, some were watching coldly, and some were smiling.

Among them, Xia Wanwan had the most complicated expression, she lowered her head and looked like she was letting things take their course.

Zhou Wanyi, who was sitting next to her, was the calmest, as if she was just a passerby whose ceremony was disrupted.

Boom!
At this time, the old lady of the Chen family tapped the golden sandalwood cane on the jade-white floor and said with full energy:

"Don't bow your heads, and talk."

Xia Wanwan's body trembled, she stood up and said, "Grandma, if you want to punish me, then punish me. It's my fault for not disciplining Yi'er well, I..."

"We'll talk about your matter later," the old lady interrupted, "What I want to hear is how to make up for Yuan'er's failure to get the gift for his birthday!"

Xia Wanwan was a little at a loss. Wasn’t she and her son going to be punished?

She hesitated for a moment and had to sit down angrily.

"Mother, the effects of the gifts for the first week of the lunar calendar vary from person to person. Taiping only got the seal at the beginning, and his martial arts cultivation is not affected at all."

"Yes, during the Zhuazhou ceremony, it's also fate, and it's hard to say what will happen in terms of luck."

"I have a different opinion. As the eldest son, Yuan'er cannot fall behind in martial arts. Why not reopen the ancestral temple and ask the heroic spirits of our ancestors to make the final decision?"

"No! The heroic spirit of our ancestors is weak. Each time it opens, it needs a long time to recuperate. How can it open again in such a short time?"

"..."

The old lady looked at Zhou Wanyi and said, "What compensation do you think we should give Yuan'er? As long as my Chen family has it, just ask."

"Grandma, your words are too serious. I dare not."

Zhou Wanyi refused and continued, "Later I will ask Grandpa to open the Zhou Family Ancestral Hall again and bless Yuan'er."

After hearing this, the elders fell silent, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.

"The Zhou family..."

The old lady of the Chen family looked at her deeply, paused the golden sandalwood cane in her hand, slowly stood up and walked out.

"so be it."

"Yes."

Seeing this, the others stood up and left.

Xia Wanwan felt mixed emotions.

The Zhou Family Ancestral Hall is blessed by the heroic spirits of the Zhou Family's ancestors. Although the effect is the same, it is a slap in the face to a marquisate inheritance like the Chen Family.

She looked at Zhou Wanyi who was still sitting upright and said apologetically, "It's all because of my poor discipline that Yuan'er had problems with his birthday celebration."

Zhou Wanyi shook her head and said, "Second Uncle is right. It's fate and time. Don't blame Yi'er."

"But Sister Wanwan still needs to discipline Yi'er more after she goes back, and don't let him act like he did today."

"Definitely not!"

Not far from the door, Chen Taiping heard the result in the inner room and understood.

Originally, he had planned to pretend to punish Xia Wanwan in order to ease the relationship between the two ladies.

Now the old lady agreed to Wanyi's proposal, which made up for Wanwan's mistake of not educating Yier well, and saved him the trouble of stepping in to mediate.

As for Chen Yi, Chen Taiping had no intention of punishing him and only regarded his performance in the ceremony as a joke.

After all, both sons, whether legitimate or illegitimate, are his descendants, so it is a good thing for them to get the jade sword as a gift for the first birthday.

At this moment, what he cared more about was "Chen Yuan accepting the blessing of Zhou Jia's heroic spirit."

Thinking about what the King of Zhenbei said before, Chen Taiping couldn't help but feel a little strange. I married her in a formal way, how come she seemed like a son-in-law who married into the family instead?

……

……

Chen Yi, who had returned to the right wing of the backyard, was still unclear about what had happened in the central hall.

At this moment, he was lying on the bed, his small body acting like an adult - his head resting on his little hands, his legs crossed.

But even if he knew the result, he would not regret it.

In addition, with the counterattack mission involved, he and Chen Yuan will have a fight sooner or later.

It would be better to do it today than to wait for another day. This way, he could avenge himself for being drugged and complete the counterattack mission.

Don't delay either.

"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. Don't despise the poor in middle age."

"Fortunately, I'm not poor, otherwise I would have become Xiao Yan."

Muttering a few words to himself, Chen Yi stood up, looked at the nanny guarding the door, opened the panel and chose to receive the reward.

[Entry-level swordsmanship, a combination of all the basic sword techniques in the world, integrating both technique and method, and able to initially form sword energy.]

The Basics of Xuanjing Swordsmanship, the Basics of Tianyuan Swordsmanship...

The steps, the postures, the chopping, the swishing, the teasing, the lightness, the heaviness...

A series of basic sword techniques flashed through Chen Yi's mind like phantoms. They were broken down one by one and finally took shape and turned into the word "sword".

After a long time, Chen Yi shook his dizzy head.

"Is this entry-level swordsmanship?"

There are so many basic sword techniques. If he were to practice them one by one, even if he had a higher talent, it would take him 30,000 days and nights.

Now you only need to complete one counterattack mission.

"too strong!"

Chen Yi looked at the information on the light screen panel and was secretly delighted.

【Name: Chen Yi】

【Age: 30】

[Cultivation: None]

[Talent: Late bloomer - the older the bone age, the faster the cultivation speed]

[Kendo: Getting Started - A Solid Foundation to Develop Sword Qi]

【Counterattack Points: 0/100】

Sword energy?

Chen Yi's heart moved, and he grasped the jade sword hanging on his wrist.

An inexplicable sense of familiarity came over him, causing him to subconsciously turn his wrist.

Straight thrust!

bass!
I saw a green air blade emerging from the palm-sized jade sword.

Chen Yi looked at the faint sword energy in front of the jade sword and was speechless for a moment.

"The sword's energy is only one centimeter across, and it's as short as... well, not as long as me."

In less than three seconds, the sword energy disappeared.

"Tsk, your stamina isn't good enough."

Chen Yi looked at the jade sword that had dimmed a little, and he knew in his heart that this sword energy was not generated by his power.

Rather, it is the blessing of the heroic spirit of the Chen family that the jade sword itself possesses.

If it were him, he would be out of action in half a second at most.

"Martial arts cultivation, the foundation of strength."

Chen Yi's excitement gradually subsided. He still had a long way to go before he could truly display his sword skills.

But at least he had some means of protecting himself.

If that woman dares to drug him again next time, he will definitely draw his sword and... protect himself!

"Yi'er."

Just then, Xia Wanwan pushed the door open and looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee."

But Chen Yi had no idea what his biological mother was thinking. He immediately put on an innocent and cute expression and stretched his hands forward, asking for a hug.

"Why are you acting so crazy?"

Oops!
Chen Yi was startled, and saw Xia Wanwan pushing him on the bed with tears in her eyes, and hitting his butt with the feather duster in her hand.

She knew that although the events of the Zhuazhou ceremony had come to an end, she could not pretend that nothing had happened.

Otherwise, they and their son...

"Wow ah ah!"

What is the use of getting started with Tama Kendo?

This is trash that can't even hold up to a feather duster!!
(End of this chapter)