Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 129 God helps those who help themselves (Subscription required)
Lake beach!

clap clap clap!
The snake's head was smashed, but Lin Chen did not stop attacking. He used the pebble to smash the snake demon's body into several pieces before stopping.

After all, it is a monster and cannot be treated as an ordinary snake.

Looking at the small snake corpse on the ground, Lin Chen found it hard to imagine that the snake could actually transform into a human form.

In his imagination, a monster that could transform into a human form must be huge, at least ten feet long.

The length of the snake demon's corpse is such that if it were given to the villagers to make medicinal wine, they would be despised.

The common people's ideas are still very simple.

The age of an animal depends on its size, especially for snakes.

"Is this the Lian family's revenge?"

After killing the snake demon, Lin Chen began to think.

According to the information revealed by Senior Wu Yuanyan, the only family that could have a grudge against him and could collude with the demon clan could be the Lian family.

But what he had sensed before was that the snake demon cared much more about the Snake Shadow Bow than about himself.

So it was the Lian family who sent this snake demon to assassinate him, but the snake demon discovered the Snake Shadow Bow and was attracted to it.

"This matter must be reported to Lord Su."

Lin Chen had no intention of hiding the fact of killing the snake demon. If he wanted to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, he couldn't do it with his current strength and had to rely on the power of the Military Affairs Department.

Just as Lin Chen was about to take off his clothes and wrap up the snake demon's body, he suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"

Lin Chen looked towards the lake beach on the left, fully alert.

A figure walked out of the darkness.

"Boy, did you kill this snake demon?"

The man was wearing armor. Lin Chen nodded and said, "Well, what is your name, sir?"

The armor on the other person was somewhat similar to the armor on Fang Zongqi that he saw at that time, but the texture was not as good as that of Fang Zongqi.

Is this someone from the military?

"A snake demon has fled to Poyang Lake and is causing trouble. I was ordered to patrol here. I just heard some noise and rushed here immediately."

Lu Tongzhi said with a smile: "You have accomplished a great feat by killing the snake demon!"

After he finished speaking, Lin Chen felt a few more footsteps, and several figures appeared behind Lu Tongzhi, all wearing armor.

Their auras were calm and steady, and they were all practitioners of dirty martial arts.

When the four people saw the corpse of the snake demon at Lin Chen's feet, there was surprise in their eyes, and they couldn't believe that Lin Chen could kill the snake demon.

"Little brother, although you have killed the snake demon, you still have to come with us. There are some things we need to find you to understand in detail."

"it is good."

Lin Chen did not doubt the identities of the other people. If they were also members of the Lian family, there would be no need for them to attack him directly.

With several Zang martial artists and this adult whose strength he couldn't tell, he had no chance of winning.

"Little brother, just leave this snake demon to us."

Seeing Lin Chen lowering his head to pick up the snake demon's corpse, Lu Tongzhi quickly said: "Snake demons are very poisonous. You have no experience in dealing with snake demons, so it's easy for you to get into trouble."

"Thank you for the reminder, sir, but I'll do it myself."

Pulling off a piece of cloth from his sleeve, Lin Chen directly wrapped the snake demon, tied a knot, and held it in his hand.

He would not hand over the snake demon's corpse to the other party.

Senior Yan had told him that consuming the flesh and blood of monsters would have a significant effect on increasing a warrior's qi and blood. Although the corpse of this snake monster was small, it was of great value.

His experience in previous lives told him that valuable things were usually sold by gram.

In addition, he just noticed that when the four people who came later saw the snake demon's corpse on the ground, a hint of fiery color flashed in their eyes.

With the comprehension bonus of [One Black to the End], he saw it clearly.

When Lu Tongzhi saw Lin Chen's actions, the corners of his mouth twitched. Did this young man know about the demon clan before?

But according to Daliang's laws, martial arts families below the seventh rank are not allowed to reveal matters concerning the demon clan to the younger generations in the clan. Logically speaking, the young man in front of him should not know about the demon clan.

An ordinary martial arts boy who doesn't know the existence of demons would be terrified when he encounters a snake demon for the first time, even if he defeats it. Even a brave person would still have lingering fears.

This is a shock and impact that breaks previous cognition!

But the young man in front of him not only killed the snake demon, but there was not much fear in his eyes.

There is only one possibility, the other party knows the snake demon?

But how could a village boy, observing his breathing, who hadn't even reached the level of practicing internal organs, know about the monster tribe?
"What do you call your little brother?"

"Sir, this is the junior Lin Chen."

Lin Chen?

Lu Tongzhi just felt that the name seemed familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

"Boss, last time General Fang said he met a good seedling in Poyang County, and I think his name is this."

The subordinates behind him whispered a reminder, and Lu Tongzhi suddenly realized it. He asked why the name sounded so familiar, and it turned out that it was General Fang who mentioned it.

At this point, Lu Tongzhi was in a difficult situation.

Originally, he was thinking of taking the corpse of the snake demon away. As for the young man, the Raozhou Prefecture would give him a reward for slaying the demon. Anyway, since the corpse of the snake demon was taken away, it would be useless even if the Raozhou Prefecture had any objections.

Once the snake demon's body arrived at the military camp, it could not be returned.

But General Fang also said that he admired this young man named Lin Chen, and told them bluntly that if he had the chance in the future, he would bring Lin Chen to the military camp.

If he were to take the snake demon's corpse by force now and make Lin Chen lose his favor for the military camp, wouldn't that ruin General Fang's plan?

"Since you know General Fang, I will take you to see him."

Lu Tongzhi gritted his teeth and decided to leave the ownership of the snake demon's corpse to General Fang.

"Sir, can I go home and say hello to my parents first? I'm afraid my elders will be worried if I leave so suddenly."

"can."

According to the regulations, anyone who comes into contact with the demon race must be taken back to the military camp for isolation as soon as possible. However, Lin Chen knew General Fang and also learned about the demon race from General Fang. He was not isolated and naturally did not have to abide by this regulation.

Lin Chen should know what to say and what not to say.

Lu Tongzhi and his men did not enter the village, but waited at the entrance. Seeing Lin Chen's back entering the village, a soldier behind Lu Tongzhi could not help but said, "Boss, that is the corpse of an intermediate-grade snake demon. With this snake demon corpse, our brothers will be able to improve their strength by a large margin."

According to the rules of the military camp, whoever kills the monster will own the body.

Although they were not the ones who killed the snake demon, as long as they snatched it from Lin Chen, it would be theirs.

"You bastards, you are really going backwards. I killed a snake demon, how dare you guys fight with a young man for the body?"

Lu Tongzhi turned around and glared at his men. His men were not afraid and directly retorted: "I had the same idea just now. If this boy was not called Lin Chen, would you not want this snake demon?"

"That's why I said you're stupid. The more you live, the more you go backwards." Lu Tongzhi glanced at his other three subordinates and sighed, "If it was an ordinary young man, we would just take the snake demon's body away, but can General Fang take a fancy to an ordinary warrior?"

"If you use your brain, you will know that he must be a martial arts genius. You bully a martial arts genius. Do you really think that the Wuzheng Office and Wuzheng Division behind him will remain indifferent?"

"What's the big deal? We've encountered this kind of thing before. The higher-ups will go and negotiate with the government office and the Ministry of Military Affairs." The subordinate was still a little unconvinced.

"They are ordinary warriors. They won't come to the military camp. Even if they come, it will be difficult for them to control us. But General Fang clearly wants to drag Lin Chen to the military camp. I'm afraid he will also ask us to hand over the snake demon's corpse and give Lin Chen a good impression."

According to military rules, whoever kills a monster will own the corpse. Even the superiors have no right to ask the subordinates to hand over the monster corpse. The most they can do is exchange it for military merit.

But the key point is that they were not the ones who killed the snake demon.

Mr. Fang wanted to sell Lin Chen out, but it would be embarrassing if the news got out. Lu Tongzhi had followed Mr. Fang for several years and knew very well what decision Mr. Fang would make.

A quarter of an hour later.

Lin Chen went and came back, and left Linhu Village with Lu Tongzhi and others. Just as they left Linhu Village, a figure walked out of the village and headed towards the town and the county town overnight.

Feeling the burning gazes of these people on the snake demon corpse in his hands, Lin Chen became cautious. When he returned to the village, he not only said hello to his parents and said that he had to go back to the city for urgent matters, but also woke up Gu Fei and asked him to go into the city to find Lord Su at the Wuzheng Office.

The city gate of Poyang County is closed late at night, but there is also a small door guarded by soldiers. As long as Gu Fei says that he is going to find the Wuzheng Office and then mentions his name, the soldiers at the city gate will definitely open the door and let him pass.

Not every citizen in the county may know that the county magistrate has bestowed a title today, but the soldiers guarding the city gates certainly know about it, and the team announcing the good news walked out of the city gate in a grand manner.

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Two hours later.

On a mountain at the junction of Poyang County and Yongfeng County, Lin Chen was arranged to stand outside a yard and wait. Looking at the soldiers who were constantly coming in and out and were heavily guarded all around, he did not expect that there was a military camp hidden in the mountain.

After a cup of tea, Lu Tongzhi walked out of the courtyard: "Come in, the adults are waiting for you."

How many adults?

Lin Chen entered the yard with doubts. When he saw the person standing in the yard clearly, there was a look of surprise on his face.

In the yard were not only General Fang whom he had met in the yamen, but also Lord Su and Lord He. In addition, there were three others in official uniforms whom he did not recognize.

The six adults were looking at him with smiles on their faces.

"Disciple greets Lord Su, Lord County Master, and all the Lords."

"How does it feel to fight the demon tribe for the first time?" Su Lingchuan was the first to ask. "The demon tribe's methods are extremely strange."

After hearing Lin Chen's answer, Su Lingchuan and the others smiled at each other. He Ruyun continued to ask, "What do you think of the strength of this snake demon?"

"This snake monster is very powerful. If I hadn't attacked first, I'm afraid I would not be its opponent."

"Very strong, sneak attack..." Fang Ze said in a deep voice: "This snake demon is as powerful as an entry-level warrior."

Lin Chen's pupils suddenly shrank. How could a snake demon that was equivalent to an entry-level warrior be killed by himself?

impossible!
Fang Zongqi was joking with him. This was the first thought that came to Lin Chen's mind.

But then he thought that General Fang had no need to play such a joke on him. Thinking about how the soldiers had appeared in Poyang Lake so quickly, Lin Chen suddenly realized, "Is this snake demon injured?"

"Yes, you are very responsive. No wonder Lord Su and Lord He have been praising you. I have witnessed this today."

A strange man in official uniform that Lin Chen did not recognize stroked his beard and said, "This snake demon escaped from the Lian family and paid a heavy price for his life. His strength is less than one tenth of that of a warrior. But even so, he is as strong as a warrior who practices internal organs. It is not easy for you to defeat him."

"You are an ultimate warrior, and you have perfected the Iron Bone Skill, which just happens to restrain the sneak attacks of the snake tribe. I can only say that this snake demon has really met its nemesis when it met you."

The two strange men in official uniforms spoke, but Lin Chen just smiled sullenly and did not respond.

"Lin Chen, these two are Lord Su from Yongfeng County and Lord Yang from the Military Affairs Office." Su Lingchuan saw Lin Chen's puzzled expression and introduced the identities of the two people who spoke to him: "As for this one, Chu Tongpan from Raozhou Prefecture, he is fully responsible for the capture of the snake demon this time."

Lin Chen bowed one by one, and when he heard Lord Su mention the Lian family, he realized that he had guessed correctly. It was the Lian family that arranged the snake demon to assassinate him.

"Lin Chen, since you have killed the snake demon, it is a great achievement according to the laws of Daliang. Can you tell me what reward you want?" Chu Tongpan looked at Lin Chen with a warm face and encouragement in his eyes.

If your boss asks you to propose a reward, you would be stupid if you actually did so.

Lin Chen understood this principle.

"Your Excellency is too kind. I was just lucky enough to kill the snake monster. If you hadn't injured the snake monster, I wouldn't have been able to do this. How dare I take credit for it... But... I did have an idea for fighting the snake monster."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The demon race's methods are strange and cunning. If I encounter other demon beasts in the future, I will be easily ambushed by them if I don't understand their methods... I want to learn about some of the demon race's methods."

The Daliang court has been fighting the demon tribe for so many years, and must have summarized some of the demon beasts' attack methods, including their special features.

If I could understand the attack methods of monsters, I could take precautions in advance when I encounter them in the future.

Information asymmetry can sometimes determine the outcome of a battle.

As for other rewards... With Lord Su here, how can I be left out?
Lord Su will fight for the benefits he deserves.

Lin Chen simply didn't even mention the ownership of the snake demon's corpse. As long as he could get it, Lord Su would definitely fight for it for him. If even Lord Su couldn't get it, there was no point in asking for it himself.

Judge Chu's eyes narrowed, and the other people present also had looks of surprise on their faces, obviously surprised by Lin Chen's request for a reward.

On the contrary, Fang Ze looked at Lin Chen with undisguised admiration.

As the commander-in-chief of the army, he had the most dealings with the demon tribe among the people present. Lin Chen's request seemed useless, but it was the most useful.

What a clever young man.

"Lin Chen, it's easy for you to understand the demon race. Come into my camp and I will tell you personally."

After Fang Ze said this, Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun couldn't sit still anymore. This was poaching people right in front of them.

"Ahem... Logically speaking, with your current strength, it's too early for you to learn about the monster race, but since you've brought it up, I'll ask the director. We have a Hundred Monsters Record in Daliang, which records the characteristics of the hundred kinds of monsters in Daliang."

"After all, the knowledge on paper is not deep enough. There are many monster skeletons and corpses in our army."

"The army has monster skeletons and corpses?" Faced with Fang Ze's blatant poaching behavior, Su Lingchuan could no longer bear it and said sarcastically, "If you say that the military has monster skeletons and corpses, I believe it, but I'm afraid there may not be any in the army. I heard that a monster was killed and its corpse could not be hidden in the army for even one night, and it was divided up."

There were many monsters killed in the army, but there were also many people.

Fang Ze was silent. He really had no way to refute what Su Lingchuan said, so he could only say coldly: "Then I will send Lin Chen to the military headquarters for a while."

"My Military Affairs Department can also recommend students to the Military Affairs Department..."

The two adults were arguing with each other verbally. Lin Chen didn't dare to interrupt and could only listen silently. Needless to say, some information was revealed in the words of the two adults.

"Don't argue in front of the younger generation."

In the end, it was Chu Tongpan who came out to smooth things over. As Tongpan, he was responsible for the liaison and communication between the military camp and the government office, and it was not easy for him to favor either side.

Su Lingchuan is a disciple of the director of the Military Administration Department, but General Fang’s background is not bad either, with the commander-in-chief of the Poyang Guard standing behind him.

The three major forces of the entire Raozhou Prefecture, the government office, the Military Affairs Department, and the Dutongwei in the army, are responsible for monitoring the situation of monsters in the entire Poyang waters.

The waters of Poyang Lake stretch for 800 miles and there are several mountains and forests around it. In the previous dynasty, monsters and beasts were rampant there, forming a huge monster force. The imperial court spent a lot of effort to encircle and suppress the Poyang water monster.

In the end, some of the Poyang water monsters died and some escaped, but the imperial court judged that some of them had escaped and were hiding, so the Poyang Dutongwei was established.

The three parties each have their own responsibilities, and ordinary people have no contact with the Dutongwei, and only know about the government office and the Wuzhengsi.

Normally, the government office is naturally the most powerful, but once something evil happens, the Dutongwei has the right to mobilize the forces of the government office and the Military Administration Department. Even the director and the prefect have to obey the orders of the Dutongwei.

"Lin Chen, you must be exhausted after fighting the snake demon today. You should go down and rest first."

"Yes."

Lin Chen knew that these adults had important matters to discuss and that his level was not appropriate for them to know.

After leaving the yard, a soldier led him to a tent.

A quarter of an hour later, Su Lingchuan and others also came out of the yard, and Su Lingchuan went straight to the tent where Lin Chen was.

"withdraw troops!"

Fang Ze came out of the yard, looked at his subordinates, and said lightly.

"General, this matter ends here. It is still unclear why the snake demon went to find Lin Chen. Should we continue investigating?"

Lu Tongzhi was a little puzzled. After the snake demon escaped from the Lian family, it should have either hidden itself or fled Raozhou Prefecture. Why would it take the risk to look for Lin Chen?

As for the rumor that Lin Chen offended the Lian family and that the snake demon took revenge on the Lian family, that was completely false.

The demon clan is cunning, and all the members of the Lian family are dead. How can they avenge the Lian family?

Fang Ze glanced at Lu Tongzhi calmly, and for the first time, there was a warning in his words: "No matter what you think of, just keep it to yourself. There are some things you shouldn't worry about."

Why did the snake demon go looking for Lin Chen?

Fang Ze and the others naturally thought about this problem. The snake demon couldn't possibly be taking revenge on Lin Chen for the Lian family. There was only one reason for this, that Lin Chen had something good that could attract the snake demon.

But when Lin Chen was in the yard before, no one asked any questions. This was the tacit understanding among the six of them.

A common man is not guilty of carrying a jade.

Even though Daliang is prosperous now, we still have to guard against the temptation of treasures.

The few of them did not ask directly, but tacitly agreed to let Su Lingchuan ask Lin Chen privately. If the things on Lin Chen were of great importance, Su Lingchuan would tell them.

If Su Lingchuan did not mention it afterwards, it would mean that the thing on Lin Chen's body that attracted the snake demon had nothing to do with the demon clan, and the matter would not be mentioned again. As for why the snake demon would look for Lin Chen, when reporting it, it would only say: The snake demon avenged the Lian family.

This is a kind of care and protection that the six of them give to Lin Chen.

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In the tent, Su Lingchuan looked serious as he looked at the Snake Shadow Bow that Lin Chen took out from his waist.

"It seems that this snake demon came for this bow, and it is even very likely that it colluded with the Lian family for this bow."

Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled expression, Su Lingchuan briefly recounted what he had found out about the Lian family.

Lin Chen suddenly realized: "My Lord, what you mean is that the snake demon helped Lian Cheng to increase his vitality in order to get Lian Cheng to the treasury to get the bow. But because I got there first, the snake demon came after me."

Lin Chen did not hide from Lord Su the fact that the snake demon had set his sights on the Snake Shadow Bow.

Again, there is no need for this.

He and Lord Su now share a community of interests, and the snake demon only looks for himself and no one else. With the shrewdness of people like Lord Su, they can guess that there must be other reasons.

Hiding it would only damage his image in Lord Su's mind.

He felt grateful to Lord Su, saying, "I have great gratitude and I have no way to repay it."

"The bowstring of this bow is made of the main tendon of a snake. It must be this bowstring that attracted the snake demon. It is very likely not an ordinary snake tendon."

Su Lingchuan pondered for a moment and made a judgment: "After I go back, I will investigate the origin of this Snake Shadow Bow. Since you said that this bow is difficult to control, I think it requires a special way to draw the bow. I will search for it for you."

"Thank you, sir."

"Don't be so anxious to thank me. You killed the snake demon this time. According to the rules, the body of the snake demon should belong to you. This time you got a huge bargain."

For the first time, Su Lingchuan showed a smug smile on his face: "The high-level demon beast was injured, and you killed it. Others will never encounter such an opportunity in their lifetime."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Eat snake meat and bathe in snake blood."

Lin Chen's heart began to beat fast. According to what Lord Su said, Lian Cheng only had the blood of the snake demon, and his strength increased by 50%. If he ate all the flesh of the snake demon...

"This can be considered a great opportunity for you before you participate in the special training of the Military Administration Department. It can also help you gain a foothold in the special training."

Su Lingchuan couldn't help laughing as he spoke. He was originally worried that Lin Chen would be outdone by those talented students when he went to participate in the special training of the Wu Zheng Hall. He didn't expect that this snake demon would come to his door.

Of course, this is also inseparable from Lin Chen's own efforts. If it weren't for the perfection of the Iron Bone Skill, if it were someone else, even if they encountered an injured snake demon, it would be great to be able to survive.

It really proves the saying that God helps those who help themselves.

(End of this chapter)