Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 159 They are all old foxes (please subscribe)
Raozhou Prefecture Military Affairs Department.

Min Huanbo lowered his head, but his heart was unsettled.

It was the first time he saw a scholar drop a teacup in shock.

I saw the misbehavior of Mr. Xuetai, I hope he won't make things difficult for me in the future.

Min Huanbo didn't have to wait long. After dealing with the follow-up, Bu Wenbin returned to the lobby.

"How many people know about this?"

"Your Excellency, only Senior Brother Chen and I and six others know about this."

"Yeah, well done."

Bu Wenbin nodded with satisfaction: "From now on, Lin Chen's performance in the special training ground will be classified as Class A confidential."

"Secret A?"

Min Huanbo was shocked. Class A confidentiality can be said to be the highest level of confidentiality in the special training ground. Once a student is classified as Class A confidentiality, all information about the student in the special training ground is not allowed to be disclosed to the outside.

"My lord, there is no need for this."

Min Huanbo was a little confused. Lin Chen had such a talent for martial arts and it was the perfect time for him to be proud of himself during special training, so why did he keep it so secret?
If she wanted to keep it a secret for the time being and wait until the duel with another party to catch her opponent off guard, he could understand.

"Look at this."

Bu Wenbin picked up a document on the table and threw it over. Min Huanbo quickly caught it, opened it and flipped through it for a while. His pupils kept shrinking and his expression became solemn.

"There are still people who dare to attack my Daliang martial arts students?"

This document was issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs. What shocked Min Huanbo was the content. In just ten days, more than a dozen talented martial arts students were assassinated.

"The death of Zhenbei Hou has made some evil spirits unable to sit still, and they have all jumped out."

Bu Wenbin snorted. The court had anticipated this situation and had prepared for it in advance, but the enemy was in the dark and it was impossible to be fully prepared.

However, the appearance of these jumping clowns is also a good thing for Daliang. It is just the right opportunity to catch all the spies from various countries hiding in Daliang and those demons and evil spirits.

"Jiangnan Road has also started the investigation. Before the investigation is completed, for safety reasons, Lin Chen's situation will be kept confidential for the time being."

"I understand. I will go back and tell Senior Brother Chen and the others."

Min Huanbo nodded in agreement, saying that the arrangement made by the academician was indeed the safest one.

"Ah."

Watching Min Huanbo leave, Bu Wenbin suddenly grinned, no longer as serious as before.

"Good boy, you can actually be compared with those seniors in the martial arts mountain."

In front of Min Huanbo, Bu Wenbin could still hide his inner shock, but now that there were no outsiders around, he could no longer hide it.

Instructors like Min Huanbo only knew that it was difficult to leave a name on Wudao Mountain, but they only had a vague idea of how difficult it was. However, as a schoolmaster, he had seen the situations of students in previous special training grounds, as well as the battle records of students from various fields on Wudao Mountain issued by the Ministry of Martial Arts.

Every year, no more than one hundred students can stand on the steps corresponding to their own realm on the Martial Arts Mountain.

Don’t think that one hundred is a large number. You should know that there are sixteen martial arts schools in Daliang, not counting the children of the top martial arts families in the capital.

These one hundred people would only be divided into about twenty people in each province.

Moreover, most of these one hundred students could only barely stand on the steps and could not hold on for more than a few breaths.

Although Min Huanbo did not tell Lin Chen how long he had held out at the seventeen acupoints, since they had all come from the Awakening State, how could Bu Wenbin not understand that if Lin Chen had not been able to hold out for a long time, and even had the possibility of winning, he would not have sought the second volume of the Iron Bone Skill.

Lin Chen definitely made it into the top 50.

Zhenyuepu?
Even if the Huang family doesn't want the news to be spread, I think they will agree if the Military Affairs Office comes forward personally.

Bu Wenbin looked in a certain direction of Raozhou Prefecture with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

The Huo family targeted Lin Chen, and originally thought that if Lin Chen wanted to take revenge, it would probably take several years, or at least he would have to reach the eighth rank before he would have a chance. But now the time can be advanced.

Once Lin Chen is able to leave his name on Wudao Mountain, the Wuzheng Hall will keep a close eye on the Huo family, and if they find any irregularities, they will deal with them with thundering means.

This is an implicit rule of the Military Affairs Department. Not many people know about it. Even within the Military Affairs Department, only a few people know about it. The reason why he knew about it is because he is the academician of the special training ground.

In the Wuzheng Department, there is a general term for this kind of genius: the "name-leaving" level genius.

It is a very straightforward general term, but it is also a double entendre.

Not only did he leave his name on Wudao Mountain, but he also left his name on the Ministry of Military Affairs.

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Wuzheng Hall.

It was rare for Shao Jingshan not to go into seclusion.

As the director of the Wuzheng Hall, he did not need to deal with most of the affairs of the Jiangnan Wuzheng Hall.

However, due to the recent death of Marquis Zhenbei, some people want to stir up trouble. Although there has been no conflict on the Jiangnan Road for the time being, we cannot be careless and cannot continue to retreat. If there is an emergency, we can deal with it as soon as possible.

"Sir Shao, someone from the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture has arrived."

Two old men in blue official uniforms walked into the courtyard. Shao Jingshan looked at the smiles on their faces and was a little curious: "What good news is there in the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture that can make you two so excited?"

"Sir, there is a high possibility that a genius who will be remembered forever will appear in our Jiangnan Dao."

The old man on the left smiled and said, "The retention level? Is it the little girl from the Jiang family?"

In Shao Jingshan's mind, if there was any student from Raozhou Prefecture who could possibly leave his name on Wudao Mountain, it would only be the little girl from the Jiang family.

After all, she is Jiang Duanchao's daughter!

"No, it's Lin Chen from Poyang County!"

The old man on the left did not keep him in suspense. Shao Jingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Are the people from the Military Affairs Department of Raozhou Prefecture still here?"

"Just wait outside the hospital."

"Send him in."

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A quarter of an hour later, Xu Lun left, and only Shao Jingshan and three other old men were left in the yard.

"Sir, I didn't expect that Lin Chen actually had such potential."

"The potential is huge, but the resources that can be consumed are also high. According to the letter sent from the special training ground, the resources used by Lin Chen alone are enough for several students to go from enlightenment to training."

"So what?" The old man on the left snorted coldly, "Junior Brother Jia, I will give you the same resources, and you must train me a student like Lin Chen."

Shao Jingshan said with a smile: "Junior Brother Zhang is right. Compared with Lin Chen's potential, these resources are nothing. This Lin Chen is quite courageous. Not only does he follow the path of extreme martial arts, he even dares to try Zhao Cangsheng's cultivation theory."

"Sir, I don't necessarily disagree with wasting resources on Lin Chen, but I just want to save as much as possible. Maybe if we save just a little, we will have one more rank-one warrior in the future." Jia Nanzhu explained, "Your Excellency should also know that I have been studying the ratio of students' realm breakthroughs and cultivation resources in recent years. All the rewards for students in the entire Jiangnan Road are determined by me."

"No one in Jiangnan Dao knows more about the consumption of training resources at different realms than me." After saying this, Jia Nanzhu clasped his fists and said, "Sir, please allow me to go to the special training ground to guide Lin Chen's subsequent martial arts training, so that he can leave his name on the martial arts mountain as soon as possible."

"Shameless!"

Zhang Dingfeng finally realized what Jia Nanzhu was going to do.

It's not that he is against Lin Chen consuming a lot of cultivation resources, but he wants to take the opportunity to go to the special training ground, and maybe even want to accept Lin Chen as his personal disciple.

The abacus is really damn good.

"Junior Brother Jia, what does it mean that no one knows the Jiangnan Dao better than you? The assessments and rewards you set for various places are only aimed at ordinary geniuses. Lin Chen can be an ordinary genius, right? If anyone wants to go, it should be me. At least ten years ago, one of my disciples also reached this step on the Martial Dao Mountain."

"Brother Zhang, if I remember correctly, you said ten years ago that you would no longer accept disciples. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to instruct Lin Chen."

"I just went to give Lin Chen some pointers. I didn't say I wanted to accept him as my disciple," Zhang Dingfeng argued.

"Really?" Jia Nanzhu sneered: "How about Senior Brother Zhang, swear an oath?"

"Do you, Jia Nanzhu, dare to swear?"

The two men were at loggerheads with each other, ready to go to war at the slightest disagreement; the whole courtyard was on edge.

"Brothers, please stop fooling around. It will be disgraceful if others see you." Shao Jingshan said with a sullen face. Jia Nanzhu and Zhang Dingfeng looked at each other and then reluctantly looked away. "Sir, I am not fooling around. Not long ago, when it came to the model of Jiangnan Dao martial arts students, I said that Lin Chen was suitable. It was Brother Jia who rejected it. Isn't it Lin Chen's wish to let him go to the special training ground?"

"Brother Zhang, I called you Brother, but you threw dirty water on me like this." Jia Nanzhu was furious: "What you said is that Lin Chen's deeds can indeed inspire the students of Jiangnan Dao, but...you added a but, we are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are you pretending to be a good person?"

After saying that, Jia Nanzhu looked at Shao Jingshan and said, "Sir, I didn't disapprove of Lin Chen at the time. I just wanted to convince everyone, so I decided to discuss a way that would convince all the governments. I even considered that Lin Chen's strength was relatively low, so I decided to have a public nomination."

"Public election is bullshit. Lin Chen is just the son of a fisherman. How can he have any advantage in a public election? You are being unfair to Lin Chen."

"Zhang Dingfeng, you want fairness, so why didn't you object at the time?"

"I didn't understand your sinister intentions at the time."

The sinister intentions were exposed, and Jia Nanzhu was furious: "Zhang Baldhead, do you want to fight?"

"I've been displeased with you for a long time, Jia Xiaomianhu, I'll hit you if I want."

"Is it possible that neither of you two junior brothers can listen to what I say?"

Just as the two were about to fight, the pressure emanating from Shao Jingshan and the terrifying aura of a third-rank warrior made Jia Nanzhu and Zhang Dingfeng wilted instantly.

"Don't act in front of me. Don't worry, I won't accept Lin Chen as my apprentice."

Shao Jingshan knew very well why these two junior brothers were making such a fuss. They were just afraid that he would also want to take Lin Chen as his disciple.

He was indeed tempted for a moment just now, but when he thought of his official position, he knew it was not appropriate for him to accept Lin Chen as his disciple.

"I am the director of the Military Affairs Department, so I am not suitable to accept Lin Chen as my disciple. The same goes for my two junior brothers. Please don't think of taking Lin Chen as your disciple."

As soon as Shao Jingshan said this, Jia Nanzhu and Zhang Dingfeng's faces suddenly became disappointed. They actually forgot about this.

The Ministry of Military Affairs has a rule that those who hold important positions are not allowed to accept warriors as disciples.

"Sir, if I resign from my post?"

Jia Nanzhu suddenly spoke, and when he said this, Shao Jingshan and Zhang Dingfeng were stunned.

"Junior Brother Jia, don't tell jokes."

"My Lord, I am not joking."

Jia Nanzhu said sternly, "Since that battle, I have developed a hidden disease and it is no longer possible for me to improve on the path of martial arts. Over the years, I have focused my energy on training students, hoping that my Jiangnan Dao can produce another martial arts genius. I am also very familiar with Lin Chen's situation. Not long ago, I asked Qiu Rufeng to pass on a book of archery skills to Lin Chen."

When Shao Jingshan and Zhang Dingfeng heard Jia Nanzhu mention the battle that year, their expressions dimmed. Junior Brother Jia had a strong talent in martial arts. If he had not been seriously injured in that battle, he would not have been stuck at the sixth level.

According to the rules, the position of deputy director of the Military Affairs Department of Jiangnan Province must be at least fifth rank, but Junior Brother Jia does not need it. Based on the sacrifices he has made for Jiangnan Province, he is more than qualified to be a deputy director.

"Junior Brother Jia, you have to think carefully. Lin Chen has not really left his name yet."

"If Lin Chen really leaves his name, I'm afraid it won't be my turn."

Jia Nanzhu smiled bitterly, and Shao Jingshan nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"Okay, then Junior Brother Jia will go to the special training ground."

"Thank you for your help, sir."

Shao Jingshan waved his hand and continued, "What do you two junior brothers think of the Zhenyue Pu mentioned by Lin Chen?"

"The old man in the Huang family is very stingy. I'm afraid he won't agree easily." Zhang Dingfeng replied with a frown.

"Senior Brother Huang will agree. As long as you inform Senior Brother Huang of Lin Chen's situation."

However, Jia Nanzhu was confident. The Huang family was unwilling to spread the Zhenyue Pu easily. It was targeting ordinary warriors. As long as they knew Lin Chen's situation, the Huang family would definitely agree.

"Sir, why don't you write a letter to the Huang family? I will rush to the special training ground tomorrow to meet with Lin Chen first."

"Can!"

Shao Jingshan made the final decision: "I will write a letter to Junior Brother Huang, and I would like to trouble Junior Brother Zhang to go to Huizhou Prefecture in person to deliver it to the Huang family."

"Junior brother, take the order."

When it comes to serious matters, Zhang Dingfeng also responded seriously.

"One last thing. Tell Bu Wenbin to keep a close eye on the Huo family. If necessary, ask Raozhou Prefecture to cooperate."

At the end of his speech, there was a cold look in Shao Jingshan's eyes. Li Zhe of the Li family was also a genius in Jiangnan martial arts. The Li family had the confidence, but the Huo family did not. The Li family would not do anything out of line, but the Huo family might not.

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Huizhou Prefecture.

At the foot of Huangshan Mountain, Huang Mansion.

"Brother Huang, this is what I am talking about. It is not easy for Jiangnan Dao to produce such a martial arts genius. I hope Brother Huang can help me."

Zhang Dingfeng was drinking tea with an old man.

"Junior Brother Zhang, there is no need to go there in person for such a small matter. My Huang family is also a part of Jiangnan Dao. Jiangnan Dao has produced such a young genius, so how can we not help him? Junior Brother, you can take the second volume of Zhenyue Book with you in a while."

Hearing this, Zhang Dingfeng's expression remained unchanged, but he was extremely alert in his heart. He was so easy to talk to, so was he going to make a big demand and negotiate with him?

But what Zhang Dingfeng didn't expect was that the old fellow Huang Yuanliang didn't put forward any conditions afterwards. He just accompanied him to drink tea. Until later, other members of the Huang family sent him the secret book, and until the moment he walked out of the Huang Mansion and came to the door, he was still a little bit unbelievable.

Has this old guy Huang Yuanliang changed his personality?
"Senior Brother Huang, then I'm leaving now." Zhang Dingfeng raised the reins in his hand, meaning that if you don't mention it again, you will have no chance.

"I know that Junior Brother Zhang is busy with official duties, so I won't try to keep him. I wish you a safe journey, Junior Brother Zhang."

Huang Yuanliang nodded with a smile. At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in Zhang Dingfeng's mind: Could it be that this Zhenyuepu is fake?

But the next moment, Zhang Dingfeng gave up this ridiculous idea!
"Farewell!"

Huang Yuanliang watched Zhang Dingfeng leave and turned back to his house. Before he stepped into the gate, he suddenly asked his son, "Do you have any questions?"

"Father, have you changed your temper?"

Not only Zhang Dingfeng was confused, Huang Kun was also very confused. This was not in line with his father's style of doing things.

Even if he really values Lin Chen's talent and does not mention other conditions, he can still accept Lin Chen as his disciple. After all, Lin Chen is practicing the Zhenyue Pu, so it is legitimate to accept him as a disciple.

"Have you read the information about Lin Chen?"

"No." Huang Kun answered truthfully. He couldn't afford to pay attention to such a smart young man.

"I went to inquire about the competition for the model student of Jiangnan Dao that took place not long ago. Among the five students who are truly qualified to compete for this title, only Li Zhe from Hongdu Prefecture and Lin Chen from Raozhou Prefecture are qualified. The other three are just runners-up."

Huang Yuanliang showed a fox-like smile on his face: "After inquiring about Lin Chen's situation in Raozhou Prefecture, I found out something interesting. When Lin Chen was in the martial arts hall, he had a very deep relationship with a teacher. Although they were not master and apprentice in name, they were master and apprentice in reality."

"?"

Huang Kun still didn’t understand, what did this have to do with their Huang family?
"Lin Chen's teacher, Yu Yongnian, lives in the outer courtyard of my Huang family. He is honing his skills and cultivating his martial arts will on the top of Huangshan Mountain. Your father sees that he has a good talent for martial arts and plans to accept him as his disciple."

"He has a talent for martial arts? Do you want to accept him as your disciple?"

Huang Kun opened his mouth slightly. He didn't know how his father could say such words.

He had heard of the name Yu Yongnian, but that was because of the eldest daughter of the Shu family who came with Yu Yongnian. If it weren't for the eldest daughter of the Shu family, a warrior who was thirty years old and had not yet entered the realm of martial arts would not be worthy of his attention, let alone that of his father.

My father is lying with his eyes open.

"It's difficult to accept Lin Chen as a disciple, but it's easy to accept Yu Yongnian as a disciple. Learn from your father."

Huang Yuanliang knew what his son was thinking, and snorted, "Yu Yongnian is training in my Huang family. If I use the Zhenyue Book to force Lin Chen to worship me as his father and master, I don't know what Lin Chen is thinking. When Yu Yongnian and Lin Chen meet, won't it be awkward?"

"Now that I have accepted Yu Yongnian as my disciple, given the relationship between Yu Yongnian and Lin Chen, Lin Chen is like my father's disciple's grandson. Everyone is very happy."

"Father, you are awesome."

Huang Kun suddenly realized that experience is the key to success, and he had not thought of these things.

you do not say.

At that time, the eldest daughter of the Shu family brought Yu Yongnian to the Huang family, and she also said that she wanted to become a disciple, but not to her father, but to her third uncle in the clan.

It’s a pity that Uncle San didn’t like Yu Yongnian.

"Yu Yongnian is really lucky, so this is what they call a master's status depends on his disciple?"

PS: Keep writing, I’ll add another chapter today to pay off my debt!
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