Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 18: The power of youth is stronger than that of a tiger

As soon as Lin Chen said this, there was an uproar at the scene.

Is it nothing to cultivate your energy for three years?
"Lin Chen, do you know what you are saying? Since you have learned martial arts, you should know that it is difficult to cultivate your energy. I think you are just jealous of your elder brother."

The old lady was furious. She couldn't allow others to belittle her son.

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang also had a sullen face. In the past, he would have scolded him long ago.

The other villagers were also looking at Lin Chen and pointing.

Three years of training to develop the essence was already very impressive in their eyes.

Over the years, in the village, apart from Mr. Jiang, there have been a few people who have cultivated their spiritual energy. They all left the village and went to the city to work as guards for wealthy families, only coming back occasionally.

In this way, every time I come back, I am in glory.

"Chen'er."

Lin's mother looked at her son with some concern. After her grandfather said that Lin Ming had cultivated his vital energy, she hesitated a little, wondering whether she should collect money to pay off the debt first.

It wasn't that she wanted to curry favor with Lin Ming, but Lin Ming had cultivated his energy, and her son was learning martial arts, so she could ask Lin Ming to guide Chen'er when the time came.

"Auntie, I really don't think it's that difficult to cultivate the essence, because I have cultivated the essence."

Lin Chen's mouth corners raised. He had been holding his breath for a long time and now he could finally let it out.

Although, when he said it himself, it didn't seem very smooth, the slap in the face was very stiff, and even seemed a little childish.

But isn't he exactly that age?

If you really live two lives as a human being, you will be able to endure hardships that others cannot endure and you will be able to lose your face.

The sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes in the bitter cold.

It's just a kind of self-consolation forced by the environment.

"what?"

"Did I hear correctly just now? The Lin family kid said he cultivated his vital energy?"

"I remember that Lin Chen went to the martial arts hall this year. If he had cultivated his vital energy, wouldn't he have done it in less than a year?"

The villagers looked at Lin Chen in disbelief. After a moment of silence, the old lady suddenly sneered, "Lin Chen, you must have gone crazy from learning martial arts. You've started talking nonsense. Do you think anyone will believe what you say?"

"That's enough. Don't embarrass yourself in front of so many people."

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang also spoke in a heavy voice. His most beloved grandson had spent so much money and taken three years to cultivate his energy, but this little grandson had cultivated his energy in less than a year. It was impossible to think about it.

"Chen'er, what you said is true." Only Lin's mother stared at her son with hope.

"Mom, it's true. Didn't Gu Fei tell you that I was doing special training in the martial arts hall this month because the instructor thought I could cultivate my vital energy. I came home this time because I cultivated my vital energy and came back to tell you the good news."

Hearing Lin Chen's confirmation again, Lin's mother turned her head suddenly: "My son Chen said that if he cultivated his energy, he would have cultivated it."

"Youngest, why don't you do anything about it and let them embarrass themselves like this?"

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang looked dissatisfied, but Father Lin ignored him and said excitedly: "You are worthy of being my son. Well done."

Lin's mother believes in her son, and so does Lin's father.

My son really developed his energy within a year!
"Uncle, why are you following me..."

Father Lin interrupted the old lady and asked her, "Sister-in-law, don't you want my son Chen to cultivate his energy?"

The old lady's facial expression was a little stiff. It was more painful for her to accept that Lin Chen had cultivated his energy than to hand over the land deed.

Doesn’t this mean that her Ming’er is not as good as Lin Chen?

Just as the old lady froze in her words, the sound of a gong was heard from the direction of the village entrance, and several figures walked towards this side.

"It's the village chief!"

"The village chief is here too, beating gongs and drums, what's the big happy event in our village?"

Some sharp-eyed villagers recognized the village chief among the group.

The village chief of Linhu Village is an old man who usually walks slowly, but at this moment he is walking very fast and you can't tell at all that he is over 60 years old.

“Everyone knows about it.”

Looking at the villagers gathered in front of the Lin family's ancestral home, the village chief shouted from a distance of several feet: "It seems that Lin Chen has returned to the village. Tell everyone the good news."

As soon as the village chief said this, the eyes of many villagers at the scene changed when they looked at Lin Chen.

They thought of what Lin Chen had just said.

"When I came back from town today, I met the team from the Martial Hall who came to announce the good news. I learned that a genius had emerged in our village. Not only did Lin Chen cultivate his vital energy within a year, he was also the first person in the Martial Hall to cultivate his vital energy."

Wow!
As soon as the village chief said this, all the villagers at the scene were excited again.

"I told you that Lin Chen could do it. I saw that he had the talent for martial arts when he was a kid."

"He cultivated his vital energy within a year and ranked first. This is incredible. The Lin family has produced a Qilin child."

"Lin Chen has cultivated his energy, and with Lin Ming, the Lin family now has two warriors. The Lin family's ancestors are really proud of this."

"I'm afraid that old fellow Lin Chaoyang must be very happy now."

"Not always."

The word "not necessarily" suddenly made the atmosphere at the scene become weird again.

Thanks to Gu Fei's publicity, the inside story of the Lin brothers' splitting up the family was known to everyone in the village, but the parties involved did not admit it and the villagers did not completely believe it. However, they had seen what had just happened.

Lin Chaoyang, as a grandfather, doesn't believe that his grandson has cultivated his vital energy. That's just like what the legend has said. He is extremely biased.

As for those people who didn't believe it just now, they subconsciously ignored it at this moment.

It doesn't matter. They are outsiders, so it's normal for them not to believe him, but Lin Chen is your grandson, Lin Chaoyang. If you, as a grandfather, don't believe him, then there is something wrong.

"Now that I think about it, those rumors are true. If my grandson said that he had cultivated his vital energy, I would definitely not say that he was embarrassing himself and talking nonsense."

"Lin Chaoyang has been saying that his son is Lin Ming?"

"Lin Ming is a piece of shit. It took him three years to cultivate his energy. Lin Chaoyang was blind and recognized the wrong Qilin."

……

……

Listening to the villagers' discussions, the village chief also knew the inside story of the Lin family's division, but he would not say it out loud at the moment. Seeing Lin Chaoyang who was a little stunned, he sighed in his heart.

Lin Chaoyang, as a grandfather, really made a mistake this time.

"Lin Chen, congratulations! The team announcing the good news is coming soon. Should we go and greet them?"

"Thank you, village chief, for reminding me."

Lin Chen saluted to the village chief, and the strong man who came to collect the debt was also a little confused.

The martial arts hall reported good news that within a year, he had cultivated the essence and energy and was the first.

The news really scared him.

He could ignore Lin Ming, but he couldn't afford to offend anyone who could cultivate his vital energy within a year, let alone someone who was number one in the martial arts hall.

It won’t be long before he becomes a powerful person at the state of enlightenment.

"Since there is a happy event in your village, let's talk about the debt in a few days." The strong man wanted to slip away.

"stop."

Lin Chen called out to the other person. He could clearly feel that the moment he called out to the other person, the sturdy man's body trembled.

"Mr. Lin, I...our boss is also a strong man in the Awakening Realm." The strong man lacked confidence and had to move out of the boss's house.

Before, he just thought that the boy's eyes were very sharp, unlike those of ordinary villagers. Now he didn't dare to look into the other person's eyes.

"It is only natural to pay back debts. You can ask whoever owes you the money. I won't stop you. My second uncle's family doesn't owe you any money. You shouldn't have hurt my cousin. This debt must be settled."

The sturdy man had a strange expression on his face when he heard Lin Chen's words, but he had just heard the conversation between Lin Chen and Lin Chaoyang, the grandfather and grandson, so he understood what was going on.

It seems that there is a conflict between the grandfather and his grandson. If that is the case, then it would be easy to deal with.

"I can compensate you for injuring Mr. Lin's cousin."

"Five taels!" Lin Chen said coldly.

"Five taels, why don't you go and rob?" the strong man said anxiously.

"You don't have to give it to me if you don't want to. Just let me hit my cousin a few times, and then we'll be even."

Seeing Lin Chen's playful smile, the sturdy man shuddered. He would not agree to be hit a few times by the martial artist who had trained his spiritual energy, unless he was crazy. The martial artist who had trained his spiritual energy had a strength of at least 700 kilograms, and a few punches could take half of his life.

"Then I'll use the five taels as Mr. Lin said. Now I just need to pay back ten taels." The sturdy man lowered his head.

Lin Chen's face turned cold and he took a step forward. The sturdy men took three steps back in perfect sync.

"Didn't I make it clear before? You should ask whoever owes you money. My second uncle's family doesn't owe you money, so you have to pay the five taels!"

When they saw Lin Chen force several sturdy men to retreat in unison with just one step, and finally take out five taels of silver obediently, many young men in the village at the scene imprinted this scene deeply in their minds.

Is this the majesty of learning martial arts?

The power of a young man is as great as that of a tiger!
Many villagers who had originally given up on letting their children learn martial arts became interested again after seeing this scene.

Although learning martial arts costs a lot, once you have mastered it, look at Lin Chen, he can make people hand over five taels of silver with just a few words.

Many villagers looked at Lin Hui who was held in Er Niang's arms, with envy in their eyes.

Lin Hui made a profit this time.

Even though I got hit a few times, the most I can do is take some medicine and rest for a few days. The year is coming to an end and there is not much work to do anyway, so this money is just picked up for free.

The old village chief squinted his eyes as he watched this scene. He thought of the young man who walked out of the village ten or fourteen years ago. Although he also brought benefits to the villagers, he never showed his power as a warrior in front of the villagers.

"Second Mother, take this money."

Lin Chen handed five taels of silver to Er Niang. Er Niang held the five taels of silver in one hand and hugged Lin Hui with the other. Suddenly, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Mom, don't cry."

Lin Xi, who was huddled beside her second mother, saw her mother crying. She suddenly stood up and rushed towards the strong man. The strong man originally wanted to hide, but under Lin Chen's sharp gaze, he had to stand still obediently.

Lin Xi hugged the sturdy man's leg and bit it directly. The sturdy man grimaced in pain, but did not dare to shake it off. He was afraid that as soon as he shook it off, the huge fist in front of him would hit him.

After taking a big bite, Lin Xi was very smart and ran back behind Lin Chen. Lin Chen smiled and rubbed his cousin's head.

The strong man gritted his teeth. To be honest, he didn't want to pay the five taels of silver. If the boss was there, he could protect him. But the boss was not there, and if he didn't go out, he was afraid that he would have to leave the village lying down.

As long as the Lin family pays back the money afterwards, the boss will not offend a young warrior who is about to become enlightened because of this matter.

"Mr. Lin, now that the compensation has been paid and the anger has been vented, we can collect the debt, right? Of course, if Mr. Lin asks, we can delay it for a few days."

"On your own."

Lin Chen pulled Lin Xi aside.

"Chen'er, how could you do this? You are capable now, and you can solve the problem with just one sentence. Do you want to watch our Lin family's ancestral land fall into the hands of outsiders?"

When the old lady saw that Lin Chen really moved aside, she quickly spoke with complaints in her words.

Lin Chen stopped and looked at the old lady. The old lady looked away uncomfortably because of his gaze. It was only at this moment that she realized that the nephew, whom she had never taken seriously before, had such a sharp look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)