Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 182 Canglan Martial Academy: Ask for the conditions
A quarter of an hour later!
Lin Chen met Song Zhixue, Ye Yuan and Luo Wen at the same time.

The three of them have already offered their conditions privately. In comparison, the conditions offered by Kyoto Martial Arts Academy are slightly higher, but they are still not enough to satisfy Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, how about it, have you made a decision? No matter which one you choose, we won't be angry. After all, they are all martial arts academies in Daliang."

Ye Yuan spoke with a smile. He was the last one to negotiate terms with Lin Chen in private. After putting forward the terms, he also mentioned vaguely that most of the disciples who graduated from Qingyun Martial Arts Academy became officials in the court. People like Lin Chen, who came from an ordinary family, must take the path of martial arts examination. Joining Qingyun Martial Arts Academy would make his development in the court smoother in the future.

After all, they graduated from the same martial arts academy, and they have a brotherhood, and they can take care of each other in the court in the future.

"Three teachers, I have an idea that I would like to discuss with you three."

"Whatever you think, just say it." Luo Wen replied with a smile. He couldn't let Ye Yuan alone to gain favor in front of Lin Chen.

"Martial Academy usually recruits disciples who are training Zang. I haven't reached the stage of training Zang yet. Can we postpone it for a while until I have entered the stage of training Zang?"

Lin Chen did not say that he would continue to attack Wudao Mountain and leave his name there. He only said that he would do that after he finished practicing.

However, when Ye Yuan and the other two heard Lin Chen's words, they knew what Lin Chen was thinking. It seemed that he was not very satisfied with the conditions offered by the three companies and wanted to wait until his strength improved so as to ask for higher treatment.

As for how to ask for it, the natural way is to continue to impact the rankings in Wudao Mountain.

"Lin Chen, your request is nothing, but the martial arts academy also has rules. If you wait until the students reach the training stage, then they can only enter the martial arts academy through the normal assessment. How much reward you can get depends on your performance in the assessment at the martial arts academy."

Song Zhixue looked embarrassed. This was the rule of the martial arts academy. It was not just the rule of this academy, but the common rule of the four academies including Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

For those talented young people with potential, the martial arts academy can enroll them in advance and provide certain conditions. The prerequisite is that the student is already practicing Zang. If the boy has already practiced Zang, he can only go through the normal assessment method of the martial arts academy.

"Junior Brother Song, this rule is not required by the higher-ups, so it can still be changed."

Jia Nanzhu spoke up and said that this rule was not required by the higher-ups, but an agreement reached within several martial arts academies. The purpose was to prevent each academy from competing too fiercely for talented students.

With this rule, if you want to recruit talented students, you can only recruit them before they start practicing. It also tests your eyesight. After all, the strength of the awakening realm is too low. If you spend a lot of money and the subsequent growth in the martial arts academy does not meet expectations, the martial arts academy will become a joke.

But more importantly, this is to put pressure on the students, so that they don't wait for the price to rise, and agree to the conditions if they can. Otherwise, when they start practicing martial arts, these conditions will no longer exist, and they can only get treatment by passing the assessment. At that time, they will face competition from other geniuses who have registered for the martial arts academy.

This is a gentleman's agreement between several martial arts academies.

"Master Jia, the rules of the martial arts academy have existed for hundreds of years. How can they change at will?" Luo Wen shook his head.

"If I remember correctly, Pei Qingming made an exception back then."

When they heard Jia Nanzhu mention Pei Qingming, Luo Wen and the other two's pupils shrank. How dare this person mention him.

Who is Pei Qingming!

At the age of thirty-two, he had already entered the fourth level, just one step away from the upper level.

It is possible for one to enter the upper realm before the age of thirty-five.

The name of Wudao Mountain was left five times, and its name is still on the twenty-four openings of Wudao Mountain.

The most recognized genius since the founding of Daliang.

Back then, Pei Qingming had indeed caused a frenzy among several martial arts academies, and the admissions instructors almost came to blows in front of Pei's mansion.

What gentleman's agreement? Screw it.

As long as they could snatch Pei Qingming, it would mean that the martial arts academy's ranking would rise in the future, and this was indeed the case. Pei Qingming finally joined Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy. Under Pei Qingming's leadership, the Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy's ranking that year rushed to third among the nine countries.

Jia Nanzhu mentioned Pei Qingming, which was really bold.

They admitted that Lin Chen had good potential and had left his name in Wudao Mountain twice, but he still had a long way to go to reach Pei Qingming.

Not to mention that Pei Qingming left his name five times in Wudao Mountain, the value of his name alone in the twenty-four places of opening the acupoints is enough to crush everything.

The three of them were silent at the same time and did not refute. This was to give Lin Chen some face.

Seeing the three people were silent, Lin Chen pursed his lips and said, "Three seniors, I will speak frankly. I still want to continue to strive to leave my name in Wudao Mountain."

Since these three felt that they could not compare with Pei Qingming, Lin Chen simply laid it out. According to what the teacher said, when Pei Qingming left his name four times in Wudao Mountain, the major martial arts academies could not sit still, but the Pei Mansion only invited the people from the major martial arts academies to the guest courtyard to rest and did not give them the opportunity to meet Pei Qingming.

Just like that, the admissions instructors of the major martial arts academies had no complaints, just because Pei Qingming said that he was concentrating on breaking through the twenty-four openings of the martial arts mountain and it was inconvenient to meet the instructors of the martial arts academies to avoid distraction. This sentence made these martial arts academy instructors live in Pei's mansion for more than two months.

"Lin Chen, we understand your thoughts, but rules are rules. If you don't accept it now, after we leave, you can only go to the martial arts academy on your own after you have trained."

Ye Yuan spoke with a firm tone, and Lin Chen looked at the other two.

Luo Wen had the same expression. Although Song Zhixue still had a smile on his face, he did not respond to Lin Chen's gaze.

The three people's meaning was very clear, Lin Chen only had this one chance.

"Three seniors, even if I leave my name in Wudao Mountain later, the Wushu Academy will not recruit me in advance?" Lin Chen asked again to confirm?
"No." Ye Yuan answered affirmatively.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little stiff.

"Why do you have to be so decisive, fellow apprentices?"

Jia Nanzhu spoke. He originally thought that at least one of the three families would be willing to accept Lin Chen’s request.

After all, they were only asked to delay the enrollment time, not to raise the conditions now. If Lin Chen failed to leave his name in Wudao Mountain in the future, there would naturally be no need to increase his treatment.

Unexpectedly, these three people didn't even give me this opportunity.

Jia Nanzhu understood that the three martial arts academies were willing to make an exception for Pei Qingming not only because of the potential Pei Qingming had shown, but also because Pei Qingming was born in the Pei Mansion and came from the Straight Path.

It is the only street in Daliang with a single character in its name, and it is also the most prosperous of the many streets in Daliang.

Not only the number of warriors, but also the strength of the warriors, the straight lane completely crushes the other lanes.

Three side streets like Jiangnan Road combined are not as good as one straight road.

If Lin Chen was also born in a prestigious family like the Pei Mansion, or in the Straight Path, with the influence of the Straight Path in the Daliang martial arts circle, these three would definitely consider Lin Chen's request. However, it was because Lin Chen's background was ordinary and he was in the Jiangnan Path.

The Jiangnan Road cannot even compare to the Jiangbei Road next door. Even the warriors in Wenzhou Prefecture are obsessed with Jiangbei rather than Jiangnan. Among all the major roads, the Jiangnan Road is at the bottom.

"Master Jia, you are the former deputy director of the Jiangnan Dao Military Affairs Department. You should know the situation of our martial arts academy. So... I will give Lin Chen another 200 credits."

Song Zhixue spoke, and Luo Wen and Ye Yuan beside him also offered the same conditions.

Add another two hundred credits.

This is the limit they can give, and in their opinion it is enough.

Lin Chen looked towards his teacher. He was really undecided now as to whether he should agree to it or not.

Jia Nanzhu was also pondering in his heart as to why the three martial arts academies were so determined. He naturally would not tell Lin Chen. There was no need for Lin Chen to harbor resentment towards the three martial arts academies.

There are some things that Lin Chen will naturally understand when he grows to a certain level.

"Well, I'll give you another quarter of an hour."

Luo Wen pretended to be generous. He saw that Lin Chen was a little reluctant, and he believed that the conditions he offered should be the best among the three. Lin Chen would definitely choose Kyoto Martial Arts Academy, so he had to give Lin Chen a good impression to avoid any resentment towards the academy.

"Okay, then please wait for a moment..."

Before Jia Nanzhu finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he exuded a powerful aura. He took a step forward and stood in front of Lin Chen. The aura he exuded made Luo Wen and the other two change their expressions. What does it mean?
Is this an attempt to oppress them with strength?
But they soon realized what was happening and turned around to look at the figure falling rapidly from the sky with vigilance in their eyes.

"Don't misunderstand, I am Liu Ru, a teacher at Canglan Academy!"

In mid-air, the visitor introduced himself, and the aura on Jia Nanzhu disappeared, and he returned to Lin Chen's left side.

"Don't be offended, Lord Jia. I was in a hurry to get here."

Liu Ru's face flushed a little. Even though he was an entry-level warrior, after arriving in Poyang County, in order to get there as soon as possible, he abandoned his horse and used foot speed. It took him an hour to get here, and the consumption of his own energy was huge.

After explaining, Liu Ru looked at Lin Chen and said, "You must be Lin Chen, right? Not bad, a handsome guy. No wonder the little girl from the Jiang family kept praising him."

Lin Chen stared at the instructor from Canglan Martial Arts Academy with some confusion. After hearing what he said, he thought about it for a moment and realized that the little girl from the Jiang family he was referring to must be Senior Sister Jiang.

"Before I came to your place, Lin Chen, I went to Raozhou Prefecture and recruited Jiang Qing to our Canglan Academy. That delayed me for some time. Jiang Qing thinks very highly of you."

When Luo Wen and the other two heard Liu Ru's words, they secretly thought that something was not good. It seemed that Liu Ru came prepared.

They didn't know who Jiang Qing was, but Liu Ru mentioned her repeatedly in front of Lin Chen. She was also a new disciple recruited by Canglan Martial Arts Academy this year, so she must be from the same class as Lin Chen. They might have a special relationship.

"Senior Sister Jiang, you are too kind. I am nothing." Lin Chen said modestly.

"Excessive modesty is pride." Liu Ru raised his hand to stop Lin Chen's politeness. He glanced at Ye Yuan and the other two, and was glad that he came at the right time.

Once Lin Chen writes his name on the disciple letter of any of these three families, there will be nothing for him to do.

"Lin Chen, I won't keep you in suspense. I'll tell you straight. My Canglan Martial Academy values you very much. This time I went to Raozhou Prefecture to recruit Jiang Qing because I knew you had a good relationship with Jiang Qing. That's why I specially recruited Jiang Qing into the Martial Academy. Otherwise, with Jiang Qing's strength, there is still some gap between her and the requirements of my Canglan Martial Academy for active enrollment."

When Liu Ru said this, his face was full of sincerity. If the disciple from Canglan Martial Academy who came with him heard this scene, he would probably be shocked.

What does it mean to recruit Jiang Qing for Lin Chen's sake?

It was obviously because Jiang Qing's father graduated from Canglan Martial Arts Academy. The academy had decided to recruit Jiang Qing long before they set out.

Unfortunately, among the people present, Lin Chen did not know about this, and Ye Yuan and the other two did not know about this either. The only one who knew about this, Jia Nanzhu, did not intend to expose this instructor Liu.

No matter what, when Instructor Liu said this, it meant that Canglan Martial Arts Academy really valued Lin Chen, and he was even telling lies with open eyes to win Lin Chen's favor.

shameful!
Ye Yuan and the other two looked at Liu Ru with anger in their eyes. Canglan Martial Arts Academy had really fallen. They actually did such a thing just to recruit Lin Chen.

In order to recruit a disciple, he also recruited the woman that the disciple had feelings for. This method is too shameless.

"I'm here to tell you, Lin Chen, that my Canglan Martial Academy can give you all the conditions that other martial arts academies offer you. If you have any other requirements, feel free to ask!"

Liu Ru looked at Lin Chen with an expectant smile on his face. Lin Chen was also somewhat moved. He felt the sincerity of Canglan Martial Arts Academy. At least compared with Qingyun Martial Arts Academy and the other three, Canglan Martial Arts Academy was very sincere.

"Instructor Liu, I have only one request, which is to wait a little longer. I still want to continue to attack the Martial Arts Mountain."

When Liu Ru heard Lin Chen's request, there was a look of surprise on his face, and he even fell silent for a moment.

Seeing Liu Ru's expression, Ye Yuan and the other two laughed. They said you were bragging just now. So, do you dare to agree to Lin Chen's request?
What the three of them didn't know was that Liu Ru was already smiling from ear to ear at this moment.

Jiang Qing's praise of Lin Chen, including his introduction of many of Lin Chen's deeds, might have been exaggerated due to his relationship with Lin Chen, but when he heard Lin Chen's request, he was certain that what Jiang Qing said was all true.

If Lin Chen did not have this confidence, he would never have made such a request.

On the way here, he had already anticipated how he would respond if Lin Chen made such a request.

The smile disappeared and he pretended to be silent, but that was just an act for the three guys next to him.

Recruiting students is not only a test of vision, but also requires intrigue with other schools.

Liu Ru's expression kept changing, sometimes frowning, sometimes relaxing, his expression was full of hesitation and thinking, and his thinking was full of hesitation...

After a while, Liu Ru gritted his teeth and said, "I can agree to your request!"

"Liu Ru, you are crazy!"

"Liu Ru, are you going to violate the agreement of the martial arts academy?"

As soon as Liu Ru said this, before Lin Chen responded, Ye Yuan and the other two couldn't help but speak first.

The Martial Arts Academy Agreement is a set of rules established by the four martial arts academies. Anyone who dares not to abide by it will be criticized by the other three martial arts academies.

"What agreement? How come I didn't know there was such an agreement? But was it required by the court or stipulated in our martial arts academy's joint rules?"

Liu Ru didn't care about the looks of Ye Yuan and the other two. This agreement was just a private agreement among the four martial arts academies. It had not been approved by the court, nor was it recorded in the joint regulations of the nine martial arts academies.

Ignoring the three people's fiery gazes, Liu Ru looked at Lin Chen: "This instructor agrees. The purpose of my Canglan Martial Arts Academy is to cultivate martial arts talents for Daliang. Since you have the heart to challenge the Martial Arts Mountain, there is no reason for the Martial Arts Academy not to support you."

"Thank you, Instructor Liu."

Lin Chen clasped his fists. At this moment, he had already made up his mind. As long as the conditions offered by Canglan Martial Arts Academy were not bad, he would go for Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

"Don't thank me yet, but the martial arts academy can wait for you, and can even improve the conditions based on the number of times you leave your name on the martial arts mountain." Liu Ru waved his hand and said with a smile: "But the martial arts academy also has a requirement. You have to sign the disciple letter of the martial arts academy first. Don't worry about the conditions... My Canglan Martial Arts Academy will never default on its debt just because you signed it."

"Okay, I'm willing to sign!"

Lin Chen did not hesitate this time, and did not even ask for his teacher's opinion.

Qingyun Martial Arts Academy, Kyoto Martial Arts Academy and Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy were using the fact that the martial arts academy was the stronger party to force him to bow down. How could he not see it?

Not to mention such exaggerated words as "a gentleman will die for his friend", but the sincerity of Canglan Martial Arts Academy is there. Even if the subsequent additional resources are not much, it is still above these three.

"It will never be wrong to choose Canglan Martial Academy."

Hearing Lin Chen's agreement, Liu Ru directly took out the disciple letter. Seeing this, Ye Yuan and the other two were about to stop him, but Jia Nanzhu's aura emanated again and locked onto the three of them.

"My three junior brothers, you must have come all the way here. You may as well go to Poyang County and rest for a while."

Under the lock of Jia Nanzhu's aura, Ye Yuan and the other two could only swallow what was about to come to their mouths. They were just admissions instructors at the martial arts academy, and were only at the seventh level, which was far inferior to Jia Nanzhu's strength.

This Lord Jia was warning others not to interrupt the signing between Lin Chen and Canglan Martial Academy.

Unless what they want to say at this moment is that they have decided to improve Lin Chen's treatment, otherwise Lord Jia will definitely make them suffer a loss.

"In that case, the three of us will take our leave."

In the end, Ye Yuan and the other two left the back mountain with stern faces. When they walked out of the back mountain area, their faces looked extremely ugly.

"No wonder Jiangnan Dao has always been at the bottom of the martial arts rankings for many years. Even the deputy director of the Military Affairs Department has such a mentality. You can imagine what these students are like." Luo Wen snorted lightly, and this time Ye Yuan rarely did not argue with Luo Wen. He was also angry at Jia Nanzhu's actions just now.

"I'm afraid Canglan Martial Academy thinks that Lin Chen is the second Junior Brother Pei. Canglan Martial Academy lost the fight for Junior Brother Pei, and this time they want to get him back. But it's not easy to meet a genius like Junior Brother Pei."

Song Zhixue spoke quietly. When competing for Junior Brother Pei, the conditions offered by Canglan Martial Arts Academy were no worse than those of their Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, but Junior Brother Pei finally chose Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy. This has always been a pain for Canglan Martial Arts Academy, and they are still brooding over it.

But compared with Lin Chen and Junior Brother Pei, Canglan Martial Arts Academy really dares to think big.

PS: There are only a hundred or so monthly tickets left, and there are only fifteen minutes left. Can you reach it?

(End of this chapter)