Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 21: The road of martial arts is never fair (please read)
Early in the morning!

[Name: Lin Chen]

[Occupation: Warrior]

[Qi and blood: 4150/5000]

[Fate: [Successful outcome]: In the realm of martial arts, perseverance, gradual progress, unstoppable momentum, no bottlenecks.]

After he developed his vital energy, except for the increase of one thousand points in qi and blood that day, it dropped to 50 points every day afterwards.

The two-day vacation given by Teacher Yu has ended. After saying goodbye to his family, Lin Chen headed for the town.

On the way out of the village, the villagers he met greeted him warmly, and Lin Chen responded with a smile one by one. It was not until he was out of the territory of Linhu Village that he quickened his pace.

When he arrived at the martial arts hall, the training ground was extremely deserted, without a single student. He did not linger in the training ground, but went straight to Instructor Yu's courtyard.

Lin Chen knocked on the door, and Teacher Yu's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Pushing open the gate, Lin Chen glanced around and didn't see Teacher Yu, but the door to the main room was open.

"Take a look at those papers on the table first." A voice came from inside the house.

"Yes."

After hearing Instructor Yu's instructions, Lin Chen walked to the stone table, picked up the paper on the table, and after a quick glance, he knew why the instructor asked him to take a look first.

The paper contained information about the eight major martial arts schools in the county.

[Iron Blood Martial Arts School: Mainly practices Iron Collapse Fist, which is a fierce and powerful fist technique. Its killing power ranks first among the eight martial arts schools. It emphasizes that strength can defeat skills. In every county martial arts school competition, there must be a disciple from the Iron Blood Martial Arts School ranked in the top three.]

Seeing the description about the Iron Blood Martial Arts School, Lin Chen's pupils shrank. It seemed that the Iron Blood Martial Arts School should be the most powerful one, and there should be a lot of disciples who signed up.

[The number of students who sign up for Tiexue Martial Arts School each year is not among the top three, because practicing Tiebengquan requires secret medicine, which is very expensive and not something that ordinary wealthy families can afford.]

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Lin Chen twitched as he read it. The content on the paper was written by Instructor Yu, so the "generally wealthy families" that Instructor Yu mentioned should be the wealthy people in the town like Zhao Jingchuan.

If even Zhao Jingchuan and the others can't bear it, then I am even less worthy of it.

Look down.

[Seven Star Martial Arts School: Mainly practices Seven Star Fist. Although Seven Star Fist is not as powerful as Iron Collapse Fist, it is better in that it has footwork to match...]

[Zhenyue Martial Arts School focuses on horizontal training of Iron Bone Kung Fu. Its advantage is that it can withstand blows. Its disadvantage is the same as that of the Iron Blood Martial Arts School, and it needs the assistance of secret medicine.]

[The Kuangfeng Martial Arts School mainly uses the Kuangfeng Kick Technique...]

[Yunyin Martial Arts School focuses on body techniques...]

[Mantis Martial Arts School: Mainly practices Mantis Fist, which is not as strong as Iron Collapse Fist, and not as flexible as Seven Star Fist, but has an advantage in strengthening tendons and softening bones. It does not require too many secret medicines, and its advantage lies in its steady improvement.]

Lin Chen marked the Mantis Martial Arts School. The instructor's description of the school was very suitable for him. He could spend more time and less money.

[Qingfeng Martial Arts School: Mainly practices Qingfeng Palm, which is less powerful at first but gets stronger as time goes on. The advantage is that the cost in the later stages is not much different from that in the early stages, but the disadvantage is that the power in the early stages is lower than that of other martial arts schools.]

"Qingfeng Martial Arts School can also be included in the candidate list."

[Jingshui Martial Arts School: Mainly practices Water Cloud Palm, which emphasizes using softness to overcome hardness. The palm techniques are gorgeous and beautiful. The disadvantage is that its power ranks last among the eight martial arts schools; the advantage is that there are many female disciples.]

Seeing Instructor Yu's description of Jingshui Martial Arts School, Lin Chen's mouth twitched, so this Jingshui Martial Arts School means a girls' school.

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After Lin Chen finished reading the introduction of the eight martial arts schools, Yu Yongnian walked out of the house at the right time.

"Have you finished reading it all?"

"Disciple has finished reading."

"What do you think?"

Lin Chen pondered for a moment and said, "My family is average. According to what is written on the paper, the Iron Blood Martial Arts School and the Zhenyue Martial Arts School are not suitable for me. The Qingfeng Martial Arts School and the Mantis Martial Arts School are more suitable for me."

Yu Yongnian nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

He was very satisfied with Lin Chen's answer.

It’s not just because he chose these two companies for Lin Chen.

Moreover, because Lin Chen was the first student in the martial arts hall to cultivate his vital energy, he became arrogant and lost himself.

Although Lin Chen was the first student in the martial arts hall to develop his spirit, his predicament in martial arts had not improved much. Lack of money!

"Although the Mantis Fist of the Mantis Martial Arts School costs the least to train, its power is also the weakest among the eight martial arts schools. It's okay if it's just for internal competitions among students in the martial arts school, but once it's used against students from other martial arts schools, it will suffer a lot."

"In comparison, although the Qingfeng Palm of Qingfeng Martial Arts School is not very powerful in the early stage, it is not much inferior to the Iron Collapse Fist after practicing it. You have a relatively calm temperament and can endure it. In this way, Qingfeng Martial Arts School is very suitable for you."

After hearing the instructor's analysis, Lin Chen nodded in agreement. The instructor had put his heart into it. Based on his own situation and performance in the martial arts hall, he recommended the most suitable martial arts school for him.

"Then I will go and sign up for Qingfeng Martial Arts School."

"I went to Qingfeng Martial Arts School the day before yesterday, and they agreed to accept you. You can come with me today."

Yu Yongnian smiled slightly. He did not tell Lin Chen that he also graduated from Qingfeng Martial Arts School because he was afraid of influencing Lin Chen's decision-making.

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A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen followed Yu Yongnian, rode out of Kaohe Town and headed towards Poyang County.

Lin Chen had never ridden a horse before, but he was much more agile than ordinary people. Under Yu Yongnian's guidance, he learned to ride a horse easily. After riding for a while, he became completely familiar with it and started to increase his speed.

It normally takes five hours to walk from Kaohe Town to Poyang County. In order to save time, villagers in Kaohe Town often choose to take a boat to the county pier.

However, if you have a horse to travel with, the speed will be much faster than taking a boat.

In just one hour, Lin Chen reached the city wall of Poyang County.

The towering city wall is three meters high.

Lin Chen stood on his horse and looked out. Above the city gate, there was a tall tower with flying eaves, carved beams and painted buildings, which was extremely magnificent.

There was a constant stream of pedestrians and carriages entering and exiting the city gate. There were also several soldiers, armed with spears and sharp blades on their waists, checking the identity tags of everyone entering the city.

These soldiers were full of energy and their eyes were sharp. Lin Chen understood that these people were probably warriors in the Awakening Realm.

The soldiers guarding the city gates are all at the awakening state. One can imagine how prosperous martial arts is in Poyang County, and even in the entire Daliang.

"Although the gatekeepers are at the Awakening stage, if nothing unexpected happens, they can only open three or so acupoints in their lifetime, and a few can reach five."

Seeing that Lin Chen was interested in these soldiers, Yu Yongnian explained to Lin Chen: "Although you haven't opened your mind yet, once you enter the martial arts hall and get the opening pill, you will be able to open your mind. After three years in the martial arts hall, you will be able to open at least five acupoints."

"The county government stipulates that if you have ten points of enlightenment, you can get a job in the government office and receive a salary from the government office. However, these gatekeepers have no salary and can only receive some from the city entrance fee."

Lin Chen understood what the instructor said, and if he could get a job in the government office, he would be a regular employee, while these gatekeepers were more like contract workers with no guaranteed income.

When Lin Chen and his six companions passed through the city gate, the fierce looks in the eyes of several soldiers disappeared, and they even smiled. Lin Chen subconsciously nodded slightly in response.

There was a large wooden box next to the city gate, and people entering the city kept throwing copper coins into it.

Poyang County stipulated that those entering the city from the county had to pay three copper coins, and those entering the city from other counties had to pay ten coins. Those who were transporting goods had to pay a different fee.

Next to the wooden box was a wooden table. A man put his sword on the table and was cracking melon seeds. When he saw Yu Yongnian, he stood up with a smile and clasped his fists towards Yu Yongnian. Then he glanced at Lin Chen and said, "It seems that Instructor Yu is taking his beloved disciple into the city to the martial arts hall. Kaohe Town is going to produce another martial arts genius."

"Brother Ge, thank you."

Yu Yongnian responded modestly, and the two chatted for a few words before Yu Yongnian left with Lin Chen.

Lin Chen knew in his heart that this person should be the only official constable, and at the very least he had ten points of enlightenment, or maybe even more.

When Lin Chen and Yu Yongnian disappeared from the streets of the city, a soldier asked curiously, "Boss, won't the martial arts school start recruiting new students next year?"

"You know shit. Those who sign up for martial arts schools in the spring won't have much fame in martial arts, just like you. As for those martial arts school students who can cultivate their essence within a year, the eight major martial arts schools will recruit them in advance and give them the awakening pill. After taking it, they will immediately reach the awakening state. It's easy to open ten acupoints in three years. They can reach my level after graduating from martial arts schools."

"You can open up ten things in three years?" The other soldiers were shocked.

"Boss, isn't this too unfair to the other students?"

"What do you mean by unfair? Those who can cultivate their vital energy within a year are all from wealthy families. The least expensive ones have to spend sixty or seventy taels of silver or even more. If you have that much money, it's fine. They have obtained the Enlightenment Pill, and their families have spent a lot of money, so how can they not make rapid progress? Anyway, you should take a good look at this young man's appearance, and don't offend him or cause me trouble."

When the young soldier heard this, he looked a little lonely. He originally practiced martial arts in the county martial arts hall, but something happened in his family and he had no extra money to support him to continue practicing martial arts. He left after staying in the martial arts hall for a year. It took him three years to develop his martial arts skills.

He couldn't even afford the twenty taels of silver for the martial arts school registration fee, and even if he had the money he wouldn't use it to register. He relied on the money he had saved for several years, and it took him several more years to finally get the hang of it.

At the beginning of the year, I got a job as a gatekeeper through the help of a distant relative.

The road of martial arts has come to an end for him.

PS: Brothers, there was a PK early this morning. Many book lovers should know that there will be 24 new books PK in the same issue. Only the top eight can advance to the next round. The reference standard for advancement is follow-up reading, that is, the number of readers of the latest chapter in 24 hours. If you pass the PK, Jiudeng will add another chapter!
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