Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 217: The Dean is the Shameless One

One thousand taels!

What is the purchasing power of one thousand taels in Daliang?
Lin Chen didn't know anything else, but if he put it in Jiangnan Road, one thousand taels would be enough to buy a mansion with three courtyards in a good area of Poyang County.

Using houses to measure prices is a way of calculating prices that Lin Chen was influenced by in his past life.

Just a book!

Until now, Lin Chen still hasn't figured out what secrets this book contains. He just feels inexplicably comfortable just looking at the words.

"Expensive."

Lin Chen put the books down. It was not that he could not come up with a thousand taels. Thanks to the rewards from the Military Administration Hall, the Military Administration Department, the Military Administration Office, and the money given by his own teacher, he had five thousand taels of silver notes on him.

But having money doesn't mean you should squander it.

"Buy, buy, buy. There are people who make offers and there are naturally people who bargain. If you really want it, just name a price." The stall owner said with a smile.

"It's hard for me to give a price without reading the back of the book."

Lin Chen spread his hands and looked at the stall owner: "Why don't you tell me why this book is worth one thousand taels?"

The stall owner fell silent.

If he knew why this book was worth one thousand taels, he would not have put it here for sale.

"I can only tell you that the material of this book is extraordinary. It is impervious to water and fire, and it cannot be torn apart. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Hearing what the stall owner said, Lin Chen did not start to make a move: "If it gets torn into pieces, you won't ask me to pay for it, will you?"

All businessmen are dishonest, so Lin Chen has to be on guard. When he really tears up the book, the other party will blame him.

Although Senior Brother Qu was there, he was not afraid of being blackmailed by the other party, but Lin Chen still had to ask clearly.

"If you can tear it into pieces, all the other goods on this stall will be given to you."

Seeing the stall owner's disdainful look, Lin Chen was sure that the stall owner was really confident in the material of the book. He picked up the book again and rubbed it with his hand. He found that the material of the paper in the book was similar to the feel of his Thousand Hammers Picture.

How valuable is the Thousand Hammers Picture?

Don't change the daughter!

Especially for those who practice horizontal kung fu.

If calculated in this way, this book is indeed worth one thousand taels.

He knew in his mind that the stall owner only offered a high price of one thousand taels because he saw that the material of the book was extraordinary.

"The lowest price is nine hundred taels. I won't sell it for less than that."

The stall owner spoke again: "Although I don't know what this book is used for, but the fact that it is impervious to water and fire and cannot be torn apart is worth a lot of money. I think you should know where this kind of material is generally used. If I didn't need some money to break through, I would never sell it."

Lin Chen understood what the stall owner meant. Although he didn't know what the contents of the book were used for, he knew one thing: the book pages could only be made of materials that were impervious to water and fire, and must be something special.

The scrolls that carry the will of martial arts are of this type of material.

A scroll of martial arts will, even if it belongs to a lower-grade warrior, is worth thousands of taels of silver.

Putting himself in the stall owner's shoes, Lin Chen knew that the stall owner was not lying. If he were the stall owner, he would not sell the book for less than three thousand taels unless he was in urgent need of money.

"can."

Lin Chen took out a silver note of one thousand taels from his pocket and gave it to the stall owner. The stall owner gave Lin Chen a silver note of one hundred taels in return: "My fellow apprentice, do you know the origin of this book? Now that the book is yours, why don't you tell me what the book is used for."

"I don't know." Lin Chen shook his head.

"Junior brother, if you didn't know, would you spend nine hundred taels to buy it?"

The stall owner curled his lips. Lin Chen smiled and asked, "This book shouldn't be an heirloom in my family, so how did it end up in my hands?"

If it is a family heirloom, it is impossible that the author does not know the usefulness of this book.

The stall owner's eyes narrowed, and he understood what Lin Chen meant. He smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that you are the same as me. You want to go back and figure it out slowly. Even if you can't figure it out, you can sell it in the end. But I spent 1,500 taels to buy it, but I lost 600 taels in two years."

There is no problem in selling these books. After all, there will always be people who are curious about the materials. If they meet a wealthy owner, they can even sell them at a high price.

If he hadn't encountered some problems and was short of money, he wouldn't have sold it for only nine hundred taels.

"Brother, do you want to see something else?"

The stall owner could see that Lin Chen had some financial resources since he was willing to spend nine hundred taels to buy a strange item of unknown use, but Lin Chen refused.

The other items on the stall owner's shelf were medicinal herbs, and he was not short of them.

After entering the martial arts academy, the academy will cover all his training expenses in the Refining Internal Organs Realm. Given the size of the academy, the medicinal materials he could use are also available in other places, and they will only be better than those outside.

Next, Lin Chen browsed around the stall for a while but did not buy anything.

Half an hour later, everyone had finished shopping. Except for Qu Feng who didn't like the goods, everyone else bought something.

"This pot contains red gold sand, although not much, but I only spent 100 taels for this pot, and I have earned at least 200 taels."

Ye Feng held up a copper pot in his hand. The inside of the pot felt frosted to the touch.

"The stall owner thought it was copper sand. He really doesn't know what it is."

For Ye Feng, two hundred taels were nothing; what he enjoyed was the thrill of picking up a bargain.

The same was true for the other people. Lin Chen also learned from them that they had made some profit from the things they bought.

However, most of them are materials for refining weapons. Only these materials are sold at a slightly lower price on the stalls because ordinary martial artists have never come into contact with them.

"It's getting late, let's go back to the inn."

Qu Feng smiled and led everyone out of the Martial Arts Palace.

……

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Inn.

Lin Chen lived in a small villa with a yard. He practiced in the yard as usual, but this time he only practiced for one hour before stopping.

"Thank you, little brother."

Taking the four treasures of the study, such as the brush, paper and inkstone, from the shop assistant, Lin Chen walked into his room, spread out the paper, and while grinding it, he looked at the "Happy Ascension Post".

"Looking at flowers can dispel anger, and listening to the rain can forget worries."

"Drink the dew of three mountains, and sleep drunk on a boat on five lakes."

"When the mind is clear, it is free."

These are the fifteen words of the first chapter "Pleasures", and the second page has not been opened even though two hours have passed since he bought the book.

No matter what secrets this "Happy Ascension Post" contains, Lin Chen's principle is not to delay his own cultivation.

Keep calm when encountering problems.

Now that you have completed your practice, you can study it carefully.

"Happy"

【Enjoying the moon brings you joy, and the wind brings you peace of mind. 】

【Singing high beyond the nine heavens, wandering in the four seas. 】

【Talk about the world with a smile, and travel freely at your leisure. 】

Part Three: Ascension

【Ride the wind to travel to the eight poles, and walk on the waves to play in the nine underworlds. 】

【One thought leads to the mysteries, and all things are empty and floating. 】

【Transcend the dust net and ascend to the blissful paradise. 】

On the fourth page, Lin Chen originally thought there would be other articles, but he found that the fourth article was a comment.

[The three chapters of "Enjoyment, Happiness, and Ascension" are really rare, but I only love the chapter of "Happiness". ]

Behind this annotation, there was a seal, which was obviously a person's name. Lin Chen looked carefully and recognized these four words: Chengfeng Jushi.

Page 5 also has annotations.

【Observing the world and forgetting worries, riding on things and feeling free, the word "happy" is really wonderful. 】

Page six, page seven…

This continues until page 14.

This reminded Lin Chen of the many famous paintings and calligraphy works he had seen in his previous life, on which there were inscriptions by famous people. However, this was Daliang, a family of martial arts. Wouldn't it be too pretentious and somewhat incompatible with Daliang's martial arts?

The most important thing is that Lin Chen didn’t think the poem was well written. It was written in very simple and popular words.

"There are certainly martial arts masters who are pretentious, but it's unlikely that so many people would write inscriptions on it, or that it would be like the 'Stone Soul Post' that I saw at Old Li's house?"

Lin Chen thought about the pleasure he got from copying the "Stone Soul Post" and it was almost like practicing martial arts.

When writing, the Qi and blood in the body circulate along with the pen, and each stroke is like a complete breathing.

Because of this experience, he wanted to try to copy the "Happy Ascension Post".

After writing down the contents of the three articles and grinding them, Lin Chen concentrated and began to copy the words according to the Happy Ascension. After the first pass, there was no change.

Lin Chen was not surprised. People in the world are not fools, and he is definitely not the only smart person. The fact that even Mr. Li was able to see his potential from copying calligraphy is enough to show that copying calligraphy is helpful for the practice of martial arts, and it is no secret.

At least, the children of powerful families like Ye Feng should know this.

It is unknown how many times this "Happy Ascension Post" has changed hands. The previous owner may have copied it. If there was any gain from it, it would be impossible for him to sell the book to others.

Moreover, when copying handwriting, one should not only have the image, but also the spirit.

And now he hasn't even achieved the shape!
Practicing calligraphy is not something that can be rushed.

Once, twice...

As night fell, the candlelight shining through the window of the inn cast a flickering halo of light on the rice paper.

As his pen flowed, Lin Chen seemed tireless.

The chapter of pleasure, one after another.

"The heart is clear and free!"

When the last stroke of the character "遥" was being drawn, the sound of a night watchman was heard outside.

"It's already five o'clock?"

Lin Chen glanced out the window and saw the sky was already dimming in the distance.

Staying up late is nothing to Lin Chen.

With his physical condition, staying up for one or two nights in a row wouldn't have much impact, but in the past he would fall asleep at four o'clock at the latest.

This time, I had already finished copying until five o'clock without realizing it.

Although I didn’t feel tired after staying up late before, the feeling is different from this time.

If I had to describe it, he felt refreshed and not sleepy at all at this moment.

"Forget it. Since you are not sleepy at all, let's continue practicing."

Lin Chen put down his pen. He didn’t know the origin of this “Happy Ascension Post”, but at least he had discovered one benefit of it, which was that it could extend his cultivation time.

Fifth watch of autumn!
Heavy Cold Dew!
Lin Chen’s Fengyun Palm claps in the yard roared!

In the next few courtyards, Ye Feng and others heard the sound of palm wind, walked out of their respective courtyards, and looked towards the courtyard where Lin Chen was, with admiration in their eyes.

No wonder he could become a role model for Daliang martial arts students. Senior Brother Lin’s diligence is far greater than the rumors.

"I don't envy Junior Brother Lin for being able to achieve such success at all."

In the next yard, Qu Feng, who was still lying on the bed, turned over, muttered something, and fell asleep again.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Chen said goodbye to Ye Feng and the others and agreed to meet again at Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

Ye Feng and his group need to take part in the entrance examination in Bafang City. With their strength, there will be no problem in passing the examination, but they still have to go through this process. Lin Chen will directly follow Qu Feng to Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

While Qu Feng was taking Lin Chen to Canglan Mansion, many instructors at Canglan Martial Arts Academy were engaging in a verbal confrontation.

"Dean, I am over sixty years old, and my vitality has begun to decline. I just want to contribute my last bit of strength to our martial arts academy in my last year. Can't you agree to this humble request?"

"Uncle Liu, you are already over sixty years old. It's time to enjoy your retirement and give us younger generations a chance."

"Uncle Liu, it's not impossible for you to make a final contribution to the martial arts academy. This year, our martial arts academy has 100 new students. You can choose any of them except Lin Chen."

"I'm not picking any bullshit. Do you guys know what it means to respect the elderly and love the young?"

"Respecting the old and loving the young requires that the old are worthy of respect. I am afraid that some people will not respect the old and take advantage of their age."

"Asshole, today I'll let you know why you shouldn't bully the elderly and the poor!"

Seeing that everyone in the courtyard was about to fight, an old man said, "Stop it, we are all teachers from the martial arts academy, how can this be allowed? Brother Liu, you are already old, and you are still arguing with these young people."

The old man's words made everyone at the scene quiet down: "You all know Lin Chen's situation. His Qi and blood are extremely vigorous. It just so happens that I have done some research on Qi and blood. It is most appropriate for me to teach Lin Chen."

But as soon as the old man said this, the crowd, who had been quiet, started arguing again.

"Brother Zhang, I don't agree with what you said. If I remember correctly, when the news that Liu Ru offered Lin Chen conditions was passed back to the Martial Academy, you thought Liu Ru was a bit rash."

"It's a different time now." The old man's expression remained unchanged.

"Junior Brother Zhang has indeed done a deep research on Qi and blood, but martial arts do not rely solely on Qi and blood. The practice of internal organs is to refine the five internal organs. My lungs are famously good. In terms of lung training, who in the martial arts academy can compare with me!"

"When it comes to training the lungs, Senior Brother Zhou is indeed the best in the martial arts academy. But if you don't train your kidneys even if you are a martial artist, you will shed tears in vain when you are old. The most important thing for a martial artist is the kidneys. When it comes to training the kidneys, I am second to none. No one dares to claim to be the best."

"It is true that training the kidneys is important, but the liver is not bad either. If you train your organs but not your liver, how can you be brave? When you see a demon, you will probably be scared before you even fight."

"Fuck, it's the spleen that's important!"

“It’s the heart that matters most!”

"I can use my contribution points to exchange for resources for Lin Chen!"

"Lin Chen doesn't need you to exchange anything. The Martial Academy has contracted all of Lin Chen's training resources. Junior Brother Zhang, you should keep the contribution points for your retirement."

"Yao Xuan, do you think my sword is not good?"

"My mace has never been unresponsive!"

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……

"My fellow disciples, please be quiet for a moment."

The white-browed old man standing on the upper steps of the yard felt a little helpless. He had expected this scene, but he didn't expect these fellow apprentices to be so shameless.

What’s the difference between this and the village shrew cursing in the street?
"As to who will teach Lin Chen, I have decided that it is up to Lin Chen to decide for himself."

In the past, the disciples in the martial arts academy were chosen by the instructors, and the disciples did not choose their instructors.

However, Lin Chen's situation is special, and everyone can understand the dean's arrangement. This is indeed the fairest approach.

"Dean, I have no objection to letting Lin Chen choose his own teacher, but I'm afraid Lin Chen is not familiar with us. If he only looks at us based on appearance, I'm afraid he may not be able to choose the one that suits him best."

An old man with a hooked nose and triangular eyes spoke. He was at a great disadvantage in terms of appearance, and some of the disciples in the martial arts academy were often frightened into silence when they saw him.

"Junior brother, your suggestion is good. I have also considered this. When Lin Chen arrives at the martial arts academy, I will directly send him a famous teacher post. Junior brothers can write down their own strengths, including the strengths of the disciples they have taught in the past. Finally, Lin Chen will decide which one to choose as his instructor after reading the famous teacher post."

After hearing what the dean said, the others pondered for a while and all felt that the dean's method was the most appropriate.

Only the middle-aged teachers had bitter expressions on their faces. If this was the case, they could not compare with these vice-presidents.

These vice-presidents all started out as instructors. Their current disciples are all entry-level warriors, and there are even some mid-level warriors. However, the strongest disciple they taught is only of the lower grade, which is simply incomparable.

But these vice presidents all agreed, so it was useless even if they wanted to object.

Among all the instructors, only Liu Ru remained expressionless. He had never thought of accepting Lin Chen as his disciple. However, Qu Feng had already told him that there were several good talents in this class, especially one named Ye Feng, who actually fought with Lin Chen and lost with only one move.

Lin Chen didn't dare to think about it, so the next best thing would be to recruit Ye Feng.

Soon, everyone wrote down their situations on paper, collected them together, and sent them to the dean's study.

The dean of the martial arts academy took a look at the contents of the papers filled out by several junior brothers and couldn't help but twitching his mouth. These old guys were really shameless. They directly wrote down their own realms and positions.

As a result, Liu Ru and his teachers had no chance at all.

"A bunch of shameless old people!"

Hua Qianwu cursed, and the middle-aged man who was in charge of collecting the papers showed recognition on his face. He had collected these papers from the residences of the vice presidents, so naturally he had seen the contents on them.

It's really shameless!

"Dean, can I pack these up and take them to Lin Chen?" asked the middle-aged man in charge of sorting.

"Ah."

Hua Qianwu nodded. Just as the man was about to take the documents, he saw his dean open the drawer, take out a piece of paper and place it on top of these papers.

Middle-aged man:?
Hua Qianwu: "Take it."

There was a smug look in Elder Hua Qianwu's eyes. He had never said from the beginning to the end that he would not participate in this matter. Since the vice-president could accept it, then naturally he, the president, could do it as well.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then he walked out the door with the paper.

The moment he walked out of the door, the middle-aged man immediately glanced at the contents on the paper. When he saw what was written by his dean, he couldn't help but gasp. When it comes to shamelessness, who could be more shameless than the dean!

[Hua Qianwu: Martial arts second-grade realm, the dean of Canglan Martial Arts Academy, has served as the dean of the martial arts academy for ten years, has two disciples, both of whom are at the fourth-grade realm...]

The dean is shameless not only because he wrote down the official title, but also because he used a writing style that could easily lead to misunderstanding.

The dean has indeed been in office for ten years, and he has indeed only accepted two disciples. Those two senior brothers are indeed at the fourth-grade realm. But the key point is that those two senior brothers were accepted by the dean when he was the vice-dean, and it has been more than 20 years.

But according to the way the dean wrote, Lin Chen was afraid that the dean had accepted two disciples within these ten years, and these two disciples had entered the fourth level within these ten years.

At this moment, the middle-aged man really wanted to say to those uncles: You have been fooled by the dean!
When it comes to shamelessness, it has to be the dean!

(End of this chapter)