Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 295 Lin Chen: I can't hold my liquor, thank you princess.
In the Imperial Garden.

Su Zhe sat down in his seat, and at that moment, the senior brothers around him all looked at him with smiles.

"So, Junior Brother Su's visit to Yan was not for the sake of wine, but for the beauty."

"For Junior Brother Su to take notice of her, the Sixth Princess of Yan must be exceptionally beautiful."

Listening to the words of his senior brothers, Su Zhe smiled. He had not come to Yan Kingdom for the martial arts academy ranking competition.

He is a disciple of Tianque Martial Academy, which is not only the top of the four major martial academies in Han Kingdom, but also the top of the nine martial academies. Since the martial academy ranking competition was held, he has only been in first place for three sessions.

As a freshman in this year's martial arts academy, he didn't need to take action there. He came to Yan Kingdom mainly to see the sixth princess.

Although his words just now contained some fabrication, he believed that the sixth princess of Yan would definitely not refuse him.

Princesses of Yan must either marry into the royal families of other countries or marry top geniuses among the powerful and influential. He fits the latter description, and he and the Sixth Princess would be a match made in heaven.

On the Daliang side.

Kong Qing curled her lips: "This Su Zhe really loves to show off. I don't believe he doesn't know that the Sixth Princess is unwell. Asking about it in front of everyone is just to show that the Sixth Princess has secretly fallen for him."

"If Su Zhe and the sixth princess of Yan were to get together, it would not be a good thing for our Great Liang under the current circumstances."

Meng Xing's expression darkened, but he was mainly considering the current situation in Daliang.

As for romance... he's not interested.

"Didn't you two junior brothers consider that Su Zhe might be lying?"

Lin Chen interjected, and upon hearing this, Kong Qing retorted, "Senior Brother Lin, why would Su Zhe lie about something like this?"

Lin Chen: ...

He really wanted to say something because Murong Yan was in good health.

But then I thought better of it; if I said it out loud, he wouldn't be able to explain it.

At this moment, palace maids entered and stood in the center of the room, beginning to sing and dance, thus officially starting the banquet.

"Fifth Sister, is there anything you like?"

Murong Shuang asked Murong Xin in a low voice, "Of the six princesses in the royal family, only the fifth and sixth sisters are still unmarried. The fact that the sixth sister is not here means that she has no interest in marriage. That means only the fifth sister is left."

"Fourth Sister, where is Liang Guolin Chen?"

Murong Xin's gaze swept over the people opposite her, finally settling on Daliang, and she asked softly.

"Fifth Sister has taken a liking to Lin Chen?"

"It's not that I particularly value him, but after reading the information about geniuses from various countries that my father gave me, I felt that Lin Chen was quite unique. It seems that he comes from a fisherman's family. I'm curious that someone with such a background could become a model martial arts student in Liang Kingdom."

Murong Shuang understood perfectly. If Fifth Sister was curious about Lin Chen, it meant she wasn't averse to him and might even have some affection for him. As long as Lin Chen wasn't too ugly and could catch Fifth Sister's eye, this marriage might be possible.

Although Lin Chen's family background is somewhat poor, his potential in martial arts is worthy of Fifth Sister. The only problem is that Liang and Han are currently at war. If the two countries really go to war, there may be some changes.

But that's a matter for later. This banquet was just a preliminary meeting between the two parties, and whether it will lead to a marriage remains to be seen.

"Lin Chen is the third person from the left in the fourth row over there."

Hearing her fourth sister's words, Murong Xin's beautiful eyes fell on the man in the seat. After a while, she raised her red lips slightly: "He's not bad looking, just a little dark-skinned. I suppose it's because he's diligent in his cultivation. Come to think of it, someone of his background who has reached this level must be a diligent martial arts practitioner."

Upon hearing this, Murong Shuang smiled. Fifth Sister had even made excuses for Lin Chen's slightly dark skin, so it seemed she had really taken a liking to him.

In terms of appearance, Lin Chen was not the most outstanding among those present, but he possessed a calm and composed demeanor.

In terms of strength, Lin Chen is not the strongest present, but she is young and her potential is no less than anyone else's. In addition, her martial arts training career in Liang Kingdom is legendary. If she hadn't already gotten married, she would have been just as tempted as Fifth Sister.

"If Sixth Sister were here..."

For some reason, Murong Shuang thought of her sixth sister. If her sixth sister saw Lin Chen here, she wondered if she would be tempted.
She wasn't sure if Sixth Sister would have feelings for Lin Chen, but she definitely had never had feelings for Su Zhe.

Sixth Sister had said long ago that she would choose her own husband. If Sixth Sister had feelings for Su Zhe, she wouldn't have remained inactive for a year after meeting him in South Korea last year.

This Su Zhe...

Thinking of what Sixth Sister had said in Su Zhe's words, she could guess that those words were just Sixth Sister's polite remarks.

The dance is over.

The warriors from the nine kingdoms applauded, while some of the royal women from the Yan kingdom, while the palace maids were dancing, had already set their sights on their respective targets.

"Fifth Sister, it's time to make our move." Murong Shuang reminded her with a smile. Murong Xin blushed, but since she had come here, she was already prepared.

In her heart, there are only two people she can choose: Su Zhe from Han Kingdom and Lin Chen from Liang Kingdom. However, Su Zhe clearly has his heart set on Sixth Sister. Regardless of whether Sixth Sister likes Su Zhe or not, she will naturally no longer focus her attention on Su Zhe.

Moreover, although Lin Chen didn't look as handsome as Su Zhe, she found that the more she looked at him during the dance, the more attractive he seemed.

Murong Xin picked up her wine glass, slowly stood up, and walked out of her seat.

At the scene, it wasn't just Murong Xin who was walking around; other royal women were also heading towards their chosen targets.

"It has begun. The first round will be chosen by the girls of the Yan royal family. They will take the initiative to toast the girls they like. However, those who are not chosen are not without a chance. If they like someone, they can go and toast the girl with a cup of wine later."

Kong Qing explained the rules to Lin Chen and the others, and Meng Xing asked curiously, "How does Senior Brother Kong know so much about them?"

"Uh... I heard it from other senior brothers."

Kong Qing was embarrassed to say that before he went to Yan with the Martial Academy, his elders had told him that he would definitely be given a banquet when he arrived in Yan, and they also told him the rules of the banquet.

"Fuck!"

The next moment, Kong Qing suddenly roared, and Lin Chen, who was picking up food, paused. He then heard Kong Qing say, "The Fifth Princess is walking this way."

Lin Chen looked up and saw the Fifth Princess gracefully walking towards him, holding a wine cup.

Murong Xin's movements attracted the attention of most people in the room. For many martial artists, even if the Fifth Princess looked down on them, it would still be an honor to have her fellow disciples from their own country chosen.

When Li Yuan and the others sitting in the front row saw Murong Xin approaching, they all sat up straight. It would be a lie to say that they had no interest in the Yan princess.

However, Murong Xin simply smiled and walked past them towards the back.

"Behind us, could it be the Fifth Princess...?"

Swish!
Instantly, Li Yuan turned his gaze back and landed on Lin Chen, and the others reacted in the same way.

If there's anyone in the back row who could be chosen by the Fifth Princess, it would only be Junior Brother Lin.

"You said it was about looks, but it's about martial arts potential now..."

When Kong Qing saw Murong Xin standing beside Lin Chen's table, she whispered something.

Is there no one in this world who doesn't care about martial arts potential and only cares about looks?
Even a princess of Yan is this snobbish?
The martial artists from the other countries weren't too surprised when they saw Murong Xin standing in front of Lin Chen and recognized his identity.

After all, he was the number one genius in the Great Liang Dynasty for three hundred years. The speed of martial arts cultivation of the previous Pei Qingming was a good example.

On the Korean side, Su Zhe's expression darkened when he saw Murong Xin standing in front of Lin Chen. The fact that the Fifth Princess had chosen Lin Chen meant that in her heart, Lin Chen was the most outstanding.

"If Junior Brother Su hadn't mentioned the Sixth Princess, the Fifth Princess would definitely have chosen Junior Brother Su. Now, it's Lin Chen who has benefited."

Hearing this, Su Zhe smiled again. His senior brother was right. If he hadn't just asked the Sixth Princess and expressed his feelings, the Fifth Princess would never have chosen Lin Chen.

If I had known, I should have waited a little longer; I let Lin Chen get away with it.

In terms of family background, he was the grandson of the Grand Preceptor of the Han Kingdom, while Lin Chen was merely the son of a fisherman.

In terms of strength, I rank first on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, while Lin Chen is only eighth.

In terms of age, she was several months younger than Lin Chen.

In every aspect, Lin Chen was completely outmatched by him.

In order to maintain his superiority, Su Zhe said, "Junior brother, my heart belongs to the Sixth Princess, and there will be no change. Although the Fifth Princess is beautiful, she is still somewhat inferior to the Sixth Princess."

Upon hearing Su Zhe's words, the senior brothers beside him were surprised. For Junior Brother Su to say such a thing, what kind of stunning beauty must that sixth princess possess?

At this moment, Lin Chen was unaware of what the people around him were thinking. He was completely bewildered as the Fifth Princess approached and raised her wine glass.

Kong Qing has already explained the meaning of toasting at the banquet, so does this Fifth Princess have designs on me?

But thinking of Murong Yan's feelings for him, if he drank this wine...

sisters……

The picture is too beautiful to even think about.

"Thank you for your kind words, Princess, but I have already drunk quite a bit and cannot hold my liquor."

Wow!
Lin Chen's words caused an uproar in the audience.

(End of this chapter)