Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 458 Moon Soul Clan Silver Moon

A new deal?

Before arriving at the inn, Lin Chen planned to take the treasure promised by the old woman and leave, leaving the little girl in the city, and what happened afterward was none of his business.

The little girl's family was too mysterious, and he didn't want to get too involved. He took the things and left, since his identity was fake anyway, and he wasn't afraid of being investigated.

But now Lin Chen has changed his mind. It's not that he wants to make a deal with the little girl, but rather that the little girl's words have piqued his interest.

Throughout the day of their escape, the little girl remained completely silent, her composure belying that of a mere infant.

Even an ordinary adult man, faced with a major upheaval and with loved ones sacrificing their lives to buy him time to escape, would not be able to remain so calm and unmoved by any emotional fluctuations.

The little girl is very smart and good at controlling her emotions, and the other party will never expect to pity or feel sorry for her.

The little girl could even guess his thoughts. In this situation, she still proposed a deal with him, which meant she was certain that he would agree to the deal.

Lin Chen was now curious about what kind of offer the little girl would make to entice him.

"Please say."

Lin Chen looked at the little girl. By now, he was treating her as an adult and would never consider her an immature child.

"Protect me for a year, and I will guide you on how to fully form your Martial Soul Diagram. I can also supply all the innate stones you need for your subsequent cultivation."

The moment the little girl spoke, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

“I can sense something unusual about your soul. You must have mastered the Martial Soul Diagram, and this Martial Soul Diagram may even have some connection to our clan.”

Despite the chilling aura emanating from Lin Chen, the little girl remained unmoved: "I disdain lying."

Lin Chen sat down directly opposite the little girl, looking her straight in the eye: "If you want to cooperate, you have to tell me your background first."

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, the little girl's long eyelashes fluttered slightly. Although the movement was small, Lin Chen still noticed it, which was a sign of relief.

It seems that this little girl isn't entirely without emotional fluctuations.

"Since you've asked about my background, it means you've already agreed to this deal. Although I'm not afraid of death, I don't want to die either."

The little girl looked up at Lin Chen and gave herself an explanation.

"My name is Yin Yue. I come from an ancient clan. There has been a rebellion in the clan. My parents were killed, and everyone around me is dead. Now I am all alone."

Yin Yue spoke calmly, unlike someone who was actually there. Fortunately, Lin Chen was already used to Yin Yue's calm tone.

What are the ancient races?

"You can think of us as the earliest group of martial artists to embark on cultivation. Our clan existed even before the establishment of the Yan Dynasty."

"us?"

Lin Chen caught a message.

"Yes, our clan is just one of the ancient clans, and not the most powerful one."

"Is that giant one of your kind?"

“He was trained by Yingpo.” “Why have I never heard of the ancient race? Since the rebels of your race are cooperating with the Yama Palace, it means that you ancient races have not secluded yourselves from the world.”

"The ancient races are few in number. Even the most powerful races do not exceed five hundred. We rarely have contact with the outside world, and even when we do, we do not reveal our true identities. However, we also arrange for our clansmen to remain outside under different identities. Our clansmen who remain outside are also rebels."

Lin Chen understood. These ancient races lived in a closed area and rarely had contact with the outside world. This time, it should be the Yama Palace that the people of the race left outside contacted.

The Yama Palace are assassins who will take any job as long as they are paid, without investigating the identity of their employers.

"Does no one in the Yan Dynasty really know about you ancient remnants?"

"There should be some, but they are all within a very small circle and will not be circulated outside. Just like the Yan Dynasty royal family, the Yan Dynasty has existed for so many years, do you know who the members of the Yan Dynasty royal family are?"

The little girl's question really stumped Lin Chen.

He knew that the Yan Dynasty must have a royal family, after all, the Yan Dynasty had many rules, especially the rules of the sect war, but he had never heard his master and the sect leader mention the royal family of the Yan Dynasty.

The royal family of the Yan Dynasty seemed to be detached from the world; they only knew of its existence but not its specific circumstances.

"What is the name of your clan? How strong are the rebels?"

"The Moon Soul Clan's traitor is also at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, but don't worry, he won't leave the clan. The only ones they can send to hunt him down are at Ada's level, otherwise they wouldn't have hired assassins from the Yama Palace this time."

Moon Spirit Clan?
Why was this name chosen?

"Our clan cultivates by directly absorbing the moon's pure light."

Yin Yue looked at Lin Chen: "That's all I can tell you. Anything more involves my clan's secrets, and our cooperation doesn't allow me to say more."

"Okay, then I'll ask one last question. You have to answer me, and then our deal is done."

When Lin Chen asked his last question, Yin Yue stiffened. In her opinion, Lin Chen must be asking an extremely sensitive question, one that she would find difficult to answer.

Otherwise, they wouldn't threaten not to reach a deal.

How old are you?

Lin Chen spoke, asking the last question. Knowing that the other party was a remnant clan and a giant silver clan, and that Yin Yue had emotions that did not belong to her appearance and age, he had a guess that maybe Yin Yue was just a little girl, but was actually already decades old.

"Nine years old!"

For the first time, Lin Chen sensed a hint of dissatisfaction in Yin Yue's reply.

“She’s the same age as my cousin. I need to go home. Either I’ll find you a place to stay, or you can come with me to the overseas islands in the East China Sea.”

“I’ll go with you to the overseas islands in the East China Sea.” Yin Yue gave her choice without hesitation.

"Come with me to the overseas islands of the East Sea. We'll need at least another month to reach the East Sea coast. The problem is, what if we encounter rebels from your tribe searching for us along the way? You look like this..."

"How to get me out of the pursuit is something you need to consider. I've already paid you."

Yin Yue's calm words gave Lin Chen the illusion that he was not facing a little girl being chased, but a wealthy client.

"Tomorrow I'll buy a house in this city and live here for a while first."

(End of this chapter)