Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 492 Brother Fang, what is your background?

Lotus Island.

It is about the same size as Canglan Island. Because the central area of ​​the island rises sharply and stretches out like a lotus platform, it was named Lotus Island.

And on the site of that lotus platform, a huge city was built: Lotus City.

Lotus City, Chen Mansion.

Yin Yue, who had been locked in the woodshed for ten days, was taken out of the woodshed.

Even after being locked in the woodshed for more than ten days, Yin Yue didn't change much except for her pale complexion, and she didn't show the fear and panic that most children do.

"Master was right, I almost got fooled by this little girl."

Chen Shan looked at Yin Yue, who had been brought out. He hadn't paid any attention to the little girl after sending his men to capture her, and had simply ordered his men to lock her up in the woodshed.

It now appears that it was his oversight.

Even an ordinary little girl, even if she has an elder in her family who is at the Innate Realm, would find it difficult to remain calm in the face of such an experience.

"What is your relationship with Fang Zhan? Where are you from? Tell me everything."

Chen Shan spoke in a deep voice. Under his master's instructions, he went to investigate the origin of this battle, but he could not find any clues.

Even if they came from outer regions, they would leave clues along the way. In addition, he also found out that the reason Fang Zhan disappeared for so many days was because he went to sea with Lu Feng.

Yin Yue remained silent.

"It seems like it's still a tough nut to crack."

Seeing that Yin Yue remained silent, Chen Shan snorted. Since he couldn't find out Fang Zhan's background, he could only start with this little girl.

As for whether being a powerful innate expert would be ridiculed for targeting a little girl, Chen Shan didn't care.

As long as he doesn't say anything, the news won't get out.

"Little girl, I'll give you one last chance, or don't blame me for taking action against you."

Chen Shan, a powerful innate expert, began to release his aura. In his view, a little girl would surely panic and even kneel down in fear when faced with his aura.

To his surprise, although the little girl in front of him became even paler under his pressure, she did not show much panic on her face.

"what!"

This discovery surprised Chen Shan. In the martial arts world, the strong prey on the weak. Martial artists below the Innate Realm are like ants in the eyes of Innate Realm martial artists, precisely because of the gap between the two.

Let alone a little girl, even a first-rank martial artist with a firm will would not be able to withstand his pressure and would eventually tremble and kneel on the ground.

This is an instinctive reaction from the soul and body, not something that can be controlled by the body.

For the first time, Chen Shan began to seriously examine Yin Yue, even using his divine sense. When his divine sense swept over Yin Yue, Chen Shan's pupils suddenly contracted.

His divine sense couldn't even detect the little girl's presence!

This means that if he hadn't been standing here and personally seen the little girl, but instead had been outside the courtyard scanning the yard with his divine sense, he wouldn't have been able to detect the existence of a little girl inside.

To be able to remain undetected by the divine sense of a Xiantian martial artist, one must either possess a treasure capable of shielding divine sense, or... cultivate a technique for concealing one's form, and a very high-level one at that.

Regardless of the possibility, this moment deeply moved Chen Shan.

"Slap me!"

Chen Shan gave the order, and his two subordinates immediately responded respectfully and walked towards Yin Yue.

Seeing the two people walking towards her, Yin Yue remained silent. She could reveal Lin Chen's true identity, and Chen Shan would definitely not dare to lay a hand on her again.

But she knew even better that once Lin Chen's identity was revealed, the matter could not be kept secret, unless Lin Chen could kill all the educated youth, which was obviously impossible.

When he was being chased, Lin Chen clearly did not intend to intervene and did not reveal his true strength. However, when the assassins revealed their identities and disclosed that they came from the Yama Palace, Lin Chen changed his previous approach of hiding his strength and mercilessly killed the assassins from the Yama Palace.

The traitors in the clan could certainly deduce that Lin Chen had a grudge against the Yama Palace.

As an assassin organization, the Yama Palace has assassinated countless martial artists and has enemies all over the world. It is impossible to deduce Lin Chen's identity just from the Yama Palace's enemies.

But when multiple pieces of information come together, things change.

He has a grudge against the Underworld, is powerful enough, is about to head to the East Sea, and has a little girl by his side...

When these pieces of information come together, the traitors in the clan will surely connect them to the fact that the little girl next to Lin Chen is themselves.

With the year-long deadline fast approaching, she couldn't reveal herself at this time.

As for Chen Shan, his goal is the tempering sand on Lin Chen's body. As long as Lin Chen hasn't shown himself yet, he won't really do anything to him, he'll just suffer some physical pain.

She could also fabricate lies and deceive Chen Shan, stalling for time until Lin Chen came to her rescue, but she disdained it.

As a princess of the Moon Soul Clan, she disdained to feign politeness towards a martial artist at the second level of the Innate Realm.

"Little girl, you really asked for trouble."

A martial artist approached Yin Yue, grinning maliciously as he raised his hand, ready to slap her. However, Yin Yue didn't even close her eyes.

As the palm strike came, to Yin Yue's surprise, the expected pain did not come. Instead, a muffled groan came from the man beside her.

"This is?"

Yin Yue's eyes lit up with surprise as she looked at the man beside her. She then noticed a bloody hole between his eyebrows. His raised hand fell limply to his sides, and his body slumped backward.

boom!
The man on the left fell, and the man on the right did the same the next moment.

Yin Yue pouted; she was certain that Lin Chen had arrived.

"who!"

Chen Shan reacted just as quickly. The instant his two men died tragically before his eyes, he flashed forward and grabbed at Yin Yue.

However, he was fast, but someone was faster than him!

Just as Chen Shan's figure flashed, a golden light struck. Caught off guard, Chen Shan hurriedly struck out with his palm.

boom!
A surge of energy rippled outwards like a tide, causing Chen Shan to stagger back several steps, his right hand hanging limply, his palm dripping with blood.

He was injured in the very first move.

Chen Shan's face showed shock as he looked at Fang Zhan, who appeared in front of him. His pupils shrank, realizing that this person was not someone he could match.

If this were anywhere else, he would have turned and fled at this moment, but this was Lotus Island, with his master in charge. Chen Shan suppressed his panic and a cold smile appeared on his face.

Even if Fang Zhan had the guts, he wouldn't dare to actually kill himself. It's highly likely that this little girl is his descendant, and he only acted out of anger when he saw the little girl about to be slapped.

But after his anger subsides, Fang Zhan will inevitably choose to compromise and even apologize to his master.

Chen Shan had a good plan, but the next moment a sense of crisis suddenly surged in his heart, and his hair stood on end. Without any hesitation, Chen Shan immediately retreated and was about to shout for his master to help.

But the next moment, Chen Shan suddenly became dazed, and just as his eyes regained their clarity, he saw only a ray of icy blue light.

Am I dead?

This was Chen Shan's last look of confusion, filled with bewilderment and helplessness.

Snapped!
Two breaths later, Chen Shan collapsed to the ground with a bloody hole between his eyebrows, just like the two men under his command.

"Uncle Fang, you've finally arrived."

Yin Yue's expression remained unchanged as she spoke to Lin Chen.

Even though it was just her and Lin Chen in the courtyard, she wouldn't call out Lin Chen's real name until she was absolutely sure it was safe around them.

"go!"

Lin Chen nodded and took Yin Yue's hand. Lotus Island also had a third-grade island lord, as well as several experts at the second level of the Innate Realm. He had deliberately caught Chen Shan off guard this time, without wanting to alarm the island lord of Lotus Island.

Unless the island lord of Lotus Island is constantly monitoring Chen Shan's residence with his divine sense, it's unlikely that an island lord would go to such lengths. Although this would ensure that Chen Shan would be rescued immediately if he were in danger, it would also be a form of surveillance for Chen Shan.

No innate martial artist would willingly have their every move watched by the divine senses of others, and Chen Shan, with his temperament, would certainly not agree to that.

But Chen Shan's death cannot be kept secret for long. Before the other party finds out, it's best to take Yin Yue as far away as possible.

However, the next moment, Lin Chen released Yin Yue's hand and looked at the northern horizon with a grim expression.

The owner of Lotus Island has discovered it!

"How dare you kill my disciple!"

An old man stood atop the courtyard wall, his hair and beard bristling like raging flames, and the terrifying pressure of his innate third realm transformed into tangible flames that swept down.

Outsiders only know that Chen Shan is his disciple, but they don't know that Chen Shan is actually his son who was lost many years ago.

In the past, he offended many people in order to cultivate martial arts. In order to avoid Chen Shan being retaliated against by his opponents, he kept Chen Shan's existence hidden.

It wasn't until he reached the second level of the Innate Realm that he decided to keep Chen Shan by his side, as those enemies had either been wiped out or had died of old age.

However, just in case, he didn't let Chen Shan formally become a disciple, but instead took him in as a student, treating him as his master. This was to ensure that if he were to encounter misfortune or a powerful enemy were to come looking for him in the future, Chen Shan would have a chance to escape.

In the many islands of the East China Sea, the master-disciple relationship among martial artists is not very stable. It is not uncommon for disciples to choose to join another master's school after the master's death. Therefore, many powerful people will not waste their energy on exterminating the disciples of their enemies.

Hu Tingchun never imagined that the perfect identity he had arranged for his son would lead to his son's death at the hands of the enemy he himself had brought upon himself.

"I will annihilate your soul and spirit!"

At this moment, Hu Tingchun no longer intended to think about what secrets Lin Chen might have; he wanted the other party dead!

A gigantic, flaming palm crashed down, blotting out the sky and leaving spiderweb-like scorch marks in the air. Lin Chen's pupils constricted sharply. He grabbed Yin Yue and retreated swiftly, pushing his spiritual perception to its limit. He finally determined that he couldn't dodge this palm strike.

Pushing Yin Yue behind him, Lin Chen advanced instead of retreating, and unleashed a powerful palm strike.

boom!
The two palms collided, and Lin Chen's body was thrown backward rapidly. The terrifying shockwave knocked down all the wooden pillars in the courtyard.

Cough!

Lin Chen crashed into the wall, and when he landed back on the ground, blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that Lin Chen was only injured, Hu Tingchun's old eyes showed a hint of surprise. A martial artist at the second level of the Innate Realm was able to withstand his angry palm strike and only suffer minor injuries.

In the past, he would have bothered to ask about this person's background, but now...

"Senior must be the master of Lotus Island, and Chen Shan's master, right? I have no grudge against Chen Shan, yet he attacked me, a junior. Now that I have killed him, he has only himself to blame. As the master of an island, how could you attack me without even knowing the facts?"

Lin Chen spoke slowly, and his words instantly brought the anger in Hu Tingchun's eyes to its peak. How arrogant! He went to Lotus Island, killed his own son, and still dared to question him.

"Extremely arrogant!"

Enraged, Hu Tingchun raised his right palm once more. But at that moment, Lin Chen below suddenly shot out two beams of icy blue light from his eyes.

The Eye of the Azure Waves!

The moment Hu Tingchun raised his hand, he also noticed the light shooting from Lin Chen's eyes, which showed a look of shock. Having traveled through the Yan Dynasty, he recognized that the person in front of him was using the Canglan Sect's ultimate technique.

Amidst anger and shock, Hu Tingchun felt a sudden sharp pain in his brain, as if his entire head had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Even with his strength at the third level of the Innate Realm, he still staggered a few times at this moment.

And at that very moment of staggering, the light shooting from Lin Chen's eyes had already reached him.

Chi!
The light from the Azure Eye pierced through Hu Tingchun's protective aura the instant he lost his focus, penetrating his forehead and chest from above and below.

"You...you are!"

Hu Tingchun's face showed astonishment. Before he could finish speaking, Lin Chen arrived, flames materializing and burning Hu Tingchun's body the moment he fell.

Yin Yue, who was in the courtyard, saw Lin Chen kill a martial artist at the third level of the Innate Realm in just a few breaths, but she didn't show much surprise in her eyes.

Lin Chen's soul was still superior to this person's, and he deliberately provoked his opponent with words. Taking advantage of the opponent's shock and anger, he launched a soul attack and then used the powerful Canglan Sect technique, Canglan Eye. He had the intention to catch the opponent off guard, so this person's death was not unjust.

After killing Hu Tingchun, Lin Chen reached into the flames and took out the Thousand Objects Box from the other's body. He then said to Yin Yue, "Hide well, someone is coming. It should be the disciples of the Lotus Island Master."

Because it was his first time facing an opponent at the third level of the Innate Realm, Lin Chen went all out without holding back, and his Azure Eye was almost used to its fullest extent, which resulted in his innate power being somewhat insufficient at the moment.

His divine sense had already detected that eight Innate Realm warriors were heading this way, including several Innate Realm Level 2 warriors.

Yin Yue can evade the perception of the divine soul; as long as she hides, these innate martial artists will not find her.

"Ah."

Yin Yue nodded and quickly hid in the corner of the courtyard. Lin Chen squinted and looked to the left, where the fastest approaching force was located, and it was only at the Innate First Realm.

call out!
Lin Chen's figure vanished from the spot!
……

"That angry shout just now was Master's. It seems something happened to Senior Brother Chen."

Three miles away, a young man was rushing towards this place, but the next moment he felt a pain in his head. Before he could react, his head was separated from his neck and rolled to the ground.

call out!
Lin Chen appeared, confirmed that the other party did not have the Hundred Treasures Box, flicked his right finger, and a wisp of innate fire landed on the corpse. Then, without looking back, he headed towards the next target.

One, two, three...

With the aid of his powerful divine soul, none of the eight innate martial artists could withstand Lin Chen's next attack.

In less than thirty breaths, only one of the eight innate martial artists remained.

"Senior, spare your life!"

The remaining expert at the second level of the Innate Realm was frantically fleeing towards the edge of the island. He didn't know what had happened, or what had happened to his master and other fellow disciples, but he had just clearly sensed with his divine sense that his third senior brother had been killed in one move.

Third Senior Brother is a second-level Innate Realm expert, and he entered the sect earlier than him. If Third Senior Brother couldn't even withstand a single blow from the opponent, then he was even less of a match for the opponent.

If he doesn't run, there's only one outcome waiting for him: death.

However, after escaping only a thousand feet, the man suddenly staggered and fell from the sky. The next moment, a golden light flashed and pierced his body, cutting him in half at the waist.

At this point, all the innate martial artists on Lotus Island had perished.

Having confirmed that there were no innate experts on Lotus Island, Lin Chen was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he took Yin Yue and headed straight for the residence of the Lotus Island Lord.

Since we've already started, we can't leave empty-handed. Hu Tingchun has been the master of Lotus Island for many years and is also a third-realm martial artist, so he must be very wealthy.

An hour later!

A golden light streaked across the sky above Lotus Island and disappeared into the vast sea.

……

……

Jiushan Island.

Lu Feng was imprisoned and covered in wounds.

"Junior Brother Lu, why bother? You are Master's disciple, so you should be of one mind with him. Why don't you just honestly tell us where that person came from and what you got from your voyage?"

In front of Lu Feng, a middle-aged man sighed: "As long as you confess honestly, I will plead with my master, and he will definitely show you leniency."

"We only obtained some tempering sand in the underwater cave, nothing else. The reason I helped Fang Zhan is because he saved my life in the underwater cave. I have already told my master about this."

"Junior Brother Lu, do you think Master will believe these words? If that's all there is to it, why would Fang Zhan have fled overnight?"

The middle-aged man snorted. Just as Lu Feng was asking his master for help, his master ordered him to investigate the background of Lu's junior brother's friend.

According to his investigation, this person did not know Junior Brother Lu before coming to Jiushan Island. They only went out to sea once, and Junior Brother Lu treated this person like his own brother.

A life-saving grace?

This person is only at the second level of the Innate Realm. If Junior Brother Lu is in danger, how can this person possibly save him?
The master judged that this person must have other secrets, and the fact that he had escaped overnight made the master even more certain. He directly ordered the master to imprison Junior Brother Lu and make him tell the truth.

“Junior Brother Lu, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your Lu family. If Master gets angry, your Lu family will be in Guangwu City…”

Lu Feng's pupils contracted sharply, but he still shook his head: "Senior brother, I really have said everything I needed to say."

"If you remain stubborn, then don't blame me for disregarding our camaraderie!"

The middle-aged man raised his right hand, his innate power flowing through him, but just as he was about to make his move, the prison door was suddenly pushed open.

"You scoundrel! I told you to find your junior brother Lu and find out the details of Fang Zhan so that I could negotiate with Hu Tingchun. How dare you torture your junior brother Lu without my permission!"

At the prison gate, Yin Chenliang, his face full of anger, struck out with a palm amidst the middle-aged man's puzzled and shocked gaze. The middle-aged man, a dignified second-stage Innate Realm cultivator, was instantly sent flying, smashing down the prison's iron wall.

"Lu Feng, I'm late. I never expected that this scoundrel would falsely convey my words and cause you to suffer."

Seeing his master personally remove the shackles from him, Lu Feng had doubts in his eyes. He didn't believe his master's words. If it wasn't for his master's instructions, how could Senior Brother Zhang dare to treat him like this?
Even if it was at the master's behest, what was the purpose of this move by the master?
Lu Feng remained vigilant, but his face showed a wronged expression: "Master, if you had come any later, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to see your disciple."

"Alas, I just suddenly remembered that your senior brother Zhang seems to be jealous of you. He has often spoken ill of you in the past. If I asked him to question you, he might be deliberately making things difficult for you. That's why I came here in person. Fortunately, no disaster has occurred. I will definitely give you an explanation for the grievances you have suffered."

Yin Chenliang urged him to take care, but Lu Feng's doubts deepened. He could sense panic in the old man's tone. What had happened outside during the day he was trapped?
……

……

"You're saying all the innate experts on Lotus Island were killed?"

"Young master, from the island master of Lotus Island to his disciples, none of them escaped... Even many martial artists in Lotus City did not notice. Now it is rumored that it was a powerful expert at the peak of the third or fourth level of the Innate Realm who made the move."

Back at the Lu family home, Lu Feng listened to the butler's report and suddenly realized why Yin Chenliang had let him go and why he had sounded panicked.

Hu Tingchun, the master of Lotus Island, was stronger than this old guy. Even Hu Tingchun was dead, so it would be strange if the old guy wasn't afraid.

The old man suspects that Brother Fang's disappearance was actually due to his going to Lotus Island, and that Brother Fang was the one who did it.

To kill a third-stage Innate Realm expert and several second-stage Innate Realm warriors without alerting the other warriors in Lotus City...

"Brother Fang, what is your background?"

(End of this chapter)