Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 606 A Short Story of a Scholar and a Rich Girl

valley!

When Mo Xiao and the others were helplessly teleported out of the ancient city, they saw their elders and their faces showed shame.

Although the Flower Clan won first place in the previous three Ancient City Flag Capture events.

At least in previous generations, the clansmen and the flower clansmen still had the strength to fight, and the flower clansmen only managed to win with great difficulty.

This time, however, the three families joined forces, yet they were still defeated by the Flower Clan, and in such a humiliating way that they were eliminated.

"Elder, we..."

"No need for further words, this is not your fault. Focus on healing your injuries first."

Mo Wentian interrupted Mo Xiao, saying that since Lin Chen possessed the strength of the sixth level of the Innate Realm, the outcome of the match was not Mo Xiao's fault.

If one had to find fault, it would be that if Lin Chen could break through to the sixth level of the Innate Realm, why couldn't Mo Xiao and the others?
However, the truth is that it wasn't just Mo Xiao and his group who couldn't do it; even they themselves failed to reach the sixth level of the Innate Realm when they participated in the Ancient City Flag Capture.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

"Mei Shen, your Flower Clan has now taken first place, so the remaining three..."

"The remaining rankings will be decided by the three individuals themselves; my Flower Clan will not participate in this."

Mei Shen smiled and said that he was already very satisfied with the Flower Clan taking first place and having eight spots. As for the second, third and fourth places, he would let those three compete for them themselves.

"Gentlemen, let's talk!"

Mo Wentian knew that Mei Shen wouldn't interfere, so he looked at the other two elders. The three of them remained silent, clearly communicating through their spiritual senses.

However, judging from the expressions of the three, the communication was not going smoothly.

The second place has six spots, the third place has four spots, while the fourth place only has two spots, a difference of up to three times.

"Ahem, I do have a suggestion, I wonder if the three of you would be willing to listen?"

Seeing that the three of them couldn't reach a conclusion, Mei Shen smiled and spoke up.

"What, does your Flower Clan want to interfere?"

"Since I have said that the rankings will be decided by the three of you, I will naturally not interfere. It is only because the three of you have not yet come to a conclusion that I have come up with a suggestion. Of course, the three of you may choose not to adopt it."

"Brother Mei, if you have any good suggestions, please feel free to speak up."

Li Weihong squinted at Mei Shen. His private conversation with Mo Wentian and Zhang Rui hadn't gone smoothly. Nobody wanted to come in last, and they were stuck in a stalemate.

"Regardless of second, third, or fourth place, the remaining twelve spots will be divided equally among the three of you."

As soon as Mei Shen spoke, the eyes of Li Weihong and the other two men lit up. This suggestion... was indeed quite tempting to them.

The quota for being buried in the ancestral tomb is indeed very precious, but there is no quantifiable standard to say how much it is worth.

This is because entering the ancestral cemetery does not guarantee a reward; every year, there are always a few unlucky souls who find nothing.

It was precisely because of this uncertainty that the three of them reached a stalemate during their discussion, as they did not know what price to pay in exchange for a higher ranking.

If they pay a high price to get second place, and their clansmen don't find anything in the ancestral cemetery, the loss will be enormous.

It was precisely because of this consideration that the three of them were at an impasse, but Mei Shen's words just solved the problem.

There are twelve spots available, to be split equally among three families, with each family receiving four spots.

“Brother Mei has a brilliant idea. What do you two think?” Li Weihong looked at the other two.

"Just do it."

Mo Wentian agreed, and Zhang Rui also nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the three families had adopted his suggestion, Mei Shen smiled. The reason he made this suggestion was that he did not want the three families to harbor resentment towards Lin Chen.

In a normal battle for the flag in an ancient city, the loser would inevitably harbor resentment towards the winner, but this resentment is nothing; all four clans have lived like this for so many years.

Lin Chen single-handedly changed the course of the battle, and in such a crushing way eliminated these three companies. These three companies must harbor a deep grudge against Lin Chen.

With the royal family constantly targeting Lin Chen in front and Dongfang Canglang eyeing him from behind, Mei Shen didn't want Lin Chen to offend these three families again.

This distribution is a win-win situation for everyone.

"The ancestral land for burying gods will be opened in three days."

Mo Wentian spoke slowly, Mei Shen nodded with a smile, and the other two also agreed.

Having confirmed the quotas and the opening time of the ancestral land, Mo Wentian left with his people, as did the other two families. At this moment, Lin Chen and his group were about to emerge from the ancient city, and it would be better to leave first than to create an awkward situation when Lin Chen came out.

Soon, only Mei Shen and other Flower Clan elders remained in the valley. After a hundred breaths, figures were teleported out from the ancient city.

The Hua Clan members, including Zhang Qian, wore joyful expressions and bowed to Elder Mei Shen and the others. Lin Chen, holding Jiang Qing's hand, smiled and said, "Elder, I haven't let you down, have I?"

"Haha, not only did you live up to my expectations, but you far exceeded them."

Mei Shen stroked his beard and laughed heartily, saying that the Flower Clan was fortunate to have such a consort.

"Everyone, get some rest. We'll enter the ancient tomb in three days."

……

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Peach Blossom Spring.

"Miss... wait for me!"

"What are you doing with me?"

“Miss, you’ve shaken off those guards, but you can’t shake off me. And… moreover, I can keep watch for you. If those guards catch up, I’ll shout to warn you immediately.”

Outside the Peach Blossom Spring, two young girls were rapidly approaching. The young lady in front walked with a leisurely demeanor, but there was an expectant look in her beautiful eyes, while the maid behind her was chattering incessantly.

"Alright, then you stay here and keep watch. If anything seems amiss, just let me know immediately."

After patting her maid's shoulder, Shen Qinghuan walked towards Peach Blossom Spring on her own.

"Miss...then you and Young Master Xu shouldn't linger too long."

"You little rascal, Qingzhu, you're even trying to meddle with your young lady."

“Miss, how could I dare to interfere? I’m afraid that if the guards don’t find us, they will tell the master about this. If the master gets angry and starts investigating, and finds out that you met with Young Master Xu here… I’m afraid he will take his anger out on Young Master Xu.”

The maid's eyes darted around. She said this because she was genuinely worried that the master would find out about her mistress and Young Master Xu's affair, and also because... she was afraid that her mistress might make a mistake due to her emotions.

She had heard storytellers tell many stories, stories of young ladies and gentlemen, stories of young ladies and gentlemen meeting in private, stories of whispering sweet nothings, stories that made people blush.

Shen Qinghuan entered Peach Blossom Spring alone. At this moment, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and it was very beautiful.

The Peach Blossom Spring was beautiful, but Shen Qinghuan had no heart to appreciate the scenery. At this moment, she couldn't wait to meet her beloved.

Peach Blossom Spring, Peach Blossom Pavilion.

This is the meeting place I arranged with my sweetheart.

When Shen Qinghuan arrived at the Peach Blossom Pavilion, she found that a man and a woman were already sitting inside. The man looked alright, but the woman's cold and exquisite face made her feel ashamed of herself.

She was so beautiful! This was the first time in her life she had felt insecure about her appearance, and the first time she had ever seen such a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Qing Huan!"

Just as Shen Qinghuan was still captivated by the beauty of the woman in the pavilion, a voice from her left startled her awake. She turned to see her beloved and blushed.

"Brother Xu, are you only arriving now?"

"No, I've been here for a while, but there are already people in this pavilion. I don't want to disturb them, so I'll wait for you outside."

Xu An smiled and explained that he had arrived here half an hour ago and had seen the man and woman in the pavilion, but he did not enter the pavilion to disturb Shen Qinghuan because he had arranged to meet her there.

Peach Blossom Spring is quite large, and there are other nice places besides the pavilion, so why disturb their date?

In Xu An's view, the man and woman should be in the same situation as himself.

"I see. So where do we go?"

Shen Qinghuan put her hands behind her back and asked in a charmingly coquettish manner.

"Let's not bother them any longer, let's go to Peach Blossom Spring."

"Okay, I'll listen to Brother Xu."

Xu An left with Shen Qinghuan, while Lin Chen and Jiang Qing sat quietly in the pavilion, chatting about their experiences after leaving Canglan Island.

With their combined strength, both Shen Qinghuan and Xu An could hear each other's conversation clearly, but neither of them paid any attention to it.

This young couple is having a date here, and so are I and my senior sister.

However, while Lin Chen and Jiang Qing did not disturb the young couple, and Shen Qinghuan and Xu An did not disturb them either, some people were unwilling to accept it.

The outskirts of Peach Blossom Spring.

"Young...Young Master."

Qingzhu's face turned deathly pale as she looked at the young man in front of her and the several middle-aged men following behind him.

"Qingzhu, where is Miss?"

"Young...Young Master, Miss...Miss isn't here."

Qingzhu stammered, her gaze avoiding any glance at Peach Blossom Spring: "I just came here to enjoy the scenery."

"Enjoying the scenery?"

Shen Yinfeng snorted. He came here on his father's orders. He had heard that his sister was getting too close to Xu An from the Xu family, and his father wanted him to take his sister back and teach Xu An a lesson.

The Xu family's ancestors only produced one expert at the first level of the Innate Realm, and since then, no Innate Realm expert has been born. Now, they have fallen to the status of a third-rate family.

As for the Shen family, not to mention that his father was a first-level Innate Realm expert, his grandfather was a second-level Innate Realm expert, and his younger sister was already engaged to the young master of the Chen family in the city, who also had an Innate Realm expert in charge.

If word gets out that my sister is secretly dating Xu An, how will the Shen family explain themselves to the Chen family, and how will they explain themselves to the current head of the Chen family? The current head of the Chen family just broke through to the third level of the Innate Realm not long ago, and the Chen family can be said to have a bright future.

The Shen family also benefited from this, but if the Chen family found out about the matter between his sister and Xu An, and the Chen family became angry about it, their anger would be something the Shen family could not bear.

If Xu An knows what's good for him, that's fine. But if he doesn't, even though his father didn't say it explicitly, he knows what his father means: then Xu An should be crippled so that he can never covet his younger sister again.

"Keep an eye on her."

After giving instructions to the guards behind him, Shen Yinfeng strode towards Peach Blossom Spring.

"Miss, the eldest young master has arrived!"

Seeing this, Qingzhu looked anxious and, disregarding everything else, shouted loudly towards the direction of Peach Blossom Spring.

"Bastard!"

Shen Yingfeng's face was gloomy. He raised his right hand and slapped Qingzhu across the face, leaving a bloody mark on Qingzhu's fair face instantly.

"Young...Young Master, you've arrived. I...I must inform Miss."

Although her face was burning, and even her teeth were a little loose, making it difficult for her to speak clearly, Qingzhu still managed to explain herself, hoping to buy time for her mistress, and especially for Young Master Xu, to leave.

"You lowly servant, I'll deal with you after I bring Qinghuan back."

Shen Yingfeng knew exactly what Qingzhu was thinking and headed straight for Peach Blossom Spring.

However, as soon as Shen Yinfeng stepped into Peach Blossom Spring, Shen Qinghuan appeared.

"Brother, why are you treating Qingzhu like this?"

When Shen Qinghuan saw the handprint on Qingzhu's face, her pretty face immediately turned cold.

“As a maid, you dare to lie to my face. I’m already being lenient with you, brother. If it were anyone else, I would have slapped them to death.”

Shen Yingfeng looked into the depths of Peach Blossom Spring: "Little sister, what are you doing here in Peach Blossom Spring?"

"Of course, it's for relaxation and enjoying the scenery, is that not allowed?"

"It can't be that simple. If you're just sightseeing, why didn't you have your maid come along?"

“I don’t like people following me, so I had Qingzhu wait here. I told her not to reveal that I was here. If you want to blame someone, blame me.”

Shen Yinfeng gave his younger sister a deep look: "Is that so? Since we're here to enjoy the scenery, I'll accompany you, little sister."

"No...no need, I've already finished enjoying the gifts, brother, what are you doing?"

When Shen Qinghuan saw her elder brother walking straight into Peach Blossom Spring, her pretty face instantly changed color. Hearing Qingzhu's shout, she immediately separated from Xu An, letting Xu An leave from the other side. She wanted to hold off her elder brother and give Xu An time to leave.

Unfortunately, Shen Zhuang didn't look back at all and walked very fast. At the same time, the guards also entered Peach Blossom Spring and began to search.

"Miss, what should we do?" Qingzhu looked anxiously at her young mistress, fearing that Young Master Xu might not be able to leave in time.

"No matter what, I will protect Brother Xu."

Shen Qinghuan stomped his right foot, his face resolute. Even if it meant turning against his family, he couldn't let his elder brother hurt Xu An.

……

"Young master, the person is here."

Outside the Peach Blossom Pavilion, the Shen family's guards spotted Xu An's figure, and the next moment Shen Yinfeng led his guards to rush over.

"Brother Lin, I told you that my staying here would cause trouble for you two, but don't worry, I will explain to the Shen family that I don't know you two and will not involve you."

When Xu An saw that he had been discovered, his face showed helplessness but not much fear. He had thought that the Shen family would find out about him and Qing Huan's relationship from the moment they started to get together.

The reason he hasn't told the Shen family yet is because Qinghuan is worried. He also knows that with his current level of cultivation, the Shen family will not agree to him being with Qinghuan.

When Xu An turned and walked out of the courtyard, his expression had returned to calm. He deliberately walked a distance away from the pavilion before stopping.

Inside the pavilion, Jiang Qing remained leaning on Lin Chen's shoulder, her expression unchanged. Lin Chen, on the other hand, stared at Xu An's back with a look of great interest on his face.

With his divine sense, he could clearly see everything happening in the entire Peach Blossom Spring and knew what was going on.

The story of a poor scholar and a rich girl falling in love.

Of course, if set in the Yan Dynasty, it would be a story of a nobody martial artist and a young lady from a martial arts family falling in love.

(End of this chapter)