Chapter 116: I, Lin Chen, Am Willing to Fight for Lord Su! (Seeking Subscriptions)

The courtyard gate opened.

Master Tai shifted his gaze from the ants on the ground to the door at the first moment.

In the moment he stood at the door, he had looked at the ants crawling on the ground countless times. If he continued to look, he would have to distinguish between male and female.

Li An and Li Qi, father and daughter, felt embarrassed to see him, and he felt embarrassed to see these two.

A Ninth Rank martial artist is stronger than him, but as the Master of the Zhenyue Martial Hall, the martial hall has produced Ranked Tier martial artists, so he doesn't care.

"Let's go."

Li Yueshan walked out of the courtyard, looked at his son and granddaughter, and said lightly.

Li An was stunned. They were leaving just like this? Father didn't let him see that young man?

Li Qi was also puzzled. Didn't Grandfather say that she should apologize to that young man?

Master Tai was also surprised. How could it be Lord Li who opened the door, and Lin Chen didn't come out to see them off?

Li Yueshan got on his horse directly, looked at Li An and his daughter who were still stunned, his white eyebrows raised: "Get on the horse, go back."

Although he was very puzzled in his heart, Li An didn't dare to disobey his father. After giving his daughter a look, he followed and left on his horse.

Master Tai watched the three Li family members leave, turned his head to look at Lin Chen who walked to the door: "Lin Chen, what's going on?"

Clearly, before he left the courtyard, this old and young man were still chatting happily. How did it become like this again?

Lin Chen said helplessly: "Master Tai, Lord Li and I didn't have a dispute. Lord Li gave me a lot of pointers on my martial arts path. I am sincerely grateful to Lord Li. It was Lord Li who didn't allow me to come out to see them off."

"Lord Li didn't let you see them off?"

Master Tai was puzzled in his heart, but since Lord Li arranged it this way, there must be a deep meaning, so he wouldn't speculate too much.

"Rest well. After we return to the county town tomorrow, I will report the good news to Lord Su."

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Poyang County Wuzheng Office.

"Zhang Wangshan is bullying people too much!"

Su Lingchuan slapped the armrest of the chair heavily, and the armrest instantly broke and turned into powder, falling to the ground like quicksand.

"Lord, what are you so angry about?"

The confidant beside him was a bit puzzled. The Lord went to the Wuzheng Office to report on his duties. Did he encounter anything?

"This official went to the Wuzheng Office to report on his duties today, and also discussed the upcoming county competition. Who knew that Zhang Wangshan actually proposed that it's just a competition of Open-Acupuncture students, so there's no need to be too serious, and one can choose one-on-one, as long as the students themselves are willing."

The confidant frowned upon hearing this: "But on the side of Qianshan County, are there students with extremely strong strength in this session?"

"Qianshan County has two students in this session who have already opened fifteen acupoints. This Zhang Wangshan is counting on these two students to win the county competition."

Fifteen acupoints?

The confidant's face was also a bit ugly: "Did the Lord agree?"

"This official didn't know about this matter beforehand, and plus others were echoing on the side, so I agreed."

Speaking of this matter, Su Lingchuan was extremely angry. He could be sure that Zhang Wangshan must have talked to colleagues in other counties before this, and these people echoed one sentence that Open-Acupuncture realm really doesn't count for much, and another sentence that apart from the top few students, other students are not worth paying attention to.

Listening to these echoing words, he couldn't help but agree.

And it was only after confirming the county competition method that Zhang Wangshan said that Qianshan County had two students with fifteen Open-Acupuncture acupoints.

"The Lord shouldn't have agreed."

The confidant was a bit helpless. The Lord was good at everything else, but he was a bit easy to be provoked, especially regarding face.

"What about the rewards for the county competition?"

"The Director has already decided that the first place can enter the C-grade treasure vault of the Wuzheng Office to pick a treasure."

"C-grade treasure vault, it seems the Director has high hopes for this session of students."

The confidant clicked his tongue. The treasures in the C-grade treasure vault would make even Organ Cultivation martial artists feel moved.

A martial hall instructor, serving for five years without making mistakes, the contribution points accumulated are enough to enter the C-grade treasure vault once.

However, thinking that the first place in the two counties definitely had the potential of a Ranked Tier, the Director's arrangement was reasonable.

"Second place can enter the D-grade treasure vault, and third place is one thousand taels of silver."

After Su Lingchuan finished speaking, he snorted lightly: "That Zhang Wangshan still wants my Poyang County to give him rewards again. He's thinking beautifully. I've already decided that this time, Poyang County will only put out two hundred taels of silver."

The confidant's mouth twitched. Although he knew that the Lord was joking in a fit of anger, if Poyang County really only put out two hundred taels of silver, it would become a laughing stock for other counties in Raozhou Prefecture, but he still had to dissuade him: "Lord, think twice."

"This official..."

Outside the main hall, footsteps came. Su Lingchuan stopped the conversation, and the confidant also retreated behind the screen.

"Lord Su, good news!"

Master Tai walked like flying, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the door of the main hall. Before he arrived, his voice came first.

"Good news, what good news? Could it be that Lin Chen broke through to eleven acupoints?"

Su Lingchuan's eyes lit up, but thinking that Qianshan County had two students who had already reached fifteen acupoints, this ray of light dimmed.

Even if Lin Chen opened eleven acupoints, it was impossible to fight against four acupoints.

"Double happiness! Lin Chen opened eleven acupoints long ago, and this time his Iron Bone Art has reached perfection!"

Pa!

Su Lingchuan slapped the armrest again, and the other armrest of the chair turned into powder again, falling to the ground.

Lin Chen opened eleven acupoints, and the Iron Bone Art reached perfection. If he took the two Open-Acupuncture pills he rewarded him with at the beginning, that would be thirteen acupoints. Even if he faced those two students in Qianshan County, it wasn't that he didn't have the power to fight.

Not appropriate!

In his excitement, Su Lingchuan shook his head again, rejecting the idea of letting Lin Chen take the Open-Acupuncture pills.

Open-Acupuncture pills are extremely precious, and a martial artist's limit is three. The later you take them, the better.

After twenty acupoints, the effect of the Open-Acupuncture pill is halved. Lin Chen should keep these two Open-Acupuncture pills and take them after breaking through eighteen acupoints, reaching twenty acupoints in one go, maximizing the use of the Open-Acupuncture pills.

For Lin Chen, Su Lingchuan had long-term plans and didn't intend to let Lin Chen take the Open-Acupuncture pills for this county competition.

"Hmm, this official is very satisfied. You go and bring a word to Lin Chen for this official, tell him to practice well, and don't worry about this county competition."

Master Tai looked at Su Lord's face constantly changing, and he was puzzled in his heart. Now hearing Su Lord say this, he couldn't help but guess: "Lord, could it be that the students in Qianshan County this session are a bit special?"

"Qianshan County has two students who have already opened fifteen acupoints."

"Fifteen acupoints?"

Master Tai also smiled bitterly. He finally understood why the Lord wanted him to bring this word to Lin Chen. The realm difference was too great. Even if Lin Chen walked the path of extreme martial arts, it was difficult to make up for the gap brought by the realm.

Unless Lin Chen took the Open-Acupuncture pills.

But Lin Chen would take them, and those two in Qianshan County would also take them. The gap between the two sides remained the same.

"How did those two students in Qianshan County open fifteen acupoints?"

Su Lingchuan knew what Master Tai was thinking and said lightly: "This official has checked, these two have some opportunities, and there is no cheating situation."

And even if they cheated, there was a limit to the body's absorption capacity, unless they took extremely precious pills, but the value of such pills had long exceeded the rewards of the county competition.

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Zhenyue Martial Hall.

Master Tai summoned Lin Chen and informed him of what Su Lingchuan had said.

Lin Chen was silent for a moment and said: "Master, the student is prepared to take the Open-Acupuncture pill."

"Confused!"

Master Tai scolded loudly, then thought of Lin Chen's talent, his tone became gentler, and he explained: "Didn't Lord Su think about letting you take the Open-Acupuncture pill?"

"The Open-Acupuncture pill must open one acupoint if taken within twenty acupoints. Don't forget your family background, and don't think that because you took first place in the three-month competition and have the rewards from the Wuzheng Office and the martial hall, you are not short of silver. In the subsequent martial arts path, there are many places to spend money. Even for an Open-Acupuncture realm, if you pursue reaching Organ Cultivation within two years, it costs three thousand taels."

Spending three thousand taels in two years, for the powerful families in Poyang County, is a painful expense. Shortening the time further is not something these families in Poyang County can bear.

You can't exhaust all the savings of the whole family just to cultivate one disciple.

The Great Liang Dynasty's martial arts have been prosperous for more than two hundred years, and everyone has summarized the cultivation timeline suitable for their respective classes.

Three years of Organ Cultivation, and then five to ten years to sprint to the Ranked Tier. This is the path taken by most powerful families in the county town. Very few disciples with talent pursue reaching Organ Cultivation within two years.

Going further up, that is what the powerful family disciples at the prefecture level will pursue.

"Master, the student knows these, but if the student wins the county competition, I can also get rewards, which can offset the waste of the Open-Acupuncture pill."

"You can take it, and the other side can also take it. I'm just afraid that in the end, you'll lose both the wife and the army."

Lin Chen's expression was firm: "Lord Su has the grace of knowing me. When the student was in the Martial Hall, I didn't even have the money to buy beef. Fortunately, Lord Su arrived and promulgated the policy of encouraging students, so the student was able to have silver to continue practicing martial arts in the school. Later, when I arrived at the martial hall, if it weren't for the three-month competition set by Lord Su, where would a family background like mine have the chance to walk to today? I'm afraid that when I reached five Open-Acupuncture acupoints, I would have had to suspend martial arts practice for the sake of silver."

"Although Lord Su didn't do it for the student, the student truly enjoyed it. In the two-county competition, the ranking win or loss will probably have some influence on Lord Su. Taking the Open-Acupuncture pill and fighting for it is also the student's repayment to Lord Su."

Master Tai had a look of emotion on his face. Lin Chen's experience on the martial arts path had long been spread to all major martial halls, and Master Tai naturally knew it.

Thinking about it this way, it really was as Lin Chen said.

The grace of knowing.

This statement is not an exaggeration.

"Lin Chen, are you sure?" Master Tai asked again solemnly.

"The student has no regrets."

Lin Chen answered decisively.

Hesitation, regret?

Doesn't exist.

His destiny of water flowing and canal forming, the later he practices, the faster he goes.

Twelve acupoints is a watershed. After twelve acupoints, it reaches the process of accelerating step by step.

This is the most cost-effective time to take the Open-Acupuncture pill, and it can also brush a wave of favor in front of Lord Su.

As for those two in Qianshan County, will they take the Open-Acupuncture pill?

Lin Chen looked at the changes in Qi and blood after the Iron Bone Art reached perfection on the panel, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly. Even if those two took it, he had the confidence to take first place.

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