Chapter 146: Jiang Qing: I'll beat you up for Lin Shidi first (Please subscribe)

Xue Yun rushed into the Iron Room. When he saw the eight copper men kneeling and fallen inside, his pupils contracted sharply.

Although a moment ago, he had a vague guess in his mind, he hadn't dared to believe it because the guess was too incredible.

Until this moment, seeing these eight copper men in the Iron Room, Xue Yun couldn't help but blink several times to prove that he hadn't seen things wrong.

Is this guy even human?

After standing in the Iron Room for a full two breaths, Xue Yun turned around and walked out.

Seeing Lin Chen standing at the door, he didn't want to ask how Lin Shidi had done it?

There was no need to demoralize himself!

"Lin Shidi, stand here and don't move. I'm going to notify the drillmasters."

Lin Chen:...

These words sounded like he was taking advantage of him?

Lin Lin Shixiong Xue didn't understand this slang, so that shouldn't be it.

In the valley, Xue Yun headed at full speed toward the place where the drillmasters were.

He had to inform the drillmasters of this news as soon as possible!

"Drillmaster Chen, Drillmaster Min..."

Once he reached the place where the drillmasters usually held meetings, Xue Yun didn't care about anything else and started shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Making such a loud noise, what kind of decorum is this!"

A reprimand came from the meeting hall. If it had been in the past, being reprimanded like this by the drillmasters, Xue Yun would have long since shrunk his neck and kept quiet, but at this moment, he didn't care at all.

Don't look at how the drillmasters were reprimanding him now; once he told them the news that Lin Chen had defeated the copper men, the drillmasters would definitely not blame him anymore.

Several figures walked out of the meeting hall.

Looking at the nine figures, Xue Yun was stunned. Had new drillmasters come to the training ground?

"Three Senior Brothers, this junior has failed to teach properly, making a fool of myself in front of you three."

Chen Ping glared at Xue Yun. Xue Yun was a student he had taught in the previous batch; being so impolite naturally required him to speak up and reprimand him.

"Xue Yun, these three are drillmasters from another special training ground in our Jiangnan Circuit."

After the reprimand, Chen Ping introduced the identities and backgrounds of the three to Xue Yun.

Hearing that they were from another special training ground, Xue Yun's eyes narrowed. There were two special training grounds in the Jiangnan Circuit: one for students whose comprehension met the standard, and one for students whose cultivation realm met the standard.

He hadn't been to the other special training ground, but he had heard from the drillmasters that the overall strength of the students there was about the same as theirs, but their top-tier students were a cut above theirs.

That special training ground produced several geniuses every year who not only met the cultivation realm standard but also the talent standard.

"Chen Lin Shixiong, why the rush to reprimand? Being in such a hurry, I suppose there must be something going on. Xue Yun, is it? You're looking for the drillmasters—is something the matter?"

Zhang Jiang looked at Xue Yun with a smile. The three of them had come here this time to discuss the martial arts competition between the two sides.

In previous years, Chen Ping and the others had directly refused. He hadn't expected that when they proposed a competition this year, Chen Ping and the others would actually agree.

It seemed that there were several good seedlings here this year, which had given Chen Ping and the others confidence.

The three of them had used the excuse of coming to agree on the competition format to probe the situation.

Unfortunately, Chen Ping and the others were very shrewd and didn't give them any chance to contact the students, watching them from beginning to end.

"Drillmasters, Lin Chen held out for a hundred breaths in the Iron Room."

Xue Yun hadn't expected the infighting between the drillmasters, and he didn't hide anything, but he didn't state the real situation directly, preparing to sell a mystery first.

After all, he was only a seventeen-year-old boy, and he still had some rebellious psychology in his heart.

His teacher had criticized him so much; he wanted to see how wonderful the expressions on his teacher's and the other drillmasters' faces would be once he told them Lin Chen's battle record.

"Lin Chen held out for a hundred breaths?"

Min Huanbo was the first to exclaim. In just eight days, facing eight copper men, Lin Chen had been able to hold out for a hundred breaths?

Originally, according to his and his fellow disciples' estimates, it would have been considered an extraordinary performance if Lin Chen could do it in twenty days.

Facing eight copper men with strength reaching nineteen acupoints who didn't hold back at all, this was equivalent to fighting eight strong opponents of equal strength.

For students walking the path of extreme martial arts, the Martial Administration Office had also had a judgment on the students' strength over so many years.

Extreme martial arts students, generally practicing two techniques, could fight across one to three acupoints.

According to the situation of students who walked the path of extreme martial arts in previous years, they generally stayed at the training ground for a month, and their strength could increase across three to five acupoints; this was the improvement effect after special training.

Six copper men, with strength exceeding the student's own by five acupoints—this hurdle was set quite high.

Like the hurdles in the other three pavilions, less than half of the students could eventually pass.

And there were already few extreme martial arts students; it took several batches to encounter one. According to this probability, it wasn't certain they could succeed.

At least the previous one who walked the path of extreme martial arts hadn't passed the first hurdle within a month.

Zhang Jiang and the other two heard Xue Yun's words, and a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes. It was indeed as they had expected: there were several good seedlings here this year.

At least this student named "Lin Chen" was enough to warrant attention.

Iron Room, a hundred breaths...

The three of them were also old drillmasters who had been at the training ground for many years and were very familiar with the situation here. Just from these few words, they could infer that the student named Lin Chen was walking the path of extreme martial arts and had even been promoted to Grade A special training.

"Cough, cough, Xue Yun, we'll talk about Lin Chen later."

Chen Ping saw that his disciple was about to continue speaking and interrupted directly.

Lin Lin Shixiong Zhang and the other two were clearly here to spy on the situation; they couldn't let them know too much.

After the shock, Min Huanbo and the others also reacted, looking at Xue Yun with a hint of unkindness. Didn't he have even that much discernment?

Knowing full well that there were drillmasters from other special training grounds here, he still had to talk about Lin Chen's situation.

They didn't need to think to know that Zhang Jiang and the other two had probably inferred seven or eight-tenths of Lin Chen's situation by now. The only thing they weren't sure about was Lin Chen's current cultivation realm.

But as long as they went back and reviewed the student information sent by the Martial Administration Office, Lin Chen's cultivation realm naturally couldn't be hidden.

"Haha, since you brothers have things to do, the three of us will take our leave."

Being able to find out the situation of one student, Zhang Jiang was already very satisfied. He had already gotten the answer from the expressions of Chen Ping and the others.

This Lin Chen should be the biggest trump card Chen Ping and the others had this time.

"I'll see the three of you off."

Xue Yun watched his teacher see off the three drillmasters and was a bit dumbfounded. He still had words left to say; why wouldn't they let him speak?

"Xue Yun, this time we decided to have a competition with that side. You shouldn't have revealed Lin Chen's strength."

Seeing Chen Lin Shixiong see Zhang Jiang and the other three off, their figures disappearing in the distance, Min Huanbo glanced at the stunned Xue Yun and sighed.

"Already an Organ Cultivation martial artist, yet you don't even have this much discernment."

"It seems necessary for you to stay at the training ground for another year."

Facing the dissatisfied eyes of the drillmasters, especially the last sentence, Xue Yun shivered. Stay for another year...

If he stayed for another year, he would be eighteen. Those junior brothers were already making a name for themselves outside, while he was still dealing with the cesspool every day here.

Before each batch of students arrived, the viscous fluid in that cesspool was all prepared by him and Du Yong and the other two, enduring the stench.

Although cultivation resources were not lacking at the training ground, it was somewhat lonely.

Xue Yun already had the psychological preparation: after finishing this year, he would request to leave from Drillmaster Chen.

"Drillmasters, this disciple was actually saying it on purpose for those three adults to hear."

"What do you mean?"

"Lin Shidi didn't just hold out for a hundred breaths in the Iron Room."

"Not a hundred breaths? Could it be two hundred breaths?"

Min Huanbo and the others looked at each other, their eyes shining.

"Not two hundred breaths." Xue Yun didn't dare to sell a mystery this time; he was afraid that the drillmasters would make him stay for another year.

"It was a defeat. Within ninety-plus breaths, Lin Chen defeated the eight copper men. This disciple saw those three adults were there just now, thinking that I couldn't expose Lin Shidi's true strength, but I also had to fool those three adults, so I deliberately said only half of it."

Swish!

Just as Xue Yun finished speaking, he looked up again and saw that the figures of the drillmasters had disappeared again.

This scene was so familiar; it seemed to have appeared just a few days ago.

"Good thing I was quick-witted and rounded it off at the last moment."

Seeing the drillmasters disappear, Xue Yun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and was also a bit impressed by his own quick thinking, actually being able to find such a perfect excuse to explain.

In this way, the drillmasters shouldn't blame him; maybe he even performed a meritorious service.

Jiangnan Circuit, another hidden special training ground.

"Lin Chen, a student from Poyang County, Raozhou Prefecture, Clear Wind Palm perfected... This information is probably inaccurate."

"This was sent by the Martial Administration Office more than three months ago. Since this Lin Chen could be promoted to Grade A special training and even passed the first hurdle assessment of the Iron Room, he has at least two perfected techniques."

"Two perfected techniques, no wonder Chen Ping and the others dared to accept the competition this time."

"Now we just don't know what cultivation realm this Lin Chen is in?" "That's simple. Huo Tong is also from Raozhou Prefecture; he should know. Call him over and ask."

"Lin Chen?"

Huo Tong listened to the drillmasters' inquiry and frowned. Of course he had heard this name, not because of the county competition, but because of his grandfather's words.

The competition for the model student of the Jiangnan Circuit—his grandfather hadn't hidden this matter from him. As the third generation of the Huo family, the future of the Huo family was on him.

And he agreed with the marriage between his grandfather and the Li family.

Li Zhe's father was already a Sixth Rank and might be a Fifth Rank in the future. The Huo family climbing onto the Li family would not only help his own martial arts path but also help the family.

"Drillmaster, before that Lin Chen entered the training ground, he should have been at the fourteen-acupoint realm, but he already had the Clear Wind Palm and Iron Bone Art perfected."

Zhang Jiang and the other six looked at each other. Only fourteen acupoints—even as an extreme martial artist, facing ordinary students, he might be able to fight across three acupoints, but against the students here, he could at most fight across two acupoints.

And among the twenty students in this batch, there were four who had opened twenty acupoints. The Huo Tong in front of them had opened twenty acupoints.

"Drillmaster, when the competition comes, this disciple hopes to fight that Lin Chen."

Huo Tong took the initiative to speak. Defeating Lin Chen would be like a gift for his future brother-in-law.

Or, he could strike hard. With the drillmasters present, plus the unique healing items of the training ground, it was impossible to cripple Lin Chen, but making him make a fool of himself in front of many students, he feared he wouldn't have the face to compete for this model student title.

"You want to fight Lin Chen? Why?"

"This disciple is also from Raozhou Prefecture. I didn't participate in the county competition not long ago. This Lin Chen is touted as the number one student of Raozhou Prefecture this year, and this disciple is unconvinced."

The excuse Huo Tong gave didn't make Zhang Jiang and the others suspicious. It was extremely normal for young people to be competitive. If it were them when they were young, if someone was called number one in front of them, they would definitely not be convinced without a fight.

"Granted!"

Zhang Jiang nodded: "But in these two months, you must strive to break through to twenty-three acupoints."

"This disciple will work hard."

Huo Tong agreed. The further one went in the Acupoint Stage, the harder it became, especially the last four acupoints.

"Jiang Xiao Shimei, there is a student named Lin Chen at the special training ground next door, who is said to be from your Raozhou Prefecture. Have you heard of him, Xiao Xiao Shimei?"

Jiang Qing, dressed in white, was originally preparing to return to her residence, but she stopped her steps upon hearing the words and looked at the man in front of her.

She naturally knew that Lin Chen was at the other special training ground.

"Heard of him."

"This time the special training ground next door is going to have a competition with us. According to the drillmasters, that Lin Chen is the confidence they have to dare to compete with us."

Hearing this, a glimmer of brilliance appeared in Jiang Qing's beautiful eyes. It seemed that Lin Shidi had shocked several drillmasters again at the special training ground next door.

"Junior Brother Huo just told me that when the competition comes, he wants me to leave Lin Chen to him."

"Why?"

Jiang Qing frowned. Lin Chen and that Huo Tong should have no grudges.

"Junior Brother Huo said that he wants to prove to the students of Raozhou Prefecture who is the number one genius of Raozhou Prefecture," Zeng Yun said with a smile.

For Zeng Yun, neither Lin Chen nor Huo Tong was in his eyes. The only person in the entire special training ground he could look at was Jiang Xiao Shimei.

Not only because Jiang Xiao Shimei's strength was only a little bit worse than his own, but the key was Jiang Xiao Shimei's appearance and background.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xiao Shimei had always been cold and unapproachable, rarely speaking to others since arriving at the training ground.

This time, he had also tried it with the mentality of giving it a go, mentioning Lin Chen in front of Jiang Xiao Shimei.

Jiang Xiao Shimei was from Raozhou, and that Lin Chen and Huo Tong were also from Raozhou; she should be interested in this matter. He hadn't expected that he had actually guessed right.

"Then Huo Tong wants to prove who is the number one genius of Raozhou Prefecture?" Jiang Qing asked, directly ignoring Zeng Yun's self-proclaimed handsome smile.

"Yes, that's what Junior Brother Huo said."

Jiang Qing turned and walked in a certain direction.

"Jiang Xiao Shimei, what are you doing?"

Unfortunately, Jiang Qing didn't pay attention to him and walked on her own.

A quarter of an hour later.

Huo Tong, who was slapped to the ground and couldn't climb up, was full of unwillingness and humiliation.

"I am also from Raozhou Prefecture. You want to prove that you are the number one genius of Raozhou Prefecture; I came to give you this opportunity, but you couldn't grasp it."

Jiang Qing didn't care at all about the unwillingness in Huo Tong's eyes, and after throwing down this sentence, she left.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Zeng, how could she... I want to go to the drillmasters..."

"Cough, cough, Junior Brother Huo, I advise you to let the matter rest. Jiang Xiao Shimei's temper is indeed a bit fiery, but who told you to say you want to prove who is the number one genius of Raozhou Prefecture? It's understandable that Jiang Xiao Shimei took action. The most critical thing is... the temper of that Lord Jiang is said to be even more fiery than Jiang Xiao Shimei's."

The training ground did have rules, but fighting among students was nothing. To a certain extent, the drillmasters of the training ground encouraged fighting among students; only with fighting would there be motivation!

Jiang Xiao Shimei's reason for taking action could barely be justified, but even if it couldn't be justified, would the drillmasters punish Jiang Xiao Shimei?

This little princess of the Jiang family!

At that time, Zheng State spies sneaked into Raozhou Prefecture, wanting to assassinate the Jiang family. Fortunately, Raozhou Prefecture discovered it in advance and repelled the Zheng State spies. Lord Jiang, who learned the news, returned from the frontier, killed his way to Zheng State alone with a spear, and it is said that he beheaded more than a dozen ranked demon beasts, including many middle-ranked demon beasts, and slaughtered several families in Zheng State, almost causing the two countries to go to war directly.

Blood Slaughter Jiang Duanchao—a person's name is like the shadow of a tree.

Don't say you, Huo Tong, can't afford to offend Jiang Xiao Shimei; even your Huo family can't afford to offend the Jiang family.

One is a family whose sun is setting, and the other is a rising new noble.

Huo Tong lowered his head. He had also heard about the deeds of that Lord Jiang from his family elders. The Jiang family was indeed not someone he could offend.

"Lin Chen!"

Huo Tong gritted his teeth in his heart. If it weren't for Lin Chen, why would he deliberately find this excuse, and why would Jiang Qing take action against him?

All of this was because of this Lin Chen!

He couldn't afford to offend Jiang Qing, so he could only find this account back from Lin Chen with interest.

Training ground.

Jiang Qing frowned slightly, her brows filled with contemplation.

It wasn't because she took action against Huo Tong and was afraid that the drillmasters would reprimand her.

Huo Tong was beaten, so he was beaten; it was nothing. What she was thinking about was another matter.

Huo Tong's reason for fighting Lin Chen couldn't stand up, so there must be other reasons for Huo Tong to deal with Lin Chen.

Was it related to the Huo family?

It's just that with Lin Shidi's interpersonal circle, logically speaking, he shouldn't have any intersection with the Huo family.

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Qing took out paper and pen from the table and wrote a letter.

Students entering the training ground were not allowed to contact the outside world, but it wasn't absolute. At least she could write to her father and mother.

Her father knew the training situation very well, and her mother was a Sixth Rank noble lady, who also had the qualifications to know.

"Write to Father... No, Father might still be a bit awkward in his heart, so I can only write to Mother and ask Mother to help keep an eye on the Huo family."

【To Mother:】

【Daughter misses you.】

【A day without seeing you is like three autumns...】

This phrase was something she heard Lin Shidi say last time, and it was quite charming.

At this moment, Lin Chen, surrounded by Min Huanbo and the other six, naturally didn't know that Jiang Qing had already beaten Huo Tong for him first.

He only felt that he was like a giant panda, being sized up by the six drillmasters from head to toe.

Lin Chen couldn't understand. Didn't he just pass the first hurdle?

According to Senior Zhao, those who could pass the first hurdle in the past all did so in about ten days, so he wasn't too early.

Unless Senior Zhao lied to him!

Students in the past might not have passed in ten days; it could have been half a month or even a month.

Senior Zhao said it deliberately to stir up his fighting spirit.

Lin Chen smiled bitterly. He finally understood why the six drillmasters were looking at him like this.

PS: Sorry, it was delayed by two hours. The chapter in the afternoon is estimated to be delayed as well, because I have to go to my mother-in-law's side today. Please subscribe! I coded from 8 PM to 2 AM, and my hands are numb. Everyone, don't just hoard the book; keep reading. Your follow-up subscriptions are the greatest motivation for Jiudeng's updates.

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