Chapter 18: The might of a youth is even greater than a fierce tiger

As soon as Lin Chen said this, the scene was instantly in an uproar.

Developing Essence Qi in three years is nothing?

"Lin Chen, do you know what you are saying? Since you have learned martial arts, you should know the difficulty of developing Essence Qi. I think you are just jealous of your eldest brother."

The eldest aunt looked angry. She could not allow others to belittle her son.

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang also had a face of iron. In the past, he would have scolded him long ago.

Other villagers also looked at Lin Chen and pointed fingers.

In their view, developing Essence Qi in three years was already very powerful.

For so many years in the village, except for that Scholar Jiang, there were a few who developed Essence Qi, all of whom left the village and entered the city to be guards for big families, returning occasionally.

Even so, every time they returned, they were glorious.

"Chen'er."

Lin Mu looked at her son with some worry. After grandfather said that Lin Ming developed Essence Qi, she was a bit hesitant, thinking whether to pool the money to repay the debt first.

She didn't want to curry favor with Lin Ming, but Lin Ming developed Essence Qi, and her son was also practicing martial arts. At that time, she could ask Lin Ming to guide Chen'er.

"Eldest Aunt, I really don't think developing Essence Qi is difficult, because I have also developed Essence Qi."

Lin Chen raised the corners of his mouth. He had held this breath for a long time, and now he could finally spit it out.

Although, saying it himself, this force didn't seem very round, and the face-slapping was also very stiff, even appearing a bit childish.

But wasn't he just at this age?

Really, having lived two lives, he could endure the suffering others couldn't, and could throw his face on the ground.

The sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.

It was just a kind of self-comfort forced by the environment.

"What?"

"Did I hear right just now? The Lin family kid said he developed Essence Qi?"

"I remember Lin Chen went to the Wu Tang this year. If he developed Essence Qi, wouldn't it mean he developed it in less than a year?"

The villagers looked at Lin Chen with unbelievable eyes. After being stunned for a while, the eldest aunt suddenly sneered: "Lin Chen, are you obsessed with practicing martial arts and started talking nonsense? Do you think anyone will believe this?"

"Enough, don't lose face in front of so many people."

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang also spoke heavily. His eldest grandson, whom he valued most, spent so much money and took three years to develop Essence Qi. This little grandson developed Essence Qi in less than a year. Thinking about it, it was impossible.

"Chen'er, is what you said true?" Only Lin Mu looked at her son with hope.

"Mother, it's true. Didn't Gu Fei tell you? I was in special training in the Wu Tang this month because the instructor thought I could develop Essence Qi. This time I came home because I developed Essence Qi and came back to report the good news to you."

Hearing Lin Chen confirm it again, Lin Mu turned her head sharply: "My Chen'er said he developed Essence Qi, so he developed it."

"Youngest, can't you manage it? Just let them lose face like this?"

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang was dissatisfied. Lin's father didn't pay attention, but said excitedly: "As expected of my son, well done."

Lin Mu believed her son, and Lin's father was the same.

His son really developed Essence Qi within a year!

"Uncle, how can you follow..."

Lin's father interrupted the eldest aunt's words and questioned her: "Eldest Sister-in-law, don't you want our Chen'er to develop Essence Qi?"

The eldest aunt's facial expression was a bit stiff. Accepting that Lin Chen developed Essence Qi was more uncomfortable for her than handing over the land deed.

Didn't this mean her Ming'er was inferior to Lin Chen?

Just as the eldest aunt's words were stuck, the sound of a copper gong sounded from the direction of the village entrance, and several figures walked toward this side.

"It's the village chief!"

"The village chief also came. With this gongs and drums, what happy event does our village have?"

Some sharp-eyed villagers recognized the village chief among the few.

The village chief of Lin Lake Village was an old man. He usually walked slowly, but at this moment, he was walking like flying, and he couldn't see that he was already over sixty years old.

"Everyone already knows."

Looking at the villagers gathered in front of the Lin family's ancestral home, the village chief shouted loudly from several feet away: "It seems that Lin Chen has returned to the village. Tell everyone the good news."

As soon as the village chief said this, the eyes of many villagers looking at Lin Chen changed.

They associated it with Lin Chen's words just now.

"I came back from the town today and met the reporting team of the Wu Tang, only to know that our village has produced a genius. Lin Chen not only developed Essence Qi within a year but was also the first in the Wu Tang to develop Essence Qi."

Wow!

As soon as the village chief said this, all the villagers at the scene boiled over again.

"I said Lin Chen could do it. I saw when he was a child that he was material for practicing martial arts."

"Developing Essence Qi within a year, and still the first place, incredible. The Lin family has produced a Kirin son."

"Lin Chen developed Essence Qi, plus Lin Ming, wouldn't the Lin family have two martial artists? The Lin family's ancestral grave is smoking blue smoke."

"This old guy Lin Chaoyang must be happy to death."

"That's not necessarily true."

A sentence "not necessarily true" instantly made the atmosphere at the scene strange again.

The inside story of the Lin family's separation, under Gu Fei's propaganda, could be said to be known to the whole village. It's just that the parties involved didn't admit it, and the villagers didn't fully believe it, but they had seen the things just now with their own eyes.

Lin Chaoyang, this grandfather who is biased, is not as biased as the rumors say.

As for these people who didn't believe it just now, they were also subconsciously ignored by them.

It doesn't matter.

They are outsiders, it's normal not to believe it, but Lin Chen is your grandson, Lin Chaoyang. You, as a grandfather, don't believe it, that's a problem.

"Now that I think about it, those rumors are all true. If this were my grandson saying he developed Essence Qi, I would definitely not say he was losing face and talking nonsense."

"Lin Chaoyang has always said his Kirin son is Lin Ming?"

"Lin Ming is a fart. It took three years to develop Essence Qi. Lin Chaoyang is blind and recognized the wrong Kirin son."

Listening to the villagers' discussion, the village chief also knew the inside story of the Lin family's separation, but he wouldn't say it now. Seeing Lin Chaoyang, who was a bit stunned, he sighed in his heart.

Lin Chaoyang, this grandfather, really misjudged this time.

"Lin Chen, congratulations. The reporting team is coming. Go and welcome them?"

"Thank you, Village Chief, for the reminder."

Lin Chen saluted the village chief. At this moment, the strong man who came to collect the debt was also a bit stunned.

Wu Tang reporting good news, developing Essence Qi within a year, and still the first place.

This news really scared him.

He could not care about Lin Ming, but anyone who developed Essence Qi within a year, he couldn't afford to offend, let alone the first place in the Wu Tang.

People will be a proper Open-Acupuncture powerhouse soon.

"Since your village has happy events, let's talk about the debt in a few days." The strong man wanted to slip away.

"Stop."

Lin Chen stopped the other party. He could clearly feel that the moment he stopped the other party, the strong man's body shook.

"Young Master Lin, I... our owner is also an Open-Acupuncture powerhouse." The strong man was not confident and had to move out the owner.

Previously, he just felt that this youth's eyes were very sharp, unlike ordinary villagers, but now he didn't dare to look at him.

"Repaying debts is a matter of course. Whoever owes the debt, you go to whoever you want. I won't stop you. My second uncle's family doesn't owe you money. You shouldn't have beaten my cousin. This account must be calculated."

The strong man's expression was a bit strange when he heard Lin Chen's words, but he had just heard the conversation between Lin Chen and Lin Chaoyang, the grandfather and grandson, and understood the situation.

It turned out that this grandfather and grandson had a conflict. If that was the case, it would be easy to handle.

"I can compensate for beating Young Master Lin's cousin."

"Five taels!" Lin Chen spoke coldly.

"Five taels, why don't you go rob?" The strong man was anxious.

"If you don't want to give it, that's fine. You beat my cousin a few times, so let me beat you a few times, and it will be even."

Seeing Lin Chen's playful smile, the strong man shuddered. Unless his brain was broken, he would agree to let a martial artist who developed Essence Qi beat him a few times. A martial artist who developed Essence Qi had a strength of at least seven hundred pounds. A few punches could take half his life.

"That will offset the five taels Young Master Lin said. Now you only need to repay ten taels." The strong man bowed his head.

Lin Chen's face turned cold, and he took a step forward. The strong man and the others retreated three steps in a very synchronized rhythm.

"Didn't I make it clear before? Whoever owes you money, you go to whoever you want. My second uncle's family doesn't owe you money. You have to take out these five taels!"

When seeing Lin Chen force the strong man and the others to retreat together with one step, and finally obediently take out five taels of silver, many teenagers in the village deeply imprinted this scene in their minds.

Is this the prestige after learning martial arts?

The might of a youth is even greater than a fierce tiger!

Many villagers originally had the idea of letting their children learn martial arts, but seeing this scene, the idea of letting their descendants learn martial arts became hot again.

Although the cost of learning martial arts is high, once learned, look at Lin Chen, just a few words made people obediently hand over five taels of silver.

Many villagers looked at Lin Hui, who was held in the arms of the second aunt, with envy in their eyes.

Lin Hui made a profit this time.

Although he was beaten a few times, it was at most taking a few doses of medicine and resting for a few days. With the end of the year approaching, there was no work to do anyway, and this money was just picked up for nothing.

The old village chief narrowed his eyes and looked at this scene. He thought of ten years ago, fourteen years ago, the youth who walked out of the village. Although he also brought benefits to the people in the village, he had never shown the prestige of a martial artist in front of the villagers.

"Second Aunt, you take this money."

Lin Chen handed the five taels of silver to the second aunt. The second aunt grabbed the five taels of silver with one hand and hugged Lin Hui with the other, suddenly unable to help but howl and cry.

"Mother, don't cry."

Lin Xi, who was shrinking by the second aunt's side, saw her mother crying and suddenly stood up and rushed toward the strong man. The strong man originally wanted to hide, but under the gaze of Lin Chen's sharp eyes, he had to obediently stand in place.

Lin Xi hugged the strong man's leg and bit down directly. The strong man was grinning with pain, but he didn't dare to shake it off. He was afraid that if he just shook it off, the next moment the big fist in front of him would smash on his body.

After biting hard, Lin Xi was very smart and ran back behind Lin Chen. Lin Chen smiled and rubbed his cousin's head.

The strong man gritted his teeth. To tell the truth, he didn't want to pay these five taels. If the owner were here, he could completely protect him, but the owner was not here. If he didn't pay, he was afraid he would be lying out of the village.

After the Lin family repaid the money, the owner couldn't offend a young martial artist who was about to open acupoints for this matter.

"Young Master Lin, now that the injury money has been paid and the anger has been vented, can we collect the debt? Of course, if Young Master Lin speaks, it can also be delayed for a few days."

"Do as you please."

Lin Chen pulled Lin Xi to the side.

"Chen'er, how can you do this? You have the ability now. It's a matter that can be solved in one sentence. Do you want to watch our Lin family's ancestral fields fall into the hands of outsiders?"

The eldest aunt saw Lin Chen really let go and hurriedly spoke, with complaints in her words.

Lin Chen stopped and looked at the eldest aunt. The eldest aunt was stared at by his gaze and moved her eyes away uncomfortably. Only at this moment did she realize that this nephew, whom she hadn't looked at in the past, had such sharp eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====