Chapter 190: I Still Like Your Previous Unruly Appearance

Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Office.

Zhang Dingfeng was accompanying Ye Yuan and the other three for tea.

The four had their own thoughts.

For Ye Yuan and the other three, they had already sent a flying letter to the martial academy, and the three martial academies would join forces to pressure the Canglan Martial Academy, and the Canglan Martial Academy would inevitably reprimand Liu Ru.

At the same time, the Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Office would persuade Lin Chen. As long as Lin Chen went back on his word, and with the Canglan Martial Academy also agreeing, that signed disciple letter would be considered void.

In the final analysis, it was because Lin Chen had inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain twice, and his potential was there. None of the three were willing to just give up like this.

Zhang Dingfeng also had his own thoughts. He was waiting for the good news from Lin Lin Shidi Jia's side.

"Lord Zhang, I wonder how the discussion between Lord Zhang and Lin Chen is going?"

Two days had passed; the martial academy side should have taken action, Ye Yuan put down his teacup and asked.

"This official is persuading Lin Chen." Zhang Dingfeng smiled.

"Still persuading?" Luo Wen was somewhat dissatisfied: "Lord Zhang, time is running out. We still have to head to other Daos and cannot stay in Jiangnan Dao for too long. Once we leave Jiangnan Dao, there will be no chance."

"The few Junior Brothers, please wait a few more days patiently. This official will definitely give the few Junior Brothers a satisfactory answer."

"Waiting a few more days is afraid to be impossible. At most, wait one more day. If after one day, Lin Chen still hasn't made a decision, the three of us will leave."

Ye Yuan and the other three were firm in their attitude. They didn't want to drag it out any longer. Zhang Dingfeng was about to respond when suddenly, a bell rang.

Dong!

The bell rang throughout the entire Martial Administration Office!

Zhang Dingfeng's pupils condensed, and there was a sharp light in his eyes. This bell was Shao Lin Shixiong summoning all officials of the Martial Administration Office to go to the deliberation hall.

"Three Junior Brothers, there is an urgent matter in the office; this old man needs to go."

After Zhang Dingfeng said this, he didn't wait for the three to inquire, and directly got up and left.

He had a guess in his heart, but he didn't dare to be completely certain until he saw Shao Lin Shixiong and verified it.

"I somehow feel that this Lord Zhang's attitude was a bit different the moment he heard the bell."

Looking at Zhang Dingfeng's rapidly departing figure, Ye Yuan frowned. It seemed as if this bell gave this Lord Zhang some kind of confidence.

"It might be that something happened in Jiangnan Dao, but it has nothing to do with us. If Lin Chen still hasn't changed his mind today, I will leave Jiangnan Dao."

Song Zhixue spoke. Staying in Jiangnan Dao for three days was already the limit.

"Indeed, the three of us stayed in Jiangnan Dao for Lin Chen, which is enough to show we value him. If Lin Chen still wants to choose Canglan Martial Academy, then let him go." Luo Wen nodded in agreement.

Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Office Deliberation Hall.

Shao Jingshan sat high in the main seat. At this moment, all the officials of the Martial Administration Office were present, numbering over a dozen.

Zhang Dingfeng hadn't even stepped into the hall when his voice arrived: "Lord Shao, is there good news to inform us?"

"Um."

Shao Jingshan didn't beat around the bush. A single "Um" made Zhang Dingfeng, who had just stepped into the hall, pause, and then there was a look of anticipation on his face: "Is it related to Lin Chen?"

"Not bad."

Having received an affirmative answer, Zhang Dingfeng burst into laughter: "Lin Chen, this kid did well. Lord Shao, I want to go see those three fellows from the martial academy now."

Zhang Dingfeng didn't wait for Shao Jingshan to announce the specific news. He already knew the result, and now he was eager to see Ye Yuan and the other three to see if they were really willing to leave.

Watching Zhang Dingfeng's hurried pace as he turned and left just after entering the hall, Shao Jingshan was also speechless. It seemed that Lin Lin Shidi Zhang had suffered some grievances these past few days and was eager to pay them back.

The others in the hall, listening to the dialogue between the Director and the Deputy Director, were filled with doubts.

They could only guess that the Director's summoning them this time was to announce good news, and this matter was related to Lin Chen.

But what specific good news it was, they couldn't guess.

Shao Jingshan swept his gaze over the confused expressions of everyone present and said directly: "Lin Chen inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain today, and as of now, he has inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain three times."

His tone was full of satisfaction!

Hiss!

Even these officials of the Martial Administration Office, who were at least at the Eighth Rank, couldn't help but exclaim.

"Lord Shao, is it confirmed?"

Qiu Rufeng, standing on the side, couldn't help but speak, but after asking, he laughed first. If it weren't confirmed, Lord Shao wouldn't have summoned them.

"If you ask whether it's confirmed, this official really can't answer you. After all, Lin Chen's name isn't displayed on the stone wall; it only shows the inscriber at the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot is from our Jiangnan Dao."

As soon as Shao Jingshan said this, the other officials in the hall also laughed.

Even without the name, since it came from Jiangnan Dao and was at the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot, it couldn't be anyone other than Lin Chen.

"This official summoned you all, besides informing you of this matter, there is one more thing to notify you: Lord Kong of the Martial Administration Department will personally come to our Jiangnan Dao."

The Martial Administration Department suppressed the news of Lin Chen's second name inscription on the Martial Way Mountain. Shao Jingshan had sent a document to the Martial Administration Department to ask for the reason, and the answer he received was "Wait."

Wait for Lin Chen to inscribe his name on the Martial Way Mountain for the third time. If Lin Chen could inscribe his name on the Martial Way Mountain for the third time, Lord Kong would personally come to Jiangnan Dao.

"Lord Kong is coming personally?"

Qiu Rufeng and the others in the hall had looks of excitement on their faces. Although Lord Kong didn't have the title of Minister, he had the reality of a Minister.

The position of Minister of the Martial Administration Department, except for when the Martial Administration Department was founded, had not been held by anyone since the first Minister.

Simply because the first Minister was the Taizu Emperor of Great Liang.

The Taizu Emperor of Great Liang personally served as the first Minister of the Martial Administration Department, which indicated Great Liang's importance to the Martial Administration Department. After the Taizu Emperor passed away, the position of Minister of the Martial Administration Department had been vacant, and the Deputy Minister had been coordinating and managing all matters of the Martial Administration Department.

Lord Kong was the current Deputy Minister of the Martial Administration Department.

It had been nearly twenty years since Lord Kong last personally came to Jiangnan Dao.

"Since Lord Kong has arrived in Jiangnan Dao, although it is mainly because of Lin Chen, since he has come to Jiangnan Dao, he will inevitably look at the martial arts education situation of our Jiangnan Martial Administration Office. You all must do your own duties well."

"Yes!"

Martial Administration Office Guest Courtyard.

Zhang Dingfeng returned, and Ye Yuan and the other three looked at Zhang Dingfeng, who was all smiles, with looks of doubt.

Back so soon?

"Is there any good news for Lord Zhang?"

"A small matter, not worth mentioning."

Zhang Dingfeng waved his hand with a smile and sat down humbly: "It's related to a junior in my Jiangnan Dao who achieved some extraordinary results."

Hearing this, Ye Yuan and the other three were even more curious. What kind of result could make the Martial Administration Office ring the bell?

"Jiangnan Dao produced another young genius? Lord Zhang might as well talk about it. If the potential is okay, the three of us can also represent the martial academy to observe."

Ye Yuan and the other three looked at each other. Could it be that Jiangnan Dao's martial luck had really flourished recently, and besides Lin Chen, another young martial arts genius had appeared?

If that were the case, then their attitude toward Jiangnan Dao would really have to be more polite.

As recruitment instructors for the martial academies, they would receive high-standard hospitality wherever they went in any Dao. That was because they represented the martial academies, and every Dao hoped that the students under their jurisdiction could enter the martial academies more.

But for the martial academies, they also hoped that talented students could enter the martial academies to fight for higher rankings for the academies.

Because of this reason, for several Daos where martial arts geniuses appeared in large numbers, they had to build a good relationship with the Martial Administration Office in turn. Under the condition that the conditions offered by everyone were about the same, the Martial Administration Office could influence the choices of these students.

Like that Zhixing Dao, like that Jiangbei Dao...

As long as it was a list sent by the Martial Administration Office, they would accept it all, even if the strength was slightly worse, both sides tacitly understood.

"No need to observe." Zhang Dingfeng waved his hand again. Ye Yuan and the other three frowned. What did he mean?

"This junior, the three Junior Brothers have already met. It is precisely Lin Chen from Linhu Village. Just now the Director informed me that Lin Chen inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain again. This old man also didn't expect that this kid would be so competitive, giving our Martial Administration Office such a big surprise. It's truly unbelievable."

Zhang Dingfeng finished this sentence in one breath. For a Middle-Rank martial artist, saying these words in one breath was naturally no problem, but as the Deputy Director of the Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Office, this was the first time in these years that Zhang Dingfeng had said so many words in one breath.

A bit wordy, a bit showing off...

But looking at the stunned expressions of Ye Yuan and the other three, his heart was incomparably satisfied, especially since these few had wanted to speak several times, and he hadn't given them a chance.

"This old man didn't believe it when I first heard the Director say this. What kind of place is Jiangnan Dao? It's a place of poor mountains and bad waters. To put it bluntly, it's already very good to be able to produce one young genius who can inscribe his name on the Martial Way Mountain..."

"Lord Zhang..." Ye Yuan couldn't help but want to interrupt.

"I know that after Lin Chen inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain, many Daos mocked my Jiangnan Dao, saying we only produced one Lin Chen and yet publicized it so much. Not to mention the capital, in the Zhixing Dao, every few years there will be a genius who can inscribe his name on the Martial Way Mountain..."

Zhang Dingfeng acted as if he hadn't heard Ye Yuan's words and continued to talk to himself.

"Jiangnan Dao is not as good as other Daos. The Director and I know this in our hearts. But I didn't expect that Lin Chen, this kid, is too competitive. Three name inscriptions on the Martial Way Mountain, three times... even looking at the entire Great Liang, such a genius only appears once every few decades. Oh, right, do the three Junior Brothers know who Lin Chen defeated on the Martial Way Mountain this time?"

Seeing that Zhang Dingfeng finally stopped and was asking, Ye Yuan and the other three immediately said: "No... don't know, who did Lin Chen defeat?"

It's not that they didn't know; the Open-Acupuncture stage was still too low in realm. They focused more on the matter of inscribing names on the Martial Way Mountain and rarely paid attention to who the original geniuses at each acupuncture point on the Martial Way Mountain were.

"Pei Qingming, the inscriber at the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot is Pei Qingming!"

"What!"

"Lin Lin Shidi Pei!"

Song Zhixue was the first to stand up abruptly. Ye Yuan and Luo Wen were the same.

Inscribing his name on the Martial Way Mountain three times, his potential was extremely astonishing, but its shocking degree was far less shocking than defeating Pei Qingming.

Pei Qingming, that was the recognized number one genius of Great Liang in three hundred years, and because he was still alive, the few people present had all seen Pei Qingming. It was precisely because they had seen Pei Qingming with their own eyes that they knew Pei Qingming's strength.

"Pei Qingming inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain five times, from the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot all the way to the twenty-fourth. If this old man remembers correctly, this person once said a sentence: except for the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot where he went all out for his first inscription, the twenty-fourth spot was the last acupuncture point of the Open-Acupuncture stage and he also had no reservations, the other three spots were not his full strength."

"Correct."

Song Zhixue nodded. Lin Lin Shidi Pei came out of Lingxiao Martial Academy, and he was also from Lingxiao Martial Academy, so he naturally knew Pei's deeds very well.

Lin Lin Shidi Pei inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain five times in a row back then, causing a sensation in all Martial Administration Offices and martial academies in Great Liang.

And among them, the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot, as the first place Lin Lin Shidi Pei inscribed his name, Lin Lin Shidi Pei said he went all out, and the twenty-fourth spot was also the same. As for the three acupuncture points in the middle, Lin Lin Shidi Pei mentioned in his words that it was just a brush-off to brush a name.

At the beginning, some people questioned whether Lin Lin Shidi Pei was boasting, but over ten years, the twenty-first to twenty-third acupuncture points had been replaced by the names of other geniuses, only the twentieth and twenty-fourth spots could not be broken.

Including those geniuses who successfully inscribed their names, they all bluntly said that Pei at the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot was very terrifying.

Any genius in Great Liang who had the ambition to inscribe their name on the Martial Way Mountain would avoid the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot. As for the twenty-fourth spot, it was a final fight after breaking through the Open-Acupuncture stage, but unfortunately, no one could succeed.

Lin Chen inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain three times, which was enough to prove that his potential was one in a few decades in Great Liang, but this third name inscription was defeating Pei Qingming at the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot, and his potential had risen by several steps.

"Lord Zhang, the three of us want to go to Linhu Village again!"

Face?

Don't want it!

At this moment, Ye Yuan and the other three were filled with annoyance. How could they have forgotten that Lin Chen was going to inscribe his name on the Martial Way Mountain next, and he would have to face Pei Qingming. If Lin Chen said he was going to challenge Pei Qingming, they would have agreed.

It wasn't that they couldn't think of it; Lin Chen said he was going to challenge the Martial Way Mountain to continue inscribing his name, and he didn't say it would definitely be the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot. He could completely skip the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot and wait until his realm broke through to challenge the twenty-first or twenty-second acupuncture point.

"Go to Linhu Village? Aren't the three Junior Brothers going back?"

Zhang Dingfeng asked knowingly, looking at the frustrated and speechless appearance of the three, his heart was incomparably satisfied.

Not looking down on my Jiangnan Dao anymore? Not thinking of joining forces to pressure?

Keep looking down!

Keep pressuring!

Have the ability to leave now!

Where did your martial academy's arrogance go?

"Lord Zhang, this time it was our fault first. Didn't your office recommend ten students? My Lingxiao Martial Academy will give an invitation letter to each one."

Song Zhixue couldn't hear the sarcasm in this Lord Zhang's words, but now the situation was stronger than people, and the most important thing was that Lin Chen's impression of their three martial academies was not good to begin with. If they didn't make up for it, I'm afraid rushing back to Linhu Village would be useless.

"My Qingyun Martial Academy can also do it."

"My Capital Martial Academy is the same."

Ye Yuan and Luo Wen also followed Song Zhixue to express their stance. It was just an invitation letter. Having an invitation letter only meant a higher chance of passing compared to participating in an autonomous assessment, but ultimately, whether one could pass still depended on one's own strength.

"I hope Lord Zhang will explain for my three academies in front of Lin Chen."

Zhang Dingfeng heard the words of these three, and there was also secret joy in his heart. Ten invitation letters, three martial academies meant thirty invitation letters. Even if these thirty invitation letters were only given to ten students, each student could go to each martial academy to participate in the assessment. If they passed the first assessment, it meant that the remaining two invitation letters could be given to other students.

There were hundreds of Organ Cultivation students in Jiangnan Dao who met the conditions, and thirty were completely digestible.

"Since the three Junior Brothers have said so, this old man naturally won't be indifferent. Rest assured, this old man will go to Poyang County with the three Junior Brothers."

Zhang Dingfeng also wanted to go to Linhu Village to see that kid Lin Chen, but before that, he had to get the invitation letters.

"This invitation letter?"

"Lord Zhang, wait a moment, I'll go back to the room and get it."

Ye Yuan and the other three cupped their hands and left. On this trip, they had plenty of invitation letters in the bundles they carried with them.

"Three Junior Brothers, don't write names on the invitation letters. As for which student to give them to, let our Martial Administration Office decide." Zhang Dingfeng reminded.

Ye Yuan and the other three paused. According to the rules, when they issued invitation letters, they had to write the names of the invited students on the invitation letters. But this Lord Zhang's meaning was to let them just stamp the seal without writing names. In this way, the Jiangnan Dao Martial Administration Office could write whoever's name they wanted on it.

This... was somewhat beyond their authority.

"Can!"

Song Zhixue only hesitated for one breath before agreeing. Compared to being able to recruit a genius comparable to Lin Lin Shidi Pei, these invitation letters were nothing.

Even if Lin Chen couldn't compare to Senior Pei, based on the potential revealed so far, he was also at the century-level, and it was worth the martial academy doing this.

"Haha, Lin Lin Shidi Song, rest assured, this old man will definitely explain for Lingxiao Martial Academy when I see Lin Chen."

Hearing Zhang Dingfeng's words, Ye Yuan and Luo Wen didn't hesitate either and agreed.

Any later, and I'm afraid there would be no chance at all.

Watching the figures of the three hurriedly walking out of the courtyard gate, Zhang Dingfeng could no longer bear it and burst into laughter, not even caring that with the strength of Song Zhixue and the other three, they could hear his laughter even after walking out of the courtyard gate.

The situation reversed, and now it was the three martial academies begging the Martial Administration Office. Even if they heard it, they had to pretend they didn't.

East Sea Dao!

Canglan Martial Academy.

"Send a letter to Liu Ru, no matter what, you must bring Lin Chen to Canglan Martial Academy for me!"

"By the way, what Liu Ru said in the letter, that Jiang Qing who has a good relationship with Lin Chen, her father Jiang Duanchao also came out of our Canglan Martial Academy. Lin Lin Shidi Chen, back then Jiang Duanchao's admission was guided by you, so I'll trouble you to write a letter to Jiang Duanchao. The academy needs his help."

Lingxiao City.

Lingxiao Martial Academy.

The capital, Qingyun Martial Academy and Capital Martial Academy, had the same instructions conveyed at this moment.

And on the second day after these four martial academies took action, an official document from the Martial Administration Department stirred up a stormy sea in the Martial Administration Offices of all Daos in Great Liang.

Lin Chen, Raozhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Dao, inscribed his name on the Martial Way Mountain three times!

This news was very shocking, but even more shocking was that the Martial Administration Department specifically added a sentence at the end: Inscribed at the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth Open-Acupuncture spots!

Not many people remembered who the original inscribers at the eighteenth and nineteenth Open-Acupuncture spots were, but many remembered the twentieth Open-Acupuncture spot.

Pei Qingming!

Lin Chen defeated Pei Qingming!

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