Chapter 21: The path of the Martial Way has never been fair (seeking follow-up reading)

Early morning!

【Name: Lin Chen】

【Profession: Martial Artist】

【Qi and Blood: 4150/5000】

【Fate: 【Water Flows and the Canal is Formed】: First Stage of the Martial Way, perseverance, gradual progress, unstoppable force, no bottleneck.】

Since he developed Essence Qi, except for the one thousand Qi and blood increase on that day, it fell back to 50 points every day thereafter.

The two-day holiday given by Yu Yu Jiaoxi had ended. After greeting his family, Lin Chen headed to the town.

On the way out of the village, the villagers he met greeted him enthusiastically. Lin Chen also responded with a smile until he left the boundary of Lin Lake Village, and then he quickened his pace.

When he arrived at the Wu Tang, the martial arts arena was extremely deserted, without a single student. He didn't delay in the martial arts arena and headed straight to Yu Yu Jiaoxi's small courtyard.

Lin Chen knocked on the door, and Yu Yu Jiaoxi's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Lin Chen glanced around and didn't see Yu Yu Jiaoxi's figure, but the door of the main room inside was open.

"Look at the papers on the table first," the voice came from inside.

"Yes."

Hearing the instructor's instructions, Lin Chen walked to the stone table and picked up the papers on the table. After a rough scan, he knew why the instructor asked him to look at them first.

What was written on the paper was the information of the eight major martial halls in the county city.

【Iron Blood Wu Tang: Mainly practices Iron Collapse Fist. The fist technique is fierce, and its killing power ranks first among the eight major martial halls. It emphasizes that one force can overcome ten meetings. Every county martial hall competition, Iron Blood Wu Tang must have disciples ranked in the top three.】

Seeing the description of Iron Blood Wu Tang, Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. It seemed that Iron Blood Wu Tang should be the most powerful, and there should be many disciples signing up.

【The number of disciples signing up for Iron Blood Wu Tang every year does not rank in the top three, only because practicing Iron Collapse Fist requires secret medicine to assist, and the cost is extremely high, which is not affordable for ordinary wealthy families.】

Hiss!

Lin Chen twitched as he watched. The content on this paper was written by Yu Yu Jiaoxi, so the "ordinary wealthy families" in Yu Yu Jiaoxi's mouth should refer to people like Zhao Jingchuan and these rich people in the town.

Even Zhao Jingchuan and the others couldn't afford it, so he was even less worthy.

His gaze moved down.

【Seven Star Wu Tang: Mainly practices Seven Star Fist. Although Seven Star Fist is not as fierce as Iron Collapse Fist, it wins by having footwork to match...】

【Zhen Yue Wu Tang mainly practices hard work Iron Bone Skill. The advantage is resistance to beating, and the disadvantage is the same as Iron Blood Wu Tang, requiring secret medicine to assist.】

【Wild Wind Wu Tang mainly practices Wild Wind Leg Technique...】

【Cloud Hidden Wu Tang mainly practices movement techniques...】

【Mantis Wu Tang: Mainly practices Mantis Fist. It is not as fierce as Iron Collapse Fist, not as flexible as Seven Star Fist, but has advantages in strengthening tendons and softening bones. It doesn't need too much secret medicine, winning by a steady improvement.】

Lin Chen marked Mantis Wu Tang. The instructor's description of Mantis Wu Tang was very suitable for him, spending more time and less money.

【Clear Wind Wu Tang: Mainly practices Clear Wind Palm. The power is smaller at the beginning, and it gets stronger as it goes on. The advantage is that the cost in the later stage is not much different from the early stage, and the disadvantage is that the initial power is lower than other martial hall techniques.】

"Clear Wind Wu Tang, can also be listed in the candidate list."

【Quiet Water Wu Tang: Mainly practices Water Cloud Palm, emphasizing overcoming hardness with softness. The palm technique is gorgeous and beautiful. The disadvantage is that the power is at the bottom of the eight major martial halls; the advantage is that there are many female disciples.】

Seeing Yu Yu Jiaoxi's description of Quiet Water Wu Tang, Lin Chen's mouth twitched. So this Quiet Water Wu Tang meant a women's school.

After Lin Chen finished reading the introduction of the eight major martial halls, Yu Yongnian walked out of the room at the right time.

"Finished reading?"

"This disciple has finished reading."

"What are your thoughts?"

Lin Chen pondered for a moment: "This disciple's family background is ordinary. According to the content written on the paper, Iron Blood Wu Tang and Zhen Yue Wu Tang are not suitable for this disciple. Clear Wind Wu Tang and Mantis Wu Tang are more suitable for this disciple."

Yu Yongnian nodded slightly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

He was very satisfied with Lin Chen's answer.

Not only because the two he chose for Lin Chen were also these two.

But also because Lin Chen was not proud and arrogant because he was the first student in the Wu Tang to develop Essence Qi, and lost himself.

Although Lin Chen was the first student in the Wu Tang to develop Essence Qi, his predicament in the Martial Way had not improved much.

The predicament of lack of money!

"The Mantis Fist of Mantis Wu Tang has the least cost to practice, but its power is also the worst among the eight major martial halls. If it is only for internal fighting among martial hall students, it is okay, but once it fights with students from other martial halls, it will suffer a lot."

"In contrast, the Clear Wind Palm of Clear Wind Wu Tang, although not powerful in the early stage, is not inferior to Iron Collapse Fist when practiced to the later stage. Your temperament is relatively calm and you can endure it. Looking at it this way, Clear Wind Wu Tang is very suitable for you."

Hearing the instructor's analysis, Lin Chen also nodded in recognition. Yu Yu Jiaoxi had put his heart into this, recommending the most suitable martial hall for him based on his situation and performance in the Wu Tang.

"Then this disciple will sign up for Clear Wind Wu Tang."

"I went to Clear Wind Wu Tang the day before yesterday, and the martial hall also agreed to accept you. Today you will go to the county city with me."

Yu Yongnian smiled slightly. He didn't tell Lin Chen that he had walked out of Clear Wind Wu Tang back then, just because he was afraid of affecting Lin Chen's decision-making.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen followed Yu Yongnian, rode a horse out of Hehe Town, and headed toward Poyang County City.

Lin Chen hadn't ridden a horse, but he was much more agile than ordinary people now. Under Yu Yongnian's guidance, he learned to ride a horse very easily. After riding for a distance, he became completely familiar with it, and the speed began to accelerate.

From Hehe Town to Poyang County, it normally takes five hours of walking. Many villagers in Hehe Town choose to take a boat to the county city pier to save time.

However, if there is a horse to replace walking, the speed will be much faster than taking a boat.

In just one hour, Lin Chen arrived at the city wall of Poyang County.

The towering city wall is three feet high.

Lin Chen stood on the horse and looked out. Above the city gate, the city tower was towering, with flying eaves and corners, carved beams and painted buildings, extremely imposing.

Pedestrians and carriages entering and leaving the city gate were endless, and there were several soldiers, holding long spears, with sharp blades at their waists, checking the identity tooth plates of every person entering the city.

These soldiers were full of Qi and blood, and their eyes were sharp. Lin Chen understood that these few were afraid of being Open-Acupuncture martial artists.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were all Open-Acupuncture martial artists. One can imagine how prosperous the Martial Way is in Poyang County and even the entire Liang Dynasty.

"Although the gate-guarding soldiers are Open-Acupuncture martial artists, if there are no accidents, they will only open about three acupoints in this life, and a few can reach five."

Seeing Lin Chen interested in these soldiers, Yu Yongnian explained to Lin Chen: "Although you haven't opened acupoints yet, once you enter the martial hall and get an Open-Acupuncture Pill, you will be in the Open-Acupuncture Stage. In the three years thereafter in the martial hall, you will open at least five acupoints."

"The county government stipulates that opening ten acupoints can seek a job in the government office and receive the salary issued by the government office, rather than these gate-guarding soldiers who have no salary and can only extract some from the city entry fee."

Lin Chen understood the instructor's words. Opening ten acupoints to seek a job in the government office belongs to having a compilation, while these gate-guarding soldiers are more like contract workers, without a guaranteed salary.

When Lin Chen and the six passed the city gate, the sharp eyes in the eyes of several soldiers disappeared, and even smiles appeared. Lin Chen subconsciously nodded slightly to respond to the other party.

The large wooden box next to the city gate constantly had people entering the city throwing copper coins into it.

Poyang County stipulates that those entering the city from this county pay three copper coins, those entering the city from outside the county pay ten copper coins, and those transporting goods by business are calculated separately.

A wooden table was placed next to the wooden box. A man put his saber on the table and was cracking melon seeds. When he saw Yu Yongnian, he smiled, stood up, cupped his fists at Yu Yongnian, and then swept his eyes at Lin Chen: "It seems that Yu Yu Jiaoxi is taking his beloved disciple into the city to the martial hall. Hehe Town is going to produce another martial arts genius."

"Brother Ge is flattering."

Yu Yongnian responded modestly, the two chatted for a few words, and then Yu Yongnian took Lin Chen away.

Lin Chen understood in his heart that this should be the only government official with a compilation, at least an Open-Acupuncture ten-acupoint martial artist, and possibly even more.

And when Lin Chen and Yu Yongnian's figures disappeared into the streets of the city, a soldier asked curiously: "Head, doesn't the martial hall start recruiting new students next year?"

"What do you know? Those who go to the martial hall to sign up in the spring will not have much fame in the Martial Way, and they will be about the same as you. And those martial hall students who can develop Essence Qi within a year will be recruited by the eight major martial halls in advance and given an Open-Acupuncture Pill. After taking it, they will immediately be in the Open-Acupuncture Stage. In three years, opening ten acupoints is easy. People coming out of the martial hall can reach my level."

"Three years to open ten acupoints?" Other soldiers were shocked.

"Head, is this too unfair to other students?"

"What is unfair? Those who can develop Essence Qi within a year are all people with good family backgrounds. The least they have to spend is sixty or seventy taels or even more silver. If you have this money, you can also do it. People get Open-Acupuncture Pills, plus a lot of silver spent by the family, can they not progress rapidly? In short, you see this youth's appearance clearly, don't offend others and cause me trouble."

The young soldier heard this, and his expression was a bit desolate. He practiced martial arts in the county martial hall at the beginning, but his family had an accident, and there was no extra money to support him in continuing to practice martial arts. He left after staying in the martial hall for a year, and it took him three years to develop Essence Qi.

The registration fee for the martial hall was twenty taels, which he couldn't take out, and even if he had this silver, he wouldn't take it to the martial hall to sign up. Relying on the money saved over a few years, it took another few years to open acupoints.

At the beginning of the year, he relied on the relationship of a distant relative to get the job of a gate-guarding soldier.

The path of the Martial Way, for him, is already over.

PS: Brothers, PK is at midnight today. Many book friends should know that there will be 24 new books PK in the same period, and only the top eight can advance to the next round. The reference standard for advancement is follow-up reading, which is the number of readers in the latest chapter within 24 hours. If PK passes, Jiudeng will add a chapter!

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