Chapter 23: Meeting you is his three lives of luck

Poyang County Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo.

Located in the central area of Poyang County, the highest pavilion Lin Chen saw at the city gate earlier was in the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo.

From this, it is enough to know how much the Liang Dynasty values the Martial Way.

The Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo is not as easy to enter as the martial hall. Yu Yongnian reported his identity, but still had to wait.

"Wait here."

The gatekeeper glanced at Yu Yongnian a few times, his attitude indifferent, and then entered the main gate.

After a cup of tea, the gatekeeper returned again, with a smile on his face, and his attitude was a bit more enthusiastic.

"Yu Yu Jiaoxi, please follow me."

The gatekeeper personally led Yu Yongnian and Lin Chen into the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo and finally arrived in front of a courtyard.

"The Inspector is inside, Yu Yu Jiaoxi, please."

The gatekeeper sent the people and left. Yu Yongnian said to Lin Chen: "Wait at the door."

Lin Chen:...

In the courtyard, Shu Suwan was boiling tea, looking at Yu Yongnian who came in, and smiled: "Lin Lin Shidi, why are you free to come here? My tea will be ready in a while, top-quality Wuyi new tea."

"Jiang Jiang Shijie, Lin Lin Shidi came here this time to file a complaint to the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo."

"File a complaint?"

Although Shu Suwan knew clearly in her heart that if her junior brother hadn't encountered something, he would never come to the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo, but hearing this, she still felt a bit resentful: "Can't Lin Lin Shidi come to see Jiang Jiang Shijie if there is nothing to do?"

Yu Yongnian fell silent. Shu Suwan's resentment faded: "Just joking with Lin Lin Shidi, what is Lin Lin Shidi complaining about?"

"Wu Tang student Lin Chen, as the first one in Hehe Town Wu Tang to develop Essence Qi, the major martial halls are actually unwilling to give an Open-Acupuncture Pill disciple quota. This is clearly breaking the rules."

Shu Suwan was surprised: "The Lin Chen Lin Lin Shidi mentioned is the student who wanted to work and study back then?"

"Hmm, Jiang Jiang Shijie also knows Lin Chen's family background. A fisherman's son, who only spent twenty taels to develop Essence Qi, is what kind of martial arts talent. Such a genius is worthy of an Open-Acupuncture Pill."

"Really only spent twenty taels?"

"Only less, not more." Yu Yongnian affirmed: "Does Jiang Jiang Shijie also not believe me?"

"I naturally believe Lin Lin Shidi's words." Shu Suwan shook her head slightly: "But it's useless for me to believe Lin Lin Shidi. Those martial halls won't believe it. Lin Lin Shidi might as well calm down and change positions. If Lin Lin Shidi were a martial hall instructor, would you believe this?"

"There... is a possibility of not believing."

Yu Yongnian's temperament made him not tell lies with his eyes open. If he were a martial hall enrollment instructor, he would also have doubts about this matter.

"Even if the martial hall doesn't believe it, in previous years, even if the number of students who developed Essence Qi exceeded eighty, there would not be a situation where the first student in the Wu Tang could not get a quota."

Hearing the dissatisfaction in her junior brother's words, Shu Suwan had to explain: "The Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo has no explicit regulation that the first in the Wu Tang must be given an Open-Acupuncture Pill quota. In previous sessions, if the number exceeded eighty, the first student in the Wu Tang would be given a quota, more to reflect unity and fairness."

Shu Suwan knew that her junior brother's thinking in some aspects was relatively lacking. In previous sessions, even if the number of students exceeded eighty, the martial hall had to give at least one quota to the martial hall of each town. Doing so was to reflect the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo and the court's equal treatment of the people in the town.

Since a quota must be given, it must be given to the first place.

The first place represents a better family background and greater potential.

It's just that an accident happened this time. Who could have imagined that Lin Chen, a fisherman's son, would get the first place in the martial hall? In this situation, the martial hall would naturally think of giving the quota to other students in Hehe Town with better family backgrounds.

Anyway, as long as one quota is given to Hehe Town, it is enough to explain to the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo.

"I know you want to say that Lin Chen is a fisherman's son, but he got the first place in the martial hall. How could the martial hall not think of this? Even if the silver spent on martial arts was faked, being able to fake it once means he can fake it later, which is enough to show that Lin Chen has money to continue moving forward in the Martial Way."

Seeing that her junior brother was about to speak, Shu Suwan knew what he wanted to say and smiled slightly: "Lin Lin Shidi, you are confused by the authorities."

"Please enlighten me, Jiang Jiang Shijie." Yu Yongnian frowned. He really wanted to say this just now, but he didn't know where he was confused.

"In the eyes of people in the martial hall, the records of the silver spent by Lin Chen on martial arts submitted by the Wu Tang must be fake. Then the martial hall will consider, why fake it, and what is the purpose of this fake?"

"What is the purpose of faking it?"

Yu Yongnian pondered, and after half a sound, he seemed to understand something and smiled bitterly: "So the martial hall suspects that I am faking it, in order to get an A-grade evaluation in the instructor assessment, and I personally took Lin Chen to the martial hall, which makes these instructors think even more that I am faking it."

"Lin Lin Shidi, don't be like this. Jiang Jiang Shijie believes in Lin Lin Shidi. If Lin Lin Shidi wants to return to the county city, why do you need to operate like this? As long as Lin Lin Shidi nods, Jiang Jiang Shijie will handle it for you." Shu Suwan's words had deep meaning, but unfortunately, Yu Yongnian didn't hear it.

"Jiang Jiang Shijie believes in me, but the martial hall won't believe it. Since that's the case, I can only take the last step."

Yu Yongnian said in a deep voice: "Jiang Jiang Shijie, Lin Chen walked out of Linhu Village. Back then, Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang still had a bit of incense friendship with Linhu Village and specifically told that if the descendants of Linhu Village have talent in the Martial Way, they can write a letter to inform him. If Lin Chen writes a letter to tell Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang about this, then Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang will be angry, and the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo will be difficult to explain. Lin Lin Shidi, I stopped Lin Chen first and informed Jiang Jiang Shijie of this matter, so as not to bring trouble to Jiang Jiang Shijie."

Shu Suwan's eyebrows flickered. She couldn't understand her junior brother. These words revealed the meaning that if the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo didn't solve it, she would take Lin Chen to find Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang.

"Lin Lin Shidi, are you threatening Jiang Jiang Shijie with Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang?"

"Lin Lin Shidi doesn't dare."

"You don't dare, aren't these words clearly saying that if you don't give Lin Chen an Open-Acupuncture Pill quota, you will let Lin Chen write a letter to Provincial Provincial Graduate Jiang, saying that the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo and the martial hall discriminate against him?" Shu Suwan was angry.

"Lin Chen wants to write a letter, I can't stop it, I am just an instructor, not Lin Chen's elder."

"Pfft!"

Shu Suwan heard her junior brother's words that didn't speak his mind and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Lin Lin Shidi, don't worry. The situation of the martial hall students in this session is different from previous sessions. Lin Lin Shidi doesn't know the inside story yet."

"The number of students who developed Essence Qi exceeded the upper limit of eighty. It's not that this situation hasn't appeared in the past. Lin Lin Shidi still thinks that Lin Chen deserves this quota." Yu Yongnian was firm.

"It's not just that the number of students exceeded the upper limit of eighty, but also because Master Su has a big move against the martial hall this year."

Seeing her junior brother's puzzled expression, Shu Suwan explained: "Poyang County has been at the bottom of the government competition for four consecutive years. The newly appointed Master Su wants to change the situation and has already issued a document to the major martial halls. The new students entering the martial hall will have a competition every three months. The results of the competition are related to the resources the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo gives to the major martial halls. In this situation, the major martial halls naturally want to keep the Open-Acupuncture Pills for students with potential. This matter concerns the interests of these instructors, including the Hall Master, so it's no wonder they are unwilling to give Lin Chen an Open-Acupuncture Pill quota."

Yu Yongnian was surprised. He really didn't know there was such an inside story.

The newly appointed Master Su of the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo set such rules, so the major martial halls naturally hope that the students will have higher rankings in the competition. The resources given by the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo to the martial hall are what the major martial hall instructors, including the Hall Master, care about extremely.

This matter concerns the interests of these instructors, so it's no wonder they are unwilling to give Lin Chen an Open-Acupuncture Pill quota.

"Jiang Jiang Shijie, Lin Chen's journey here has not been easy. You heard it with your own ears back then. In order to practice martial arts, this child even let go of his dignity. If such a person loses the Open-Acupuncture Pill quota just because his family background is poor, Lin Lin Shidi doesn't know how to open his mouth to him."

Yu Yongnian looked at his senior sister, his eyes filled with pleading.

Shu Suwan's eyes held resentment: "Since Lin Lin Shidi has personally come to the door, will Jiang Jiang Shijie stand by and watch?"

Lin Lin Shidi, you don't understand Jiang Jiang Shijie.

"Thank you, Jiang Jiang Shijie, for Lin Lin Shidi." Yu Yongnian was happy when he heard this and immediately answered.

"Don't rush to thank me. I have a way in my heart, but whether it can be done is hard to say." Shu Suwan waved her hand and asked curiously: "Lin Lin Shidi is so concerned about Lin Chen, has he accepted Lin Chen as a personal disciple?"

Instructors and students have a master-disciple relationship, but this master-disciple relationship is not firm. Many instructors

"If he can refine Qi for less than twenty silver taels, isn't that worth paying attention to?" Yu Yongnian did not hide his true thoughts from his senior sister: "I never thought about taking Lin Chen as a disciple."

"Why not?" Shu Suwan was very puzzled. Her junior brother was so attentive and thought so highly of Lin Chen; it would only be reasonable to take him as a disciple.

"I am just an ordinary instructor. Even if I took Lin Chen as a disciple, how much help could I give him? If a village student can carve out a path in the Martial Way, they will inevitably catch the eyes of those big figures. The weight of one's first mentor is not light."

Upon hearing these words from Yu Yongnian, Shu Suwan's expression moved: "It is truly Lin Chen's great fortune to have met you, Lin Lin Shidi."

The path of the Martial Way is enormously expensive.

Many martial geniuses who show promise come from large families themselves. Martial powerhouses, wary of the backgrounds of these talented students, will not take them as disciples.

But if a village boy makes a name for himself on the path of the Martial Way...

Clean, no background, no master.

These are the disciples that martial powerhouses love most, and once taken in, they are cultivated as true successors.

"It can't be called great fortune. Lin Lin Shidi just feels that an ambitious youth who can set aside his dignity should not be let down."

Even now, Yu Yongnian remembers Lin Chen coming to his courtyard on his own initiative to ask about a work-study arrangement.

If he didn't have a firm belief in the Martial Way, how would a youth think of such a plan and say such things?

He could imagine that on the night of the family separation, Lin Chen must have tossed and turned in bed, thinking all night to come up with this method. Perhaps even before stepping into his courtyard, he had to muster the courage after much hesitation to come in and say those words about work-study.

"Jiang Jiang Shijie understands. You stay here for a while; I will go handle this matter."

"Lin Lin Shidi thanks Jiang Jiang Shijie on Lin Chen's behalf," Yu Yongnian said with a smile.

"I've never seen you be so attentive to your own affairs, yet you are so agitated over the business of a student."

There was a certain implication in Shu Suwan's words, but Yu Yongnian failed to hear it.

Shu Suwan left the courtyard and stopped when she saw Lin Chen standing outside the door.

"Lin Chen, a student of the Caohe Town Wu Tang, greets you, my lord."

Seeing an elegant woman walk out of the courtyard, Lin Chen was stunned for a moment. After realizing what was happening, he immediately bowed, though he was secretly guessing the woman's identity.

Her temperament was quite extraordinary. Could she be the Inspector Shu from the Poyang Poyang Wuzhengsuo?

If that were the case, the relationship between the instructor and this Inspector Shu...

The soul of gossip burned in Lin Chen's heart. In the ten-plus months he had been at the Wu Tang, he had seen the families of Yu Yu Jiaoxi Liu and Yu Yu Jiaoxi Chen appear, but he had truly never seen Yu Yu Jiaoxi's family.

"Your Yu Yu Jiaoxi is about to fall out with me, his senior sister, over your affairs. If I don't give you a quota for an Opening-Acupoint Pill, he's going to take you to the Raozhou Prefecture to file a complaint with Lord Jiang."

Shu Suwan's expression was serious, revealing neither joy nor anger. Lin Chen hesitated for a moment, unsure if this was true or false, but replied: "I will keep Yu Yu Jiaoxi's care for his disciple in my heart."

"A master and the disciple he teaches are of the same temperament. Alright, go inside and keep your Yu Yu Jiaoxi company for tea."

Hearing Lin Chen's reply, Shu Suwan seemed to be scolding him, but she was very satisfied with his answer.

He did not change his tune just to curry favor with her.

If Lin Chen had answered "I dare not," she would have felt resentment instead, as it would prove her junior brother had misjudged him.

(End of this chapter)