Chapter 30: Ambitious Youth, Martial Way Companions

After the old village chief left, Lin Chen took Lu Yongfeng and the other three to tour Linhu Village.

The only scenery of Linhu Village was the lake.

Standing by the lake, looking at Poyang Lake shrouded in cold mist, all four of them had things on their minds.

"When I went to the Wu Tang, I once asked the instructor. Among the ten students our Wu Tang accepted who had Aperture-Opening Pills, the earliest one produced Qi four months ago."

Lu Yongfeng suddenly spoke, his tone a bit lonely.

In the Wu Tang, he was the well-deserved first, although he was overtaken by Lin Chen at the last moment, he still had his own pride in his heart.

However, on this trip into the city, compared with those children of county town dignitaries, he discovered that the Martial Way progress he was proud of was something they didn't even bother to look at.

"Our Wu Tang also has two students who only spent seven months to produce Qi." Cheng Ying also said in a muffled voice.

"People got Aperture-Opening Pills early and have now opened two, three, or even more apertures. When we enter the Wu Tang, I'm afraid we will be like ordinary students in the Wu Tang, only able to look up to those people. I am not reconciled!"

The excitement and joy of producing Qi within a year, with entering the city and joining the Wu Tang, knowing the Martial Way progress of those children of dignitaries in the city, was beaten to nothing.

Listening to the words of Lu Yongfeng and the other three, Lin Chen frowned. This mentality was not good.

The mentality of Lu Yongfeng and the other three reminded him of some classmates he met when he was in school in his previous life. Those top students from the town, after entering the key high school in the county town, compared with the top students in the city, had no advantage in grades, became discouraged, and even gave up on themselves in the end, with their grades plummeting.

"Why should the three junior brothers be so discouraged? We can walk to the Wu Tang, which has already surpassed many young people who learn martial arts of the same age. To say something unpleasant, the three junior brothers are not reconciled, but have you ever thought about whether other students in the Wu Tang are reconciled?"

Lin Chen's expression was solemn as he looked at the three: "Although I don't know the situation in the prefecture, I think the young martial practitioners in the prefecture are much stronger than those in the county town. If you feel discouraged just because of this point, you might as well be a rich man. With the family background of the three junior brothers, being a rich man with many wives and concubines, wouldn't that be happy?"

"Lin Lin Shixiong is right!"

Cheng Ying roared excitedly, and Lu Yongfeng's eyes gradually became bright.

If someone else said this, it wouldn't have much persuasiveness, but the Lin Lin Shixiong in front of him was the best example.

"Dare I ask Lin Lin Shixiong, how did you persist in the Wu Tang at the beginning?"

Lu Yongfeng cupped his hands. This was his formal recognition of Lin Chen's status as a Lin Lin Shixiong. Before this, although Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying had already called Lin Chen Lin Lin Shixiong, he didn't agree in his heart.

Only after going to the Wu Tang and thinking about the gap between himself and the children of dignitaries in the county town, and even having fear in his heart, did he understand how powerful Lin Chen was to be able to overtake himself and take the first place in the Wu Tang.

This was also why, when Zhao Jingchuan proposed to find Lin Chen in Linhu Village, he didn't oppose it.

"Don't compare with those geniuses, only compare with yourself. One step a day, a few feet in a hundred days."

Lin Chen didn't hide anything and shared the motivation he had to persist at the beginning, which moved Lu Yongfeng and the other three.

Easy to know, hard to do!

The principle is like this, but it is by no means easy to really persist.

"Actually, just look at the good side of everything." Lin Chen smiled slightly. Seeing the curious eyes of the three, he said: "The Wu Tang is not all students who produced Qi within a year. There are many students who produced Qi within three years who will also sign up. Compare more with these students, and won't your self-confidence come back?"

Compare downwards, full of self-confidence!

Lu Yongfeng and the other three had strange expressions. These words sounded a bit wrong, but if you ponder carefully, the principle is like this.

Looking at the thoughtful expressions of Lu Yongfeng and the other three, Lin Chen also laughed secretly in his heart. He was able to persist, besides having no other way to go and only being able to stick to the path of the Martial Way, another reason was his Fate.

Fate gave him hope.

But Lin Chen believed that even without Fate, he wouldn't give up.

No matter how difficult, the path of the Martial Way would be walked to the end.

Lu Yongfeng and the others didn't have Fate, but compared to other students in the Wu Tang, their starting point was already very high. So what if they couldn't compare to the children of dignitaries in the city?

"Lin Lin Shixiong's words make sense. Compared to other students, we are already lucky. Since we have stepped onto the path of the Martial Way, we should strive forward." Lu Yongfeng's eyes radiated fighting spirit.

"The four of us come from different martial halls. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that school hasn't started yet to learn from each other, and strive to get a good ranking in the Wu Tang competition every three months."

Zhao Jingchuan's proposal was agreed to by Lin Chen and the other two.

This was a good idea.

After entering the Wu Tang, the Wu Tang competition is actual combat. Lu Yongfeng entered the Qixing Wu Tang, Zhao Jingchuan went to the Yunyin Wu Tang, and Cheng Ying went to the Kuangfeng Wu Tang.

In future competitions, they would definitely meet the disciples of these three martial halls, so it would be like practicing in advance.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, Lin Lin Shidi, I will learn from you first."

Lu Yongfeng looked at Lin Chen, and Lin Chen nodded: "Yes."

Seeing Lin Chen and Lu Yongfeng about to fight, Cheng Ying and Zhao Jingchuan were not in a hurry, and both of them were curious about who would be better.

Lin Lin Shixiong Lu was the first place in the Wu Tang for many months in this batch. To be precise, except for the last month, he was always the first.

Lin Lin Shixiong had always been at the bottom of the Wu Tang, only started to exert force in the last two months, and finally rode alone to take the first place.

And the time they produced Qi was not far apart, so this fight was worth watching.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Zhao, who do you think will win?" Cheng Ying asked in a low voice.

"I think Lin Lin Shixiong will win."

"I think Lin Lin Shixiong Lu can win." Cheng Ying explained: "It's not that I look down on Lin Lin Shixiong. In terms of Qi breakthrough, Lin Lin Shixiong Lu and Lin Lin Shixiong are not far apart. During this time, it is said that Lin Lin Shixiong Lu spent thirty taels and has already touched the second aperture."

"I still think Lin Lin Shixiong can win." Zhao Jingchuan smiled slightly: "If you ask me the reason, I can't say it, I just feel……"

Cheng Ying: ……

……

Lin Chen and Lu Yongfeng were separated by a distance of one zhang, paying full attention to each other.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, please give me some advice!"

After the words fell, Lu Yongfeng stepped out with his right foot, his body moved, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Lin Chen, his fist smashing from the left side at a tricky angle.

"Well done!"

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. He had been watching Lu Yongfeng's movements. The moment Lu Yongfeng's fist smashed over, he also raised his right hand and met it head-on.

Bang!

The fists collided. Lu Yongfeng didn't move, but Lin Chen retreated half a step.

"I said it, Lin Lin Shixiong still suffered a loss in Qi and blood."

Cheng Ying muttered. In the stage where everyone's martial arts techniques have just begun to be practiced, this kind of head-on collision depends on who has more strength.

"It's just the beginning, let's see. I think Lin Lin Shixiong would accept Lin Lin Shixiong Lu's challenge, and he must have thought of this point." Zhao Jingchuan still believed in his feeling.

In the field, Lin Chen retreated half a step, and he also understood in his heart that in terms of Qi and blood, he was a bit worse than Lu Yongfeng, but this gap in Qi and blood was nothing.

Facing the advantage of one punch, Lu Yongfeng was also hesitant about whether to continue, and just as he hesitated, Lin Chen's palm had already patted over.

This palm was extremely fast. Lu Yongfeng subconsciously chose to dodge, stepping back one step, but Lin Chen's palm followed closely, like continuous breeze, blowing constantly.

Lu Yongfeng could only take it head-on, but what he didn't expect was that just as his fist was swung out, Lin Chen seemed to have expected it. The palm momentum changed immediately, and the palm fell precisely into the loophole of his defense again. He had to change his moves to dismantle and block again.

Back and forth, Lu Yongfeng was exhausted in defense and had no offensive. If it weren't for his stronger Qi and blood, he would have punched several times with the idea of head-on collision, forcing Lin Chen to change his moves, otherwise he would have been defeated long ago.

But even so, Cheng Ying and Zhao Jingchuan could see that if this continued, Lu Yongfeng would definitely be defeated, and he was already completely shrouded in Lin Chen's palm technique.

As the situation went on, there would eventually be a time when he couldn't defend.

"Lin Lin Shixiong's Qingfeng Palm has entered?"

Zhao Jingchuan whispered, with an incredible color. How long had it been, and it had actually entered.

"Incredible, Lin Lin Shixiong is truly…… I now feel that even if our family background is better than Lin Lin Shixiong's, I'm afraid we will be surpassed by Lin Lin Shixiong on the path of the Martial Way." Cheng Ying widened his eyes, looking shocked.

"Lin Lin Shidi Cheng, pay attention to your words. It's not surpassing, it's leaving behind. The moment Lin Lin Shixiong produced Qi in the Wu Tang, he had already surpassed us." Zhao Jingchuan corrected the loophole in Cheng Ying's words.

"I…… forget it, anyway, what you said is also right."

……

……

A quarter of an hour later, after being hit by several palms, when Lin Chen's palm landed on his left shoulder again, Lu Yongfeng finally couldn't bear it, groaned, staggered back a few steps, and raised his hand again, but his arm appeared trembling, and finally he could only put it down helplessly.

"Thank you, Lin Lin Shixiong, for showing mercy."

Lu Yongfeng knew very well that when Lin Lin Shixiong's palm hit him, he withdrew a point of strength, otherwise his arm would not be painful now, but broken.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, have you practiced the Qingfeng Palm to the Entered stage?"

Cheng Ying, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but ask. Lin Chen nodded. There was nothing to hide about the Qingfeng Palm being Entered.

"Hiss, Lin Lin Shixiong is truly powerful, actually practicing the Qingfeng Palm to the Entered stage."

"What's difficult about this? Practice day and night. The three junior brothers also know that my family background is not as good as yours, and I cannot compare with those children of dignitaries in the city. The path of the Martial Way only relies on this one path of diligent practice."

Lin Chen said it very plainly, but in the eyes of Lu Yongfeng and the other three, it was no less than thunder.

None of the three were lazy people. After getting the techniques from the Wu Tang, the time they practiced every day was not small, but even so, they hadn't been able to enter.

Eight days to enter, one can imagine how heavy the weight of Lin Lin Shixiong's "practice day and night" is. I'm afraid that except for sleeping time, all other time was used for practice.

"Continue. Since we are going to fight, everyone take turns. Lin Lin Shidi Lu, rest first, and I will learn from Lin Lin Shidi Cheng."

"Good!"

……

"Lin Lin Shidi Zhao, you come!"

……

Fist technique, leg technique, palm technique, body technique……

By the lake, the four youths practiced tirelessly, becoming a beautiful landscape.

Youths have ambition, carrying endless pursuit of martial arts.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 31 =====