Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 143: Chapter 31: Lord Li Chases Lin Chen Under the Moonlight

”How could this happen?”

”Young Master Qin and Yu Yao, you are childhood sweethearts. An arranged marriage between the Qin Family and the Wang Family is inevitable for this generation. Sister Yu Yao, could it be that you are mistaken?”

”There is no mistake. This is what Qin Chen himself said—he already has someone he likes.”

The two women were shocked. The Qin and Wang Families were both reputed families in Quzhou, and Yu Yao and Qin Chen were recognized as childhood sweethearts. How could such a change occur?

At this time, just as Wang Yuyao was about to explain the reason, Li Qi seemed to realize something: ”Not good, there’s someone next door. Let’s not talk about this for now.”

Whether it’s about Sister Wang and Qin Chen or the Qin and Wang Families, if such matters were to be spread, it would surely cause a sensation in Quzhou Prefecture.

With Li Qi’s reminder, Wang Yuyao and the other woman also came to their senses, especially Wang Yuyao, whose expression immediately changed: ”Sister Qi, this matter cannot be leaked. If the Qin Family finds out, they will certainly pressure Qin Chen, and I don’t want Qin Chen to be troubled.”

Seeing that Wang Yuyao was still defending Qin Chen at this time, Li Qi felt that Sister Wang was truly too kind-hearted.

”Hmm, let’s go next door and check out the situation.”

Knock knock knock!

Lin Chen, who was just about to start writing in the study, frowned upon hearing the knocking. When he stepped out of the study, he found that the gate of the courtyard had been pushed open again.

Lin Chen felt a bit annoyed, as the servants of the Li Mansion were overly arrogant.

No matter how grand the household, there should be proper guest etiquette.

Since he was staying there, entering without his response was an extremely rude behavior.

Due to this, Lin Chen wore a stern expression.

”Hey, when you were in the courtyard just now, did you eavesdrop on us?”

Li Qi pushed open the courtyard gate and looked at Lin Chen, who stood with a stern face in the courtyard. Her pretty face turned cold as well. She had never been shown such a face before.

”No.”

Seeing the three women, Lin Chen suppressed the anger in his heart. As the granddaughter of Lord Li and the prestigious lady of the Li Family, her identity was not something he could easily offend.

The other woman beside her eyed Lin Chen: ”Have you been staying in this courtyard the whole time?”

”I was previously in the study copying calligraphy models when I heard the noise and came to the courtyard.”

Even though their attitude was haughty, Lin Chen, preferring to avoid unnecessary trouble, answered calmly.

”Copying calligraphy models? What’s a martial artist like you doing copying calligraphy?”

Li Qi clearly didn’t believe Lin Chen’s words. A martial arts hall student from a small county, who hadn’t even reached the visera refining level, would also be interested in calligraphy?

Martial artists below the grade rarely dabble in such things. Even her grandfather and father didn’t allow her to practice calligraphy.

Li Qi strode in, directly bypassing Lin Chen towards the study.

”Miss Li, though this is the Li Mansion, I’m staying as a guest. Shouldn’t there be proper guest etiquette in the Li Mansion as well?”

Though a guest in the host’s home, even a host shouldn’t enter a guest’s quarters without permission.

”Guest etiquette?”

Li Qi paused: ”You’re just a martial arts hall student from a small county. If it weren’t for the connection between the martial arts hall and my grandfather, you’d never have the chance to stay at the Li Mansion in this life. Any place in this house I want to go, I will go.”

Li Qi knew her father didn’t think highly of Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall; otherwise, he wouldn’t have refused to meet the hall master there.

Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall had been too inconsiderate, only seeking favor with her grandfather and not sending any congratulatory gifts for the family’s joyous occasions in recent years.

Such stingy guests hardly interested her.

With that, Li Qi walked towards the study. Lin Chen no longer obstructed her. She was indeed right about one thing: as the prestigious lady of the Li Family, she could go anywhere she wanted in the Li Family’s domain.

Inside the study, Li Qi looked at the wastepaper in the basket and the calligraphy models Lin Chen had been copying on the table, her eyes showing surprise. He really was copying calligraphy models in the study.

But the characters were unsightly, vastly different from the original models—obviously, someone unfamiliar with calligraphy.

Leaving the study, Li Qi saw Lin Chen’s stern face and snorted: ”Regardless of whether you heard us, if anything gets out, I won’t let you off.”

Throwing down these threatening words, Li Qi left the courtyard, while Wang Qingyao and the other woman never entered from start to finish.

”Sister Wang, I don’t think he’s lying. There were many scraps of paper in his study; he was indeed practicing calligraphy.”

Outside the courtyard, Li Qi’s voice reached him, and Lin Chen took a deep breath, turning back to his bedroom.

High walls and tall gates, unreachable heights.

This journey, Hall Master Tai had told him, was to seek some guidance from the Li Family elder.

The elder of the Li Family was a Sixth Grade Horizontal Training powerhouse, and with his guidance, the chance of perfecting his Iron Bone Skill was greatly enhanced, saving considerable time.

But with such guest treatment from the Li Family, he no longer hoped for the guidance from the Li Mansion’s elder.

A person can lack arrogance, but cannot lack dignity.

If he shamelessly continued to stay at the Li Family, even if the elder repaid the favor upon returning, his conscience would be unsettled.

As a martial artist from a low-class family, one must seize every opportunity to climb, but must also hold on to their values.

Otherwise, they would become someone who stops at nothing for the realm of martial arts.

The elder has the gratitude of guidance, while the young bear the humiliation’s grudge.

How should he face the Li Family?

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The main gate of the Li Mansion.

Lin Chen waited ten yards outside the gate of the Li Mansion. After half a two-hour cycle, Tai Rubai’s figure appeared in his sight.

”Lin Chen, what happened?”