Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 258: Chapter 76: Jiang Qing: Junior Brother Lin, Your Humble Act Is Begging for a Beating

[Opening the Ten Acupoints: Year 83 of the Liang Calendar, Eastward Path, Qinan Prefecture, Wei Kaogong.]

On the steps, another senior figure appeared, with a square face and thick eyebrows, his eyes large and bright. At first glance, Lin Chen could hardly believe this was a young man.

He appeared far too mature.

In modern terms, he was quite the sophisticated youngster.

Although surprised, Lin Chen’s hands didn’t slow down. Almost as soon as Senior Wei appeared, he struck first.

His movements were like a swimming dragon, and amidst the shadows of countless palms, Senior Wei could only parry continuously.

After thirty breaths!

The opponent’s figure faded away, and Lin Chen cupped his hands in salute towards the void.

[Difference of five acupoints, meeting the conditions, granting thirty breaths of the Qi Blood Melting Furnace.]

The warm sensation arrived as expected, nearly making Lin Chen moan in comfort.

[Qi Blood Value: 600,000/1,500,000]

[Opening the Eleventh Acupoint...]

[Opening the Twelfth Acupoint...]

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Northern Border.

”Ever since the Old Marquis’s funeral ended, the Young Marquis has been going to Martial Arts Mountain every day. Old Zhao, you’re close to the Young Marquis, try to advise him. This can’t go on.”

”When I left the Northern Border, the Young Marquis was only five years old. How could he remember me?”

Zhao Cangsheng shook his head with a smile. Back when he followed the Old Marquis in the barracks, the Young Marquis loved for him to carry him. If not for a friend’s dying wish, he would never have left the Northern Border in his life.

”How could he forget? The Young Marquis often mentions you, Old Zhao, in front of us. Try to persuade him later.”

”I’ll try.”

A quarter of an hour later, the courtyard gate opened, and a broad-shouldered young man with a bear-like stature emerged bare-chested. Though it was an icy place, the youth was like a furnace; just one glance felt warm.

”Elder Zhao, why are you here?”

Seeing Zhao Cangsheng standing not far away, the boy showed joy.

”The Young Marquis remembers me.”

”Elder Zhao, I remember when I was naughty as a child, my father wanted to spank me, and you carried me over the wall to escape.”

Xiao Yaojin’s words made Zhao Cangsheng’s face flush. He hadn’t expected the Young Marquis to remember that, so he explained, ”The Marquis couldn’t bear to, otherwise I couldn’t have carried you away.”

The Marquis was at the Fourth Grade Realm then, and he was only at the Seventh Grade. If the Marquis truly wanted to spank the Young Marquis, he couldn’t have taken him away.

”If you hadn’t carried me away, I certainly would’ve gotten spanked.”

Xiao Yaojin knew his father didn’t truly want to spank him then. Elder Zhao’s appearance had given his father an out.

”Young Marquis, on the Martial Path, haste makes waste. This Martial Arts Mountain...”

After chatting about the past, Zhao Cangsheng remembered the earlier advice from his companions and began to persuade. But before he finished, Xiao Yaojin interrupted, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

”Elder Zhao, I promised my grandfather I’d let him see my name on Martial Arts Mountain.”

Hearing this, Zhao Cangsheng sighed. He understood why, despite the Young Marquis’s martial aptitude and the resources of the Marquis’s family, the young man hadn’t reached Refining the Viscera yet.

The Young Marquis wanted to leave his name on Martial Arts Mountain in the Opening Acupoints Realm.

”What you said reminds me of a young man I met recently in Jiangnan Dao, though his goal was to stand firm with a difference of three acupoints on Martial Arts Mountain.”

Feeling the sadness in the Young Marquis’s eyes, Zhao Cangsheng shifted the topic.

”Elder Zhao found a martial artist able to cultivate your theory?”

Xiao Yaojin was indeed distracted, his eyes showing curiosity. Elder Zhao was his grandfather’s confidant, supposed to stay at the Northern Border. But twelve years ago, he left the Northern Border barracks, and the reason he learned from his father.

One of Elder Zhao’s friends had traveled across several nations, creating a theory of Qi-running. However, his father found it too far-fetched after seeing it.

A Qi-running technique that bypassed the Dantian was too idealistic.

”That kid might be able to do it. I’ve come to terms with it. If it doesn’t work this time, I’ll give up. It’ll fulfill my duty to my old friend.”

”The Martial Path is flourishing in Liang. Every so often, a Celestial Pride emerges. You might have met one, Elder Zhao.” Xiao Yaojin consoled with a smile.

Zhao Cangsheng knew the Young Marquis was comforting him, so he laughed, ”That kid’s great, but compared to the Young Marquis, there’s still a big gap. I’m just holding on to the idea of giving it a try, whether it works or not.”

”To be recognized by Elder Zhao, he must not be ordinary. What’s that genius’s name?”

”I can’t mention genius before the Young Marquis. That kid’s name is Lin Chen. His martial journey is quite unique. If you’re interested, I’ll tell you about it.”

”Okay.” Xiao Yaojin nodded. He knew Elder Zhao wanted him to recover from his grandfather’s passing, and he wouldn’t refuse Elder Zhao’s goodwill.

”After leaving the Northern Border, I wandered to several places and ended up due to an old friend, Tai Rubai... You might not know, but Tai Rubai was also one of the Old Marquis’s bodyguards. He later served as an Academic Platform in Jiangnan Dao...”

After a tea time, Xiao Yaojin pressed his lips together, smiling bitterly, ”Elder Zhao, you didn’t come to console me, you came to deal me a blow.”

”Why does the Young Marquis say this?”

”You mentioned Lin Chen, a fisherman’s son who took the first place in the Martial Hall and also won the county competition. I, as the Young Marquis, have access to so many training resources, yet I haven’t even taken first place in the martial gym.”

”It’s not the same. You didn’t take it because you didn’t want to.”