Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 262: Chapter 77: Jiang Qing: I Heard You’re Going to Be the Li Family’s Ideal Son-in-Law

On the slope of a valley, the misty surface of the lake was faintly visible from dozens of miles away.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Lin Chen and Jiang Qing were both silent.

Jiang Qing’s silence was because all the words she had prepared before coming here were now useless, and there was no longer any need to say them.

She had learned everything about the Jiangnan Dao Student Model Contest from her mother’s replies and knew what had happened in the Raozhou Prefecture during this period.

Originally, she thought of comforting Lin Chen, telling him to endure and not act on impulse.

Neither the Huo Family nor the Li Family were something Lin Chen could deal with right now, and as for losing to Li Zhe in the Jiangnan Dao Student Model Contest, it wasn’t something to be ashamed of.

Li Zhe had the backing of the Li Family, and his father was a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist, offering resources beyond Lin Chen’s reach.

If Lin Chen felt frustrated, she thought of beating up Huo Tong a few more times to vent his anger.

But now, she felt that nothing needed to be said.

The one who needed comforting wasn’t Lin Chen, but herself.

Having opened twenty-two acupoints, she lost to someone who had opened seventeen.

If she hadn’t cheated, using the Martial Path Will her father left her, she wouldn’t even have been able to get close to Lin Chen.

Of course, it also had to do with her being careless earlier, underestimating the power of Lin Chen’s arrows, which put herself at a disadvantage.

But no matter how she justified it, there was no use.

She had opened twenty-two acupoints, while Lin Chen had only opened seventeen.

Losing with a higher realm to someone of a lower realm had no excuse.

She really wanted to ask how Lin Chen trained.

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Watching Senior Sister Jiang’s changing expression, Lin Chen felt a bit guilty. If he had known it was Senior Sister Jiang, he would have held back more.

No, he had already held back; that palm was purely defensive without attack, mainly showcasing the power of the Iron Bone Skill. If he used the Wind and Cloud Palm, Senior Sister Jiang would have had to retreat at least three steps.

Now, he had a fair assessment of his strength.

Three palms could send a Senior Sister Jiang flying, so he could probably take on five Senior Sister Jiangs overall.

Provided Senior Sister Jiang didn’t use that special move again.

Recalling the long spear that just appeared in front of Senior Sister Jiang, Lin Chen found the thread for their conversation and asked, ”Senior Sister Jiang, what was that cultivation technique for the long spear you just used? If you’d used that spear, I fear I wouldn’t have blocked a single strike.”

Jiang Qing gazed at Lin Chen with deep eyes. If she didn’t know about Junior Brother Lin’s background, she’d suspect anyone else of mocking her.

Lin Chen: ?

Senior Sister Jiang’s look was like he was some heartbreaker, did he ask something inappropriate?

”That’s the Martial Path Will my father left in me, used for defense when in danger, and those below Refining the Viscera can’t withstand even one strike.”

”Can Martial Path Will be placed in someone else’s body?”

Lin Chen was shocked. Isn’t Martial Path Will meant for future generations to comprehend cultivation techniques?

Doesn’t this mean that any family with Grade-Entering Martial Artists has descendants with these Martial Path Will protection methods?

”The Martial Path Will has infinite uses, but not everyone can receive it into their body; it’s quite complex, and ordinary Ninth or even Eighth-Grade Martial Artists can’t achieve it.”

Seeing Lin Chen’s confused gaze, Jiang Qing pondered for a moment and said, ”For a Grade-Entering Martial Artist to share a wisp of their Martial Path Will with another, they must reach at least Seventh Grade. Moreover, the recipient has to take a Chengwu Pill during the transfer; otherwise, not only will they fail to receive the Martial Path Will, but it will also cause irreparable damage to them.”

Lin Chen understood; generally, descendants of Grade-Entering families wouldn’t have this privilege, indicating that Senior Sister Jiang’s family was quite extraordinary.

Raozhou Prefecture, surname Jiang...

Lin Chen’s pupils contracted slightly as he looked at Jiang Qing with some disbelief, wondering if Senior Sister Jiang was related to Scholar Jiang.

But the timeline didn’t match; Scholar Jiang became an Advanced Scholar only ten years ago, and even considering his years of martial training before that, it would have been only fifteen or sixteen years, so it was impossible for him to have had a family before starting martial arts.

Before entering the Martial Arts Hall, Scholar Jiang was just a bullied child in Linhu Village, and he didn’t marry; otherwise, the village chief would have known.

In fact, Lin Chen had initially suspected a connection between Senior Sister Jiang and Scholar Jiang, but because of the age issue, he dismissed it.

But hearing Senior Sister Jiang’s words now, he increasingly felt there was a significant connection between them unless Senior Sister Jiang wasn’t from Raozhou or wasn’t Scholar Jiang’s daughter, and they were only distantly related.

But the village chief said Scholar Jiang was the sole heir of the Jiang Family.

Forget it, he wouldn’t think about it; Senior Sister Jiang’s background had little to do with him.

If Senior Sister Jiang wanted to tell him, she would do so willingly.

”In all assessments and duels at the Military Affairs Hall, students cannot rely on external forces, so Junior Brother Lin needn’t worry about any release of Martial Path Will from Li Zhe. Once released, it’s considered a concession.”

Seeing Lin Chen silent, Jiang Qing assumed Lin Chen was reminded of Li Zhe by her Martial Path Will, so she reassured him.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, understanding that in the Military Affairs Hall, Military Affairs Department, and Martial Affairs Office’s arranged battles, if Martial Path Will could be used, then students from families without Seventh-Grade Martial Artists couldn’t participate, ”Senior Sister Jiang, can the Martial Path Will be used indefinitely?”