Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

A new deal?

Before arriving at the inn, Lin Chen planned to leave after taking the treasure promised by the old woman, leaving the little girl in the city, as the subsequent matters would have nothing to do with him.

The family behind the little girl was too mysterious for him to want to get deeply involved. After taking the item and leaving, he was not worried about being traced since his identity was false.

But now Lin Chen had changed his mind, not because he wanted to make a deal with the little girl, but because her words piqued his interest.

Throughout this day of escape, the little girl was silent from beginning to end, her calm demeanor was unlike that of an immature child.

Even an ordinary adult man, faced with such a great change, with family sacrificing themselves to buy escape time for him, could not maintain such calm without any emotional fluctuations.

The little girl was smart and emotionally controlled, clearly not expecting him to feel sympathy or pity for her.

She could even guess his thoughts and proposed a deal, certain that he would agree to it.

Lin Chen was now curious about what kind of offer the little girl would make to persuade him.

”Please speak.”

Lin Chen looked at the little girl and now treated her as an equal, no longer considering her a child with an immature mind.

”Protect me for a year and I will guide you on how to completely form your Martial Soul Map, and I can also supply all the Innate Stones you need for subsequent cultivation.”

As the little girl spoke, the temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

”I can sense that there is something unusual about your Divine Soul, indicating you’ve trained in the Martial Soul Map, which might be related to our race.”

Faced with the chilling presence emanating from Lin Chen, the girl’s emotions remained unchanged: ”I disdain lying.”

This time, Lin Chen sat across from the girl, looking directly at her: ”To cooperate, you need to tell me your background first.”

Upon hearing this, the girl’s long eyelashes subtly fluttered, a small movement that Lin Chen noticed, indicating a sign of relief.

It seemed the little girl was not entirely emotionless.

”Since you inquire about my background, it means you agree to the deal. Though I’m not afraid of death, I don’t wish to die.”

The girl looked up at Lin Chen, offering an explanation.

”My name is Yin Yue, from an ancient Remnant Race. There’s been a rebellion within the clan, my parents were killed, everyone around me has died, and now I’m the only one left.”

Yin Yue’s narration was calm, not at all like someone involved, but Lin Chen was already accustomed to her composed manner of speaking.

”What is the Ancient Remnant Race?”

”You can understand it as the earliest group of Martial Artists to embark on cultivation. Our race’s existence predates the foundation of the Flame Dynasty.”

”We?”

Lin Chen caught a piece of information.

”Yes, our clan is just one of the Ancient Remnant Races, not the strongest either.”

”Was that giant one of your clansmen?”

”He was taught by Ying Po.”

”Why have I never heard of the Ancient Remnant Races? Since the rebels in your clan are collaborating with Yama Hall, it means you haven’t completely isolated yourselves.”

”The Ancient Remnant Races are few in number, even the strongest ones don’t exceed five hundred people. We rarely interact with the outside world, and even if we do, we don’t reveal our true identities. However, we arrange for our people to assume different identities and remain outside. The ones who stayed outside of our clan are the rebels.”

Lin Chen understood that these Ancient Remnant Races resided in secluded areas, hardly interacting with the outside world. This time, it was someone from their clan who contacted Yama Hall.

Yama Hall is a group of assassins, who accept jobs for money without investigating employer identities.

”Is there really no one in the Flame Dynasty who knows about you Ancient Remnant Races?”

”There probably are, but only within very limited circles, and they wouldn’t disclose it, just like the royal family of the Flame Dynasty. Although it’s been around for years, do you know who’s in the royal family?”

This rhetorical question stumped Lin Chen.

He knew there had to be a royal family in the Flame Dynasty, given the numerous regulations, especially the Sect War rules, but he had never heard his master or sect leader mention the royal family.

The Flame Dynasty’s royal family seemed transcendent, known to exist but little else known about them.

”What is your clan called, and what is the strength of the rebels?”

”Moon Soul Remnant Race, the rebels are also in the Myriad Phenomena Realm, but rest assured, they won’t leave the clan. It’s only someone like Da that can be dispatched to hunt us down, or else they wouldn’t have hired Yama Hall’s assassins.”

Moon Soul Clan?

”Why the name?”

”Our clan’s cultivation directly absorbs the moon’s radiant glow.”

Yin Yue looked at Lin Chen: ”That’s as much as I can tell you, anything more would involve clan secrets, and our cooperation doesn’t allow me to disclose more.”

”Alright, then let me ask one last question, if you answer, our deal is made.”

Upon hearing Lin Chen ask one last question, Yin Yue’s body tensed, realizing it must be an extremely secretive question, one difficult for her to answer.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t use the deal as leverage.

”How old are you?”

Lin Chen asked the final question, given what he knew about the remnant races, the giant silver race, and Yin Yue’s mismatched age demeanor, suggesting she might have the appearance of a child but be much older.

”Nine!”

For the first time, Lin Chen detected a slight trace of displeasure in Yin Yue’s response.

”The same age as my cousin, I need to go home. I can either find you a place to stay or you can come with me to the offshore islands of the Eastern Sea.”

”I’ll go with you to the offshore islands of the Eastern Sea.” Yin Yue unhesitatingly chose.

”Going with me to the offshore islands of the Eastern Sea requires at least a month’s journey to reach the sea, but what if we encounter the rebels during the journey, your appearance...”

”How to avoid being hunted is your concern, I’m paying you the reward.”

Yin Yue’s calm words gave Lin Chen the illusion he faced not a pursued little girl but a wealthy client.

”Tomorrow, I’ll buy a house in this city, and we’ll stay here for a while before deciding.”