Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 320 - 99: Visitors from the Martial Arts Academy
As the sky begins to brighten, a figure emerges from the waters of Poyang Lake.
Lin Chen, soaking wet, returns to the shore. His Qi Blood circulates within, raising the temperature of his skin, and the moisture on his body quickly evaporates.
After putting on clean clothes, Lin Chen enters the makeshift iron house in the back mountain of his home and begins to observe the Thousand Hammer Map.
After a two-hour period, he emerges from the iron house, looking exhausted. Jia Nanzhu has already prepared the medicinal liquid, and once Lin Chen has bathed, he begins to practice the Gale Leg...
In the afternoons, Lin Chen will sit on the top of the back mountain, browsing through the various Martial Arts Techniques that Instructor Jia brought from the Military Affairs Hall, occasionally gesturing with his hands.
At night, he begins to practice the Fear of Death Arrow.
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Such cycles continue, until five days have passed.
On this early morning, just as Lin Chen emerges from his medicinal soak as usual, he hears the voice of his teacher.
"Lin Chen, I’m giving you a break today; someone from your family has come."
Jia Nanzhu sees Lin Chen about to head to the back mountain with a Secret Technique Manual and stops him.
"Someone?"
Since returning to Linhu Village, it’s been a few days since the welcoming banquet, where everyone he was supposed to meet, including Junior Brother Lu and the others, came the next day. Why would someone still be coming after a few days?
"Go, it’s someone you’ve been thinking about."
Seeing Lin Chen’s confusion, Jia Nanzhu adds with a smile.
Someone I’ve been thinking about?
Lin Chen’s mind races, and in the next moment, as if he thinks of something, his eyes light up: "Teacher, then I will go."
He can already guess who has come to his house.
Watching Lin Chen’s slightly hurried steps, Jia Nanzhu squints his aging eyes. There is only one person who could make Lin Chen this excited.
In Lin Chen’s heart, the importance of this person far surpasses that of his teacher.
It’s incomparable and shouldn’t be compared.
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The Lin Family Mansion.
Father Lin and Mrs. Lin are present, and his elder brother Lin Liang is busy taking out all the fruits from the house.
The three members of the Lin Family clearly know what this visitor means to Lin Chen.
It could even be said that this person is a great benefactor to the Lin Family.
"Instructor Yu, please have a seat for a moment. Chen’Er has been training on the back mountain recently. We’ve sent someone to notify him, and he’ll be back shortly."
Father Lin serves tea, and Yu Yongnian looks at the table full of fruits, smiling: "There’s no need to go through this much trouble."
Seeing the fruits brought out by the Lin Family, Yu Yongnian is filled with emotion. Just a year ago, besides the pumpkin, which was the most common for entertaining guests in the village, the Lin Family rarely bought other fruits.
All things are lowly, only with Martial Arts does one rise.
This is the rich reward of achieving success in martial arts.
The expansion of the courtyard, the increase of fruits on the table, the changes in Lin Chen’s family, are the best testament to these words.
"Instructor Yu, you are truly a great benefactor to our family. Without your initial guidance and support for Chen’Er, he wouldn’t be where he is today."
Mrs. Lin is also very emotional. She had read an article written by her son, mentioning this Instructor Yu several times.
"Lin Chen’s achievements today are largely due to his own efforts. I merely gave him a push. Even without me, Yu Yongnian, there would be a Chen Yongnian or Zhang Yongnian to discover Lin Chen’s talent."
"Without you, Instructor, even if I could continue on the Martial Path, I wouldn’t have achieved such success."
Lin Chen’s voice is heard from outside the courtyard. Yu Yongnian turns his head to see the young man standing at the door with an excited expression and smiles.
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The dike of Linhu Village.
Lin Chen accompanies Yu Yongnian, strolling by the lake, and recounts his experiences of over nine months at the martial arts academy, talking about everything except the special training ground due to the rules of the Military Affairs Hall.
In the article "Gift to Junior Brothers of the Jiangnan," Lin Chen mentioned Instructor Yu several times, not to project an image of gratitude but out of genuine appreciation from the heart.
His Life Chart, "Natural Progress," could only show its effect in the later stage. Without the instructor, he might not have secured a chance to obtain an Opening Acupoints Pill. Without it, he would have a hard time catching the eye of an instructor at the academy, and by the time his martial talents came to light, it’s likely the county competition would have concluded.
Instructor Yu secured him the Opening Acupoints Pill and provided funds before entering the academy, ensuring he wouldn’t fall behind in the initial stages.
A step missed is a step behind.
Without Instructor Yu, he might just be an average student at the academy now, like Junior Brother Lu and the others, worrying about the money needed for opening acupoints.
Yu Yongnian listens quietly. At this moment, Lin Chen, in his eyes, seems like a young person narrating his achievements to an elder, also making Yu Yongnian feel for the first time a youthful naivety unique to Lin Chen’s age.
The Lin Chen of the past was too mature.
Perhaps it’s related to his family background. To compete against those from affluent families, Lin Chen had to mature quickly.
When Lin Chen finishes speaking, Yu Yongnian, looking at the shimmering lake, smiles and says, "Lin Chen, have you ever heard of the carp leaping over the dragon gate?"
"I have," Lin Chen nods.
"Right now, you’re like that carp, you’ve already leaped over the dragon gate." Yu Yongnian turns slightly to glance at Lin Chen: "Honestly, on your future path in martial arts, I can’t offer any help or even advice."
The path of martial arts leads from the Opening Acupoints Realm to Refining the Viscera, and from Refining the Viscera to Entering the Grade.
As a Martial Artist with Great Success in Viscera Cultivation, Yu Yongnian knows that he can no longer provide any guidance to Lin Chen in his martial arts cultivation.
