Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 94 - 6: I Understand, But I Hold Grudges

Zhao Canghe also gave the villagers a heads-up in advance, to prevent everyone from having too high expectations and ending up disappointed.

In the crowd, there was also a special lineup.

"Instructor, do you think Senior Brother Lin can win?" A boy wearing the uniform of a Kaohe Town Martial Arts Hall student anxiously asked the instructor beside him.

Instructor Liu gently stroked his beard, his gaze profound, and slowly said, "No matter what, just being able to appear in the arena is already a miracle for Lin Chen. You have to know, this time last year, Lin Chen at the Martial Hall couldn’t even reach two hundred pounds of strength."

This group of people was the current batch of Kaohe Town Martial Arts Hall students, who came to watch under the guidance of two instructors.

Before arriving, the two instructors didn’t know Lin Chen was on the list. When they saw Lin Chen’s name on the list for the first time, they couldn’t believe it. After asking an acquaintance at the Martial Affairs Office, they learned that the Lin Chen on the list was indeed from their Kaohe Town.

At that moment, the two were shocked as if a storm had surged in their hearts.

Although Lin Chen took first place in the Martial Hall, in their hearts, once Lin Chen entered a Martial Arts Hall, he would likely become just an ordinary student there.

But to have the opportunity to stand in the arena, who among them isn’t a renowned disciple in their respective Martial Arts Halls?

Instructor Chen looked at the figure walking up to the stage. In just a few months, the young man’s temperament had undergone a complete transformation, confident and composed.

"Lin Chen’s family background is not as good as most of yours. He was at the bottom when he first entered the Martial Hall, but through relentless effort, he eventually topped the Martial Hall, and now he stands on this arena. To be able to appear in the arena, he must have defeated many fellow students of his cohort."

"Each of these students in the Martial Hall is at the forefront, with some even being noble offspring. The moment Lin Chen stepped onto the arena, he had already won."

Instructor Liu and Instructor Chen exchanged glances. Lin Chen’s journey here shocked them, but having watched the previous three matches, they knew in their hearts that it would be hard for Lin Chen to win this one.

"Senior Brother Lin, you can definitely win!"

On the arena, Lin Chen heard the shouts from below, turned his head, and saw a student in a Kaohe Town Martial Arts Hall uniform, whose face was flushed red after shouting, nodding slightly towards him.

"Chen, we believe in you!"

"Chen, make Linhu Village proud!"

After someone started, the villagers of Linhu Village disregarded the village head’s earlier instructions and began to shout at the top of their lungs.

In an instant, many eyes turned towards the direction of Linhu Village.

People near the area of Linhu Village curiously inquired, and once they knew the Lin Chen on the stage was from Linhu Village, they immediately joined in the shouting.

The onlookers were mostly ordinary folks, naturally inclined to support Lin Chen.

On the left side, the aristocrats of Poyang County were puzzled. Who is this Lin Chen?

It’s just a match, is all this support necessary, such grandstanding.

Just when someone was dissatisfied and about to rebuke, Su Lingchuan’s voice came through: "Lin Chen comes from a humble fisherman’s family, mostly interacting with ordinary people, and to the villagers and townspeople, for Lin Chen to reach this point truly deserves encouragement."

The moment Su Lingchuan spoke, a few dissatisfied men behind him swallowed their words back down.

Other students had no cheerleaders when they took the stage because their backgrounds were good, and reaching this stage wasn’t surprising.

Since it was expected, naturally, there wouldn’t be so many cheering them on.

"Junior Brother Su is correct, regardless of Lin Chen’s final ranking, his participation today is a great encouragement for village and town youths practicing martial arts."

The most powerful figures in the county spoke this way, causing those aristocrats behind them to show a thoughtful expression on their faces.

It seems they should inquire about Lin Chen’s background.

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On the arena.

Shao Hong saw Lin Chen take the stage. The cheers and encouragement from the many people below made his expression cold, especially Lin Chen’s recent nodding gesture, which made him even more displeased.

Did he really think achieving small success in two cultivation techniques could defeat me?

What a delusion!

"It seems Junior Brother Lin is quite popular."

Lin Chen didn’t mind Shao Hong’s mocking tone. Cupping his fists, he bowed, "Jingshui Martial Arts Hall disciple Lin Chen, please instruct me, Senior Brother Shao."

"Instruct? It seems you’re going to use Clear Wind Palm against me."

"Yes."

Shao Hong’s eyes narrowed. He initially just mocked him, not expecting Lin Chen to actually accept.

Below the stage, students from various martial arts halls were also surprised upon hearing Lin Chen’s words.

This Lin Chen is a bit too arrogant.

Against Shao Hong, who is two acupoints ahead in realm, he should use Water Cloud Palm, as Shao Hong hasn’t practiced it. Striking unexpectedly could be advantageous, and small success with Water Cloud Palm is no weaker than Clear Wind Palm.

Using Clear Wind Palm is like forfeiting his advantage, just like Lv Shuyu.

After yesterday’s defeat, Lv Shuyu’s name had become a joke in other martial arts halls.

"Senior Sister Kong, should we remind Lin Chen?"

Shen Lin was a bit worried, afraid that Lin Chen was affected by the surrounding cheers and lost his reason.

"Once on the arena, outsiders shouldn’t intervene; that’s the rule."

Kong Yinglei shook her head. She understood Junior Sister Shen’s concerns, since Junior Sister Shen didn’t know Lin Chen’s Clear Wind Palm had achieved great success.

"Junior Brother Lin might be overconfident; it seems his resentment towards Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall runs deep." Fu Jingya, who was beside her, was also worried. Jiang Qing, upon hearing this, blinked her bright eyes, "Junior Brother Lin must be confident if he chose to use Clear Wind Palm."

Junior Brother Lin’s Clear Wind Palm had reached great success, and Jiang Qing was one of the three in the martial arts hall privy to this.

In Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall, Qi He’s expression didn’t change, showing no emotion, but Zhao Ce beside him had a look of joy in his eyes.

Yesterday’s incident had cost Senior Brother Qi face, and he could already sense Senior Brother Qi’s dissatisfaction with him.

But now, with Lin Chen being so arrogant, making the same mistake as Lv Shuyu yesterday, after he suffers a crushing defeat, public opinion will swiftly turn around.

Regardless of the thoughts among those below, on the arena, Lin Chen’s figure shot up like a wild wind, charging forward, striking with lightning speed.

Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall didn’t give him an Opening Acupoints Pill due to his family background, which was understandable.

Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall didn’t provide a top-tier treatment spot, thinking he couldn’t sustain the financial cost of Martial Arts Cultivation; this too was understandable.

Yes, he could understand the actions of Clear Wind Martial Arts Hall.

But that didn’t mean he didn’t harbor a grudge. Lv Shuyu wanted to defeat him out of spite, and he harbored a similar spite.

I can understand, but I also hold grudges!

Swish!

Just as Lin Chen attacked, the pupils of dozens of Refining Viscera Realm martial artists on site contracted, their eyes filled with disbelief.

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