Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 386 - 124: First Battle After Refining the Viscera

"Forget it, I’ve already decided to go to Canglan Martial Arts Academy."

Lin Chen rubbed his nose, feeling a bit helpless, flaunting superiority like this?

"Canglan Martial Arts Academy, although it doesn’t compare to Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, the difficulty of the assessments is lower. Choosing Canglan Martial Arts Academy is acceptable."

Upon hearing Lin Chen choose Canglan Martial Arts Academy, Chu Xi’s first thought was that Junior Brother Jiang Qing knew if he took the Lingxiao or Capital Martial Arts Academy exams, he’d face too much competition. In comparison, fewer people would apply to Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

"Xi’Er!"

Jiang Cheng, who had been behind Chu Xi all along, suddenly interrupted Chu Xi.

Chu Xi looked back at Jiang Cheng, puzzled: "Brother Cheng, what’s up?"

Jiang Cheng didn’t answer but instead looked at Lin Chen: "Are you Lin Chen, Junior Brother Lin?"

Having his identity guessed, Lin Chen felt it inappropriate to continue pretending: "Yes."

Hearing Lin Chen’s acknowledgment, Jiang Cheng looked somewhat helplessly at Chu Xi. Before coming here, he heard Sister Xi say that she and Jiang Qing had disliked each other since childhood. This time coming to Jiang Mansion, she intended to show off that she found a good fiancé.

Jiang Cheng didn’t oppose Sister Xi’s straightforward words. From his perspective, Sister Xi boasting about him in front of "sisters" indicates that she holds him in high regard.

However, the more he listened to Sister Xi and Junior Brother Lin’s conversation, the more he felt something was off.

The surname Lin... going to Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

This reminded him of someone, someone recently famous in the entire Opening the Acupoints and Refining the Viscera stages.

He gained fame in Refining the Viscera because rumors had it that even the Four Great Martial Arts Academies sent people to recruit, even vice-deans. Jiang Cheng, about to enter Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy as a new student, naturally paid attention to the academy’s situation.

Upon investigation, he learned that Jiangnan Dao had produced a genius comparable to Senior Pei, choosing Canglan Martial Arts Academy in the end.

Additionally, not long ago, the Military Affairs Department issued a document, further solidifying Lin Chen’s fame among the younger generation.

Sister Xi didn’t know about Lin Chen because when the Military Affairs Department’s document was issued, she was in closed-door training, breaking through the crucial moment of Refining the Viscera. By the time she emerged, the rumors had subsided, only knowing Jiangnan Dao produced a genius, but not knowing the genius’s name.

"Junior Brother Lin is so quick in Refining the Viscera. If this gets out, it might cause a sensation again."

Jiang Cheng looked at Lin Chen. These words weren’t praise. When the Military Affairs Department issued the document, Lin Chen had just left his mark on the Martial Path Mountain at the twenty-four acupoints. Normally, it takes a month or two from opening the twenty-four acupoints to refining the viscera. Even if Lin Chen had strong martial arts talent, it would still take a month.

A few days went from opening the twenty-four acupoints directly to refining the viscera; Senior Pei hadn’t achieved that.

"Brother Cheng?"

Chu Xi looked puzzled at Jiang Cheng, not understanding why Brother Cheng was so polite to Lin Chen.

Seeing the confused look from his betrothed, Jiang Cheng sighed inwardly. Sister Xi’s intention to show off in front of "sisters" seemed unlikely to succeed; she had kicked an iron plate this time.

He was recruited by Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, but only by an instructor, compared to Lin Chen, it was insignificant.

"Sister Xi, on the way here, Uncle also mentioned a genius emerged in Jiangnan Dao, hailed as a Liang Martial Path Academy model student; it’s this Junior Brother Lin before us."

"Ah!"

Chu Xi’s mouth opened wide enough to fit a goose egg, eyes assessing Lin Chen: "You’re... Are you the one who left your mark seven times on Martial Path Mountain?"

No wonder Chu Xi was surprised. She spent nearly two months closed-door trying to break through refining the viscera, unfortunately failing slightly, unknowingly about this matter. It was only during her journey to Raozhou Prefecture, hearing her father and Brother Cheng discussing, that she learned about a remarkable genius from Raozhou Prefecture.

Yet, she didn’t at all associate the genius with the person before her, thinking such a genius wouldn’t still be in Raozhou Prefecture.

Most importantly, her subconscious resisted accepting that Jiang Qing, in terms of a partner, had once again surpassed her.

Jiang Qing saw Chu Xi’s gaping mouth and winked at Lin Chen, deliberately not taunting Chu Xi.

"Junior Brother Lin, Sister Xi has a straightforward nature; I apologize on her behalf."

Jiang Cheng wore an apologetic expression; this time, Sister Xi had essentially sent herself to be embarrassed.

But there was no choice; as Sister Xi’s fiancé, he naturally had to stand up now.

"What’s this about apologies?"

Zhuang Min and Shu Suwan coincidentally walked over at this moment.

"Are you Chu Xi? Haven’t seen you for years; you’ve grown so much."

"Xi’Er greets Aunt."

"Junior Jiang Cheng greets Madam Jiang."

Zhuang Min’s arrival eased the scene’s awkward atmosphere. Smiling, Zhuang Min nodded, glanced at her daughter, whose eyes gleamed with mischievous like a little fox, knowing Qing’Er had set a trap for Chu Xi.

"A match made in heaven; your father found you a good husband."

Zhuang Min casually praised. In fact, she and Shu Suwan had heard all of Chu Xi and Lin Chen’s conversation earlier, but intentionally came over this time.

"Madam, your praise is misplaced. Being with Sister Xi is my fortune."

Jiang Cheng affectionately looked at Chu Xi, knowing Sister Xi came to flaunt and faced an embarrassment, yet he had no choice. As his betrothed, he could only cherish her, and Sister Xi inherently wasn’t bad, never treating others like this.

Hearing Jiang Cheng, Lin Chen regarded Jiang Cheng with respect; he was surprisingly responsible.