nyslfriends Chapter 20 The Great Test
Chapter 20 The Great Test
[Four Sacred Skills (Incomplete): Level 2, 0/12]
In just one night, Lu Lin mastered the basics of the Skin Refining Technique.
However, the second level of the Four Sacred Arts does not have the concept of minor or major mastery. Each time you temper your skin, you increase your proficiency by one point.
All Lu Lin could do was try his best to increase his internal energy and blood, and strive to complete a tempering process as soon as possible.
Three days later.
Lu Lin completed his first skin refining.
He leaned back in a chair in the courtyard, looking relaxed and content.
"Refining the skin is very simple. It's tempered once every three days, for a total of twelve times. So it will take at most thirty-six days, just over a month."
"Speaking of which, Chen Hongzhi has been practicing skin refining for over a month now. He doesn't need to temper his skin very often. Could he have already reached the perfection of skin refining?"
"If he can advance to the Flesh Refinement stage and his strength increases significantly, then my Dragon Tiger Golden Bell Shield can continue to improve."
It's no wonder Lu Lin is concerned about Chen Hongzhi and wants him to improve his cultivation.
In the last few days, he could only rely on Mr. Hou to gain experience with his Dragon Tiger Golden Bell Shield.
At first, Mr. Hou didn't know what was going on and practiced a few times, but when he realized what was happening, he refused to continue.
As soon as Mr. Hou heard footsteps approaching outside, he knew that Lu Lin had arrived.
They simply jumped over the wall and left.
"Mr. Hou is too petty. He is such a great master, yet he has such a lack of magnanimity."
Lu Lin's Dragon Tiger Golden Bell Cover could only be halted.
Fortunately, the major exam for Mozhu Academy will be coming up soon.
The annual grand examination is open to the entire Qinbei Prefecture, and there are at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, young martial artists participating.
Jinshan Prefecture, the core of Qinbei Prefecture, had 1,200 registered teenagers.
This is not the result of years of accumulation, but rather the emergence of 1,200 young martial artists after last year's major examination.
Compared to this, Lu Lin felt a little inferior.
……
Jinshan Prefecture has become increasingly lively.
It was summer, and it got dark late.
After finishing his daily training sessions, Lu Lin would take Shi Tou out to stroll through the night market, buy some snacks, or a new set of clothes.
This caused Shi Tou to stand in front of the door every day, waiting for Lu Lin to arrive.
"After the big exam, I'll go to the academy with the Fourth Young Master to study. Then I'll buy two maids to serve you at home, okay, Young Master Stone?"
Lu Lin, holding the stone, asked softly.
"not good."
Shi Tou licked the sweet taste of the candied hawthorn from his lips. "Brother, I had a great time at Aunt Xu's house. Don't waste your money."
"It's okay, I've got money!"
Lu Lin's words are true.
As the assessment drew closer, Chen Hong would occasionally slip him some reward money.
When Madam Zheng saw that Lu Lin would be sparring with the Chen brothers, Chen Hongming and Chen Hongjie, she would often find excuses to give him tips.
Not to mention, in order to express his gratitude to Lu Lin, Chen Hongming not only gave him silver, but also gave him three pieces of dried monster meat.
"Even if you have money, you can't spend it recklessly. Your mother said she'd save it for you to get married and have children!"
Stone imitated his deceased mother's speech, and he did it quite well.
But before he could finish speaking, tears streamed down Shi Tou's face. "Brother, I miss Dad, I miss Mom, I miss Big Sister."
Lu Lin was also deeply moved and gently patted the stone's back.
"Don't cry, Stone. Mother certainly doesn't want to see a crying stone."
"How about this, after the big exam, I'll take you to the county to see your older sister, what do you think?"
"Looking for your older sister? Really?!"
"Of course it's true, when have I ever lied to you?"
"Pinky promise, for a hundred years, no lying, or you're a big bad guy!"
"Okay, bro, I promise I won't lie to you!"
Stone, whose face was still wet with tears, suddenly beamed with joy.
"What are you doing?! Why don't you watch where you're going?!"
As he was walking, Lu Lin was suddenly shoved, and he quickly put the stone behind his back.
But then he saw the person who pushed him take a few steps back.
The man was dressed in blue, with a green hat on his head and a pink flower stuck in the hat.
Oily hair and powdered face, frail and delicate.
Lu Lin thought back to himself and realized that he had been so focused on talking while holding the stone that he had forgotten to look at the person. He immediately prepared to apologize.
"presumptuous!"
Before Lu Lin could speak, a cold shout came from not far away.
Immediately, a palm strike came.
Lu Lin, not wanting to cause trouble, blocked the man's palm strike with one hand.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I apologize."
Lu Lin is not the kind of person who relies on his strength to act unreasonably. If he does something wrong, he should apologize. This has nothing to do with whether he is a martial artist or an ordinary person.
"Apologize?! Fine, then kneel down before me!"
Seeing his men arrive, the Green-Hat Prince steadied himself, took a step forward, and demanded an explanation in a stern voice.
The gray-clad martial artist, who had been blocked by Lu Lin, also withdrew his movements and stood beside the green-hatted young master.
Lu Lin glanced at the man and saw that he was carrying a knife.
But... an apology is fine, but kneeling down... don't even think about it!
"Brother, I just accidentally bumped into you. It's not like you have to keep bothering me like this."
Lu Lin's voice also turned cold.
Whether it's that bad or not isn't up to you to decide, but rather it's up to me.
"Besides, who do you think you are, to call me 'brother'?"
The cuckolded young master was arrogant.
Passersby, seeing that there was something interesting to see, immediately gathered around.
Seemingly sensing the commotion, several more warriors dressed in gray arrived and stood beside the green-hatted young master.
Before long, another tall, handsome man came over.
"Big brother, is someone bullying you?"
The handsome man's voice was quite mellow, and coupled with his dignified appearance, many women in the crowd secretly gasped in admiration.
"Jiang Yao, you've come at the right time. It's this damn country bumpkin who deliberately bumped into me and didn't even apologize. His attitude was extremely rude."
"Oh?"
The handsome man turned to look at Lu Lin, "I am Jiang Yao. May I ask why you bumped into my brother?"
Seeing that the person was thinking normally and was obviously someone who could communicate, Lu Lin began to recount what had just happened.
"Since that's how it is, and since you've already apologized, then let's just let this matter go."
"My older brother is a bit emotionally unstable, please forgive him, brother."
"It's alright!"
Lu Lin cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Yao and left with the stone.
But then came the green-hatted young master's roar from behind, "Why should I let him go? That country bumpkin hit me first!"
"Jiang Yao, you bastard, have you forgotten who saved your life? Do you even recognize me as your older brother?"
Hearing these words, Lu Lin shook his head helplessly.
Every family has its cupboard.
After this incident, Lu Lin lost interest in wandering around. He sent the stone back to Aunt Xu's house and then went back to rest.
……
"Clang clang clang!"
As the clear bell rang, Lu Lin rolled out of bed, quickly dressed, and went to the martial arts training ground in the backyard of the Chen residence.
Today is the day of the major exam at Mozhu Academy.
The entire Chen family took this very seriously. Chen Dingkun, Zheng Shi, Chen Tong, Hu Sanshan, and all the guards, servants, and maids in the house were busy preparing.
The four young masters of the Chen family were also dressed neatly.
Each person wore a bright white short-sleeved training uniform, with a sword at their waist, a headscarf tied up, and were ready to go.
"Lu Lin, you're here! Come and eat breakfast, let's go to the academy early!"
Chen Hongzhi was the first to greet him.