Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 163 - 42: Spreading False News

Challenging the entire county, it’s simply impossible!

This county battle, Poyang County and Lin Chen will be the biggest winners.

The three villagers from Linhu Village were silenced by this shout, and in their panic, they were about to leave.

"Wait, did you say you’re from Linhu Village, the Linhu Village in Poyang County?"

The young man at the center of attention seemed to have thought of something and stopped the three villagers who were about to leave.

"Master Wu, the three of us are from Poyang County."

Upon hearing "Poyang County," a few others from Yongfeng County turned their attention to the speaking young man.

Lian Yu smiled, if he remembered correctly, Lin Chen was also from Linhu Village.

"What do you want to ask?"

"Master Wu, Lin Chen from our village is also a martial artist from Poyang County. We want to find out how Lin Chen ranked in this county battle?"

The three villagers answered honestly and then looked at Lian Yu with hopeful eyes.

Lian Yu didn’t answer directly but asked, "Since you and Lin Chen are from the same village, why don’t you ask Lin Chen personally?"

"Our village chief sent us to learn about the county battle in the Prefecture City, but he didn’t want us to disturb Lin Chen, fearing it might distract him."

After receiving the response, Lian Yu exchanged glances with the juniors beside him and then sighed, "Your village’s Lin Chen lost and got injured. He is currently being treated, and it’s uncertain whether he will be able to continue practicing martial arts."

"Ah!"

The three villagers from Linhu Village were shocked and couldn’t believe what they heard.

Lin Chen... Lin Chen lost?

Losing isn’t a big deal, but what’s most distressing is that he got injured, and according to this Master Wu, it’s a serious injury.

Lin Chen is the pride of Linhu Village. If he really got injured and crippled, it would be a huge blow to the village.

"Go back. The candidates from Poyang County lost the contest and probably aren’t in the mood to see you. Don’t stay in the Prefecture City any longer. Spread the news back to your village early, so that they are mentally prepared."

Lian Yu squinted as he watched the three distraught villagers from Linhu Village leave, a smug grin tugging at his lips.

"Senior Brother Lian, wouldn’t your words be a bit inappropriate?"

"I was just joking with them. Don’t you think, Junior Brother, letting the people from Linhu Village feel disappointment first, and then learning that Lin Chen won first place, wouldn’t that sense of losing and regaining be even more wonderful?"

"Senior Brother Lian makes sense. First let Linhu Village people feel the pain and then find out the news is fake. This joy is definitely much more intense than learning directly that Lin Chen took first place."

Some other students from Yongfeng County also chimed in in agreement, but whether they genuinely thought so was something only they knew in their hearts.

"I’m just worried that if this matter reaches Lin Chen’s ears, it might bring trouble for us."

"Junior Brother Zhang, you’re too timid. Do you really think Lin Chen would dare to take action against us from Yongfeng County?"

"Just because he defeated Yanshan County doesn’t mean he’s invincible in the entire prefecture. In my opinion, it’s only because Lin Chen hasn’t encountered our Senior Brother Lian. If he had met Senior Brother Lian, he wouldn’t be so arrogant."

Lian Yu snorted lightly. The senior brother they were referring to was not him, but his cousin, Lian Cheng. The reason he gave fake news to the villagers from Linhu Village was that he was displeased with Lin Chen stealing the spotlight that should have belonged to his cousin.

Once these three return with the fake news, by the time Lin Chen finds out after returning to the village, the county battle would be long over, and he would have returned to Yongfeng County. Lin Chen couldn’t possibly drag those villagers across counties to find out who spread the fake news.

"Let’s go, to the Flavour Restaurant in the Prefecture City. Today, I’ll host and treat you junior brothers to the delicacies there."

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The three villagers from Linhu Village, faces pale, murmured, "How did he get injured?"

"How should we explain this to the village chief when we return?"

"We were expecting to bring back good news, but unexpectedly it’s..."

"Pah, pah, pah, don’t jinx it. Chen is only injured, maybe a few days’ rest and he’ll be fine."

"If it was just a few days’ rest, that Master Wu wouldn’t have spoken like that, even telling us to prepare our village mentally."

"Our Linhu Village finally has someone like Chen. How did he end up getting injured?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The three villagers walked despondently and didn’t notice someone approaching and bumped into him directly.

"Ouch!"

The person they bumped fell to the ground.

"Are you blind? Watch where you’re going!"

Hearing the angry scolding of the person on the ground, the three snapped out of their daze. Although they were a bit distracted, they were walking by the road, how could they bump into someone?

"My vertebra might be broken. I’m going to report you to the government office, have you arrested. Walking like this in Raozhou Prefecture, truly lawless."

"No...we didn’t mean to."

The three villagers had never experienced such a scene before and were at a loss. They wanted to help, but were intimidated by the man’s fierce expression and dared not approach.

"Isn’t that the Third Master?"

Not far away, a middle-aged man saw what was happening and quickly ran over. Seeing the young man lying on the ground, his expression changed as he turned to the three villagers: "You’ve gotten yourselves in big trouble. This Third Master has quite the background; his uncle is a government official."

Hearing the fallen man’s uncle was a government official, the three villagers became even more frightened.

"Old brother, we didn’t do it on purpose. We were clearly walking at the roadside," one of the villagers said in grievance.

"Judging by your accent, you’re not from the Prefecture City, right? The man’s uncle is a government official, who do you think the government office will side with?"

"We are from Poyang County."

"My wife is also from Poyang County. Well then, for her sake, I’ll point you in the right direction."