Chapter 34-35 Lin Huan Returns

  The martial arts competition ended with reluctance from the villagers, and the final winner was Zheng Liao of Zhengjia Village.

  This is also a young and promising genius, although not as terrifying as Chen Que, but the speed of cultivation is enough to be proud of his peers. He is only 22 years old, not only entered the first-class warrior, but also reached the late stage of the first-class. In this competition, he swept away all the strong players, and naturally became an unstoppable new star. If it weren't for Chen Que's dazzling presence, he would have been the center of attention, stealing the show.

  The result naturally made the villagers of Zhengjia Village, led by Zheng Li, excited and proud. Chenjia Village ranked fourth among the most powerful villages, and with the emergence of such an excellent figure, there was no worry about surpassing competitors in the future. Ho Tianzhao felt even more unbearable, seeing new talents emerging from other villages, while Qili Gou had no good seedlings to speak of, making him feel ashamed.

  He gazed out at the distant Zhengjia Village, where Zheng Licheng was surrounded by cheering crowds: "No way, if it goes on like this without a new generation to compete with, we'll keep going downhill and Seven Mile Gully will definitely be at the bottom of the competition!" He gritted his teeth, wishing he could snatch Zheng Licheng away to Seven Mile Gully! But no matter how anxious he was, he couldn't make a genius suddenly drop from the sky.

  Before his eyes, the image of Lin Heng's five consecutive failures in the Wu Zhe authentication suddenly appeared. He smiled wryly at the corner of his mouth and then let out a long sigh: "Rare geniuses won't fall, but rare trash will be eliminated one by one." Fortunately, this piece of trash was eaten by Lao Xie, so it's all over now. Otherwise, if he had caught up with this Wu Zhe authentication, the Seven Li Gou would have been even more embarrassed and become a laughing stock for others.

  The first martial arts performance ended with a bang, leaving the most important event to take the stage - the Martial Arts Certification. Coinciding with the Dragon Festival, this certification is also a joint effort among several villages, gathering young people of suitable age from each village for the certification. On the surface, it's harmonious and peaceful, but in reality, everyone is calculating and comparing this year's results to see which village has the most successful candidates.

  Only after verification, if successful, each will return home for medication washing.

  Medicine washing requires a large amount of expensive and rare dan medicine, each family's formula has some unique aspects, no one will be generous enough to take these out to benefit others cheaply! This time, 65 people from Qili Gou signed up for the certification, while other villages added up to over 500 people.

  On such a grand scale, it's naturally earth-shaking.

  "I was looking forward to seeing Lin's family break the record, but that guy actually got swallowed by Lao Xie, what a pity, it would have been a great prehistoric drama..."

  "Haha, me too. Speaking of which, he has already failed five times, and this record is unmatched. If he fails again, the small mountain valley of Qili Gou will probably be 'famous throughout the land', its reputation spreading to the entire city of Jinyuan. At that time, everyone will be talking about how Qili Gou produced a super-genius, even more amazing than Chen Que who entered Cangyu Gate! Chen Que was only twenty when he reached second-rank, but Lin Feiwu is already eighteen and has failed six times to pass the Warrior's Certification, his difficulty level far surpassing Chen Que's..."

  "Can't you two be more considerate? Someone's life is at stake and you're still speaking ill of them..."

  Lin Heng was eaten by the demon crown python, but his past "five failures" glorious record is too dazzling, and the martial artist's confirmation of the main venue is in Qili Gou, so many people naturally think of him.

  Zhou Ze on the side listened to these discussions and felt uncomfortable all over.

  He learned from Ying'er that Lin Hong had gone to rescue Wanwan despite knowing the danger, just because he heard her words.

  This young man's record of shameful defeats is not good, but he has a good character and never does bad things. At that critical moment when life was at stake, facing the ferocious giant creature, he stood out to save others, which is far more magnificent than these warriors who mock him with their certificates.

  To be honest, he felt guilty about Lin Huan's death.

  If Lin Huan didn't listen to Ying Er's plea, he might not have ended up in the belly of a snake. As Ying Er's father, he couldn't shirk responsibility. So every time he saw his parents-in-law with faces full of sorrow, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. If given another chance, or if Lin Huan could be reborn, he vowed to spare no effort and use all his strength to help this young brother-in-law pass the Warrior's Verification.

  He had wanted to scold those who were teasing Lin, but seeing that many people were discussing it, he could stop one person but not a hundred, so he gave up.

  The scene was bustling with excitement, and Lin Heng was like a hungry ghost, devouring his porridge at home. After six days of traveling day and night, he had finally arrived home after killing several monsters along the way. Beside him was his bedridden mother, who was now full of energy, as if she had become a different person. She sat beside him, her face filled with joy and love, smiling as she watched him wolf down his food.

  "The martial arts certification doesn't start until 12 o'clock, don't rush, there's plenty of time...... Dad has already rushed to help you with the supplementary registration, just eat slowly, no need to hurry..." His sister Lin Qingrong advised him.

  "Little uncle, Ying'er misses you so much." Ying'er hugged his thigh with her small hands and pouted.

  "Ying'er, let Xiao Shu eat his fill first. Look at him, he must have gone hungry for several days."

  Lin Heng ate until he was full, put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth clean.

  Pick up Xiaoying and kiss her cheek heavily: "Xiao Shu also wants to die for you..."

  He held Xiaoying and recounted the events of their escape over the past few days to his sister and mother, who were washing bowls and chopsticks, omitting or embellishing certain details as necessary.

  "Sister, mother, these days have worried you. Don't worry, from now on, I will definitely not make mistakes again." He looked at his weak and sickly mother and his thin and haggard sister, naturally understanding that they must have been very worried and sad since then.

  As soon as he said that, the two of them had red eyes, and his mother couldn't help but shed tears. She felt that the heart that had been floating aimlessly and helplessly for days had finally landed on solid ground and found a place to rely on.

  Lin Heng comforted her with a few words: "Mother, I'll go attend the Wu Zhe's certification first. Father should be waiting anxiously on the other side. I'll come back tonight and talk to you all again."

  "Look at your clothes, change into something cleaner first, there's still time."

  Lin looked around and indeed, due to the continuous journey, his clothes were not only dirty but also torn beyond recognition, making him a laughing stock if he went out like this.

  He took off the four scales from behind his back and placed them on the table: "Mother, these are the scales of that old evil creature's body. That guy is a fourth-grade peak demon beast. I just got two pieces down, it should be worth a lot of money. You guys handle it, I'll go change my clothes."

  "Four-product demon beast's scales?" Lin Qingrong didn't wait for him to finish speaking and quickly grabbed the package and opened it.

  But saw two pieces of scales, each piece was several palms in size, and felt coolness when touched. Lin Huan's daughter had been following her father on hunting trips since she was a child, and after marrying Lin Huan's father, she had only seen the remains of a fourth-grade demon beast once in over 40 years. That was still over 30 years ago, when she followed her father into the Mang Tiger Mountain to hunt, and met a group of foreign masters, staying together at night.

  The other party's leader proudly took out a four-product beast hoof from the package, which was the first and last time she saw the limbs of a four-product demon beast.

  Lin Qingrong was even more so, having heard a lot but never witnessed it.

  Lin Huan's mother took the scales in her hand, carefully examining them back and forth. After a while, she finally confirmed that these were indeed the scales of a fourth-grade demon beast, just as Lin Huan had said - a fourth-grade peak demon beast! Her father, as well as Lin Huan's father, would always bring back their hunting spoils for her to handle, clean up, and sell. You could say she had spent her whole life dealing with the hides, furs, and bones of these demon beasts. Although it was her first time identifying fourth-grade demon beast scales, judging from the demonic energy contained within the scales, the result would not be wrong.

  Lin Qingrong saw that even her mother, an expert in these matters, had made up her mind and was overjoyed, jumping up and down: "This is a big fortune! Brother, you're really lucky, like a blind cat hitting a dead mouse, making a huge profit!"

  Last time she followed her husband to Qingniu Town, she saw a trading house sell a three-product Fudi Wolf's wolf tooth to the Cao family for 250,000 taels of gold. Now there are two defensive scales of a fourth-grade Xuanfeng period Yao Guan Lin Mang, how much will they be sold for?

  She's already blinded by greed, probably with just these two pieces of money she'll be set for life and never have to worry about food or drink again!

  She originally saw Lin Heng just coming back, her butt hadn't even warmed up yet, and she said she wanted to participate in the Wu Zhe Yin Zheng. She also thought of persuading Lin Heng indirectly, but time was urgent, so don't participate in this Wu Zheng Grand Ceremony for now. To avoid being kicked out of Qi Li Gou, with these two pieces of four-product scales in front of her, she no longer had any worries, knowing that relying on these scales, even buying several large courtyards in Qing Niu Town would be more than enough.

  Lin Huan's mother was also tongue-tied, her son had escaped death and returned home, which was already enough to make her heart full. Unexpectedly, Lin Huan actually brought back such a huge fortune for the family, a four-product demon beast scale, this son is really too powerful.