VIP Early Access
Eksklusif untuk member VIP
Password Protected
Chapter ini dikunci dengan kode khusus
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: You Used the Slot Without Permission?
“What? You want to practice martial arts?”
“Do you think you are worthy of practicing martial arts? Why do you not take a piss and look at your own reflection? Do you truly think anyone who wants to practice martial arts can simply go and do so?”
“Look at those rags you are wearing. Look at how poor and shabby you are from head to toe. Do you think you deserve it?”
At that moment, inside a main hall that was neither large nor small, a woman whose face was filled with obvious impatience and whose tone was sharp and venomous was berating the mother and son before her with near-furious anger.
Ёňu ḿ ӑ
Especially when she looked at the youth before her.
The disdain and disgust in her eyes were practically written across her face.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
However, there also seemed to be a trace of urgency and panic in her voice.
Lin Tian looked at the woman before him with a somewhat strange expression.
Of course, he did not have the time to bother with that.
After all, to him, obtaining the qualification to practice martial arts came first.
Е̌n u m á . і́d̃
The martial trial slot.
According to the Martial Examination policy of the Liang Kingdom, the descendants of anyone who had enlisted in the army were entitled to one opportunity to undergo a martial trial.
The so-called martial trial was a qualification that allowed one to practice martial arts for free within the local region for three months.
This qualification did not depend on gender, aptitude, family background, or anything else.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
As long as one was the descendant of a person who had joined the army, one had this qualification.
For impoverished families like theirs, this was practically their only chance to change their fate.
Ẃ е b ṅ o v́е l̄ Ě ṅum̌ а́
After all, in this world of martial cultivation, martial artists possessed an extraordinary status.
This was especially true in a nation like the Liang Kingdom, which had been founded upon martial strength.
For that very reason, the state had established the Martial Examination.
If someone from an impoverished family could distinguish himself in the Martial Examination, then even if he only became a Martial Scholar, it would still mean that his entire family had completed a leap in status.
Putting everything else aside, the most direct and simple benefits were the tax exemption policy and the yearly distribution of cultivation resources.
For ordinary people like them, who lived at the mercy of Heaven, those benefits alone were already beyond precious.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
That was not to mention the change in identity and status that came with them.
Of course, there was naturally one prerequisite for obtaining all of this.
One had to achieve success in martial cultivation.
Only then would one be qualified to move those things.
However, judging from past experience, those who could truly turn their lives around through a single martial trial were one in ten thousand.
Perhaps there might not even be one.
Ĕ n̆u̇m̌а́.їd
The saying “the poor pursue literature, the rich pursue martial arts” was practically an iron law.
This was especially true when it came to martial cultivation.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
The expenses involved were simply not something an ordinary commoner could bear.
The medicinal decoctions and nourishing food required for martial cultivation were both enormous expenses.
Lin Tian still did not know how much the medicinal decoctions cost.
However, he did know about the nourishing food.
Wе̂.b n̄о v е̂ĺ Е num ǎ
He had heard that the nourishing food required by an ordinary person practicing martial arts for one month started at no less than five taels of silver.
Hah. Five taels of silver. That was almost more than an entire year of his family’s expenses.
And that was merely for one month.
Therefore, for ordinary people, especially the poor, practicing martial arts was almost a dead end. It simply could not work.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
But none of those theories posed any problem for Lin Tian.
At that moment, Lin Tian once again looked at the glowing fate in his mind.
Е̊n̄ ŭm̂а̀ .і̂ ď
Fate·Learning Always Leads to Mastery.
As its name suggested, with this thing in his possession, learning anything was only a matter of time for him. There were not even any bottlenecks to speak of.
The same naturally applied to martial cultivation.
Therefore, as long as he possessed the qualification to practice martial arts, he would inevitably become that one person in ten thousand.
And as it happened, he had that qualification.
After all, his father had once enlisted in the army.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
As his father’s only son, Lin Tian naturally possessed that martial trial qualification.
However, after his father retired from the army, the family had split apart.
This matter had not yet been reported to the yamen.
Because of that, the slot was still in the hands of his father’s father, which was to say, his grandfather.
Now that he and his mother had come to the door, they had naturally come to take back that slot.
Yet for some unknown reason, over the past few days, when they had come to request the relevant documents, his grandfather’s family had repeatedly made excuses and delayed them.
Е ñ ù m а_.і̌d
Until today, when he and his mother came for the third time to ask for the documents, they were directly rebuked in an impatient, shrill voice by his second uncle’s wife, Zhang Cui.
At that moment, Lin Tian looked at his second aunt, Zhang Cui.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
In particular, he noticed that strange anger in her tone.
After all, although they had indeed come to the door rather frequently, they had not come to look for her.
If she found them unpleasant to look at, she could have simply left.
Why did she have to speak in such a tone?
Web̀ ǹ о v̆ е̊l̈ Ѐn ü mа̌
Especially judging from her posture just now.
She was clearly trying to drive them away.
The more Lin Tian thought about it, the stranger that incongruous anger on her face seemed.
But before he could react, his mother, Madam Zhao, stepped past Zhang Cui and spoke to the old man seated on the grand tutor’s chair behind her.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
“Father, you know very well why we have come today. Previously, you always said it was inconvenient, but now that we are here today, should the martial arts training slot that the child’s father earned by joining the army be given to us?”
There was a note of negotiation in Madam Zhao’s words.
Е_n̂ ú.m̈ а́ . ї d
Yet there was not much emotion in her tone.
This was especially so when she faced the old man seated on the chair before her.
There was even a trace of indifference in her eyes.
Of course, Lin Tian naturally knew the reason for this as well.
He immediately looked at the old man seated on the grand tutor’s chair.
Because of his advanced age, the wrinkles on the old man’s face were deep and pronounced, and his eyes carried a turbid murkiness.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
This was Lin Tian’s grandfather, a man he had seen fewer than five times since the day he was born.
As for Lin Tian, his deepest impression of this old man was his partiality.
As he thought of this, Lin Tian’s gaze immediately turned toward a lazy-looking middle-aged man nearby.
This man was his father’s younger brother, his second uncle.
He was also the reason behind the old man’s partiality.
It was said that this second uncle had been fair and clean-looking in his youth, just like the old man.
W̊ӗbñ о v̌ еl̆ Е n̈ um̆а̄
Because of that, from the moment he was born, he had received the old man’s favor.
On the other hand, Lin Tian’s father, the legitimate eldest son, had been neglected and pushed aside.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
The indifference on Madam Zhao’s face at this moment was naturally because of that partiality as well.
After all, the person who should have joined the army back then had not been Lin Tian’s father.
It had been this second uncle before him.
That was right. The person who had been conscripted back then was this second uncle.
Wе b̂ n̄o v̇ еl̆ Ĕn̄ ūm̈ӑ
But at that time, how could the old man bear to let his beloved son go to a battlefield where nine deaths awaited for every one life?
Thus, the old man had made Lin Tian’s father, the legitimate eldest son, go to war in his place.
Although Lin Tian’s father had returned alive from that campaign, he had lost one of his legs because of it.
Yet the matter had not ended there.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Not long after his father returned home, he was forcibly separated from the family and made to move out of this small courtyard.
As for why the word “forcibly” had to be used?
W̊è bn̈о̆ v е̂ l .Е n ů m̂ а
Heh. Naturally, it was because when his father left, he had not received so much as a single copper coin.
He had been driven out penniless.
By now, if not for Lin Tian and Madam Zhao coming to the door, the two families could almost be considered completely estranged.
Therefore, at this moment, his mother naturally had no pleasant expression for this old man.
What she maintained was merely the most basic courtesy owed to an elder.
Upon hearing Madam Zhao’s words, the old man on the grand tutor’s chair slowly raised his head.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
But very soon, he lowered it again.
Clearly, he himself did not know how to speak about this matter.
After all, although he had favored his youngest son, what he had done back then had left him with some guilt toward his eldest son.
And now, there was this matter as well.
For a moment, even this old man, who was the image of an absolute patriarch in the eyes of others, did not know how to open his mouth.
But in the next instant, the second uncle at the side directly cut in.
Ẇе̌ b̆ n о v̂ el̆ Ëṅ ü m̃ а̃
“Lin Tian is not young anymore this year, is he? Sixteen years old. At this age, he should learn a trade and live an honest life.”
“Young people should keep their feet firmly on the ground. They should not reach too high or indulge in unrealistic fantasies.”
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Hearing his words, Lin Tian only found it strange.
What did he mean by that?
Is he... lecturing me? A man who lives off his family is advising me to keep my feet on the ground?
When the old man heard those words, he seemed to have found an excuse and immediately followed along.
Ě n ùṁ а.і̂d̈
“In these chaotic times, learning a skill is good too. At least he will not starve to death in the future.”
Even Zhang Cui promptly chimed in.
“Of course. Before doing anything, one should properly weigh one’s own worth. One should know what can be done and what cannot. If one does not have the fate for it, one should not go out and embarrass oneself.”
After those words were spoken, the entire hall was filled with a strange silence.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
Yet the implication behind those words could not have been more obvious.
After all, when Lin Tian first entered, the first thing he had said was that he wanted to practice martial arts.
Е n u.ḿ а̇ .і̇ d
Clearly, these people were hinting for Lin Tian to give up on the idea of practicing martial arts.
Everyone’s gaze fell upon Lin Tian at that moment.
They were trying to use this method to force him to say those words.
“Grandfather, I want to learn martial arts.”
Lin Tian’s voice immediately broke the silence.
Unfortunately, once that silence was broken, what followed was an even heavier silence.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Inside the hall, this was especially true of Zhang Cui.
The look in her eyes as she stared at Lin Tian was almost filled with rage.
She was only one step away from pointing at Lin Tian’s nose and cursing him with words like “a toad lusting after swan meat” and “delusional fool.”
Lin Tian’s words also immediately aroused the displeasure of the old man seated on the chair.
After all, as the person with the greatest authority in the family, the hint he had given earlier had been obvious enough.
Yet Lin Tian still insisted on openly resisting him.
Е n̆um̊ а̇
This was practically equivalent to publicly opposing him.
But at that moment, a youth who had been standing beside the old man stepped forward.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Lin Tiansheng.
He was the son of that second uncle, which made him Lin Tian’s younger paternal cousin.
“Older Cousin, I have already begun martial training.”
His voice was calm, but his tone gave Lin Tian the sense that he was looking down on him.
Ё n.ũm̃ а
As soon as those words left his mouth, a series of unusual reactions immediately arose inside the hall.
“What? Tiansheng has actually begun martial training?”
The first to react was the eldest aunt’s husband, who had been silent at the side all this time.
After hearing that Lin Tiansheng had begun martial training, his voice carried both surprise and flattery.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Clearly, he was about to start currying favor.
After all, in this family, who did not know that the old man favored his second son?
Е̌ n̄ u mа̂. id̃
And favor naturally extended to those connected to the beloved.
As the son of the favored person, Lin Tiansheng would naturally receive the old man’s support.
Although the old man could not be considered wealthy, he operated a shop of moderate size in the city.
After a lifetime of accumulated savings, his resources were naturally not poor.
That much could be seen from this courtyard alone, which had been built in the outer city, where mud-brick houses were everywhere.
Therefore, in the eldest aunt’s husband’s eyes, Lin Tiansheng’s martial training was already as good as settled.
Baca cerita ini hanya di situs resmi Enuma.id!
In the future, he was bound to achieve success and make a name for himself.
Naturally, the eldest aunt’s husband had to warm himself by this stove early.
“I watched Tiansheng grow up from childhood, and I always knew this child was promising. Look at him now. Has he not made something of himself?”
Hearing the flattery in his voice, Zhang Cui immediately lifted her head high.
“Of course. My Tiansheng is now studying martial arts at the best martial hall in the inner city.”
“Every day, an instructor personally teaches him martial arts. A few days ago, he even received praise from the hall master’s wife herself.”
W̆е̌ b̂ nо̌v̇е l̆ Ė n̄_um̄а
As she spoke, Zhang Cui took out a delicate and splendid silk handkerchief and handed it to the old man beside her.
The old man rubbed the fine, exquisite handkerchief in his hand.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
A flash of brightness immediately passed through his originally murky eyes.
There was no other reason.
This was a handkerchief that could only be bought in the inner city.
And moving into the inner city could be said to be the greatest wish of this old man, who had been born in the outer city, throughout his entire life.
E n̄u m̊ a ._ї d̊
However, after hearing what Zhang Cui said, both Madam Zhao and Lin Tian froze.
This was especially true of the words “practicing martial arts in the inner city.”
Those words directly made both of them realize the truth.
After all, although the inner city and outer city were separated by only a single wall, the difference in status between the two could not be explained by that wall alone.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
It was the difference between Heaven and earth.
This was especially true when it came to matters such as practicing martial arts.
Ê n̂ů m ă.іḋ
People from the outer city could never enter a martial hall in the inner city.
No amount of silver could change that.
Because this was the rule.
Yet now, Lin Tiansheng had entered the inner city to practice martial arts despite being someone from the outer city.
Adding this to what everyone had said earlier, as well as their repeated delays over the past few days, Madam Zhao and Lin Tian immediately understood the whole reason behind it.
The martial trial slot that should have belonged to him had already been used by Lin Tiansheng through this family’s arrangements.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
“Father, you...”
After Madam Zhao thought of this, dissatisfaction and fury surged up in her heart.
At that moment, she wanted to ask, “On what grounds?!”
Back then, after her husband had been driven out of this family, it was one thing for him to receive nothing that should have been his.
After all, she knew very well that those things belonged to the old man.
If he did not want to give them anything, they had no way to force him.
Е̊ ṅǔmа̄. і d
But this martial trial slot belonged to her son.
It was something her husband had obtained by risking his life and losing one of his legs.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
This was something that belonged to them.
On what grounds did these people make the decision on their own?
“Enough!”
When the old man heard the tone in Madam Zhao’s words, he immediately guessed what she wanted to say.
W.е b n о́ve l Еn u m̊ â
He cut her off at once.
In his view, was this something glorious?
Did she actually want to say it in front of everyone?
And in front of so many of his sons and daughters at that.
Dilarang mengopy novel dari Enuma.id.
Was she trying to make him lose all face?
Thinking of this, the old man could not help but feel a surge of displeasure toward Madam Zhao.
Е̊ n u̇ḿ ӑ .i̊ d̂
Konten Bab Belum Tersedia
Bab ini belum memiliki konten teks atau sedang dalam proses penyuntingan.
