The Genius Sister's Stubbornness! The Useless Brother's Persistence!

What?

What did you say?

Zhou Wenhai shot to his feet in fright!

Looking at the gifted treasure before him, Lin Jia, he spoke gently:

"Lin Jia, I admit I raised my voice a little just now, but you can't joke around like this!"

"If you successfully pass the senior-year Martial Arts Examination, Chuan City No. 2 Middle School will be proud of you!"

Lin Jia shook her head slightly.

She had already looked into the requirements for taking the senior-year Martial Arts Examination early.

She needed to prepare more Qi-Blood Pills, along with all kinds of medicinal baths and supplements.

Her family simply could not meet those conditions.

"Oh dear, Lin Jia," Zhou Wenhai said in panic when he saw she was still shaking her head.

"Don't scare me. I've already registered you! All you need to do now is cultivate in peace and wait for the Martial Arts Examination!"

"If you enter a Martial Arts University at sixteen, it'll be an honor for all of Chuan City No. 2 Middle School! Even the principal will award you a scholarship!"

"No, Teacher. I don't need that honor," Lin Jia said after thinking it over. "Please cancel my eligibility for the Martial Arts Examination!"

With that, Lin Jia turned and left the office.

Zhou Wenhai watched her go, his eyes full of regret!

Given Lin Jia's talent, he thought, she had a one hundred percent chance of getting into a Martial Arts University!

On top of that, she was still so young. Her future would surely be boundless!

Thinking of his student's future, Zhou Wenhai sighed and dialed a number he had not called in a long time.

"Hello, are you Lin Jia's father?"

After school, Lin Jia returned home as if nothing had happened.

Only when she saw that her brother had already returned did a faint smile appear on her youthful face.

"Brother, I'm back!"

After she spoke, the figure sitting on the stool did not respond, and the atmosphere in the room became strange.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Seeing this, Lin Jia instinctively thought her brother was sick.

An anxious look appeared on her face. Without even putting down her backpack, she hurried over.

"I'm fine..."

But as soon as she drew close, Lin Chen turned around.

His gaze was firm, and his handsome face was filled with seriousness!

"Teacher Zhou called me..."

Lin Jia fell silent when she heard that!

She was almost sixteen and already 165 centimeters tall!

Yet in Lin Chen's eyes, she was still just a child.

"Brother, I don't want to take the Martial Arts Examination so early..."

After a long silence, Lin Jia finally spoke, her eyes reddening.

"Why? Are you afraid your brother can't bear the burden and can't afford to support you?" Lin Chen asked!

Lin Jia said nothing. Tears simply fell from her eyes one by one.

In her eyes, everything she had today, including her education, had been supported single-handedly by her brother.

To scrape together her tuition, her brother had even lied that his Qi-Blood Value was too low and there was no point in studying, choosing to drop out instead.

Usually, her brother would deny himself food and clothes, working part-time jobs just to buy Qi-Blood Pills for her.

In the eyes of her teachers and classmates, her Qi-Blood Value was high, and she was a genius.

But only Lin Jia herself knew how all of this had come to be!

"Brother, I don't want... you to work so hard. Once I get to high school, I can work part-time too. Then your burden will be lighter..."

Hearing his sister say that, Lin Chen's nose stung.

He had been quite happy after receiving Teacher Zhou's call.

But after learning how his sister had reacted, he felt a little sad.

It was not because he was angry that Lin Jia did not want to take the Martial Arts Examination, but because he hated how poor their family circumstances were.

Otherwise, skipping senior year and taking the Martial Arts Examination early would have been good news for anyone.

Instead, Lin Jia was choosing not to take it because she was worried about the high examination fees!

"No more arguments," Lin Chen said firmly. "You have to take the Martial Arts Examination. Your brother will get the money. I have a way!"

"Brother... You already gave up school for me. What way could you possibly have? Please, listen to me just this once!" Lin Jia said through tear-filled eyes!

Lin Chen sighed, walked over, and rubbed his silly little sister's forehead.

"Trust your brother this time too. If I say I have a way, then I have a way. Teacher Zhou is doing this for your own good. I've already agreed to register you for the Martial Arts Examination!"

"Think about it. If you take the Martial Arts Examination early and get into a Martial Arts University, wouldn't your brother get to struggle three years less? I could move straight into a villa, drive a luxury car, and find you a sister-in-law! Silly girl, think about it carefully..."

Lin Jia, her eyes red, actually began to think after hearing that!

Come to think of it, her brother seemed to be right!

Getting into a Martial Arts University meant she would definitely become a martial artist!

Once she became a martial artist, she could join the Martial Arts Association and receive allowances and subsidies!

A One-Star Martial Artist's monthly living allowance alone added up to tens of thousands!

When that time came, she could give all of it to her brother. Wouldn't that solve all their problems?

"But, Brother..." Thinking of this, Lin Jia still hesitated. "The Martial Arts Examination costs ten thousand. Where are you going to find the money?"

"I know an older friend," Lin Chen said with a smile. "He's already agreed to lend me the money. I'll give it to you tomorrow. Now you can take the Martial Arts Examination without worry, right?"

"Brother, don't worry..." Lin Jia's eyes immediately filled with tears.

"I'll definitely get into a Martial Arts University and make you proud!"

"That's my girl!" Lin Chen smiled faintly. "All right, the chicken drumstick rice I bought has gone cold. Go eat quickly!"

Watching his sister turn to eat, Lin Chen could not help but sigh.

Lin Jia was sensitive by nature. Especially after their parents disappeared, she had become even more different from ordinary people.

Lin Chen had put a great deal of effort into guiding her through those personality issues.

If it had been anyone else, breaking through a Qi-Blood Value of 200 would have made them so happy they could not sleep after returning home!

Only his silly little sister would see it as a problem!

His little sister had grown up!

With a sigh in his heart, Lin Chen walked straight to the mirror in the bathroom.

A poster was pasted on the wall beside the mirror.

The poster contained real-time news from the Chuan City Martial Arts Association, its membership requirements, and its address.

To motivate Lin Jia to study, Lin Chen had picked it up from a trash can long ago!

He had originally thought he would never qualify to go to that place in his lifetime.

Yet in less than two short days, Lin Chen now qualified!

The poster clearly stated that the minimum requirement for joining the Martial Arts Association was to become a One-Star Martial Artist!

After joining the association, one could receive a monthly subsidy of 25,000 and gain the qualifications to leave the city and hunt Monsters!

Monsters?

In Lin Chen's mind, terrifying creatures appeared one after another, baring their fangs and claws, their bloody maws wide open!

These creatures had all appeared after the resurgence of spiritual energy, mutated on their own from wild animals and livestock.

Some Monsters had also crawled out of terrifying underground caverns. Rumor had it they did not belong to this planet, and their origins were extremely mysterious!

It was precisely because of their appearance that humanity had been driven back again and again, forced to build Martial Dao Base cities to fight against them!

Everything Lin Chen knew about this came from what he had learned in school textbooks!

As for the origins of more Monsters, he knew nothing at all!

"Keep it up, you scrawny old man!"

Looking at his handsome, sharply defined face in the mirror, Lin Chen smiled!