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[Hidden Opportunity]: Marry Guo Qiangwei

[Opportunity Benefits]: Join the Guo family, become Hero Guo's right-hand man, and inherit all the martial arts of the Guo family.

[Opportunity Cost]: Due to intervening in the map's storyline, you will never be able to leave the novice map, but you can continue to level up.

One moment, Lin Feng was hesitating whether to learn from Gao Qiqiang's example of flexibility and marry into the Guo family as a shortcut.

The next moment, seeing the opportunity cost, a bucket of cold water instantly extinguished the flame in his heart.

If Lin Feng agreed, he could immediately become Hero Guo's son-in-law, not only learning the Earth Grade martial art Raging Waves Palm, but also having an unimpeded official career.

High-ranking positions, wealth, fame, and beauty, he could have it all.

But the cost was clear: he would be forever trapped in the novice map, though he could level up without limit.

In other words, if Lin Feng accepted this opportunity, he could dominate the novice map, maxing out his strength, power, and wealth.

Moreover, the novice map posed little risk, and with the backing of the Imperial Court and Guo family martial arts, there was virtually no risk of accidental death.

Of course, there were hidden dangers, such as the timeline of each map continuously updating over time.

When The Grand Martial World first launched, the novice map's timeline was the 40th year of the Wanli era.

Now, ten years have passed, the Wanli Emperor died eight years ago, and the Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo ascended the throne for a year, with the era name Taichang. Unfortunately, he died in less than a year, and Zhu Youjiao succeeded him, with the era name Tianqi, which is the first year of Tianqi this year.

According to history, the Tianqi era lasted only seven years before the Ming Dynasty welcomed its last era name, Chongzhen.

But the Chongzhen era only lasted 17 years before the Ming Dynasty completely collapsed.

In other words, the Ming Dynasty has 23 years left before it exits the stage of history, at which time the Qing army will take power, causing turmoil, and all the old Ming factions will face a major reckoning.

By then, even if Hero Guo is still alive, the Guo family might be dealt with by the Qing army.

Of course, it's also possible that the Qing army might want to appease the people and be willing to reuse the Guo family.

In short, as long as he agrees, Lin Feng can enjoy smooth sailing for at least twenty years, comfortably developing in the novice map, even lying low without any issues.

But this is not what Lin Feng wants; he doesn't want to be trapped here for a lifetime.

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Outside, there is a vast sky, those Heaven Grade martial arts, and peerless opportunities waiting for him.

He wants to become the strongest master in the world, not some official.

In the Wuxia game, martial strength is the only truth!

As expected, Lin Feng politely declined Hero Guo's invitation to become his son-in-law.

Hero Guo, though feeling regretful, did not make things difficult for Lin Feng. Instead, he admired Lin Feng's character for not bending to power and beauty.

After discussing state affairs, Hero Guo changed the topic.

"Young friend Lin, may I ask you something? Can you tell me where my eldest daughter is?"

Hero Guo's eyes were bright, staring at Lin Feng with a half-smile.

Lin Feng thought to himself, as expected, the other party had already guessed; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked so deliberately.

He could only silently apologize to Guo Qiangwei in his heart, it wasn't that he didn't keep the secret, but her father had already discovered it, and there was no point in hiding it.

"In Seven Heroes Town within the pass, at Tongfu Inn, your daughter Guo Furong is there."

"Thank you for telling me. How is she doing? Is she the manager?"

Lin Feng smiled wryly and didn't hide it, saying directly, "No, she's working as a servant there, but the manager is very kind to her, not harsh at all, and she even has a boyfriend, a scholar."

Hero Guo's expression became quite interesting, and after a long while, he sighed, "Forget it, forget it, this girl chose her own path, let her walk it. I'll visit her someday."

Lin Feng understood and smiled. He was familiar with the plot of Hero Guo visiting his daughter. If he wanted to take her away, he would have done so long ago; he was just testing them.

Knowing his daughter was safe, Hero Guo was relieved.

He then inquired about Lin Feng's background: "Young friend Lin, I'm curious, which school do you belong to? Being able to kill so many third-rate experts, your master must be a significant figure."

Lin Feng smiled wryly and answered honestly, "To be honest, I have no sect or school, and the skills I learned were taught by your daughter."

"That's impossible, young friend, don't joke."

"It's true."

"Show me a few moves." Hero Guo expressed disbelief.

Lin Feng had no choice but to demonstrate the Mountain-Crushing Strike and Raging Waves Palm in front of him.

Only then did Hero Guo believe it was true.

"Hero Guo, to be honest, besides escorting Qiangwei and helping Magistrate Lou deliver a message, I have another purpose in coming to the Capital City, which is to learn the complete Raging Waves Palm."

Lin Feng seized the opportunity to express his wish.

However, he didn't expect the other party to agree, as who would generously teach family-inherited Earth Grade martial arts to an outsider?

Sure enough, Hero Guo fell into silence, seemingly pondering something.

Lin Feng neither urged nor asked, quietly waiting for the other's response.

After a long time, when the tea had cooled, Hero Guo finally spoke.

"You want to learn the Raging Waves Palm, you can. You saved my daughter, so I owe you a favor. The Raging Waves Palm has nine forms, and you already know the first two. I can teach you the next two forms to repay the favor."

"Moreover, for helping the Imperial Court catch thieves and daring to point out the current court's inefficiencies, I feel a connection with you. For these reasons, I can teach you two more forms, a total of four."

Hearing this, Lin Feng was overjoyed. He had thought the other party might directly refuse, but he didn't expect to learn the next four forms, what a great deal!

"How about this, it's too late today, stay here for the night, and I'll teach you in the morning."

"Thank you, Hero Guo! Then I'll take the liberty to stay."

Hero Guo stood up, smiling as he patted Lin Feng's shoulder, "We get along well, you have no place to stay in the Capital City, so stay here, no need to be polite."

After saying this, Hero Guo left, and Lin Feng, filled with excitement, stayed at the Guo residence.

Early the next morning, he was led by a maid to Hero Guo's martial arts courtyard.

Hero Guo was practicing martial arts, and seeing Lin Feng, he couldn't help but feel a bit eager, "Young friend Lin, how about a spar?"

Lin Feng grimaced, "Senior, if you want to beat me up, just say so, no need for excuses."

Hero Guo laughed heartily, reassuring him, "Don't worry, I'll only use thirty percent of my strength. If you can win, I'll teach you one more martial art move."

Lin Feng's eyes lit up at these words; in that case, he might as well give it a try.

"Is that true?"

"Haha, I, Guo, always keep my word. However, if you lose, one of the four forms of Raging Waves Palm will be deducted, how about it?"

"Alright, then I accept the challenge."

Lin Feng accepted the sparring bet.

In fact, he had long wanted to compete with a true expert, and this was a rare opportunity, with a chance to win a martial art move.

Even though losing would cost him a form, Lin Feng was willing.

Mainly because such combat experience is invaluable, sometimes what you learn from it can be more precious than a single move.

After accepting the bet, the two stood facing each other in the courtyard.

Hero Guo appeared casual, standing lazily, even yawning, seemingly not taking the spar seriously at all.

In contrast, Lin Feng was serious, focused entirely on the spar.

Before the fight, he wanted to use the Qi Observation Technique to check the opponent's attributes.

But after failing, he remembered that his Qi Observation Technique could only view the attributes of second-rate experts at most, and Hero Guo's strength was certainly above first-rate, possibly even innate or peerless.

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