"Miaoxue, you won’t blame me, will you?"

"Mr. Lin, why would I blame you? I was going to kill her anyway, but then I suddenly heard news of our master being sent to the Moon Demon Prison..."

Leaving Yue Mei’Er alive was not because Lin Miao had mercy on her, but because he didn’t want Si Miaoxue to regret it later.

After all, Long Po was her master, who had taught and raised her. If they truly killed Yue Mei’Er, leading to misfortune for Long Po...

It would be a difficult burden for Si Miaoxue to bear emotionally.

"Mr. Lin, Yue Mei’Er thinks you’re the Saint Heir, which is troublesome," Si Miaoxue said. She used to hope Lin Miao was the Saint Heir, but now she sincerely hoped he wasn’t.

In fact, Lin Miao had nothing to do with that so-called Saint Heir. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Are you saying that over time, Yue Mei’Er would realize I’m no Saint Heir?" Lin Miao nodded. The truth cannot be hidden, and to a clever person, even a slight probe would reveal flaws.

"I’ll describe every detail of the six years the Saint Heir lived in the Moon Palace, including his preferences, favorite foods and drinks as a child, and his toys..." Si Miaoxue said, counting on her fingers.

At that moment, there was a rare glimpse of cuteness in Si Miaoxue.

She was a whole cycle older than the Saint Heir. When she was born, Si Miaoxue was one of the four maids attending to the Saint Heir.

But over the years, driven by the sole purpose of finding the "Saint Heir," the burden was too heavy. Now that she had given up, she felt no psychological burden.

"You really want me to impersonate the Saint Heir?"

"I don’t want you to impersonate the Saint Heir, just to muddle through in front of Yue Mei’Er without revealing any flaws..."

"Actually, memories from before the age of five or six are often very fuzzy as one grows older, even completely forgotten. If I can’t recall people and events from the past, it’s no big deal. On the contrary, remembering them very clearly would seem contrived," Lin Miao explained. "Believe it or not, you can ask around. Unless an impression was particularly deep, most things aren’t remembered so clearly or might even be completely forgotten, which is normal."

"The Saint Heir was very intelligent from a young age and is different from ordinary people."

"Since we didn’t kill her at that moment, it’s impossible to kill her now," Lin Miao said. "The first thing to do now is to confirm whether your master Long Po has indeed been sent to the Moon Demon Prison."

"How to confirm?"

"It’s simple. Send an urgent report to the sect, saying that Moon Palace envoy Yue Mei’Er has gone to Longchuan Canyon to search for the Saint Heir’s clues but has been missing for over half a month. Request your master Long Po to be sent to help find Yue Mei’Er," Lin Miao said. "If Long Po has not been sent to the Moon Demon Prison, given her experience in Longchuan Canyon multiple times, she is the most suitable candidate. If the Moon Palace sends someone else, then it’s clear."

"Understood, Mr. Lin. Without you, I really wouldn’t know what to do now." Si Miaoxue offered her fragrant lips willingly.

"And what about Yue Shisan? How do you plan to deal with him?" Lin Miao asked, feeling the astonishing strength coming from Si Miaoxue’s delicate body.

"Feed him to the fish, what do you think?"

"Such a master, it would be a pity..."

"If he lives, he’s a threat to us. Moreover, he’s been brainwashed and trained from a young age, so there’s no way he could be of any use to me," Si Miaoxue said.

"Could we have him divulge the secret technique of the Absolute Yin Hand before he dies?" Lin Miao’s heart stirred. He was quite interested in Yue Shisan’s unique skill.

"Mr. Lin, this is the Yue family’s exclusive skill. I’m afraid he won’t divulge it."

"We could have Yue Mei’Er handle this to test whether her loyalty to me as the Saint Heir is genuine," Lin Miao smiled.

"Mr. Lin, why don’t you sleep with Yue Mei’Er? Women from the Yue family bring many benefits..."

"Nonsense." Lin Miao immediately gave a hard slap on Si Miaoxue’s firm backside.

"Ouch!" Si Miaoxue cried out in pain, her eyes full of grievance. "I’m doing this for your own good."

"For my own good? Do you want to keep fighting with Yue Mei’Er?"

"It’s not impossible..."

Upon seeing Lin Miao’s hand raised high, Si Miaoxue quickly pleaded that she wouldn’t dare again.

"Mr. Lin, I’ve heard the Absolute Yin Hand is extremely difficult to cultivate. Only one in ten from the Yue family manages it. Most give up due to unbearable pain, but those who succeed are truly formidable. I nearly died at its hand!" Si Miaoxue said seriously.

"I want to try," Lin Miao thought for a moment and said, "If it’s too difficult, I can just give up."

"Okay."

...

"I know the training method and mantra for the Absolute Yin Hand. If the young master wants it, I can write it down for you." Without hesitation, Yue Mei’Er readily provided the training method and mantra for the Absolute Yin Hand.

Lin Miao and Si Miaoxue exchanged a glance; the agreement came too easily.

If something seems off, there must be deceit.

After obtaining the training method and mantra, Lin Miao analyzed it in his mind and found nothing particularly wrong.

But he did notice that the method was indeed very difficult for the average person.

Because it involved knowledge of the "Eight Extraordinary Meridians."

The Twelve Main Meridians plus the Ren and Du Meridians make up fourteen meridians, which establish the internal body’s large cycle, mainly for internal cultivation and strengthening internal breath.

Meanwhile, the body also has the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, which encompass the heart methods of all martial arts, especially the internal operations, though the routes differ, creating various trajectories and cycles.

This is the source of various cultivation techniques.

Practicing different martial arts causes the breath to follow different paths, influencing breathing, release, and attack, naturally differing.

This world’s martial arts understand their existence but not their origin.

Martial arts inheritance seems to have a gap, or no one can clearly say who created it or when it originated.

The origin of medicine is more or less the same.

This might involve some secrets of human civilization in this world, but due to the passage of time, much of history has been buried in the dust.

"Is that so?" Lin Miao began to demonstrate immediately, his right hand instantly becoming unpredictable, as if wrapped in a layer of strange brilliance.

It glowed like jade, and then he lightly struck a brick in the wall with a palm.

The wall did not move at all, and the brick remained intact, but when gently tapped with a hand, the outer layer crumbled away, revealing the brick inside had turned into a pile of rubble!

Si Miaoxue and Yue Mei’Er were stunned on the spot, never having seen anyone master the Absolute Yin Hand after just one encounter.

How terrifying is such insight?

"Young Master, have you practiced before?" Yue Mei’Er asked, her eyes burning with excitement.

"No, it’s my first time." Lin Miao said, "I’m still not that skilled yet, but after practicing a few more times, it’ll get better."

Not that skilled yet?

Yue Shisan took ten years to reach this level, Yue Mei’Er clearly remembered.

"Really, it’s actually very simple." Lin Miao struck again, this time the palm seemed even lighter than before, but upon tapping through the outer layer again, the rubble inside was even smaller than last time.

Earlier he wasn’t familiar with the force, now he was much more practiced, and if he struck again, he’d be even more skilled.

As his proficiency increased, the effect would naturally be better.

Of course, his internal energy could only support about seven or eight hits before he needed to regulate his breath and recover.

"Young Master, what is your cultivation realm now?" Yue Mei’Er asked.

"Why are you asking this?" Lin Miao frowned, counter-questioning.

"I want to help the Young Master advance his cultivation!" Yue Mei’Er’s cheeks flushed as she said, "As long as the Young Master is willing, Mei’Er is ready to serve you anytime..."

"Yue Mei’Er, as long as I’m here, put those misguided thoughts aside." Si Miaoxue unceremoniously scolded, Yue Mei’Er temporarily had no threat to her life, but now shamelessly began trying to seduce Lin Miao. She was already stunning, and if she played coy, she might actually end up in Lin Miao’s bed. If they became sisters, that would be a lifelong rivalry.

"Miaoxue, your cultivation involves the ’Charm Girl Heart Skill’, doesn’t it require you to find a man when reaching the fifth layer, to fully invest your feelings, and then leverage his power to improve yourself? But the heart method unique to the Yue Family, which I cultivate, can help the Young Master quickly rise to the Tianyuan!" Yue Mei’Er exclaimed.

"Yue Mei’Er, remember your status, you are now just a prisoner on death row. If you speak out of line again, believe it or not, I will really kill you!"

"Young Master, my Yue Family has a secret technique that can help you quickly improve your cultivation realm. Young Master, you just need to sleep with Mei’Er. What Miaoxue knows, Mei’Er knows more, Young Master, Young Master, Mei’Er truly wishes to serve you..."

Lin Miao turned a deaf ear and walked out of the temporary underground cell where Yue Mei’Er was detained with Si Miaoxue. It was originally dug as a secluded place for closed-door cultivation.

Unexpectedly, it became a place to detain Yue Mei’Er and Yue Shisan, otherwise, it would be hard to find a suitable place to hold them both.

...

Huadian Lane No. 13.

A night raid to search Yue Mei’Er’s residence.

"Mr. Lin, the Yue Family indeed has some secret techniques for women to assist men in cultivation. Yue Mei’Er is highly likely to grasp such methods, and her grooming to be a consort candidate is not just to control the Saint Heir but also to aid in his cultivation. Otherwise, mere beauty could not win the favor of the Saint Heir. In the Moon Worship Sect, there are too many women of Yue Mei’Er’s beauty."

"Are you suggesting I should actually sleep with her?" Lin Miao chuckled, casually asking back.

"Why not, after all, Mr. Lin wouldn’t lose anything, would you?" Si Miaoxue replied with a coquettish smile, "You’re not truly the Saint Heir, anyway."

Lin Miao felt his values were heavily impacted, wasn’t the Moon Worship Sect supposed to advocate gender equality and cherish freedom?

How could Si Miaoxue have such thoughts, isn’t loving someone meant to be exclusive, especially with matters of intimacy depending on emotional foundation?

Of course, Si Miaoxue is different; she got on board first.

"Si Miaoxue, Yue Mei’Er is your enemy, your rival. Having your man with a woman opposed to you, don’t you find it ludicrous?"

"Mr. Lin, you’re just S’ing her, not developing any feelings, and it’s merely a use. It’s no loss. Look at the patrons of our Huaye Tower, which of them doesn’t have a wife, yet they still come here to seek pleasure, and they don’t abandon their families upon returning, do they?"

"Are you encouraging your man to become a heartless playboy?"

"You don’t like her, so what’s the issue?"

"But what if, let’s say what if, I actually, you know, a man is different from you women, I truly became her first man, perhaps even the only man, when it comes time to show mercy, do you think I could bear to..."

"You don’t need to act, leave it to me!" Si Miaoxue straightforwardly responded.

Ugh!

Lin Miao somewhat understood why the Moon Worship Sect was viewed as a cult by the righteous factions in the martial world. Their thoughts and ideas indeed differed quite radically from normal people.

Originally thought Si Miaoxue, having been away from the Moon Worship Sect headquarters for years, would be somewhat normal, yet in her bones, she turned out this crazy.

"Miaoxue, if a man and a woman are together, doing such things, it requires feelings. It should be mutual in each other’s hearts, we’re humans, not beasts. Beasts don’t understand morality, have no sense of shame, they act so casually. Is this how your Moon Worship Sect treats matters between men and women so casually?"

"Not at all. Our Moon Worship Sect also values loyalty to partners. Once choosing a significant other as a partner, we don’t indulge ourselves anymore." Si Miaoxue shook her head, responding.

"What about before choosing?"

Si Miaoxue fell into silence.

This concept is indeed quite advanced, being casual pre-marriage and settling down post-marriage doesn’t seem flawed at all.

"Miaoxue, let’s not discuss this any further. No matter the benefit to me, I won’t do it. It’s my principle and bottom line!" Lin Miao stated.