"Yin Sihai, you got it wrong. It’s true I’m an orphan, but my father was just an ordinary hunter, and my mother came from a humble background. She left when I was very young, and she wasn’t called Mrs. Xun!" Lin Miao explained earnestly.

Although this whole ordeal was orchestrated by Si Miaoxue.

At that time, he did need to impersonate the identity of the "Saint Heir" for a bit, but it was just to fool Yue Mei’er. He never intended to go to the Moon Worship Sect and impersonate the Saint Heir there.

The Saint Heir possesses a special bloodline, and the "Moon Pool" sanctuary of the Moon Worship Sect can only be opened with the bloodline of the Saint Lord.

With his impostor status, he absolutely couldn’t open the "Moon Pool," and he’d surely be exposed when the time came.

He just didn’t know at what point things went wrong; how did Yin Sihai suddenly pop up, and how did he know he lived here?

Yue Mei’er shouldn’t have reported "his" identity, unless she had ulterior motives from the very beginning?

Moreover, Si Miaoxue had also checked Yue Mei’er’s external communications, and there wasn’t a word about his identity.

How did this "information" get leaked? It couldn’t possibly be Si Miaoxue; she wanted to extricate herself from the Moon Worship Sect and faked her death to escape.

How could she have "betrayed" him? It doesn’t make sense!

No matter what went wrong, he couldn’t admit this in public, especially not in front of Sun Youwei and the others.

"Wrong? No, it can’t be wrong. The Young Lord must have his reasons, Sihai was presumptuous..." Yin Sihai seemed to have come to his senses and started considering things from Lin Miao’s perspective.

Lin Miao couldn’t help but rub his forehead; why did he act like Yue Mei’er, unable to hear the truth?

No wonder Si Miaoxue said, in the past, the Yue and Yin families were one. Now it seems, their stubborn, inflexible nature is just the same.

"I told you, I’m not; Yin Sihai, Mr. Yin, wherever you came from, please go back, alright?"

"Yes, Young Lord. I’ll leave now and return tomorrow!" Yin Sihai paused for a moment, quickly agreed, and left, without any hesitation.

Uh...

Lin Miao couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

"Junior Brother..." Sun Youwei approached with a concerned look.

"It’s nothing, Senior Sister. Let’s eat; I’m hungry." Lin Miao comforted, yearning to have a bowl of hot soup, only to have his plans wrecked by that fellow.

Xia Zhu wasn’t around, so the small lessons were paused. However, the evening classes for the dozen or so kids at home should not be halted; during the day, they needed to practice and work, and nighttime was when they should learn.

Previously, whoever had time would supervise and check, now that Lin Miao had time, he naturally had to properly teach these kids and check their assignments.

Apart from teaching cultural classes, he also had to teach them martial arts. Most of Lin Miao’s skills were either from his past heritage, part of the original body’s memories, or from his own exploration.

Now teaching Lin Mao and others was all based on his personal memories of "traditional martial arts."

And these teachings.

Seemed rather advanced compared to this world’s martial arts because it had a rigorous theoretical foundation, particularly the theories of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Unity of Heaven and Man.

Lin Miao just taught, and Lin Mao just listened. Whether he understood or not wasn’t the point yet, but at least he remembered. In the future, with age and experience, they could naturally understand.

As the saying goes, "By reading the book a hundred times, its meaning appears."

Lin Miao didn’t avoid teaching it to the girls in the house, even Liuli, Shi Yin, and Lianxin, Liansuo; as long as they wanted to listen, he didn’t stop them.

These things, in his information-saturated world, were fully open to anyone wanting to learn.

Although Liuli and Shi Yin had missed the critical age for learning martial arts, their training in dance since childhood meant their bones and flexibility were far superior to the average person. They merely lacked knowledge on channeling energy and utilizing strength to enhance their abilities.

In fact, people with coordinated limbs improved significantly faster in martial arts.

With a dance background, their movements were more precise than beginners; all they needed was perseverance.

Shi Yin’s practice in martial arts was still salvageable, and maybe she could achieve something in the future. Liuli, at most, could strengthen her body for better self-preservation, ensuring she wouldn’t burden others in critical moments.

As for Senior Sister, he just hoped she could maintain her health through training to reach a normal level, which would satisfy him. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"In our practice, apart from using strength, exerting force, exhaling, and inhaling are also crucial. Now, I’ll teach everyone a simple Breathing Skill; just follow my lead..."

"When you can feel a warm current rising slowly from your lower abdomen, it means you’ve cultivated your first trace of internal energy..."

Just as he finished speaking,

"Sir, I feel it!" Lin Mao exclaimed.

"Good, good." Lin Miao was delighted; was Lin Mao that talented in martial arts? He seemed to have picked up a martial arts prodigy!

"Sir, I also seem to feel something..." After a moment, Ling Yu’Er spoke crisply.

"Mm, good, good..."

Cough, Lin Miao choked on his saliva, was there another one?

This was impossible to verify since it was a personal sensation, but they probably wouldn’t lie; any deception would eventually be uncovered.

After another moment,

"Darling, I seem to feel it too." It was Shi Yin speaking, a voice nobody anticipated.

Lin Miao chose not to comment!

Then each one of them said that they felt it, even Liuli said she felt something, but wasn’t sure if it was right?

Lianxin and Liansuo were shocked after hearing it.

Back then, when they cultivated and felt the first strand of inner energy, it took ten days. With such talent, they were among the top ranks in the Snow Mountain Sect.

They had already cultivated inner energy, so naturally, there wasn’t anything special when they cultivated this Breathing Skill again.

However, just this Breathing Skill made so many people feel a strand of inner energy in their dantians. That was incredible.

Could it be that all these people are martial arts geniuses?

Clearly impossible.

There’s only one possibility: the "Breathing" Skill taught by Lin Miao helps cultivate the first strand of inner energy.

Feeling and cultivating the first strand of inner energy is very important because only when one cultivates inner energy can one cultivate the Cultivation Technique.

Otherwise, without inner energy, how can one guide the inner energy to circulate within the body?

The so-called Cultivation Technique is the method of guiding inner energy to circulate within the body and then storing it in the dantian. When facing an enemy, it’s about mobilizing the inner energy from the dantian, circulating it through the meridians, and unleashing it to exert great power.

"Alright, tonight you’ll practice this Breathing Skill. Tomorrow night, we’ll talk about the human body’s meridians and the theory of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements."

If you practice martial arts without understanding the human body’s meridians and the theory of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements, your potential is limited. Historically, those with great martial arts skills, which of them didn’t understand medical skills?

Those who understand medical skills naturally understand the theory of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements.

"Young master, can we attend the lecture together?" Lianxin asked.

"Of course, if you’re willing, you can certainly listen together." Lin Miao nodded slightly. Based on Lianxin and Liansuo’s performance of shielding the ladies in the house today, he didn’t mind teaching them these things.

"Thank you, young master." Lianxin and Liansuo’s faces lit up with joy upon hearing this.

...

"Junior brother, I felt it too just now." Back in the room, Sun Youwei whispered to Lin Miao. She actually wanted to learn martial arts, so she could protect herself.

"Senior sister, my Inner Cultivation Heart Method isn’t suitable for your cultivation, and Miaoxue’s martial arts aren’t quite right for you either..." Lin Miao scratched his head.

His senior sister wanted to learn martial arts; he couldn’t outright refuse. But her body was different from normal people, so ordinary Heart Methods weren’t suitable for her.

She needed a balanced and moderate Inner Cultivation Heart Method.

"Alright, senior sister, I’ll teach you a set of Guiding Skills. I don’t expect you to reach any high level, just to strengthen your body." Lin Miao racked his brains and finally found a Heart Method suitable for Sun Youwei.

"Okay, junior brother, teach me quickly."

"Alright, senior sister, I’ll guide your inner energy to circulate within your body once, and in the future, you’ll cultivate along this path."

"Alright!"

...

Senior sister’s internal blockages were severe, especially in the meridians. Even though her health was much better than before, her internal condition was still much worse than an average person’s.

Lin Miao thought for a moment and decided to help her clear the blockages with forceful inner energy, but this process was extremely difficult, almost depleting his inner energy completely.

This method was tested on Si Miaoxue and was feasible; that’s why he dared use it on Sun Youwei. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to do so.

However, what was an easy task on Si Miaoxue was much harder on Sun Youwei. After all, Sun Youwei couldn’t practice martial arts since childhood, and her meridians were set and blocked; trying to clear them now was extremely difficult.

Moreover, the process caused her significant pain.

But even so, Sun Youwei didn’t make a sound, and by the time one meridian was cleared, her clothes were soaked with sweat.

Lin Miao was also somewhat surprised; Sun Youwei’s seemingly frail body actually harbored such strong willpower. He truly underestimated her.

"Senior sister, let’s stop here for today. We’ll continue tomorrow." Lin Miao calculated that if he wanted to clear all of Sun Youwei’s meridians, it would take at least half a month. Of course, if he advanced to the Blood Fusion Realm, the time could be shorter.

After all, once he advanced to the Blood Fusion Realm, his dantian would expand twice over, and his inner energy would increase tenfold at least.

"Junior brother, does this mean I can practice martial arts in the future?"

"Yes, but practicing martial arts is just secondary for you. Your main task is to do what you love; nothing else is important." Lin Miao lifted Sun Youwei, "I asked Yuzhu to prepare hot water for you; go take a bath and then rest."

"Put me down, I can walk..."

"It’s alright. You’re my future wife. Who can say anything if I carry you out?" Lin Miao said, "Besides, there’s no one else here except Yuzhu."

Sun Youwei lived in a suite; she lived inside, and Yuzhu lived outside. There was a separate bathing room with a tub inside.

Sun Youwei still felt shy, naturally because Yuzhu was outside. Otherwise, Lin Miao might have stayed to get closer to her.

Of course, the most beautiful things are meant for the wedding night. This was his promise to his senior sister. If he couldn’t even hold back this, he wouldn’t deserve a warm and kind woman like her.

"Don’t follow me, stay at home!"

Lin Miao noticed Liansuo following him as he left the inn, so he quickly stopped her. He was going to meet Si Miaoxue to discuss Yin Sihai’s matters.

If unresolved, this person would eventually become a problem.