Volume 1: Gathering Wind and Flower Chapter 42: Triple Lock Technique

  She tried her best to squeeze out a few tears to match the scene, but unfortunately, the corners of her eyes were about to twitch, and she still didn't have the feeling of tearing up. She could only watch as Yun Ming Yue held a handkerchief and sobbed uncontrollably, wiping away tears that seemed to flow like a floodgate had been opened, impossible to stop. In her heart, she couldn't help but feel that life was like a play, all depending on one's acting skills!

  It's just that Mingyue's effortless and natural tears performance, if placed in her previous life's country, would have made her a superstar shining bright across half the sky. Fortunately, my inner strength is stronger than hers, otherwise, if I hadn't restrained myself, I would have had to bear the crime of attempted murder, which would be a loss indeed.

  An Liancheng's face was full of panic, and he hastily pulled out a white handkerchief from his bosom to gently wipe away Ling Susu's tears, his voice soft and gentle, making An Xin feel somewhat annoyed.

  She cast a sideways glance at Ling Su, the beautiful woman with tears streaming down her face. An Xin let out a sly laugh, not expecting the tear-inducing liquid she used for pranks to be so potent. Just one sniff and tears started flowing immediately. First use, remarkable effect, must remember to test it several more times to enhance its power.

  "Be careful, what's wrong with Su?" An Liancheng comforted her for a while, seeing that Ling Su was still sobbing uncontrollably and not answering his questions. He had to turn his head to ask An Xin instead.

  "There's nothing, your wife, Mingyue, came in and started mocking my mother, swaying her hips and flirting with my mother, pointing fingers at her. Look, my mother is so kind-hearted, but she was infuriated like this." An Xin said with a straight face, but in his heart, he couldn't help but despise An Liancheng. When he had taken action against Yun Mingyue, An Liancheng was outside the courtyard, and with his martial arts skills, he shouldn't have been unaware of the commotion inside? Is this what it means to be a great general? He doesn't even blush when telling lies.

  She saw the mocking smile in An Xinxin's eyes, and An Liancheng pretended to be angry and glared at her. Seeing that she pouted and turned her head away, not paying attention to him, An Liancheng sighed inwardly, a hint of helplessness floating in his eyes.

  "Tomorrow, have someone bring the account books from the mansion to Su Su. And in the future, don't come to Su Qing Pavilion unless necessary, since Xiner doesn't like you, don't bother her."

  "General...". Yun Mingyue's hand, which was wiping away tears, paused, and she looked up at An Liancheng with an incredulous gaze, her hoarse voice filled with deep grievance.

  "There's no need to say any more, it's settled." An Liancheng waved his hand, his tone was calm but left no room for doubt.

  Yun Ming's eyes gazed at An Xin with a hint of resentment, her unwillingness almost palpable on her face. Her gaze was fixed intently on the back of An Liancheng, who stood tall and proud like a pine tree, hoping he would take back his words. After waiting for half a moment, seeing that he still showed no intention of turning around, she could only clench her fists and turn to leave with gritted teeth.

  "Be careful, I won't let Mingyue come to Susu's place until you return from the Hanging Temple." An Liancheng knew why An Xin was making a big deal out of this and turned his head to smile at her, hoping she would relax.

  "She dares to come, I'll take care of her ahead of time." An Xin said with a calm tone, not paying attention to An Liancheng's kindness at all, while Dou was playing with the paws on his shoulders and humming softly.

  "Suoqing Pavilion and Qingxin Pavilion, I have assigned secret guards to protect them. Even if she comes, you don't need to worry." An Liancheng sat beside Ling Susu, took her small hand in his, and grasped it tightly. Ling Susu's body trembled slightly, then tried to struggle free, but An Liancheng held on tight, not giving her any chance to escape.

  "It's all the same to me, where there is a master, there are servants. If the father is good, those guards will probably be no better. What if one day they see that this young lady looks lovely and charming, and get some wicked ideas?" An Xin said lazily, swinging her legs back and forth.

  Si Jin stood beside An Xin, her face full of black lines as she lowered her head. It was still the first time she had heard someone describe herself as a "mouth-watering beauty", and the analogy of being a "miss" was indeed... unusual!

  "Some things you don't understand, when you grow up a bit, you will know." An Liancheng also didn't get angry, and smiled warmly with a profound meaning.

  "Mom, just wash your face with hot water and I'll go first." An Xin muttered to herself, she's over 40 years old in two lifetimes, how can she still grow up? The matter was perfectly resolved, the suppressed sleepiness suddenly surged in waves, she let out a yawn, An Xin's complexion looked somewhat tired, got up and called out to Si Jin before heading out the door.

  "Miss, your hair bun is only half done?" Si Jin looked at An Xin's head with a strange and awkward hair bun, frowning and asked.

  "On the way here, that ghostly appearance was seen by others, now at least it's not disheveled and scary. An Xin smiled indifferently and said, anyway, the servants in the General's mansion are quite calm and composed, they don't make a big fuss about her unconventional behavior, probably because they're well-trained."

  "Miss, the general is actually very good to you. I've never seen him be so gentle and courteous to anyone before. Even when you speak to him in such an impolite manner, he doesn't seem to mind at all." Si Jin hesitated for a moment before speaking her thoughts out loud.

  "Jinyou'er, you don't know this, but he's suffering from a guilty conscience. He thinks that for the past nine years, he owes me and his mother, so he wants to make up for it. But when he gets impatient one day, his true nature as a big bad wolf will be revealed." Anxin thought to herself, fortunately, she didn't arrive in this strange world in Kyoto, otherwise, without any martial arts skills, she would have been bullied every day and cried tears of sorrow? In a few more days, the Lock's kung fu will dissipate, and her internal energy not only recovered but also made rapid progress.

  The cultivation principle of the triple lock, when the internal force reaches a bottleneck and it's hard to make a breakthrough, you can activate the first lock, locking the power, which will be similar to that of an ordinary person. However, as long as you continue to persist on the path of cultivation, the accumulated internal force will slowly sink into the dantian, accumulating day by day, gradually growing stronger, until the lock is opened, and with a sudden release of energy, taking a step towards heaven is no longer just empty talk.

  The longer the suppression, the more severe the rebound. Even if she doesn't return to the capital this time, she must unlock the seal, otherwise when it accumulates to a certain extent, not only will she lose the use of doubling her cultivation, but it will also be harmful to her body.

  "Hmph, and I don't know if she has fully recovered her martial arts skills, whether she can defeat that poisonous Jade Orchid. This thought had just occurred to her when An Xin immediately slapped it back down. Although her current martial arts skills are not extremely high, they're also not bad, but she tried several times without leaving a trace, and couldn't gauge the depth of Yu Hua's abilities. Her repeated internal energy probes were like throwing stones into the ocean, with no ripples or even a splash."

  If the triple lock was sealed and then opened by her in sequence, her internal strength would have reached the point of perfection. At that time, not to mention a single Jade Flower, several of them would not be his match. But thinking of the consequences of fully activating it, An Xin's eyes flashed slightly, and in an instant, she threw her thoughts into the depths of the abyss.

  Digression

  Well, I won't say much more. All we can do is wait for the update to V and work hard every day to release a million chapters. Let's solve the mystery for you all soon! Actually, I've buried many foreshadowing clues myself, and I'm afraid I'll even forget some of them.