manynovel Chapter 120 Yang Yan: Sister, let's give our husband a surprise!
Chapter 120 Yang Yan: Sister, let's give our husband a surprise!
Chapter 120 Yang Yan: Sister, let's give our husband a surprise!
"What a good son-in-law! What a capable man!"
"My father-in-law is old but still vigorous; I admire him greatly!"
The two skillfully engaged in a round of mutual flattery.
"Son-in-law, what's this move called?"
"The move of retreating to gather strength and using defense as offense is called 'Peach Blossom,' which completely blocks one's own path, allowing the enemy to launch a rapid and fierce attack, thus exposing one's own weakness!"
The move of finding the enemy's weaknesses and becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents is called "Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Yin and Yang are mutually reinforcing, formless and unpredictable. The stronger my father-in-law's attack, the more exquisite my counterattack becomes.
Without the pressure from my father-in-law, I wouldn't have been able to come up with a plan on the spot. Thank you so much for your guidance, Father-in-law!
Xu Qingya gave a brief explanation, but in the end it was still all praise. After all, his family situation was special, and with so many female confidantes, he could only afford to have two fathers.
Yin Tianzheng frowned slightly: "Son-in-law, these two moves you created for Susu. The imagery of 'Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow' is quite good, but this move, 'Escape'—are you trying to run away? Shouldn't you change the name?"
Xu Qingya explained, "Father-in-law, you misunderstand. This is not the 'escape' as in 'escape,' but the 'peach' as in 'peach blossom.'"
The phrase originates from the poem "Peach Blossom" in the Zhou Nan section of the Book of Songs.
Recipe, Shining.
When the son returns home, he will bring harmony to his family.
Tao Zhiyao, there is actually a lot of money.
The son is home to his family.
Tao Zhiyao, its Ye Zhenzhen.
The son is home, suitable for his family.
The blooming peach blossoms are used as a metaphor for a bride on her wedding day, whose smile is as bright and beautiful as a flower, and who is gentle and virtuous.
Most poems that use peach blossoms to symbolize young women originate from this, such as: "Her face and the peach blossoms reflect each other's redness!"
Su Su possesses both the bright and radiant beauty of peach blossoms and the noble elegance of plum blossoms. To have Su Su's favor is the greatest honor of my life. How could I possibly run away?"
Yin Tianzheng was educated, but how could he have time to study poetry and prose? He was stunned and thought to himself that if Xie Xun or Yang Xiao were here, they might be able to debate with Xu Qingya. I'd better not show my weakness.
It's worth mentioning that Xie Xun was the most talented high-ranking member of the Ming Cult, followed by Yang Xiao.
If Cheng Kun hadn't messed things up and driven Xie Xun mad, the Ming Cult might not have fallen apart. Even without Yang Dingtian's will, which allowed the Ming Cult's leadership to vote on a new leader, Xie Xun would still have been the final choice.
All I can say is that Cheng Kun was out of his mind. He didn't have to do anything; his disciple could become the leader of the Ming Cult, and then he could join the Ming Cult as the "Grand Tutor," becoming an absolute high-ranking member, and then stir up trouble.
To wipe out the Ming Cult in one fell swoop, all we need to do is summon everyone to Bright Peak for a grand meeting, plant explosives in the secret passage, and even if the explosion doesn't kill them, it will trigger a massive avalanche.
"Boom!"
The Ming Cult was completely wiped out!
There's no need to go to so much trouble!
Yin Susu had studied poetry and prose. Hearing Xu Qingya's praise, she squinted her eyes with delight, wishing she could immediately put on her wedding dress and let Xu Qingya see whether the peach blossoms were more beautiful or the beauty was more radiant!
Yang Yan secretly rolled her eyes at Xu Qingya.
Yang Yan realized that the moves "Peach Blossoms in Full Bloom" and "Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow" were clearly from the same sword technique as "A Glimpse of Startling Cold." Why was Yin Susu a flower, while she only had "A Glimpse of Startling Cold"? Quickly write me ten poems!
Yin Susu glanced at Yang Yan, her eyes conveying contempt: If you're so capable, why don't you try to be number one! Did I write the poems hanging in your room?
The two exchanged knowing glances.
Xu Qingya went to exchange martial arts skills with his father-in-law.
When the Seven Killers Society was wiped out earlier, two secret manuals were found in the room of the second leader, Xi Zhao. One was the Seventy-Two Styles of Eagle and Snake Life and Death Fighting, and the other was the Reverse Yin-Yang Saber Technique. Both were Huashan's unique skills, and they were direct lineage skills.
Xu Qingya later learned that Xi Zhao was originally the South Peak Master, and Xian Yutong's position originally belonged to Xi Zhao. Xi Zhao's martial arts were far superior to Xian Yutong's, and his appearance was very suitable for the identity of "Enforcement Elder".
Xi Zhao's flaw lies precisely in her appearance.
Xianyu Tong was of low character and had mediocre martial arts skills, but he was quite handsome, only slightly inferior to Yue Buqun. With his pretty face, he won the hearts of a Miao priestess, Hu Qingniu's sister, and his fellow disciple. His fellow disciple was his master's daughter, and his master was the master of the South Peak.
With the support of his father-in-law, Xianyu Tong first used a poisonous scheme to force away Xi Zhao, who had the highest martial arts skills, and then used the Golden Silkworm Gu to poison his senior brother to death. Those with higher martial arts skills than him were forced away, and those with better interpersonal relationships than him were poisoned to death. Among the dwarfs, the best was chosen. The position of the South Peak Master was none other than Xianyu Tong.
In fact, Xianyu Tong has managed the South Peak quite well in the past two years. Of the five peaks of Mount Hua, the South Peak has the most disciples and is the most prosperous. After all, he not only has an outstanding appearance, but is also particularly shameless!
Without morals, anything is possible!
Yin Tianzheng looked down on Xianyu Tong, but he greatly admired Nanfeng's Eagle-Snake Life-or-Death Struggle and the Reverse Yin-Yang Sword Technique. He said with a hint of regret, "What a pity! The Huashan Sect only studies the Reverse Yin-Yang, without the Orthodox Yin-Yang to complement it!"
Xu Qingya laughed and said, "I heard that the Kunlun Sect has a set of Zheng Liangyi Sword Technique. If you use it in combination, you can transform Liangyi into the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols into the Eight Trigrams, Yin and Yang in harmony, water and fire in mutual support, and evolve into the profound truth of the Hetu and Luoshu."
"What a pity. Both the Reverse Yin-Yang Saber Technique and the Orthodox Yin-Yang Sword Technique require two people to perform; only with the cooperation of four can their power be unleashed. Where can we find four people?"
Both the Yin-Yang Sword Technique and the Yin-Yang Saber Technique are martial arts techniques for two people to fight together. They are considered first-class in the martial arts world. However, if they are used in combination, they are profound, mysterious and infinitely varied, and can evolve into 4,096 moves. When mastered to a high level, they are even more powerful than the Ming Cult's Great Shift of Heaven and Earth.
In the original storyline, the tall and short elders of Mount Hua, and He Taichong and his wife from the Kunlun Sect, when they first teamed up, had absolutely no chemistry. They relied solely on the power of the formation itself to put Zhang Wuji in grave danger. If it were four brothers from the same mother or fellow disciples living and eating together—
In terms of four-person combined attack formations, the Yin-Yang Sword and Saber Formation is absolutely the pinnacle of the pinnacle.
The only problem is, who will set up the formation?
The two elders, Gao and Ai, are senior elders of Mount Hua, one generation above Xian Yutong. He Taichong and his wife are the head of Kunlun Sect and the Supreme Head of Kunlun Sect, respectively.
Practicing martial arts is not difficult; what's difficult is cultivating teamwork!
Xu Qingya and Yin Tianzheng discussed without restraint.
Yang Yan listened intently and nodded repeatedly.
I already have the Reverse Yin-Yang Saber Technique in hand. The Orthodox Yin-Yang Sword Technique is not a direct descendant of Kunlun's martial arts, so I can buy the manual on the black market. As for the four-person group to eat and live with, there are no other places to find it, but I can just gather them at home.
Four sisters, two wielding knives and two wielding swords, arranged themselves into a formation to besiege Xu Qingya.
Yang Yan whispered, "Susu, do you prefer knife skills or sword skills? I have a good idea!"
Yin Susu shrugged: "I'm good with hidden weapons, but if I have to use a weapon, I'm good at swordsmanship!"
Yang Yan analyzed: "Among the sisters in the family, Qingci and Xin'er are top-notch experts, Lingsu is a doctor, and the rest of us are slightly inferior. My husband just said that the Yin-Yang Sword Formation is the most wonderful four-person formation."
Bai Feng and I are skilled in swordsmanship, so we will practice the Reverse Yin-Yang Sword Technique. You and Nan Qin are skilled in swordsmanship, so you will practice the Orthodox Yin-Yang Sword Technique. Then we will form a sword and saber formation and secretly give my husband a huge surprise.
Yin Susu asked, "Where are we going to find the True Yin-Yang Sword Technique? Are we going to steal it from the Kunlun Sect?"
Yang Yan retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. Our husband is a chivalrous hero who upholds justice. How could he do something like stealing a secret manual? Just buy it on the black market! Linglong Pavilion and Huaman Pawnshop can both buy secret manuals."
Yin Susu frowned slightly: "Kunlun is thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, who would come here to sell secret manuals?"
Yang Yan's expression darkened slightly: "There's a mysterious person on the black market who sells secret manuals. As long as you pay, he can provide manuals from all sorts of schools and sects. I've heard that even the Seventy-Two Shaolin Arts can be bought!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Susu's eyes lit up: "Who is this guy? If we ambush him and rob him, wouldn't we be able to collect all the secret manuals from various sects? There are probably tens of thousands of manuals!"
As expected of a demonic witch, her focus is indeed very different from that of ordinary people, but she can hit the nail on the head!
Yang Yan waved her hand: "No, you can't bite off more than you can chew. If we had thousands of martial arts manuals at home, could we resist? Could the child resist? If he were to become obsessed with amazing techniques and end up with a haphazard but unskilled martial arts style, could you bring yourself to discipline him and correct him?"
Yin Susu complained, "I've figured it out! You were born to be the head of the family. I could only think of stealing the secret manual, but you even thought of having children!"
Yang Yan explained softly, "No matter how strong one person is, their strength is ultimately limited. Only by cultivating sufficiently powerful successors can the Xu family become a martial arts family. That's what my family did!"
What does your family do?
"In the past, it was about treating illnesses and saving lives —"
"Could there have been problems along the way?"
"They've been carrying this burden for over a hundred years!"
"I take back what I just said!"
Yin Susu thought Yang Yan would mention a long-established family, but instead she was made the scapegoat.
It must have been really tough for your family to have passed down this legacy!
The county jail.
Managers such as Boss Qian, Master Jia, and Wu Yan each had a small private room. Every hour, Xu Qingya would take someone away for interrogation and release them after half an hour. After this happened several times, Master Jia was the first to break down.
Jia Louzhu is a con artist, so theoretically he should have the best mental fortitude and be the least likely to be breached. He could see through Xu Qingya's psychological tactics at a glance.
Seeing something clearly is one thing; being able to maintain rationality under the threat of death is another.
Most importantly, Boss Qian surrendered without injury, and Wu Yan knelt down without hesitation when she saw Tang Songting. Only Master Jia was hit by Yin Tianzheng's Eagle Claw Hand technique, breaking dozens of his bones.
Even the strongest-willed person will become confused in this situation. If you apply some medicine to heal external injuries, the body will naturally enter a healing state, making it easy for them to fall asleep and become increasingly confused, making it impossible for them to maintain their rationality.
After interrogating several stewards, Xu Qingya learned the general outline of what had happened, and the root of the problem still lay with the late emperor.
Due to his name, Luo Ma was not given important positions during the reign of the previous emperor, who advocated the pursuit of divination and fortune-telling. In extreme frustration, he accepted the recruitment of the Heavenly Mandate Sect.
The Heavenly Mandate Sect originally only intended to plant a hidden seed, but they did not expect that Luo Ma was very ambitious and used a minor plague to kill "Yue Qing".
Yue Qing was the best civil engineer in the world, skilled in building gardens, dams, and city walls. The Heavenly Mandate Sect ordered Yue Qing to design the blueprints for the Broken Gold Cave and to oversee the construction of the Blissful Pavilion, but he still didn't have many ideas.
Later, Locke took the initiative again and won over the greedy Boss Qian. When Boss Qian heard that Yue Qing was in Locke's hands, he was overjoyed and said, "I have ink, paper and a model of a printing plate. You can have Yue Qing make a copy, and we can make fake banknotes."
The Heavenly Mandate Sect, Luo Ma, and Boss Qian were all unaware of the dangers of counterfeit banknotes and only wanted to make some money. The Heavenly Mandate Sect did not take this seriously. Shan Yuru felt that Luo Ma was very ambitious and wanted to motivate him, so she asked Wu Yan to assist Luo Ma so that he could make a name for himself.
After receiving permission from the Destiny Cult, Lockhart fully displayed his abilities. He first used his position to find skilled swindlers in the prison and threatened them: either join the Destiny Cult immediately or die on the spot.
The business of the Paradise Tower is divided into three parts.
First, it's the most basic form of a money pit, making money;
Secondly, they took the opportunity to collect intelligence, especially the private affairs of certain martial arts masters, and secretly recorded them.
Thirdly, there was the counterfeit silver note business that Lockhart was in charge of. When cashing out chips for customers, he would mix in counterfeit silver notes. He was cautious at first, but then became bolder and bolder.
You want to make a profit, I want to make a profit, everyone wants to make a profit, the proportion of counterfeit banknotes is getting higher and higher, they circulate to nearby prefectures, and eventually they are discovered.
The next step is to shift the blame!
Boss Qian, having control over Yue Qing and his daughter, felt he had the right to negotiate. He thought to himself, "I don't ask for much. I just want to use the pretext of investigating a case to gamble away a large sum of money at the Paradise Tower, about 800,000 to 900,000 taels, and then run away with the money."
Luo Ma thought to himself, "At a time like this, you're still thinking about making money? You're the one who's going to die!" Luo Ma also had his eye on Boss Qian's money, planning to sneak away with it and leave the blame to Boss Qian.
They sold off all the members of the Paradise Tower, Boss Qian, and the Heavenly Mandate Sect, and fled with the money. Once things calmed down, they planned to make a comeback.
The Heavenly Mandate Sect—an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire!
Although the Heavenly Mandate Cult is not a good thing, its style of doing things is mainly based on "honey traps". Its initial purpose was to open a den of iniquity, firstly to make money, and secondly to collect intelligence. It never thought about counterfeit banknotes!
Lockhart had been suppressed too much in the first half of his life. He finally found a force where he could use his abilities. Regardless of whether the force was good or evil, he was determined to fully display his abilities and be 100% motivated. The problem was that he only had motivation.
Being too proactive leads to focusing on the immediate tasks without considering the bigger picture.
However, and again, it wasn't Locke who suggested making counterfeit banknotes, but rather Boss Qian!
Loma was a poor constable whose only way of making money was by extorting prisoners or double-crossing them. He knew absolutely nothing about the tricks of the trade in money shops!
Such meticulous work is clearly the work of a professional, Mr. Qian. Similarly, only a money-grubbing guy like Mr. Qian could only care about making money for himself and not think about the consequences.
The most unfortunate one might be—Wu Yan!
Wu Yan was one of Shan Yuru's disciples. Among Shan Yuru's many disciples, her appearance was below average. There were too many beauties in the Heavenly Mandate Sect. "Wu Yan" was not a self-deprecating term, but she did indeed appear ordinary, with only average looks.
Wu Yan's advantage lies in her temperament.
Wu Yan lacks the alluring charm of the disciples of the Heavenly Mandate Sect; she is more like a female knight-errant from a prestigious family.
She can dress up as a female knight-errant and roam the martial arts world freely, or she can pretend to be a respectable woman who has mistakenly entered a brothel.
For an old hand like Yin Yewang, what courtesan hadn't he seen? What was so special about courtesans?
Only a "respectable woman" can attract him.
Therefore, Wu Yan was sent out.
Having finally encountered a chance to get ahead, one is bound to seize it fiercely, complete the task meticulously, and work overtime diligently. However, one is inexplicably captured and loses everything, including one's life and property.
Even after being imprisoned, Wu Yan's mind was still hazy, with only three soul-searching questions lingering in her head:
who am I?
where am I?
What happened?
Upon learning that she might be beheaded, Wu Yan confessed before Xu Qingya could interrogate her. She said that she was nominally there to assist Luo Ma, but her real superior was the foreman. Her main task was to collect intelligence, seduce Yin Ye Wang, and find an opportunity to recruit Yin Ye Wang into the Heavenly Mandate Sect.
Xu Qingya asked, "Wuyan, how many disciples does Shan Yuru have? I heard that Shan Yuru's personal disciple is the most beautiful woman in the world. What is her name?"
Wu Yan sighed deeply. The Heavenly Mandate Sect was a den of demons, and a den of demons that was constantly infiltrating. You either succeeded in graduating, died on the spot, or suffered a fate worse than death. Thinking back on the training of the Heavenly Mandate Sect, Wu Yan would rather live in prison.
"My master has over a hundred disciples, but my status is relatively low, and I am not worthy to have contact with the Holy Maiden."