Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 108 - 105: An Unexpected Surprise, 3000 Heart Thoughts (Please Subscribe, Asking for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 108: Chapter 105: An Unexpected Surprise, 3000 Heart Thoughts (Please Subscribe, Asking for Monthly Pass)

"Eh!"

Zhou Ping’an was thinking of returning to the Lin Residence.

Suddenly, his steps halted.

A gloomy expression on his face couldn’t help but reveal a trace of delight.

"What’s up? Did you find a loophole with that Gray Clothes scholar?"

Lin Huaiyu hadn’t been much help today; he had only exchanged a couple of moves with the Five Desires Demon, and not only did he fail to capture his opponent, but he almost fell for a trick himself. To claim he felt no frustration would definitely be a lie.

"Do you think that the Five Desires Demon possibly knew about our movements today and even pinpointed your location?"

"Definitely not possible."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Huaiyu’s eyes lit up with a hint of enlightenment.

He answered, "That said, he must have acted on the spur of the moment, or rather, his original target wasn’t me."

"Moreover, when he was fighting you head-on and got injured on the scene, his first reaction was to use a Hehuan Sect disciple as a human shield to block pursuit, and then he fled into the crowd at the County Yamen’s entrance, revealing at least two extremely critical pieces of intelligence."

Zhou Ping’an’s eyes were full of admiration.

Though the Third Miss was obsessed with training on ordinary days, she didn’t just understand training; she instead had deep insights into human nature and the ways of the world. Zhou Ping’an barely touched upon the doubts when she immediately grasped the bigger picture from one clue.

"First, this person pays great attention to the movements of Hehuan Sect disciples and is familiar with them, probably having had dealings with them."

"Secondly, this person is very familiar with the territory around the County Yamen entrance and knows that today the place is bustling with people since the County Magistrate is hearing a case.

Plus, only by fleeing in this direction could the two of us be prevented from continuing the pursuit or even searching."

Zhou Ping’an looked back at the splendid buildings, his eyes flickering with sharp light, "Indeed, let’s not talk about the Hehuan Sect disciples for the moment, whether we can get any information will depend on luck.

But the fact that he knew the County Yamen was hearing a case, and that we were wary of someone inside, so that upon reaching here, we could only reluctantly turn back, must mean that he is extremely familiar with this place.

He must have lived here or at least stayed here frequently and appeared from time to time."

The Buddha Sect expert, shrouded in Jinguang, who appeared on two successive nights, was found inside the County Yamen both times, and on the second occasion even exchanged several moves with Lin Huaiyu.

Such information would definitely be hard for ordinary people to know.

Even if one knew of the location where the Jinguang appeared and speculated that the person was a powerful expert, then why would the Five Desires Demon think that we would be so wary of the Buddha Sect expert? Or rather not want to disturb him?

The only answer is.

He knows that the Lin Family is actually in a hostile state with that Buddha Sect expert.

He might even know that the Third Miss had fought a few rounds with that high monk.

And he is even more aware that once the Buddha Sect high monk is drawn out, he would not confront the Five Desires Demon but would target us instead.

That’s the real reason why, once he started losing, he immediately fled toward the County Yamen."

As for the crowd obstructing, that was actually a smokescreen.

Realizing this, Zhou Ping’an and Lin Huaiyu exchanged a glance.

Suddenly they felt they had some leads.

"Good, later let’s arrange for our undercover agents to quietly move over here and keep a close watch on this street and the two alleys. Don’t miss any suspicious traces."

Lin Huaiyu was decisive. Having found a clue, she immediately had a response plan.

Waiting quietly could be one method.

...

Back at the residence.

Zhou Ping’an didn’t even ask about the day’s harvest from the Herb Gathering Team or whether they had found the "Seven-leaf Tithonia." After speaking hastily with Little Jiu’er and skipping lunch, he entered his room.

The reason he stopped in his tracks earlier wasn’t because he had found "the loophole of the Five Desires Demon."

That was just something he mentioned in passing.

What truly delighted him was the sudden appearance of Mind Wish Power Silk Threads at the Hong Lian in his mind.

By now, they had quietly surpassed three thousand.

Though they were all pale white Mind Threads, the quantity was substantial.

In this world, this was the first time he had harvested such a number of Mind Threads.

If this were the modern world, Zhou Ping’an wouldn’t find it anything special.

But, living in a society without cellphones or the internet, managing to accumulate such a considerable amount of convincing Mind Threads in one go is quite remarkable.

"Apart from the Lin Family and the Red Lotus Sect promoting me positively, what happened just now was the slaying of the Hehuan Sect disciple."

Zhou Ping’an’s reputation, boosted by more than a dozen teahouses and numerous "actors" both overt and covert, had spread widely.

A small part of the population believed...

In fact, when he met with Lin Huaiyu this morning, he had seen that there were already more than five hundred Mind Threads.

Now that there were over three thousand one hundred, the rapidly increasing speed was such that even Zhou Ping’an was taken aback.

This unexpected incident allowed him to gain benefits that were much greater than those earned through hard efforts.

Indeed, once you step out and expand your horizons, anything is possible.

Randomly touching one of the threads.

He heard its thoughts: "Damn Hehuan Sect, they got what they deserved this time. Quick, get some incense; I want to light peace incense for that Ping’an Lang."

"Sister, you can rest in peace now. The Hehuan Sect scoundrels have died without a complete corpse, thanks to that Zhou Ping’an from the Lin Family."

"I used to think that Zhou Ping’an, who [cleansed the three evils with one blade], was after unearned fame; daring to ignore danger, killing the Hehuan villain, Old Tan respects him."]

A series of whispers, like a babbling brook, flowed through his mind.

Zhou Ping’an’s soul was calm, filled with joy.

He finally understood.

It wasn’t that promoting his reputation was useless, but that he spread his name into countless households.

And the killing of the Hehuan Sect disciples was another opportunity.

It made that image, floating high above in the clouds, finally become real and enter the hearts of many.

Gaining trust, admiration, and gratitude...

"If only those Wishful Thought Powers could become like what Xiao Jiu’er and Third Miss experience on a daily basis, how wonderful that would be,"

Zhou Ping’an thought with longing and couldn’t help but smile wryly.

This was actually a kind of delusion.

In myth and legend, even the Buddha and the gods lamented the fickleness of the human heart, and from time to time, they had to reveal some miracles to deepen the impression in the minds of the people.

Let alone someone as insignificant as himself.

In modern society, where the afterglow of the two videos was already dissipating, the daily increase of only dozens of Wish Power Threads proved that the traffic was gone, and no one would remember him anymore.

However, Zhou Ping’an wasn’t in a rush to return.

His mother was in the hospital, under protection...

As an official by status, he was currently in the process of being rewarded for his services, receiving attention from various parties.

To put it bluntly, he was the "hotshot rookie cop" within Dongjiang City’s Police Security System.

Any rational person would only think about getting secrets from him in a roundabout way and wouldn’t do anything too outrageous.

Therefore, it was highly likely that his mother and sister were safe.

So, taking advantage of the holiday to spend more time in another world, taking more medicines to strengthen his cultivation until his power was strong enough to deal with any situation...

Then he would go back and wipe out the mysterious forces spying on his family’s secrets once and for all.

Ensuring that no one would dare to trouble them again was the most correct approach.

After today’s battle, Zhou Ping’an deeply analyzed his own cultivation and found that to improve his combat power, he actually needed to work on two aspects at the same time.

That was the improvement of cultivation and skills.

Both complemented each other and were indispensable.

On one hand, he would crazily accumulate Wishful Thought Power, which was especially easy in the modern world and not impossible in another world either.

The efficiency wasn’t too high.

But with good management, it was still sufficient for the time being.

On the other hand, of course, were massive amounts of elixirs—Qi-boosting, Strengthen Blood, Consolidate Foundation, Cultivate Origin...

Using all sorts of functional replenishing elixirs at once, even a pig could grow meat rapidly.

Moreover, his own physique was gradually becoming so robust and inhuman that he was able to withstand more medicinal strength without harm to himself.

"Let’s cultivate, then. First, train skills, for under the state of Overclocking, the increase in combat power will be even faster."

These days, sparring with Lin Huaiyu to refine his Sword Technique, after dozens of exchanges, he found that within Third Miss’s Wave Subduing Blade Force, originally as gentle as spring water, there was gradually a mysterious evolution to something harder to resist.

With every casual strike of the blade, it had become more indomitable.

In that extreme softness, a hint of extreme hardness began to meld.

"Perhaps it won’t be long before she can blend softness and hardness into one. Then, even if she meets that Five Desires Demon from today again, with one strike of her blade, not to mention fleeing, if she wants to cleave them into portions, then portions it will be..."

Thinking that in a few days, Third Miss’s fighting power will multiply,

Zhou Ping’an felt some urgency as well.

Not entirely because of powerful enemies that might come in the near future.

"Being constantly overshadowed by a girl, never able to surpass her... that feels somewhat embarrassing."

And to think of himself, graced with so much opportunity and the resources of two worlds, yet still falling short—it was simply inexcusable.

He had even lost face in the modern world.

With that thought,

Zhou Ping’an’s mind stirred slightly.

"Burn..."

Three thousand Mind Threads ignited all at once.

His mind felt as if struck by lightning, with inspiration scattering like stars in the night sky, senses heightened, and intelligence boosted...

A strange feeling of satisfaction and clarity interwove within his soul, turning all his experiences and knowledge into a torrential flow. Everything seemed so clear, with no more secrets and no obstacles.

This sensation was indeed very addictive.

And so powerful.

Every time he used this move, Zhou Ping’an couldn’t help but marvel.

The reason he always burned all but a trace of his Mind Threads, leaving just enough for contingency, wasn’t to show off his generosity.

It was because, when ignited together and entering the Overclocking state, the thought process would display coherence and progression, triggering a Flash of Inspiration more readily.

Or, sudden enlightenment.

Intermittent insights might suffice, but constant interruptions and starting from scratch each time seemed a bit less efficient.

"So that’s how it is."

The secrets of the Wave Subduing Blade Technique, the Nine Turns Secret, streamed through his mind.

All the sparring and insights with Lin Huaiyu in recent days were sediment in his heart.

Now, like a spark thrown into a powder keg, they exploded violently under the Overclocking state, turning into a massive burst of fireworks.