Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 124 - 120: Wealth as Vast as Mountains, Divine Skill Manual (Grand - for Subscriptions)_2

Chapter 124: Chapter 120: Wealth as Vast as Mountains, Divine Skill Manual (Grand Chapter for Subscriptions)_2

Initially, he followed me down to Ghost Cry Cliff, and afterward, to reward him, Zhou Ping’an transmitted to him a set of Eight-Form Axe Technique adapted from the Chopping Wave Knife, which was not too profound.

But combined with Fang Tielin’s own transverse training and great strength, the several-hundred-pound axe danced in his hands with formidable power and strong attacks.

Perhaps it was because of various treatments that, gradually, this burly man began to have loyalty as well.

No matter what, this was a good thing.

...

"Is there really so much?"

Even the Third Miss, who usually covered her face with a white veil and held a cold gaze that rarely appreciated worldly possessions, couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise at this moment.

In the bedroom of County Magistrate Li Yunxiu, there was indeed a hidden room, and upon opening it and entering, they saw a mountainous accumulation of gold ingots, silver ingots...

The golden and silver light shone brilliantly throughout the room.

Beside the neatly stacked heaps of gold and silver were various treasures and pearls, some emerald green, some goose yellow, and some impeccably white.

"Three years as a clean county official, a hundred thousand snowflake silver, I originally thought that this saying was merely descriptive, but now it seems that I have underestimated the wealth of these government officials."

Zhou Ping’an also sighed.

Qingyang County was not an overly prosperous place, the agricultural yield was poor, and the population was only about a hundred thousand, yet this County Magistrate had accumulated such a fortune, it was truly astonishing.

Moreover, this did not even include the wealth that Li Yunxiu had sent to Guangyun County and officials in Jiangzhou over the years to pass his performance appraisals...

One can imagine just how skilled this County Magistrate Li was at being an official.

"In silver, it’s roughly two hundred thousand taels."

Lin Huaiyu clearly understood the prices of this world better, quickly making a rough calculation, she estimated the amount of money in the hidden room.

Seeing Zhou Ping’an looking confused.

She smiled warmly and, knowing that Brother Zhou came from a poor background and might not be well-versed in economic and official matters, carefully explained, "In terms of an army’s consumption, two hundred thousand taels of silver could almost support ten thousand soldiers, with provisions for both the men and their horses, for one year."

"It can support that many soldiers?"

Zhou Ping’an was not disbelieving the Third Miss’s judgment, but felt a bit shocked in his heart.

For some reason.

He felt a grudging respect for that foolish County Magistrate.

That fellow must be someone who could "pluck meat from a mosquito leg."

He was just a County Magistrate.

If he had spent all this money on raising an army, Qingyang City might not be impregnable, but at least it would have been exceedingly difficult for a detachment of the Red Lotus Rebel Army to capture.

"Let’s seal it away for now and move it to the Lin Residence later, we should spend this money as quickly as possible."

Having decided to gain momentum.

Having come this far, Zhou Ping’an was unwilling to give up no matter what.

The Third Miss Lin shared this sentiment.

The two of them looked at each other and simultaneously thought of an issue.

"Where’s Green Lady?" Lin Huaiyu turned to look.

She noticed that the elaborately dressed woman who had been closely following them was no longer there.

Zhou Ping’an chuckled, "Perhaps she was stunned by the occurrence, just now she charged into the County Yamen, but seeing no more battle, she probably returned to Washing Flowers Pavilion ahead of us..."

His spiritual power grew stronger with each passing day.

The side effects of his acute senses were also quite obvious.

Whatever he wanted to know, and didn’t want to know, flooded into his mind.

Without omission.

The emotional fluctuations of the Green Lady were almost written on her face, how could he not notice.

When they first met, the Red Lotus Celestial Maiden held a certain psychological advantage and a somewhat condescending demeanor.

However, as events passed.

She found that she had become a burden.

Especially in front of the "Dharma Protector Deity General" she valued the most.

How could one stand this?

Especially tonight.

After the battle with Li Yuankang and Monk Guangming, she couldn’t even break through their defenses. Without comparison, it wouldn’t have mattered.

One can only say that some are born with higher talents, and there are always stronger individuals among the strong.

If one cannot win, they simply need to train diligently and catch up.

However, with Zhou Ping’an right by her side, his performance surpassed hers by who knows how many times.

Later, when Lin Huaiyu made her move, she completely extinguished all of her self-pride.

These two, they’re not even older than her.

Comparing oneself to others can indeed be utterly maddening.

Although the Green Lady wasn’t one to harbor petty jealousies or wallow in self-pity, she could still feel a considerable weight of pressure.

Zhou Ping’an gradually noticed that he could clearly perceive these subtle emotions buried deep within her heart.

He didn’t know whether it was due to the cultivation technique or if his wisdom was quietly growing.

In any case, this was a very good thing.

Lin Huaiyu looked at Zhou Ping’an with a slightly amused expression.

He thought to himself, this fellow must have fed her some kind of bewitching potion to have the Red Lotus Sect’s Red Lotus Celestial Maiden so compliant, believing in his nonsensical "strategy of capturing the city for the Red Lotus Sect."

He wondered, what would the Red Lotus Celestial Maiden think after discovering the truth of the matter?

Would she grab a knife and seek a fight to the death with him?

Wrong, that Red Lotus Celestial Maiden likely doesn’t use a knife, more likely a zither.

He wouldn’t mind listening to another tune.

The two of them chatted idly back and forth.

Coming into such a windfall, to say they weren’t happy would be a lie.

However, in Zhou Ping’an’s view,

two hundred thousand taels of unexpected fortune actually isn’t as good as another kind of gain.

If there was one.

After sealing up the secret chamber, they dispatched a few capable Protectors to guard it.

Then Zhou Ping’an and his companion came to a serene courtyard surrounded by green bamboo.

According to the maids, who were a mix of panic and subtle delight in their confessions, this was where the Young Master of the Magistrate, Li Yuankang, resided.

From time to time, the bodies of maids would be carried out from there.

No one knew exactly how those people died.

Anyway, within a month’s time, interested parties noted that a total of thirty-eight maids were carried out.

"Damn it."

Zhou Ping’an felt uncomfortable again at the thought that Monk Guangming had managed to escape with Li Yuankang.

They say a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass around its burrow.

If so many maids and servants within the residence had died, what about outside?

Thinking of the many families weeping in grief, Zhou Ping’an fell silent.

This was something they found out later.

Some cases were unknown, scattered across various villages and towns.

How many had suffered?

Previously, when faced with a great enemy, they had exhausted their energy and focused completely on countering Monk Guangming’s attacks, and had momentarily neglected Li Yuankang, the cripple.

As a result, a wounded snake was left alive.

"Do you think, Monk Guangming is after the Five Desires Demonic Scripture?" Lin Huaiyu said suddenly after glancing at Li Yuankang’s study.

Zhou Ping’an took a deep breath and slowly ignited the Wishful Heartforce threads in his mind, his brain becoming extremely clear and wise, eyes shining as though they could see through everything.

"It’s possible, but it’s probably not that simple. If it were just the Five Desires Demonic Scripture, a harmful text like that wouldn’t be enough to make Monk Guangming move heaven and earth, spending so much effort and time plotting to obtain it."

His gaze slowly swept around, not sparing even the broken spiderweb in the corner, or the dust that remained.

"That said, it must be the Five Desires Demonic Scripture’s superior Demonic Scripture, the ’Suppression Prison Subduing Demon Scripture’ once belonging to one of the Three Demon Paths, the Suppression Prison Demon Sect. Only a martial arts text like this could compel Monk Faming of King of Light’s Temple to act so desperately to get it."

"The Suppression Prison Subduing Demon Scripture? That’s also an Immortal Scripture..."

Zhou Ping’an felt a great stirring in his heart upon hearing this name.

He remembered, being one of the Three Demon Paths, the Red Lotus Sect’s sect-protecting divine technique is, according to the Green Lady, called the "Red Lotus Purifying World Scripture," and the "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method" as well as the "Purifying Lotus Body" he cultivated are all derived from this scripture.

In other words, the "Five Desires Demonic Scripture" is actually a text on the same level as the "Karmic Fire Red Lotus Visualization Method."

And the "Suppression Prison Subduing Demon Scripture" is on the same level as the "Red Lotus Purifying World Scripture."

It is also on the same level as the "Cloud Water Sutra" of the Cloud Water Heavenly Sect.

Lin Huaiyu sighed, "Indeed, the Three Demon Paths were once feared and powerful, with countless formidable practitioners wreaking havoc across the world, their demonic influence even overshadowing the Four Great Immortal Sects and the three major Buddhist sects.

Latterly, due to incessant infighting within the demonic path, they were plotted against by the righteous path experts and began to splinter, leading to the disappearance of their texts and the disruption of their lineages..."