Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 265 - 232: Living Together in One Room, Late Night Enemy Attack

Chapter 265: Chapter 232: Living Together in One Room, Late Night Enemy Attack

"Thirty li ahead is Wei River Wharf. Should we hurry on for another stretch?"

Having consumed some dry food on the road, the two of them rode ceaselessly, and, not sparing the expenditure of True Qi, they stimulated their horses’ Qi-Blood, surprisingly covering six hundred li.

They completely left the coverage of the Floating Cloud Mountains behind.

Passing through two small mountains and seeing the sparser woods, with flat lands stretching out before them, both felt a sense of openness in their chests but were slightly exhausted in spirit.

"Forget it, the day is already getting late. If we miss a place to stay, we’ll have to spend the night in the wild mountains and ridges.

It’s better to find an inn in the town to stay for the night and set out again tomorrow morning."

Zhou Ping’an said with a smile in his mouth.

He subtly gave a meaningful look.

Having been with him for a long time, Lin Huaiyu might not be telepathic with him, but he could catch on with just a hint.

He immediately understood Zhou Ping’an’s meaning.

’There’s someone following us, and there’s danger up ahead, but we don’t know where the danger is coming from.

Therefore, we must conserve our energy and be in the best condition to meet the enemy.’

When it came to crisis perception.

Lin Huaiyu always found Zhou Ping’an quite miraculous.

Sometimes, it seemed like he saw nothing and sensed nothing.

Yet he would make the right decision in advance as if he had divine assistance, almost prescient.

Just like this moment.

Lin Huaiyu didn’t feel at all that there would be enemies appearing.

Although Wangshu Town, like all other towns they passed through, had its people living in hardship... wherever people of the Jianghu went, animosity flourished, and disputes and fights arose from time to time.

But there were never any powerful experts appearing.

Only some who had just reached the Energy Refinement Stage were showing off their "strength."

"Let’s stay at the inn."

"Innkeeper, feed the horses with quality fodder. Don’t worry about the silver, just prepare a good meal first and bring it to the best room.

And yes, just open one best room for us."

After all, this was a rundown town. The inn couldn’t be considered elegant. Calling it the best room probably just meant it was a bit cleaner; the living environment left much to be desired.

But when you’re on the road, having a place to shelter from the wind and rain is already quite good.

You can’t expect too much.

When it came to opening just one best room.

Lin Huaiyu sneakily glanced at Zhou Ping’an and then pretended as if nothing had happened.

However, if you looked closely, you could see that the roots of the Third Miss’s ears had quietly turned red.

Zhou Ping’an chuckled inwardly, leading the way upstairs while explaining, "The main concern is that if things change hastily, it’s not good for responding. Staying together, we’ll be safer."

"Hmm!"

Lin Huaiyu replied softly, and if you didn’t listen carefully, you wouldn’t notice the tone.

"Did you sweat earlier?"

"Ah, no."

Lin Huaiyu was astonished.

She turned her head to smell herself, wondering if she might have developed a body odor.

"Then there’s no need for a bath. Don’t worry, you don’t have a body odor; instead, you smell nice."

Zhou Ping’an said with a smile.

"You’re the one who smells nice." Lin Huaiyu looked slightly embarrassed, unused to Zhou Ping’an’s nonsense. She sniffed with her little nose, and realizing, said, "Brother Zhou, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would not have noticed that after reaching the True Qi Realm, I seem not to gather much dust. Even dust is rare on my body, let alone odor."

As she spoke, she paused, seemingly reluctant to continue.

Because she had caught the scent from Zhou Ping’an, that nice aroma of sunshine and fresh grass, which was particularly pleasant, and she wanted to smell it a bit more.

...

When traveling outside, one must always be careful.

As usual, Zhou Ping’an took out the silver needle he carried with him, tested the food and drink, ate a few bites to sense carefully for poison, and finding none, he let Lin Huaiyu eat and drink with him.

He had mastered the Life and Death Impermanence Needle Technique, having reached Seventh Level Perfection in the Life and Death Realm, and could turn deadly energy into vitality.

Most poisons found in the Jianghu were basically ineffective against him.

He could eat and drink at will.

However, considering Lin Huaiyu’s constitution hadn’t reached the level where she was invulnerable to all poisons,

They remained cautious in their actions.

The world is vast with inexhaustible wonders.

Should there be one such poison that acted faster than he could intervene with his needle, that would be terrible.

Besides, the process of making some poisons was extremely disgusting and dirty.

Even if it didn’t threaten life, it would be repulsive to ingest.

...

After eating my fill and drinking to contentment,

another round of hot water came, and I washed my face and feet.

I simply felt relaxed all over.

I glanced outside and saw the sky had completely darkened.

Zhou Ping’an closed the room door, flicked his sleeve to extinguish the lamp, and turned around to see, amidst the pitch darkness, Lin Huaiyu’s sparkling black eyes wide open, staring at him.

With an appearance of some panic.

"Does the Third Miss wish to rest? You can sleep on the bed."

"Then what about you, Brother Zhou? Are you going to meditate and cultivate throughout the night? Who is the enemy?" Lin Huaiyu pretended not to notice the teasing tone in his words, and instead asked seriously.

Who could sleep at a time like this?

I had already sensed danger and was naturally making some pre-battle preparations. Even if I didn’t prepare, I wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway.

"I’m not clear on that for the moment, it could be one of several people. Let’s rest and recuperate, being comfortably prepared won’t be wrong."

Zhou Ping’an rubbed the center of his forehead.

He discovered that ever since his soul became purified, he would sometimes experience intuitive sensations like a whim.

Moreover, he could sense the strength of the threat against him.

Whether to flee in panic or to deal with it on the spot, it was good to prepare in advance...

But he wasn’t really a fortune teller and couldn’t truly sense what these subtleties in his momentary palpitations indicated.

There are many kinds of crises.

It could be a flash flood, the emergence of a Devil Head, or more likely, someone harboring thoughts of revenge.

If it’s someone seeking revenge...

Who would they be and what is their power level?

All these were unknown.

Since it’s impossible to know the details, I might as well respond to every change with constancy, and just wait and see.

...

Naturally, Lin Huaiyu also didn’t sleep but did the same as Zhou Ping’an.

Sitting cross-legged, after setting aside a thread of mental alert, she diligently consumed medicinal pills to refine her blood and accumulate True Qi...

And also, she attempted to widen her meridians and break through the Niwan Acupoint.

Transforming the narrow paths into broad avenues.

After the Minor Heavenly Cycle is cultivated through, compared with when True Qi was first formed, not to mention the increase in quantity, there will be an addition of vitality and vigor, circling endlessly, without stop...

Once the True Qi forms a closed loop, it will naturally produce suction, greatly enhancing not only the ability to metabolize medicine but also pulling in some of the more sparse Spiritual Mechanisms between heaven and earth, making the speed of cultivation that much faster.

At the same time, the ability to continue fighting will also become stronger.

For example, a person in the True Qi Realm who hasn’t opened the Minor Heavenly Cycle might feel their meridians are empty and at risk of exhausting their True Qi after using a few high-energy-consuming ultimate moves.

However, after opening the Minor Heavenly Cycle, at the very least, they can maintain full-output of True Qi for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

A contest between true experts is decided in the blink of an eye, usually over with one or two moves.

But if they encounter an evenly matched opponent,

and can’t take down the adversary after a short while,

they inevitably fall into an awkward situation of a drawn-out struggle.

How to conserve True Qi, focusing every bit of attack power on the cutting edge, also becomes a matter of skill.

Therefore, using the least amount of True Qi to execute the strongest ultimate move and take down an opponent as quickly as possible is what matters.

Those who, without fail, end up trading blow for blow for three hundred rounds, fighting for days and nights, are almost not at the level of capability found in the True Qi Realm.

Even if they could, by the end, they would have exhausted their True Qi, depleted their physical strength, and their attacks would significantly drop in power.

...

The two of them, one on the couch and the other on a chair,

sit opposite each other, cultivating their True Qi.

Until the middle of the night.

Dark clouds shrouded the sky, the crescent moon was hidden, and the night became even more intense.

Lin Huaiyu almost thought that the night would pass uneventfully just like that.

Just then, a sharp, piercing screech echoed in her ears.

And suddenly, a bright crimson glow burst forth before her eyes.

Like the first surge of the morning sun, painfully stinging the eyes...

For a moment, both sight and hearing became useless, and sharp, needle-like pain transmitted from the skin all over her body.

...

Seeking a Monthly Pass.