155: Chapter 0155 Ascension

Qin He jumped in fright. He looked left and right, but upon discovering that Lin Xiao was not there, he wore an expression of bewilderment.

"General... where are you?"

"The study!"

Lin Xiao transmitted his voice again, causing Qin He to rush frantically to the door of the study.

Seeing that Lin Xiao had indeed transmitted his voice to his ears from such a distance, the shock in Qin He's heart was beyond measure!

Just a few months ago, he was still a soldier in the border town, trading blows with him on equal footing. How had he become so unfathomable in just half a year!?

Qin He couldn't even muster the desire to compare himself to him; he felt only a sense of defeat, feeling he had let Lin Xiao down...

"What is it? Are you feeling discouraged because you fell for Hua Nongying's tricks inside Zuihua Pavilion?"

Lin Xiao guessed the general situation with a casual thought.

Qin He lowered his head. "General, since following you, I believe I have learned a great deal and have made significant progress."

"But I have discovered that I am still too weak. Someone like me... is perhaps unworthy of being your subordinate and will only hold you back."

Lin Xiao chuckled, "Then tell me, in the Zhenbei Army, who is qualified to serve as my personal bodyguard?"

Qin He was stunned. He thought carefully, but in the end, he shook his head. "I don't know..."

"There is absolutely no one!"

Lin Xiao said proudly, "When it comes to martial arts, this General alone is worth a thousand troops! Who would I need to protect me!?"

Lin Xiao patted Qin He on the shoulder, speaking earnestly, "Qin He, you and I are brothers who have faced life and death together since Stone Fortress. This is something I will never forget, and I hope you won't either!"

"I need you by my side not because of how high your martial arts are, but because you are worthy of my trust!"

"So... don't ever say such irresponsible things about quitting again!"

Upon hearing this, Qin He's eyes grew moist. Feeling even more ashamed, he knelt on one knee.

"This subordinate has failed to live up to the General's great kindness!! I will never dare to say such discouraging words again!!"

Lin Xiao helped him up and smiled, "Of course, I understand your desire to improve your martial arts, and I fully support it!!"

"How about this: every month, I will set aside three days to go to the barracks and guide the officers at the school level and above to improve their martial arts."

"As for you... I will give you some special coaching. If you have any questions about your blade techniques, you can come and ask me anytime."

Qin He was overjoyed. To receive guidance from a peerless expert like Lin Xiao was something countless people dreamed of!

"Thank you, General! With the General's personal guidance, the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army will surely improve by leaps and bounds!"

"You rascal... you've even learned how to flatter me!"

Lin Xiao laughed, "Right, there is something I need you to do. Go buy me a few pieces of equipment that are yellow grade or higher, anything will do!"

"Just tell the accounting office how much money you need. Remember, you must buy them; do not take them by force!"

"Yes! This subordinate will go handle it immediately!"

Qin He didn't overthink it. A military general wanting high-quality equipment—did he need a reason? It was only natural!

Money makes things easy. Although there wasn't much equipment of yellow grade or higher, Lincang was, after all, considered one of the more affluent places in the Northern Territory.

Two hours later, Qin He returned with six pieces of equipment.

When the sellers heard it was for Lin Xiao, they all agreed to provide the goods before payment, and some even offered to give them for free.

But Lin Xiao still paid them several thousand taels of silver.

In fact, given Lin Xiao's current financial resources, buying yellow grade equipment was not a problem at all.

The problem was that the total amount of high-quality equipment in the world was limited, and as time went on, the prices would surely become more expensive.

After scrounging around, Lin Xiao finally saved up 4010 Prestige. Hardening his heart, he used a 50% discount coupon.

"Sunu Heart Manual," acquired!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for learning the "Sunu Heart Manual," Grade: Heaven Grade.]

A pile of gymnastic movements that could not be described in words appeared in Lin Xiao's mind! Damn, these ancient experts sure knew how to play!

[Ding! Obtained skill "Luan Feng Harmony" (Passive): Both parties can improve their aptitude, cultivation, and longevity through mutual sublimation.]

Lin Xiao was stunned, "Aptitude, longevity!?" These two were far more powerful than just increasing cultivation!

"System! This passive skill, what is the effect of each improvement? Why isn't it written down?"

[System: The improvement effect of Luan Feng Harmony is determined by the actual quality of the sublimation; the lowest effect is ineffective, and there is no upper limit.]

"No upper limit? That's so badass!? Can it directly boost me to Immortal Grade aptitude and add 1000 years of longevity?" That sounds like a total scam!

[System: Theoretically, it is possible, but Host, can you do it? ( → _ → )]

Lin Xiao wanted to slap it across the face. Why don't you try it yourself!?

Forget it, let's add sixty years of cultivation first!

[Ding! "Sunu Heart Manual" cultivation has reached 60 years!]

Lin Xiao checked the effect of the "Luan Feng Harmony" skill; the minimum had reached 0.006%, while the maximum hadn't changed.

"It only increased the minimum effect..."

Lin Xiao was a bit depressed. To be honest, this increase was too small. But thinking about it from another perspective, as long as he sublimated with his women every day, he could improve. Was there any cultivation more enjoyable than this!?

Moreover, this was just the minimum limit. If the sublimation was quite powerful and it jumped by 0.1% all at once, that would be a huge improvement!

Night fell. When eating dinner, Lin Xiao felt he had no appetite. For him, eating seemed to have become optional.

Instead, looking at the three women who were a feast for the eyes, he was salivating, unable to wait to try his new techniques.

The three women could naturally feel the man's burning gaze. The food they ate had no taste, and their hearts were pounding like deer. They were nervous yet expectant.

After bathing, Lin Xiao naturally went to the master bedroom first and embraced Xiao Qingxuan, who was wearing a silk nightgown.

"Husband... although your internal energy is profound, you should still exercise restraint, otherwise it will easily harm your body."

Xiao Qingxuan was a bit worried. It had been like this during the day, and now he was coming again at night—wouldn't it be too unrestrained? The sisters must know, and it wouldn't be good if she kept hogging him for herself...

"Don't worry, wife. Your husband learned a new cultivation technique today, specifically for the purpose of harmony!"

Xiao Qingxuan didn't have time to ask more before she had already lost her defenses...

That night, Lin Xiao moved between the three courtyards, sublimating so many times that he lost count!

By the time the sky turned white with the dawn, the three women finally got some rest. Lin Xiao, however, was refreshed and didn't feel tired at all; he even discovered that his total internal energy had increased by 4 years!?

Although it wasn't much, it was, after all, only one night!! The women must have also increased their energy to some extent, but because their base wasn't as high as his, it wouldn't be as obvious.

Moreover, as his techniques became more proficient, the quality of the "sublimation" would surely become higher!

"Wife, we are going to Xinghua Village. Shall we go inspect it together?"

Lin Xiao was getting dressed in the room and turned back to ask the Empress, who was lying on the bed with messy hair and limp as mud, with a smile.

"Husband, go by yourself... This concubine... will take half a day off today..."

Xiao Qingxuan's eyes were dazed; even with over sixty years of cultivation in the Cold Jade Art, she was almost melted by the man...

This feeling of being unable to go on, yet being unable to help herself, made her feel as if she were sitting on the clouds, unable to pull herself away...

Lin Xiao gently leaned down, stroked the woman's cheek, and kissed her.

"Alright, rest well, wife. Once I'm done with my work, we'll continue tonight!"