What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 149 Don't move! I'll bite you to death if you move again!

Su Mo stared at Lin Moyin in shock: "She's already at the Returning to the Aperture Realm?"

Aside from his initially sharp gaze, as if his eyes could kill.

But his appearance and demeanor haven't changed much.

Especially after concealing their gaze, it's better to be the vanguard, radiating brilliance and inspiring awe.

Returning to the orifice?

Back to Basics?

However, the favorability progress bar above his head, which had been stagnant for a long time, suddenly jumped, changing from 90% to 93%.

It's not easy!

The higher the favorability rating, the more difficult it is to increase!

Unlike before, when cooking a delicious meal could significantly increase one's favorability rating!
Lin Moyin smiled at Su Mo: "Yes, I have reached the Returning to the Aperture Realm!"

"Returning to the orifice means there is no leakage! Magic power and spirit can all be stored in the orifice, which outsiders cannot perceive."

As she spoke, she gave Su Mo a deep look: "I was able to advance to the Returning Aperture realm thanks to the help of Su Lang's primordial yang energy."

"It's also thanks to taking the Sweet Spirit Dew that I can better utilize the medicinal effects of the Five Elements Spirit Peach and the Divine Essence Pill; otherwise, all my efforts would have been in vain, and my cultivation would have plummeted!"

"Don't easily reveal this method to outsiders; it might come in very useful in the future!"

Su Mo nodded.

I glanced at the exclamation mark that had turned green above her head, but I wasn't in a hurry to open it and watch.

He then asked curiously, "How much has your strength improved?"

Lin Moyin waved her hand, and a scroll flew out from a hidden compartment in the bed and landed in her palm.

Then he pointed his sword.

A sword talisman appears!

One!
Two!

Three pieces...

Under Su Mo's shocked gaze.

Lin Moyin actually summoned a total of nine sword talismans!
Then, with a flick of his sword fingers, nine sword talismans whistled and flew up, their sword energy crisscrossing and forming a sword array that protected the two of them!
A moment later, Lin Moyin withdrew her magic power, and the sword energy dissipated.

He took a deep breath: "My strength has more than doubled!"

"The full power of the Sword Control Manual can be unleashed, and ordinary Divine Transformation sorcerers can be killed in an instant!"

Su Mo gasped, staring in shock at Commander Qianhu: "So powerful?"

"Like Wang Xiuzhi? A demoness from the Heavenly Mother Cult?"

Lin Moyin thought for a moment: "Wang Xiuzhi is not weak, he is not an ordinary sorcerer at the Divine Transformation Realm, how can we just kill him like that!"

He paused for a moment: "It definitely won't work in an instant!"

"It will take at least three breaths!"

Su Mo...

Lin Moyin frowned and said, "That Mother Demoness has many trump cards and is protected by powerful magic weapons. I don't have the confidence to kill her."

"Of course, we're not afraid of her at all."

Su Mo clicked her tongue in admiration: "That's still amazing!"

As he spoke, he looked curiously at the book.

This book on sword control initially shocked him immensely. The shock of slicing down a corpse oil lamp with a single sword strike from mid-air was unforgettable!

"Mo'er, your Sword Control Manual can only hold a maximum of nine sword talismans?"

Lin Moyin nodded: "A fourth-grade sword control manual, that's the limit."

"However, now that I have advanced to the Returning Aperture Realm, if I can find the materials for refining, it is possible to upgrade it into a fifth-grade magic weapon, with even greater power!"

Su Mo chuckled: "Then let's hurry up and collect the materials!"

"As for finances, I will take care of that!"

Lin Moyin blushed and glared at Su Mo: "Suitable refining materials are hard to come by, let alone find."

She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly said, "Actually... I'd rather refine the sword embryo!"

Su Mo was slightly taken aback: "Sword Embryo?"

Lin Moyin nodded: "I have almost fully comprehended the sword embryo technique that Su Lang gave me last time."

She took a slight breath, a strange light flashing in her beautiful eyes: "This technique can be used to forge sword embryo treasures, and its power is far more potent than that of magical artifacts!"

"Moreover, the treasure can be stored in the dantian and purple palace, and tempered with essence blood and magic power."

"There's no need to waste money on the Sword Control Manual!"

Su Mo nodded: "That's true."

He himself had a sword embryo awarded by the system.

It wasn't specifically tempered with magical power and blood essence, but in three months, its power increased by 50%!

This rate of improvement is truly astounding!
In a few years, when I advance to the Soul-Stabilizing Realm...

No, wait until I receive the reward for ten years of cultivation; maybe I'll directly advance to the Soul Stabilization stage.

At that time, this sword embryo will probably be able to kill an ordinary Divine Transformation Realm sorcerer!

Lin Moyin sighed: "This Sword Control Manual cost tens of thousands of taels of silver to achieve such power!"

"If you want the sword embryo to possess the power of the Sword Control Manual, you'll need at least 20,000 taels of silver!"

"But without a powerful magic weapon, it's impossible to survive the tribulation and advance to the Golden Core Realm!"

If it was before.

Even if Lin Moyin were to advance to the Returning Aperture stage, she would never dare to covet the Golden Core stage!

That's practically suicide!
The Returning to the Aperture Realm is basically the ceiling for all Taoist sorcerers.

To advance to the Golden Core Realm, one must undergo a terrifying tribulation of lightning!
The reason why there are very few cultivators at the Returning Aperture Realm in the Great Martial Dynasty is this: most of them die under the tribulation of lightning when they try to break through to the Golden Core Realm!

The Heavenly Mother Cult Leader, a princess from the previous dynasty, possesses abundant cultivation resources and is not short of money.

However, it was only with the full support of Daoist Jiulong that he was able to advance to the Golden Core stage!
This shows how difficult it is to advance to the Golden Core stage!

However, now Su Mo has the help of pure Yang energy.

Unfortunately, this bad guy has amazing ways of making money.

Lin Moyin really did have a bit of ambition; she wanted to challenge the Golden Core Forbidden Zone!
Lady Qianhu stared intently at Su Mo, her pretty face turning serious. She said in a deep voice, "Your Yangtian Technique is too shallow. Before you advance to the Soul-Stabilizing Realm, you can no longer cultivate it with me!"

"Next, I will do my best to help you improve your cultivation level and advance to the Soul Stabilizing Realm as soon as possible!"

Su Mo was immediately taken aback: "We can't cultivate together anymore?"

Lin Moyin's pretty face flushed slightly, and she whispered, "Mmm!"

"I have just advanced to the Returning to the Qi Realm, and my magical power is not yet stable. If I am not careful, I may kill you!"

She hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, her pretty face turning even redder!

"Once you advance to the Soul-Stabilizing Realm...we...we will be able to truly...cultivate together!"

Su Mo swallowed hard!
True fellow practitioners?

What is a true fellow practitioner?

Looking at Lin Moyin's pretty face, which was flushed red, it was obvious what was going on!

Su Mo suppressed his excitement: "Can we truly cultivate together once we reach the Returning to the Aperture Realm?"

Seeing Su Mo's excited expression, Lin Moyin covered her mouth and smiled, looking at Su Mo with a shy yet slightly smug expression: "It's not that I don't want to give myself to my lord!"

"However, my yin energy is too strong, and my lord cannot withstand it!"

She paused, then added, "My lord, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"Judging from your talent, my lord, you will surely advance to the Soul-Stabilizing Realm within ten years!"

Su Mo...

Seeing Lin Moyin's smug look, I was absolutely furious!
ten years!

And you're telling me not to be impatient?
If you're lucky, your child will be in third grade by now!
However, considering that cultivators at the Returning to the Aperture Realm generally have a lifespan of about two hundred years.

In Lord Qianhu's eyes, ten years probably isn't a very long time!

Su Mo subconsciously glanced at the top of her head.

A green exclamation mark looks much better than a yellow one.

Click to claim your task reward without hesitation!

System notifications appear in real time!

[Mission: Promotion (Completed)!]

Congratulations! You have received ten years of cultivation (already issued).

Congratulations! You have obtained the reward for mastering the Azure Wood Technique (already issued)

Congratulations! You have received the reward for being a Commander of the Imperial Guard (to be issued)

……

Su Mo now knows that the system will immediately deliver rewards that are only related to himself, such as realm advancement.

If other people and things in this world are involved, the rewards will be issued later depending on the plot!

A system that places great emphasis on causality!

However, the rewards from the general commander are irrelevant.

Most importantly, the rewards for achieving the highest level of Dao cultivation and the Green Wood Technique were delivered instantly!

The same as before, but several times more powerful energy, is directly poured into the body!
His cultivation level is increasing rapidly!
At the same time, the body becomes several times stronger!
Mid-stage of the Body Observation Realm!
Peak of the mid-stage of the Body Contemplation Realm!
Late stage of the Body Observation Realm!
Peak of the late stage of the Body Contemplation Realm!
That boost is amazing!

Just as Su Mo was excitedly thinking that he could break through the Body Observation Realm and advance to the Soul Stabilization Realm in one fell swoop, and completely win over Qianhu!
Let her be smug in front of me!
The improvement effect abruptly stopped!

"It's day!"

Su Mo blurted out!

The Commander frowned, looking at Su Mo with great suspicion: "You... your cultivation level has improved?"

Su Mo was startled.

He was so focused on accepting missions and advancing to the Soul Stabilizing Realm.

He didn't wake up immediately, with the commander watching from the side! But there was no point in hiding it.

Su Mo nodded, looking dejected: "I just broke through to the late stage of the Body Observation Realm, but unfortunately I was just a little short of advancing to the Soul Stabilization Realm!"

Lin Moyin's mouth gaped open, her eyes wide with disbelief: "What on earth is going on?"

"How could you suddenly advance from the early stage of the Body Observation Realm to the late stage of the Body Observation Realm?!"

Su Mo only spent a few months cultivating from the beginner level to the level of observing one's own body!

Such a rapid promotion has exceeded Lin Moyin's expectations.

She had previously absorbed all of his magical power!

So you've already advanced to the late stage of Body Observation?
Su Mo coughed twice and began to ramble on: "I have a secret method of accumulating strength before unleashing it, passed down by an old man with a white beard. Normally, one's cultivation cannot be improved, but once accumulated, it will be astonishing when it finally bursts forth..."

Lin Moyin...

Do you think I'm stupid?

It's a case of accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing its full potential!
Is two or three months of accumulation really considered substantial accumulation?!
However, she also knew that Su Mo was strange and mysterious.

For example, he found the Golden Lock before and foresaw the events at the Dragon Gate Cave.

Since Su Mo is not saying anything, there must be a reason why he is not saying anything.

As a smart woman, Lin Moyin also had secrets she was hiding from Su Mo, so of course she wouldn't pry into it!

Seeing Su Mo's depressed expression, and remembering what he had said earlier, he realized that Su Mo was feeling down.

Lady Qianhu's pretty face flushed!

He quickly changed the subject: "Hmm... does my lord know about the profit of Yanyu Tower today?"

Still feeling down, Su Mo casually asked, "How much of a surplus?"

The incident of the building being smashed at Yanyu Tower has attracted even more attention, and it also offers opening discounts.

Except for the absence of Chef Jiang Lan, the restaurant is no less impressive than Baiyulou in terms of scale and other aspects.

Su Mo thought that the profit wouldn't be much worse than Bai Yulou's.

Lin Moyin could hardly contain her excitement, her eyes shining: "A surplus of two hundred and eighty taels of silver!"

"One day's salary is equivalent to a year's salary for me!"

"Ten thousand taels of silver a year—the profits from a restaurant are truly staggering!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo was also taken aback, blinking suspiciously at Lin Moyin: "You didn't miscalculate, did you?"

"So much profit?"

Lin Moyin immediately said, "There's no mistake! This is the third time they've calculated it; the accountant is terrified!"

She paused, then added, "This is after I tipped the cooks and waiters fifty taels of silver each!"

"The two trials of the Left Guard Commander left him completely stunned!"

Su Mo suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"

She had already tipped him nearly two hundred taels of silver, but he only gave her fifty!

He smiled and said, "The hotel is newly opened, so the customer flow is quite large. We will definitely have to reduce it in the future."

"However, maintaining a profit of one hundred taels of silver per day should not be a problem."

"Profits will increase once the food delivery business is launched!"

Lin Moyin nodded emphatically: "That's still quite a lot!"

"More than 30,000 taels a year."

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do we really want to split it in half with the Left Guard?"

Su Mo was speechless!

Are you greedy for money?

"A person cannot stand without integrity, and besides, we will have to rely on the Embroidered Uniform Guard to protect our property in the future!"

Su Mo added earnestly, "Once things are on the right track, I will have other ways to make money. We must not lose sight of the bigger picture for a small gain! It would damage our reputation!"

Lin Moyin snorted unwillingly, "They got off too easy!"

Then, Liu Mei frowned, suddenly remembering something: "Wei Zhengguang wants to meet with you."

Su Mo was taken aback: "He wants to see me?"

Then, his expression darkened slightly: "Could it be that he wants to get involved in the restaurant business?"

The system's assessment is that Wei Zhengguang is greedy and, seeing the exorbitant profits in the restaurant industry, he might very well want to get involved.
Lin Moyin shook her head: "He didn't say what it was about."

He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said coldly, "If he dares to touch our money!"

"I will then devise a plan to kill him!"

Su Mo narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you confident?"

Lin Moyin nodded: "Wei Zhengguang is a martial arts grandmaster, and his strength is similar to that of a sorcerer in the Divine Transformation Realm, but he hides it very well."

"But I have already reached the Aperture Realm. If I infiltrate his residence and kill him by surprise, it will not be difficult!"

Su Mo thought for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "That's not appropriate!"

"He's a deputy commander; if he's exposed, it'll mean the extermination of his entire family!"

"Let's see what he means first."

"If someone bullies you by taking advantage of their power, then show them your skills and make them back down."

As a commander, holding a high position and wielding great power, it's normal for him to be tempted by personal gain.

As long as the request isn't excessive, Su Mo wouldn't mind sharing some of the profits with him.

He is greedy by nature, yet he has principles.

Such a powerful backer is the best.

Lin Moyin nodded: "I will do as you say."

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "I will be leaving the capital for a while."

"I will go with you to see Wei Zhengguang tomorrow!"

Su Mo's heart stirred.

Could the departure of Commander Qianhu from the capital be related to the letter from Master?

He couldn't help but ask, "What is it about?"

Lin Moyin shook her head: "These are just some private matters of mine. I will tell you about them later, my lord."

Su Mo thought to himself that this was indeed the case, and did not press the matter further. Instead, he changed the subject: "Mo'er, I received an imperial decree the day before yesterday, requiring me to take up my post in Tianchang County within the month!"

Lin Moyin was taken aback upon hearing this: "An imperial edict?"

Su Mo was from Shangzuo Police Station, so even if she was to be transferred to Tianchang County, she would be the first to know and then notify Su Mo!

She was completely unaware!
Could it be the Phoenix Cry Division?

Lin Moyin looked at Su Mo suspiciously: "Why did the Sage transfer you to Tianchang County?"

"Ren Tianchang, the commander of the centurion's office?"

Those from the Imperial Guard in the capital who were transferred to local areas were routinely promoted one rank.

Su Mo shook his head: "Not a captain, but a clerk!"

He paused, then continued, "Xue Shan has also been transferred to Tianchang County to serve as its magistrate!"

Lin Moyin...

Su Mo gave a wry smile: "It must be the mistake of proposing to loosen regulations last time to increase the court's revenue!"

"I was hoping you could submit a memorial to the throne and get a promotion, but now it seems that's no longer possible!"

Lin Moyin didn't care whether she could be promoted or not, after all, she had just become a commander of a thousand. She frowned and asked, "You are a junior officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a military officer."

“The clerk is a civil official.”

"How could the sage allow you to become that clerk?"

She lowered her voice and said, "Fengming Division?"

Su Mo nodded slightly: "Xue Shan is in charge of managing all affairs in the county, while I will be responsible for matters concerning the opening regulations!"

As he spoke, he secretly swallowed, gazing at Lord Qianhu's impeccably perfect figure.

"It's getting late, and we're exhausted. Let's rest!"

Lin Moyin's pretty face flushed slightly: "You should go back quickly! I still need to tidy up! The room is a mess!"

Su Mo snorted: "You've drained all my magic power, how can I walk now!"

"Sleep!"

He paused, then quickly added, "You should also get some rest!"

After saying that, he collapsed onto the bed.

Lin Moyin was both amused and exasperated!
You just reached the peak of the Body Observation Realm, what a load of tiring!

But what can she do if Su Mo wants to act shamelessly?

We can't just throw this bastard out!

He could only snort and warn Su Mo, "Don't you dare lay a hand on me!"

Su Mo nodded emphatically: "Yes!"