[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take":3,"chapter-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-82":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Will Not Reject Me, I Wish to Bow and Take You as My Adoptive Father",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2276809,4454,"Chapter 82: The Wind-Yin Mirror","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>In the courtyard, Xiao Yu looked at Madam Wen with eager eyes and asked, “Mother, are you going to teach me the Wind-Yin Mirror?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Xiao Yu and Guan Zhong had already been extravagant, renting a guesthouse and even booking a private courtyard for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Madam Wen had taken over the entire guesthouse, expelled all the staff and cooks, and filled the premises with her own trusted maids and servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard, once used for guests’ carriages and luggage, stood empty, holding only the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids waited at a distance beneath the eaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you know the Wind-Yin Mirror? Did Guan Zhong tell you?” Madam Wen hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had merely intended to test “Guan Yu’s” sword bone before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Uncle Zhong told me that when you were young, you earned the title ‘Danxia Immortal Girl,’ and even today, twenty years later, the martial world still sings of your name and deeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And your legendary technique that terrifies the realm is the Wind-Yin Mirror.” Xiao Yu nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhong had indeed introduced Madam Wen to her before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she hadn’t taken it seriously then, even secretly mocking the name “Wind-Yin Mirror” as clumsy—just one character different from “Wind-Moon Mirror.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the Purple Mansion’s deduction had solemnly informed her: Madam Wen was no ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Mansion had failed to quickly deduce a method to kill Madam Wen—not only due to insufficient martial data on her, but also because her own cultivation realm was not low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, with the “common soldiers” of the Iron Cavalry, Xiao Yu knew little of their martial styles, yet the Purple Mansion’s deduction was nearly instantaneous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen smiled, “You mastered the spiritual essence of the Tiger Soul Seven Killings in a single night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind-Yin Mirror also has spiritual essence—let’s test how long it takes you to enter its door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu was stunned and delighted—was she about to be taught the core incantation of the Wind-Yin Mirror?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only hoped Madam Wen would demonstrate the sword forms of the Wind-Yin Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core incantation was the foundation of the Wind-Yin Mirror—more precious than breath control techniques—why would she be granted it so soon after meeting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu’er will surely study hard and not disappoint Mother’s earnest teachings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of her motives, she must first secure the core incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was genuine kindness, all would be well; if it was a trap, the “Method to Kill Madam Wen” could be swiftly deduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen’s smile faded, and she swiftly whispered a passage into Xiao Yu’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fewer than the Tiger Soul Seven Killings’ incantation—only two hundred and fifty-six characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All tangible things are divided into yin and yang; even intangible wind has yin and yang. Yang wind is the wind ordinary people feel daily; yin wind is its opposite—invisible, imperceptible. When yin wind blows, leaves do not stir, dust does not rise, and it cannot move tangible objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, when a person moves in yang wind, every motion stirs yang wind and becomes perceptible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if a person merges with yin wind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen did not explain word by word, as Hu Chen had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining the concept of yin and yang wind, she took back the Phoenix Shadow Sword from Xiao Yu’s hand, drew the blade, moved with the sword, guided by intent, intent ruled by heart...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shuashuashua—Sosososo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen’s movements grew faster and faster, until she seemed to teleport—moments ago she stood on one leg, spinning into a horizontal slash; the next instant she appeared ten steps away, executing “Green Dragon Emerges from Water”; the next, she shifted five steps sideways, executing “White Clouds Exit the Ridge.” Gradually, shadows of Madam Wen wielding the sword filled half the courtyard, as if she flickered endlessly, leaving afterimages too rapid to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guan family servants, who had long witnessed the “Danxia Immortal Girl’s” sword art, still wore expressions of awe and dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Yu’s shock gradually subsided; her pupils darted up and down, left and right, with a mechanical, eerie precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen, practicing the sword forms, grew increasingly alarmed: this barbarian girl could see her—could track her movements and sword techniques!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with keen senses feel when watched by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen sensed Xiao Yu’s gaze fixed upon her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Xiao Yu had sweated on her forehead, glanced left and right, her eyes frantic and confused; but soon, she kept pace with Madam Wen—even as her steps became as elusive as teleportation, Xiao Yu never lost her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the “Eighty-One Yin Wind Swords” were completed, Madam Wen returned her qi to her dantian, her spirit to her crown, and sheathed the blade with a sharp “clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What insights have you gained?” she asked, fixing Xiao Yu with her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Insights? Right now I just want to say—thank you, because of you, I shall become the god of wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu’s heart surged with joy, yet her face showed thoughtful hesitation. “I seem to grasp something, but I cannot put it into words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say whatever comes to mind,” Madam Wen said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu thought a moment, then said, “Mother, do you know I killed Kong Zan by invoking ghostly power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the road from Hengsha Pass to Feixian Ferry, there is a mountain called ‘San Cha Ridge’...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first recounted the story of burying bones by the roadside and receiving the old ghost’s gratitude, then continued: “Uncle Duan introduced me to the path of yin ghosts... I cannot describe the details clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like another yin realm overlapping partially with the yang world, where its roads differ from yang space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when one remains in the ghost path, the influence of the Flag Gate Escape Array is somewhat reduced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Madam Wen had already understood: “You believe the Wind-Yin Mirror opens a ghost path, allowing one to instantly move a distance before others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu nodded lightly. “That’s exactly what I think—because I’ve experienced soul separation and am familiar with the ghost path, I can keep up with your movements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was merely a cover story for Madam Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having obtained the Wind-Yin Mirror’s core incantation and witnessed the “Eighty-One Yin Wind Swords,” the “Method to Kill Madam Wen” was 99% complete—only Xiao Yu’s direct insight into the Wind-Yin Mirror’s flaws remained, meaning she needed to practice it herself, to master the forms and their essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she had seen through the true nature of Madam Wen’s “teleportation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled borrowing the ghost path, but was not true ghost path usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Madam Wen had said: one merges with “yin of wind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Wen had called it “yin wind,” but Xiao Yu felt “yin of wind” was more accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saints use the Four Elements—earth, water, wind, fire—to manifest the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, the components of the world include “wind,” and space can be subdivided into a “wind dimension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “wind” composing the world is divided into perceptible “human wind” and imperceptible “yin of wind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind-Yin Mirror allows one to briefly merge with the yin of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps a simpler way to say it: the Wind-Yin Mirror is a modified and trimmed version of a celestial wind-dodging technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “wind dodge” is not the wind technique from Shadow Ninja—it resembles the wind aspect of the Five Elements dodge arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind is not among the Five Elements; wind dodge should be far superior to the Five Elements dodge arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Song the Daoist acolyte used earth dodge—vanishing instantly from the ground, flashing golden light, reappearing a hundred steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wind-Yin Mirror allows brief entry into wind-dodge state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind dodge is far faster than the Five Elements dodge arts, making the sword technique extraordinarily elusive, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This barbarian girl, Xiao Yu, is no ordinary person,” murmured Agli in a dim room on the third floor of the guesthouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Shentong chuckled, “Indeed, she has great insight—but she’s wrong. The Wind-Yin Mirror is far more than merely borrowing the ‘yin path.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agli, now a ghost god, walked daily upon the ghost path, yet he too could “teleport” upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head gravely. “What she says doesn’t matter—her experience is limited, her words cannot express true insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly matters is that she can precisely track every move of the young mistress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you understand what this means?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was alive, I reached the peak of human immortal status using the Wind-Yin Mirror; after death, becoming a ghost god, my power advanced further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I couldn’t be certain Guan Yu couldn’t follow my sword techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are far inferior to me—your realm is only slightly higher than the young mistress’s. If you meet Guan Yu... a moment’s carelessness, and you’ll end up like Kong Zan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Shentong stared, stunned: “She spoke falsely, yet has already entered the Wind-Yin Mirror?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not merely entered—it’s deeply ingrained. When the Lady (Madam Wen’s grandmother) taught me the Wind-Yin Mirror, I was eighteen. I didn’t reach Guan Yu’s current level until I was thirty.” Agli spoke bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Shentong could hardly believe it: “If her sword bone grants such profound martial insight, what terror must Sword Heart Enlightenment be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agli said coolly, “Her sword bone is no ordinary sword bone talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in terms of sword insight, ordinary Sword Heart Enlightenment cannot match her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninefold Bone Transformation Pill! So that’s it...” Guan Shentong suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, Guan Huichen missed a tremendous opportunity,” he laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agli glanced at him but said nothing sarcastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard, the sword instruction continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Xiao Yu deliberately held back, Madam Wen was still shaken, nearly losing the will to teach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu truly treated herself as a daughter of the Guan family, clinging to Madam Wen’s arm, pressing against her chest, pouting and coaxing her to teach more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Madam Wen had explained the core incantation several times and individually corrected Xiao Yu’s “Eighty-One Yin Wind Swords,” night had fully fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu herself was still eager—but she couldn’t drag Madam Wen into a night battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Zhong, don’t I eat with Mother and Tianfeng Sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zhong led her to a secluded courtyard on the west side, far from Madam Wen’s quarters, yet quiet and elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Guan household, everyone eats separately, unless it’s a festival day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I haven’t met Tianfeng Sister yet! What was she doing this afternoon? I haven’t seen her come out.” Xiao Yu asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t seen Miss Tianfeng either—probably exhausted from the journey and resting early,” Guan Zhong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If she feared exhaustion, why come on this journey at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yu harbored doubts but asked no further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, before the sun had set,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Shu cavalry who had broken from the Fire Crow Army also traveled southwest along the main road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their destination, Luodu, also arrived at “Dragon Head Town” before sunset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deputy Commander Song, the Yuelai Guesthouse at the town’s entrance has been taken over by nobles from Luodu—let’s look inside the town!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Western Sand Garrison soldier in light armor rode back to the crossroads and spoke to the leader, Song Changqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Hu Chen’s agreement with the governor of Hengsha Pass, the Western Sand Garrison was supposed to return immediately after Lord Relyang departed Feixian Ferry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Huchen was dead, and the remaining Xisha Garrison had been absorbed into the Firecrow Army; no one mentioned returning anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Xichu cavalry had left the Firecrow Army, the Xisha Garrison still followed the Luye Guard to Luo Capital to await the Prince of Shu’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What noble? Which noble is nobler than our Luye Iron Cavalry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Firecrow Army, the “common soldiers” of the Iron Cavalry grew louder and more arrogant in tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xisha cavalryman said with a strange expression: “General Guan’s wife and daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, which General Guan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our General Guan—General Guan Huchen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavalrymen fell silent, exchanging uneasy glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Wu said: “Earlier, I heard Guan Zhong and Master Wenlong speak—Second Lady and Miss Tianfeng came specially to meet Xiao Yu and bring her back to Luo Capital.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone came all this way to pick up their adopted daughter—looks like Old Duck Guan isn’t quite dead yet,” someone muttered in the Iron Cavalry ranks, voice heavy with disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go, let’s go—to town! Find the best inn, pick the finest tavern, order the strongest liquor—we’ll drink till dawn... no, three days and three nights!” cried a mailed cavalryman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, serving under the Yangyang Marquis has been driving me mad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just strong liquor—we need women too. Let the brothers from Hengsha Pass see the sights of ‘Ten Li Qingshuiwan.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, Ten Li Qingshuiwan is in Tianmen Town—here, we’ll have to make do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavalrymen chattered excitedly, fired up and loud—Song Changqing stared toward the Yuelai Inn, face dark, fists clenched tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he turned to Wei Wu and asked: “Now that Second Lady and Miss Tianfeng have arrived, won’t you go pay your respects?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Wu nodded eagerly: “That’s exactly what I planned! Once everyone’s settled in the inn, I’ll go pay my respects to Lady and Miss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Xing, Luo Kai—you take the men into town, find a spacious inn. Remember: an inn, not a tavern. No drinking, no women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that I, Old Song, am heartless—Fengniao already sent word of our return to the Royal Court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Emperor and the Prince of Qinghe are waiting for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing scanned the cavalrymen, his tone heavy with meaning: “Think carefully—when the Emperor rebuilds the Luye Guard, how will he assign you all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mailed cavalrymen’s eyes gleamed, cheeks flushed: “We’re... all going to rise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing gave a slight nod: “So at a time like this, don’t make mistakes—don’t ruin your future. It’s not worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we return to Luo Capital, once official duties are settled—what fine wine and beauties won’t you find?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Kai swung his fist hard, excited: “Do as Song Tou says—enter town, find the inn, rest early, head straight for Luo Capital at dawn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Changqing pressed his lips tight, his gaze dark as he stared at the Yuelai Inn, voice hoarse: “Wei Wu—let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2361,"2026-06-20T00:29:13.334Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8784432f040a80fd9ef6c18da87941a52698b2fdb16209e7f73be75dc4ed3d85","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-83","if-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-chapter-81",840,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-will-not-reject-me-i-wish-to-bow-and-take-cover.jpg"]