Chapter 274: Profound Techniques

Chapter 274: Profound Techniques

As the grand villain, Lin Nuo had nerves sharper than a cat’s whiskers, especially when it came to surveillance. The moment a dubious glance fell upon him, he’d become alert.

Not just nearby, but even underground and up in the sky.

In modern times, it wasn’t just about watching people, but also checking for cameras.

In the Spirit Cultivation World, there were not only hidden spiritual senses for monitoring but also seemingly ordinary creatures that could serve as surveillance tools.

Like birds.

Of course, I’m referring to the kind that flies high in the sky, not the kind that just happens to perch on you.

However, some exceptional individuals could actually use the other kind for spying, but Lin Nuo didn’t possess that kind of ability.

This black bird felt familiar.

It didn’t look like a crow, nor was it your average bird.

It was just too high up for him to identify it properly, though his intuition told him that the black bird was suspicious.

Could it be a scouting spirit bird?

Should he dive down like a meteor and check it out?

But the black bird was hovering too high, making it difficult for him to dive, and besides, it was outside his impact range.

If it truly was a scouting bird, it could be tracking some royal or engaging in underworld drama—none of his business, and taking it down would just stir up trouble.

The higher the altitude, the tougher the surveillance, that’s for sure.

If it were soaring in the heavenly clouds and still scouting, it must be a formidable expert.

But whether that was true needed further investigation. If it had nothing to do with him, he wouldn’t bother with it.

Staring at the black bird, he suddenly realized he was a bit hungry.

Right, it was early morning, and he hadn’t had breakfast. He’d wasted some energy dealing with a few foolish guards who searched his room.

After watching the world around him, he noticed some servants moving back and forth, their eyes occasionally glancing at Lin Nuo.

Naturally, Lin Fei would want to keep an eye on him, sending people over to scout out the situation. Last night, they likely kept watch over his room all night.

They say seeing is believing, but they had all been fooled by what was right before their eyes.

Nobody knew that he had placed Dao Fu in his room, cast a shielding and confusing spell, and they mistakenly thought he had slept soundly all night. Little did they know, he had gotten up and called Ruo’er to stash away the Mist Spirit Bracelet.

He was concealed to the point even Ruo’er was oblivious.

After all, that little girl couldn’t keep a secret. The more nervous she got, the more she would spill.

Not telling her was the right choice. His early morning operation had gone off without a hitch, and Ruo’er had no idea about the Mist Spirit Bracelet, completely unfazed.

The more people who knew, the greater the risk—an experience of a grand villain.

Right now, there were four or five servants pacing nearby, keeping an eye on Lin Nuo as he practiced.

After all, during his time at the Fu Manor, Lin Nuo had dispatched a strong guard, and with Niu Qi just getting suppressed by him, Lin Fei began to observe closely what kind of techniques Lin Nuo was using.

Having suffered a setback, one must summarize their experiences and seek strategies for the next battle.

These servants weren’t mere servants; they were martial cultivators. By observing Lin Nuo’s movements, they could get a rough idea of his skill and report back to Lin Fei.

What was Lin Nuo usually practicing?

Here he came; Lin Nuo was getting ready to move.

The servants watched as Lin Nuo began to dance around, repeating a set of movements eight times with an impressive rhythm—switching up movements with each cycle.

What kind of technique was this? What type of training method?

They were baffled. Even with many years of cultivation experience, they couldn’t grasp what Lin Nuo was doing.

His movements were so fresh and unfamiliar. At first glance, those repeated actions seemed useless, but the longer they watched, the more they felt there must be some exquisite intricacies hidden within.

He extended his arms, kicked his legs, expanded his chest, and jumped around.

These seemed like ordinary gestures, yet when strung together, they felt like they were concealing some profound technique.

Extending arms equated to palm techniques. Kicking legs meant leg techniques. Expanding the chest related to Qi manipulation. Jumping indicated lightness skills.

What looked simple on the surface was, in fact, all preparatory exercises for various techniques!

Forget about it for now, they had to memorize these movements and report to Lin Fei.

The few “servants” disguised as martial practitioners had already noted down Lin Nuo’s actions.

Because there were many motions, they divided up the work, with one person remembering one segment.

Then, they exchanged glances and decided to withdraw some while others stayed on to observe.

After moving around for a while, Lin Nuo felt much looser in his limbs.

Hey, doing morning exercises was a real treat—didn’t deceive me at all.

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“Did you really place the Mist Spirit Bracelet in his room?”

Lin Fei no longer wore his previous amiable expression; he sternly interrogated his subordinates.

“Yes, my lord, we truly did.”

“Earlier, I heard you saying you observed him sleeping soundly all night; no one touched the bracelet in the cabinet.”

“That is indeed the case, my lord.”

“Then why was it not found this morning?”

“This…”

The subordinate lowered his voice, unable to find an answer at that moment.

Why wasn’t it found? We don’t know either!

“My lord, I think Lin Nuo might have tampered with the cabinet. After we placed the Mist Spirit Bracelet inside, something may have caused it to shift.”

One of Lin Fei’s advisors stated his opinion.

“That’s a possibility, but if he anticipated my actions like that, he’s got some skill. It seems I’ve underestimated him.”

Lin Fei was a bit annoyed, but still had to keep calm; this didn’t equate to failure. There would still be plenty of opportunities ahead.

Lin Fei had already prepared for when Lin Nuo came to check on the Mist Spirit Bracelet, he would lead him to a small room, create a false reputation for him, and accuse him of damaging treasures and murder—enough for him to suffer.

If he planned to use force, the traps in the room would be enough to challenge him. Playing it off as if he were incensed and wanting to silence witnesses, there would be no way to clear his name, and arrest was a definite possibility.

At that moment, the previously disguised martial practitioners rushed back to report to Lin Fei:

“Report, my lord, this morning we observed Lin Nuo’s practice and discovered he was performing strange movements—likely related to some powerful technique.”

“What kind of movements?” Lin Fei asked.

“We’ve noted them down roughly, my lord, please have a look.”

Immediately, they positioned themselves, demonstrating to Lin Fei the general movements Lin Nuo had been practicing.

Stretches, chest expansions, leg kicks, jumps, and a series of exercise movements.

They were martial practitioners, so their display of those warm-up exercises was vigorous and exaggerated, stretching movements that even looked like palm techniques, leg movements that appeared to exhibit leg techniques.

Lin Fei was quite surprised after watching—what were these movements? He had never seen them before.

“Have any of you seen these movements?”

Lin Fei inquired of the others, but no one recognized them.

“It seems Lin Nuo has truly mastered an incredible technique. These movements must merely be the prelude, not the essence.”

Lin Fei thought. When Lin Nuo comes over, he’ll find a way to test him to see what this technique is all about.

Lin Fei had been waiting for Lin Nuo all morning, and by midday, he realized a crucial fact:

He had been stood up!