Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 420 Attacking the Heart
"Pfft!" Lin Yangyang couldn't help but laugh: "You little butterfly, you really have no taste."

Yan Yu rolled his eyes:
"I've never seen such a filial son before. He went crazy right from the start and sold his father out completely."

“I had previously paid attention to Liu Mang’s lawsuit with the Lin family, and I knew that this situation was similar to Liu Mang’s, but how did you manage to do it?”

"Aside from the possibility that it was possessed by some unclean spirit, I really can't think of any other possibility."

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" Lu Nanyue said as she helped Lu Huai apply the medicine to him.
"What ghost possession? That's all thanks to Xiao Qing'er's mind-reading skills."

"The study of mind assessment?" Yan Yu thought of the strange things he had seen in the Mind Assessment Hall, his eyes filled with slight doubt:
"I always thought your Jianxintang was a fraudulent business."

Yan Yu's understanding of the philosophy of mind-reading was limited to the point of discerning subtle clues from facial features.

“You don’t understand. The art of judging minds is indeed an extremely profound skill,” Lu Huai said.

Lin Shi'an nodded: "The only one who is proficient in this art is Zhi Qing."

Lin Yangyang put it even more bluntly:

"My sister Qing's ability to discern minds is the most amazing skill I've ever seen, even more brilliant than my military treatises!"

She got so excited that she tried to jump up, which aggravated her wound, and she groaned for half the night.

Yan Yu looked at him with disdain: "Don't brag."

Lin Yangyang grimaced in pain, but still couldn't resist arguing with Yan Yu:

"Who's bragging? You just don't know much and you won't admit it."

Yan Yu looked at Lin Zhiqing, wanting to hear her talk about the various strange things about Jiang Liuyun.

Lin Zhiqing took a sip of tea:
"Jiang Liuyun was hypnotized by me. This is indeed within the scope of Mind Observation. Simply put, he had a dream."

"A dream?" Yan Yu frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

"To be more specific, I had a beautiful dream," Lu Huai said softly.

Seeing that Yan Yu still seemed somewhat puzzled, he asked another question:
"What do you think would be a direction that suits Jiang Liuyun's wishes?"

"Preserve the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence." Lu Nanyue was the first to answer.

Immediately afterward, Lin Shi'an also spoke up: "He wants to ruin the Lin family."

Lin Yangyang couldn't hold back any longer, afraid that she would answer too slowly: "He has always wanted to kill Xiao Qing'er."

Hearing this, Yan Yu couldn't help but chuckle: "You're really adorably stupid."

"What do you mean? How dare you call me stupid? Ugh, I'll teach you a lesson once I'm healed." Lin Yangyang was puzzled.

Yan Yu glanced at Lu Huai and a smile played on his lips: "It cannot be said, it cannot be said."

It was obvious to him that Jiang Liuyun had feelings for Lin Zhiqing.

Or rather, everyone in this room except Lin Yangyang knows that Jiang Liuyun would rather have Lin Zhiqing than kill her.

Lin Zhiqing didn't say much, and spoke directly:
“I know what Jiang Liuyun is thinking, but he is quite cautious and has been exposed to the art of mind reading, so it is very difficult to hypnotize him.”

"Unless I can severely damage his psyche, increase my importance in his heart, and make him believe that I am dead."

"When a person is emotionally unstable or has suffered a major blow, their subconscious and psyche are easily invaded."

While Yan Yu was thinking, his expression was very calm. He opened his mouth and asked:
"You've entered his heart?"

"You could say that," Lin Zhiqing nodded.

“We initially wanted to start by targeting his weaknesses, but after a long investigation we were unable to find any problems with Zangxianglou.”

"Therefore, we had no choice but to settle for second best and chose to fall off a cliff."

"You managed to deceive Jiang Liuyun, but when did you start hypnotizing him?" Yan Yu pondered carefully.

Lin Zhiqing looked at Lu Huai: "This is Lu Huai's achievement." Lu Huai did indeed appear in front of Jiang Liuyun and took out that bloodstained jade flute.

But unlike before, he didn't hand it to Jiang Liuyun; instead, he snapped his fingers next to Jiang Liuyun's ear.

From that moment on, Jiang Liuyun was lost in a dream.

He thought he had obtained the jade flute, and the first thing he did after entering the dream was to kill Lu Huai.

At that time, Lu Huai was playing the flute to guide him and could clearly sense what Jiang Liuyun was doing.

He also knew why, in Jiang Liuyun's perfect dream world, the first thing he did was to kill him.

Jiang Liuyun likes Lin Zhiqing and regards Lu Huai as his rival.

In the dream, Lin Zhiqing's death was irreversible.

But Lu Huai is alive.

Therefore, Jiang Liuyun vented all his anger on Lu Huai in his dream.

Apart from that, Lu Huai was unaware of Jiang Liuyun's other actions and dreams.

Hearing this, Yan Yu roughly understood the meaning of this perfect dream:
"So, when Liu Mang confessed his crimes earlier, it was because you hypnotized him and brought him into the perfect world you created?"

“It wasn’t created by us, it was created by him.” Lin Zhiqing said.

"Moreover, I suspect that Jiang Liuyun's dream is related to her father, and there is a deep estrangement and conflict between the two."

This was something no one else had expected; Lin Zhiqing was very thoughtful.

Yan Yu rolled his eyes and moved closer to Lin Zhiqing:
"Since that's the case, could you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Zhiqing decisively refused: "No."

Yan Yu stomped his foot in anger: "I haven't even said anything yet."

"Your eyebrows were raised, your eyes widened slightly, and your lips were pursed—that's an expectant reaction." Lin Zhiqing gave Yan Yu a very practiced look:
"Aside from those pretty clothes, the only thing you can look forward to is your younger brother."

"You want to see him in your dreams?"

After Lin Zhiqing finished speaking, the others also looked at Yan Yu, clearly eagerly awaiting his answer.

Although this was not the first time Yan Yu had witnessed Lin Zhiqing's ability to discern subtle clues from facial features in his philosophy of mind, he was still surprised.

Lin Zhiqing's observations and predictions were very accurate.

He really wanted to see his younger brother.

Over the years, apart from Zheng Kuo, everything he has done has been for his younger brother.

Hearing Lin Zhiqing's refusal, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he replaced this disappointment with a smile.

But this still didn't escape Lin Zhiqing's eyes.

Lin Zhiqing began to explain:
"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that this kind of action requires a lot of preconditions."

"Besides, you are very clear-headed right now, so even if I agree to your request, I might not succeed."

"So over the years, I've only used this dream hypnosis method twice."

Lin Zhiqing explained it in great detail, and Yan Yu understood what she meant:
"Alright then, hypnotize me again after I've forgotten about this."

Lin Zhiqing: ...

Are you stuck with a bug here?
"Alright, alright, we'll talk about next time." Lu Nanyue interrupted them.
"With so many wounded, we need to treat them first."

"You all need to rest."

Yan Yu shrugged and walked out, but after only a few steps, he was stopped by Lu Nanyue.