LOT -Chapter 276 The Minister of Justice Grabs the Peach Backhanded

Just as he finally felt a little relieved, Lin Mo’s question came right at him.

“Flower Peacock, you just said the Minister of Justice can reach back and grab his own heart. Can I go to your house and watch him demonstrate it?”

Lin Mo looked at him with sparkling eyes full of expectation.

Wei Zheng’an: … What should he do? If they actually went home and asked his father to demonstrate “reaching back to grab the heart,” what he’d be grabbing would definitely be his heart!

But refusing her… really wasn’t easy. In the end, the three of them went to the Wei residence together.

On the way, Lin Mo and Bai Xiao kept discussing the matter nonstop.

【Is the Minister of Justice really that powerful now? He can actually reach back and grab his own heart?】

Bai Xiao: 【Probably? He has been training martial arts recently, and there’s been… a teensy bit of improvement.】

Wei Zheng’an: … His dad’s martial arts manual did include that move, but the way his dad performed it looked like a monkey reaching back to steal peaches!

Honestly, every time he saw his dad practicing in the courtyard, he felt like his eyes were about to go blind.

Sure, the moves looked… off, but the destructive power was probably there, because the version in the manual and whatever his dad performed weren’t even the same move anymore. You never knew what part of the body his dad would attack next.

Anyway, whenever he sparred with his dad, he had never won—not once. Every single time, his dad attacked him in the most bizarre angles imaginable.

Seeing Wei Zheng’an’s tightly furrowed brows, Qin Zheng tried to comfort him. “Don’t worry. Didn’t you say Uncle’s made good progress recently? We’re just there to watch.”

Wei Zheng’an forced a dry little smile. Look at that—one look and he can’t say a word. Very comforting indeed.

The Minister of Justice had indeed been quite high-spirited lately due to his recent promotion. And when they arrived, he happened to be practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

“Wow! Amazing!”

Lin Mo clapped enthusiastically, and Bai Xiao followed along.

The Minister of Justice almost stumbled the moment he saw Lin Mo.

Why was this little ancestor here?! Why didn’t anyone notify him?!

Seeing his son’s funereal expression, the Minister of Justice glared at him.

Why bring this ancestor home?! Weren’t they causing enough trouble outside already?!

Flower Peacock: It’s not like I wanted to! She insisted on following me home! Do you think I could stop her?

The father and son exchanged meaningful looks, so sticky and wordless that Qin Zheng even took a step back.

Ew—are other people’s father-son relationships always this clingy?

“Uncle, Wei Zheng’an said you’ve been practicing martial arts lately and that you know the move ‘reach back to grab the heart,’ so he invited us to come watch.”

Lin Mo’s sentence almost made Flower Peacock cough blood. What do you mean I invited them? You obviously wanted to come yourself!!

The Minister of Justice forced out a smile. “Sure, it’s fine to demonstrate. But Little Lord Lin, how is it you had time to visit me today?”

Couldn’t she have gone to someone else’s house? The Prime Minister’s, for example. The Prime Minister had many kids—she should go visit them instead!

(Prime Minister: What did I ever do to you?!)

The lady of the house warmly set out chairs for everyone, though she shot her son a vicious glare when she passed.

Wei Zheng’an kept smiling stiffly beside them, just hoping his parents would go easy on him after the guests left.

Being surrounded by so many spectators made the Minister of Justice a bit nervous, but he did have confidence in his recent practice.

It was just “reach back to grab the heart.” He had been working on that move nonstop lately. He believed he would perform it flawlessly today.

The opening moves were indeed not bad, and Lin Mo and the others cheered enthusiastically.

Bai Xiao: 【Not bad, really not bad.】

Lin Mo: 【Yeah! Much better than I expected. I thought it would be all flowery, useless moves, but he actually hits pretty hard.】

Wei Zheng’an’s smile stiffened even more. Of course it had impact—his dad’s eyes during practice were always locked onto him. Every move felt like it was aimed directly at him.

Next was the heart-grabbing technique. The Minister of Justice crouched suddenly and reached back in one clean motion.

But no matter how they looked at it… something was wrong. The heart was up there. Why was he squatting and grabbing downwards? That position wasn’t grabbing a heart at all…

Lin Mo turned to Bai Xiao. 【Are you sure this technique is supposed to be “reach back to grab the heart”? Because what I’m seeing… does not look right.】

Bai Xiao: 【He’s attempting that move. Normally you bend slightly, then reach back. He squatted all the way down. That’s not “grabbing the heart”—that’s “grabbing the peach.” Actually, it’s even more powerful.】

【“Grabbing the heart” is just physical damage. “Grabbing the peach” deals both physical and psychological damage.】

Lin Mo nodded vigorously. That made sense.

No wonder people say you need to master techniques, not just memorize them. Both studying and martial arts require flexible thinking. You don’t need to follow the move exactly—you can develop it further.

Flower Peacock & Pretty Dummy: … You can justify that too?!

But to be fair, the power was impressive.

Watching closely, Lin Mo suddenly had another thought. She looked seriously at Flower Peacock.

“In the future, when your dad is beating you, you’d better behave yourself. You can’t withstand that move. If he loses his temper, he could deal you a fatal hit to the chicken.”

Wei Zheng’an thought she said “fatal strike.” He nodded earnestly. “Don’t worry, Little Lord Lin. I’ve been very obedient lately.”

Bai Xiao: 【Momo, that’s not right. He only has one son. The Minister of Justice wouldn’t hit him with a fatal chicken strike. That would cut off the family line. He’ll definitely hold back.】

Lin Mo: 【True.】

Flower Peacock & Pretty Dummy sitting to the side: … We suddenly understand what you two are talking about, and we’re disturbed.

Even though they didn’t know what “fatal chicken strike” meant, they definitely understood the “cut off the family line” part—because the move was clearly aimed at… that area.

The whole demonstration was quite thrilling. Probably because he had an audience, the Minister of Justice felt he performed much better than usual. The moves were sharp and precise.

The group watched with full enthusiasm too, giving applause and cheers generously.