True Solution of the Sword Dao

The elegant silver cover, resembling an album-like magazine, contained copious information and recent reports about the magical side. For instance, there were interview reports about the newly risen mercenary legion in France, "Hell’s Flames." There were discoveries like the last skeleton of a European dragon found in Marseille. The Psychic Agencies in the United States began significantly increasing their funding. Small-scale battles between the Shueisha of Hua Nation and the Tower of the Dark Night were reported among various other news.

What caught Lin Fei’s attention most was the term "Inner World," which appeared periodically. Here, the term Inner World was not used conceptually. It was used as if referring to the real world. For example, many reports ended with lines like "reported by Mage So-and-so on such and such date in the Inner World."

It was clearly being treated as a real region.

"Is there really an Inner World different from the outer world?" Lin Fei had sent such an inquiry message to Sis.

The response from Sis left him inexplicably shocked.

"Isn’t it strange that despite so many powerful beings in this world, there’s hardly any news or movements about them? The Inner World is a space similar to the outer surface world, discovered by the magical side a thousand years ago. Its scenery and the normal world are largely the same, all architectural styles are similar. The only difference is, to the people in the Inner World, we are the outsiders. They have technology equivalent to ours but lack psychics, mages, or religious powers like us. To maintain stability in the outer world, almost all fights take place in the Inner World. And no matter how big the conflict, large-scale fights are not allowed in the outer world, as per the mandate of the Temple of the Gods. All organizations must abide by this."

The Inner World, it really did exist. It was a tangible reality.

Lin Fei walked slowly along the street, streetlights receding past him, with a cluster of bright lights ahead. On both sides, vehicles flowed on the buildings, appearing as scattered points of light. Occasionally, couples happily and sweetly laughing passed him by on the sidewalks; the surrounding area of the East Ning Hotel was indeed a popular shopping street for couples. Such peaceful scenes, who would think they were constantly maintained under the strong deterrence of the Temple of the Gods?

"Pingping, didn’t you say you arranged to meet Ah Fei and the others?"

"Yes, right in front of the East Ning Hotel. We’re early, so let’s head there and wait."

Two young men and women walked past Lin Fei, intimately wrapped around each other.

They would never guess that the young man who had just brushed past them was a merciless Broker who had just killed nearly twenty people. Life is such, always filled with theatrical scenes.

Lin Fei slightly lowered his head, his long hair almost completely covering his face.

He had always used his sister Lin You’s progression as the main storyline to judge how far he was from his previous life and was preparing accordingly.

Regarding the Dream World, it was one of his main plans. Shuang’er was actively investigating the overview of the entire five major Dream Families. Though the existence of the Dream Families was almost disconnected from the Inner World, with no interference between the two, as one of the top-level major families, these powers had huge industrial presences in the outer world, naturally leaving some traces to be found.

The only family among the five major families that would have designs on Hua Nation was the Wu Family, while other powers were foreigners, firmly holding their own territories and not easily starting wars. So, for now, the most urgent task was to clarify the organization of the Wu Family.

As for Dong Yaofei, he was just an unexpected episode in the plan; Lin Fei wouldn’t let this small variable change the entire strategy. He would live as usual according to the original plan.

After all, for any family, the components of the Divine Instrument True Lies were absolutely precious treasures; the protective measures were certainly not ordinary. The power behind the Dragon’s Eye was the Wu Family, and having lost a trace of the Power of True Lies from the Dragon’s Eye, the other side must also be vigilant.

Suddenly, a pleasing child’s voice rang from Lin Fei’s pocket.

"Brother, answer the phone! Brother, answer the phone!" Shuang’er’s voice was always soothing no matter when heard. Soft and tender, gentle enough to fill the soul.

He took out the phone again and pressed the answer button. Lin Fei walked into a pavilion aside, where nobody else was present.

Lu Jun’s voice came through the phone.

"The information you wanted is in hand. It covers all major families in the country. But why do you need these details? They’re so extensive that if it were a book form, it could fill two large boxes." He currently, as acting president, was quite successful and pleased, but he didn’t dare to neglect Lin Fei’s orders. He also knew that his position depended entirely on Yan Fei’s name.

"It’s nothing. I just met a descendant of a major family and got curious about them, so I wanted to check." Lin Fei said with a casual smile, "Send the digital version to my phone." Generally, these special phones could directly receive wireless data from the office server. He had waited a long time for this information.

He felt increasingly the predicament of lacking a comprehensive source of intelligence. After all, the branch’s intelligence department was national, and many things were inconvenient. His main sources now were either Sis or Lu Jun; otherwise, he had to do things on his own. Just obtaining detailed information on the Wu Family took many days, which was far too inefficient.

"Alright, also, in a while, an important figure from the United Kingdom will pass through South City, near Ping City. The branch president there died in a mission recently. They’ve urgently dispatched forces from surrounding areas for protection duties. The headquarters has requested that you join them."

"I’m also going?" Lin Fei was startled. As a city-level branch president, he no longer needed to participate in various missions, but he must attend missions assigned directly by headquarters. There was no choice. "Do you have related information?"

"The protectee is named William, said to be the future first heir of an ancient family in the United Kingdom. However, he seems to be facing some troubles currently and has temporarily sought refuge in Hua Nation. Our relationship with the national organization of the United Kingdom has always been good, with many cooperative aspects, so we couldn’t refuse," Lu Jun replied.

"Aren’t they worried about exposing my identity?"

"This will definitely require a disguise. However, the higher-ups have indicated that if you encounter insurmountable danger, your top priority should be to ensure your own safety and leave quickly," Lu Jun added.

This statement also shows how much the higher-ups value Lin Fei.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Fei silently pondered for a while.

"Perhaps I should visit Old Master Zhao." He had heard before that the higher-ups valued him greatly, but he hadn’t expected this extent. Unexpected situations and resources had to be understood in advance to maximize allocation. Old Master Zhao should know something about the higher-ups’ perspective.

Lin Fei would not believe that the higher-ups were just giving without expecting anything in return. During the mission to Korea, he had killed most of the related personnel, including the person in charge at the time, and upon returning, he was not punished. Although he had anticipated this at the outset, being appointed as the president of a branch was somewhat abnormal. Such care wouldn’t exist without a reason. Moreover, to this day, the leaders above had not shown any intention to meet him personally; there were too many unknowns in the situation. A comprehensive understanding was necessary.

Originally, due to complications in his cultivation, he had no time to attend to these matters, but now he had hit a bottleneck and naturally had time to deal with them. Although as long as he kept getting stronger and stronger, the higher-ups would definitely not give up on him easily, some situations still needed to be clearly understood.

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At home

After sending Chris and the others away, Lin You finally felt a wave of fatigue. It was not physical but mental exhaustion. She felt so tired; ever since awakening her psychic abilities, she had continuously fallen into one vortex after another, each a crisis where a slight misstep could shatter her into pieces.

From the very beginning, awakening, then being recruited by the Psychics, then obtaining related information, forming teams to carry out seemingly thrilling and risky missions, followed by training with the older sister. Until that day, when members affiliated with the Temple of the Gods attacked, she could only helplessly lie on the ground, watching the danger steadily advancing towards her family, feeling so fearful, so desperate.

"My phone isn’t working anymore," Lin You said softly, taking out the phone provided by the Psychics.

"They’ve abandoned you," Feil answered, just as Lin You had expected. "The involvement of the Religious Faction’s Holy See is becoming more evident, and they’ve backed off."

"Huh..." Lin You sighed deeply. "When will these days ever end?"

Feil was silent for a moment, then slowly replied, "If we gather all the Energy Scepters, perhaps we will have the power to protect ourselves. We wouldn’t have to live in fear then."

"And what after that?"

"After that..."

"Do we have to live under others’ threats forever? I don’t want this anymore. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all just lived peacefully and quietly? Isn’t it okay to just hide away?" Lin You suddenly spoke faster. "Or maybe we could give the Scepters to them, then we could...." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"We would die," Feil interrupted her, calmly. "Sis has gone to see an old friend. Next, we must be prepared to keep fighting, for the safety of our loved ones, friends, and classmates. We must continue to fight."

"People from the Holy See are all madmen. The Energy Scepters are linked to our lives; if we hand them over, we will die," Feil firmly shattered Lin You’s illusion.

Lin You lifted her head, looking through the living room and study windows at the faint moon outside.

"Feil."

"What?"

"You said that I would become very strong, didn’t you?"

"Yes, I did," Feil quietly watched Lin You.

"Then how can we return to the peaceful life we had before?"

Feil fell silent.

"I just want to be an ordinary girl like before, going to school normally, chatting and shopping with friends, quarreling and bickering with my brother every day, relying on my parents’ indulgence." Lin You turned her face away. Tears were already covering her face. "Is it so difficult to ask for that?"

Feil looked at Lin You, speechless. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit qidian.com to vote with your recommendation or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)