True Solution of the Sword Dao

She explained the reason why she wanted to come back to visit over the weekend.

"I’ve heard that You wants to go abroad to study?" Lin Fei sat down on the living room sofa.

As soon as this was mentioned, Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng became agitated, probably because Lin You’s recent behavior had really annoyed them. Lin Jianguo spoke quickly to give Lin Fei a rundown, then sought his opinion.

"Actually, I think whether she studies abroad or not doesn’t really matter. After all, she’ll have to rely on herself to struggle and succeed in the future. Aren’t universities no longer allocating jobs after graduation now? Letting her study abroad to broaden her horizons isn’t a bad idea," Lin Fei said with a smile.

Lin You, on the side, nodded vigorously and then looked hopefully at her parents.

Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng didn’t expect Lin Fei to be supportive as well, but anyhow, because of his outstanding performance in various aspects, Lin Fei had considerable influence at home. His words still had a certain impact on them.

Jiang Feng was still a bit worried, "But You is still so young... alone, she will definitely encounter many issues in life she can’t handle, if she were older we wouldn’t oppose it."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Fei said, "How about this, a friend of mine is also going to study in England, I can ask her to go with You. She’s a girl too, they can take care of each other, how about that?"

This wasn’t something he made up, but indeed the truth.

Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng also knew that Lin Fei held a position as an instructor at the Swordsmanship Club. His social connections were much more complex than that of an average university student, so he couldn’t be considered just an average student. Moreover, with the reputation of the Swordsmanship Club growing, not just in Ping City, but even in the surrounding municipal areas and other provinces, it was quite a famous brand. It was quite possible that he truly had that connection.

"Since you can say that, I suppose that girl must also have good conditions and character?" Lin Jianguo asked with a frown.

"Yes, she’s very gentle, comes from a well-off family, and is quite the model good girl. Having her with You should be fine. I’m more worried about whether You might lead her astray..." Lin Fei laughed.

Lin You glared at him fiercely from the side, biting her lip and looking upset.

After some explanation, Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng decided to think it over, observe Lin You’s behavior for a while, and then make a decision. Otherwise, if going abroad to study just meant skipping classes and playing around, then it would be meaningless.

As for the girl Lin Fei mentioned, there indeed was a core student preparing to study abroad. Going with her was Yuan Yonglong, the Chief Instructor of the Swordsmanship Club, and his disciple Lin Yuanshan, both of whom were bringing some personnel and were actually planning on directly establishing a new branch in England. Anyhow, with Lin Fei’s influences spread across the world and Dream Eater bases under his subordinates in various countries, it was easy for him to gain a foothold under the care of his golden personnel.

The parents’ decision to ’consider it’ was actually just their usual style. Based on past habits, it seemed that the matter was almost settled. As long as Lin You didn’t make any major mistakes in the following period, there shouldn’t be a problem.

After lunch.

Lin Fei stood up and said to Lin You across from him.

"You, do you want to go for a walk?"

Lin You hadn’t expected Lin Fei to actively ask her to go out together. Hesitating for a moment, she still nodded.

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Next to the Teaching Building Number One, there was a tree-lined avenue. The small saplings that once were bare when Lin Fei and his siblings were children had now grown thick with lush green leaves.

Sunlight poured down, creating pools of black shadows under each tree.

Lin Fei walked in front, with Lin You following behind. The two of them moved one after the other, passing through the dappled shade of the trees.

The school was still quiet for the weekend, hardly any students around.

Near the gatekeeper’s room, several old men were loudly playing chess with an occasional bellowing laugh that carried over. From inside the teaching building, one could faintly hear laughter and noise, perhaps from some students who had stayed in the classroom over the weekend.

A gentle breeze blew towards them.

Lin You looked up at Lin Fei in front, opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"You," Lin Fei suddenly spoke up.

"For your sake, it’s best to keep some things hidden and not worry mom and dad too much. This time you’re going abroad to study, I suppose it’s also for that reason, right?"

Lin You glanced at him and quietly hummed a yes.

"I don’t want to interfere with your matters, but you should be a bit more restrained. If you have any difficulties, give me call more often, don’t let Feil be the one always calling or texting me," Lin Fei said, turning around with a smile.

"You... you knew?" Lin You had a dumbfounded look on her face.

"Of course I knew, you and your sister Feil have completely different personalities. Plus, do you think Feil would assume I couldn’t tell the difference? She knows too," Lin Fei stopped under a tree, standing in the shade, his face shadowy and hard to read.

Lin You was taken aback for a moment, suddenly thinking of something, her face flushed red, even up to her neck.

"Um... did you receive... receive that picture?" she whispered timidly.

"What?" Lin Fei asked in confusion, "What picture?"

"No! Nothing!" Lin You heaved a great sigh of relief internally, hastily shaking her head. "It’s just that Feil grabbed my phone when there was nothing to do, saying she would send it to you, it’s a really ugly photo of me!!"

"Is that so?" Lin Fei looked at her doubtfully. This girl had always been like this ever since she was young; whenever she told a lie, her face would turn red and her heart would race; she had the expression of hiding three hundred silver taels in her home.

"Yes!" Lin You nodded firmly. "Don’t think too much about it!"

"Oh," Lin Fei was speechless.

Lin You stared at Lin Fei for a long time but couldn’t help blushing even more.

"By the way, You, are you still wearing the ring I gave you last time?" Lin Fei suddenly asked.

Lin You extended her hand, revealing the crystal ring on the middle finger of her left hand.

"I’m wearing it. My friends say it’s really pretty and keep asking me where I got it. By the way, brother, where did you buy this ring? Could you buy some more to give to me, please?" She said with a flattering face.

Lin Fei was slightly taken aback.

This guy only put on that expression when he wanted a favor from someone.

"Where did I buy it? I had this ring custom-made. It’s not available anywhere. As for getting you a few more, that’s not possible. This ring was supposed to be the only one of its kind in the world," he said with a smile. "If there were more, it would lose its significance," he added meaningfully.

"Then never mind," Lin You said, instantly feeling dejected. "By the way, there’s been some danger in the Hua Nation recently. If you run into any trouble you can’t handle, come to me, I have many friends who could help." Suddenly, she remembered the powerful swordsman from their last encounter at the hotel who had sliced off more than a dozen handguns with a single strike. She felt a little more at ease. With such a strong swordsman for protection, Lin Fei should be safe.

She couldn’t help but recall the strange dream she had before.

In the dream, she couldn’t see Lin Fei’s face clearly.

Lin You raised her head, suddenly feeling a chill in her heart.

Lin Fei under the shade of the trees also had an indistinct face. It was exactly the same as in her dream...

"Brother... promise me something, okay?" she suddenly said, forcing a smile.

"What is it?" Lin Fei asked, startled.

"Don’t... don’t go too far away from me... okay?" Lin You said softly, looking down.

Lin Fei’s face showed a tender smile as he reached out to gently tousle Lin You’s hair. "I won’t. I’ll always be with you..."

Lin You unusually didn’t resist and just kept her head down.

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One month later...

The Golden Base, underground Stone Column Hall.

The area above the five tall stone columns was completely empty. Only Lin Fei stood quietly at the top of the column that uniquely belonged to him.

In his hand, he fidgeted with a small black pendant, a hollow black crystal bird. Two crimson gems were embedded where the bird’s eyes would be. It was so lifelike and vivid that it seemed like a real, motionless creature.

"My Lord."

A black shadow emerged behind Lin Fei.

"Lord Sis has failed. The Assassination Squad he led suffered heavy casualties in the clash with the Knight Order. We lost two C-grade members."

Lin Fei paused his movements and was silent for a while.

"I understand. Take good care of Sis, and supply him with recovery Energy Stones on my behalf as a priority."

"Yes," the shadow said before disappearing.

Lin Fei let out a slight sigh of relief and reached to touch his ear.

The hard and sharp sensation made his eyes dim slightly.

"Is it all unavoidable in the end?"

There was a flash of light.

A silver mirror appeared before him.

In the mirror, his own ears had transformed into a pair of snow-white sharp wings that extended backward, resembling bone ornaments.

The wings were covered with fine sharp bone spurs, much like fish fins.

His hair was also slowly turning white, as strands of silver started to mix in.

This was the price for possessing too much demonic power.

Lin Fei touched his face in the mirror with a dazed look. The reflection showed that he was becoming less and less human. The most unfortunate part was that this appearance couldn’t be concealed with Potential Energy. Demonic power would automatically plunder and devour all energies weaker than itself, naturally including Potential Energy.

Even though his Demonization was becoming more profound, Lin Fei’s own strength was also growing rapidly. With no need for techniques or abilities, his immense demonic power could drown any A-grade individual like an ocean. He had accumulated far too much strength.

In the Demon Realm, Griffin and he had divided control over humanity across the globe into two major regions. He controlled only forty percent, whereas Griffin held sixty percent. Vast amounts of demonic power continuously flowed into their bodies.

Their strength was becoming inscrutably deep. Although they hadn’t broken through the A-grade yet, they were the absolute strongest among the A-graders.

Lin Fei gestured lightly with his hand.

The silver mirror slowly dissipated, blending into the surrounding darkness.

The moment the mirror vanished,

A beam of light slowly descended onto the stone column opposite him, revealing a fearsome figure.

It was a black, devil-like armored figure.

The pitch-black bone armor enveloped the entire body, and where the eyes should be, there were empty sockets with purple flames burning within. Black smoke continuously seeped out from the gaps in the armor. At a glance, it seemed to be a set of humanoid armor filled not with flesh but with black flames. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to support it by casting your recommendation votes and Monthly Tickets on Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation.)