True Solution of the Sword Dao

Lin Fei took the document and looked at it, seeing her own photo which appeared shy and delicate, the kind that looked harmless at first glance. "There’s a signed document on my office desk. Take it to Wang Dong at Rainbow Group and have him allocate sufficient funds to my account. This will serve as the startup capital, consider it a short-term, interest-free loan from the company."

Chen Chen nodded, "I understand. General Manager Wang already called me this morning."

"But remember one thing, I must have absolute control over this new company. I won’t and don’t want to waste time on it, however, with me behind you, making money should not be difficult. I don’t care how you do it; I just need to see the final result. If you don’t understand something, ask for help from Rainbow Group," Lin Fei reminded.

"Got it. Then, I’ll head to the office now."

Lin Fei nodded.

Economic issues with parents at home were also a rather troubling matter. As the new president, he didn’t care if he could hold onto his position or not, nor did he want to waste time managing it. He was very clear that as long as he grew stronger, whether his position was secure or not, he would rise rapidly. At that time, numerous people would naturally flatter and seek to affiliate themselves with him. He knew that as long as he continued to grow stronger, those above him would always regard him so highly. Mobilizing a bit of the company’s privileges for his personal benefit was nothing serious for someone at his municipal president level, as long as it wasn’t excessive.

What he faced now was how to quickly improve the family’s living environment. Given that his identity and actions as the president couldn’t remain hidden from his family forever, there would inevitably be slips that gave him away. Thus, this was the time when he needed an overt identity that could cover up his status and actions. Since he had the power to marshal vast resources and wield great authority, this was an excellent opportunity to help him start a business quickly and develop an industry that belonged entirely to him. The company’s energy was behind the scenes, while the industry developed in this way could operate in the open. This would better cover his identity while also greatly improving his family’s finances. More importantly, whenever his parents encountered any social issues, with his public industry, Lin Fei could indirectly use the company’s energy to solve problems. This allowed his worlds at home and work to complement each other. He didn’t want his parents to suffer and ponder over problems when he, as a president, could easily resolve them.

Of course, this was just the beginning. Having Chen Chen change the ID in the class was the first step, then establishing a real estate company and directly using his official powers to borrow funds from Rainbow Group as an interest-free loan for the startup. Next, he’d use his privileges and influence to quickly turn a profit. That was Lin Fei’s plan.

Once you have power, especially significant power, making money becomes very easy.

In this way, as long as he revealed his ’entrepreneurship’ to his family at the right time, many things, like the comings and goings of people and the use of his spare time, could be well-explained and concealed.

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"Sis, it’s been so long since I last saw you guys."

"Come in quickly, big sis and the others are here too."

"Huanhuan, oh my, you’ve become so heavy."

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Sitting quietly on the living room sofa was Lin Fei, beside him, his sister Lin You, who was holding a black cat and dozing off with a weary face. They were now at their grandmother’s house. Today was their grandmother’s eighty-fifth birthday, so Jiang Feng and Lin Jianguo had brought them, the siblings, over early to help prepare the meal. As the junior members of the family, they, too, needed to come early out of respect.

Lin Fei didn’t mind, as he could practice Visualization and Cultivation anywhere. With time, he had broken through another diagram, learning the sixth move of the Tracing Shadow Sword Art, thanks to the new core’s assistance. Had it been the old one, even another year wouldn’t have brought such a breakthrough. Although the cool aura was weak, it still increased his bodily flexibility, muscle toughness, strength, and speed to varying degrees. Originally, Lin Fei planned to go to the company today to test his current physical condition. Three months ago, in a simple test of punching power, or the impact strength of his hands, it was about 300 pounds—just somewhat stronger than an average person. His agility was such that he could dodge the shots of the company’s top level gunmen within three meters, though that was only with a handgun. Yet, when it came to Wind, he felt that the cool aura wasn’t of much help—essentially marking time.

But the most important point within the body, that is, the cool aura, also known as the new True Force, had already begun to form a cycle. This meant that Lin Fei could now cultivate independently without the Core.

According to the description in the Qi Cultivation Chapter, Lin Fei called this stage the Entry Stage of True Force, also known in the Chapter as the Nurturing Phase. Originally, according to the Qi Cultivation Chapter, the Nurturing Phase mentioned above, which includes forming the True Force Core, should be reached after completely finishing The First Layer of the First Realm. But the mutated True Force had already deviated from this description, significantly advancing this timing.

At the entrance of the living room, the second uncle and his wife were exchanging pleasantries with the just-arrived family of the fourth uncle. As the eldest daughter, Jiang Feng ranked first in the household. She and Lin Jianguo walked out of the kitchen upon hearing the commotion, greeting the fourth uncle’s family who just entered with a faint nod.

The fourth uncle, Jiang Yuansheng, was nearly forty this year. However, his face bore hardly any traces of age. With a square face and thick eyebrows over large eyes, he wore a decent-quality dark grey suit. Jiang Yuansheng’s wife, Liang Yu, was also dressed quite impressively. Although they didn’t look very striking at first glance, a closer look revealed the fine craftsmanship of their clothes, clearly none of them were low-end goods.

Back in his previous life, Lin Fei remembered that every New Year, the fourth uncle’s family was the core of the grandmother’s side, with nearly the entire family revolving around them. The fourth uncle, Jiang Yuansheng, owned a supermarket business and was considered to have some capital in the local area, with family assets amounting to several millions. On a daily basis, he would call directors and bureau chiefs his brothers, his social connections quite extensive. With both money and power, naturally, he had a significant say. In the entire family, he was the one who had mixed the best. When relatives gathered together, the conversation typically revolved around him. Boasting came naturally to him.

However, Lin Fei also knew that although the fourth uncle seemed impressive, his actual capability outside wasn’t that great, but he enjoyed boasting. Thus, things he promised confidently at home, insisting they would be no problem, often ran into issues and mostly failed to materialize, which led the family to gradually cool towards them over time. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Standing together with the fourth uncle was the second uncle who, although not as flashy, still held a little position as a section chief in the Water Resources Bureau, officiating as a modest civil servant. The third uncle’s family, who hadn’t arrived, also worked in a bank and held a similar position. Only Lin Fei’s own family, with Jiang Feng being just an elementary school teacher and his father a small bookstore owner, lacked both money and influence, relegated to the least powerful segment within the family.

It was also for this reason that after facing neglect several times, Lin Jianguo tried so hard to increase the family’s income and placed most of his hopes on Lin Fei and Lin You. Even if it meant skimping and saving, he was determined to send the siblings to the expensive key high school.

Following behind the fourth uncle were two girls of differing heights, the taller one looking ordinary, barely passing as pretty, while the shorter one was more adorable. These two were the fourth uncle’s daughters. The elder was named Jiang Yan, and the younger one, Jiang Nan.

Out of politeness, Lin Fei also stood up and called out to the fourth uncle and aunt as a matter of etiquette. In his previous life, apart from the youngest, Jiang Nan, the fourth uncle’s family had looked down on his own family, so his feelings towards them weren’t particularly strong.

The fourth aunt gave a faint nod in response, while the fourth uncle went on to talk with the second uncle, acting as though he hadn’t heard anything. Lin Fei shrugged helplessly, his gaze sweeping past Jiang Yan. This cousin of his started university this year, attending a well-established domestic key university, and held herself in high regard. She only nodded towards Lin Fei as well, not even bothering to reply.

It was Jiang Nan who actively approached and whispered.

"Feifei, do you have any good novels or comics? I’ve finished Kindaichi."

"I’ll talk to you about it later," Lin Fei said with a smile, returning to his seat on the couch. Beside him, Lin You had also woken up. Lin You always held herself in high esteem, but since she excelled in many aspects, the fourth uncle’s family did regard her differently.

"Lin You, you must be really tired from studying all the time, right? It’ll get better after this period. Your cousin Yan went through the same thing back in the day," the fourth uncle initiated the conversation with Lin You.

"Understood, fourth uncle," Lin You quickly stood up, flashing a very polite and sweet smile. She always behaved this way in front of elders.

Then, as nearly everyone else had arrived, the family gathered in the living room to chat and boast. The grandmother sat in the place of honor, with the fourth and second uncles’ families gathered around the dining table in the living room, conversing animatedly. Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng merely sat at the edge, listening without speaking, occasionally offering a polite smile. Lin Fei, Lin You, Jiang Yan, Jiang Nan, and a six-year-old boy named Huanhuan—the five of them stayed in a separate room. Elders with elders, youngsters with youngsters, that was the custom.

Listening to the fourth uncle’s voice in the living room and the occasional laughter, Lin Fei slightly narrowed his eyes and began to guide the True Force within his body in a circulatory cultivation, forming a human-shaped frame with the True Force on the surface of his entire body. The new True Force circulated in ring-like motions while seated. The ice continued to increase with the passage of time. Initially, Lin Fei didn’t know the applications for this new True Force, but as the circulation started, the faster and denser the cycle of True Force became, a special sense of lightness naturally arose. The Combat Power that hadn’t increased for a long time started to grow slowly. Moreover, he discovered that if he consciously guided the circulation, the increase in Combat Power would be even more evident. The amount and intensity of the Combat Power determined the strength of the attack, the magnitude of damage, and the level of defense. If previously Lin Fei achieved a D-level Peak Combat Power through Swordsmanship, now he was actually taking solid steps towards the D-level Peak.