Chapter 320 319: Feeding Moves

Chen Jingyun hadn't expected his lucky break to come so quickly.

'Is Mu Lin trying to trick me somehow? But it's not like I have many other options. This is a rare opportunity, and it's worth the risk even if I get deceived.'

They chose a nearby park. Late at night, no one would be walking around.

It was the perfect spot.

Chen Jingyun stood to the east and gave Mu Lin a deep bow.

"Mr. Mu, thank you!"

'We haven't even started fighting, so what's with all the formality?' Mu Lin thought, but he didn't say anything aloud.

Mu Lin said, "The pressure I exert will gradually increase. You need to be ready at all times."

Chen Jingyun grunted in acknowledgment. He wasn't surprised at all; it was the same way his master had "fed" him moves during his early training.

In fact, this was a method he was extremely familiar with.

And the most efficient.

"Are you ready?" Mu Lin asked.

Chen Jingyun replied, "I'm ready, Mr. Mu. Bring it on!"

Mu Lin suddenly unleashed a powerful aura that rushed straight toward Chen Jingyun.

Chen Jingyun took half a step back, bearing the full brunt of the assault.

It was incredibly intense. Mu Lin's very first strike gave Chen Jingyun a near-death feeling, forcing him to frantically circulate his True Qi to defend himself.

Without even realizing it, a portion of his True Qi had been converted into Inner Strength.

He was overjoyed. "Mr. Mu..."

Before he could share the good news, the next wave of the assault was already roaring toward him.

Not daring to be careless, Chen Jingyun quickly gathered his focus to respond.

The endless waves crashed against Chen Jingyun, one after another. After just a moment, he could no longer withstand the immense pressure.

"I..." Chen Jingyun felt waves of pain wracking his body. The force emanating from Mu Lin sent stinging jolts through him.

The life-and-death crisis, this intense stimulation, caused the True Qi within Chen Jingyun's body to rapidly condense into Inner Strength.

Every time he felt he had reached his limit, Mu Lin would push him past it.

He would raise the intensity by another level.

After a full night, as the auspicious qi of dawn rose from the east, Chen Jingyun felt a tremor run through his entire body. The last of his True Qi had been converted into Inner Strength.

His every move now produced a crisp, mesmerizing sound.

The feeling was truly intoxicating.

Chen Jingyun was ecstatic. He was now a late-stage expert!

Mu Lin smiled faintly, feeling his own spirits soar.

"Just as I thought. Impressive," Mu Lin said, his eyes narrowing. "This achievement is the culmination of your talent and your accumulated experience."

"No!" Chen Jingyun bowed deeply to Mu Lin. "It is all thanks to your help, Mr. Mu. Otherwise, I would have never been able to take this step! From this day forward, as long as I, Chen Jingyun, still draw breath, I will go through fire and water for you without hesitation."

Mu Lin smiled faintly. "Captain Chen, that's a bit of an overstatement. We're friends; a little help is all it was."

In truth, his own power had improved significantly through this process as well.

He had used blade qi, condensed from his own blade intent, to temper Chen Jingyun's True Qi.

Those gusts of blade-wind created immense pressure.

After this training session, Mu Lin's application of his skills in combat had become more mature.

Chen Jingyun nodded in sudden understanding. "You're right, Mr. Mu! Mutual aid! Mutual aid!"

Making things hostile and chaotic benefits no one.

Why do those rich second-generation kids always do such inhuman things? It's because they rely too much on brute force.

Persuading people with reason is the right way to go.

Mu Lin extended his spiritual sense back to Lin Shishi's room and found her still dead asleep, snoring without a shred of elegance.

'In that case, I might as well keep cultivating.'

Mu Lin sat upright on a park bench, cultivating in silence.

It wasn't until a little after eight that Mu Lin got up to eat breakfast. He then strolled through the park until a little after nine, at which point he bought breakfast from a food stall to bring up to Lin Shishi.

Mu Lin stood outside her door and called out, "Miss Lin, are you awake?"

'What a stupid question,' Lin Shishi thought. 'If I wasn't awake, what's the point of calling me?'

"I'm awake! But don't come in!"

Mu Lin had to hold back a laugh. 'Lin Shishi was so bold last night, but now she's acting all shy.'

After a little while, Lin Shishi emerged, looking composed and dignified.

Mu Lin put the breakfast on the coffee table. She sat on the sofa and ate slowly, keeping her head down, not quite daring to look at him.

She still had some memory of what happened last night. Thank goodness Mu Lin had exercised restraint, or else heaven knows what might have happened.

Mu Lin asked, "How are you getting back?"

"I'll drive," Lin Shishi said. Mu Lin nodded.

"I won't see you out, then. Drive safe."

'Mu Lin can't drive, so how could he see me off, anyway?' Lin Shishi thought.

Besides, her family had already arranged for experts to protect her secretly along her route. She doubted anyone would be foolish enough to cause trouble for her.

Lin Shishi said, "Next time we have a drinking contest, you can't cheat!"

'Me? Cheat?' Mu Lin thought. 'I swear, I didn't even use my Inner Strength last night. I just let my body take the full brunt of the alcohol.'

'And you call that sincerity cheating?'

But Lin Shishi wasn't a Cultivator, after all, and had a limited understanding of these things. There was no value in explaining it to her.

"Okay, next time we'll drink to our hearts' content!" Mu Lin, having clearly mastered the art of emotional intelligence, knew it was best to just move on.

Lin Shishi nodded, feeling somewhat relieved that her drinking partner last night had been Mu Lin. Otherwise, the outcome probably would have been very different.

Mu Lin walked Lin Shishi downstairs. After getting into her car, she waved to him. "Goodbye, Brother Mu! Remember to look me up next time you're in Di Yang!"

Mu Lin smiled. "Don't worry, I definitely will!"

After watching Lin Shishi drive off, Mu Lin figured it was time to head to work.

He hadn't been to work in several days. Even though it was for a business trip, Mu Lin wondered if Li Xue would make a big deal out of it and dock his pay.

Even though he was quite wealthy now, every little bit counted. His salary was still worth fighting for.

But he had only taken a few steps when his phone rang. It was Zhou Qianfan.

Mu Lin knew he probably wouldn't be making it to work today, either.

Zhou Qianfan said, "Mu Lin, something urgent has come up. Can you get to Liangyu Investment? There's a matter that requires your personal attention!"

Mu Lin asked, "What is Liangyu Investment?"

"It's Zhu Qiyu's company. You know Zhu Qiyu, don't you?"

Mu Lin thought for a moment. "Oh, the one who invested in the Li Group? I know him. What's going on?"

Mu Lin had long felt that Zhu Qiyu's investment was strange. Why ignore other good companies to invest specifically in the construction sector?

'How could anyone make money in construction?' he mused. 'It seems the Zhou Family was behind this investment all along.'

"The Zhou Family is actually behind Zhu Qiyu, which you might not be aware of. Zhu Qiyu has run into some trouble, but it's inconvenient for me to intervene. I'm hoping you can step in and help him out."

"I understand. Send me the address. I'll head over immediately!" Mu Lin answered without hesitation.

Zhu Qiyu had helped the Li Group in a moment of crisis and hadn't even asked for any influence in return. Back then, Mu Lin had wondered what kind of charitable investor would do such a thing.

Now he finally understood. There was no such person; Zhu Qiyu was simply a frontman for the Zhou Family. The money had come from them all along.

Zhou Qianfan let out a long sigh of relief. Mu Lin really was reliable. Having a young man like him around saved him an immeasurable amount of trouble.

As Mu Lin hailed a taxi to head over, he suddenly said:

"Uncle Zhou, there's a favor I'd like to ask of you!"

The moment the words left Mu Lin's mouth, Zhou Qianfan replied, "Your business is the Zhou Family's business. Go ahead, don't be a stranger."

Mu Lin said, "It's not for me, actually. It's for a friend."

"Any friend of yours is a friend of mine. Just say the word, don't hesitate!" Zhou Qianfan insisted.

Mu Lin gave him the name of Ye Chunshui's father. "He's my friend's father. He has a rather meek personality and is getting bullied in his political circle. Uncle Zhou, could you perhaps look out for him?"

Zhou Qianfan said, "That's no problem. The Zhou Family's word still carries weight in Anhua's political scene."

"Then thank you, Uncle Zhou!"

"Don't mention it!" Zhou Qianfan laughed heartily.

Mu Lin soon arrived at the offices of Liangyu Investment.

'So this is the Zhou Family's foothold in the world of finance,' Mu Lin mused. 'Though their roots are in politics, they're quite aggressive with their investments.'

But as players in the political arena, they naturally couldn't conduct business so openly.

That's why they had put forward a genius like Zhu Qiyu.