Chapter 1534 - 1549: Five Years Recuperating

Chapter 1534: Chapter 1549: Five Years Recuperating

Five years later, on Zhongnan Mountain in Huaxia, amidst the rolling hills and winding peaks, a few households are nestled deep within the vast white clouds. On South Mountain Peak surrounded by mountains, there are the sounds of birds, fragrant flowers, lush green grass, and vibrant life. Bathing in the forest breeze accompanied by the valley orchids, this place is truly a heavenly retreat!

In this harmonious and idyllic paradise, within a deep mountain forest rarely visited by people, an elder and a youngster stand unmoving, staring at each other. The elder looks lazy, drowsy, and disdainful, while the young man has a serious expression, but is under immense pressure because beads of sweat are slowly dripping down his forehead...

Indeed, this is not a film shoot, but a real closed-door training session between two pinnacle martial arts masters! A powerful aura! It is the collision of two mighty Little Universes, causing the trees and grass to tremble! The sound of wind and cranes! The roar of pine waves!

Suddenly, a gust of wind sweeps through the valley from afar, causing the birds to fly away in fright! The elder and the youngster both shoot sharp glances simultaneously, and at that instant, the gust stops, the pine waves calm, and the breathtaking scene freezes.

"Kid, you’ve been here for five whole years, and your skills have improved greatly, almost reaching my level! So today is the day you’ll descend the mountain!"

"Descend the mountain?" Lin Mu’s eyes falter. To be honest, after five years of secluded training, Lin Mu is no longer the one who dominated the martial world or thrived in business as the head of the Flying Dragon Sect, but has become a struggling cultivator.

The memories from five years ago have begun to blur in his mind.

"This time descending the mountain, am I going to Wancheng again?" Lin Mu asked in confusion, judging with his keen Seventh Sense, it seems the task is related to the beautiful CEO Sophie! Of course, anything related to Sophie always sharply triggers Lin Mu’s Seventh Sense.

"Yes, that’s right!" Elder Lin showed his signature mischievous smile, "Kid, although you suffered hardships five years ago, your luck with ladies hasn’t diminished one bit! Alas, poor me, I gave up a central government hall-level position just to come here and help heal you, but seeing you survive, I feel comforted knowing it wasn’t a waste of my efforts!"

"Well, actually, old man—no, grandpa, I want to know how the girls were from five years ago? And what’s the situation with Flying Dragon Group now? Is Feifei managing it?"

Lin Mu couldn’t help but ask, "Previously, you wouldn’t let me ask, fearing it would affect my recovery. Now that I’ve recovered, can you tell me?"

"Hmm, alright, actually before I was worried you’d feel sad, impacting your recovery, so I didn’t dare to tell you. Now that you’re going back, I might as well tell you everything!"

"Come, grandpa, have a seat!" Lin Mu thoughtfully pulled over a wicker chair, "Take your time to speak!"

"Well, kid, you didn’t let me worry for nothing!" Elder Lin sat on the wicker chair, stroking his white long beard, "Alas, speaking too much might make you sad! Actually, five years ago, your women all left, the Flying Dragon Group collapsed, but some businesses like the pharmaceutical company and Steel Company were acquired by the Su Family, which retained some assets, but I advise against venturing into business again in the future!"

"They all left!" Lin Mu looked lost.

"Yes, think about it, they are a group of women, and you’re only one man, you monopolized too many resources. Remember, there are many bachelors in the world!" Saying this, Elder Lin pointed to himself, implying even he is an old bachelor!

This old timer is exasperating, acting disgracefully for his age! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Of course, they left because you were presumed dead. To treat your wounds, I lied to them saying you kicked the bucket!" Elder Lin chuckled mischievously.

So that’s how it is, after all they are women, socially categorized as a weaker group, without a man by their side, their lives lack support, so it’s understandable they left Lin Family Mansion.

Women like Sophie, Qi Manlin, and Zhou Xun, successful women, naturally wouldn’t wait lifelong for a deceased man. It’s an economic society now, not like ancient virtuous women, even if it were ancient times, Lin Mu didn’t give them a title, so they wouldn’t be left guarding widowhood.

"So, how did my Flying Dragon Group collapse?" Lin Mu asked.

"Ah, commercial matters, I’m not quite familiar, but I heard it was due to Old Madam Qiong Yao from Taiwan Island accusing your Flying Dragon Film and Television Company of plagiarizing her script. The court ruled against you for infringement, not to mention Old Madam Qiong’s solid connections in the central government, using her strong backing to make Flying Dragon Company pay a billion in compensation to Old Madam Qiong, consequently leading to your film company’s shutdown, which triggered a domino effect causing Flying Dragon Film and Television Base’s bankruptcy, ultimately dragging the entire Flying Dragon Group into despair. Even business genius Feifei couldn’t avoid this due to Old Madam Qiong’s incredibly complex network, Wancheng officials faced pressure from the Central Broadcasting and Television Bureau, thus had no choice but to strike Flying Dragon Company!"

At this point, Elder Lin sighed helplessly, truth be told, it’s Lin Mu’s fault for making too many enemies, despite his short stay over a year in Wancheng, he offended major political and commercial figures, in short, once Flying Dragon faltered, and Lin Mu’s fate was uncertain, various forces swarmed like wolves to devour the struggling Flying Dragon Group.

"I understand." Lin Mu listened to Elder Lin’s explanation, and roughly understood what happened over the past five years. Of course, money is just a worldly possession, although Flying Dragon fell, Lin Mu didn’t express much sadness, instead he worried about Sophie, Qi Manlin, and Zhou Xun’s situation.

"Grandpa, is Feifei, Manlin, and Zhou Xun alright?" Lin Mu asked.

"Though Manlin’s temper is fiery, she is a woman of true temperament. After you were harmed, she was deeply affected, feeling emotionally and physically exhausted, soon transferred to a distant place. Zhou Xun went to the United States’ Hu Laiville, to film movies! Going to the United States for filming seems reckless!"

"That place should be called Hollywood, shouldn’t it?" Lin Mu rebuked dissatisfied, this old man kept talking nonsense, Zhou Xun rising from an ordinary student to top domestic star is really difficult, so her leaving Huaxia for US development is reasonable and logical.