Chapter 23: The Return of Qin Long

At the same time, Lin Zhengshang seemed struck by lightning, a glint flickering in his old eyes.

"Clan Leader, I know how to run the Commerce Association now!"

Comprehension points aren't fixed—they can only manifest in commerce.

People are multifaceted; some have high Comprehension points and their cultivation speed advances by leaps and bounds.

Some, when their Comprehension is raised, develop insight into a particular trade.

Lin Zhengshang had been in business for many years, so all his Comprehension points had been added to his commercial experience.

"Oh? Then tell me."

Lin Feng's lips curved—this solved the problem, didn't it?

"Right now the industries of the Four Great Families of Ziyun City are too scattered. If we consolidate them into a Commerce Association and allocate resources reasonably, we can coordinate everything as one."

"From now on, Ziyun City will have only our Lin Family Commerce Association—no more competitive pressure, just money lying down for the taking."

"Right, we also need to expand into the territories of a few neighboring cities."

"For the Lin Family's development, to pave the way through commerce, to seize cities and lands—and if the Commerce Association opens enough branches, we can even run an intelligence business…"

Lin Zhengshang spoke on and on, growing more and more animated.

At this point, he slapped his own head: "Why didn't I ever think of this before?"

"That's because you're stupid…"

Lin Feng complained inwardly. It had pained him to add Comprehension points for Lin Zhengshang; otherwise, in this lifetime, the man would never have come up with so many ideas.

"Since you already have a plan, then go ahead and do it!"

Lin Feng said with a smile—as long as they didn't come bother him, anything was fine.

"Thank you, Clan Leader!"

Lin Zhengshang immediately broke into a smile.

But that smile struck Lin Feng as very strange, as if he had awakened a top-tier profiteer.

After seeing off Lin Zhengshang and the others, Lin Feng ordered someone to summon a few of the Lin Family's younger generation.

"How did the investigation I asked you to do go?" Lin Feng asked in all seriousness.

The one at the head stepped forward and directly handed over a list.

"Clan Leader, following your instructions, we traveled through several nearby cities and investigated the young ladies of every major family."

"Look—the eldest miss of the Zhao Family in Yaori City. Here are the details."

"The second miss of the Bi Family in Kun City—she's still unmarried…"

"The Huang Family of E City has twin sisters, a pair of beauties…"

Lin Feng flipped through it casually. Good lord, these boys had really investigated in detail—they'd even hired a painter to do portraits.

Truly professional!

But Lin Feng wasn't doing this for himself; all his painstaking efforts were for the family's future!

"Well done. This time I'm picking a wife for Lin Ya; next time it'll be your turn."

Lin Feng casually tossed out a few Spirit Stones as reward for the Lin Family juniors.

The family had a fine seedling with S-Class Aptitude—of course that had to be put to good use.

Lin Ya wasn't in a hurry, but Lin Feng was still waiting for him to father a few more S-Class Aptitude children to improve the family's overall constitution!

For the sake of this family, Lin Feng had truly worried his heart to pieces.

Just then, one of the Lin Family juniors stepped forward and whispered: "Clan Leader, on my way back, I saw the Qin Family remnant Qin Long. He's in Ziyun City right now. Should we…"

Hearing this, Lin Feng immediately set down the documents in his hand.

"Oh? He's back?"

"In that case, let's go meet this Young Master of the Qin Family."

Lin Feng rose to his feet—one must cut the grass and dig up the roots, or it would sprout again with the spring breeze.

Besides, Qin Long had the Qingyun Sect behind him, so they absolutely could not allow them to cause trouble on Lin Family territory.

Every conspiracy had to be nipped in the bud.

Before long, led by the Lin Family juniors, Lin Feng headed toward a tavern somewhere in Ziyun City.

At that moment, inside a tavern, Qin Long sat in a black robe, his face full of grief and indignation.

And before him sat a young man in white. That young man's lecherous eyes were fixed on a girl on the street.

"Junior Brother Qin, I never expected that a remote little backwater like your Ziyun City would have such an absolute beauty." The young man in white smiled obscenely.

His gaze never once left the girl outside.

Qin Long followed the young man's gaze and his heart sank at once.

"That's a member of the Lin Family—Lin Xuan!"

"You know her, Junior Brother Qin?" The young man in white said, delighted.

He studied under the Elder of the Qingyun Sect, using women as the object of his cultivation.

Many of the female Tudi in the Qingyun Sect were his Furnace Cauldrons, tended by him on a regular basis.

But after seeing too many of the sect's wilted flowers, he'd grown thoroughly bored.

Now that he'd come to Ziyun City, he hadn't expected to spot an absolute beauty at first glance.

"She's the daughter of the Third Elder of the Lin Family, the apple of the Lin Family's eye. What—does Senior Brother have an interest in this woman?"

Qin Long's heart leaped with joy.

This time he had invited his Second Senior Brother back, and the man had come unwillingly.

He hadn't expected him to take a fancy to Lin Xuan of the Lin Family.

Wasn't that perfect to make use of?

"Hehe, Junior Brother, you really do understand me. I have a fated connection with this girl. I'll bring her back to Qingyun Sect—she'll be my finest cultivation Furnace Cauldron."

The white-robed youth laughed merrily, the greed in his eyes spilling out without pause.

"Good, I'll go grab her right now!" Qin Long said with a cold laugh.

Lin Xuan wore a yellow dress, a young girl of about sixteen, brimming with youth, her pretty face radiant and captivating.

The whole of Ziyun City knew that back then the Qin, Wang, and Yang Three Great Families had worn out the threshold of the Lin Family's door seeking to propose marriage, but all had been refused by Lin Zhengshang.

"Miss, let's go back. The Third Elder is already urging us." a maidservant urged helplessly.

Lin Xuan pouted, her face full of displeasure: "Hmph! I'm not going back!"

Lin Xuan was just about to escape the maidservant's watch when she unexpectedly crashed into someone head-on.

"Sister Lin Xuan, long time no see!"

Qin Long revealed a savage smile, a trace of hatred flashing through his eyes.

Back then his Qin Family had also gone to the Lin Family to propose, but unfortunately Lin Xuan thought far too highly of herself and had never looked favorably on Qin Long at all.

"Qin... Qin Long?"

Lin Xuan was greatly shocked, her little face turning pale as she turned to flee.

She hadn't expected the remnant of the Qin Family to actually have returned!

"Sister Lin Xuan, back then I even went to your family to propose, and you were so aloof and proud. Why are you trying to run from me now?"

A chill surfaced in Qin Long's eyes as he seized Lin Xuan's wrist in one grip.

"Qin Long, what do you think you're doing!"

"Your Qin Family is already gone, and you still want to grab me?"

"Our Clan Leader is very powerful. If you dare hurt me, I'll call for people!"

Lin Xuan panicked, her pretty face full of terror.

How could she be this unlucky? She had barely escaped the house when she bumped into this Qin Long remnant.

The Qin Family had been wiped out, so naturally Qin Long was seething with rage.

Now that he'd caught her, there would absolutely be no good end.

"So you know my Qin Family is gone? Hmph! Today I seize you, and I can't even recoup the interest. You behave yourself!"

Qin Long was beside himself with rage and raised his hand to strike.

"Junior Brother Qin, you mustn't use force on a beauty."

Just then the white-robed youth walked over slowly, the corners of his mouth curving up into a lewd smile.

"Beauty, I am Ji Bo, Personal Disciple under the Elder of Qingyun Sect. My Junior Brother was a bit impulsive just now—please forgive him."