Back to the Sun City,
Ye Feng was walking aimlessly when he met Wang Jun again who insisted on taking him to the family compound.
After some interaction with the Wang family and them learning the fact that he was a medicine saint's disciple, they tied each other into a friendship.
Old Wang wanted to match his granddaughter but Ye Feng refused on the fact that he already has someone he likes.
The real reason was, that he couldn't have her because of the restriction on Qi of Luck Cauldron body. He couldn't have any women other than one who is blessed by luck or he might end up losing more than he would gain.
This way he presented himself as a gentleman which enhanced the impression of the Wang Family of him.
This way even though he might lose a Martial arts family in his team, he filled the position with a military family.
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The first large-scale collision between the two camps was quietly approaching.
On paper, Ye Feng still possessed the greater influence.
Behind him stood the Lin Family, Shen Family, Tang Family and Wang Family along with numerous smaller forces connected to them.
His network was spreading rapidly across Fortune City and into the provincial capital.
Most people would consider his side unstoppable.
But appearances could be deceiving.
The Lin Family was already showing cracks.
The Xue Family had broken away.
The Wang Family had only recently joined and their relationship was still shallow.
Meanwhile, the Li Family was growing stronger every single day.
Li Tao's side currently consisted of the Li Family, Murong Family and Xue Family.
The number of allies was smaller.
But every one of them was completely under his control.
More importantly, Ye Feng still believed he was playing against fate.
He had no idea that the greatest variable in this world was not an opportunity, not an inheritance and not an ancient treasure.
It was Li Tao.
A man who knew the future.
A man who knew the plot.
And a man who was slowly turning every one of Ye Feng's advantages into a trap.
Li Tao was busy in the mess Soaring Dragon Group had created by creating a competitive environment in Fortune City, and due to this, he had to plan his expansion project ahead of schedule.
Yesterday his father-in-law managed to break through the Transcendent realm thanks to his wife. His whole family visited the Murong Mansion on the outskirts of the Capital city. He asked Grandpa Murong to start acquiring the pharma companies in the north while he focused on the southern provinces.
Unlike the martial arts families in the capital, the Murong family celebrated the occasion in the form of a family dinner instead of going full-on promotion like a high-budget movie.
Li Tao and Murong Qing were exceptionally happy visiting the whole area. Seeing her smiling face all day was a new experience for him given his encounters in past life.
Remembering the love he had showered over that traitor witch Lin Bingxue made his blood boil with hate. He clenched his fists but looking to his left and watching the smiling face of his fiancée made these negative thoughts melt like snow.
He looked up and sighed, how different this life is compared to the previous one. Sometimes it feels like a dream. Had it not been for Neo, he might still be struggling in the Internal energy realm while scrambling for resources. Nor would he be part of this story.
They spent the whole day together and Li Tao handed over all the resources he had gathered during this time to her along with the spirit stone (shards).
He stole a kiss and said goodbye.
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Li Tao returned to the Fortune City in the evening along with his family.
Mother Li and Father Li were smiling all the way. They gave approval looks to Li Tao from time to time sending the message that 'your purpose in life had been achieved'.
Although they had been supporting him in his pursuit of Lin Bingxue. It was more due to parental love rather than parents approving his choice. Given their standing, they were not worried about him getting bullied.
{Men out there watch out when you move in the streets, it's not safe anymore.}
{Stop this BS.}
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Li Tao received a system reminder,
[Ding! The host is being too lazy these days. To keep him motivated System is releasing a new task.]
[Temporary Chain Mission: One of the senior supporters from the Protagonist faction will be coming to the most upscale club in the city to meet with the protagonist tomorrow. The host is required to add colour to this occasion.]
[Reward: Spoiler]
[Punishment: Retrieve one of the rewards previously given to the host.]
PS: A new Heroine will appear in the plot but her presence will not be noteworthy.
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Li Tao was surprised by the sudden mission issued by Neo but he happily accepted it. With great powers comes great fun. He also wanted to take small acts of revenge on Ye Feng to break him from the inside instead of directly killing him.
"Neo, what level is Ye Feng now?"
[Ye Feng is currently at the peak of middle-stage of the Grandmaster realm. He can fight the peak of late-stage of the Grandmaster realm experts using some tricks.]
"Hmm?" Li Tao was quite surprised by this development.
[Ding! Clearing the Host's doubts, Ye Feng is not as simple as the one that killed you in your previous life. Even though he lost the support of the Xue Family in the Sun City. Destiny lent him another hand, a stronger one at that.]
[He managed to get a Millennial Treasure and broke through earlier than expected.]
{Don't sleep on him or he might kill you.}
....
Li Tao was relieved that nothing out of the ordinary like a system appeared on Ye Feng. As long as he is relying on treasures, then he can be beaten easily. System dad is almighty and omniscient.
As far as his memory serves right, he knows nothing about this meeting at all...
...weird right? But he was with the Xuan Family after his family was destroyed. He stayed in the Xuan family for some time before fighting his last battle.
He scratched his head and thought, 'Nothing can go wrong as long as I am strong enough'.
He returned to his residence and decided to increase the strength of the family one more level just to be safe. So the whole family had surpassed the provincial giant Xue Family in overall strength.
This would secure the upcoming occasion of the wedding that will be held next week.
...
The next day, Two handsome teenagers entered the Millennial Club which was known to be the most high-scale club in the city and even ranked in the top 10 of the province. The whole club was divided into numerous areas depending on customer needs. It was run by a mysterious group of people who majored in Martial arts but did not want to be involved in mortal hassle.
These two 'handsome' teenagers were Li Tao and Li Jing (his cousin, who is a tomboy). They were wearing a classic three-piece suit that matched their personalities well. A'Qian and A'Fu followed them in.
Li Jing was tantalized by the atmosphere of this place. She had never been to a place like this before. Young masters and female models were everywhere. She held Li Tao's hand and walked while looking around like a kid entering a Disney wonderland.
Li Tao, on the other hand, came here with a mission. He brought Li Jing here for experience's sake. He was not going to rely on her; not being a burden would be considered an achievement in itself.
The doormen welcomed them respectfully and a lobby manager said, "Evening Mr. Li, would you like to have the usual arrangement or anything else?"
Li Tao recognized this guy, he was the one who attended to him and his friends when they came to drink.
Original Li Tao was a licking dog so he did not touch any girls but Li Jing was companying him who was dressed like a tomboy so the manager asked him anyway.
Li Jing wanted to come forward but was smacked by Li Tao who just shushed the waiter away and walked towards the common drinking area where the pretend-to-be rich people gathered.
Li Jing was watching everything in awe. She felt like this was a movie set except everything here was genuine in terms of quality and danger. One wrong push and you might end up in the sea.
She followed Li Tao like a good sidekick playing with her blazer like she was hiding a weapon. Along with her aura, it actually worked. Everyone was now looking at her in awe.
Fillers aside, she had the fun she had been looking for her whole life.
10 minutes later they were at the general drinking area called "Riches". Li Tao followed the system's guidance to locate the plot location.
He was greeted with a flying bottle which Li Jing caught heroically. She stood there like an impregnable wall.
A'Qian and A'Fu walked at a certain distance knowing how to act like a bodyguard. They were told not to show up unless something bad happened. Plus a flying bottle is like playing catch for the current Li Tao. Others might not know this but A'Qian and others have seen Li Tao perform his sword routine once.
He sliced a 3-meter diameter rock with a single draw. So, they would be waiting for the signal before acting.
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[Ding! The host is in the plot scene. Please complete the following mission for cool rewards.]
[Mission: Good thing happens to good people.]
[Description: Two of the financial thugs under the protagonist faction are currently fighting each other. One of them directly joined the protagonist faction, while the other was saved by the heroine. Who later became part of the harem and thus another thug also joined the faction. Ye Feng fell in love with one of the girls associated with him and thus got killed.]
[Reward: Spoiler]
[Punishment: Host will lose one his abilities and he will be drinking 15 bottles of Wine today or he won't be able to step outside the club.]
[Props needed are placed in the system space.]
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Li Tao side glanced at the mission and continued moving forward smoothly. He brushed his coat and walked to a nearby booth and looked towards the area of commotion. He signaled his sidekick Li Jing to get the details.
He studied the background himself as Neo transmitted the history of these people. He was amazed by the brain development of these people. It sounded like the story of the next volume of this book.
Not going into the details, one illegitimate child was favored over the legitimate one just because a fortune teller told them to do so.
[True story believe it or not.]
Li Tao had a grin on his face as he designed a wonderful plan to make this evening more exciting.
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System Strain ...