"Don't worry, my formations have reached a small success."
"As long as no Core Formation cultivators make a move, anyone who comes will only face doom!"
Speaking of this, Zhang Ying's face was filled with immense confidence.
These days, she had been solely focused on researching formations, aiming to catch up to Lin Chen's pace.
It could be said that although her current cultivation was only at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, with the formations she wielded, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would still not be her match!
"Good, Senior Sister, be careful. If anything happens, contact Master immediately."
"After I return from the southwest, I'll come see you."
After clearly explaining things to Zhang Ying, Lin Chen hung up the phone.
However, before he could even walk back to his room, his phone rang again.
And this time, it was Long Yuling calling!
"Hello, Lin Chen, where are you? I can't find you at the hotel."
As soon as the call connected, Long Yuling's voice came from the other end.
"I'm at a friend's place. What's wrong?"
Lin Chen answered, holding his phone.
"My dad wants to meet you. Do you have time now?"
When she mentioned her father, Long Yuling's voice suddenly lowered, sounding a bit guilty.
"Uh, Uncle wants to see me?"
"Alright, I'll come over right away then."
Upon learning that Long Yixian wanted to see him, Lin Chen pondered for a moment before agreeing.
Before, at the martial arts arena, he could tell from his master's words that Master and this Long Yixian definitely knew each other!
And most importantly, Long Yixian was a master artifact refiner. Getting on good terms with him now would definitely be beneficial, right?
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen returned to his room and found Master Zhu leisurely making tea.
"Master Zhu, I have something to attend to. I'll visit you again next time."
"Hahaha, young friend Lin, you're too polite. You are Zhou Qing's brother, so you're not an outsider. You are always welcome to drop by anytime."
Seeing Lin Chen's refined demeanor, Master Zhu was even more pleased.
"Farewell."
After leaving Master Zhu's place, Lin Chen returned to Zhou Qing's home, informed his mother, and then headed downstairs.
However, as soon as Lin Chen descended, he saw the Long family's driver already waiting by the roadside with the car.
Just as he was about to get into the car, a group of people suddenly ran over and surrounded him.
The leader was the bespectacled man who had been pestering Master Zhu before.
"Sir, I was blind before. Please, I beg you to help my boss!"
The bespectacled man knelt directly in front of Lin Chen and began to kowtow.
His demeanor made Lin Chen's heart tremble slightly.
"What is your relationship with this boss?"
Seeing the bespectacled man repeatedly kowtowing, Lin Chen's heart softened a little.
He could tell that this bespectacled man genuinely cared about the boss behind him, and it wasn't just about money.
"He is my boss, and also my benefactor."
"I was an orphan and almost starved to death on the streets. People under my boss took me in and sent me to the orphanage they run."
"My boss sent me to school to learn knowledge, but he never forced us to do things for him. We all joined his company voluntarily."
"Sir, our boss is truly a good person."
"Over the years, the number of people our boss has saved is truly countless!"
The bespectacled man was on the verge of tears.
He had personally witnessed Master Zhu's skills, which were almost like divination!
Once the birth date and time were given, Master Zhu could decide if someone lived or died. He was like a living Yama.
Master Zhu had already stated that only the young man in front of him could save their boss now!
He dared not doubt Master Zhu's words in the slightest.
"Fine, then tell me, who is your boss?"
"Since he is such a great philanthropist, he can't be an unknown nobody, can he?"
Hearing the bespectacled man's string of praises for his boss, Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"This..."
When it came to his boss's identity, the bespectacled man became hesitant.
"I apologize, sir, our boss's identity is strictly confidential."
"But if you are willing to accompany us to the capital, I will personally take you to meet him, is that acceptable?"
The bespectacled man looked at Lin Chen, his expression full of pleading.
"Forget it. If he doesn't even want to reveal his name, why should I save him?"
Seeing that they were unwilling to reveal his identity, Lin Chen sighed slightly and turned to leave.
"Wait, sir, I cannot tell you our boss's name."
"But all the Sunshine Welfare Homes in Zhejiang Province, and the Xingfu Fund Company, were all established by him."
Seeing Lin Chen about to leave, the bespectacled man became anxious and quickly explained.
"Oh? Xingfu Fund Company?"
Upon hearing this name, Lin Chen stopped his steps forward.
Sunshine Welfare Homes and Xingfu Fund Company were indeed two very special entities.
The former was dedicated to adopting orphans who had lost their parents, while the latter, though called a company, was essentially a welfare organization.
In fact, Xingfu Fund Company was a lending institution.
As long as a person fell ill and was in genuine difficulty, their family members could take their medical records to this company to apply for a loan.
And this company was quite peculiar. No matter who came to borrow money, as long as their investigation confirmed genuine hardship, they would lend money unconditionally, without a single cent of interest.
Back then, when Lin Chen's mother had appendicitis and couldn't borrow money anywhere, it was Lin Chen who found this company and borrowed money to perform surgery on his mother.
It could be said that Lin Chen had always been grateful to Xingfu Fund Company.
He never expected that the person who was now ill was the boss of this company?
"Fine. Master Zhu mentioned before that your boss still has two years to live."
"Take these three pills. Dilute them in water and divide them into ten portions. Let your boss drink one portion every three days. It will strengthen his body."
"After I'm done with my business, you can come to Zhejiang Province to pick me up, and I'll go see him personally."
Lin Chen sighed and said to the bespectacled man.
After all, if it weren't for that fund company back then, he probably wouldn't have been able to gather the money for his mother's surgery.
Strictly speaking, it was equivalent to him saving his mother's life.
Saving him now would be repaying a favor.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Taking Lin Chen's pills, the bespectacled man treated them like treasures and repeatedly thanked Lin Chen.
"Give me your phone, I'll leave you my number. If anything happens, you can call me."
"However, saving your boss is a matter of fate, and this is a one-time occurrence. No further exceptions, understand?"
After giving his phone number to the bespectacled man, Lin Chen turned and got into the car sent by the Long family.