"Mr. Lin, have you heard of the Epiphyllum Flower Festival?" Qingxuan asked.

"I've heard a little about it." Lin Dong nodded slightly. "I recently made contact with someone from the Ephemeral Flower Society; she's a female assassin."

"Assassins?" Qingxuan was startled and pondered, "That's right. The Ephemeral Flower Society is a mysterious force that has emerged in recent years. Their whereabouts are unpredictable, but it is said that even the assassin organization Liangyou is involved with them."

"I know Liangyou, and we've fought several times. He's quite skilled."

Qingxuan was shocked again. Liangyou is the largest assassin organization in Asia. You call this "not bad"?

Wait a minute, if he was targeted by Liangyou, how did he manage to survive until today?

Could it be that all the rumors circulating in the martial arts world about Lin Dong are true?

"Taoist Master, don't stare at me like that. I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?" Lin Dong shrugged. "Go on."

"Uh... okay."

The old Taoist priest took a sip of tea to calm himself and continued:

"Not many people know about the Epiphyllum Society, and even fewer know that it is actually just an offshoot of the Glorious Society."

"The Glorious Society?" Lin Dong was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, everyone knows about the Glorious Society, but few know that beneath it lies the Ephemeral Society."

Qingxuan cleared her throat:

"The role of the Ephemeral Flower Society is to recruit or control underground forces around the world and do things for the Glorious Society that they cannot do themselves or that cannot be done in the light of day."

"The 1997 Feng Shui Killing Scheme was a hidden move by the Guanghui Society to target China, attack the Asian economy, and reap Asian financial wealth."

"They intend to use finance as their primary means to disrupt the Asian economy."

"As an auxiliary element, the Feng Shui formation was set up with five key points according to the flow of Qi."

"The first one is on Victoria Peak, the highest peak on Hong Kong Island."

Qingxuan's words dispelled some of Lin Dong's previous doubts, and memories of the 1997 Asian financial crisis from his previous life surfaced one by one in his mind.

"The other four key points are located in the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra, Indonesia; the Singapore United Financial Centre; the Takenori Temple in Kobe, Japan; and somewhere on the seabed south of Melbourne, Australia."

"The five key formations, working in unison, will be officially activated next year, 1997. This is the origin of the so-called '97 Feng Shui Killing Formation'..."

Qingxuan's words completely stirred Lin Dong's thoughts:

The earlier CIA assassination attempt, the Liangyou organization's sabotage, and the large amount of intelligence recently collected by Tianyan all support the old Taoist's story.

Now that the feng shui killing formation has been set up, once it is activated, the entire Asian financial economy will suffer an unprecedented and fatal blow.

The Glorious Society, the Ephemeral Society, the CIA, the Good Friends Assassin Organization, and gangs from various regions... may all be involved.

Lin Dong clearly remembers that in his previous life, in July 1997, this unprecedented financial storm began to sweep across Thailand.

In just half a month, Thailand's financial and economic systems collapsed across the board, and the Thai baht plummeted, at one point falling to only 32.6 baht to the US dollar, a depreciation of over 30%.

Soon after, the storm spread to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, island nations, South Korea, and even China and Hong Kong.

Currency devaluation severely impacted foreign companies, Asian stock markets plummeted, and countless large, medium, and small enterprises went bankrupt.

Hundreds of millions of workers and employees lost their jobs, and the social economy was in a state of extreme depression...

This financial storm that swept across Asia had the most severe impact on Indonesia...

The Glorious Society, in collusion with Citibank and Wall Street, deliberately chose July 1997 as the date of their launch; their intentions are despicable.

Because this timing is so special.

............................................

"You mean the feng shui trap set up on Hong Kong Island is on Victoria Peak?" Lin Dong pondered for a moment before asking.

“That’s right, Mr. Lin, it’s right below the observation deck on Victoria Peak…” Qingxuan nodded.

"Then why don't we go and investigate now?" Lin Dong smiled.

"Now? This... in the middle of the night, it's at least eight or nine kilometers from here to Victoria Peak, right?" Qingxuan was stunned. What was Mr. Lin thinking?

"Only eight or nine kilometers? It's not far, haha... How about taking my private car? We'll be there in no time."

"Private transportation? Can it fly, perhaps?"

"Almost there... Daoist Master, are you ready?"

As soon as Lin Dong finished speaking, Qing Xuan, who was sitting at the tea table, felt her body lighten and was pulled by the arm, flying out of the villa gate.

All I could hear was the whistling wind in my ears, and all I could see were the mountain scenery and night lights rushing past me...

"Holy crap! Wind Release technique?"

The old Taoist priest, who had never broken his vow to curse in decades, couldn't help but blurt out a furious remark.

His body was carried away and disappeared into the night at lightning speed...

Victoria Peak, viewing platform.

Ninety-year-old Qingxuan was still in shock. His legs were weak, and he leaned against the railing of the observation deck, staring at Lin Dong in disbelief.

No matter how knowledgeable he was, he had never personally experienced such an amazing and exciting "wind escape".

He secretly calculated that the straight-line distance from Lin Dong's villa to the top of Victoria Peak was at least 8 kilometers, not even counting the roadblocks and the difficulty of climbing the mountain road.

How long did it take?

One minute?

Half a minute?

"No need to guess, it took 23 seconds."

Lin Dong, with a calm expression, seemed to understand his inner thoughts and said with a smile:

"So? Daoist Qingxuan, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

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