The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Summer 2008, Shanghai.

Downstairs in an old residential building in Puxi.

Ling Yun walked out of the building with her backpack on, but suddenly stopped.

Under the sycamore tree across the way stood a beautiful woman in a bohemian-style dress, her long hair flowing, but her face was cold.

That was Ling Yun's girlfriend, Li Wen. She had only sent a text message before disappearing for over a month without a trace.

But today he suddenly appeared downstairs, as if he were lying in wait.

Upon seeing the person in question appear, Li Wen immediately stepped forward and coldly uttered a single sentence.

"Let's break up, Lingyun."

Ling Yun paused for a moment, then muttered a few sarcastic remarks to himself.

"Damn it! So even rebirth doesn't prevent it; what's bound to happen will happen. This kind of trouble is unavoidable."

Li Wen is a local resident of Jing'an District and a graduate of the University of Finance and Economics.

Lingyun, who graduated with a master's degree two years ago and whose home is in Beijing, chose to stay in Shanghai to work.

But this is the result he got, yet his face remained completely expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Why did you break up? Give me a reason first."

Li Wen's cheeks flushed slightly, and her tone became even more abrupt.

"The reason is simple: my youth is limited, I won't live to see you succeed, and besides..."

She suddenly lowered her voice, and her face turned even redder.

"...You're like an animal, insatiable, I just can't take it anymore!"

A hint of smugness flashed in Ling Yun's eyes, then he shrugged.

"Okay, breaking up is fine, but there's one thing I need to clarify!"

"I'm not going to wear a green hat, buddy. Dare to swear on your parents' health? They wouldn't even look at a country bumpkin like me anyway."

"Are you fucking crazy?!"

Li Wen instantly lost her temper, gritting her teeth in anger.

"Do you really think I'm that low? I swear on my happiness for the rest of my life, are you satisfied now?!"

"Satisfied, very satisfied"

Ling Yun nodded with a smile, which was somewhat irritating.

"I believe that reason. You are indeed a bit frigid. Let's have a farewell dinner tonight, and have another breakup match. Let's part ways amicably!"

"Screw you, you're a filthy scoundrel, go to hell!"

Li Wen was furious and kicked him on the spot.

Fortunately, Ling Yun was prepared and retreated quickly, easily avoiding the attack.

"What are you saying? You were the one who initiated the breakup, and I was so quick to agree, why are you getting so worked up? The ancients were right, women and petty men are the hardest to deal with!"

"I have to talk to you now. We can talk more tonight. I have to catch the bus. See you later!"

Ling Yun smiled and waved, then grabbed his backpack and ran towards the entrance of the residential area.

"You filthy scoundrel, I haven't finished speaking yet, you might..."

Li Wen raised her hand, ready to call out to Ling Yun.

But the words that were on the tip of his tongue turned into a low mutter.

"Tonight? I hope you'll be back tonight."

In the blink of an eye, Lingyun had arrived at the street outside the residential area.

Just then, the company shuttle bus arrived and stopped in front of him.

Ling Yun glanced back, then smiled and got into the car.

Seeing his beaming face, a colleague in the front row asked curiously:

"Good morning, Lingyun! Did you win the lottery? You're beaming like a flower!"

Ling Yun greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, Brother Liu. They say the three greatest joys in life are getting a promotion, making a fortune, and losing your wife. Of course I'm happy to have this kind of good news."

"You got promoted again, or did you get a huge bonus? You're not even married yet, where did this 'dead wife' come from?"

"Haha, that was a wonderful dream I had last night! It had everything!"

"Tch! So that's how it is. You got all excited for nothing. I was even thinking about how to rip you off!"

The back row of the shuttle bus.

A fat man secretly let out a sigh of relief and muttered a few words under his breath.

"You little rascal, you scared the hell out of me! What kind of pipe dream are you having? Go wash your ass and go to jail!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ling Yun arrived in front of him.

"Ah Rong, what are you muttering about?"

As he spoke, he plopped down in the empty seat next to him.

Ah Rong was startled and then, trying to remain calm, punched Ling Yun.

"You little punk, I'm not a butcher. Stop calling me 'Ah Rong, Ah Rong,' or I'll turn on you!"

"Haha, what a fitting nickname! Don't you call me 'little rascal' all the time too?"

Ling Yun smiled and returned the punch, this time with even more force.

Arong was his classmate in college, but they didn't live in the same dormitory. After graduation, they both went to work for the same futures company.

The difference is that Arong started working right after graduating from university.

Lingyun pursued a master's degree and only joined this futures company during her third year of graduate school internship, where she eventually secured a permanent position.

In just a year and a half, he became Arong's boss, with three other employees under him.

Because of their classmate relationship, they still acted like brothers outside of the company, just like in college, and had a very good relationship.

Privately, Ah Rong had been holding back a lot of anger!

Moreover, Ah Rong and Li Wen are neighbors, almost childhood sweethearts.

Lingyun got to know Li Wen through Arong's connections.

How can you swallow this insult when your best friend steals your childhood sweetheart and becomes your boss?

"Cough cough"

Ah Rong coughed twice and tentatively asked in a low voice:

"What exactly did you mean by getting promoted, making a fortune, and having your wife die? Were you dreaming?"

Ling Yun looked at the guy until the guy got a little irritated, then nodded smugly.

"Just now, Li Wen broke up with me, saying she couldn't wait for me to succeed and that I was insatiable, like an animal!"

"The stock that my buddy was fully invested in recently broke even, and there was some major positive news. Now I can just sit back and wait for it to hit the daily limit again."

"Plus, my buddy just got promoted a little over a month ago. Isn't that like getting a promotion, making money, and losing your wife? How could you not be happy?"

"call!"

Ah Rong secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gave Ling Yun a shove in an annoyed manner.

"Damn it! How could Li Wen have fallen for a scoundrel like you? What an idiot!"

As we were talking, the company shuttle bus had already driven onto the Nanpu Bridge, heading straight for the Lujiazui Financial District on the other side of the river.

Ling Yun didn't say anything more and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.

The river surface beneath the bridge shimmered with golden light, a hundred boats raced against each other, and in the distance, the skyscrapers of the Lujiazui Financial District stood side by side, presenting a scene of prosperity and grandeur.

While admiring the beautiful scenery, Lingyun was brewing a storm in her heart.

Soon, it was around 10:30 in the morning.

Yuanda Futures.

The trading area was deathly silent; the central air conditioning was blowing hard, but it couldn't dispel the heavy atmosphere.

Everyone was on tenterhooks, unable to focus on the market or trade, their eyes glued to the investment director's office!

"Bang"

A loud bang came from the office, followed by a series of angry roars.

"A loss of eight or nine hundred million? You guys are amazing! Do you think money comes from thin air, or do you want to experience what prison life is like?"

"This time, not only are you all finished, but I'm also dragged down by you little bastards and am completely finished!"

Hearing President Chen's roar, many company employees exchanged glances and began whispering among themselves.

"Ling Yun is doomed this time. I never expected him to go this far!"

"Holy crap! A loss of eight or nine hundred million? That's enough to land them in jail for life!"

"This shouldn't be happening. Lingyun's playing style is always steady, why has he become so aggressive this time?"

Just then, the door to the director's office suddenly opened.

"Get the hell out of here, go back and wash your asses clean and get ready to go to jail!"

Amidst the investment director's angry shouts, Ling Yun emerged with a few of his men, looking dejected and wilted like frostbitten eggplants.

The murmurs abruptly ceased, and everyone stood up, turning to look at them.

There was concern, sympathy, schadenfreude, and indifference that seemed to belong to no one!

Lingyun and the others quickly returned to their workstations and prepared to sit down.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the office area, and everyone turned to look.

"Look, it's the head of the group's compliance department, the 'Extinction Master,' she's definitely coming for Lingyun and the others!"

"Damn it! Ling Yun's finished, he's going to be executed immediately!"

The entrance to the office area.

A middle-aged woman in her late forties, with a cold and aloof expression, led six male employees from the compliance department, all dressed in suits, straight to Lingyun!