Volume 4: Hidden Struggles, Chapter 214: Making Use of Circumstances

“Yes, it’s about realm. But don’t get any misunderstandings—by realm, I don’t just mean personal qualities. There are many other factors, such as the environment, the situation, and various interpersonal relationships. So, by making use of circumstances, the outcomes can vary. Do you understand?” Chu Tianyu explained patiently.
“I don’t understand! Just tell me directly how to do it,” Bai Lei replied bluntly.
Chu Tianyu felt helpless—talking to a stubborn person was like playing the lute to an ox. He had said so much, but seeing Bai Lei’s persistent attitude, he knew that if he didn’t give some practical advice now, this troublemaker might keep pestering him all night.
After thinking carefully, Chu Tianyu said, “What I meant by making use of circumstances is to create a situation that motivates action and an energy that responds to it…”
“Stop, stop, Tianyu! Can you make it simpler? I can’t understand a word!” Bai Lei interrupted him urgently.
Chu Tianyu shook his head and changed his approach. “It means, for example, digging a ditch beside a pond whose flow direction is unknown, using the terrain and gravity to make the water flow as you wish!”
“Oh, now I understand a bit. It’s about creating favorable conditions so that things happen naturally, right? But how exactly do I do that?” Bai Lei seemed to have some insight, but his last question brought the issue back to its starting point.
Chu Tianyu was truly defeated by him. Did he still need to teach him how to do it? One’s own emotions and thoughts could only be controlled by oneself—how could outsiders help in such matters?
Seeing Chu Tianyu’s helpless expression, Bai Lei realized he might have gone too far. But at this critical moment, he had to push his demands to the extreme. Otherwise, once this chance passed, there might never be another opportunity to discuss this issue with Chu Tianyu, and given that Chu Tianyu had said it was about making use of circumstances, when else should he press further?
If Chu Tianyu knew Bai Lei’s despicable intention—to apply this concept of “making use of circumstances” to himself right away—he wouldn’t know what to think…
“Tianyu, with all your practical experience, please help me. Just explain it to me in detail!” Bai Lei continued his persistent demands.

Trapped by Bai Lei, Chu Tianyu had no choice but to pause and reluctantly say, “Well, it actually depends on the relationship between them and how deep it is. Also, we need to fully consider their personality traits. Hmm, I personally feel that both of them are quite rebellious. If we can make good use of that, then…”
“What then?” Chu Tianyu didn’t continue, as he felt that speaking this far was already quite sinful!
At this point, Bai Lei also seemed deep in thought, his eyes shining, and it took him a while to pull himself out of his thoughts before excitedly saying to Chu Tianyu, “Great, great! Haha, I know what to do now. Tianyu, you’re really generous! Hehe, indeed, good character makes one look handsome! Tsk tsk, why do you seem more and more handsome the more I look at you?”
“Hehe, it’s just average, average—just good temperament!” Chu Tianyu replied modestly.
But obviously, Bai Lei’s mind wasn’t on that now. He didn’t pay much attention to Chu Tianyu’s arrogant reply and instead fell back into thinking about how to make use of the situation to their advantage.
Seeing Bai Lei’s expression, Chu Tianyu knew his task was finally complete. Now it was up to Bai Lei’s own efforts and luck!
…
After returning to his room, Chu Tianyu didn’t go to bed right away. After all, his cousin Chu Tianao’s words that night reminded him of the documents Qianfeng had reported—seemingly related to this topic. Since he had just returned and spent a few relaxed days with Zi Yi and the others, he had only skimmed through these documents without delving into their details.
In his study, Chu Tianyu retrieved the encrypted electronic documents sent by Qianfeng over the past few days. Although there were only a few, he knew they must be crucial or related to tasks he had assigned before.
Sure enough, the first document was about fake divine souls. Based on some clues obtained in Chengdu last time and the confessions of two people from the fake divine soul organization, the martial arts sect’s disciples had finally traced some clues. To Chu Tianyu’s shock, the strength of the fake divine soul organization was unimaginably vast.

Many hermits and sects practicing in seclusion were drawn into its network. It’s hard to imagine who could possess such great influence to organize and control these wild individuals. According to Qianfeng’s report, most of these hermits did so willingly—just as shown in previous confessions—each having weaknesses or aspirations, and the artificial souls were able to compensate for their weaknesses and fulfill their desires, which is truly incredible. The leader of the Fake Souls organization rightfully becomes one of the most mysterious figures!

To date, the martial arts academy’s investigations have only focused on individual people, through point-to-point approaches, with no evidence of any organized groups or activities found. To pursue further investigations, it’s necessary to alert those people so as to delve deeper…

Putting the Fake Souls matter aside for now, Chutianyu reviewed some other reports before finally coming across information about the internal competition within the Chu family group. The reports detailed the situation of both sides, and only then did Chutianyu realize that Qianfeng from the Xuanji Sect had been secretly supporting the Chu family group—especially in taking over Tianxing Group’s industries. Many projects were transferred to the Chu family, while others were carried out through cooperation.

Thus, this situation indirectly gave the elder brother a significant advantage, allowing him to pull ahead of Chutianao. Moreover, thanks to this acquisition plan, his profit margin increased greatly, giving him a strong chance of victory.

Chutianao’s visit to Beijing was closely related to this matter; he might even have come specifically for it, likely hoping to find an opportunity to turn the situation around.

After reading the reports, Chutianyu felt quite troubled. Such family disputes have existed since ancient times, and internal conflicts among family members are all too common. Fortunately, this competition received support from both sets of parents, making it a fair fight—otherwise, it would be truly difficult to handle!

However, the report ended with a question about whether to continue investigating. Chutianyu printed out these two reports separately, studied them carefully, and first signed his name on the Fake Souls report along with the words, “Investigate at all costs!” As for the report on the Chu family group, he fell into deep thought before finally making what seemed like a major decision, signing it as well with, “Continue investigating!”