From the Start, I Sought a Blessing from a Human-Skin Demon, and Ended Up Ruling the Court

Lin Feng transmigrated into a frozen corpse. As he teetered on the brink of death, a Yellow Immortal appeared and asked, "Do you think I could bring you great wealth and prestige?" For some reason, he answered with a question of his own, earning three bows and nine kowtows from the Yellow Immortal!

His "Wealth Sense" golden finger awakened! Pale golden dots pointed the way to riches, revealing silver coins, treasures, and business opportunities alike! Starting by stealing a bully's hidden savings, Lin Feng opened grain shops, stockpiled rare goods, and made influential connections, raking in his first fortune in the world of commerce.

Buy an official post and enter government? Think smaller! He outwitted corrupt officials, brought down royal relatives, and reformed military pay, using his golden finger to see what was coming: "The Yellow River is about to flood? Reinforce the banks!" "The army's provisions are being skimmed? Off with their heads!" "The prince wants to harm me? I'll strike back!"

As he helped the young emperor rule, he reformed the imperial examinations with one hand, breaking the power of noble clans as scholars from humble families knelt to thank their mentor. With the other, he reopened the Silk Road and established a maritime trade bureau, filling the imperial treasury with mountains of silver! He wiped out Japanese pirates, subdued feudal princes, and confiscated the estates of nobles. Under his hand, the Kaiyuan Golden Age blossomed in all its splendor!

When he stood at the pinnacle of power, his book, The Lin Family Admonitions, had earned him an enduring legacy. The emperor personally brought him medicine, choking back tears as he said, "Imperial Father, without you, how could we have this glorious age of prosperity?" Looking back, he saw that the Yellow Immortal in the snow had long foretold his heaven-defying legend, from frozen corpse to the most powerful man in the land!