Lin Xuan Qi enjoyed the afternoon with everyone in the mansion and thought that all his hard work meant something.

It was a surreal experience for him when he thought about what he had now compared to the time when he had just arrived in Hong Feng City.

He didn’t have much but a bundle with some clothes and documents.

Thankfully, he was able to build up the clan to what it was now.

There were three businesses that made money for him and he even had properties in Bian Jing.

That wouldn’t be the end of it.

If his plan went well, there would be more to come in Gui Feng and here in Hong Feng City.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced at Zhi Yong, who had been at the barbecue pit taking care of the meat.

Zhi Yong’s back was now drenched in sweat from the heat.

He wanted to call out to Zhi Yong, and let him find someone to take over.

Zhi Yong should be joining in with him to feast with the others.

But Lin Xuan Qi stopped when he saw something interesting.

"Brother Zhi Yong, you must be hungry, here, take a bite." A servant girl stood beside Zhi Yong with some of the meat skewers in her hand and offered them to Zhi Yong.

"Me eat later. Here hot, stand back." Zhi Yong gave her a smile and wiped the sweat off his brow.

The servant girl shook her head and stood where she was, which was next to Zhi Yong.

Lin Xuan Qi wanted to go and tell Zhi Yong to accept the meat skewer from the servant girl but he frowned and decided against it.

It was best to let nature take its course.

The servant girl might have liked Zhi Yong for what he was like.

Humble, honest and hardworking.

If he went and gave Zhi Yong suggestions, it might turn out with the opposite result of what he wanted it to be.

The best he could do was to let them have the opportunity to be together.

He turned and glanced at Xue Cong, "That servant girl with Zhi Yong, who is her senior servant?"

Xue Cong saw the servant girl standing beside Zhi Yong and she was surprised by it too.

She thought for a moment and said, "She is working in the kitchen now under Auntie Sue."

"Maybe Zhi Yong might need a helping hand with his work?" Lin Xuan Qi said and Xue Cong smiled while nodding her head.

"So, you don’t mind the servants getting together?" Xue Cong asked and handed a cup of wine to him.

Lin Xuan Qi took the cup from her, had a sip of the wine and said, "Some things can’t be stopped and I’m not going to interfere too much.

"As long as they don’t cause any troubles and work hard, I can’t be bothered.

"They could even buy back their freedom if they want to."

He wasn’t a slave driver and he would be glad if the servants were able to ascend to the next level.

Xue Cong gave him a nod and went on a trip down memory lane.

She knew that Lin Xuan Qi wasn’t boasting this time.

It was how he had treated them when there weren’t so many servants in the mansion.

She felt that it was a dream for her.

From a lowly servant girl, she was able to become the head mistress of the Lin Clan, taking care of the mansion and so many people’s livelihood.

She held the wine cup she had in her hand and she proposed a drink to Lin Xuan Qi.

Lin Xuan Qi saw her reddened cheeks from the wine and he shook his head at her, "You sure you will be fine? If you get drunk the night would be wasted."

He smirked at her and she pouted. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I won’t get drunk." She protested and downed the wine she had in the wine cup.

The cultivation had made it impossible for her to get drunk.

And it was the same for Lin Xuan Qi.

The barbecue went on with everyone enjoying the food and the warmth from it.

Everyone immersed themselves in the joy and rest from their daily chores.

"Look, up there."

Suddenly, one of the servant girls pointed at the sky.

Lin Xuan Qi lifted his head and saw something floating down from above.

The snow landed on his face and he stretched out his hand to catch hold of the snow.

"It’s snowing."

Winter was finally near.

However, the barbecue didn’t stop and it continued until the sun had set.

The servants got back to work cleaning up the place and sweeping the snow away from the paths.

Lin Xuan Qi with Zhi Yong and Lee He Song continued with their cultivation in the lab.

He wanted to be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Level as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t him that was able to do that.

Zhi Yong and Lee He Song were able to ascend to Qi Concentration Level Refined Stage instead.

The new batch of the Five-Element Qi Concentration Pills that he had conjured from the Spirit Herbs that Lu Ting had given helped.

Lee He Song also started with learning the Five-Element Sword Style with the new sword.

"You can give it a try." Lin Xuan Qi pointed at the depiction of the moves on the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques manuscript and said.

He figured that the moves that infused the sword with fire wouldn’t work so well with the Nine Yin Ice Sword so he asked Lee He Song to go easy on it.

Lee He Song nodded his head and he started with the first stance of the sword style.

He held the sword upright in front of him, took a deep breath and directed his Five-Element Qi to the sword.

The sword gave out an amber glow and he swung it horizontally from left to right.

Flames trailed behind the blade of the sword and he turned his hand to make the tip of the sword go up at neck level.

The blade of the sword glowed in a blue glow and it was two times brighter than it was.

White mist trailed behind when Lee He Song stabbed the tip of the sword forward.

Ice appeared in the surroundings, making the temperature even lower.

And when the stab was completed, ice icicles shot out from it.