Chapter 398: Yue Xin
Lin Xuan Qi shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can only try my best, but as the saying goes, the dragon gives birth to a dragon, and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix."
Sima Long rolled his eyes at Lin Xuan Qi and said, "I’m sure my child would be the best from me and my wife, Zhang Jie.
"And coupled with your teaching about all the inventions and poetry, he or she shall be one of the best among the younger generation in the Sima Family."
He lifted his head, looked out into the distance and said it with anticipation of a bright future for his child.
"I’m sure it shall be." Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head and replied.
What was unsaid by Sima Long was much more important.
He knew what it entailed in such a large clan like the Sima Family.
If Sima Long’s child didn’t have any Spirit Roots then the future of his child would be restricted like it was for Sima Long.
Every little bit counts to let his child get a leg up against the others in the Sima Family.
Lin Xuan Qi could only try to help when the time came and hopefully it would be the case where Sima Long’s child had Spirit Roots to be well taken care of by the Sima Family.
"Why don’t you stay for dinner and have a drink with me?" Sima Long offered for him to visit and have some time together.
Ever since the Six Pulse Sword Sect had been creating troubles, he was instructed by Sima Ye to stay within the Sima Family mansion and he was already bored out of his mind.
Even Zhang Jie stopped nagging him about going out and nagged about him following her around instead.
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said, "It’s been a long day and it’s best for me to get back for dinner with my family."
Sima Long gave out a long sigh and said, "Fine, we shall have a great dinner when all of this is over."
He envied Lin Xuan Qi having a wife and concubine.
And the fact that Lin Xuan Qi was getting another two concubines made him even more envious.
Too bad that it was impossible for him now.
Lin Xuan Qi stood up, cupped his hands at Sima Ye, waved goodbye to Sima Long and left the Sima Family mansion afterwards.
Sima Ye proceeded to make plans for a surprise for Ruo Zhi in the mountains with the cultivators that had come back from all over the land.
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Lin Clan mansion.
"Master Lin, welcome back." The familiar voices of the guards and servants greeted Lin Xuan Qi when they saw him back at the mansion.
"I’ll ask Auntie Sue to get the dinner ready.
"It must have been a tiring day for you." Xue Cong said when she saw him enter the main hall.
"Oh, it’s nothing.
"I’ve only gotten the new factory ready, arranged for the workers and cleared things up in the retail store.
"And also visited Master Sima Ye to discuss business.
"So, yeah, it was nothing much."
Lin Xuan Qi shrugged his shoulders and said.
Xue Cong knew that he was being his boastful self again and obliged him, "I’m sure that’s a lot and you are being very humble."
"Well, since you say so." Lin Xuan Qi replied with a smile and glanced at her.
She was also looking vibrant and healthier than ever.
The Dual Cultivation had also benefited her.
Lin Xuan Qi thought silently about the fact that he would have to plan for the Dual Cultivation among Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi soon.
It might be tricky when the time came, but first, he needed to get Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi up to speed with the cultivation of the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.
Liu Shi Shi had started and he would need to get Yue Xin to be next.
"Where is Yue Xin?" He glanced around and asked.
Xue Cong pointed in the direction of Yue Xin’s bedroom and said, "She is resting inside her room."
"I have something to discuss with her. Get Auntie Sue to get dinner ready in the meantime." Lin Xuan Qi said and headed towards Yue Xin’s bedroom.
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Yue Xin was feeling her arms aching after spending time cleaning up the main hall with the servant girls under her earlier.
She pounded her arm with her fist, trying to make it better.
And when she was done, she poured herself a cup of tea.
After taking a sip of the warm tea, she gave out a satisfying ah and thought about the wedding.
The date was getting close and she began to get anxious about it.
Yue Xin couldn’t ask about what it was like with Yue Jie, and she didn’t dare to ask about it from Xue Cong.
All she could do was let her imagination run wild.
Creak.
The doors creaked open and it brought her out from her thoughts.
"Master Lin?" She said when she saw that it was Lin Xuan Qi.
Lin Xuan Qi closed the doors behind him and sat beside her.
"You need something from me?" Yue Xin said with her face flushed immediately.
The timing was just too much of a coincidence for her when she was thinking about what it was like doing it earlier.
Lin Xuan Qi frowned and pointed at her flushed face, "What are you thinking about right now?"
He knew how Yue Xin had always thought about weird things most of the time and he was sure that it was about something that was pretty much taboo.
"Erm... I was thinking about... Err... doing..." Yue Xin tried to cook up an excuse but was too anxious to think of one on the spot.
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and held her hands.
It was too sudden and it startled her.
Her heart started pounding hard and she took a deep breath to calm herself down.
Lin Xuan Qi frowned and stretched out his hand to press it upon her chest.
That made her even more anxious and she felt her heart beating against her rib cage.