Lin Xuan Qi placed his hand behind his back on the bed to support himself.

He had exhausted all his energy from practicing the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.

All he wanted to do now was eat.

He only had river clams, river crabs, and swamp eels for lunch, and by now they were digested and gone from his belly.

"Master Lin, dinner is ready," Xue Cong's voice called out to him from outside his door.

The familiar call made him feel calmer and back home to the usual routine. Something that he didn't realize he would miss so much.

He stood up, opened the doors and said, "Let's go."

Lin Xuan Qi realized that his reaction earlier might have caused much anxiety to the others, so he tried to behave as normally as he could.

Curiously, that didn't seem to work.

Xue Cong was fidgeting her fingers, and her eyes darted at him intermittently.

Not knowing what she was thinking about, he thought that she was still suffering from anxiety by what had happened earlier.

He gave out a sigh and said, "Everything is fine now. No one can harm us in the mansion. That's something I can promise you."

Lin Xuan Qi tried to reach out his hand and placed it on her shoulder to console her.

The shoulder of Xue Cong tensed when he did so.

He thought that it must have been too sudden, so he quickly retracted his hand.

But before he did so, Xue Cong's hand reached out and held onto his hand.

"Thank you, Master Lin. We appreciate it very much," Xue Cong said, thinking that he was trying to console her by saying that no one could touch them in the mansion.

He was still trying to shoulder everything by himself as usual.

It made her more determined to make him happy.

They walked along the corridor and when they passed by the garden, Lin Xuan Qi saw that the garden was still in a mess.

Now that he had manpower, he thought that maybe it was time for them to tidy it up.

They could have a great time leisurely looking at the scenery when it's done.

And maybe with the pond filled with water, they can have fish inside.

It will be fun for him to fish by the pond and enjoy the weather.

The thought of being able to fish lifted his spirit and he entered the dining hall with a smile.

When Yue Jie saw his cheerful smile, she quickly glanced over at Xue Cong.

Did Xue Cong execute her plan so fast?

They were supposed to execute it together.

She frowned but Xue Cong shook her head at Yue Jie, signaling to Yue Jie that nothing happened.

Yue Jie thought about the time Xue Cong took to inform Master Lin and come back, and it was indeed the usual duration.

Nothing happened.

Yue Jie didn't know why but she felt a tinge of jealousy.

It dissipated when she confirmed that nothing had happened.

Xue Cong and Yue Jie sat next to each other, and Xue Cong whispered to Yue Jie.

That caught the attention of Liu Shi Shi.

She narrowed her eyes at them and figured that they were up to something.

Liu Shi Shi wanted to tease them but stopped herself.

What happened earlier was also a blow to her.

She realized how helpless she was like Xue Cong, Yue Jie, and Yue Xin.

Being a martial arts fighter was nothing in the face of cultivators.

Who was she to think that she was above them?

She held onto the teacup and swirled the tea inside.

If only she was able to cultivate.

Maybe then, she would be worthy to be the security lead for the mansion and maybe find the killer that slaughtered her family.

"You've done the best you could," Lin Xuan Qi saw her deep in thoughts and said. Thinking that she might be feeling bad about what happened.

But he wasn't going to fault her for that.

He saw and knew the gulf between the cultivators and martial art fighters.

It made him understand why Lee He Song was full of grievance at the fact that he didn't have Spirit Root to cultivate.

And right in front of him, Liu Shi Shi seemed to be going the same path as Lee He Song.

A thought came into his mind, and he hesitated for a moment.

Now that he had started his cultivation and there was no harmful effect from it, maybe he could teach them the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques.

And if he was lucky enough, maybe Lee He Song could prolong his life with it.

And on top of that, he needed someone to know the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques for him to Dual Cultivate with them.

He glanced at Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi, and he made up his mind.

"What are you waiting for? Everyone, start eating," Lin Xuan Qi picked up his chopsticks and gave out a bright smile.

When the others saw him stuff himself with food, like he normally does, they felt at ease and started to pick up their chopsticks too.

...

In the prison, Lee He Song reached into his sleeve pocket and rummaged inside.

The constable standing beside him grinned and waited for him.

Finally, Lee He Song took out most of the money he had inside.

He handed a few pieces of silver and fifty plus copper coins to the constable.

"Make sure it's done immediately."

The constable's eyes lit up at the pieces of silver, and he held it at the burning torches by the wall.

He glanced at the glitter given out from the reflection and kept them in his sleeve pocket.

"I will have it done," the constable said.

Clank.

Keys that were hung on the constable's belt gave out clanking sounds when he took it out from his belt.

He picked out one and unlocked the lock to the cell of Liu Ju Zheng.

"Brother Lee, what's the purpose for this?" Liu Ju Zheng didn't know what was happening, and he asked Lee He Song.

Liu Ju Zheng thought that the money could be put to better use than wasting it on himself.

But Lee He Song only shook his head at Liu Ju Zheng.

Not a single word was uttered.

"What purpose? Heh, you should be lucky that your friend is willing to request a better cell for you," the constable shook his head while he led Liu Ju Zheng away.

Away from the cell where the robbers were.

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