Lee He Song's mind was on what had happened earlier.

He was able to sense the Five-Element Qi for a very brief moment, and he was eager to figure out how to do it again.

After witnessing the strength and power from Lin Xuan Qi, he had figured that what Lin Xuan Qi taught him and Zhi Yong was something more than just martial art.

It wasn't cultivation as he had heard before, and it was something else, but Lee He Song thought that, maybe, just maybe...

Even though he had thought that he would resign himself to his end soon, his mind had changed.

Especially so, when he felt that there was a chance of it.

It was only a hunch, but he believed that Lin Xuan Qi wouldn't try and ask him to learn the stances for no good reason.

Lin Xuan Qi has always done things with a purpose.

Lee He Song kept quiet about what he was thinking as he believed that Lin Xuan Qi had his own reason to keep mum about it.

Amidst the chatter that was going on at the dining table, he conjured up a plan.

One that he wasn't going to let Lin Xuan Qi know.

"Master Lee, are you alright?" Lin Xuan Qi asked when he saw him engrossed in his thoughts.

Lee He Song cooked up an excuse and said, "I was thinking to visit my old friend later in the night."

"Do as you please." Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said.

That also reminded him of his future father-in-law, and he continued, "Let me know if there's anything he needs."

"I will, Master Lin." Lee He Song replied and downed another cup of wine.

The dinner went on for a short while before all the food was finished.

Lin Xuan Qi, who had a long day, swept the food clean very quickly.

Xue Cong shook her head when she saw him do so, and she tried to get Auntie Sue to make more of the food but was stopped by him.

He was full, and he wanted to practice more of the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques later in the night.

Best for him not to be too full in his stomach for it.

After they were done, he returned to his room.

Xue Cong, Yue Jie, and Yue Xin could handle the matters in the mansion now, and he didn't need to expend much of his energy on it anymore.

They separated their responsibilities and supervised the other servants in their tasks.

Xue Cong helped with the preparation for the dispensing of the charity porridge tomorrow.

She knew from what Lin Xuan Qi had said that it was crucial for him that they don't mess it up for him tomorrow.

So, she went and supervised them personally.

Yue Jie helped with the cleaning up and the other daily chores of the household.

She was always ready to step in when Xue Cong wasn't around.

Her work on budgeting was getting easier for her after getting more and more experienced with it.

Yue Xin helped her sister and was much more active in following the servants around, keeping an eye on them.

They had all found their way of working together for the peace of mind for Lin Xuan Qi.

...

Back in his room, Lin Xuan Qi rested after the meal, and he proceeded to take out the Daoist Five-Element Cultivation Techniques manuscript.

After the encounter today, he was convinced now that it was the way for him to go.

Getting stronger and being powerful enough to deter those wishing to harm his clan was the only way.

From what he saw with Liu Shao, these cultivation clans might fall when the head of the clan failed to ascend to the next level or meet with some misfortunes while out on a mission.

The Sima Family might meet with such fate too, and his clan would also be implicated.

With these thoughts in his mind, Lin Xuan Qi flipped the manuscript and continued to practice the Five-Element spells.

The last time he tried, he was near success with the Fire Element Spell.

As per the instructions in the manuscript, he began using his Five-Element Qi to direct them to his heart.

The fire of the heart started to burn, giving him a sudden surge of energy.

He began to chant the cryptic words that were written on the manuscript and tried to make the fire of the heart reach his fingertips.

This time without anyone looking at what he was doing, he made use of all the Five-Element Qi he had.

After he chanted, it stirred something in the surroundings, and his Five-Element Qi was pulled from his fire's heart, and it travelled to his meridians, and from there the Five-Element Qi turned into something substantial.

His fist glowed in an orange glow, and it was then engulfed in flames.

Lin Xuan Qi threw his fist at his bathtub, and the flames shot out from his fist onto the water inside it.

Splash.

Some of the water splashed out from the bathtub, and some of the water was evaporated into mist immediately due to the fireball he had unleashed.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced at his fist in wonder, and he wanted to try it again.

But he quickly found out that he couldn't.

He didn't have much Five-Element Qi inside him to unleash another Fire Element Spell.

Lin Xuan Qi quickly walked over to his bed and sat on it.

He was feeling weak from the vacuum in his dantian after his Five-Element Qi was used up.

"Guess I'll have to use this move unless necessary..." Lin Xuan Qi thought silently to himself, and he began sitting in a lotus position.

He used the breathing technique and tried to sense and direct the Five-Element Qi in the surroundings into his dantian.

There wasn't much time for him in a day, but he knew he had to work hard at it.

...

Meanwhile, Lee He Song had changed into black clothes and left the mansion.

He headed towards the northern side of the city.

There was something that he desperately wanted to try out.

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