Although Lin Xuan Qi was worried about the recovery progress for all of them, he knew that he had to meet and thank the person who had helped him out of his quagmire.

"Have a seat..." He gestured for Sima Ye to take a seat.

The main hall had been cleared by Mei Jiao and Old Shao, albeit some of the blood stains were still around.

Tables, chairs, teapots and teacups were arranged for Lin Xuan Qi to attend to the guest.

Mei Jiao and Old Shao then left to check on Xue Cong's injuries.

Lin Xuan Qi felt bad and glanced at their figures as they left the main hall.

He didn't expect them to witness their daughter being in danger.

Got to find time to console and check on everyone soon, he thought to himself.

"I'm Sima Ye, uncle of Sima Long. Excuse me for arriving late; usually, I'll be in the Artifacts Peak of the Qing Feng Sect." Sima Ye introduced himself and sat down.

Lin Xuan Qi quickly poured him a cup of tea.

He picked up his teacup and toasted to Sima Ye, "Thanks so much for your help, Master Sima Ye."

"Just call me uncle Ye." Sima Ye said and returned his toast.

After they drank from their teacups, Lin Xuan Qi leaned forward and said, "What will happen to Su Chen and Wu Tong? And that Zhu Di?"

Sima Ye smirked and gave out a hearty laugh.

"Don't worry about Su Chen and Wu Tong. I will take care of them. The Su and Wu clans will be off your back.

"As for Zhu Di, unless Lee Zhen Ren wants to go against the Sima Family and Qing Feng Sect, he wouldn't be coming after you again.

"However, about my nephew Sima Long..."

Sima Ye stopped and twirled his finger around the rim of the teacup in front of him.

Lin Xuan Qi knew what he was waiting for and said, "Don't worry, I assure you that the soap business would make money for Sima Long.

"Things are in motion, and I should be able to get operations up and running within a month."

He expected the operations for the soap business to be completed within two weeks, but he wanted to under-promise and over-deliver.

Sima Ye nodded at what he said.

"I'm not privy to your deal with Sima Long, but I expect it to be a good one."

Sima Long was his favorite nephew, and he wasn't about to let his nephew be taken advantage of.

"Our deal is straightforward; I will handle all the marketing, production and operations, while he comes up with the capital and properties.

"The profit would be a fifty percent split between us."

Lin Xuan Qi replied.

Sima Ye frowned with his eyebrows locked.

"What do you mean by marketing?" He knew what the other things like production and operations meant, but he had never heard of something like marketing.

Usually, it was only a matter of opening shops and getting customers to walk in and buy.

What was this marketing thing about?

Lin Xuan Qi smiled at Sima Ye and said, "Marketing is about driving up hype and demand for the goods, spreading the word before the product is available."

Sima Ye raised an eyebrow at him.

"I assure you it's already on the way. Check on what Sima Long's wife, Zhang Jie, had been doing." He glanced at Sima Ye with a confident gaze.

"Since you said so, I will check with Zhang Jie the first thing I get back to the Sima Mansion." Sima Ye picked up the teacup and had another sip from it.

Lin Xuan Qi nodded confidently at him.

Getting Zhang Jie to push it via word of mouth was just part of his plan.

He had more tricks up his sleeves.

With the assurance from Lin Xuan Qi, Sima Ye figured that he had to trust his nephew in this venture.

Looking at the surroundings, Sima Ye thought to himself, "In the worst possible outcome, this mansion could be used as collateral."

This Lin Xuan Qi must have some background for him to be able to own such a huge swath of property in Hong Feng City.

"I guess it's time for me to leave; there are things left for me to handle." Sima Ye said and stood up.

He would need to visit the Su and Wu clans to make sure that their young masters would pay for what they did, and they had better keep quiet.

Their families depended on the Sima Family's trade after all.

Lastly, there was Lee Zhen Ren to deal with.

He could only hope that the joyous mood of Lee Zhen Ren wouldn't be spoiled by the news he brought with him.

News of his disciple taking bribes from Su Chen and Wu Tong to cause trouble.

Lin Xuan Qi stood up and walked him to the wooden gates.

"Thank you so much once again, Master Sima Ye." He bowed to Sima Ye.

"I told you to call me uncle Ye." Sima Ye was pleased with Lin Xuan Qi's attitude so far and waved at Lin Xuan Qi as he left.

Lin Xuan Qi gave out a sigh as he watched Sima Ye's figure get further away.

So many things had transpired within a day.

From being attacked in the factory and coming back to see them injured within such a short span of time, it was not what he had expected at the start of the day.

He couldn't help but think about the possibility of what would happen if he was a few moments too late coming back to the mansion.

Unpleasant imagery appeared in his mind, and as the wind blew at him outside the wooden gates of the mansion, it gave him a shiver in the middle of the day.

He turned around and got back into the mansion.

For all the uncertainties he would face in the future, one thing was certain to him.

He needed to get the mansion to become more powerful and stronger, so that young masters like Su Chen and Wu Tong would think twice before doing something stupid again.

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