After cleaning himself with his soap, Lin Xuan Qi lay back and rested his head on the brim of the bathtub.

He wanted to check the daily summary of his servant girls, so he summoned the information panel of the system in his mind.

Words began to appear in his mind.

[Choose person in mansion to see summary of their day:]

[1. Xue Cong.]

[2. Yue Jie.]

[3. Yue Xin.]

[4. Lee He Song.]

[5. Liu Shi Shi.]

...

He wanted to check on Yue Jie or Yue Xin to see what they were thinking about, since they were going to meet with their father soon.

Yue Jie, being the elder sister, was more mature.

He was less worried about her than her younger sister.

Yue Xin was still young, and from what he had remembered, she might have had other ideas.

That helped him decide whose summary to look at.

Lin Xuan Qi thought about the name 'Yue Xin' silently to himself.

More words appeared in his mind.

[Summary of Yue Xin's day.]

[Yue Xin thought about you about 10 times today.]

[She still thought more about her father than you.]

[She was grateful to you that she could visit her father and see him again.]

[A part of her didn't mind you being with her sister, as she also hoped for the best for Yue Jie.]

[Yue Xin is trying to come up with a plot to rescue her father, but she couldn't.]

[Her limited knowledge and skillset didn't allow her to come up with a viable plan.]

[She feels frustrated that she was unable to do something to help.]

[Loyalty: 95]

[Affection: 70]

[Respect: 99]

[Gratitude: 100]

"Hmph."

Lin Xuan Qi shook his head when he saw the part about her trying to rescue her father.

It would be a herculean task to go against the corrupted officials and clans involved.

Their father knew better.

It was better to have them live their own lives than seek revenge for him.

He gave out a sigh as he felt the difficulties of trying to survive in Da Qian Dynasty, which was so tough that it didn't help even if you were an imperial official.

Right now, he only had support from Sima Ye and Sima Long.

It was best to get the clan to become stronger as soon as possible.

...

Meanwhile, Zhao Jia Rui had sneaked out from the inn dressed in her black clothes and face mask again.

She leaped down from the window ledge from the third floor.

Miraculously, not a sound could be heard when she landed.

Gong.

There were only the occasional gong and shouts from the night watchman in the distance.

Not a single soul was in the streets.

Zhao Jia Rui waited for a moment.

A window that was a few rooms away from where she had leapt creaked open.

When she heard it, she started to move.

Du Feng's head popped out of the window, and he quickly leaped out from where he was.

He had decided to follow Zhao Jia Rui instead of going on his assigned task.

Following closely behind her, he rubbed his hands excitedly at the thought of him coming to Zhao Jia Rui's rescue when the robbers overwhelmed her.

That should make Zhao Jia Rui realize his talent and come under his spell, Du Feng thought, and he licked his dry lips.

Zhao Jia Rui came up to a crossroad and she stopped.

Her sudden move forced him to take a dive to the side, into a dark alley, to avoid being seen by her.

Thud.

He landed in a pile of rubbish with flies buzzing around.

The putrid smell made him gag, and he had to try very hard to hold it in.

Du Feng cursed and closed his eyes as he didn't want to know what he was sitting on.

His hands felt something mushy and warm.

"Please no..." Du Feng said silently to himself.

Not too far away from him at the crossroad junction, Zhao Jia Rui put a jade bracelet onto her wrist and it gave out a green glow.

Whoosh.

Her figure was gone in an instant like the wind.

"Damn!" Du Feng cursed when he saw her disappear.

He quickly stood up and took out a talisman.

The talisman gave out an orange glow, which expanded out and engulfed Du Feng's body.

His body, which was covered with filth from the rubbish, was cleared by the orange glow.

He didn't want to smell when he rescued her from the clutches of the robbers and so he was willing to expend a talisman on it.

Next, he took out a jade pendant that was carved in the form of a horse.

Underneath the horse's hooves were carvings of lightning.

Du Feng injected his Spirit Qi into the jade pendant, and it gave out a white glow.

The glow began to appear on his legs.

Bam!

He started running and he was as fast as lightning.

Cultivators with their Artifacts like precious pendants and talismans allowed them to perform feats that were impossible for mortals.

Thud.

Sounds of thuds could be heard in the streets as they travelled rapidly along the streets.

Gusts of wind followed, but no one could see what had caused it.

Whatever made the sounds was gone in an instant.

Du Feng tried his best and he finally kept up with Zhao Jia Rui.

Zhao Jia Rui smirked under her mask as she stood outside the mansion, waiting for Du Feng to be hooked by her bait.

When he finally arrived, she took a leap into the mansion and headed straight for Lin Xuan Qi's room.

It would be a sight to behold getting Du Feng mad at her, Zhao Jia Rui thought.

A moment passed and Du Feng was hooked.

He leaped through the walls and came into the mansion right after her.

"Why did she come here?" Du Feng frowned as the mansion was out of the way for her task.

Was she here to meet with her lover?

He couldn't help but think about it in the worst way for him.

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