After Lin Xuan Qi had visited both factories and the retail store, he headed straight for the Sima Family Mansion.

When his horse carriage arrived, he could see that the mansion was stationed with many guards, stretching all around the walls of the mansion.

The Sima Family were still on high alert.

He figured that being a powerful family for so long, most likely they had more threats from their numerous enemies made along the way compared to him.

When the guards saw him, they stopped him and Lee He Song.

"You have to surrender any weapons, artifacts or talismans to us before you can enter." One of the guards said.

"That's all we got." Lin Xuan Qi pointed at Lee He Song's sword and said.

Lee He Song shrugged and passed the sword to the guard.

After the guard took the sword, he took out a crystal from his sleeve pocket and placed it on his palm.

Then, he hovered the crystal over Lin Xuan Qi and Lee He Song.

The crystal remained the same and the guard was satisfied with it.

"Wait here, while we inform Master Sima Long."

"Thanks so much."

Lin Xuan Qi replied and waited.

It didn't take long for him to hear Sima Long's voice again.

"Master Lin." Sima Long appeared at the gates, and the guards let Lin Xuan Qi and Lee He Song through.

"I didn't expect you to visit so soon. How are you and is everything fine?" Sima Long asked while he led Lin Xuan Qi to his little corner in the Sima Family Mansion.

"I'm fine, thanks to the protection from the guards you've sent." Lin Xuan Qi replied.

He was glancing at what was going on in the mansion.

Everything seemed to be how it was.

Servants were busy with their chores; the young masters were enjoying their lives.

They were safely insulated from the outside.

What had happened in the city was like a distance away.

"Master Lin." Zhang Jie wanted to stand up and greet him when she saw him enter the hall.

Sima Long hurriedly came up to her and stopped her from doing so.

"You've got to be careful."

Slap.

Zhang Jie slapped the back of his hand.

"I'm getting so bored sitting all day." She twitched her mouth and lamented to Sima Long.

Sima Long quickly helped her stand up and said, "Got to be careful, think about our kid."

"Ahem..." Lin Xuan Qi gave out a fake cough to catch their attention.

He wasn't here to be infected with their romance drama.

"Have a seat." Sima Long slapped the back of his head and gestured for Lin Xuan Qi to take a seat.

His servant girls helped pull out a chair for Lin Xuan Qi and poured a cup of tea for him.

Sima Long and Zhang Jie also joined him at the table.

Lin Xuan Qi picked up the teacup and proposed a toast to them.

"Here's to our business still being intact."

They returned the toast and downed the cup of tea they had in a mouthful.

After Lin Xuan Qi placed the teacup down, he started to brief them on the purpose of his visit.

"It's great news for us that the rich clans and families aren't affected much by what happened.

"I think we can acquire more factories now to expand operations and production.

"We should be able to fetch a good price for them."

Zhang Jie nodded her head at his suggestion.

There were many that needed money after being looted, and it was a great opportunity for them to purchase assets at a great price.

Throughout history, this had played out repeatedly.

The ultra-rich and powerful had always been able to capitalize on such calamity.

She glanced at Lin Xuan Qi with envy.

If only Sima Long had the same business acumen.

"I can check with Uncle Sima Ye whether there are any other available properties we could use." Sima Long chimed in and said.

The current properties for the factories were under Sima Ye's name.

It wouldn't hurt to see if Sima Ye had any other vacant properties to be used.

Zhang Jie got excited about the idea of business expansion, and she was already thinking far ahead.

"I could get my family to start planning to expand to the capital city." She said and rubbed her tummy.

Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, "That should be the next step of my plan, but for now, we can focus on Hong Feng City.

"I need to recruit more workers, servants and guards."

Zhang Jie took a sip of her tea and said, "That shouldn't be an issue. Many will sell themselves as slaves to survive."

Lin Xuan Qi nodded, and they discussed the details for the expansion.

When they were done, he moved on to the next topic.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced at Sima Long and asked, "Would it be possible to get a cultivator for a guard?"

Sima Long shook his head vigorously and said, "It's best not to.

"Who could stop them if they went rogue?

"Usually, in clans like ours, only those that are related are allowed to have access to becoming a cultivator.

"No one would trust any cultivators if they were not able to control them with absolute power.

"To be blunt, many cultivators aren't what they seem to be.

"Their pursuit of becoming an immortal overrides everything else, even as a moral person."

"I see..." Lin Xuan Qi had taken the fact that he was invincible in his mansion for granted.

Forgetting that it wasn't the same for others.

That put this idea out of the question.

He went on and asked, "Do you have any idea about Alchemy?

"I need to find out about herbs like the Dragon Tail Herb, Moonlight Water and Winter Frog's Liver."

Sima Long shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about this.

"Uncle Sima Ye would know more about it.

"He is away at the Governor's Residence.

"I shall ask him when he returns back home."

Lin Xuan Qi sighed and had to wait for Sima Ye.

Finally, he glanced at Sima Long, hesitated for a moment and asked, "I'm thinking of getting a wife..."

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