Chapter 653: Completion

"Bury them and give them the burial ceremony they deserve..." Qian Shi frowned and said.

His guards entered the main hall, bowed at him and proceeded to carry the bodies out of the main hall.

Only when all the bodies were gone did the old eunuch find the strength to stand up again.

Qian Shi frowned and shook his head at him.

He had expected more from someone as senior as the old eunuch was.

But apparently, the stark reality of what life was for most of the peasants in the Da Qian Dynasty was too much for the old eunuch to stomach.

Seeing how uneasy the old eunuch was in the main hall, Qian Shi said to the old eunuch, "Go and get the family head of the Sima Family for me."

The old eunuch’s face lit up when he heard him.

He relished the opportunity to get away from the main hall that now reeked of the smell of rotten flesh and blood.

"I will get it done right away, your highness."

Qian Shi nodded his head and gave out a long sigh.

With the Qing Feng Sect and Zhao Geng Nian busy with Gui Feng City, it was the perfect opportunity to let the Sima Family keep an eye on Hong Feng City.

He turned around and glanced at the Governor next.

But the Governor was seated quietly with his soulless eyes staring blankly into the distance as usual.

He didn’t know what had happened to the Governor but there seemed to be something lacking in the Governor.

...

Meanwhile, at the construction site of the shopping mall.

Lin Xuan Qi was feeling great with the progress of the finishing touches to it.

The connecting walkways and the interior of the shops were finally completed after so long.

With the shade from the covered walkway, it was a welcome respite from the heat to stay within the shopping mall.

And when it got colder in autumn and winter, he had plans to have stoves ready to heat up the place.

What was left to be done was for the tenants to get their shops ready and move in.

Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t wait for the opening day of the shopping mall.

He had put in so much hard work and effort into this.

And if it made more money for him, he would have plans to expand this same concept into other cities.

But that would be months away.

After all, he had Zhao Geng Nian and the cultivators from the north to deal with first at the moment.

Lin Xuan Qi wanted to gather the workers around and treat them to a dinner for the completion, but that was when the Qing Feng Sect with Zhao Geng Nian and the senior disciples returned.

When he saw Zhao Geng Nian with a long face from a distance, he figured that Qian Shi had told Zhao Geng Nian about the news.

And things apparently didn’t go the way that Zhao Geng Nian wanted.

That made him even happier and it called for a double celebration.

"Father-in-law, gather the workers around." Lin Xuan Qi said to Old Shao who was standing beside him.

Old Shao nodded at him and said, "Let me get it done."

It took a few moments and the temporary workers put down their tools, stopped what they were doing and gathered around Lin Xuan Qi.

All of them glanced at him with a huge grin or smile.

It was hot and sweaty working under the summer heat but they were well taken care of with breaks and desserts served.

Never before had they been treated so well by anyone.

And on top of that, they got their payment on time and without much hassle.

Which was rare for them to encounter.

Usually, they had to heckle the foreman at the site for days before they saw any of the promised payment.

"I know that you’ve put in a lot of hard work into this and we are at the end of the construction." Lin Xuan Qi said and pointed at the shopping mall.

The workers nodded their heads and continued to listen attentively to him.

Some of them couldn’t bear for it to end while some felt jealous of those who got selected to stay behind and become the maintenance crew.

It would be a dream come true for them to be under the employment of someone like Lin Xuan Qi.

"And as a token of appreciation for your hard work for so long, we shall have a celebratory banquet tonight." Lin Xuan Qi raised his hands and said.

The workers couldn’t believe their ears when they heard him.

All of them erupted in cheers at the news.

"Don’t get too happy about it. You still have to finish the work first." Old Shao shouted and reminded them of the work that was to be completed.

"Don’t worry, we will."

"Yeah, you will have more difficulty getting us to stop."

"Nonsense, that’s just an excuse for you to make more money."

The workers teased each other in their jovial mood.

Old Shao shook his head at them and glanced at Lin Xuan Qi.

"I think we would only need half of them for one or two more days before we can call it finished."

"You can make all the necessary arrangements." Lin Xuan Qi nodded at Old Shao and said.

Now that the shopping mall was more or less done, what was left for him was to wait for the tenants to move in next.

He would finally have time to focus on his cultivation and Gui Feng City.

"I’m going back to get the banquet ready." Lin Xuan Qi said to Old Shao and he got onto his horse carriage.

The streets were bustling in Hong Feng City like any other ordinary day but he knew that it could have been so much different.

Thankfully, he was able to get the information about the cultivators from the north and let Qian Shi get the Qing Feng Sect involved in their own ploy of fighting against the cultivators from the north.

Which was a perfect payback to Zhao Geng Nian from him.

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