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It was a pity that it was currently the New Year period. The fifteenth day had not yet arrived, so the private school had not yet resumed classes.

Otherwise, he could have taken a stroll to Yi Gao's private school to see how proper scholars of this era attended classes.

Upon arriving at the Affairs Hall, Lin Xiao saw Liu Yunan tapping his head with a pen, frowning slightly as he stared at the booklet on the desk in front of him, deep in thought.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao coughed lightly and asked:

Have you run into some difficulties?

Hearing Lin Xiao's voice, Liu Yunan finally looked up. Seeing that he had arrived, he said happily:

Brother Xiao, you're here! Come take a look at this.

As he spoke, he turned the booklet in front of him around and pushed it toward Lin Xiao.

Since we delivered the goods to the Treasure Pavilion last time, some new spiritual plants have been successfully grown in our sect's spiritual fields during these past few days. Among them, the Mosang has grown the most, and the spiritual silkworms are breeding extremely fast. The amount of spiritual silk produced now has greatly increased compared to before.

Also, the Ice Stone Grass that you brought back earlier, Brother Xiao. I originally thought that since we just planted it by the cold pool, the area wasn't large and the harvest wouldn't be much. But unexpectedly, it grew extremely fast, and we have already harvested many batches by now. They are all piled up in the storehouse. I was just worrying about whether to include it in the list of items to trade with the Treasure Pavilion, but I was also afraid that you might have a use for this Ice Stone Grass, so I was planning to ask you later.

Lin Xiao glanced at the densely recorded booklet on the desk and said to Liu Yunan:

Our sect currently has no use for that thing. Since it grows so fast, just sell it if we can. Just keep some in our storehouse for unexpected needs. It's the same for other things. If they aren't of much use and we have a large quantity, keep a set amount and sell the surplus regularly.

After saying that, Lin Xiao turned the booklet back to face Liu Yunan.

The densely packed content made his scalp tingle just looking at it.

Hearing this, Liu Yunan nodded, took the booklet, and picked up his brush to earnestly write and draw on it.

Lin Xiao did not make a sound to disturb him, simply sitting upright to the side, quietly waiting for him to handle his affairs.

His gaze casually sized up the surroundings inside the Affairs Hall.

Ever since the Affairs Hall was built, apart from occasionally looking for Baldy when he had something to do, he had hardly spent any time here.

Looking at it now, he found that this place already looked quite like a proper office.

Behind Liu Yunan stood a bookshelf that took up an entire wall. One look at the craftsmanship and it was clear it came from the hands of his grandfather, Old Master Lin.

Various categories were labeled on it.

There were sect member files, salary distribution records, as well as records of material mobilization and usage, material income records, and external transaction records, among others.

There were not many booklets in each category; currently, only one or two were fully recorded in, and the rest were spare empty booklets.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With Baldy around, he really saved himself a lot of trouble.

After waiting for a while, when Liu Yunan had wrapped up the matter at hand, Lin Xiao finally spoke:

Baldy, I plan to do some more construction in our sect recently.

Hearing this, Liu Yunan nodded decisively and said:

Alright, Brother Xiao, tell me, how do you want to build? I'll make a plan tonight.

Seeing that he agreed so decisively without even asking or complaining about the fatigue, Lin Xiao smiled and said:

There's no rush. I was just thinking that our sect will probably start recruiting new disciples within this year, so many things in our sect might need to be expanded. Otherwise, when there are more people, it might seem a bit cramped.

This matter isn't urgent. Just make a plan when you have free time. Don't overwork yourself. Anyway, we decide when to recruit disciples.

Knowing that he was worried he would overwork himself, Liu Yunan smiled:

Brother Xiao, don't worry. I don't feel tired doing these things at all. Instead, I find it very interesting. When I was young, I couldn't help much with family affairs and never did any serious work. Now that I am doing these things, it benefits the sect. Watching the sect develop day by day fills my heart with joy.

Seeing him like this, Lin Xiao knew that this was because he used to watch his mother toil, while his young and frail self couldn't carry a hoe or plow the fields, unable to help. Now that he had grown up, possessed cultivation, and had the ability to be of use, he felt his own sense of worth, which was very rewarding.

This was probably the satisfaction and sense of achievement brought about by turning from useless emptiness to useful fulfillment.

Lin Xiao smiled and said:

I know you're happy, but we've only just begun. As our sect continues to develop in the future, there will only be more and more affairs. You still need to appropriately lighten your burden and remember to train some assistants. Otherwise, I'm afraid that when you get busy later, you might have to research a clone technique or some similar spell.

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Lin Xiao stopped disturbing him from handling his affairs and left the Affairs Hall.

As soon as he went out, he saw Qin Jianghe's mother hurrying up from the foot of the mountain.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao asked:

Auntie Qin, what's wrong?

When Mother Qin saw Lin Xiao, she stopped, sighed, and said to him:

Brother Xiao, have you seen Jianghe?

Seeing that she was looking for Jianghe, Lin Xiao replied:

I haven't, but Jianghe should be in the cultivation room right now.

Because he spent a lot of time away, over the past six months or so, basically every time he briefly returned to the sect, as long as he had nothing else to do, he would run to the cultivation room, seizing the time to cultivate in the place with the thickest spiritual energy.

Hearing this, Mother Qin thanked Lin Xiao and then hurriedly walked toward the cultivation room.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao thought for a moment and didn't follow her. Instead, he strolled over to Senior Liao's house, planning to have a chat with him.

On Mother Qin's side.

She arrived at the cultivation room and sure enough, saw her son inside, focused on his meditation and cultivation.

After thinking about it, she ultimately didn't disturb Qin Jianghe. Instead, she sat to the side and started cultivating as well, planning to wait until Qin Jianghe finished his cultivation before bringing up the matter.

It wasn't until evening that Qin Jianghe broke out of his cultivation state and opened his eyes.

Then, he noticed his mother beside him.

Mother Qin wasn't focused on cultivating to begin with and had been keeping an eye on Qin Jianghe's state. Sensing that his cultivation had ended, Mother Qin immediately ended hers as well and said to him:

Son, I went down the mountain today and heard some news. That Niu Xiaoxue from the Niu family seems to have returned from the immortal sect.

Hearing this, Qin Jianghe asked:

So what if she's back? What does it have to do with us? The engagement has been broken off, and our family has no further ties with the Niu family. Let them be.

Earlier, Baldy had already told him about the matters regarding the Shangyang Sect, as well as the news Mo Yuanjiao had sent back from the capital about the Shangyang Sect changing hands and then splitting.

So hearing now that Niu Xiaoxue would return, he was not surprised at all.

Mother Qin sighed and said:

Alas, that's easy to say, but I heard that after Niu Xiaoxue returned, she told her family that a new sect had emerged in our area. The Niu family then told her about our sect, and now, I hear she wants to join our sect.