CHAPTER 41: JADE BEAUTIES

"Master Lin." The person behind the mansion’s wooden gate shouted again.

Lin Xuan Qi frowned as he wasn’t expecting anyone.

The voice also didn’t sound like Sima Long or Hun Xiong Kun

Both of which were the only ones whom he knew that would visit him.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced over to Lee He Song and Lee He Song nodded back at him.

As a precaution, Lee He Song followed Lin Xuan Qi, as he walked out of the main hall and headed for the wooden gate.

Zhi Yong also followed behind.

"Who is it?" Lin Xuan Qi asked when he got to the wooden gate.

"So sorry for the unannounced visit, but our master from the Su and Wu clan would like to see you to discuss a business deal." The man on the other side of the wooden gates said.

Lee He Song came close to Lin Xuan Qi and whispered into his ear, "They were most likely those who had tried to disrupt the rice delivery earlier."

Lin Xuan Qi nodded and thanked Lee He Song for his reminder.

He frowned and pondered on what they were trying to do now.

If they were here to harm him, then they chose the worst possible plan of action. He was invincible within the compounds of the mansion.

The only other possibility he could think of was that they were here to try and stop him from supplying his rice to Hun Xiong Kun.

He glanced at Lee He Song and said, "Do you have confidence in fending them off if they tried anything funny?"

Lee He Song gave him a smile and nodded his head.

With the assurance, he gestured for Zhi Yong to open the wooden gates.

Zhi Yong did so and Su Chen and Wu Tong appeared behind the wooden gates.

They looked at the three of them, Lin Xuan Qi, Zhi Yong and Lee He Song.

Behind them was an entourage of some men and many more servant girls.

"Please lead us to your master." Su Chen said as he came up to Zhi Yong, passing him some copper coins.

Zhi Yong held the copper coins in his hand, scratched his head, and he glanced back at Lin Xuan Qi.

Lin Xuan Qi waved his hand at Zhi Yong, gesturing for Zhi Yong to keep the copper coins for himself.

After that, he glanced at Su Chen and said, "I am here. What do you want from me?"

"Oh dear, look at me, I’m getting old..." Su Chen slapped his forehead when he realized that the master of the mansion was standing right there in front.

He went on and said, "Do pardon me and my poor eyesight."

Wu Tong who was standing beside Su Chen interjected and said, "We are here to offer you a deal."

Lin Xuan Qi smirked at their pretense deep down inside.

He thought that he would have been fooled by their seeming friendliness if not for Lee He Song.

"It’s all right. I’m new here, it’s a given no one knows me. Please come in." Lin Xuan Qi offered for them to come into the mansion.

He wanted to find out what they were up to.

Su Chen and Wu Tong glanced at each other with a grin.

They thought that there was a high chance of success.

Both of them and their servants followed Zhi Yong’s lead and entered the mansion.

Along the way they marveled at the size of the mansion.

It was two or even three times bigger than theirs.

They noted to themselves that they would have to check on Lin Xuan Qi’s background when they got back.

Lin Xuan Qi might have the backing from someone rich and powerful. Or even worse, someone that was an immortal.

They wouldn’t even think of causing harm to Lin Xuan Qi if it was true. Those immortals are vengeful, and they didn’t plan to have a trifle with immortals.

When they got to the main hall, they were even surprised when they saw the small number of servants that was inside the mansion.

Something stood out very much for them.

The servant girls that Lin Xuan Qi had were just unattractive.

Those big round eyes, fair skin and slim figure, were the worst combination someone could have.

It was weird for them that any young master could live with such unattractiveness.

Wu Tong narrowed his eyes, glanced at the servant girls they’d brought with them and thought of something.

He nudged Su Chen and whispered into his ears.

Su Chen nodded his head with a grin.

"Have a seat." Lin Xuan Qi said.

Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin proceeded to pour tea for Su Chen and Wu Tong.

As they did so, Su Chen and Wu Tong introduced themselves.

"I’m Su Chen from the Su Clan and this is Wu Tong from the Wu clan.

"We’ve heard that someone moved in here and decided to pay a visit to see if we can work together.

"We are involved with the Rich Merchant Association, not sure if you’ve heard of it."

Lin Xuan Qi took a sip of his tea and said, "Ah yes, I’m indeed dealing with the rice trade myself."

"What a nice coincidence! Guess our hunch was right." Su Chen pretended it to be based on luck.

Yeah right, what coincidence. Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t help but mumble silently to himself.

The pretense from Su Chen was, for lack of a word, so professional that he could win an acting award.

"Great, then we shall not beat around the bush.

"We would like to buy all your rice.

"Paying above the market rate isn’t a problem.

"As you know Lee Zhen Ren’s birthday is coming and we need to supply the rice to him or else our clan..."

Wu Tong said and lowered his head, pretending that they were the ones who were in desperate need for rice.

"And if money isn’t enough for you, we are willing to let you have some of the most gorgeous tong fang servant girls anyone could dream of." Su Chen said and he clapped his hands.