Chapter 628: Ascending
Chapter 628: Ascending
In the mid summer night, the fire burnt brightly, giving everyone near it an amber tint.
The skewers of meat that were on the grill sizzled and when the oil from the meat dripped onto the firewood, it made the fire burn more brightly.
Zhi Yong was busy going around turning the skewers to the other side, when it was time to do so.
Lin Xuan Qi sat close by with Xue Cong and the others.
It had been a while since they got to enjoy a barbecue and they were waiting eagerly to have a taste of the meat.
With the charred smell of the meat coming from the smoke, even Xue Cong felt like having some.
As for Yue Xin, she was already waiting with her plate and chopsticks ready.
When he was done, Zhi Yong came over and handed the skewers that were ready over to them.
"Be careful, it’s hot." Yue Jie shook her head and said when she saw Yue Xin picking up the skewer she had on her plate immediately.
But it was too late.
"Ouch..." Yue Xin cried out and she started to blow at the meat first.
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head at her and she stuck out her tongue at him in return.
He couldn’t help but wonder about how she would be like when lecturing their son in the future.
Yue Jie gave up on her sister and she went over to help Xue Cong instead.
Liu Shi Shi came over to him and passed him a cup of wine.
"Wine? I don’t have any more poems for you tonight." Lin Xuan Qi said and glanced at her, recalling what had happened the other time when they had a barbecue and wine was involved.
It seemed so distant now.
She frowned at him and said, "I know. I just want to enjoy the moment with you."
Liu Shi Shi was the most direct one out of the four of them so it wasn’t a surprise to him that she would do something like this.
He gulped a mouthful of the wine and let her lean her body onto his.
When Yue Xin saw it, she came over and sat on the other side of him and did the same.
"Yue Xin..." Yue Jie wanted to say something but she stopped when she saw that Lin Xuan Qi was enjoying their company.
"He is always the same." Xue Cong, who was beside her, shook her head and said.
She was thankful for it as he had always tried to make sure they were taken care of amidst his busy schedule, taking care of three businesses.
"Always boastful, I guess." Yue Jie said and both of them smiled.
He had always tried to tease them with his boasts and they were used to it by now.
In fact, they thought that it was his clumsy way of letting them know how he felt sometimes.
He wasn’t a man with many sweet words but they appreciated him for trying to make them smile with it.
"Zhi Yong, take a rest and have some of the food first." Lin Xuan Qi saw that Zhi Yong was still busy helping with the skewers, so he wanted Zhi Yong to take a rest.
"Master Lin, me not hungry." Zhi Yong said but his stomach betrayed him.
Growl.
With the aroma from the barbecued food around him, his stomach gave out a loud growl and he scratched the back of his head with a grin on his face.
"We will take over, senior Zhi Yong." A servant girl came up to Zhi Yong and said.
"Come and have some of the food first now that there’s someone taking over." Lin Xuan Qi insisted and said.
Zhi Yong had no choice and joined in to feast with him.
"This good... Me like..." Zhi Yong exclaimed after he took a bite of the meat from the skewer he had in his hand.
The meat was charred and aromatic on the outside, but it was still juicy and tender inside, the meat had some fat on it and it melted immediately when he munched on the meat.
It felt like heaven.
Zhi Yong never wanted anything more than having the opportunity to be able to spend time with everyone like what they were doing.
It was home to him.
The night went on and everyone had their fill of meat to their heart’s content.
It made them sleepy when the barbecue was over and everyone turned in early.
Lin Xuan Qi, being at his cultivation level, still had energy to continue his cultivation in the lab.
And it was well worth the effort.
He successfully ascended to Core Formation Level Mid Stage.
But he didn’t stop after that.
Lin Xuan Qi went over to Liu Shi Shi’s room and planned to dual cultivate with her.
"Still up?" Lin Xuan Qi said when he entered the room and Liu Shi Shi was awake, sitting by the tea table.
She was dressed in a white silk dress, looking much more gentle than she usually was in it.
He smiled at her and closed the doors behind him.
"I was busy planning the schedule for the guards." She said while she poured him a cup of warm tea.
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head at her, gave her a smirk and said, "Are you sure you aren’t waiting for me instead?"
"Of course not." Liu Shi Shi frowned and she passed him the teacup.
Lin Xuan Qi took the teacup, got close to her, with his face right next to hers and said, "You sure?"
She blushed and pouted at him.
"Fine, I’ll take it as you aren’t." Lin Xuan Qi retracted his face from hers, sat down next to her and said. Giving her some breathing space back.
He glanced at her flustered cheeks, enjoying the side of her that was reserved only for him.
"What else could I be thinking about?" Liu Shi Shi said with a shrug.
Lin Xuan Qi took a sip of the tea and said, "Then, I guess it will be alright if I went to sleep alone tonight."
That got her anxious and she held onto his hand that was free.
"Wait, I am still holding the teacup..." He protested but her lips locked onto his in the next moment.