The next morning, at the Jin Mansion, even a biting cold wind could not dissipate the festive air at this vermilion gateway.
Inside the mansion, servants bustled about, arranging picturesque scenes, maids carrying cups performed the lotus step, their sashes fluttering.
Outside the mansion, carriages and horses crowded the roads, carried by exotic beasts, coming in an unbroken stream.
Loud voices announced arrivals at the front gate.
"Liao Family Master... has arrived, presenting a pair of Century Dragon Whisker Grass."
"Master of the Magpie Saber Sect offers a Longquan Pill!"
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Not long after, in the Jin Family's back courtyard, a figure dressed in a steward's attire hastened along the corridor, face beaming with joy; facing a group of servants moving potted plants, his expression turned stern, raising his authority.
"Be careful, keep your eyes peeled, no slacking off!"