Then Wei Meilin gently took Yue Lan’s hand and bowed humbly.

"I will serve both of you wholeheartedly. Please don’t hesitate to use me however you wish~"

Li Feng, still lounging lazily in the chair, smiled at the cunning woman’s performance.

’She’s already trying to butter up to Yue Lan,’ he thought in amusement as he already see through Wei Meilin intention.

Still, he didn’t mind.

As long as it didn’t cause him problems, he was happy to see his women getting along even if there was a clear hierarchy.

Seeing Yue Lan glance at him curiously, Li Feng simply smiled and nodded.

"Yes, she is indeed my servant now. You can trust her so if you need anything from her, don’t hesitate to ask."

Yue Lan gave a small nod and turned back to Wei Meilin, who was looking at her with bright, eager eyes.

"Nice to meet you," she said simply.

Despite the short and somewhat cold reply, Wei Meilin didn’t seem bothered at all.

She had already somewhat grasped Yue Lan’s quiet and reserved personality from this brief exchange.

And as Li Feng had expected, Wei Meilin was fully intent on currying favor with Yue Lan.

She knew that the circle of women around Li Feng would only grow larger in the future.

So getting close to his first wife and Dao Companion was clearly the wisest long-term move.

Soon the two women began talking.

Well... mostly Wei Meilin talked while Yue Lan listened quietly.

Only when the conversation reached the part about how Li Feng had arrived and how Wei Meilin became close with him did Yue Lan show real interest, silently listening and occasionally nodding.

Li Feng watched the exchange with a satisfied grin.

"Sit down, both of you," he said out loud. "Meilin, tell me everything that happened while I was gone."

Hearing his command, Wei Meilin blinked once, then happily took Yue Lan’s hand and led her to the guest couch in front of the desk.

After guiding Yue Lan to the couch, Wei Meilin walked gracefully over to the desk and picked up a thick stack of neatly organized documents.

She placed them respectfully in front of Li Feng with both hands.

"Master, please have a look. These are the Alchemy Hall’s financial reports for the past few months, including this month’s earnings up to yesterday," she said sweetly, bowing slightly before standing obediently beside him.

Li Feng picked up the stack and began flipping through the pages..

Then Wei Meilin began explaining in a clear, professional tone as the coy, lustful woman from earlier completely gone, replaced by the cold and calculating Matriarch.

"As you can see, Master, our daily pill sales have increased by over triple since you took over. The lower-grade healing pills and beauty pills are selling especially well among the local noble families."

Li Feng nodded, scanning the numbers and smile,

"Not bad."

Wei Meilin smiled proudly, her voice turning slightly playful.

"That’s only the surface, Master. Thanks to the recent incidents and your growing reputation, many cultivators are now coming specifically to buy pills refined by ’Alchemist Li’. We even raised the price of mid-grade pills by 15%, yet people are still lining up."

Yue Lan, who was listening and quietly brewing herself a cup of tea, murmured inwardly with mild surprise.

’I didn’t think he has a business outside...’

Wei Meilin puffed out her chest with pride and continued, "We’ve also secured two new contracts with smaller sects in the surrounding cities. Many wealthy individuals also have expressed interest in long-term cooperation as well."

But then she hesitated for a moment.

"However... I didn’t dare accept any major deals without your approval. Because right now, the only alchemists we have are the old one from the Wei Family and you, Master. But since we’ve just cut ties with the Wei Family, you’re the only one left now. If we take on too many partners, it might disturb your precious time."

Li Feng nodded calmly.

It wasn’t really a big problem for him.

As long as the ingredients were prepared, he could mass-produce pills at an astonishing speed which should enough to supply a year’s worth of stock in the time it took to drink a single cup of tea.

’Still... having at least one reliable alchemist on site would be great.’

That was why he had originally planned to groom Yin Rou as his personal alchemist.

Unfortunately, her father had taken her away.

Now he would have to find someone else when he had the time.

Speaking of Yin Rou, Li Feng couldn’t help but wonder how that little rabbit was doing these days.

’Well... she should be doing well. After all, her father is a Rank 3 Alchemist.’

With that thought, he casually flipped to the final summary page.

And his eyes suddenly widened.

"...Three hundred and forty thousand spirit stones?" he muttered in genuine surprise.

Wei Meilin’s eyes sparkled with delight at his reaction.

She leaned closer, deliberately pressing her soft, heavy breast against his arm.

"Yes, Master~ That includes a huge bulk order from three days ago. A group of wealthy nobles from the Fen Dynasty purchased 500 high-grade Qi Condensing Pills, 200 Meridian Cleansing Pills, and many other items. They paid triple the normal rate because they needed them urgently for some reason."

Li Feng leaned back in his chair, visibly taken aback.

But then after a moment, he looked at Wei Meilin with a strange expression.

"...Where are all those spirit stones?"

Without hesitation, Wei Meilin obediently removed the storage ring from her finger and handed it to him with both hands.

"All the profits are in here, Master~"

Li Feng took the ring for a moment, then stood up and walked over to Yue Lan, who had been listening quietly while sipping her tea.

Seeing him approach, she tilted her head curiously.

"Lan’er, take this."

"Mhm?"

Before she could ask, Li Feng smiled and gently placed the storage ring in her palm.

"Just take it. I want to test something."

Yue Lan blinked but eventually nodded and accepted the ring.

[Ding!]

[Host has given 340,000 Spirit Stones to Favor Target: Yue Lan!]

[Reward: 680,000 Spirit Stones acquired!]