Chapter 43 Three Years

Lin Xing held Lin Tian, just grinning like a fool, and Lin Tian was also looking at Lin Xing with a silly grin.

Lin Tian was the baby's name, which had been decided long ago, unlike last time with Lin Xing, whose name was rushed to come up with after he was born. However, Lin Xing was quite satisfied; otherwise, if his name had been decided in advance, who knows what it would've been.

The name Lin Tian was as ordinary as Lin Xing's, but would Lin Tian's future be ordinary as well? That was anyone's guess.

Of course, the Lin family didn't know that the baby Yana delivered would be a boy, so among the prepared names, there was also a girl's name, but it went unused now.

This little fellow Lin Tian was an utterly adorable baby, undeniable: chubby, with big, bright eyes and cute expressions, every bit of him was lovable.

Soon after birth, Lin Tian quickly won over everyone in the Lin household, from Lin Wen down to every servant, just as Lin Xing had when he was born!

Although the Lin family was a large clan with a clear hierarchy, the master-servant relationship was far better than in other families. Here, servants were not discriminated against. Although their status remained that of servants, at least Lin Xing and the others treated them as people, unlike other nobles who viewed servants as inherently lowly, little better than slaves.

The Lin family's servants, though nominally servants, had boundaries that weren't strictly enforced. As long as they did their jobs, that was all that mattered. Therefore, in the Lin family, whether masters or servants, everyone got along very well!

Thus, these servants often interacted with the Lin brothers and could freely play with Lin Tian and the others.

Especially little ones like Lin Tian were even more endearing, particularly to the young maidservants, who adored this little fellow to bits.

With Yana's permission, they vied for the chance to hold the baby. The little one wasn't afraid of strangers and was always laughing and grinning.

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed. Lin Xing was now ten years old, and the little fellow Lin Tian was already three.

"Brother, hug." The little fellow Lin Tian saw Lin Xing as soon as he stepped in. He squirmed out of his mother Yana's arms and cried as he ran toward Lin Xing.

In three years, Lin Xing had grown taller. Although not exceptionally handsome, his easy confidence and sunny smile made him even more attractive.

The little fellow from back then had also grown from an infant into a small child, with pink, tender cheeks, even more adorable.

Watching the little one, still unsteady on his feet, wobbling toward him, Lin Xing couldn't help but happily open his arms, taking a few quick steps to scoop the little fellow up.

"Brother, you're late today," the little one said cutely.

"Is that so? I was a little late. What's the penalty?" Lin Xing looked at Lin Tian affectionately.

"Hmm." The little one tilted his head, his eyes blinking and darting around. After a while, he said, looking troubled, "Brother, I can't think of what to do."

"Why don't you think of something?" The little one looked at Lin Xing pitifully.

Seeing how adorable the little fellow was, Lin Xing couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "How about later, I take you out to play?"

"Okay, okay! We can go out to play again!" The little one looked at Lin Xing happily, clapping his chubby little hands.

Watching this scene, Yana and the others were also very happy. Ever since Lin Tian had begun to understand things, after Yana, he was most dependent on Lin Xing, almost following him around every day.

"Alright, Xiao Tian, come to Mommy. Let your brother eat breakfast before he takes you out to play," Yana said affectionately to the little fellow.

"No, Mommy, I want Brother to hold me." As he spoke, he clung tightly to Lin Xing, as if afraid he'd be put down.

"Xiao Tian, be good, come to Mommy. Your brother still needs to eat breakfast. Or else he won't have the energy to take you out to play."

Xiao Tian gave Lin Xing a pitiful look, and Lin Xing nodded. Reluctantly, the little fellow left Lin Xing's embrace, pouting as he returned to Yana's arms.

Watching the little one pout unwillingly, everyone burst out laughing. The little one knew they were laughing at him and shyly buried his head in his mother's arms, though he secretly peeked at everyone.

Seeing the little one's adorable actions, everyone laughed even more happily.

After breakfast, Lin Xing held the little fellow. "Brother, where are we going to play today?" From Lin Xing's arms, the little guy tilted his head to ask.

"We'll go play on the street outside and buy lots of fun things, okay?" The little one's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Okay, okay!"

"But first, let's go find Lin Feng and the others."

"Then let's hurry!" Hearing that they would buy many fun things, the little one couldn't wait to go out.

"Lin Feng!" Lin Xing called out toward the inside.

"Young Master." As the voice faded, Lin Feng ran to Lin Xing's side, accompanied by Lin Yun and the others.

In three years, Lin Feng and the others had also grown taller. Now they were all ten years old, looking like young teenagers, quite handsome.

Seeing their reaction speed, Lin Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Suddenly, Lin Xing glanced at Lin Dian in surprise. "You broke through?"

"Yes, Young Master, I broke through yesterday," Lin Dian said excitedly.

In three years, the brothers Lin Feng and the others had each successfully broken through to the second level of their respective divine arts! Due to the special circumstances within his body, Lin Dian had reached the bottleneck of the second level early, waiting for the right moment to break through. Now he had finally succeeded. Lin Xing was also very happy.

"Good, very good!" Lin Xing glanced at the other three brothers. "You all need to work harder and strive to break through sooner." Lin Feng and the others nodded.

"Today, we'll go out together. First, settle the people inside," Lin Xing said, glancing at the dozen or so people practicing inside.

"Yes, Young Master."

The dozen or so people inside were all orphans from outside, whom the Lin family had brought back over the past few years. They were all very talented, some even no less than the Lin Feng brothers!

For these people, Lin Xing had taught them either the Huaxia Divine Arts or the otherworldly magic and Battle Qi, depending on their different attributes. There's no need to go into detail.

They were Lin Xing's direct subordinates! Now, Lin Xing had arranged them together with the Four Lin Brothers and handed them over to Lin Feng and the others to manage. Lin Xing only occasionally came by to give guidance. However, they had all been indoctrinated by the Four Lin Brothers, and now their minds were filled with loyalty to Lin Xing. Through gradual indoctrination, they were completely brainwashed, but this was fine because they were originally orphans. They were also very grateful to Lin Xing for taking them in. Even if Lin Feng hadn't brainwashed them, they would have been absolutely loyal to Lin Xing.

Lin Xing easily became a hands-off manager!

Lin Xing's arrangement had a deeper purpose. After all, in the future, they would still be managed by Lin Feng and the others. It was better to start now, not only fostering their relationships but also allowing them to understand each other, which would lead to much better cooperation in the future!

Moreover, it could also train the abilities of Lin Feng and the others!

"Hmph!" Suddenly, a snort was heard.