Eternal Beast Taming Family

The New Year's bells rang throughout the kingdom's territory, marking the most lively and joyous year since the formal establishment of the two dynasties, Fansheng and Tianyun.

During the Lunar New Year period, all areas within the dynasty's territory were exempt from taxes for a month, resulting in a significant price reduction for most goods. As a result, the dynasty's residents enjoyed a more 'lavish' New Year than in previous years, which was quite a celebration of the heavens.

Wandao Mountain was covered with festive red silk, which looked especially vibrant against the backdrop of white snow.

Today is the first day of the new year, and there must be a constant stream of close relatives coming to the Chu family mansion to pay their respects.

Although they were all affiliated families or forces of the Chu family, all the necessary rewards and banquets had to be prepared, so the Chu family's servants were exceptionally busy.

But their faces showed no numbness, only joy and haste.

If they were servants in ordinary families, it wouldn't be so bad, as they received meager wages and had to be mindful of their master's mood.

However, the servants of the Chu family were different. Their wages were much higher than those of many ministers in the dynasty, and their rewards during festivals were either rare source beast materials or rare source beast eggs.

Some who gained favor with the Chu family were even rewarded with Origin Artifacts, allowing them to create their own Origin Beast families that could be stably passed down through generations.

The job of Chu family servants is being watched by countless eyes. Since the establishment of the two dynasties, the recruitment standards for family servants have become so high that many are now bloodline members from aristocratic families of the sixth or seventh rank.

If the Chu family hadn't strictly limited the number of servants within the family, they probably would have numbered in the tens of thousands long ago. However, the current number is already quite large, reaching five thousand.

To outsiders, they were servants, but to the Chu family members, they were merely workers who had come to work for a period of time. After all, the Chu family's servants would serve for a hundred years...

Apart from those who served closely by the master's side and were specially kept as assistants, the others were all sent out to work in other subordinate cities.

Strangely enough, this measure actually increased the cohesion of the dynasty towards the Chu family.

Moreover, these servants who went out were often of a high level. Even those who were originally not very talented could at least reach the Spirit Rank.

Because the "Tree of All Beings in the Mortal Realm" broke through to the King Rank, it imposed spatial rules on the mountain peak of the Chu family residence. Although the mountain peak did not appear to have changed much from the outside,

However, its actual space has expanded to more than ten times its original size, which is why it can accommodate thousands of servants looking down from here at the same time.

In one of the courtyards of the Chu family mansion, sounds of arrangements and work handovers could be heard from time to time from other courtyards.

The courtyard named Hanxiang was the only one that seemed particularly deserted. The dozen or so servants inside were cleaning the courtyard again.

They idly gathered together, staring blankly at the various spiritual fruits and fresh foods that had been distributed on the table.

Several of the younger maids were more lively; sitting on the edge of the table, they asked the older maids questions with some curiosity.

"Sister Yunxuan, which master do we serve in this courtyard? We've been here for a month and haven't seen him yet. Could you tell us?"

Lu Yunxuan sat at the table, casually picked up some spiritual fruits, and distributed them to the young maids surrounding her, smiling as she patted the heads of these maids who were only sixteen or seventeen years old.

Since Miss Han is not in the clan, Hanxiang Courtyard is much more leisurely than other master courtyards, but because of this, there is inevitably no opportunity to show one's abilities.

So, after the maids who came here became familiar with the place, they would voluntarily apply to be transferred away after one or two years. Over the years, Hanxiang Courtyard has become the courtyard with the most frequent personnel turnover. Every year, there are young maids who are inexperienced in the ways of the world who are sent in, and then sent away after one or two years.

She had heard similar questions many times before.

"The person serving in our courtyard is Miss Han, the second eldest of the third generation of the main family. She spends most of her time traveling and cultivating, so we don't know if you will have the chance to meet her in the future."

"Sister Yunxuan, have you met Miss Han?"

"Of course I've met her. I used to be one of Miss Han's personal maids, but too many of them couldn't endure it, so now only I am left, and I've become the head steward of this courtyard."

"What level has Miss Han reached now?"

"The last time I saw Miss Han, she was already at the Domain level, so she should be at an even higher level now."

Most of the newly recruited maids were only at the Extraordinary Rank, and upon hearing Lu Yunxuan's words, they couldn't help but show a hint of longing in their eyes.

The maids ate snacks while asking other questions, but these questions gradually strayed from the original focus, asking how many years Lu Yunxuan had been there, her current salary, and so on.

This clearly shows the expectations these young maids had for the future.

However, this inquiry was interrupted by an aunt who hurriedly walked in from outside the courtyard.

"Miss Yunxuan, I just received news that Miss Han will be returning home soon. You should quickly prepare to take a few clever and steady maids to greet her."

Upon hearing this news, Lu Yunxuan stood up in surprise, and after realizing what was happening, she quickly responded.

"Aunt Fang, are we going to the Central Court?"

The woman addressed as Aunt Fang nodded repeatedly; the jeweled hairpins in her headdress shone even brighter than those of some noble ladies.

"Yes, hurry up and get ready. Arrange for the rest of the people to clean the courtyard thoroughly, so that Miss Han doesn't find anything that displeases her."

"Yes, yes, I'll arrange it right away." After confirming the news, Lu Yunxuan seemed even more excited.

He quickly pointed to several older-looking maids.

"You lot, hurry up and get ready, change into the new clothes you were given yesterday, and wear the same set of jewelry as the Lingzhu Cuiling Mask. Come with me to greet Miss Han."

"Yes."

Lu Yunxuan tidied herself up briefly, changing into a more elegant outfit. A few minutes later, she led a group of maids to the central courtyard.

These young maids, who served in various courtyards, rarely had the opportunity to come here. Naturally, they couldn't help but look around with curious eyes.

Lu Yunxuan walked ahead without looking to the side, only whispering her instructions:

"Today is the first day of the new year. Most of the people coming and going in the courtyard are heads of aristocratic families or powerful ministers in the dynasty. They may become your direct superiors in the future."

Now, because you are servants of the master's household, they will inevitably give you some face when they see you, but you must remember that this face is for the Chu family behind you.

If you become complacent and fail to stay with your master, and your mistakes are discovered after you leave, you know what will happen to you.

Therefore, always remember your duty. However, you don't need to be overly cautious, after all, the Chu family stands behind you now. If you are too humble, I will punish you personally without the head family's intervention.

Perhaps it was the first time they had heard Lu Yunxuan give such a serious lecture, so the maids quickly averted their wandering gazes and looked straight ahead without glancing to the side. However, through some subtle details in their expressions, one could still observe their inner tension.

A short while later, they entered the main hall and then followed Lu Yunxuan to stand on one side of the courtyard.

Compared to before, the central hall was built to be extremely large, except for the maids who were assigned from Hanxiang Courtyard.

They also noticed that there were many stewards of various ranks from the courtyard waiting outside the main hall. These stewards were usually very powerful figures in their eyes.

But now, they too have to stand in this courtyard, just like the others, quietly waiting for Miss Han's arrival.