I am getting stronger and stronger in the world of demons and monsters

Seeing Lin Xuankong say this, the young woman frowned again, but did not speak.

It was not until the middle-aged man Miao Yunhu's face darkened and he coughed that the young woman nodded to Lin Xuankong with a bit of reluctance, "Brother Qiang has come from afar, Wan'er is here to show her respect! Brother Lin is experiencing a big change at home, Wan'er feels a little sad, but since I'm here, I'll just go home. If you need anything in the future, just tell Wan'er directly."

Seeing his daughter say this, Miao Yunhu's expression eased a little, and a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes. He looked at Lin Xuankong and said:

"Speaking of which, among all your peers, you and Wan'er got along best when you were young. But in the blink of an eye, you two have grown up and become somewhat estranged! Whenever Wan'er saw you, Lin Qiang, when she was young, she would get very close to you and stick to you as much as possible! Whenever your father took you home, Wan'er would not give in and insisted on following your father back to your home!

Alas, according to your and Wan'er's age, it's time to talk about marriage. If your father hadn't met with a disaster this time, I would definitely convince Wan'er's mother to let her agree for you two to be together! What a pity!"

When Miao Yunhu mentioned "talking about marriage", the beautiful Miao Wan'er lowered her head slightly, then frowned tightly, obviously dissatisfied with her father's mention of this matter. However, due to her father's majesty, she did not speak.

Although Miao Wan'er lowered her head and frowned in a very concealed manner, and did not show anything in front of Lin Xuankong, Lin Xuankong was, after all, an "old monster" who had lived for more than 10,000 years. Even if Miao Wan'er did not speak, he could easily feel the alienation of the third lady of the Miao family towards him.

Lin Xuankong was quite close to Miao Yunhu because he had received some memory fragments and last wishes from Lin Qiang, and because Miao Yunhu was very enthusiastic about the downtrodden man Lin Qiang. Otherwise, seeing this scene, he probably wouldn't have any interest in saying anything more to the Miao family! After all, Lin Xuankong, who had already achieved the status of a celestial being, also had his own temper!

At this time, Miao Yunhu glanced at the food on the table and continued, "Are you used to eating these meals? If not, I will ask Youren to prepare some other meals for you to replenish your body."

Lin Xuankong shook his head slightly. His body was too weak now, and he had been hungry for several days, so he could not take in any nourishment. How could he dare to overeat suddenly? If he ate too much suddenly, he might hurt his stomach, or even lose his life. "Uncle Miao is too polite. A person like me who is just a floating duckweed is satisfied with just a bite to eat. But Shopkeeper Miao Youren specially arranged for the restaurant's people to prepare such a sumptuous meal for me. I am already extremely grateful!"

Lin Xuankong was not just saying this out of thin air. As a true immortal, he naturally had his own pride! Since waking up, Miao Youren, the owner of the Miao family, has always responded to requests. If it weren't for the seven or eight big river fish arranged by Miao Youren, Lin Xuankong would have died, and the mission to explore the small world would have failed! Moreover, Miao Yunhu, the director of the Qingyuan City Inspection Bureau, was an official of some importance, but he was so enthusiastic towards Lin Qiang, a drifter whose family had been destroyed and who had completely lost his backing, without any airs.

As the saying goes, a drop of water is repaid with a spring of water. Since Lin Xuankong has gained some benefits, he would naturally be grateful to Miao Yunhu, the head of the Miao family, and Miao Youren, the shopkeeper.

After hearing what Lin Xuankong said, Miao Yunhu couldn't help but stroke his beard with satisfaction. Then he looked outside the door and nodded slightly.

Outside the door of the box, Miao Youren, who was dressed in butler's clothes, heard what Lin Xuankong said, and saw that his master was quite appreciative and satisfied with him, and the shopkeeper's eyes immediately showed a hint of joy. He never expected that Lin Xuankong would praise him so much in front of Miao Yunhu, the master of the Miao family!

You know, a so-called shopkeeper like him who works for a restaurant, one of the dozens of industries of the Miao family, is definitely an extremely insignificant little figure in the huge power of the Miao family. But now, because of Lin Xuankong's praise, he got the recognition of Miao Yunhu, the head of the Miao family. For Miao Youren, this is a great thing!

"Well, now that you've finished eating, come back with me to the mansion! Before I came here, I had already arranged for someone to clean up a side courtyard for you, and also arranged for a few maids to serve you. After we go back, you can see if you are satisfied. If there is anything you feel is not good enough, just tell me directly! In addition, when you are here, don't be so formal. Think about it, more than 20 years ago, in the battle of Chenhe, if your father hadn't risked his life to save me in the battle, my Miaoyun Lake would not be as prosperous as it is today!"

After saying that, Miao Yunhu stood up and looked at the shopkeeper Miao Youren outside the box door, and said, "In the next few days, Youren, you will stay with Lin Qiang and arrange his food, clothing, housing and transportation. You must serve him well. As for money, tell the accountant that Lin Qiang's treatment and monthly money will be in accordance with the standards of the eldest young master of the Miao Mansion!"

Miao Youren was immediately excited and delighted when he heard this. He bowed and said, "Master, don't worry. Youren will take good care of Master Lin. He will take good care of him!"

For the shopkeeper Miao, being transferred from the current restaurant to the Miao Mansion to be Lin Qiang's housekeeper is a good thing that he could never dream of. Not to mention anything else, the silver he could handle in the future would be more than ten times more! At present, the restaurant that the shopkeeper Miao is in charge of only handles 60 to 70 taels of silver a month, while the two young masters and two young ladies in the Miao family compound spend a full 800 taels of silver every month, which is equivalent to the monthly turnover of more than ten restaurants!

The most important thing is that the current situation is chaotic, and there have been repeated vicious incidents of thieves breaking into houses, robbing and killing people in Qingyuan City. Among them, there are seven or eight businesses like the Miao family restaurant. After dark, thieves broke into the shopkeepers, waiters, chefs, etc., and killed them all! The reason why they chose restaurants and jewelry stores is naturally because each restaurant and jewelry store has a lot of cash! But the Miao Mansion is different. In the Miao family mansion covering an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres, there are more than a hundred guards who are proficient in boxing and weapons. There is also a patrol office nearby that is specially used to protect the Miao Mansion. There are a full hundred people, all equipped with muskets!

It can be said that in the entire Qingyuan city, apart from the houses of the county magistrate, a few militias, and a few large landlords, the safest place is the Miao family compound!

Therefore, when Miao Youren heard that his master wanted to transfer him to work in the Miao family compound, he was extremely delighted. If it weren't for Lin Xuankong, Miao Wan'er and Miao Yunhu in front of him, I'm afraid this shopkeeper would have laughed out loud with joy.

Miao Wan'er, a beautiful woman standing next to him, couldn't help but frown again when she heard her father's arrangement. She didn't know what she was thinking.

After half an incense stick of time,

Lin Xuankong had already brought his direct butler Miao Youren, followed the Miao family father and daughter's sedan chair, entered the vast Miao Mansion, passed through several long corridors, and arrived at the Miao family's hall. At this moment, the hall was quite quiet. In addition to a few pretty servants who were responsible for serving, there was only a woman who was about thirty years old and had a charming appearance, sitting on the right armchair at the top of the hall. Seeing Miao Yunhu, Miao Wan'er bringing Lin Xuankong and Miao Youren back, the woman who seemed to be Mrs. Miao of the Miao Mansion suddenly stood up and walked towards the hall door to greet them, saying as she walked:

"I am quite busy with various affairs at home, and I need to direct the servants to arrange a place for you, Qiang'er! So I didn't go to the restaurant with Yunhu and Wan'er to pick you up. Qiang'er, please don't blame your aunt!"

Miao Yunhu sat directly on the left armchair at the top of the hall, then glanced at Lin Xuankong and Miao Wan'er.

When Miao Wan'er saw her father looking over, she immediately said to the charming woman in her thirties, "Madam supervises nearly a thousand servants in our mansion every day. Today, she has to prepare for the side courtyard, so she must be even busier! For these reasons, although Madam did not go to pick up Brother Lin in person, I'm sure Brother Lin will definitely not blame Madam!"

Miao Yunhu, who was sitting on the armchair on the left, couldn't help but frowning, obviously looking unhappy, but he didn't say anything.

Lin Xuankong was very careful. When he saw this situation, he immediately understood that even though Director Miao Yunhu had a special status in Qingyuan City and was in charge of the entire Qingyuan City's Inspection Bureau, he seemed to have a low status at home and was actually a little "afraid of his wife"!

After thinking for a while and getting some information from the memory fragments of his predecessor Lin Qiang, Lin Xuankong suddenly realized it.

The charming woman in front of him was Ma Nanfeng, the mistress of the Miao family compound. Normally, in a background similar to the Republic of China era on Blue Star, men were the masters of the family and held the power of the entire family. However, the Miao family was different. Although Miao Yunhu was the director of the Inspection Bureau and had a high status, he was not good enough in front of Ma Nanfeng!

Ma Nanfeng is a daughter of the Ma family, the most powerful family in Jizhou. The Ma family is so powerful that they can control the entire Jizhou. Whether it is the military, politics or business of Jizhou, the Ma family has people who control the central departments. Even the highest official of Jizhou Prefecture in the previous term was from the Ma family! Even in the entire Great Yan Kingdom, the Ma family is considered one of the four major families in the Great Yan Kingdom!

If Ma Nanfeng was not from the Ma family, she would not have had the slightest chance of marrying the young lady of the Ma family with Miao Yunhu, who was only a lieutenant at that time! Moreover, the reason why Ma Nanfeng married Miao Yunhu was only because she was attracted by Miao Yunhu's good looks, not because the Miao family had any great power!

Therefore, if we talk about the apparent owner of the Miao Family Compound, it is naturally Miao Yunhu, the director of the Qingyuan City Patrol Bureau. However, if we talk about the real owner who holds the right to speak, everyone in the Miao Family Compound has to look at Ma Nanfeng's face!

At this moment, after Miao Wan'er finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Xuankong and frowned again. Lin Xuankong naturally understood the reason for her behavior, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit of pity for Director Miao, who was quite sincere and enthusiastic towards him. A tall and strong man, with many military merits, was promoted to a second lieutenant after surviving a near-death experience, but he had no choice but to become Ma Nanfeng's husband after being noticed by her!

Although because of this relationship, Miao Yunhu was later promoted from a small captain of the Inspection Bureau to the director of the Inspection Bureau, there were few people in the entire Qingyuan City who did not know that the reason why Director Miao was able to become the director was entirely because of his wife. Of course, knowing the reason for Miao Yunhu's rise does not mean that those people dare to gossip about him. After all, Ma Nanfeng is a girl from the Ma family. Who dares to criticize the Ma family indiscriminately in Jizhou's territory? Wouldn't that mean they think their life is too long?

Of course, in the heart of Lin Xuankong, who once achieved the status of a celestial being and became the number one in the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm who governed hundreds of millions of lives, the so-called tremendous power of the Jizhou Ma family was probably at most an ant that could not be any smaller. However, before he truly cultivated the Blood Spirit Method to have the ability to protect himself, Lin Xuankong today could only be regarded as a tiny ant in front of the powerful Ma family!

The key point is that Lin Xuankong already recognized the character of Director Miao Yunhu. In order not to embarrass Miao Yunhu, Lin Xuankong could only sigh secretly and bowed to Ma Nanfeng, the mistress of the Miao family compound, who was sitting on a high seat. "Lin Qiang greets the Madam. As for what the Madam just said, it was too polite!"

Ma Nanfeng nodded lazily, "Well, since the descendants of Yunhu's old friend are here, our Miao family must entertain them well. Otherwise, if the news gets out, others will say that our Yunhu is ungrateful!"

She glanced at Lin Xuankong, "I heard Yunhu talk about the Lin family twice, and I have also met your father a few times! According to Yunhu, when your Lin family was prosperous, it was considered a relatively wealthy family. Unfortunately, the current situation is turbulent, and the borders of the Great Yan Kingdom are already in turmoil. I don't know how many small families may be destroyed next! Since you were able to find an opportunity to escape from the siege of the Wei clan, you can be considered to have some luck!"

Having said this, she paused, and then spoke again: "Well, Lin Qiang, if you have nothing else to do, let the servant lead you to the side courtyard arranged for you!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn't help but glance at Miao Yunhu, the director of the Inspection Bureau, only to see Miao Yunhu nodding slightly at him secretly. It seemed as if he was afraid of being seen by Ma Nanfeng!

Lin Xuankong was really speechless about this henpecked chief of the inspection bureau.