Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1408 - 614: A Modest Gift, Deep Sentiments (Part 2)

Upon hearing this, Ma Nanfeng sneered again, "What a way to relieve emotion, Miao Yunhu, oh Miao Yunhu, the facts are already in front of you, yet you still protect that fellow Lin Qiang. Do you really intend to keep this so-called good friend in your house forever?

I also heard that since Lin Qiang came to our Miao family, you’ve been giving him monthly money on the same level as Wan’Er! Hmph, in my view, even if you spend thousands or tens of thousands of silver on him, it would be like throwing buns to a dog, with no return!"

She showed a touch of disgust in her eyes, then walked towards the outside, "I am going to arrange the acquisition of various rare jades, and Miao Yunhu, remember this: if you don’t want to hear the truth from me or my criticisms of Lin Qiang, then don’t bring him up in front of me again, and don’t utter nonsense about Wan’Er being with him in the future! A habitual wastrel like Lin Qiang, I can’t see any usefulness he’ll have for the Miao family in the future, think about it yourself!"

After saying this, the ’real master of the Miao family’ Ma Nanfeng walked away without paying any more attention to her husband Miao Yunhu!

After Ma Nanfeng’s footsteps faded away, there was a series of ’creaking’ sounds around the small door of the secret chamber, and it automatically closed!

Miao Wan’er then looked at her father and said softly, "There’s no need to worry, Father. Aren’t you just concerned that Lin Qiang might not get used to staying here? I’ll sneak over secretly in a while without telling Mother! But I also want to clarify one thing with you, nowadays, people advocate for free marriage. So, stop always mentioning childhood engagements or parental matchmaking. In the future, who Wan’Er likes and wants to marry, I’ll have my own decision!

As for whether Lin Qiang is talented and virtuous, whether he is resourceful, and whether he is excellent, none of this matters in terms of whether Wan’Er fancies him!"

Seeing Miao Wan’er speak like this, Miao Yunhu shook his head slightly and said, "That Lin Qiang, I’ve known him since he was young, I’m fully aware of his nature and his excellence, loyal and honest. If you... sigh, let it be. I know you have high aspirations since you were a child, and your knowledge and insight are broader and deeper than your two elder brothers! With your kind of disposition, your marriage will be your own decision. I will definitely not force you to marry anyone in the future!"

He stopped for a moment, pulled out a Mauser C96 and a box of bullets from his pocket, and handed them to Miao Wan’er, "Today, at this hour, Lin Qiang hasn’t returned yet. I’m busy with official duties and probably won’t be back home for several days! When you go to see Lin Qiang, give this gun and these bullets to him. Although Qingyuan City is more stable than other places, there are often incidents of murder. Lin Qiang might encounter some danger when he goes out, so having this finely made pistol from the Beijiang Kingdom on him can give him an extra measure of safety!"

Miao Wan’er took the Mauser C96 and glanced at her father, pouting, "Father, you really favor this Lin Qiang. My elder brother wanted to ask you for this finely crafted pistol last year when he was home, but you didn’t give it to him, yet now you want to give it to Lin Qiang! I heard from my elder brother that in the black market over in Jee Province, this finely crafted pistol is worth at least two or three hundred silver or even thousands of dollars! Tsk tsk, it’s really partial!"

Upon hearing this, Miao Yunhu was left speechless for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Brother Lin now only has this one descendant left. Now that he’s sought refuge with me, if I can’t protect him, wouldn’t it cause Brother Lin’s spirit in heaven to be cold? I would be tormented by this for my whole life!"

Seeing her father so serious, Miao Wan’er sighed, "Alright, alright, just kidding with Father, no need to take it so seriously! I will definitely hand over this pistol and those bullets to Lin Qiang!"

...

In the bedroom of the secluded courtyard,

Lin Xuankong casually found an excuse to send Miao Youren and the others away, then sat cross-legged on the sandalwood bed and activated the demonic path true qi within him to cultivate the Blood Spirit Technique.

Currently, Lin Xuankong’s Transcendence Realm, thanks to absorbing a large amount of spirit blood and life force, has rapidly advanced to the early stage of the Second Layer, but the Blood Spirit Technique is still at the entry level! Clearly, this powerful demonic technique that allows a cultivator to cultivate in the Absolute Spirit World is not an ordinary technique. To improve his realm, Lin Xuankong still needs to cultivate diligently!

Most importantly, once the Blood Spirit Technique is cultivated to the Pure Mastery Realm, Lin Xuankong’s speed of absorbing spirit blood and life force to enhance his Transcendence Realm will increase again!

With a Pseudo-Heavenly Immortal Realm divine soul, Lin Xuankong’s comprehension and mastery of various techniques are undoubtedly many times stronger now compared to when he first came into contact with the Martial Dao Technique in the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm, already high above. Coupled with over ten thousand times the talent increase from the Vigorous in Old Age Life Plate, Lin Xuankong feels his realm is improving every moment as he cultivates the Blood Spirit Technique!

"It should only take until the late night today to cultivate this Blood Spirit Technique to the Pure Mastery Realm!

Once reaching the Pure Mastery Realm, this Blood Spirit Technique can be activated without having to touch a weak spirit’s body, and even at a foot away, it can freely absorb a spirit’s blood and life force, increasing the absorption speed by seven or eight times!"

After cultivating for more than an hour, Lin Xuankong withdrew his Heart Spirit from cultivation and thought to himself.

At this moment,

There suddenly came a series of light footsteps from outside, followed by the slightly ingratiating voice of Miao Youren, "The third miss is here, Youren greets you. If you’re here to see Young Master Lin, he’s over in the bedroom. I’ll immediately go and ask Young Master Lin to come to the hall to see Miss Miao!"

Lin Xuankong heard this, his brow furrowed slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled, thinking to himself: This third Miss of the Miao family, although I only met her once, it is obvious that she is quite a character with a bit of temper. I wonder why she suddenly came over here!

However, the Patriarch of the Miao family, Miao Yunhu, has indeed been very kind to me. Even if he has ’mistaken’ me for someone else, I should still repay some of Miao Yunhu’s kindness and show some courtesy to his daughter, Miao Wan’er!

With these thoughts, Lin Xuankong didn’t wait for Miao Youren to enter the bedroom, but directly got up and walked outside. When he reached the entrance of the hall, he looked toward the unusually attractive third miss of the Miao family and slightly cupped his hands, "Lin Qiang greets the third miss!"

After welcoming the third miss of the Miao family into the hall, Lin Xuankong got straight to the point and said, "I’m not sure why the third miss suddenly came today, is there something you need?"

It was clear that Miao Wan’er was also straightforward in nature. She directly took out the pistol Miao Yunhu had given her from her small bag and handed it to Lin Xuankong. She recounted the situation of Miao Yunhu being busy recently and perhaps unable to visit Lin Xuankong promptly, as well as the reason for bringing a gun along.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong accepted the finely crafted pistol and casually fiddled with it, then said:

"Uncle Miao holds Lin Qiang in such high regard. Lin Qiang is deeply moved. This fine pistol must be of considerable value and is excellent for self-defense!

Moreover, regarding adapting to living here, Uncle Miao and Miss Miao needn’t worry! Compared to the times when Lin Qiang was desperately escaping and couldn’t find safety for days, what Uncle Miao has provided here has greatly helped Lin Qiang!"

"Yes, naturally, Father values Brother Lin greatly, and Wan’er sees this clearly. I hope Brother Lin feels as comfortable as at home staying here! Well, Father has entrusted everything to Wan’er, I’ve told Brother Lin everything, and I won’t disturb Brother Lin any longer!" Miao Wan’er said.

After saying this, Miao Wan’er got up and walked outside, clearly having no intention of saying more to Lin Xuankong! Which was normal—after all, Miao Wan’er was now determined to follow Sima Dongming with Huang Yun’Er in the future. With this path decided, Miao Wan’er was already quite ambitious about her future! With this mindset, she had little incentive to develop a good relationship with a fallen man like ’Lin Qiang’!