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

Chapter 28 Forty-two Alleys are the masterminds of Guiling’s miraculous effect (please follow up)

While Lin Xuankong was thinking, the sound of footsteps came from outside. It was Gu Beicheng, the manager, who was organizing the martial arts practitioners who had passed the test to enter the martial arts performance hall.

After everyone came in, they all stood near the martial arts stage. Some people looked at the blood stains on the martial arts stage with nervous expressions, while most of them looked at Lin Xuankong with complicated expressions.

Obviously, Lin Xuankong was called to the martial arts hall alone, and everyone had already made some guesses!
  Gu Beicheng had already heard what Deacon Ma said about Lin Xuankong. He straightened his clothes, raised his hands to Lin Xuankong and said:

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Lin for being appointed as the Chief Steward by Manager Jiang. I made some rude remarks at the bulletin board at the entrance of the hall before. I hope Senior Brother can forgive me!"

Seeing how polite he was, Lin Xuankong couldn't help but cup his hands and said: "Although I was appointed as a steward, I don't know much about what a steward needs to do. I will inevitably ask you for advice in the future, and I may even trouble you!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!" Gu Beicheng said with a smile: "When these two days are over, I will treat Manager Lin to have a nice drink and make amends!"

The martial arts practitioners around the martial arts stage were all surprised when they heard the conversation between the two.

"He was actually appointed as the chief steward?"

"It turns out he's not the deputy manager, he's the manager, or he was personally appointed by Manager Jiang!"

"Oh, the gap between people is really bigger than that between people and dogs!"

Many people started talking in low voices.

Li Er, who was appointed as the deputy manager, touched his bald head and said with a smile: "The world is full of wonders. I, Li Er, am really dumbfounded this time!"

The long-faced Lu Guanqi turned pale. He looked around and suddenly found that many martial arts cultivators seemed to have thought of what he had laughed at Lin Xuankong before.

Everyone looked at him as if they were laughing, and Lu Guanqi's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

He gritted his teeth, frowned and thought for a moment, and actually confessed directly to Gu Beicheng, indicating that he would no longer participate in the martial arts competition, and then left the martial arts hall with a lonely look on his face.

Many martial arts cultivators looked at Lu Guanqi's back walking out of the martial arts hall alone, and couldn't help but think of the incident more than an hour ago, when Lin Xuankong was alone and talked about by everyone and laughed at by Lu Guanqi!

Everyone couldn't help but secretly sigh, they felt that the world was changing, and it was really mysterious and unpredictable. In the blink of an eye, some people turned over and others capsized!
  Lu Guanqi walked outside the martial arts hall and stood alone on the martial arts field. He looked back at Lin Xuankong, who was envied by everyone. His eyes were full of unwillingness, but his heart was full of helplessness.
  How could I have guessed that this old and old leader could actually light up four marks, and was appointed as the chief steward by the powerful general manager of Yin Fu Sect... If I had known this, a fool would laugh at him!
  Now that he is in charge, how can he get a better deal by becoming a disciple of Yinfu Sect from now on...

In the martial arts hall,

The martial arts cultivators who passed the first round of tests quickly began competing in martial arts under Gu Beicheng's organization.

In order to win a respected steward position, the people competing in martial arts tried their best and fought extremely fiercely.

Even though Deacon Ma was standing by, ready to stop him at any time, after dozens of martial arts competitions, most of the martial arts cultivators were seriously injured.

During the martial arts competition, the martial artist named Guo Yun was extremely skilled in using a pair of short halberds. However, he was eager to attack the enemy and was careless. He was hit in the abdomen by his opponent with a hammer and almost died on the spot!

Yang Shan was also unfortunately defeated. The marksmanship he used with the Hongying spear in his hand was quite powerful for killing in a battle formation. Unfortunately, the opponent he encountered was at the early stage of the second level...

After several rounds of martial arts competitions, even the four warriors who succeeded to the end were all seriously injured.

Some people had a broken arm, some people's clothes were torn, and their thighs were dripping with blood... But these four people finally fought for the position of deputy steward!

Other martial arts cultivators were also injured, but they could only start as disciples and survive slowly!
  But Lin Xuankong, who was originally laughed at by everyone, became the only one who was more laid-back than the manager Gu Beicheng.
  Moreover, everyone competed and fought hard, and the position they got was only deputy steward. However, Lin Xuankong sat aside, drank tea and applauded, and got the respected position of principal!
  Next, there was the installation ceremony of the six stewards and deputy stewards organized by Deacon Ma.

Thousands of Yin Fu Sect disciples at the entrance of Mule Street Hall, as well as some stewards and deacons, welcomed and congratulated these people!
  After the ceremony is completed,
  Deacon Ma carefully explained and arranged the rules that they needed to pay attention to and the matters that needed to be managed in the future.
  As the new steward, Lin Xuankong cannot officially practice Yin Fu Gong until he completes the three tasks of being a steward, but the benefits of being a steward are the same.

There are:
  Steward's robe,

Stewardship token made of sandalwood,

Monthly salary of silver,

Jiuzhuan Yiqi Decoction medicinal materials,

In charge of the station.
  For Lin Xuankong, he doesn't care about anything else. What he cares about most is the medicinal materials!

As for his subordinates, because the Yinfu Sect frequently fought against the Li people and experienced battles with the Black Tiger Gang, Lin Xuankong was allocated not too many people, with forty-eight disciples.

This person is in charge, and his status is equivalent to that of the dignified deputy deacon of the Black Tiger Gang, but he only has so few people... not as many as the subordinates of any leader of the Black Tiger Gang. The Yinfu Sect is indeed somewhat weak!

However, what made Lin Xuankong very satisfied was that six or seven people including Yang Shan and Guo Yun who had just started, as well as the bald Li Er, were all assigned to him. These people were superb in martial arts and could be regarded as elites. !

In addition, Deacon Ma arranged for the territory that Lin Xuankong needed to manage, which was very much to his liking.
  It's Wutongli, Niuma Street, Yangchang Street and other five streets and 42 lanes, which happens to be near Lin Xuankong's house!
  It is of course a good thing to be the ‘leader’ of the five streets and forty-two lanes near your own home!
  After everything was done, it was getting dark.
  Lin Xuankong made an appointment with Bald Li Er, Yang Shan, Guo Yun and others to meet at his steward's station on Niuma Street tomorrow.
  Then he carried the wooden box containing new Taoist robes, sandalwood tokens, medicinal materials and other items and headed towards Wutongli.

At the street corner,

He looked up and saw that old man Zhang, who was selling chive pies, was still busy, so he walked over and said, "Here are eight chive pies."

When Old Man Zhang saw that it was Lin Xuankong, his expression changed, "Brother Lin, nothing happened to you! Today you are so reckless and said that you want to join the Yinfu Sect. I'm afraid something will happen to you!"

How did Old Man Zhang know that not only had nothing happened to Lin Xuankong in front of him, he had become the boss of Five Streets and Forty-two Alleys.

The martial arts cultivators and Yinfu Sect disciples that Old Man Zhang is usually in awe of, when they see this person, they must respectfully call him Manager Lin!

But Lin Xuankong had no intention of showing off in front of this poor old pie man.

He smiled and said, "Nothing happened! It's just that it's almost night, why is Brother Zhang still busy?" Old man Zhang looked at him carefully and saw that he was fine, then sighed:

"There's nothing we can do! After my son was swallowed by a monster, all that's left in the family is his wife, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons. How can we support so many people if we don't earn more to survive!"

Lin Xuankong was a little surprised, "Brother Zhang, does he live in the outer city? How can he still encounter monsters!"

He was in Wutongli, and he had never heard of any monsters appearing near Wutongli!
  Old man Zhang sighed: "I live in Surabaya Street in Xicheng, and I have never encountered a monster before! My son is a fisherman, and he fishes in the Surabaya River all year round. He is always very safe! Who would have thought that I encountered a monster sneaking in along the current some time ago? Fish demon, alas!”

After hearing this, Lin Xuankong suddenly felt something in his heart. The Yangchang Street under his jurisdiction was not far from Surabaya Street and close to the Surabaya River.
  "What happened next? Did you catch the fish monster?"

Old Man Zhang shook his head, with a trace of hatred in his eyes, and lowered his voice: "Sishui Street is the territory of the Black Tiger Gang. They only sent people to search haphazardly once, but they failed to catch it. Later, the fish demon never appeared again. They didn't care, but my son and those fishermen lost their lives in vain!

Alas, let’s not mention this anymore, Brother Lin, the pie is ready! "

Lin Xuankong took the pie and thought to himself: Since the fish demon no longer appears, he should have escaped from the city!

Moreover, there is no way that I would be so unlucky that I would meet the fish demon just after I took up the job as the steward of Yangchang Street!

Arriving in front of my wooden building,
  He put aside the worries in his heart and soon showed a smile and expectation on his face.

I got my wish and entered the Yin Fu Sect, and I was the only one among hundreds of martial arts cultivators who was promoted to be in charge. I wonder if my little fellow is happy after knowing this news?
  Pushing open the wooden door, he entered the outer room and looked towards the second floor, "I'm back!"

There was silence on the second floor.

Lin Xuankong went up to the second floor with some surprise, pushed the door open, and found that Li Xiaolan was not in the house. Looking at the backyard, the old willow tree swayed in the wind, and there was no one in the yard!
  Where has this snack food gone?
  Lin Xuankong frowned and walked toward the stairs. When he reached the stairs, he was stunned.
  I saw the oil lamp on the table outside, and the young lady was standing there looking at me. There were eight meat dishes on the table, including steamed crucian carp and braised tenderloin.
  "Boss Lin will take office tomorrow. Don't you want to reward me, a master lady? Humph, these eight dishes cost a total of three taels and four cents, and it's all on your account!"

Li Xiaolan, who was standing by the oil lamp, frowned and looked very dissatisfied. However, when Lin Xuankong looked at the dishes with a surprised look on his face, she did not hold back and laughed out loud.

Lin Xuankong looked at the smiling young lady and couldn't help but feel a little proud, "You knew this a long time ago?"

Li Xiaolan glanced at him, "Don't be proud. If I go, I might be able to apply for a deacon or archdeacon!"

"Maybe!" Lin Xuankong thought of the young lady's powerful force and said sarcastically.

At this moment, Li Xiaolan's eyes showed a touch of tenderness, and she looked at him carefully.
  "Last time I came back from hunting monsters, you prepared so much food! When you come back this time, do these things I bought suit your taste?"

Lin Xuankong said decisively: "As long as it is prepared by you, I like to eat it!"

"It's weird to believe you! Stop standing there and start eating. I'm hungry!"

"Ok!"

“The braised chicken at Piaoxianglou tastes really good!”

"Isn't it prepared for me? Can you leave the chicken drumstick for me?"

...Seeing the little lady gnawing on the chicken legs carelessly, and looking at the table full of dishes, Lin Xuankong smiled at the corner of his mouth,
  Life is slowly getting better! There have never been eight hard dishes on this table before!
  In the past, not only did I not have eight hard vegetables, I even bought eight leek pies!
  I just don’t know if the forty or so old disciples who have been here for many years will obediently obey the orders of me, the old and new steward, when I take office tomorrow?

Also, I need to complete three tasks before I can officially start practicing Yin Fu Gong. I wonder when those three tasks will be assigned. Is there any danger?

Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong frowned slightly.

However, when he looked at the smooth and plump skin of his hands, he felt a surge of pride in his heart.
  I have the fate of [Lao Dang Yizhuang], and my cultivation speed is much faster than others. Now I don’t need to worry about medicinal materials. The second level is just around the corner... Other Yin Fu Sect practitioners can firmly take the position of steward, so why should I worry!
  As the head of the Five Streets and Forty-two Alleys, there’s nothing I, Lin Xuankong, can’t do!

After eating with the young lady, Lin Xuankong told her about the illusion he encountered during the test, and wanted to see if she knew what was going on.

It's just that although Li Xiaolan is much stronger than him, she has obviously never encountered such a situation, and her face is full of surprise and confusion!
  Lin Xuankong had no choice but to suppress the doubts in his heart and see if he could make some insinuations in the future and ask questions from other Yin Fu disciples!

However, Li Xiaolan had heard of Guiling Qidan from Yinfu Sect.
  According to her, Guiling Qidan can only be produced by the Yinfu Sect, and it is extremely famous in dozens of cities in Daze Prefecture. Taking one pill can continuously replenish energy and blood for dozens of days, and it is highly sought after by martial arts practitioners!
  Occasionally, a single pill strays outside, and can often be auctioned for thousands of taels or even more at auctions. Moreover, it has a price but no market, and is often hard to find!
  After Li Xiaolan said this, she rubbed her full belly, suddenly thought of something, and glanced at Lin Xuankong,
  "Huh, that Taoist nun from Yinfu Sect gave you a very precious elixir when we first met her? She is pretty, isn't she?"

Lin Xuankong was happy because the Guiling Qidan was worth a lot. When he heard what she said, he casually said: "Pretty? She looks like that! In fact, she gave me the elixir, and I was surprised too!"

That’s what it looks like, right?

Li Xiaolan stared at him carefully for a while. Seeing that he always looked innocent, she raised the corner of her mouth and said,

"This Turtle Pill is so magical, little lady, why don't you try some? How about the two of us take half of it!" Lin Xuankong said.

Li Xiaolan stared at Guiling Qidan, "Huh, not interested! Just eat it yourself, just don't choke on the little Taoist nun's elixir!"

Lin Xuankong:? ? ?

... Returning to his cabin, Lin Xuankong smelled the scent of the elixir carefully, then raised his hand and put the Guiling Qidan worth several thousand taels into his mouth.

The elixir melted in the mouth and quickly turned into a ball of warmth, entrenched in Lin Xuankong's lower abdomen, and then gradually spread to his limbs and bones, nourishing every corner of his body, even the roots of his hair were warm!

Soon, Lin Xuankong felt that the energy and blood in his body were gradually filling up.
  He secretly said: According to what the young lady said, taking one pill is comparable to taking a dose of Jiuzhuan Yiqi Decoction every day, and the effect of the medicine lasts for dozens of days. If there are a few more pills, there is no need to worry about the medicinal materials!
  But if this elixir is worth several thousand taels, the price/performance ratio is actually not too high! Gee, a few thousand taels can buy thousands of copies of Jiuzhuan Yiqi Decoction!

Just when he thought of this, he suddenly discovered that the two lines of characters showing life span and vitality in the destiny were changing rapidly!
  Lin Xuankong's face was filled with joy. In addition to increasing Qi and blood, allowing him to practice without worries... this Guiling Qidan can actually extend the life of the person who takes it?

Overjoyed, he carefully sensed the changes in his remaining lifespan!

(End of this chapter)