"Mr. Lv, how do you happen to be here?"

Early in the morning, the Shopkeeper of Star-Picking Tower, Mr. Lv, suddenly appeared at the inn’s entrance.

"Mr. Lin, this is the Su Family’s construction team, sent by Bai Feng on her orders, here to await your instructions. All renovation expenses for the Lin mansion will be covered by the Su Family." Mr. Lv clasped his hands together and introduced the group behind him armed with various tools.

"Construction team?"

Lin Miao understood; it must have been arranged by Bai Feng. He was in the middle of refurbishing and renovating his residence. Although he had found a team, their professional standards were a bit lacking, and the project’s progress never met his satisfaction. Sometimes, they even tried to cut corners and be lazy...

Unfortunately, finding a qualified construction team in a short time wasn’t easy, so he had to let them continue working.

He had to keep a closer eye on them, but then Mr. Xie suddenly got injured. Although he brought over two of his past acquaintances, they were not familiar with the situation, which caused the project to progress slowly. He actually wanted to replace them, and to his surprise, Bai Feng had sent the Su Family’s construction team over.

She didn’t tell him, so it must have been to give him a pleasant surprise.

"Mr. Lv, please thank Aunt Bai Feng for me, but I insist on covering the construction costs. I must pay, or else I would prefer not to use the team!" Lin Miao said.

"Alright, the Madam said everything is according to your commands. Whatever you instruct them to do, they’ll do it. Rest assured, they are all our people, and no matter what they see or hear, they won’t divulge a single word outside." Mr. Lv said.

"Alright, thank you, Mr. Lv. I’ll have someone take them over." Lin Miao nodded.

"Mr. Lin, this is a personal letter from the Madam to you. Keep it safe. If you wish to reply, just send it to Star-Picking Tower’s entrance for me, Mr. Lv."

After saying this, Mr. Lv also left some instructions with the construction team leader and then departed.

The letter from Bai Feng mainly expressed gratitude to Lin Miao for providing the measures for preventing and blocking the "horse plague" and for his formula.

It was confirmed effective.

This discovery thrilled the Su Family.

The panic at the horse farm was contained, and the status of the Su Family’s Patriarch, Su Qi, who was questioned due to significant losses caused by the horse flu, stabilized.

As long as the horse plague was controlled, the losses would cease, and then they could plan to recoup the losses.

If the epidemic continued to spread, the Su Family would internally collapse, with many eager to pull Su Qi down from his position as Patriarch.

Also, there were formidable external enemies watching eagerly.

Lin Miao’s quarantine methods and treatment formula for the horse plague greatly assisted Su Qi.

Bai Feng’s gratitude towards Lin Miao was evident in the letter, expressing that as long as Lin Miao made a request, the Su Family would spare no effort.

The letter even implied that the sisters Lianxin and Liansuo could stay by his side permanently, indicating that from the start, Bai Feng’s motive in sending these twins to him wasn’t entirely pure.

It was just like Si Miaoxue had predicted, but now returning them would make him look guilty.

Lin Miao could only help the horse farm to this extent.

The Su Family was now one of his backers, and aiding them was also beneficial to him.

...

"Nan Mo, I’m going to close off for a while to train. During this period, you’ll take over the operations of Huaye Tower." Si Miaoxue called Nan Mo to the study room in the backyard pavilion and gave this order.

Nan Mo was the master of music at Huaye Tower, outranking the master of dance, Liuli.

Mrs. Qiao was the head caretaker of affairs (mommy).

"What about Mrs. Qiao?"

"Mrs. Qiao will accompany me. She has even more important tasks to do." Si Miaoxue said indifferently, "Also, to prevent disturbances, the backyard will be sealed off from today."

"Yes, Tower Master."

"If anyone asks about me, just say I’m out surveying my properties, not in Dongshan City."

"Nan Mo understands."

...

"Mrs. Qiao, although I spared your life, I still question your loyalty..." Si Miaoxue called Mrs. Qiao inside again.

"Tower Master, Mrs. Qiao can swear an oath to the Moon God!"

"That’s useless. I don’t trust it myself," Si Miaoxue said coldly, revealing a small white bottle from her hand. "Inside is a pill called the Qianji Elixir. You know what it does; if consumed without an antidote in time, it will cause deadly internal damage. Swallow it, and I will give you this chance."

Mrs. Qiao hesitated for a moment, but driven by the will to survive, she tipped the pill from the bottle and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Leave now; soon, this backyard will merge with the Lin mansion. Help me deal with the piranhas in the pond; the Young Master doesn’t like them."

"Yes, Tower Master." Mrs. Qiao shuddered.

"Go now."

"Chun’Er, you may be grateful to Mrs. Qiao, so with you, I’ll handle things differently," Si Miaoxue said. "I’m giving you an opportunity too. Keep an eye on Mrs. Qiao for me; report her every move to me. Do you understand?"

"Chun’Er understands."

"Pack your things, you two will move with me to 13 Huadian Lane from now on."

"Understood." Unlike Mrs. Qiao, Chun’Er didn’t ask any questions. In her book, there were only the words "obedience."

...

Si Miaoxue then descended the secret passage.

She first went to the room where Yue Shisan was held captive, drugged so that he couldn’t summon his inner strength, and bound by special iron chains.

He was rendered incapable of action.

At the moment, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

The death fighters secretly trained by the Yue clan were a group of utterly loyal dogs, and Si Miaoxue didn’t plan to persuade him to surrender.

However, she couldn’t kill him yet; the best solution was to destroy his martial arts, rendering him powerless.