Earlier, in the Demon Fissure, there was a plain overgrown with weeds, a few low hills, a small patch of coniferous forest, and a slowly flowing river...
With a flash of silver light, Haoren stepped on that familiar land again.
That time when he came, his first purpose was to find Xue Ji and bring them back.
In addition to the first goal, there is another goal that needs to be achieved.
After all, Haoren decided to wait until Xue Ji and others discussed the matter.
It is also very simple to find them. Haoren, who has become the master of the rift, can check everything in the rift at will, as long as he has enough demonic power.
"Then go find someone first!"
After thinking for a while, Haoren quickly began to move towards the center of the crack in the direction he sensed in his heart.
But when Haoren reached the center of the crack, he was shocked by the picture in front of him.
To the east of the mountain peak in the center of the fissure, more than a dozen huts made of thatch and wooden boards have been built at some point.
Next to the hut, there is a large field that seems to have been plowed by something. There is a bamboo forest and a creek in the distance.
At this moment, there are some guys carrying axes, hoes, fishing rods, and sacks, working hard in the fields, bamboo forests, and streams.
Some are chopping firewood, some are farming, some are digging bamboo shoots, and some are fishing, just like the scene in the countryside when villagers are working hard in the morning.
However, every person's face is full of happiness, contentment, and even expressions of dissatisfaction.
Such a happy scene of hard work in the fields made Haoren stunned.
Looking at the group of hard-working people, Haoren felt extremely familiar.
After recalling something for a while, he quickly remembered that those people were clearly the exorcists from the Taishi Bureau.
After realizing that he was blushing, he felt even more surprised.
I wonder if Haoren had seen that scene at Grandpa Xiangdong’s place. Haoren would definitely not have been surprised at all.
But it's not the countryside, it's the devil's rift.
And that group of people were not villagers, but the previous group of spiritual exterminators from the Taishi Bureau.
They are not public officials after all. How did Ru Ming become like that?
Could it be that they were trapped in the demon rift those days and found they couldn't get out, so they were disheartened...
And because of the lack of food, no shelter, and being hungry and cold, their instinct to survive was stimulated, so why did they do that?
Haoren felt very puzzled, but he could think of that explanation for a moment.
No, he quickly shook his head and rejected that explanation.
Not bad, even if there are a few temporary houses built because there is no shelter, but the natural resources within a radius of several hundred miles are extremely rich, how can there be no food.
And if I remember correctly, everyone from the Taishi Bureau should have brought portable military rations.
You could have eaten military rations during those days and waited for him to come to rescue you.
There is no way he will become like Ruming...
Just when Haoren was feeling doubtful and puzzled, a pleasant female voice suddenly came from the cabin in the distance.
"Everyone has worked hard, come and have some tea and have a rest!"
Akeno, who had not seen her for a long time, kept her mouth shut. She was carrying a large tray with cups of red tea on it, and she walked out of one of the thatched huts so slowly.
"Oh oh oh, Akeno-sama brewed the black tea yourself!"
"Master Akeno, thank you very much. The black tea you brewed is very delicious. Every time I drink it, even after a tiring day that night, I still feel that I sleep well!"
"No, that's right. Moreover, the black tea is very effective in clearing the intestines and defecating. Every time he drinks it, when he wakes up the next morning, he will find that his back is much smoother..."
"Akeno-sama, there is no need to be so polite. As the subordinates of the fox demon-sama, they should do things for the fox demon-sama, shouldn't they?"
"No, that is the territory of Lord Fox Demon. As they belong to the East, they are naturally responsible for developing and constructing that territory..."
Haoren: "(｀;)?"
Haoren, who was hiding in a low mountain and observing, was speechless when he heard what he said.
Wait...when did we become his subjects?
There is so much development and construction territory, has he become some kind of aristocratic master?
"I'm sorry to say that every time I drink black tea, I fall asleep directly. I'm very tired!"
"No, he is really too inferior!"
"So you say I'm brave? Let him be healthy..."
The wrong words continued, but because the previous words of the Taishi Bureau's spiritual exterminators were too outrageous, Haoren fell into deep thought again and did not notice.
At this time, a plump figure in snow clothes walked out of the hut again.
After the figure appeared, he seemed to have sensed something. He directly fixed his gaze on Haoren's position and said to everyone:
"Everyone, stop arguing, Haoren Saren is back to inspect everyone's work!"
"Oh, Lord Fox Demon is finally here?"
"Great, it seems that Master Xue Nai is indeed right. If Master Fox Demon leaves them there, he will test their loyalty..."
Haoren: "..."
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But then, ten minutes later, outside a certain hut.
After asking Xue Ji some questions, Haoren found out what happened during the few days they were trapped.
Since Haoren left, the rift was closed again. The group of spiritual exterminators from the Taishi Bureau thought they had been abandoned, and immediately became a little self-destructive.
Especially No Nitta, who kept shouting about what No No did not do well, made the fox demon dissatisfied, so he abandoned them.
In order to appease them, Xue Ji deliberately deceived them and said that there was a demon rift under Haoren's control. If she left them there, she would let them develop and build that demon stronghold.
Only in this way will he become like Ru Ming.
"Developing and building a stronghold? It's really a bit of a mistake..."
After hearing what Xue Ji said, Haoren whispered to himself.
The fact is that Haoren Ruming has completely controlled that space rift.
Is it really suitable to build a strong demon stronghold there?
Unfortunately, since there were no human legs in Leg East, he just planned to use it as a refuge.
But what Ming Xueji did was a mistake, and she found a bunch of free attributes for him.
And judging from their appearance, they didn't seem to resist, but were proud to take refuge in their subordinates.
In that case...
"No, Haoren, I beg you to take them back together?"
Haoren was thinking about it, and Xue Ji suddenly asked.
"Hmm... If I remember correctly, the Taishi Bureau seems to have characterized those people as martyrs and sacrificed their lives in the first-level demonic disaster. This is indeed just right.
Moreover, if you want to let them go back, you will need to use the Dream Eater spell on all of them to clear their memories, which is too troublesome...
Then just let them stay there!"
After weighing it for a while, Haoren quickly agreed with Xue Ji's approach.
"Now that Ming is red, Haoren, you can let Akeno stay there to manage them."
"Let's talk about that later. He has something he needs us to do...about Cecilia..."
Now that the goal of finding Xue Ji has been achieved, it is now the turn of the other goal.
If so, Cecilia would completely give up on "Merlin".
Lord, in the past few days, Cecilia had been recruiting him to the point of being almost crazy.
I wonder if Cecilia didn't know his true appearance in the rift back then, so I'm afraid she would just come to his door and live in his house every day.
But even if she didn't know his true appearance, Cecilia saw him and Nakagawa Yu together.
So in those days, Zhongchuan was almost annoyed to death by her.
Especially after Winnie disappeared, Cecilia firmly believed that "Lord Merlin" could find a way to rescue Winnie.
Through the news brought by Zhongchuan Yu, Haorenquan revealed that the female knight was determined and would not give up until she brought him back to Britain.
Therefore, in order to dispel the fantasies of the female knight and reduce his own troubles at the same time, Haoren decided to use that opportunity to put on a show to make the female knight completely give up.
Since in Cecilia's eyes, Merlin is omnipotent, then just let Merlin fall to the altar...