After the destruction of the Immortal Realm, I took in the fallen fairy.

As for what exactly Shen Zu, the owner of Xuanji Mine, is planning, he is not sure.

Lin Heng was not in a hurry.

After all, he had already achieved his goal of turning the immortal servants around him into demons.

Although it wasn't Mu Tinglan who turned into a demon, but Gesang Nazha.

Furthermore, Shen Zu's men came specifically to inquire whether Tian Qianchen had helped him, and Lin Heng also had the old man cooperate and leave the Cloud Oasis.

This is exactly the scenario Shen Zu wanted to see.

To find out his purpose, Lin Heng only needed to wait in the Cloud Oasis.

If nothing unexpected happens, Shen Zu will come in person within a few days...

After leading Gesang Nazha back to the room, he gave Mu Tinglan one last instruction: "These days, stay home and read books, and don't leave the house."

"Yes, Master."

Mu Tinglan nodded slightly.

But suddenly, through the title of Liuhun Yuji, Lin Heng heard a slightly disappointed voice in Mu Tinglan's heart: "Reading is, after all, my job..."

……

Jinlu City, a luxurious mansion in the northern suburbs.

Shen Zu soon learned from his subordinates that demons had indeed appeared on Lin Heng's Cloud Oasis.

Become!

Shen Zu smiled.

Immediately afterwards, his subordinates reported to him that Tian Qianchen, who had originally lived upstairs, had also rushed into the city in a panic and was now staying at an inn in Jinlu City...

Upon hearing this news, Shen Zu could no longer sit still. He immediately went to the city lord's mansion and told the city lord, Mi Yuanzheng, the news.

Tian Qianchen did not help Lin Heng, but instead fled into Jinlu City alone.

What does this mean?

The kinship between Tian Qianchen and that kid Lin Heng isn't really that solid at all...

Having reached this conclusion, Shen Zu leaned close to Mi Yuanzheng's ear and whispered, "King Mi, what do you think? Should we send someone to bring that kid's celestial servants over and ask them about the fairies in the dungeon?"

"Let's wait a bit."

Mi Yuanzheng shook his head: "Elder Tian's relationship is extraordinary. Let's observe for a few more days before making a decision."

"Alright then."

Having known each other for many years, Shen Zu was naturally familiar with Mi Yuanzheng's style of handling things.

He would never act rashly unless he was absolutely certain.

The reason why the fairy industry chain in Jinlu City has been able to operate for many years without being discovered is indeed due to Mi Yuanzheng's prudent way of doing things.

However, Shen Zu was now in a hurry: "But King Deer, the opening of my new mine is imminent, and I need to find a way to deal with the immortal slaves who have turned into demons myself."

"It has nothing to do with me."

Mi Yuanzheng shook his head slightly.

Shen Zu hesitated for a moment, then replied with difficulty, "Okay!"

He knew that Mi Yuanzheng was indicating that Shen Zu didn't need to report to him what he wanted to do, and also that if anything went wrong, he wouldn't bail him out as the city lord of Jinlu City...

However, being in Jinlu City and personally involved in the depths of the Fairy Maiden industry chain, Shen Zu would not act rashly.

So in the following days, he continued to probe Lin Heng and Tian Qianchen.

Originally, Shen Zu thought that since Tian Qianchen was living in Jinlu City, his probing of him would go very smoothly.

As a result, after Tian Qianchen bought a large number of spirit stones and returned to the inn on the first day, his subordinates told him that the old man had never left the house again.

On one occasion, Shen Zu even sent someone to take Xian Yuan over, to show that he would take good care of this elder of the General Administration.

Instead of opening the door, Tian Qianchen sprayed filth at his men from inside the house: "Damn it, at my age, I need Xian Yuan to serve me? Has your Boss Shen been reading too many erotic novels and ruined his brain?"

"..."

After learning this news from his subordinates, Shen Zu had no choice but to temporarily abandon his attempt to test Tian Qianchen.

Fortunately, Shen Zu sent someone to the Cloud Oasis to inquire about Lin Heng's whereabouts, and they finally made progress.

A few days ago, my subordinates all said that there seemed to be no major damage to the ancient ruins.

The people upstairs were farming and chopping wood as usual, and there seemed to be no sign of being disturbed by the monsters.

The only thing possibly related to monsters was that every day during the day, his men could see Lin Heng placing many stone bricks around the courtyard.

"It seems the building above was destroyed by monsters, and he's working on its reconstruction."

That was Shen Zu's initial belief.

But the key issue is...

What about the monsters?

We can't just ruthlessly kill that kid's personal fairy servant after he turns into a demon, can we?

Putting aside how obedient and subservient a water-elemental immortal servant would be to its master, it remains to be seen whether that kid could bring himself to do it.

But with that kid's small frame, how could he possibly kill a Heart-Eating Demon Wolf with his bare hands without the help of the Chief of the General Administration?

On the tenth night of the exploration, the subordinates who rushed back from the Oasis in the Clouds brought back news that left Shen Zu dumbfounded.

"Boss, I...I saw the Heart-Eating Demon Wolf! But..."

"But what?"

"The Heart-Eating Demon Wolf was actually leashed by that kid and is now strolling around those ancient ruins..."

"?"

Walking the Heart-Eating Demon Wolf...

Shen Zu grabbed his subordinate by the collar: "Are you sure you didn't see wrong? That Heart-Eating Demon Wolf didn't attack him?"

"It's absolutely true, boss! If we have to talk about attacks... well, that's right!"

As if remembering something, Shen Zu loosened his grip slightly.

"I saw a little girl with red hair, clicking her tongue and ordering around the Heart-Eating Wolf... and then the Heart-Eating Wolf howled at her!"

"As for attacking Lin Heng... that's true."

"..."

Isn't this just a dog protecting its owner?!

Sitting back down in his seat, Shen Zu rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

In the Demonic Calendar, how could someone walk the Heart-Eating Demon Wolf like a dog?

That kid on the ancient ruins...

"Oh, right, the Immortal Ancient Ruins!"

Suddenly, Shen Zu seemed to have discovered the key to the matter.

How could someone who can afford ancient relics and possesses a large amount of vigorous herbs not have any means of self-defense?

He had seen some immortal techniques and secret methods from the celestial realm in the Chaos Demon Lord's manual, which could indeed temporarily tame demons.

Could it be that the kid also bought this strange and mysterious technique at an auction in some city?

"Boss..."

"Alright."

Shen Zuchao waved his hand.

In the entire Golden Deer City, probably apart from him who had studied the books of the Immortal Ancient Era, no one could understand the Chaos Demon Lord's manual, let alone figure out what kind of immortal techniques or secret methods the other party had used.

So Shen Zu immediately made a decision: "The next demonic tide is coming soon, I will go up and take a look myself tomorrow."

"Yes……"

And that very night.

When Lin Heng took Gesang Nazha home after their walk, the rat-faced demon merchant who was stationed on the outskirts of the Cloud Oasis unusually came over.

"Young Master Lin! Young Master Lin!"

He was still holding the books he had collected from Jinlu City that day, which was the new task Lin Heng had assigned to them.

However, Lin Heng looked at him with some confusion: "What? Didn't I tell you to exchange the spirit stones with Qing He the next morning?"

He had already made arrangements for these trivial matters.

Since both the Thousand Branches Vine Sword and Yun Qinghe could distribute spirit stones, he simply handed over the task of distributing spirit stones to the demon merchants and immortal servants to Yun Qinghe.

Ever since she stopped personally unloading spirit stones, she's been incredibly bored...

"No, no, no, Young Master Lin, it's not about exchanging spirit stones."

The rat-faced demon merchant immediately said, "On my way back just now, I encountered a fairy who came looking for you!"

"A fairy? Who?"

The rat-faced merchant shook his head and said, "I don't know her... She was wearing a veil, so I don't know if I've seen her before."

"Masked... Okay, I understand."

Lin Heng nodded.

Wearing a mask is obviously to avoid being recognized.

So, he could roughly guess who the fairy who came to him but didn't want to be recognized was...