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

"Little teacher, I'm back! Whew..."

Tian Qianchen ran all the way through the rain, and only when he reached the eaves of the Fiery Camp did he catch his breath, supporting his knees.

"Elder Tian, ​​there's no rush."

Without a word, Lin Heng lowered his hand from Song Jingyu's shoulder and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Let's take a break first."

At that moment, Song Jingyu, who was standing next to him, suddenly said, "Teacher, should I help Elder Tian dry off the rainwater?"

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded.

boom!

Song Jingyu immediately surrounded Tian Qianchen with a ring of fire.

The pure source fire rules quickly dried Tian Qianchen's wet clothes.

Tian Qianchen gave Song Jingyu a thumbs up: "Hey, this magic is actually quite useful... Holy crap!"

Before he could finish praising her, a spark nearly set his beard ablaze, startling the old man so much that he jumped up immediately.

"I'm sorry, Elder Tian, ​​I didn't control myself well."

Song Jingyu pouted, saying that, but she didn't mean to apologize at all.

If he hadn't suddenly come over, the teacher's hand would still be on his shoulder!

Lin Heng, who was watching closely from the side, naturally knew that the wisp of flame just now was deliberately manipulated by Song Jingyu.

However, he also knew that Song Jingyu was just venting her dissatisfaction and did not really mean to hurt Tian Qianchen.

So Lin Heng said helplessly, "Jingyu, you should go home first. I'll talk to you about cultivating some more advanced spiritual herbs later."

As he spoke, he handed the umbrella in his hand to Song Jingyu.

"What will you do if you don't have an umbrella, teacher?"

"I'll have someone bring it over later."

"Oh well……"

Song Jingyu stuck out her tongue, then extinguished the flames and left, holding her umbrella.

After Song Jingyu left, Tian Qianchen quickly touched his beard and hair.

After confirming that everything was alright, he sighed resentfully, "Oh dear, little teacher, my senior sister seems to be in a bit of a temper today!"

"Senior sister?"

"Well, she's also your student, Little Teacher, and she even became your teacher before I did..."

Come to think of it, that actually makes sense...

"Oh, right, little teacher."

After a few jokes, Tian Qianchen's expression turned serious: "Today I went to the livestock farm and told that old guy Bao Haifeng about your idea of ​​sending him ore... and I even made an excuse to ask him to help manage the power relations between the Jiali cattle tribe, the Ando sheep tribe, and the Sand Fox family at Zaxi Pass."

"Hmm, that's a good reason."

Lin Heng nodded and said.

After all, giving benefits for no reason can arouse suspicion in the other party.

Tian Qianchen's approach was undoubtedly more appropriate.

After all, for the elders of the General Administration Division, managing the power relations within the Tian Shu Kingdom is just a matter of a few words.

"But the old man refused."

As he spoke, Tian Qianchen frowned.

"You refused?"

Lin Heng asked with some surprise, "Didn't you say before that he was short of ore to construct the array?"

"That's what he said before..."

He paused halfway through his sentence, then continued, "But now he has indeed refused, and has clearly stated that he has already obtained the corresponding ore from Chief Langbu of the Ando Sheep Clan."

"Does the Ando Sheep Tribe also have a mining industry?" Lin Heng asked curiously.

"Yes, the reason I came back late today is because I was investigating this matter."

Tian Qianchen continued, "Although the Ando Sheep Clan doesn't have any official mines, their people have indeed been trading ore recently. It's said that their family has a way to produce magic scrolls, so it's very convenient to directly blast open ore veins with magic, although doing so would result in the loss of a lot of ore..."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Heng nodded slowly.

"But in the end, he also asked me to pass on this message to you, little teacher..."

Tian Qianchen swallowed hard, then said, "He said he appreciates your kindness, and he will personally thank you after the excavation is completed."

After a pause, Tian Qianchen whispered to Lin Heng, "But little teacher, I don't think that guy will let this go so easily. From what I know of him, that old fellow is notorious for holding grudges in the General Headquarters..."

"Of course I knew he wouldn't let this go."

Lin Heng shrugged lightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled, "Besides, whether he holds a grudge or not is not important. What's important is the ore he obtained from the Ando Sheep Tribe."

"The Ando sheep tribe...yes!"

Tian Qianchen slapped his thigh suddenly: "The Ando sheep tribe isn't so generous as to give away precious ores so easily. They... they've probably reached some kind of cooperation agreement. And you, little teacher..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

After all, both he and Lin Heng knew the truth.

As the chieftain of the Ando sheep tribe, Langbu could never forget the loss of more than a dozen tribesmen.

Since he was able to deal with those of his tribesmen who wielded magic scrolls, it proved that the technology that the Ando sheep tribe was so proud of was ineffective.

So naturally, they would seek out a stronger person to collaborate with.

With the backing of an elder from the General Administration Division, expertise in array formation, and a past grudge against him, Bao Haifeng was the most suitable candidate...

"Little teacher, do we need to prepare anything?" Tian Qianchen asked Lin Heng cautiously.

"Need not."

Lin Heng shook his head and said, "After all, my purpose in coming to the Western Regions is not to stay at this Zaxi Pass. After saying a friendly goodbye to them tonight, I should head to Yunma Snow Mountain."

Tian Qianchen said meaningfully, "...Then this farewell will probably leave a deep impression on them, right?"

Lin Heng smiled softly but didn't say anything.

"But then again!"

Tian Qianchen leaned closer, pointed towards the entrance, and then whispered to Lin Heng, "Have you seen that chubby Xia Feng?"

At this moment, Xia Feng was waving goodbye to the little bull demon.

"Yeah, I've been looking at this for half the day."

Lin Heng nodded.

Tian Qianchen continued in a low voice, "Little teacher, do you know who that little bull demon next to him was?"

"A member of the Jiali Niu tribe?"

Lin Heng looked around.

At this moment, Xia Feng had already turned around and returned to the center of the Cloud Oasis.

"No, it's not just the Jiali Niu tribe."

Tian Qianchen solemnly said, "That little bull demon is the daughter of Sangjie, the patriarch of the Jiali Bull Clan."

Lin Heng exclaimed in surprise, "She's the clan chief's daughter?"

"Um."

Tian Qianchen kindly said, "Although Xia Feng, that little fat boy, is quite sensible and perceptive, when I came over, I saw that he seemed to be completely infatuated with that little bull demon. Little teacher, you'd better go and ask him yourself."

"No."

Lin Heng smiled calmly, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

At this moment, Xia Feng, who had already reached the center of the Cloud Oasis, looked around and finally focused his gaze on Lin Heng and Tian Qianchen. Then he quickly ran over...