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

Night falls.

After being soaked in the Immortal Spring, Mu Tinglan left home with Lin Heng.

Yun Qinghe originally wanted to go too, but when she heard Lin Heng say that the spirit stones were being used up very quickly recently, she gave up the idea.

So she even temporarily canceled her evening sword practice, wanting only to try her best to produce more spirit stones for her master...

As Linxian City drew ever closer, Mu Tinglan couldn't help but sigh, "I thought I never wanted to return to this absurd place, but I never expected my master to be willing to take me out."

Lin Heng glanced at her: "I don't think I ever said you weren't allowed to go out."

"Yes, Master, you are different from other slave masters."

Mu Tinglan nodded slightly, her gaze falling on Lin Heng's face: "Those slave masters all lock up their immortal slaves and torture them severely. How could they be like you, slave master... who are not even tempted by my and Qinghe's virginity?"

"..."

"However, even if my master allows it, I would never want to come to this absurd city if I hadn't come with him."

"But so be it, now this city has become a pile of broken rubble."

Listening quietly from the side, Lin Heng finally understood why Mu Tinglan's loyalty had suddenly increased by ten points.

For her, a fairy who came from the city lord's mansion and the Snow-haired Lion Demon's residence, life in the slums was like a paradise...

Bypassing the surrounding rocks, Lin Heng and Mu Tinglan should have entered the city gate.

The city of Linxian has been completely changed after the Demon Tide.

The old buildings are gone, and the city's residential areas have been replaced by a few tents made of scraps of cloth.

Even the stone bricks that were originally paved on the ground were trampled by the hooves of the magic-patterned warhorse and turned into dusty mud.

Following the route he remembered, Lin Heng found the location of the market from before.

There are still some demon merchants setting up stalls here, but the celestial servants who were originally used to display goods on both sides have now become demons begging for food with bowls in their hands.

"Please, please have mercy, young master..."

"Give me something to eat..."

Please.

The prayers around them continued, but Lin Heng and Mu Tinglan's expressions remained unchanged.

Just as Mu Tinglan said, Lin Heng had the idea of ​​becoming a lord, but it would definitely not be to satisfy their begging.

If someone finds money on the ground, they'll just think they're lucky today.

However, if the money is given to the employee by the boss, who states that it is a bonus the employee deserves for bringing benefits to the company, then the employee can feel recognized and be motivated to create more value for the company...

This is the core idea behind Lin Heng's first step in becoming a lord.

Soon, Lin Heng and Mu Tinglan arrived at the entrance of the Snow-Maned Lion Demon's residence.

After the demonic tide, although this place was not replaced by tents like the surrounding residential areas, its former luxury is gone.

Now, the Snow-Maned Lion Demon's residence is just a house built with a wooden frame. Although the space is not small, it still looks quite shabby.

However, Lin Heng's destination was not here, but a large tent next door.

"Young master, young master, what are you here to buy?"

As soon as I walked over, a rat-faced demon merchant eagerly came up to me.

Lin Heng peered inside uncertainly: "I remember this place used to sell furniture?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The demon merchant quickly stepped aside, gesturing for Lin Heng to come in and look around: "We still have all kinds of furniture—tables, chairs, cabinets, beds… What would you like, sir?"

"bed."

Lin Heng bluntly stated his purpose.

He had already confirmed this when he was at home: the Nine Seas Goddess's Platform for Resolving Delusion and the Spirit Restoration Array both required a bed as their structural foundation.

"Yes, yes! Please come with me, sir, let me introduce you..."

"Um?"

Just as the demon merchant was enthusiastically promoting his wares, Mu Tinglan glanced at Lin Heng with surprise.

Does the owner simply want to get a bigger bed?

But the bed at home was clearly recently renovated, so could it be...?

Before long, Lin Heng selected a suitable bed and called Mu Tinglan over.

"Try lying down."

"Me?"

Mu Tinglan was taken aback for a moment, but still did as instructed.

The demon merchant flattered Lin Heng obsequiously, "Young Master, you really know how to enjoy yourself! Such a beautiful fairy slave should belong on this soft and comfortable bed..."

It's not surprising that the Demon Merchants Association thinks that way.

Even as Mu Tinglan lay in bed, she wondered if her master needed her...

Lin Heng's purpose in having Mu Tinglan come over to try out the bed was actually quite simple.

Since the new array is called the Nine Seas Goddess's Platform for Resolving Delusion and Indulgence, and Mu Tinglan's new title happens to be the Nine Seas Goddess, it is only natural that it should be tailor-made for her.

"How are you feeling?"

"Hmm, a good master."

"That's it."

Lin Heng finalized the decision on the spot and inquired about the price from the demon merchant.

"This... might require two spirit stones."

The demon merchant held up two fingers and tentatively said to Lin Heng, "Young Master, as you know, our city recently suffered a devastating demonic tide, so the price is indeed higher than before..."

When resources are scarce, the price of any commodity will rise, which is only natural.

So Lin Heng took out two spirit stones and handed them to him, saying, "I need you to send someone to transport them back to me right now, and also help me move the furniture around in my house."

Seeing that Lin Heng was so straightforward and didn't even haggle, the demon merchant immediately agreed, "That's easy! I'll personally lead the men to bring it over for you!"

Soon, the demon merchant hailed a carriage in the market and then brought three burly male cultivators to help transport the goods.

They boarded a carriage and returned.

Under Lin Heng's command, the demon merchant drove the carriage to the vicinity of the slums.

Gradually, the demon merchant looked at Lin Heng with some surprise in his peripheral vision, but he was still not quite sure.

When the carriage arrived at his doorstep, Lin Heng told the demon merchant to stop: "This is it."

At this moment, the demon merchant finally couldn't help but ask Lin Heng, "So you're the young master from the slums?!"

The combination of "slum" and "young master" might seem a bit awkward, but in Linxian City today, who doesn't know that the slums are actually the real rich areas?

Look at this little courtyard in front of the door...

Vegetables, wheat, melons and fruits.

The food that is scarce and limited in the city is readily available here!

No wonder Lin Heng didn't even haggle over the price of his two spirit stones.

You could easily earn spirit stones by simply picking some of these grains and selling them to officials.

"Get to work."

Lin Heng simply smiled and then went into the house.

"Have Master and Senior Sister returned?"

Yun Qinghe sat up in bed.

Lin Heng nodded and pointed to the laborers carrying a bed outside the door: "Yes, come down first, and have them move the original bed to the room next door as well."

His house had actually been expanded to include three rooms before.

However, because no more arrays had been unlocked at the time, Lin Heng left it empty and did not use it.

The main room of his small, dilapidated house would be far too cramped if it could fit another bed...

Under Lin Heng and the demon merchant's direction, both the new and old beds were moved to the next room.

But what truly shocked the demon merchant were the two adjacent rooms!

There was no furniture inside, but the two rooms were filled with grain...

This is outrageously extravagant! Absolutely outrageously extravagant!

In what should have been a time of extreme food shortage, how did this young master from the slums manage to hoard so much food?

Especially, there's so much rice...

Think about what you ate today?

As a rat demon, what he ate today was rotten vegetable leaves that he had finally managed to buy on the street...

Finally, after finishing his work, the demon merchant couldn't resist coming over.

He took out the spirit stones Lin Heng had given him earlier and said in a low voice, "Um... Young Master, could we make a deal?"

"What?" Lin Heng asked with a smile.

He knew that the demon merchant must have seen the grain in the house.

Lin Heng deliberately let him in and discover the grain he had hoarded.

"I will not accept the spirit stones you used to buy the bed."

The demon merchant leaned closer and whispered, "If you'd like... I'd like to trade for some grain."

"The price has already been agreed upon, it wouldn't be right to back out, would it?"

Lin Heng maintained his smile.

"But this... "

What he needs now is food!

"However, if you really want this food, I can give it to you, but it has nothing to do with my buying a bed."

As he spoke, Lin Heng pushed the spirit stones that he was offered back.

The cunning merchant immediately understood Lin Heng's meaning: "Young Master, what...what do you want me to do?"

Lin Heng smiled meaningfully and said, "Bring more people tomorrow. You'll not only have food, but you won't need to stay in tents."

"real?!"

Suddenly, the demon merchant's eyes widened in surprise.

However, on the other side, Mu Tinglan looked at the placement of the two beds with some puzzlement.

The new bed and the old bed are placed together. Could it be that the owner is not trying to hide it from his junior sister?

Or perhaps I'm mistaken... it's not the master's turn yet?