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

Another old fox?

Lin Heng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the rat-faced demon merchant.

He knew that these shrewd businessmen would not repeatedly mention things that important clients were not interested in.

So Lin Heng gestured for the rat-faced demon merchant to lead the way, then asked him, "Do you know where that old fox came from?"

"A fox spirit once lived in their family!"

The rat-faced demon merchant immediately spoke.

"A demon immortal?"

Lin Heng was surprised.

This was the first time he had heard of this since he transmigrated.

"That's right."

As they walked, the rat-faced demon merchant said to Lin Heng, "Actually, I only heard about it from Brother Niu this morning. He used to do business with immortal slaves in the Western Regions..."

Get to the point.

"Uh...yes, yes, yes."

The rat-faced demon merchant nodded hurriedly and said, "In short, she had a daughter who became an immortal during the Immortal Ancient Era, which enabled their Sand Fox Clan to establish a firm foothold in the Western Regions very early on."

"Although the fairies of the celestial realm were all forced to flee to the mortal realm after the invasion of the demonic tide, fortunately, that old fox's development in the Western Regions was very stable, which prevented her daughter from becoming a celestial slave."

"On the contrary, because her daughter had traveled in the Celestial Realm, their Sand Fox clan became the largest Celestial Slave Merchant in the Western Regions after the Demon Calendar Year..."

After a pause, the rat-faced demon merchant whispered to Lin Heng, "So, Young Master Lin, if you want to find high-quality immortal slaves, you can indeed try to go through her channels."

What are her needs?

Since it's a business transaction, Lin Heng naturally needs to find out the other party's needs.

The rat-faced demon merchant said, "Actually, judging from the current situation of their Sand Fox family... they are probably lacking in food, tents, and the like, after all, they just experienced a fairly large demonic tide."

This was pretty much in line with Lin Heng's expectations.

However, Lin Heng sensed from the rat-faced merchant's words that he clearly knew something else: "What else?"

The rat-faced demon merchant looked ahead.

About ten steps away from them were several demons dressed in Western Regions attire, accompanied by three celestial servants, waiting outside the Spirit Suppression Tower formation.

So the rat-faced merchant stopped and lowered his voice to say to Lin Heng, "But Brother Niu, who does business in the Western Regions, told me that the old fox has always had a need."

"What do you need?" Lin Heng asked.

"That's right, the real need."

"?"

"That old fox... is a widow."

"..."

Lin Heng rolled his eyes speechlessly.

Other needs are fine, but this one is out of the question.

Having grown accustomed to the tender, watery essence of the spirit, who the hell would want to taste the tough, old fox meat?

Upon arriving near the Spirit Suppression Tower array at the border, Lin Heng and the rat-faced demon merchant stopped.

The Western Region demons outside also turned their attention to Lin Heng.

One of the demons respectfully asked, "My lord, are you the city lord of Linxian City?"

"Linxian City is finished, but this place is indeed mine."

Lin Heng nodded slightly.

"Come."

The Western Region demon waved behind him, and the demons behind him brought up three fairies who were about to become immortal slaves: "My lord, this is a token of our Sand Fox Lady's sincerity. Moreover, after careful training by our family, they are more obedient than the immortal slaves on the market."

Lin Heng glanced at the three fairies.

Their upper bodies were not covered, and even their lower bodies were only covered by one or two pieces of brocade skirt fabric.

But compared to the fairies in Linxian City who are also treated as commodities, their biggest difference is their eyes.

In the former market of Linxian City, the eyes of those fairies were filled with despair and helplessness at their current predicament.

But in the eyes of these three Western Region fairies, there was a numbness that had long been accustomed to all of this...

As for the purity of their spiritual roots, Lin Heng had already seen it long ago.

17%, 20%, 22%.

It doesn't meet the requirements of the Immortal Slave Manual at all.

"Let's forget about them."

After a brief moment's thought, Lin Heng shook his head and directly refused the gifts brought by these Western Region demons.

Seeing that these three fairies had been tortured into such a numb state, Lin Heng knew without a doubt that even if they hadn't become fairy slaves yet, they had already been ruined by these demons from the Western Regions.

Perhaps, as the Western Region merchants said, this would indeed make them more obedient than other celestial slaves.

However, this does not align with the values ​​of the social management system he implemented in the slums.

Why do his celestial servants work so diligently for him?

It is because everyone believes that under his leadership, all the immortal servants believe that they will have a bright future comparable to that of the immortal realm.

But these three fairies had no hope of survival...

Lin Heng's refusal put the Western Region demon in a difficult position: "My lord, but Lady Sand Fox instructed us that... this gift must be delivered to you."

"It seems your wife values ​​this quite a bit?"

Lin Heng glanced at him with a half-smile, then said directly, "Then just tell me why you're looking for me."

"Oh well."

The Western Region demon hesitated for a moment before nodding and then cupping his fists towards Lin Heng: "My lord, does Lady Sand Fox mean... that our family may be permitted to establish a presence near your territory?"

Then he immediately added, "But please rest assured, sir! We will only stay for a few days and then leave on our own initiative, and we will definitely not cause you any trouble."

Lin Heng knew that the Sand Fox family from the Western Regions must need to find a place to rest temporarily because of yesterday's demonic tide.

And being adjacent to his affluent slum was clearly the best choice.

However, for a lord, the sudden addition of a neighbor can inevitably cause some misunderstandings and friction.

But Lin Heng is different.

The entire slum was now surrounded by the Spirit Suppressing Tower Formation. Even if these Western Region demons wanted to cause some trouble, they would have to rub shoulders with his stone tower first. Anyway, that old widow was lonely...

"Sir, what do you think?"

At this moment, the Western Region demon cautiously observed Lin Heng's expression.

"no problem."

After readily agreeing, Lin Heng's lips curled into a slight smile: "However, I've heard that your Sand Fox Lady is a wealthy merchant in the Western Regions?"

"Oh? Yeah."

The Western Region demon nodded subconsciously, then asked curiously, "Sir, you've also heard of our Sand Fox Lady?"

Lin Heng said with a smile, "Of course, who doesn't know the famous Sand Fox Lady? Let alone your Sand Fox family."

Huh?

The Western Region demon was stunned.

So the Sand Fox clan is so famous that it has even reached Linxian City?

But the rat-faced demon beside him glanced cautiously at Lin Heng.

Young Master Lin... he only heard me mention him in the last two days, right?

Lin Heng continued, "In today's world, even though our two families are from different places, we should still exchange management experiences."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The Western Region demon nodded repeatedly, secretly delighted.

The other party is actually taking the initiative to show affection!

"For something as trivial as setting up a camp, Lady Sand Fox has gone to the trouble of having you bring a gift like Fairy Slave. It seems a bit too formal."

"Ha, please don't take offense, sir..."

The Western Region demon was somewhat elated by what he heard.

If I had known, I wouldn't have needed to be so flattering!

"But as for this gift... I really don't need it, and logically speaking, I shouldn't be asking you for any gifts."

But the next moment, Lin Heng said with a smile, "But if I really don't order anything, it would seem like I'm not giving face to your Lady Sand Fox."

"?"

"Alright then, I don't need these immortal servants anyway... a hundred spirit stones will suffice as a token."

"..."

The Western Region demon almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

One hundred spirit stones? That's enough to buy more than a dozen of these immortal slaves!

The rat-faced demon merchant beside Lin Heng even twitched his eyes several times.

Young Master Lin Heng truly has the potential to be a businessman…

"Yes...yes, sir. But I didn't bring any spirit stones with me. I will definitely report back to Lady Sand Fox when I get back."

"Go."

……

On the other side of Linxian Mountain.

After the Western Region demon returned, he hurriedly went to a tent.

On the highest point at the very back of the tent.

A demon with fox ears and a curled fox tail was crossing her legs and gently swaying the toes under her skirt.

But as a demon, she possessed a human face, looking like a noblewoman in her forties.

But her charming demeanor also made her appear to retain her elegance...

"lady."

At this moment, the sorcerer who had been talking with Lin Heng returned.

"How is it?"

Lady Sand Fox gently stroked her tail.

"The other party has agreed, but..."

The demon recounted his conversation with Lin Heng.

"One hundred spirit stones? That's quite an ambitious claim."

Lady Sand Fox narrowed her eyes slightly, but her tone was not angry; instead, it carried a hint of coquettishness.

"Alright, let's talk about what I asked you to pay attention to first."

"Of course I'm paying attention!"

The demon's subordinate immediately nodded and whispered to Lady Sand Fox, "That lord... is very young and vigorous, which should meet Lady Sand Fox's needs."

"Is that so?"

Lady Sand Fox's eyes lit up: "It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to meet with him later..."