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

Boom boom boom! ! !

Early in the morning, Lin Heng was awakened by loud knocking on the door.

Perhaps because he had spent too much energy setting up the array last night, he slept very comfortably, and in his dream, he even seemed to have found an extremely soft pillow.

When he opened his eyes, he immediately knew what was going on with the pillow.

After all, the bed is only so big, and Yun Qinghe's breasts are not small either, so it's perfectly normal for her to be exposed to something like face wash.

"Damn it, open the door! Damn it, it really is a slum. What kind of monsters did that demonic tide bring last night?"

An impatient knock came at the door again. Lin Heng went over and opened it, where he saw a red-faced tiger-masked demon wearing a metal helmet.

However, this tiger-faced demon was not standing in front of the door, but riding a fairy slave wrapped in burlap.

His foot rested on Xiannu's slender waist, kicking incessantly at the brittle shell outside the door—the shed skin left behind after the insect swarm had devoured it the previous night.

"So it's Lord Red Tiger."

Lin Heng looked at him calmly, but couldn't help glancing at the fairy slave beneath him out of the corner of his eye.

Red Tiger had visited the slums a few days ago.

His kind neighbor Xia Feng had told him that Chi Hu was the manager of the slum.

Don't be fooled by his current swagger; before the demonic tide invaded, he was just a demon servant in a celestial sect responsible for raising chickens.

"Oh, I remember you! Xia Feng said you were the newest one here."

Chi Hu stared at Lin Heng for a moment, then threw over a burlap sack that was placed behind Xian Nu.

Lin Heng opened the sack and looked inside; there were dozens of transparent crystals.

These crystals are containers that can be transformed into spirit stones by filling them with spiritual energy.

Although the world has lost its natural spiritual energy after being invaded by the demonic tide.

But in the depths of the ocean and underground, one can also discover some rare sources of spiritual energy.

However, these places are often controlled by wealthy mine owners.

The crystals that Chi Hu gave him were not entirely worthless before they were filled with spiritual energy, but they were as cheap as the beverage bottles Lin Heng had before he transmigrated.

"This is a basic living allowance that the city lord has bestowed upon you poor people."

Chi Hu narrowed his eyes and said to Lin Heng with a smile, "However, three of the crystals need to be filled with spiritual energy and handed over to the City Lord as a token of gratitude for the City Lord's protection of the entire Linxian City."

"Protection money?"

Lin Heng immediately thought of a word.

"It's Anchor tax."

"..."

In fact, Lin Heng also knew that this so-called Ancheng tax was completely useless.

The fact that the streets were deserted last night when the demonic tide invaded is the best proof of this.

"understood."

"Good to know... Damn it, let's go to the next place, what are we still doing here?"

Red Tiger kicked his fairy slave's leg, and at the same time, he inadvertently glanced into Lin Heng's room.

"Wow, I didn't expect this newcomer to be so wealthy? His ancestors were probably like Xia Feng's..."

Before leaving, Chi Hu left behind this sentence.

Lin Heng closed the door. He knew that Chi Hu had seen Yun Qinghe, the fairy servant, who was still resting on his bed.

Carrying the sack, Lin Heng returned to the house and pulled out three crystals from it: "Three spirit stones, that's really a rip-off."

Based on the income of ordinary people in Linxian City, they could earn at most ten spirit stones a year.

That's why, when he bought Yun Qinghe from the demon merchant yesterday, the demon merchant always looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a nouveau riche.

Lin Heng did not resist the actions of Chi Hu and the city lord of Linxian City.

After all, he had only recently arrived in this world, and had only just become familiar with the use of the Immortal Slave Manual yesterday. Everything needed to be planned carefully.

However, the crystal that Chi Hu brought saved him the trouble of going to the city to buy it, so Lin Heng took a crystal and put it under the bed.

According to the instructions in the Immortal Slave Manual, the Spirit Restoration Array can generate spirit stones...

"Hmm~"

Just then, a soft, coquettish whimper came from the bed.

Lin Heng got up and saw that Yun Qinghe had woken up.

Opening her sleepy eyes, Yun Qinghe immediately saw Lin Heng standing by the bed.

Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.

"I... I actually fell asleep?"

She immediately perked up and sat up.

Thinking back carefully, she realized that last night she was watching Lin Heng build a new array, and then, as she watched, she fell asleep because the spiritual energy of the Restoration Array was too comfortable.

Exhausted from the past few days, she had no idea what happened afterward...

Wait, what happened after that?

Subconsciously, Yun Qinghe looked down at her own body.

Apart from a night's rest, which allowed her previously stiff body to relax as usual, there were no other changes.

Even her tattered cloud-patterned gauze dress was still on her body as it had been yesterday.

So... you really just took a nap?

Slowly raising her head, Yun Qinghe looked at the mess outside the window.

In the open spaces of the slums, there were brittle shells shed by the demonic insects everywhere.

"Last night's demonic tide... was it a swarm of demonic worms?"

She turned her head and looked at Lin Heng.

"Um."

Lin Heng nodded. "I guess you were already asleep while the swarm of insects were feeding outside."

Yun Qinghe looked at him in surprise: "So...you...Master, you actually survived the demonic tide?"

"That's a stupid question."

"..."

Yun Qinghe lowered her head slightly and pursed her thin lips.

Her master, who grants her equality and freedom, is a kind and good person.

Moreover, he is also a powerful array builder.

Even in the absence of spiritual energy, they can still cope with the demonic tide through their superb array-building techniques...

"I'm sorry, Master."

After taking a deep breath, Yun Qinghe looked at Lin Heng with a firm gaze: "Please allow me to introduce myself. I was originally the personal disciple of the sect master of the Yunling Sect in the Immortal Realm, and my name is Yun Qinghe."

As a fairy, she could never accept this identity.

But the fairy, who had endured hardships and diligently cultivated herself, developed a deep respect for those with absolute power...

"Lin Heng".

Lin Heng casually stated his name.

He knew that from this moment on, Yun Qinghe had truly acknowledged her status as a fairy slave.

Because the feedback is already clearly provided in the Immortal Slave Manual:

[Immortal Slave Yun Qinghe's loyalty +20, now -50]

[Immortal Slave Talent: Can automatically replenish the spiritual energy of the slave master's crystals. Currently, the daily replenishment amount is 5 (1 point of spiritual energy is added for every 10 points of loyalty)].

Moreover, Yun Qinghe's increased loyalty also unlocked a new title!

[The Celestial Slave's loyalty has reached 50 points, unlocking a new title for the Celestial Slave.]

[Immortal Slave Title: Budding Jade Fairy (Upgradeable)]

She is a fairy with a wood-elemental spirit root, growing like a spring bud within the Yunling Sect, nurtured by rare and precious treasures, and naturally delicate. However, after experiencing trials and tribulations, this budding fairy will become exceptionally fragile.

[Title Talent: Grants the slave master a spring-like affinity, increasing the slave master's loyalty in protective actions. Applicable to all immortal slaves.]

[Upgrade to obtain the title: Enchanting Fairy. As the budding fairy grows under the care of her master, she will proactively fulfill all of her master's needs...]

"Yesterday's demonic tide was truly terrifying..."

At this moment, Yun Qinghe couldn't help but look at the mess outside the window.

Across the street, a mud hut had been eaten away by insects and was in a dilapidated state.

She even suspected that if she hadn't met Lin Heng and been brought back as a fairy slave, she might have been drowned in that disgusting swarm of insects last night...

At this moment, Yun Qinghe felt her head sink slightly.

Lin Heng gently stroked the hair on her forehead and said, "It's alright now. You'll be safe here with me."

Subconsciously, Yun Qinghe slightly parted her thin lips.

My initial desire to resist turned into a feeling of warmth.

Her master actually promised to protect her?

Moreover, the slave owner's hands were exceptionally warm...

[Immortal Slave Yun Qinghe's loyalty +2, now -48]

"Damn it, this is robbery! Young Master Lin, Young Master Lin!"

Suddenly, Xia Feng's voice came from outside.

Lin Heng raised an eyebrow. His kind neighbor had actually survived?