I'm useless, but my apprentices are all gods who protect others.

Chonglan left just like that, and more than ten years passed in the secret realm in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Chu Qiongxin escaped from marriage several times and severed relations with the lord of Mirage City.

Shengyi was worried about being targeted by the lord of Mirage City, so he discussed with Meng Mu and others to move from the original alley in the east of the city to the west of the city. Shengyi used this time to sell cakes and pretended to be a human race to go to the doctor to save money, and bought a place in the west of the city. In the courtyard, several people usually live together.

The stall's business grew bigger and bigger, so he rented a shop in the downtown area and hired demons and orcs to take care of it.

Mirage City is located on the border of Jiuzhou, and the people are mixed with humans, demons, and orcs. Due to the riots between demons and orcs a few years ago, many demons and orcs have gained independent identities, but the chain of discrimination still exists. .

The pastry shop owned by Sheng Yi and Zhong Yueling only recruits demons and orcs. To a certain extent, they want to help the wandering demons and orcs.

This is unprecedented in Mirage City, which has always been closed to "dogs, demons and orcs". The pastry shop has gained the support of many demons and orcs, while also receiving a cold reception from many humans.

With the awakening of the consciousness of the demons and beasts, many people became Meng Mu's supporters, and many new members slowly joined the original five-person family.

Most of these people were helpers at pastry shops, or they were demon slaves who had been stepped on and came to seek refuge.

Many orcs regard Meng Mu as their leader. Although Meng Mu's cultivation level is not high, as a Meng Ji beast, he has a natural suppression of ordinary orcs and naturally becomes the leader of the group of beasts.

Zhong Yueling: "When can we go back? I almost forgot who I am. I really thought I was a pastry seller."

As usual, he and Zhong Yueli were in the kitchen preparing pastries for sale tomorrow. Zhong Yueling wiped the flour from her face, and the more she looked at it, the more something was wrong.

He looked at the calluses on his hands and couldn't believe that he was actually the son of Prince Yan of Southern Qi.

Sheng Yi had just returned from his trip when he heard Zhong Yueling's sigh and smiled: "Isn't that good? You can practice your craftsmanship in a secret realm, and you won't starve to death when you go out to explore in the future."

Zhong Yueli poured a cup of tea for Sheng Yi, "Were you going to the library again?"

He took it kindly: "Yeah."

There are only fragments of historical secrets from five thousand years ago that have been circulated to this day. Some powerful formations have been tried on. Shengyi took advantage of entering the secret realm and stayed in the library in his spare time, reading books on formations that have been lost. I have memorized the ancient formations for a long time.

If they can finally succeed in breaking through, Shangyi just wants to empty out the library, and then study hard, and maybe there will be some new breakthroughs.

Zhong Yueling: "You are working hard secretly behind our backs. Ayin, you are still in the prime of your youth. Go run and dance and be cool. Don't be old-fashioned all day long, like a nerd who has seen through the world."

Sheng Yi was about to reply when Chu Qiongxin walked in. Hearing Zhong Yueling's words, she stopped Sheng Yi's shoulders affectionately and said, "Yes, while you are young and free and unrestrained, if we really return to Jiuzhou safely, sister will introduce to you some people." A handsome young man."

Sincerely:?
  Zhong Yueling was unhappy: "Come on, don't lead A Yin into trouble."

Chu Qiongxin said: "This is not bringing bad luck. I am teaching her to gain knowledge."

Zhong Yueling and Chu Qiong were at odds: "Aren't my brother and I handsome enough? It's not enough to know us. Why don't you give A Yin some love tips? What should I do if I'm deceived by a wild man?"

Chu Qiongxin frowned: "I support her, who has the guts to lie to her?"

Zhong Yueling stamped her foot: "I don't care, I just won't allow it!"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Sheng Yi and Zhong Yueli looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Time passed quickly in the secret realm, but they also spent a few years together and became completely accustomed to each other's existence and became very good friends.

Sheng Yi didn't expect this to happen, but sometimes when he heard them bickering, he would think of his time in the Green Sword Sect. At that time, she also had many friends with whom she talked about everything.

Now all of them are missing.

"We're back! Is anyone here?"

Unexpectedly, a clear female voice came from outside the house. As soon as Sheng Yi stood up, Meng Mu appeared in front of her.

Over the past few years, he has grown a lot taller. He has lost the youthfulness he had when we first met him, and his temperament has become much calmer. Because he has many orcs and demons under his control, he has slowly begun to behave like a superior.

With more people gathered under his command, Meng Mu established the "Zhaotian Gang", specializing in collecting the bullied demons and orcs. He usually went to explore outside Mirage City to see if there was anything suitable for the demons and orcs to survive. territory.

As soon as Meng Mu entered the door, she picked up Shengyi and put a string of pearl bracelets on her thin white wrists.

Meng Mu was quite satisfied and chuckled happily: "I'll just tell you this to compliment you, see if you like it?"

"Yeah, I guessed it right. If the boss got the shark pearl, he would definitely not keep it for himself. He would just give it to sister Chengyin! I win, pig, donkey, fourth, give me the money quickly!" A girl with rabbit ears said excitedly, He reached out to several orcs next to him and asked for money.

Pig Lao San, Donkey Lao Si saw that their usually majestic boss looked worthless when he saw the civet-cat hybrid, sighed, and threw the money into the rabbit-eared girl's hand.

Meng Mu would bring something to Sheng Yi every time he came back from the city. Sheng Yi would refuse at first, but Meng Mu still gave it around the corner and didn't bother to mention it again.

The shark beads were cold and shiny, indeed beautiful. He nodded kindly: "It's very beautiful. I like it very much."

Hearing this, the smile in Meng Mu's eyes deepened, and kindness jumped out of Meng Mu's arms: "But I told you, don't hug me casually in the future."

After the collapse in the snow, Meng Mu had been depressed for a period of time. During this period, a few people accompanied him and helped him tide over the difficulties.

Meng Mu's attitude towards them became much gentler after that, but what gave Sheng Yi a headache was that as a beast, Meng Mu was always much more straightforward than humans. He often saw her hugging her when she was happy, but no matter what she said, it didn't work.

Meng Mu leaned forward slightly, and his smooth black hair fell down with his movements. He was eye level with Sheng Yi: "It's just because we haven't seen each other for too long, don't you miss me?"

Meng Mu has been away for more than two months this time, maybe he has really found a livable place.

Meng Mu waited expectantly for Sheng Yi to speak, but before Sheng Yi could say anything, Zhong Yueling stood in front of her with an expressionless face, "There are four of us, why do we only ask A Yin if she misses you?"

Meng Mu shrugged and stopped obsessing about the answer. After all, the three companions around Shenyi were protecting her like door gods: "Now that the things have been delivered, I will go back to the room. Remember to call me before dinner."

After speaking, Meng Mu turned around and left. Qinghong, a girl with rabbit ears, came up to talk to Shenyi: "Sister Yin, my arm is injured. Can you help me take a look?"

Shengyi took out the medical kit: "Okay."

When giving Qinghong the medicine, he asked kindly: "You have been out for so long this time, but what did you find?"

Qinghong's ears twitched, and her red eyes were watery: "We have gone far this time, and we did find a village full of demons and beasts. There are quite a few people there, probably thousands of them. .”

"The village chief there didn't know about the mirage. It happened that our village chief's grandson fell into the river, and the boss rescued him. The village chief gave the shark beads to the boss. The village chief saw that we are all the same kind. They asked us to stay and live together, but the boss didn’t agree, so we stayed for a while and then came back.”

Sheng Yi lowered his eyes and could vaguely guess the reason why Meng Mu stubbornly stayed in Mirage City.

Maybe he was afraid that Chonglan would come back one day and not be able to find him.