After Wan Niang fell asleep, Tian Huan put Wan Niang back on the leather mattress, covered Wan Niang with a quilt, then stood up and left the stone room.
It was already dark outside, and there was a bonfire in the distance. It seemed that the little monsters hadn't finished their dinner yet. Today was New Year's Eve, so the little monsters also had an early holiday. In the evening, there was unlimited meat and a small amount of wine. Of course, Yes, only ordinary wine is served.
Hu Changsheng and several senior officials were waiting silently in front of Taolin. Although they were all ready, they would not start unless Tian Huan came out.
Although New Year's Eve is a festival celebrated by the human race, it does not mean that the demon race cannot celebrate it. Hu Changsheng has already written the peach charms and hung them up. In addition, there are several bundles of bamboo poles waiting to be inserted into the fire to listen to the sound.
"Lord!"
"Great Commander!"
"Ouch!"
Hu Changsheng, Ah Bao, who had just refined Heng Gu a few days ago, and Ah Xiong, who could not speak, stood up together and saluted Tian Huan respectfully.
Commander-in-Chief is the title that Tian Huan recently gave himself. Now being called the Great King is a bit too empty. Although it is also empty to be called the Great King after surviving the first catastrophe, everyone is still called that, so they are used to it.
Hu Changsheng is a man of culture, so he can just call him lord. Others can also call him lord, but do all the soldiers call him lord?
So Tian Huan clapped his hands and gave himself the title of Commander-in-Chief. Although he had never heard of such a title, he could understand the meaning literally and it was not difficult to understand.
Tian Huan laughed and asked everyone to sit down: "No need to be polite, everyone will not come home until they are drunk tonight!"
"As you command, my lord, I won't come home until you get drunk tonight!"
"No...I won't come back until I'm drunk!"
"Ouch!"
Naturally, the food at Tian Huan's side was much better than that at Xiao Yao's side. There were a variety of spiritual grains and spiritual wines obtained through trading, and there was also a hunted demon cow that refused to surrender.
Monsters don't have that many taboos, and there are even monsters that eat the same kind of food without fail, so naturally this demonic cow that doesn't want to surrender can't be wasted.
The four huge beef legs had been roasted on the bonfire for a long time. The grease was leaking out, and the seasonings seemed to be applied for free. If Tian Huan had just entered the mountain a few months ago, this would have made him feel distressed and uncomfortable. .
But now that Tian Huan has a small fortune, at least his appetite can be satisfied. He is not an ascetic monk, so he will never deliberately endure hardship if he can enjoy it.
But it was not enough. Tian Huan raised his wine glass. The crystal clear spirit wine exuded a charming aroma. The other demons also raised their wine glasses happily.
"This is just the beginning. Next year we will be stronger and richer. Cheers to our next year!"
"cheers!!"
Lively bonfires danced in the night.
A beautiful white snake withdrew its gaze, with a hint of thoughtfulness in its eyes, then turned around and quietly sank into the pool.
Crackling~
The bamboo poles made bursts of popping sounds in the fire, and a dozen little monsters who rarely had enough to eat and drink and have a leisurely time were as happy as a group of children in front of the bonfire.
This is not surprising, many little demons are not very intelligent, have cruelty that is not restrained by morality, and have immature and repressed childishness, just like children who do not know the so-called good and evil at all.
Of course, there are also mature demon soldiers who are intelligent enough and have been kneaded by the world. The other seven or eight demon soldiers are nestling on the other side holding empty wine jars and chewed bones full of teeth marks. They don't bother to interact with those stupid little ones. Monsters mixed together.
The price of maturity is always accompanied by labor pains, and in the world of monsters, it is not just labor pains. Not to mention the monster king, even if you just anger a certain monster general, you may be cut into pieces and put on a bonfire. The broken bones were left in the wilderness.
After living for a long time, the demon soldiers lost their innocence and innocence, but their ferocity and cruelty became more intense. Otherwise, they would not live long.
Working for the commander-in-chief is no different from working for other demon kings. These old demon soldiers are already used to it. It would be good if they could stay alive. It would be better if they could eat enough and eat meat often.
The so-called dreams and pursuits are too unfamiliar and ethereal to them. Drawing a pie makes no sense to them who live one day at a time.
Fortunately, Tian Huan was not interested in fighting with them. If he had time to whip them a few more times, the effect might be better. After all, this was a wilderness area. It would be better for everyone to be direct.
At least it won't give rise to some unrealistic and false ideas.
Early the next morning, Tian Huan opened his eyes. The stone room was still dark and cold, but this had no effect on Tian Huan. Wan Niang had already started practicing martial arts outside, and she did not slack off just because it was the first day of junior high school.
Tian Huan walked out of the stone room and saw Wan Niang, who seemed to have grown taller. She was holding a long sword and practicing swordsmanship skillfully. Compared with her reluctance yesterday, Wan Niang looked more capable today.
"Third level of body training." Tian Huan nodded. After a night's rest, Wan Niang's martial arts strength jumped from the first level to the third level. This was a passive change after a leap in physical fitness.
In addition to the physical changes, Wan Niang's spirit has also become stronger, and her eyes are more confident and calm. Perhaps this is the growth after overcoming the pain.
"Xiao Huan?" After Wan Niang sheathed her sword, a smile appeared on her delicate and pretty face.
"You're practicing well, but just practicing is not enough. Let's go hunting together later." Tian Huan reached out and rubbed Wan Niang's black hair and said.
"good."
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Xu Shen rubbed his tired eyes. Compared to a few months ago, Xu Shen looked much thinner now, but his expression was more determined.
Over the past few months, more than 2,000 villagers fled up the mountain, and in the end, less than 1,000 people were left. The others either died in the wasteland or returned to the mountain again, leaving less than 1,000 people. Most of the thousands of people will return home after the beginning of spring.
However, unlike a few months ago, most of these villagers have changed their original beliefs and worshiped a new god.
"May the Mountain King be merciful and bless the Dragon Lord!"
At the beginning of the new year, the villagers, led by Xu Shen, worshiped the gods who had blessed them until now. Although it was actually the efforts of Xu Shen and the villagers who struggled, and Tian Huan only started to block the black knight. During the robbery, he helped these villagers.
However, the villagers in chaos and hardship needed spiritual comfort and paralysis, so many miracles, whether true or false, appeared and appeared in the villagers' belief.
In the renovated temple, a clay sculpture of a dragon-headed god in golden armor sat in the shrine, with incense curling up. After the hunted wild duck was roasted, it was enshrined in front of the statue.
After the ragged and disheveled villagers left, Xu Shen sat tiredly in front of the statue. Tian Huan fled. Fortunately, the black knight thieves did not take revenge.
Xu Shen was able to successfully survive with the villagers, and reluctantly built a few crude small villages in the mountains. They withstood the attacks of ferocious beasts, scattered little monsters and mountain bandits, and managed to stand firm.
But Xu Shen didn't know what to do next. The villagers were even more eager to return to their hometown and live the poor but stable life again.
However, Xu Shen was not very optimistic about the prospect of going down the mountain. Even bandits such as the Black Riders dared to blatantly massacre the people of a county, which meant that the government's deterrence had dropped to a terrifying level.
'I'm afraid... the world will be in chaos again. Xu Shen silently thought that although he was just a small and down-and-out Taoist, he could feel the corruption of the world and the powerlessness and decadence after sensing the crisis.
"It's hard to survive..."
