Miao Yan had been recuperating for more than half a year, but he had no intention of coming out. It was unknown whether he had not fully recovered from his injuries or he was too lazy to come out to work.
The old steward did not say anything about this, and Xiao Lingyu and the other two did not intend to force Miao Yan to come out to work.
After Wang Tai and Hao Ren also began to work, Xiao Lingyu was much more relaxed, and his free days gradually increased.
In fact, Xiao Lingyu had nothing to do. His cultivation and realm had reached the stage of Chaotic Voiding, but he was not prepared for the breakthrough at all.
Since he had nothing to do, Xiao Lingyu helped the strange cub improve its strength, hoping that it could help him in the future, just like the serpent and the Icy Soul Silkworm helped him in the Cultivation World.
A year and a half after the adult Demonic Beast riot, Xiao Lingyu received a message from Zhu Jin, asking him to hurry to the bandits' lair.
This group of bandits was Xiao Lingyu's helpers in collecting Magic Stones, so Xiao Lingyu naturally could not ignore their matters, so he asked the old steward for a month's leave.
The old steward had always been good to Xiao Lingyu, and with Wang Tai and Hao Ren, feeding the cub could not be delayed, so he naturally agreed to Xiao Lingyu's request.
After leaving the East Pole Demon Sect, Xiao Lingyu spent more than a day to rush to the bandits' lair.
The bandits' lair had not changed much, and it was still as simple as before, but it seemed much more crowded. It should be because many new people had been recruited recently, but all the bandits were still at least in the Early-stage of Heavenly Demon.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Lingyu asked after following Zhu Jin and the three Demon King bandit leaders into a secret room.
"It's a little troublesome."
Zhu Jin responded first, and then said, "We organized a big event three months ago, but it failed."
"It's okay to fail once in a while," Xiao Lingyu replied nonchalantly.
"It's not that our plan wasn't thorough, but there was an unexpected situation this time. We joined forces with another group of bandits and were about to take down the target, but a True Demon Stage expert suddenly passed by. At that time, because our people didn't know what realm the other party was, and in order to act secretly, we attacked him. As a result, he attacked us. Luckily, we had a lot of people and the opponent was only an early stage true demon, so he left after killing a dozen of our people. "
Zhu Jin continued with a gloomy face, "Although we chased away the True Devil early stage powerhouse, our side also suffered heavy losses, causing the entire operation to fail. Although the operation failed, the people who cooperated with us were invited by us. They still asked me for a reward. If that operation had been successful, we would have earned a lot. That's why we offered the other bandit group a very high reward. If the operation had failed, we wouldn't have been able to afford it. We said that we would continue to cooperate and pay them back if we succeeded next time, but they didn't agree. They gave us three months to settle with them, otherwise … "
"Otherwise what?" Xiao Lingyu frowned and asked. He also felt that this matter was quite troublesome.
"The other party's strength is about the same as ours, and we suffered heavy losses when resisting the True Demon Stage expert. If the other group of bandits really attacked us, even if we could hold on, we would suffer heavy losses. If we stayed far away, then the circle of relationships we established in the vicinity would be completely wasted. Also, the other party has been sending people to keep an eye on us. With so many of us, it's impossible for us to leave quietly. Also, they said that it's fine if we don't want to pay, but we have to all join their group, "Zhu Jin said gloomily.
"You need to summarize the experience of this operation's failure. If you encounter a powerful expert in your next operation, how to deal with this must be calculated before the operation."
Xiao Lingyu first instructed, then asked, "Since the other group of bandits is about the same strength as us, there shouldn't be any True Demon Stage experts, right?"
"Of course, there are no True Demon Realm experts. The highest cultivation among them is only at the Middle Stage of the Devil King Realm. However, there are three Early Stage Devil Kings among them. Moreover, there are more than forty Heavenly Demon Realm experts, and quite a few Earth Demon Realm experts," Zhu Jin shook his head and replied.
"Then come with me. I'm going to meet their leader."
Xiao Lingyu said as he stood up and walked outside.
"Do you want to greet them first?" Zhu Jin followed and asked.
"There's no harm in greeting them," Xiao Lingyu said casually.
Zhu Jin thought about it and took out the communication bead. He felt that it was more appropriate to greet them.
The other group of bandits' lair was also in this mountain range. It only took four hours for Xiao Lingyu and the others to rush over.
Since they had already greeted them, the other party was naturally prepared. At the entrance of the other party's lair, there were two rows of bandits standing neatly. Although their cultivation was uneven, there were more than a hundred of them.
These hundred people each held a black silk banner in their hands. It looked like a big scene.
Xiao Lingyu glanced at them and landed without a change in expression.
The Intermediate Demon King Stage leader of the other party welcomed them and said with a smile, "Welcome, everyone. Please follow me inside for a chat."
The other party's lair was the same. They first had to go through a winding tunnel to reach it. In the depths of the lair was a relatively large underground cave.
The cave itself was used as a living room. It was also the place where the bandits usually held meetings. The stone walls around the cave were opened up into secret rooms.
It was naturally not appropriate to talk about such an important matter in front of so many people. Therefore, after the other party's leader entered the cave, he invited Xiao Lingyu and the others into a secret room.
This secret room was rather large. There were two rows of stone chairs. However, the chairs were covered with soft demonic beast fur.
"May I know who this is?"
The other party's leader asked Xiao Lingyu. Although Zhu Jin had greeted them, he only said that he would be coming. He did not say how many people there would be or who would be coming.
"This is our leader," Zhu Jin introduced.
"So it's the leader. Sorry for the disrespect!" The other party's leader was stunned. Then, he stood up and cupped his fists politely.
At this moment, Xiao Lingyu only revealed the aura of a Late Demon King. The other party's leader naturally had to be more polite. However, he was not very afraid. After all, this was their lair. They had the advantage in numbers.
"Leader, you're too polite."
Xiao Lingyu cupped her fists in return. Then, she said straightforwardly, "Let's not beat around the bush. This time, I'm here to discuss with the leader …"
"Haha, there's no need to discuss. The matter of the remuneration can be delayed. We're neighbors. There will be plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future. There's no rush, no rush."
Before Xiao Lingyu could finish speaking, the leader seemed to be very tactful.
The Demon Realm was so realistic. If you were weak, others would bully you. However, if you were strong, everything would be easy to talk about.
"Haha, leader, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to discuss the remuneration." Xiao Lingyu shook her head and smiled.
"Then what is it? As long as the leader speaks, everything will be easy to discuss, "the other party's leader said straightforwardly.
"I think that it's actually not bad for our two families to work together. Don't you have the intention to take us in?" Xiao Lingyu said with a smile.
"Uh …"
The leader was a little confused. His brain seemed to be unable to wrap itself around it. However, after a moment, he laughed loudly and said, "Haha, that was just a joke. Leader, don't take it seriously."
"Jokes can also become reality. If we work together, the scale will be bigger, and we can do more things. The more people there are, the better. The things we can snatch will definitely be better," Xiao Lingyu said with seemingly sincerity.
"Leader, are you really not joking?" the other party's leader asked after pondering for a moment.
"It's not a joke." Xiao Lingyu nodded.
"Leader, are you thinking of annexing us? With your cultivation, once we work together, you'll definitely be the leader! "an early-stage Demon King leader said.
"If we work together, I'll naturally be the leader. In the Demon Realm, it's a rule that the strong are respected," Xiao Lingyu said bluntly.
"Then it's annexation, not cooperation." The other party's mid-stage Demon King leader narrowed his eyes, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"If you're a little more obedient, it'll be cooperation. If you have any other ideas, then it'll be annexation." Although Xiao Lingyu's tone was very gentle, the meaning behind his words was very strong.
The meaning of these words was very obvious. The other party's four leaders all understood. If they didn't agree, the other party's leader would use force to resolve it.
Originally, they had a lot of advantages in terms of strength. However, with the appearance of the other party's leader, who was a late-stage Demon King, the strength of the two sides immediately flipped.
"Leader, this leader is too arrogant. Even if his cultivation is a little higher, we have more people than them. How can we submit to them?" an early-stage Demon King leader said unhappily.
"You don't agree?" Xiao Lingyu narrowed his eyes and asked the leader, his expression full of disdain.
"I just don't agree. Who do you think you are? How dare you speak so arrogantly in our territory!"
The early-stage Demon King leader was provoked by Xiao Lingyu's expression and tone. After scolding him very angrily, he actually took out a heavy but very sharp ax and directly chopped at Xiao Lingyu's head.
"You're courting death!"
Xiao Lingyu shouted softly, but his body didn't move at all. He only reached out his hand and grabbed the other party's ax.
"You dare to use your body to take my mid-grade demon ax head on. I really don't know who's the one courting death!"
The early-stage Demon King leader was a little happy. However, in the next moment, when his demon ax came into contact with the other party's palm, his joy was frozen … The other party's palm didn't use the slightest bit of skill to defend. He actually grabbed his demon ax just like that, and a large part of the ax's blade was curled up.
"You dare to make a move with just this bit of ability? I really don't know how you can survive in the Demon Realm for so long!"
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