A Suddenly Arriving Visitor

"Roar----!"

In the dense forest, a wild beast roared, and countless birds flew out of the woods as if startled, scattering in all directions.

In the forest, the canine-like Demon Beast pounced forward like a bullet, opening its mouth full of sharp teeth and tearing at its prey.

However, what greeted the Demon Beast that was tearing at them was a cold, sharp blade of light.

"Smack—!"

With a crisp sound, a cold blade of light suddenly severed the horn of the charging Demon Beast, causing the sturdy horn to fall to the ground.

"Bang—!"

Immediately afterwards, a muffled thud resounded.

That was the sound of a foot slamming heavily into Demon Beast.

So the ferocious Demon Beast was kicked away and crashed into the trunk of a tree before letting out a whimper and fleeing in a sorry state.

Fang Li didn't chase after it; he simply let the Demon Beast leave, then bent down and picked up the horn he had cut off from the ground.

Upon closer inspection, Fang Li was carrying a backpack.

Fang Li opened the backpack.

Inside, there was a bag full of Demon Beast horns.

Fang Li put the horn he had just cut off into his backpack, then glanced at the sky.

That's all for today.

With that, Fang Li turned around and walked towards Aram Village.

Even at an average walking pace, the round trip from the Roswaal Mansion to Aram Village takes only thirty minutes.

In other words, it only takes fifteen minutes one way, which is quite close.

Fang Li didn't deliberately speed up his pace; he simply walked at a normal pace and returned to the mansion in fifteen minutes.

Rem was cleaning in front of the mansion.

"Lord Fang Li, welcome back."

Upon seeing Fang Li approaching from the other side of the mansion, Rem immediately reacted and bowed in his Fang Li.

Seeing this, Fang Li stopped and smiled slightly at Rem, saying, "Yes, I'm back."

Almost a month has passed since the "Beast Tamer" incident.

During this month, Fang Li no longer simply hid in the mansion to read books as before, but instead went to the Demon Beast Forest around Aram Village every day to collect Demon Beast horns.

Fang Li hadn't expected that he would end up staying at the Roswaal Mansion for almost a month.

All they wanted was to collect the horns of these Demon Beast.

"This is today's haul." Fang Li patted the backpack on his back and asked Rem, "Where's Meli?"

Just as Rem was about to reply, a petite figure trotted out from the mansion.

"They're right here!"

Meli rushed out of the mansion, then hopped and jumped toward Fang Li's back as if trying to snatch the backpack, shouting as she jumped.

Is this all for today?

Fang Li didn't answer, but simply took off the backpack from his back and tossed it to Meli.

Meli quickly caught it and held it with some difficulty, giving Fang Li a cute smile.

"Thank you for your help today, big brother."

Seeing that Meli seemed very happy, Fang Li Fang Li, Rem kept her head down and remained silent, seemingly in a bad mood.

That's only natural.

For the past month, Fang Li had been going into the forest every day to collect Demon Beast horns in order to give them to Meli.

Meli possesses the ability to break off the horns of Demon Beast and use them to manipulate them.

Therefore, for Meli, the more Demon Beast she controls, the stronger she becomes.

What Fang Li wanted Meli Li to do also required a large number of troops to some extent.

Therefore, Fang Li would go to the forest every day to collect the horns of Demon Beast, so that Meli could increase her power.

Fortunately, it was someone like Fang Li; otherwise, most people wouldn't have the patience to spend almost a month wandering through a forest full of Demon Beast just for this matter.

"But is simply gathering horns really useful?" Fang Li asked Meli with some doubt. "Breaking off horns is a condition for you to control Demon Beast, not simply possessing horns, right?"

Therefore, Fang Li had always been somewhat skeptical about whether the horns he collected could actually serve the same purpose.

To this, Meli just smiled innocently and said, "It's not that I don't understand what big brother is thinking, but I have my own way of doing things. As long as the horn is in my hands, I can still control those Demon Beast that have lost their horns by making a few turns."

With that, Meli excitedly began checking the corners of her backpack, saying, "Anyway, I can't leave this mansion, so I can only trouble you, big brother?"

Seeing that Meli seemed to be acting somewhat recklessly, Rem couldn't help but warn her.

"Let Rem remind you, even if you are allowed to move freely in this mansion, it doesn't mean you are really a guest here. You are just a prisoner."

"Also, don't even think about using those Demon Beast for anything."

In response to Rem's warning, Meli could only laugh awkwardly.

"No matter what, they've witnessed Big Brother's strength firsthand and know that even with ample forces now, they still can't withstand a single strike from him, so they won't act recklessly..."

As she spoke, Meli seemed to recall that scene, and she shrank back, quickly saying, "Then... then I'll go back and prepare, I won't bother you any longer!"

After saying that, Meli picked up her backpack and ran back to the mansion without looking back.

Seeing this, Rem asked with genuine concern, "Can we really trust that person, Lord Fang Li?"

"Don't worry," Fang Li said nonchalantly. "No matter what, that child shouldn't have the guts to resist me. I'm quite confident I can hold her back."

"Is that so?" Rem still seemed somewhat uneasy.

Although Rem became much more cheerful after Fang Li helped her resolve her inner conflict, Rem excessive sensitivity and vigilance remained unchanged when facing outsiders.

For Rem, this mansion is her sister's home, and she would never allow anyone to destroy it, right?

Fang Li didn't intend for Rem to completely trust Meli.

However, it would be better not to be so sensitive.

Fang Li immediately wanted to say something to Rem.

Rem suddenly turned her head and looked ahead.

His expression returned to its emotionless state.

Fang Li also paused slightly, turned his head, and looked towards the front of the mansion.

"Rumble..."

With the sound of wheels rolling, a luxurious Dragon Carriage began to approach.

"That is..."

Fang Li narrowed his eyes slightly.