After introducing Grass to the fiefdom, Chen Lin summoned Duan Shengping.
Only when the man's figure appeared did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He had genuinely feared that something might have happened to Duan Shengping over the past two years or so.
"Greetings, my lord!"
The sight of Chen Lin also put Duan Shengping at ease.
Having gone more than two years without being summoned, he had worried that something had happened to Chen Lin, or that Chen Lin had abandoned him.
Although serving under Chen Lin restricted his freedom, it brought tangible benefits, especially pills that extended his lifespan. He had no way of buying those himself.
So he was reluctant to lose this position, at least for now.
He was not the only one worried about Chen Lin. The Blue Demoness had also been frantic, coming to question him time and again. She had even suspected him of lying and used an Interrogation Secret Art on him, nearly resorting to a Soul Search.
"I went somewhere unusual during this time. It was impossible to enter the Nightmare Realm from there."
Chen Lin offered a brief explanation.
Then he pointed to Grass's phantom image behind him and said, "This is my wife, Grass. She may appear here in the future, so you should get acquainted."
"Your subordinate, Duan Shengping, greets the Matriarch!"
Duan Shengping had already noticed Grass and was deeply surprised, unable to understand why Chen Lin had chosen a spiritual body as his companion.
But he knew better than to ask questions he had no business asking, and showed not the slightest hint of surprise.
Grass, on the other hand, grew very bashful after Chen Lin introduced her as his wife. In a flash, she slipped into his body.
At this sight, Duan Shengping finally failed