"You two look like new faces. Are you outsiders to Cloud Dream Marsh, or from another village?"
At the village entrance, an old woman basking in the warm sunlight looked with a smile at Chen Baiqing and Cui Hao, who had just arrived.
This was the nearest village the Tiger Demon knew of.
Lu Lingyi stood guard over the Tiger Demon, while Lin Chuan and Li Zhuhua followed the Weasel Demon whom Cui Hao had tricked into leaving. First, they wanted to see whether the weasel had truly fallen for it or had noticed something amiss and was preparing to report it.
Second, they wanted to get to the bottom of the relationships among the demons in this area.
By working their way up, circle after circle, they would naturally learn which lucky fellow to seek out when the time came.
Chen Baiqing and Cui Hao, meanwhile, were taking a look at the village to see who was receiving the Wish Power from this area.
Cloud Dream Marsh had been developing for nearly a thousand years. The relationships within it were bound to be tangled and complex. It was best to find a thread first and slowly lay their plans.
Rather than sneak in, Chen Baiqing went straight up to the old woman basking in the warm sunlight at the village entrance.
Cui Hao did not quite understand Chen Baiqing's choice.
But even if he did not understand, he dared not raise any objections.
Besides, Chen Baiqing was no reckless person.
Hearing the question, Cui Hao stepped forward with a smile.
"Do outsiders to Cloud Dream Marsh still dare come in?"
The old woman smiled at that, then slowly nodded.
"Of course. Not everyone can bask in the Marsh God's glory."
Cui Hao smiled in agreement and raised his gaze