When Mang Dabiao rushed over, he saw that expanse of lush green vines cutting down the dark shadows.
Like a farmer reaping wheat, clean and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.
He clicked his tongue twice, his forked tongue flicking out with a hiss.
The bitter, fresh scent of plants seeped into his vomeronasal organ, making him involuntarily flick his tail.
So it was Yezi.
He turned his head and saw a blue pickup truck speeding over from afar.
The Demoness Pickup Truck flashed its headlights twice, as if in greeting.
Its bed was empty. There was no one in it.
Mang Dabiao's heart lurched.
Boss wasn't in the truck.
But he had clearly sensed it.
A faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation from a contract came from the direction of the Demoness Pickup Truck.
It was weak, incredibly weak, like listening to sounds on shore from beneath a layer of water.
That fluctuation was different from Yang Yong's, carrying another kind of presence.
Softer, younger, and more... feeble.
Mang Dabiao's snake face froze.
Holy shit.
His mind instantly churned.
I've been away for so long. Could Boss have...
Taken in a new pet?
Mang Dabiao whipped his tail, smashing the hammer into the ground and leaving a crater the size of a washbasin.
Gravel flew, and dust billowed.
Who was it?
What species?
Who dared cozy up to my boss?
He twisted his serpentine body and was about to charge toward the pickup, but after darting forward a couple of paces, he stopped again.
On the raised platform, Yezi's vines had already cleared out the last batch of dark shadows.
The green light faded, the vines withdrew into the seed, and everything returned to its original state.
Then Mang Dabiao saw...
A little girl about a meter tall, standing on a rock