Upon seeing the old village chief, Xiaoyue ran over quickly: "Grandpa, I'm back."
The old village chief held Xiaoyue in his arms, tears streaming down his face, and said, "My dear grandson, you're finally back. I thought something terrible had happened to you."
The soldier captain wiped away tears from his eyes and explained to Xiaoyue and Sanhua that after they went missing, the old village chief sent many soldiers to search for them in that forest, but every time the soldiers went to the forest, they would encounter that group of vicious eagle demons, and a great battle would break out between the two sides, resulting in heavy losses on their side.
I thought I couldn't save Sanhua and Xiaoyue, but to my surprise, they came back on their own.
Chu Yu then understood that the battle between the eagle demon and the rabbit demon in the forest was because they were searching for Xiao Yue and San Hua.
Sanhua came up to Chu Yu and said to the old village chief, "Grandpa Village Chief, this is Chu Yu, the deliveryman from the underworld. She not only brought me and Xiaoyue delicious carrots, but also brought us back to the village."
Everyone looked at Chu Yu. A soldier recognized Chu Yu and said excitedly, "When we were fighting the eagle demons in the forest and were about to be defeated, this girl threw out some talismans and defeated the eagle demons, giving us a chance to escape and save our lives."
The way everyone looked at Chu Yu changed. The old village chief quickly came to Chu Yu and said gratefully, "Thank you so much for saving Xiao Yue, San Hua and the soldiers in the village."
He bowed deeply to Chu Yu, who quickly helped him up and said modestly, "Old village chief, saving them was just a matter of course, nothing to mention."
Seeing her so humble and unassuming, the old village chief was immediately impressed: "Young lady, you do good deeds without expecting anything in return, you are truly a kind person. But how did you suddenly come to the demon realm?"
The demon realm and the human realm are isolated from each other, and neither humans nor demons can travel between them at will unless there are special circumstances.
Sanhua immediately stepped forward and explained how she placed an order with the Underworld Group, leaving everyone astonished.
The old village chief exclaimed in amazement, "The underworld actually offers this kind of service!"
Chu Yu raised the corner of her mouth and explained, "This is a new business that the Underworld has launched."
"So that's how it is. Miss Chu Yu, you are a great benefactor to our village. Please come home with me, I will treat you to a good meal."
Faced with their enthusiastic invitation, Chu Yu couldn't refuse. She put away the electric scooter, returned it to her storage bag, and went home with the village chief.
The village chief's house was rather simple; it was a large wooden house with some basic wooden furniture inside, and some dried potatoes, carrots, and wild fruits piled up in the corner.
After they were seated, the village chief brewed Chu Yu a cup of tea. He rubbed his hands together and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Our Baiyao Village is quite poor. We have simple food and drink, so please don't find it offensive, benefactor."
Chu Yu waved her hands repeatedly: "I don't mind."
She took a sip of the tea. It was quite special, with a refreshing and sweet taste. Her eyes lit up, and she praised it, "This tea is excellent."
The village chief explained with a smile, "This tea is a specialty of the mountains behind our village. It can't be found anywhere else. If our benefactor likes it, he can take some back with him."
Before Chu Yu could refuse, he had Xiao Yue fetch a large bag of tea and forced it into her hand, so she had no choice but to accept it.
After finishing their tea, Chu Yu, curious about the demon realm, asked, "What's the situation here in Hundred Demon Village? The land here looks quite fertile, so why is it so poor?"
The village chief sighed and told her about the situation in Baiyao Village.
This village wasn't originally called Hundred Demon Village; it was called Rabbit Demon Village. The Rabbit Demon clan had lived here for generations, while a group of Eagle Demons lived on another mountain dozens of kilometers away from the village.
Those eagle demons are extremely vicious, and they specifically prey on low-level demons with weak magical power.
The rabbit demon clan is very powerful. They set up a barrier within a radius of dozens of miles around the village, preventing the eagle demon from getting close.
The little monsters outside had no protection and were often hunted down by the eagle demons. Helpless, the little monsters fled to the rabbit demon village and begged to be taken in.
The chieftain of the rabbit demons was kind, so he took in the monsters. Over time, the number of monsters he took in increased and the variety of them became more and more mixed. It was no longer appropriate to call it Rabbit Demon Village, so it was renamed Hundred Demon Village.
Most of the monsters in Baiyao Village are vegetarians. As the village grows larger, the wild fruits and vegetables within a radius of dozens of miles cannot meet their needs, so they have to go to the forests outside to find food.
When they went to the forest, they were often attacked by eagle demons. Many monsters were hunted down, and even Xiaoyue's parents lost their lives at the hands of the eagle demons.
After listening to the village chief's words, Chu Yu realized that the demons in the demon realm were also living in dire straits.
She recalled seeing a large expanse of fertile land surrounding the village when she entered, and asked curiously, "The land outside the village is quite fertile, but it's all abandoned. Why don't you use it to grow vegetables and fruit trees? If you grow vegetables and fruit trees, you won't have to go to the woods outside to find food, and you'll avoid danger."
The old village chief sighed helplessly: "I tried planting it many years ago, but it wasn't very successful. I spent a lot of effort, but the harvest was very small. There was nothing I could do but stop planting it."
Chu Yu felt it was a pity. She thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that your farming methods are wrong, or that the seeds are not good?"
The old village chief was a little embarrassed: "To be honest, we are not good at farming. The saplings and vegetable seeds we planted before were all brought from the wild, and the survival rate was not high."
Chu Yu suddenly realized: "I see. How about I bring some seeds from the human world to plant? I'll also bring some planting books to teach you how to plant them?"
The village chief was overjoyed: "That's wonderful, thank you."
Chu Yu didn't want to linger too long in Baiyao Village, so she said, "How about this, let's go outside the village now and take some soil back to consult with the agricultural experts in the human world, and ask them what we should plant."
"OK!"
The old village chief led her outside the village, where Chu Yu dug up some soil and collected it. Seeing that it was getting late, she decided to leave.
Sanhua realized she hadn't paid yet, and being short of money, she could only take out a few copper coins and hand them over, saying apologetically, "Miss Chuyu, I'm so sorry, we're quite poor here, and I only have these few copper coins on me. If it's not enough, can I pay you back?"
Before Chu Yu could answer, Xiao Yue ran over and handed her a box: "Sister Chu Yu, this is a crystal turtle I recently made. Do you think it can be used to offset that box of carrots?"
Chu Yu opened the box, inside was a palm-sized crystal turtle. Upon closer inspection, the crystal used to make the turtle was not ordinary crystal, but more like a diamond.
Wait, diamonds...
Chu Yu quickly took out a gem-identifying instrument from her Qiankun bag, examined it, and was astonished.
Goodness, it really is a diamond.
This little turtle weighs at least a pound.
Diamonds in the human world are sold by the gram, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars per gram. This little turtle, in terms of both color and quality, is a top-grade diamond. If it were sold in the human world, how much would it fetch?!
She thought to herself, "My god, they say they're poor, but they throw around more than a pound of diamonds."
They're just nouveau riche pretending to be poor!
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