Fortunately, Miller only said that to avoid embarrassing himself, so he didn't take it to heart after Xu Ling ran away.
Unfortunately, Xu Ling was unaware of all this. In the following days, she secretly observed Miller's expression, and only after seeing that he was acting normally and confirming that he really didn't take it to heart did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Of course, she hasn't been focusing solely on this matter these past few days.
In order to get on the road as soon as possible, Xu Ling has been extremely diligent these past few days!
As soon as Sissi and the others were sent away, she would seize the time to start farming, and she would not stop until Miller reminded her.
Miller noticed her hard work. Since Xu Ling wanted to complete the task as soon as possible, he naturally wouldn't hold her back.
Therefore, the time Sisi and her friends spent searching for demonic energy was deliberately extended. Even if they found nothing each day, they still had to stay for the full allotted time.
Because of this inexplicable rule, although Sisi and the others didn't say anything, they were inwardly groaning. It wasn't that they were unhappy about being assigned a task, but rather that they had been doing useless work in the same spot—knowing they couldn't find it but still going around in circles, even the most patient person would eventually run out of patience!
Fortunately, this situation didn't last long. Just as Pedro was getting restless and wanted to discuss moving to another location with his assistant coach Alger, Alger suddenly announced that they would be leaving the day after tomorrow!
However, those who heard the news were not surprised, but rather astonished.
You're... leaving just like that?
The group exchanged bewildered glances, none of them daring to believe it. Only April remained, still bewildered, asking, "So we're not going to look for demonic energy anymore?"
Is there even a question?
We're leaving anyway, what's the point of looking anymore!
This was something almost everyone else knew, and if it weren't for the fact that the question was asked by a witch student, Alger wouldn't have wanted to answer at all.
But when faced with April waiting for an answer, he kindly replied, "Yes."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he urged the group to go back, "Pack up, we need to go back quickly!"
Seeing this, Sisi couldn't help but mutter to herself: When they couldn't find the demonic energy before and wanted to leave early, they were refused no matter what. Now they're rushing them back in such a hurry. I really don't know what they're doing!
Despite her inner grumbling, her legs still honestly followed behind them, walking back.
When Alger brought Sisi and the others to meet up with Miller, Miller and Xu Ling happened to be standing together, talking about something. It was Xu Ling, who was facing them, who noticed them first. After gesturing to Miller, the two exchanged a few more words and then stood still, waiting for them to approach.
"grown ups."
Upon approaching, Alger respectfully bowed to Miller. The others followed suit, bowing and calling out "Bishop."
After shouting, before Miller could say anything, Sissi and April spontaneously rushed to Xu Ling's side.
"What are you talking about?" Sisi, who always felt that Xu Ling and Bishop Miller had a secret, didn't miss any opportunity. As soon as she saw the two of them together, she asked curiously.
On Xu Ling's other side, April didn't say anything, but as Sisi spoke, her eyes also sparkled with a light that was impossible to ignore.
Xu Ling: ······
Why is my curiosity so strong?
This time, however, Xu Ling didn't brush them off with those words. She slightly raised her head, gesturing for Sisi and April to look over, "Look there!"
The two of them instinctively looked over, and then stared in disbelief.
When did this vast expanse of land, once barren and overgrown with weeds, become like this?!
As far as the eye could see, there were neat and uniform farmlands. But that alone was nothing special. The farmlands were no longer overgrown with weeds. Instead, the wheat ears were almost bent over by the heavy weight of the wheat grains!
The wind rustled through the wheat fields, the sound weaving together into a symphony of harvest. Sisi couldn't help but take a step forward, rubbing her eyes. "This—when did you clear so much land?!" she exclaimed. "And you've planted crops on every single plot!"
She wasn't the only one shocked; everyone else who witnessed this scene was equally incredulous.
To be honest, it wasn't that they hadn't seen the farmland that Xu Ling had cultivated before. At first, when everyone came back, they were suddenly surprised to find that the places that were originally overgrown with weeds had become neat and tidy, and they were all curious about each and every piece of land.
But as time went by, the scene was always the same each time I returned, with only a few more farmlands added. All my curiosity eventually faded away.
In their minds, it was nothing more than the messy wasteland becoming orderly every day, nothing more.
Now, the once barren, dark land is now covered with golden wheat ears, and looking into the distance, there is an endless expanse of golden wheat waves, completely different from what it used to be, giving people an indescribable sense of awe.
"this--!"
Pedro squeezed in from behind and stood next to Sissi, watching the scene unfold before them.
No one knew better than him what this meant!
The capital city was bustling and prosperous, and everyone enjoyed a life of extravagance and debauchery. However, the papyrus scrolls placed on his father's desk lamented the hardships in various places, especially the fact that water sources in many places were almost dried up and food was dwindling.
Many people are starving to death...
This answer was almost obvious, and it kept his father, the emperor, awake at night.
But now, what did he see? Even though he knew nothing about grains, he knew how many people this field of wheat could feed!
"How did you do that?!" Pedro turned his head, staring intently at Xu Ling, as if he wanted to burn a hole in her.
He didn't know the full extent of this little witch's abilities, but even at this level...
Just thinking about it excited Pedro. At that moment, he could see no one else but Xu Ling, who was now shining brightly!
"How did you do that?!" Pedro asked again, his impatience now completely undisguised compared to before.
Or rather, he didn't even have the patience to wait for Xu Ling's reply; before he had even finished speaking, he charged aggressively towards Xu Ling.
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