What appeared before my eyes was a...warm cave.

Yes, a cozy cave. These two words seem hard to associate, but they are true.

The moss and dust inside the cave have been cleaned up by the owner here. Even the stalactites seem to have been carefully wiped with clean water. The roots of the trees growing on the rock walls have been artificially trimmed and turned into decorations inside the cave, adding to the mood of life.

A circle of candles were lit around the rock wall, allowing one to take in everything in without any obstruction, and the light was just right so as not to hurt the eyes, while at the same time creating a somewhat... strange atmosphere.

A curvaceous and graceful figure had her back to Lan. She was kneeling on the ground, busy with something.

Not far from her, there was a young man lying.

From his attire, one could tell that he was a druid apprentice; from his steady breathing and the rise and fall of his chest, one could tell that he was safe; and from his relaxed expression and slightly raised corners of his mouth, one could tell that he was not only safe, but even happy.

Lan wrinkled his nose.

"Since you're here, why don't we have a good chat?" The figure with his back to Lann suddenly said, "I have to 'thank' you for helping me drive away the wolves. If I had to do it myself, it would have taken some effort."

Lann was wearing steel greaves, so even if he stepped lightly, there was still a slight sound. In theory, this was a sound that human ears could not distinguish, but it was obvious that the person with his back to Lann was not a mortal.

The slender figure who was speaking turned around, revealing her upper body which was dressed in a very "natural" way.

There was no dress at all, not a single piece of fabric in sight.

Every curve and every color of the skin appeared in front of Lan without any cover. In the dim candlelight inside the cave, the mountains and ridges cast some shadows.

However, those shadows still could not cover anything. Instead, they were like adding water to hot oil, which lifted the warm and humid atmosphere in the cave even higher.

Even though Lann had already gone through the training of the Brokilon tree elves, his nose still felt hot.

Although the tree spirits dress "naturally", they are cold and aloof, like an icy spring in an empty valley. They will not have the slightest emotional fluctuation towards the opposite sex, and even their actions to increase the number of tribes are completely out of obligation.

And how should I describe the "nature" of this figure in front of me... It is the kind of nature that belongs to "Spring is here, and it is the season when all things come back to life."

She is worthy of being called a female night demon!

Lan looked around, as if praising the layout of the cave, and said meaningfully, "It's really nice."

Suddenly, Lan felt the black magic scimitar behind him tremble.

When the female demon saw Lann emerging from the shadow of the cave, she was horrified. Although Lann had lion eyes of different colors and shapes from amber cat eyes, the emblem on his chest and the double swords behind him were still very iconic.

"Demon hunter?" The female demon took two steps back. "Are you here to take the commission to hunt me down?"

The expression was pitiful and the voice was trembling. If it were an ordinary warrior, this scene alone would be enough to make them unable to draw their swords.

Lann sighed and shook his head, "No, I'm just looking for someone. And it was Ged who told me of your existence, and I'm his friend. He didn't use a knife against you, so I won't hurt you either."

Unexpectedly, the female demon's mood did not ease much after hearing Gede's name. She was no longer afraid, but her face turned into disgust.

"That big witcher? Did you come here after hearing his stories? Then you might be disappointed. Let me say it again: I will not spend the night with a witcher, not even out of gratitude!"

The female Night Devil said angrily: "Your bodies are full of the blood of the Goat-horned Demons and other members of my kind. It makes me sick!"

As she said this, the female demon put her hands on her hips and strode forward unsteadily: "You..."

The female demon didn't finish her words, because at this moment, Lan walked into the candlelight.

The armor on his body reflected lightly, and the large griffin cloak behind him fluttered slightly as he walked.

His blond hair seemed brighter than the candlelight in the cave, and the handsome lines on his face cast sharp shadows.

The female night demon was stunned for a moment. She saw the visible parts of Lann's body, and seemed to have also seen some parts that should not be seen.

She spoke again, this time with hesitation in her tone: "You..."

…

Lane once heard House mention that when he was in Toussaint, he and Ace's team encountered a female night demon, and it was even under her guidance that they finally found Thomas Moreau's tomb and completed the task that Lane gave to the servants.

But Lann did not encounter the opponent. At that time, he had already gone deep into the ruins of Thomas Moreau's laboratory. It was a year later when he came out again. He went directly back to Cintra to fight through Geron's portal.

However, Lane had heard House describe the appearance of the female night demon: delicate and attractive facial features, a body of mountains and hills, coffee-colored skin as smooth as silk, simple and provocative clothes on her body, and white paint patterns of unknown interest, her aura was mysterious and seductive.

To sum it up with House's solemn words: "I quickly observed her from head to toe for the purpose of preparing for battle, and I have to admit that she is more intoxicating than the most expensive service in Rose Garden. It's no wonder that the knights of Toussaint are even willing to disobey the Duchess's orders to protect her!"

Besides, House still had doubts: "The female demon wanted Ace to stay in exchange for telling us the location of the target. But when she knew we were your servants, especially after hearing your last name, her attitude changed drastically. She said that you had extraordinary 'power' and quickly helped us."

"She also said that she would come to visit you soon."

After listening to House's report, Lann had been on high alert and ready to fight. However, it had been several years since the servants met the female demon, and the female demon who had agreed to visit them had not been seen.

Considering the current situation between the north and the south, perhaps the journey is too dangerous.

Lann didn't expect to meet another female night demon in Skellige.

The temperament of this female Night Devil was completely different from the one House and his friends had described. If the one House and his friends had encountered was a more skilled and attractive Gu Master than the top player in Rose Garden, a bright red rose, then the female Night Devil facing Lan En now gave Lan En the feeling of a "pure" mountain elf with strange hobbies?

That’s what Lann thought.

The horns on her head are even bull horns, which, combined with her black hair and snow-white skin, even give people a sense of cuteness.

It might seem inappropriate to describe a female night demon as a little white flower, but that was the temperament that Lan En felt about the female night demon in front of him at the moment - although there was mud on this little white flower, it still gave people a sense of innocence as if it was polluted without realizing it.

Perhaps this is what Lann meant by the “Pure Desire Wind” in his previous life.

There are many such contradictions in this world, such as the Lady of the Lake that Lann once met. In the poetry, the Lady of the Lake will not only give the true Knights of the Five Virtues the sacred Sword of the Lady of the Lake, but also reward them with her body, making the Knights intoxicated.

In the legend of poetry, the Sword of the Lady of the Lake has had more than one bearer, and apparently the Lady of the Lake has rewarded more than one knight - but this does not prevent the Lady of the Lake from still being a sacred, pure, and beautiful existence in the minds of all knights and artists.

The female night demon in front of Lann had a temperament that liked to reward people but still maintained her purity. Although compared with the fairy in the lake, her "rewarding" temperament was a little stronger, but the feeling of "purity" still existed.

This kind of temperament may be more attractive to certain groups of people than the female night demon in Toussaint...

…

The druid apprentice who was sleeping soundly on the ground was suddenly awakened.

He looked around blankly, as if looking for something, and then he saw Lann with his back to him.

Thinking of the key words "demon hunter" and "hunting" that he had just heard in his sleep, the druid apprentice jumped up immediately.

"Who is it? Who wants to hurt my Nanomi?" The druid apprentice pointed at Lan and shouted, "Is it you, you mutant monster..."

The druid apprentice's words of defense came to an abrupt end, because Lann had turned around at this moment. His emotionless lion eyes seemed to be looking at a dead person.

How could an apprentice who had been studying in the Oak Ring and had not yet started his training have ever experienced this? No matter how crazy or warlike the Skelligers were, they could not cast such a look.

The druid apprentice immediately trembled, and the tone of his words immediately changed 180 degrees: "This... sir?"

He looked at the family crest on Lan's chest and guessed that the other party must be a knight: "To hurt an unarmed woman... is against morality. And Nanomi has never hurt anyone..."

Lann looked at the apprentice expressionlessly, then looked at the female night demon named "Nanomi", and said:

"I was commissioned by Master Fetov of the Oak Ring to find his missing apprentice. I heard from my companions that there was a female night demon here - and a druid apprentice accompanying her, so I came here to find out more."

As soon as Lann finished speaking, the druid apprentice jumped up: "What? The mentor sent someone to find me? How long have I been here?"

Very good, it seems that this guy is the apprentice that Fetov is looking for, and it is easy to get him. Lan nodded, fortunately he controlled his temper and did not draw his sword to chop the other party.

The female Night Demon rolled her eyes at the druid apprentice and said, "It's been a month and twelve days."

The druid apprentice was shocked when he heard this: "What? I thought it was only a few days... I was just thinking that I would leave in another day, just another day..."

The female night demon Nanomi shook her head, turned around and explained to Lann: "Those old men with old-fashioned ideas always think that I will cast a curse on young people, but in fact, boys come to me on their own. I even have to cast magic to drive them away and let them go home obediently."

Then she pointed at the apprentice and said, "He is the only one who is highly resistant to mental magic, and I don't want to waste too much effort, so I'll let him sleep here first. I know that there will be experienced druids who will come to my house, and I don't want to provoke them. I plan to move to another place to live after that."

The female night demon's words were like sharp arrows that pierced the druid apprentice's heart, almost causing his legs to lose strength and fall to his knees.

Lann was looking around the tidy cave. When he first came in, he saw the female night demon kneeling on the ground with her back to him, not knowing what she was doing. Now he realized that she was packing up her things and it seemed that she was really moving.

And the things that the female night demon collected were actually flowers.

“You’re growing herbs?”

Seeing Lann's curious look, the female demon took the initiative to explain: "No, it's just flowers. I am a forest demon, and I collect flowers for the convenience of eating nectar."

Lann raised his eyebrows. The monster encyclopedia had never classified female night demons. This name of "forest female night demon" was indeed the first time he heard of it.

"Besides..." The female demon smiled, "They are beautiful, aren't they? Even monsters yearn for beautiful things. Are you looking for herbs? I... would be happy to share them."

The female demon didn't make any other movements when she said this, she just smiled. This made the druid apprentice who was originally indignant at her words stunned again, as if he had forgotten his return date again.

The female night demon's attitude was very enthusiastic, but Lann frowned.

"You were disgusted with me when you saw my badge and swords just now, but now you are willing to share?" Lann moved his fingers slightly, "I want to know the reason."

"Because I know who you are." The female demon covered her mouth and chuckled, "You are Lann Lannister Rayanlun, right?"

Seeing Lann's surprised expression, the female demon laughed so hard that her whole body began to tremble as if she had succeeded in her prank. "I have a sister in Toussaint. She once told me that a knight named 'Leianlun' appeared in that seemingly peaceful kingdom. The family emblem of that knight is a lion."

One is in the Toussaint Kingdom in the south, and the other is in the primitive jungle overseas, how do they communicate with each other?

"Don't look at me with such a surprised expression." The female night demon said playfully, "I just like living in the forest, which doesn't mean I have really become a country girl. You have to know that we female night demons are travelers who have descended into this world since the conjunction of the celestial spheres. It is normal for us to have some abilities that are beyond your understanding."

"At the same time, we also have the ability to know things that others don't know..."

The female demon seemed to see through everything: "For example, the meaning of the surname 'Leianlun'. Young demon hunter, there is unimaginable power hidden in your blood."

…

When he said this, Lann suddenly felt the griffin emblem on his chest begin to vibrate slightly.

The female night demon in front of me is using magic!

Lann immediately drew out the Sword of the Lady of the Lake, and the golden runes shone brightly in the dark cave.

His action was like a signal. At the same time, the black magic scimitar behind him lit up with emerald flames, passing Lann like the wind and covering the female night demon.

The female Night Demon's face suddenly changed when she saw this. Facing the oncoming emerald flames, she stomped the ground with her long and strong hooves to crush the large pieces of rock. The powerful reaction force also allowed her to retreat to the other end of the cave in an instant.

However, the emerald flame was beautiful, but it also clung to the female night demon's rules of action like a thorn in her flesh, and she would not give up until she achieved her goal.

"Ha!" The female night demon laughed in anger, and her body twisted with invisible waves again. Then the air in front of her was suddenly compressed, as if a huge transparent barrier was turned into a cannonball, pressing towards the emerald flames.

With a "puff", the flames in the air suddenly turned into sparks all over the sky, which was very beautiful.

But then an elegant figure emerged from the flames, as if dancing at a banquet, her skirt and veil fluttering in the darkness, but her hands were filled with murderous intent.

The body suddenly became illusory, ignoring the oppressive wind wall and passing through it directly. In the horrified eyes of the female night demon, it approached the other party, and then solidified again, with red light flashing around it.

"Demon spirit?" The female night demon screamed, "No, it's a soul with special powers!"

"Clang!" The female demon stretched out her hands, and the place where she collided with Alice actually made a sound of steel colliding. But soon she flew out again, with deep cuts left on her arms.

The eyes of the soul behind the veil in the painting have never been so cold. She is holding the weapon in her hand in an extremely awkward way. She does not know martial arts, and she is purely relying on her strong physical fitness to smash the iron bar in her hand.

Lann touched his back as if he had sensed something. The black magic scimitar had disappeared at some point, and now only a scabbard was left.

…

“Stop, stop!” The female Night Demon slammed against the rock wall like a rag bag. Before her body fell, she couldn’t wait to shout, “I have no ill intentions. I just cast a sleeping spell on the boy. He shouldn’t hear our conversation afterwards!”

Alice and the female night demon had already fought for two rounds, but everything happened in a flash.

Until this moment, a sound finally came.

With a "thump", the druid apprentice fell to the ground.

Lann frowned and looked back at the apprentice who was sleeping on the ground again. His perception of chaotic energy was no longer the same as before, and he could tell that the spell cast by the female demon was not aimed at him, but was just a sleeping spell for outsiders.

This action also made her meaning very clear: I know your secret, but I have no ill will towards you, and it even kept people who shouldn't know the secret away from our conversation.

This is a goodwill gesture.

Although Alice held the knife in an awkward position, she held it tightly. After hearing what the Night Devil said, she did not relax, but still looked at Lann to ask for his opinion.

Lann shook his head slightly, indicating that he should stay calm.

The female night demon felt relieved after seeing all this.

She sat down on the ground and looked at the two bloody marks on her arm with heartache: "Although I can heal them, it will take a lot of time!"

Although the other party seemed to be showing a friendly attitude, Lann did not retract his sword. Instead, he slowly approached the other party and asked, "You know who I am, and you used magic to make that apprentice fall asleep. What is your intention?"

The female demon looked at Lan's sword of the Lady of the Lake, and first showed her admiration for the beautiful things, and then expressed her contempt for the person behind the sword without answering the question:

"That Hu Nymph, has she made her move so early?"

Lann frowned.

Fortunately, before he could take the next step, the other party obediently began to answer his questions.

The female night demon put her hands on her waist and said, "I heard that your Cintra is recruiting people recently, and even the tree spirits of Brokilon have joined you? It just so happens that I have to move to a new place recently - I want to go to Cintra too!"

Lan's fingers holding the sword softened slightly.