Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

This person's pipa playing is so captivating that it can bewitch people's minds. Even though she's not yet proficient, it already has this effect.

If we wait until she's proficient and then studies some pieces, that would be incredible.

It would be great if we could be used by him, but this person is uncontrollable.

Let alone manipulating her to hurt others, it would be difficult to even prevent her from hurting him.

What's even stranger is that, perhaps because Shu Tong didn't stop her, she wasn't aggressive towards Shu Tong.

Being so conscious, he really wanted to know the reason.

He wanted to go forward and make Chu Luo faint again, so that he could use the excuse that the treatment had caused a problem and then investigate it further.

When he walked up to Chu Luo, Chu Luo suddenly opened her eyes.

He was now fully awake.

"What are you going to do?" Shu Tong asked the black witch doctor.

The black witch doctor quickly shook his head, "Nothing, I just wanted to check on her recovery."

Chu Luo told him, "My chest hurt at first, but it doesn't hurt anymore."

Chu Luo glanced at the scene of corpses strewn across the canyon below and asked, "Who did this?"

"Those poor people are local natives. They were almost killed by the people lying on the ground, but someone saved them."

Chu Luo looked at those pitiful indigenous people.

She had heard from Shu Tong that they didn't know how to grow anything and had been barely surviving in this place since being driven out of the forest.

"Is this all they have left?" Chu Luo asked Shu Tong.

"No, most of them aren't here. Apart from those selected to be kept as slaves, the rest are waiting to be chosen in a peripheral city."

"Can you take me to see it?" Chu Luo and Shu Tong said.

"What are you going to do?" Shu Tong asked, puzzled.

You'll find out when you get there.

The black witch doctor expressed great curiosity and wanted to go along.

Actually, he wanted to see if he could gain some benefits, such as getting some more of Chu Luo's blood, and even more so, he wanted to see if he could find an opportunity to take Chu Luo away for drug testing.

Shu Tong explained to her that the most prosperous part of this place was the ancient kingdom in the center of the desert, and also the heart of the forest where some things could be grown.

These indigenous peoples were driven out of the ancient kingdom and the forest, and built a city-state between the two.

Upon reaching the city gates, Chu Luo wanted to go in, but Shu Tong stopped her.

Take her to a place higher than the city-state, so she can overlook this place.

"Why won't you let me in?" Chu Luo didn't ignore Shu Tong's advice, but she wanted to know the reason.

"Because someone as fair-skinned as you goes in, they'll first beg from you, and then they'll capture you and exchange you for food, in exchange for the right to be a slave."

"If you go in, you'll find yourself surrounded by ten thousand wolves, and you'll be like a lamb entering their jaws."

Seeing that Chu Luo remained silent, Shu Tong feared that she might feel pity for her again.

"Do you remember what it looked like when we first came to stay at this inn?"

Chu Luo smiled at her, "I know what you mean. Here, kindness alone will only lead to death; it won't save anyone."

The black witch doctor nodded excitedly and said, "So you're planning to kill them?"

"Shut up!" Shu Tong snapped.

She didn't want Chu Luo to overthink things.

“I was just thinking about it,” the black witch doctor replied sullenly.

"Then what do you want?"

"Would they do anything if they had food?" Chu Luo asked.

"That's it"

“If you can obey others for food, then you can obey me too,” Chu Luo said, expressing her thoughts.

Shu Tong was somewhat surprised; Chu Luo actually intended to take these people away.

Looking at the dilapidated and nearly fallen city-state, Shu Tong was suddenly struck by the feeling that Chu Luo was destined to rule the world.

The black witch doctor gleaned some information from the conversation: "You have food and supplies?"

"Not now, but soon."

"It's difficult for food to get into this place from the outside," the black witch doctor said truthfully, not trusting Chu Luo's words.

He struggles to even eat a few vegetables, let alone feed so many people.

"I have my own way."

Chu Luo was very certain.

Shu Tong was also very skeptical. Chu Luo might have a way to deal with things in other places, but not here.

"We still need some time. Shall we go back to the house on the cliff?" Chu Luo asked Shu Tong.

Shu Tong nodded and said to the black witch doctor, "Think about what kind of reward you want and come find me. Now you can get lost."

"No rush, no rush. We're already out, and besides, I need to keep an eye on the patient's condition."

The black witch doctor found another excuse.

Shu Tong disagreed, saying, "What's the point of bringing along useless people?"

“It’s useful, it’s useful. This young lady wants to rule this city-state, right? I know quite a few important people here. If we have enough food, I can help with the negotiations.”

The Black Witch Doctor is determined to leave no matter what.

"Take him with you," Chu Luo advised Shu Tong.

"Sir, your stern and unsmiling personality is really not suitable for negotiation. This young lady is not a local, and you certainly won't let her take the risk. I'm more suitable; after all, I'm a doctor."

Shu Tong herself didn't care about this scheming person, but considering that she was with Chu Luo, she didn't want the Black Witch Doctor to follow her anymore.

This person is as deep as the sea, and he won't do anything without self-interest. He is definitely not someone who can be driven by mere curiosity.

But there's some truth to what he said.

Shu Tong nodded in agreement.

The three returned to Shu Tong's house on the mountaintop.

The black witch doctor had been looking around excitedly ever since he arrived at the door, exclaiming, "What a wonderful place!"

Once inside, it felt rather dull and empty, just big and empty.

It needs to be arranged properly.

When he saw the dense forest behind him, he was immediately captivated.

Shu Tong had promised him a reward, even though he had already made enough money from taking so much of Chu Luo's blood.

But Shu Tong wasn't very clear about it.

If we want this palace again, we certainly can. As the saying goes, it's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal.

"My lord, I've decided on what I want as payment," the black witch doctor said.

"What reward? For saving me?" That was the only thing Chu Luo could think of.

"What do you want?" Shu Tong asked directly before the Black Witch Doctor could answer Chu Luo's question.

"I want your uniquely situated palace."

When the black witch doctor asked for it, he was a little scared, but he didn't show it on his face.

"You saved me, so you should be asking me for compensation," Chu Luo interrupted their conversation.

"Okay," Shu Tong replied immediately.

Chu Luo looked at this huge place, which was Shu Tong's home, and wondered how she could give it away to someone else.

“This is your home, how can you give it to him? I will repay him with something else,” Chu Luo stopped her.

Shu Tong shook her head. "This place has never been my home. I learned a saying in Jiangzhou: Home is where the heart is."

The black witch doctor was overjoyed, thinking about how to arrange every place.

"Let me calculate where would be suitable to be my study," the black witch doctor said, pulling out a compass.

He looked around with his compass.

The more I look at it, the darker its face becomes.

"I don't want this house anymore," the black witch doctor said, filled with regret.

"Once a move is made, there's no going back. Are you trying to go back on your word?" Shu Tong asked him, squinting her eyes.

"I regret it so much! This place has beautiful scenery, but not everyone's birth chart can handle it."

"I'm a born loser, I can't be the most honored person in this place. I'm destined to die a short and miserable death here. No, no, find another place."

Shu Tong frowned. "Who do you take me for, daring to act like this?"

The black witch doctor shuddered involuntarily at her appearance.

This person's birth chart indicates his exceptional abilities; he dared not act presumptuously in any way due to his status.

He turned his face away and begged Chu Luo for forgiveness, "Miss, you...you said you could repay me in other ways, right? Tell her it's such a waste to give such a good place to an old man like me."

Chu Luo nodded. "This is the only time. If there's a next time, she'll tear you apart, boil you, and bury you. I won't care."

"Alright, alright, you've agreed, but she hasn't agreed yet," the Black Witch Doctor said, looking at Shu Tong.

"Shu Tong, um?" Chu Luo looked at Shu Tong.

Shu Tong nodded.