The firewood in the fireplace crackled, and Marlena sat by the fireplace watching the flames flutter, the temperature passing from the fireplace dissipated the dampness and coldness of her body, and reminded her of the fact that she was 'alive'.

Marlena is too old, too old to cheer and celebrate like a young man, her family is ruined, she has lived until now to fulfill her husband's last wish, she was ready to end her miserable life in the demon world, but she survived.

Not only did she survive, but God also gave her a new goal, a reason to live.

"Belle, I'm going to go to the city the day after tomorrow."

Marlena turned her head to look at the girl sitting on the other side of the fireplace, where Ino was sitting in front of a book and flipping through it.

There is nothing as precious in this small village as books, which come from some of Marina's only goods.

The robbers had destroyed almost all of her possessions, but there were still a few left, such as a wagon for goods and an old horse.

Thankfully, there is money that Marlena carries with her, and even if she doesn't have the goods, she still has a property in the magical capital of Nolan.

As long as people are alive, there is always a way to live, but Marlena not only has to live, she also wants to let this girl who likes to read go to school.

"The city? Aunt Marina... Do you want to take me there? ”

Ino looked away from the book and said the sad fact that in fact, Ino couldn't read human words, not even demon words.

She used to live at the bottom of the demon world, let alone study, and could only think about living under persecution and harsh criticism every day, so the book that Eno was holding in her hand was just to play the role of Qiao Xiu and deceive the human in front of her.

Marina has no doubts so far, and her feelings for Ino have become deeper and deeper, and they have spent the most difficult period of their lives together, although it is only less than half a day, but Marlena still treats Eno as her own daughter.

"Well, but after a while, that carriage can only seat two people, don't worry, I will definitely come back to pick you up and take you to live in the big city, where there is a library full of books, I will also let you officially go to a school to learn what you want."

Marina's servant was still in the stable to take care of the old horse and the carriage, and Marina's body was no longer fit to control the carriage, so she had to rely on a hired servant to help her drive to Nolan.

It takes about three days to get from this small village to Nolan, and about nine days for two trips.

"Thank you, Aunt Marina... I don't even know how to thank you. ”

Ino didn't know where the kindness of the human in front of her came from, she had lived in the demon world for so many years, and no one had ever been so kind to her.

No... Maybe it's just because she's a different identity now, because she's Belle, a beautiful and kind human girl.

If Marina had known her true identity, an inferior succubus, she would have been treated like a trash like those in the demon world.

So Ino didn't think too much, she just tried her best to complete the task assigned to her by Qiao Xiu, which was how she lived as Ino's identity, not Belle, a fictional character.

"It's okay kid, if you can get an excellent grade in school in the future, it will be my greatest gratitude."

Marlena is already looking forward to her life in Nolanli.

Ino is now in the midst of a torment, a torment called 'being watched by his boss at his work'.

Being a succubus by blood, Ino could vaguely feel Qiao Xiu entering this room, and she could feel Qiao Xiu's gaze... The feeling of being watched by a higher demon was all too familiar to Ino.

"Belle, what's wrong with you?"

Marina saw the uneasy expression on Ino's face, and she thought that Ino's might be reminiscent of some bad memories, such as the scene where her parents were killed by robbers, so she reached out and put her hand on Ino's hand.

"Nothing."

Ino was slightly stunned, feeling the temperature coming from the back of his hand, and the uneasy feeling in his heart was instantly soothed by Marina's concern.

Is this called caring? Is... Incredible.

Although Ino knew that all this was just a flash in the pan, and when Qiao Xiu's mission was over, she would lose everything, but it seemed good to enjoy the only warmth she had now.

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"Is it really good for you to deceive an old man like this?"

Ciri had just walked out of Marina's house when a light rain fell on Ciri's body, washing away all the invisible powder on Ciri's body.

"Deception? As far as you humans are concerned, we demons are specialized in this business. ”

Qiao Xiu stuffed the camera in his hand and the original crystal that had already recorded the image into his suitcase, and with the help of Ciri just now, Qiao Xiu spent nearly an afternoon restoring the footage in the movie.

Although the setting is not as good as it should be, it is unrealistic to realize a scene as beautiful as in Disney in this small village.

"It's like... That's true. ”

Ciri recalls how humans think of demons, in addition to being brutal and evil, they are also cunning and despicable.

For example, if you hear the whispers of demons, Ciri has heard some rumors about being tempted to fall, but this is just hearsay.

But today Ciri finally saw a real case, so real that she could find a way to write a record, and named it 'The Old Lady Deceived by a Succubus'?

"And I don't think there's anything wrong with this deception."

Joshua stood at the edge of the forest and looked at the wooden house where Marina lived, and the sound of Marina and Eno talking could be heard inside.

Judging from the businesswoman's performance just now, she has indeed regarded Ino as her own relative, and enjoys this kind of time talking to her relatives.

And Eno seems to have gone too far into the play.

Qiao Xiu didn't want Ino to have any real feelings for the businesswoman, and the affection that had been paid for by deception was as wonderful but deadly as poppy.

When the filming is over, the character Belle no longer exists... Wrong......

Why can't it exist?

If the businesswoman could accept Ino's true identity, Qiao Xiu wouldn't mind letting Ino live with her.

"Maybe we can develop a business of summoning demons in the future."

Qiao Xiu didn't think that there was anything evil about the rumored ritual of summoning demons, everyone demanded from each other according to the terms written in the contract, and in modern terms, they were business partners.

It is rumored that the price of the summoning ritual is that life is too appalling.

But in reality, human life really has no effect on demons, and they can neither be eaten nor used to improve their own strength, so if you change it to something more practical...... For example, money is much more acceptable.

"Business?"

Ciri didn't know how many times he'd heard inexplicable words pop out of Joshua's mouth.

"The Demon Gang, the Demon Intermediary Office, the Demon Wanshi House or something, maybe it can also drive the economy of the Demon Realm and the Human World, and the slogan is 'One Summoning Array can help you solve all your problems.'" Well... Just one of my thoughts. ”

This is just one of Qiao Xiu's assumptions, and this assumption is based on the premise that humans can trust demons.

It will take a long time for Qiao Xiu to accomplish this goal, but the first step now is to shoot the movie first.

At present, the plot in the village is only the part where Belle 'sings' with the villagers during the day, but now that the time in the human world is approaching dusk, Qiao Xiu can only continue to shoot this part of the plot tomorrow.

"It's time to go to another set and see how it goes."

The next scene is the most important castle, the imperial city in the Demon Realm is too far away from the castle that Qiao Xiu expected, so before officially starting shooting, Qiao Xiu found a more suitable castle on the map of the Demon Realm.

It's just that whether the owner of that castle is willing to let Qiao Xiu use it as a filming location is still a problem, and it is a problem that Qiao Xiu must solve.