Herag held her and whispered, "No need..."

The two hadn't seen each other in a long time, and the emotions were overwhelming. After an intense encounter, they held each other tightly and chatted leisurely.

Herag had actually thought before that for Asuna and Chatiya, the Wizard Plane was always an Otherworld.

It was hard for them to feel any sense of belonging here unless he had a few children with them.

But given the current situation, the future was uncertain whether they could even survive, where was the extra energy to have children and take care of offspring.

For Chatiya and Asuna, staying in Black Rock Valley was not a good thing, it was almost like being imprisoned.

Herag also didn't want to imprison them like pets, so he was also considering their future paths.

For Asuna and Chatiya, the best option was naturally to return to the Elf Plane.

That was the place where they had lived since they were young, everything was familiar.

Herag could completely find a place in the Elf Plane to settle them down.

Chatiya's status was very noble, and with her background, she could entirely protect Asuna.

Herag even planned that if conditions allowed, he would take some people from his side to the Elf Plane to be cared for by Chatiya.

This was also one of the reasons Herag hadn't dissolved the Master-Servant Contract, he trusted Chatiya, but not the Elf Race behind her.

As for Asuna...

"Asuna, I'm dissolving our Master-Servant Contract. From now on, you will be completely free." Herag said.

Asuna buried her head in Herag's chest and said softly, "Don't dissolve it. For me, whether it's dissolved or not is no longer important. With this contract, I can still feel your heartbeat at any time, telling me you're alive and well, that's enough, it gives me peace."

No matter what Herag said, Asuna was unwilling to dissolve the Master-Servant Contract.

For her, her life was already revolving around Herag, whether it was dissolved or not was the same.

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Three days later, the Cheqi Family sent a long convoy to welcome Herag and others to their territory.

The carriages were dressed lavishly and adorned with flowers, expressing a celebratory intention.

The Cheqi Family's territory was located in Wisteria Ridge, a historically longstanding family land.

It was said that this place had been around for more than a thousand years, but it was not initially owned by the Cheqi Family. The Cheqi Family bought it by chance to be their land.

In the beginning, the Cheqi Family was also very weak, with only a few people.

After hundreds of years of development, it has reached its current scale.

Now, taking advantage of the channels provided by Herag, the Cheqi Family was once again seeing a rapid development opportunity, expanding quickly, and the family's strength was rapidly enhancing.

"The changes at home are huge..." Reese lifted the curtain, watching the scenery outside and sighing.

During the years she was away, the family territory had also undergone substantial changes, also making her somewhat emotional.

Reese's most direct feeling was that the family land had increased significantly.

Now many of the wooden houses and small castles seen outside were newly built, which were not there before.

In Reese's memory, these places used to be a forested area, she even went on adventures here as a child.

These signs all indicate that the Cheqi Family's scale had expanded significantly. As the number of people increased, the previous places naturally didn't suffice for living, thus they could only expand outward.

The area of Wisteria Ridge was large, mostly mountains and valleys, with no other forces residing, enough for the Cheqi Family to develop for a long time.

In the Barren Land, many places weren't valuable.

Lands were vast and people sparse, most places were ownerless.

Even if there were owners, you could buy them at a very low price.

After the convoy entered deep into Wisteria Ridge, a vast cluster of castles appeared before them.

These castles at first glance seemed very historical, exuding an ancient aura.

In front of the castles was a wide and long river, with fast-flowing waters gushing loudly.

Above the river was a heavy stone bridge, quite wide and thick enough to allow the convoy to pass.

"We're home!" Reese excitedly pulled Herag off the carriage, introducing everything here to him.

Asuna and Chatiya were also very interested in this place, their mood quite high.

Herag followed the three women around, seeing the place where Reese grew up.

The Cheqi Family had prepared a banquet for Herag, which was about to begin.

Herag changed into formal attire in Reese's boudoir, with Reese tidying up for him from behind.

"David really can't make it?" Herag asked.

"I've asked, he's still at the Land of Dawn and can't make it this time. Ever since the business started, David has been particularly diligent, almost never taking a break, always busy running around," Reese said.

Herag nodded, not saying more.

"The banquet is about to start!" The door was suddenly opened, and Herag turned to see Chatiya, who had changed into a green long dress, smiling happily, and Asuna standing behind her, wearing a traditional female gown, smiling shyly.

"Let's go." Herag smiled, going over to pat Chatiya on the head.

The grand banquet officially began. It was said that the Cheqi Family invited many people to this banquet, and various Wizard Organizations in the Barren Land had representatives present.

For the Cheqi Family, this banquet was to announce their rising strength and status, becoming an unignorable force.

The focus of the banquet was naturally Herag, although Herag typically didn't like appearing much in such settings, he simply went through the protocol and then returned to his seat to eat quietly, many silently observing him.

To other forces' wizards, Herag was undoubtedly a somewhat Legendary wizard, able to reach this position in such a short time, arguably the first in the Barren Land's history.

"Mr. Herag, hello." A middle-aged man wearing round glasses came over.

Herag looked up at him, feeling somewhat familiar, and soon remembered, saying with a smile, "Hello, Mr. Salin, long time no see."

"Didn't expect you still remember me. Your departure was a great loss to our Moonlight Forest," Salin smiled.

This was the person who, when Herag was about to leave Moonlight Forest, had come to persuade him to stay, one of the managers of Moonlight Forest, Salin.

Herag said sincerely, "The experience in Moonlight Forest benefited me greatly, I learned a lot there, and grew much. Without the learning experience in Moonlight Forest, I wouldn't have the achievements I do now. Thank you all for your help at that time!"

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