The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

The new year arrived, and Zunzun was already eight years old.

This year passed very quickly.

A year passed in just ten short chapters, something he'd only seen in cultivation novels. If it were a typical slice-of-life farming story, a year would require at least several hundred chapters just for diary entries.

However, the Crimson Demon Village was just a rural backwater, with nothing much to commemorate. He spent his days either farming or on the way to farming, with nothing novel happening.

…Still no cultivation!

Only now did he realize with surprise that he had become engrossed in farming and forgotten about cultivation.

He was supposed to farm to cultivate, but if he forgot to cultivate because of farming, wasn't that putting the cart before the horse?

He couldn't continue to waste time like this!

Although he had made up his mind, it was winter now, and he should temporarily enjoy the New Year period as a final relaxation before striving forward.

New Year's Day.

In the past, Zunzun would always stay at home. Although the Crimson Demons also held festivals to celebrate the New Year, Zunzun found them too noisy and troublesome, so he never went out.

But this year was different; the little loli came to find him specifically.

"There's something fishy going on!" X3

Under the knowing eyes of his unscrupulous parents and his teasing sister, accompanied by strange looks of encouragement, excitement, and joy, Zunzun had no choice but to go out with the little loli.

"Zunzun… Zunzun finally has a friend! Mommy is so happy!"

"As his father, I'm so pleased! After all, Zunzun has always been so withdrawn, it made me suspect he was a solitary worm in his past life."

"Your sister is also very happy!"

He heard these words as he left home.

Why are you getting so emotional and choked up? Did you think I couldn't make friends? I was just too lazy to bother. Besides, the little loli isn't a friend, just a pet I'm raising.

Zunzun pouted.

Leaving home, the two walked along the main street of the Crimson Demon Village. Both sides of the road were lined with stalls set up by the Crimson Demons, selling things similar to those at Japanese festivals.

Don't underestimate the Crimson Demon Village just because it's a small village of only three hundred people. They spare no effort when it comes to creating a lively atmosphere.

Moreover, he heard that the village was discussing turning the Crimson Demon Village into a tourist attraction next year, and this was a preliminary experimental phase.

The little loli was very interested in everything on the street.

Then she stopped dead in her tracks at one stall, her eyes fixed on the merchandise for sale. Her glowing crimson eyes were the same as when she first saw curry beef, and even the stall owner was a little frightened.

"T-that… Huihui, do you want to eat this?"

"I want to eat it! I really want to eat it!"

"Then I'll give you one."

"Really? Thank you!"

So the little loli got a candy apple from the stall owner and happily started licking it. Coming to Zunzun's side, she said with some pride:

"Every time I do this, the shop owners give me something to eat."

"I-is that so…"

Zunzun twitched his lips.

That wasn't so much giving as it was charity. They probably felt that if she stayed there, she would interfere with business, so they had no choice but to give her something to eat to send the little loli away.

And judging by how skilled she was, she must have done this a lot before.

He really wanted to ask her if she had any dignity as a human being.

However, under the threat of survival, dignity really couldn't fill your stomach.

After that, the two continued to walk along the street. He thought that the little loli would use the same trick to eat her fill here, but he didn't expect her to do that.

It wasn't because she had a conscience, but because she understood the principle of not exhausting resources for short-term gain. These shops were her backup energy reserves, and she had to take it one step at a time. When Zunzun learned about this, he was completely dumbfounded.

The Crimson Demon Village has many famous attractions.

Such as the summit of Mount Dragon, the Tomb of the Evil God, the Land Sealed by the Goddess, the Underground Hangar of a Mysterious Giant Facility… etc. Why are they all forbidden areas?

One couldn't help but sigh, there were really many dangerous places in the Crimson Demon Village. But these weren't originally there; many were actively sought out by the Crimson Demons.

For example, the Tomb of the Evil God. Because they thought it would be cool to seal an evil god in the village, the Crimson Demons specifically ran to undo the evil god's original seal and then transferred it to the Crimson Demon Village to reseal it.

Another example is the Bernel Mite observation deck, which can see thousands of miles away. It's a powerful magical tool that can clearly observe the Demon King's Castle from the Crimson Demon Village. But in order to develop the tourism industry, the village directly restricted the observation point to the Demon King's daughter's room, providing continuous real-time footage 24 hours a day.

Therefore, it's not without reason that the Crimson Demons are so resented by the Demon King's army.

As the two walked, they came to a shrine.

Every year during the New Year, the people of the Crimson Demon Village would come to worship. The shrine was similar to the shrines in Japan, with a torii gate that two people could pass through side by side, and the shrine was ten meters away from the torii gate.

It was originally just an ordinary little shrine, but the words [Cat Ears] hanging on the shrine completely destroyed its solemn atmosphere.

Even more outrageous was that the shrine enshrined a cat-eared girl figure!

According to his teasing sister, a long, long time ago, the ancestors of the Crimson Demons rescued a traveler who was attacked by monsters. The traveler gave them this [divine statue] as a thank you gift, and that traveler once said these words:

"—For me, this is more important than my life."

Although they didn't know which god this was, the ancestors of the Crimson Demons thought that there would definitely be some blessing if they worshiped it, so they simply enshrined the divine statue.

Of course, this shrine was also built according to the traveler's description.

Zunzun would bet that the traveler was definitely one of the transmigrators sent by the idiot goddess, and also a NEET who liked figures!

He couldn't help but cover his cheeks. That's why he didn't want to come out.

There are many similar places in the Crimson Demon Village.

For example, the mixed-bathing hot spring, but it's neither mixed-bathing nor a hot spring, just an ordinary public bath. There's also the succubus lingerie bar, but there are neither succubi nor lingerie, just an ordinary little tavern.

In short, if you have expectations, the one who gets hurt will definitely be that person.

And the names of these places seem to have been given by the same person, but unfortunately, neither his teasing sister nor anyone else knows who named them. It's possible that it's because too much time has passed, or perhaps there's another reason.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was dark. It was winter, and the days were short.

Suddenly—

Rumble rumble!

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A violent explosion erupted at the entrance of the village, and fireworks of various colors exploded in the sky. No, those weren't fireworks, but the magic released by the Crimson Demons. Instead of spending money to buy fireworks, simply casting magic was more suitable for the Crimson Demons.

Of course, this was also an annual event for the Crimson Demons to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

Huihui looked up, staring blankly at the gorgeous magic constantly exploding in the sky.

At this moment, Zunzun took out a bag from behind and handed it to the little loli beside him, saying, "Here, a New Year's gift."

"A gift?"

The little loli looked at the bag in surprise and said somewhat awkwardly, "But, I didn't prepare a gift…"

"No need, no need."

Zunzun waved his hand.

The little loli was truly from a poor family, so preparing a gift was simply impossible.

However—

"Here."

"What?"

"Have some."

Huihui handed over the remaining half of her candy apple.

"…Are you serious? Who gives a half-eaten candy apple as a gift? Besides, this was given to you by the stall owner, right?"

"But this is all I have now, and it's very delicious."

She brought the candy to his mouth.

Zunzun looked at the stubborn little loli, then at the half-eaten candy, and then—

"Mmm!"

He took a bite, and his eyes lit up.

"So sweet!"

"Right? Candy apples are very delicious."

Then Huihui looked at the bag in her hand and asked, "Um… can I open it now?"

"Suit yourself."

After receiving a response, the little loli opened the bag.

This was the first time Zunzun had prepared a New Year's gift for someone else. In the past, he hadn't prepared gifts for anyone other than his teasing sister and parents, and he didn't know if the little loli would like it.

Opening the bag, inside was a pair of blue and white gloves.

"What, it's not food."

The little loli was a little disappointed.

Good grief, you're getting picky.

Zunzun was a little annoyed, but thinking about it, she probably wanted food more than clothes or anything else.

"If you don't like it, just give it back to me."

"No, I like it very much."

Huihui shook her head and put on the blue and white gloves.

"—So warm."

Her cold hands were wrapped in soft cotton, and a slight happy smile appeared on her small face, which was slightly red from the cold.