It wasn't until the village chief's figure appeared in their line of sight that Roxy's parents finally seemed to slowly awaken from a long dream, gradually loosening the arms that had been tightly wrapped around Roxy.
This was an embrace that had spanned more than a decade, carrying far too much longing from Rowin and Rokari.
Back then, Roxy had quietly left the village on her own, without even saying goodbye to her parents.
At that time, her heart had been filled with yearning for the outside world that Bloody Kant had described, so she set out alone on her own journey.
When her parents discovered their daughter was missing, they undoubtedly fell into panic.
However, after some deep reflection, they realized that keeping Roxy in this small village might only bring her more pain.
Thus, despite the immense reluctance in their hearts, they chose to let her go, allowing Roxy to pursue the life she desired.
Over these more than ten years, Roxy's parents had buried their longing for their daughter deep in their hearts, silently praying that she would remain safe and that one day she might return to the place that had given her life and raised her—even if only for a brief visit.
Now that this wish had finally come true, how could they not weep?
The village chief slowly walked over to the Roxy family. His gaze naturally fell upon Roxy, who was tightly surrounded by her parents in the middle.
In an instant, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, but it was quickly replaced by a kind and gentle smile.
"Oh my, little Roxy has come back!" The village chief's voice carried unconcealed joy. He remembered the name of every single tribesmember.
After all, aside from those of his own generation, he had personally given names to everyone else.
And the name "Roxy," of course, had also come from the village chief—he was more familiar with it than anyone.
"Right, Village Chief, Ruijerd came looking for you about something," Rowin quickly said upon hearing the village chief's voice.
The village chief nodded with a smile, indicating he understood.
Before coming here, Rowin had already informed him of the situation through telepathy.
Thus, the village chief naturally turned his gaze toward Ruijerd, preparing to step aside with him and give the Roxy family enough time to catch up.
However, just as the village chief turned, his line of sight was suddenly drawn to another person standing nearby.
The village chief looked closely and realized he didn't recognize this person. Curious, he looked at Dan Feng and asked, "This gentleman, may I ask who you are?"
Dan Feng was just about to open his mouth to explain when Roxy quickly interrupted.
Roxy hurriedly said, "Dad, Mom, and Grandpa Village Chief—I'm so sorry, I almost forgot to introduce him. This is my lover. His name is Dan Feng, and he's a very reliable person!"
Roxy's voice was slightly choked—evidently from having just cried.
Even so, she still tried her best to keep her voice steady as she introduced Dan Feng to everyone.
After hearing Roxy introduce him, Dan Feng once again made a self-introduction.
After all, there was a difference between Roxy introducing him and him introducing himself—self-introductions were more polite.
"Uncle, Auntie, Grandpa Village Chief, my name is Dan Feng. Roxy and I are currently lovers," Dan Feng said with a smile, his tone calm and giving off a refined and approachable impression.
"Lover!" When Rowin heard this word, a surge of shock rose in his heart, but he quickly regained his composure.
After all, Roxy had been wandering alone for many years—it was only natural for her to have found a reliable lover.
Moreover, from Roxy's attitude and expression toward Dan Feng, Rowin could clearly sense how much she liked him.
"So he's Roxy's lover?" Rokari looked at Dan Feng with great interest, a gentle smile appearing on her face.
"He looks very manly. As expected of Roxy's taste." Her eyes showed clear satisfaction with Dan Feng.
In truth, both Rowin and Rokari held an attitude of tolerance and acceptance toward anyone Roxy brought home.
Because they deeply understood that due to Roxy's innate shortcomings, they felt they had given her relatively little care and love during her growth.
Now, seeing that someone else could bring Roxy happiness and warmth, they already felt extremely relieved.
"In that case, let's go inside first," Rowin suggested.
"Standing outside talking isn't very convenient, and it might attract too much attention from others." With that, he stepped forward, walking ahead together with Rokari to lead the way into the village.
"Come on, Dan Feng. Let's go in and talk," Roxy said as she took Dan Feng's hand and followed Rowin and Rokari's steps deeper into the village.
Walking through the Migurd village, the first impression was one of extreme poverty.
The village was very small, with only a few dozen houses, and these houses had extremely simple appearances—merely holes dug into the ground with Great King Land Turtle shells placed over them as roofs.
Compared to this place, even the buildings in Rikarisu Town were hundreds of times better.
Along the way, many houses had fires burning in front of them. Numerous Migurd women with similar appearances were gathered around the fires, seemingly cooking something.
Dan Feng looked puzzled and turned to Roxy beside him. "Roxy, why are there so few men here?"
Roxy explained, "The men are probably all out hunting."
The Migurd way of life was that men were responsible for going out to hunt and guarding the village, while women handled planting and cooking.
Only with such a clear division of labor could their tribe barely survive in this barren environment.
However, prey available for hunting on the Demon Continent was extremely limited—basically only magic beasts.
And for the Migurd race, the targets they could hunt were even more singular—almost exclusively Great King Land Turtles.
This was also why Roxy felt no particular aversion to this way of life.
Not long after, Rowin and Rokari arrived in front of a house in the very center of the village.
Sure enough, the roof of this house was also built from a Great King Land Turtle shell.
Next to this house stood another building noticeably larger than the surrounding ones—that was clearly the village chief's home.
From a distance, Dan Feng could see the village chief and Ruijerd entering that large house together.
"Please come in," Rokari said with a smile as she looked at Rowin and Dan Feng, then stepped inside first.
Rowin followed closely behind.
Dan Feng lifted the curtain at the entrance and entered the house where Roxy had lived as a child, together with her.