Having found a demon, I've decided to raise her.

"It's still there, but it can't afford to make any more mistakes... I'm in a bit of a predicament now."

"trouble?"

"Well, actually I was a little injured, so my hands are a bit unsteady."

Although Lucifer spoke lightly, Chen Ming had heard her say that she had fallen from the sky, so her injuries must have been very serious.

Although Chen Ming couldn't tell where she was injured at all.

He scratched his head and said—

"Do you need my help?"

"Well... that's the only way."

Lucifer thought for a moment and said—

"You stand here."

She pulled Chen Ming to the kitchen doorway, then dipped her finger in water and drew something on his palm. The touch of her slender fingers on his hand made him feel a ticklish sensation.

Lucifer said—

"Just point your palm towards the kitchen... Are you listening?"

"Ah? I understand, just face the kitchen, right?"

"Okay, stand still and don't move."

Lucifer gave another instruction, then slipped on his slippers and went back to the kitchen, his eyes darting around with the focused attention of a hunter.

I turned over the overturned pots and pans.

It seems nothing was found.

They opened the refrigerator, cupboards, and microwave, but found nothing.

In the end, only the rice cooker was left.

She narrowed her red eyes slightly, curled the corners of her lips, and reached her slender hand towards the rice cooker.

Click, the instant it opened.

Lucifer's gaze seemed to be following something at high speed, and it quickly shifted to Chen Ming.

She reminded her—

"Don't move."

Chen Ming has not yet answered.

Snapped!

A faint spark of electricity seemed to flash across his palm, momentarily deflecting something back.

Lucifer opened his palms, making a loose clenching motion.

"We've got him."

Chen Ming walked over curiously, but saw that her hands were completely empty.

He tilted his head and said—

"Did you catch something?"

"Ah."

Lucifer nodded, then beckoned to him to bring the soy sauce bottle over.

Chen Ming handed the bottle over and saw Lucifer carefully put something in it, and then draw some pattern on the bottle with water.

Finally, put the lid on.

Lucifer handed him the bottle and said—

"Okay, here you go. This is your reward."

"Um???"

Chen Ming held a soy sauce bottle, speechless. This was the reward? That's all? His disappointment was evident on his face.

Lucifer tilted his head and said—

"This is quite a rare item, don't you like it?"

"No... it's not about whether I like it or not..."

He looked at the empty soy sauce bottle and said—

"I can't see anything at all."

"I see."

Lucifer nodded, then moistened his eyes with water and wiped them. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again...

Then I saw something wriggling inside the bottle...

A fish?

He opened his mouth slightly. Although he knew that Lucifer was no ordinary person, he was still amazed to see something he didn't usually see.

At first glance, the contents of the bottle look like a fish, but it turns into a cloud of mist and then condenses back into a solid shape, as if it were trapped inside a soy sauce bottle and feeling uneasy.

What is this?

"A rather rare little gadget."

Lucifer yawned and thought about going back to sleep.

Holding the soy sauce bottle, he pressed on—

"What's the use of this?"

"Um……"

Lucifer thought for a moment and said—

"Maybe it tastes better? Carrion eaters are pretty enthusiastic about this stuff."

"Scavenger?"

Chen Ming's expression instantly turned somewhat disgusted, after all, vultures usually only like rotting flesh, which normal people wouldn't like.

Chen Mingdao —

Why is something like this here?

"Perhaps someone passed away here."

"..."

Silence fell for a moment.

Chen Ming stared wide-eyed at Lucifer, who had already returned to his room, his mind a little slow to process what was happening.

"Ok?"

He hurriedly chased after her, and seeing that Lucifer had already gone back to bed, he quickly pulled her up and asked—

"Wait, don't fall asleep yet! What did you say? You said someone died here?"

Lucifer, somewhat bewildered by being pulled by the shoulder, said—

"Yes, this thing only appears around people who have completely lived their lives. The conditions are very strict, and the probability is extremely low. It is indeed quite rare..."

"No, no, no, that's not important. What I mean is... someone actually died here? No wonder the rent is so cheap, damn it."

Chen Ming's goodwill towards the landlord plummeted in an instant.

Lucifer, not quite understanding human taboos, asked—

So what if someone died there?

"Um... I think it might feel a bit awkward."

Chen Ming still had the thoughts of an ordinary person.

Looking at the "little fish" in his hand, he was genuinely disgusted this time and said—

"So, this is related to dead people..."

"No, it doesn't matter."

Lucifer denied it, saying—

"As I said, it is something that only appears after a person has completely lived their life and passed away, that is, after there is nothing left. This thing is more of an aggregate of blessings and the like."

"Blessings? You need blessings for someone who has died?"

"Isn't it something to celebrate when someone lives out their lifespan of over a hundred years? How many humans can truly live to the end without dying prematurely?"

"Hey?"

So, this was once the place where a centenarian passed away peacefully? That makes it sound like a blessed place.

Okay, there's still something to it.

Lucifer said—

"Actually, it's not just scavengers; many other people also like this stuff, though it's quite rare."

Chen Ming looked at the fish and rested his chin on his hand.

Many people like it?

Is it really that delicious?

He had a bold idea: should he find time to make fish cakes?

He flicked the side of the soy sauce bottle, and the little fish inside retracted its tentacles. He flicked it again, and it turned into a cloud of mist.

Then it slowly recovered.

It's actually quite fun.

Chapter 12 The Landlady