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

I'm raising an adorable little good-for-nothing, and I'll never let go of him in this lifetime.

Chen Ming happily patted Dong Yi's head.

Afu watched from the side, feeling somewhat worried. She thought about the Dong family and how her own daughter had become someone else's plaything.

I don't know what will happen if this gets exposed.

Afu gave a helpless smile.

Chen Ming looked at A Fu standing quietly behind him, blinked, and asked—

"By the way, A-Fu, do you have a place to stay tonight?"

"Hey?"

Afu was slightly taken aback, then thought for a moment and said apologetically—

"not yet."

I rushed over here without any preparation or a place to stay.

And now it's getting dark.

Chen Ming scratched his head. Did he mean that A Fu should share a room with them? He wouldn't mind, since he always slept on the floor anyway.

Is it really appropriate for Afu, a young and unmarried woman, to act this way?

Although Dongyi, who is also a young woman, has been living like this for a long time and doesn't feel embarrassed at all, she is probably very adaptable and shameless.

Like a little child.

Afu glanced at the closed shop and said apologetically—

"Could you... let me stay at the shop for the night?"

As long as Afu has a place to live, it doesn't really matter where he lives. He once stayed in a dilapidated temple a long time ago, and it was fine with the sky as his blanket and the ground as his bed.

Those who cultivate themselves don't care about so many things.

"Stay here?"

Chen Ming looked around. Although the chairs in the shop were comfortable to sleep in, it was still a place for entertaining guests, a public place.

Is it really appropriate to let a girl stay here?

Lucifer teleported in through the back door, looked at the three people in the shop, and called out—

"Dinner's ready, come back soon."

"it is good!"

The one who answered loudly stood up happily, then took Afu's hand and said—

"How can we stay here? Why don't you stay with us too, Afu? Let's eat first, then take a shower, and later... or maybe you could really teach me how to study, and then we can sleep together."

In Dong Yi's eyes, A Fu was already one of his own, and he didn't stand on ceremony at all, unlike Chen Ming, who was somewhat timid and kept a normal distance.

He secretly thought about her, but didn't dare to ask her directly if she really wanted to bring her as part of her dowry.

A combination of cowardice and greed—a classic harem man.

Lucifer smiled at Afu and said—

"Yes, if you want to help, A-Fu, you should stay at my place. Don't be shy."

"..."

Chen Ming watched as Dong Yi pulled A Fu along and the two of them followed Lucifer back through the back door, leaving him, the man, completely bewildered and still unable to react.

What he thinks...

It seems like no one else treats A-Fu like an outsider? Am I really overthinking things? But honestly, isn't it normal for him to want to keep his distance from girls he's not very familiar with?

He's not a thug. A normal person wouldn't be so shameless right from the start, would they?

Hmm, it seems so...

Chen Ming suddenly remembered that he had indeed been a bit of a rogue when he had hugged A Fu earlier...

He scratched his cheek.

Chapter 119 Landlady: Another little slut?

The landlady was actually very curious.

This wasn't the first time she'd seen someone build a "gate," but each time she saw it, she found it somewhat interesting; such mysterious power had a certain charm in the eyes of ordinary people.

That's why there are so many scammers; many people are willing to believe scammers rather than science. But in reality, science refers to a system of knowledge about objective things based on verifiable explanations.

If we can objectively observe magic and then study and explain it, that is also science.

Therefore, science is actually an interpretation of objective things, and it is not opposed to objective things.

Just as we used to think that thunder was a mysterious sign of divine anger, science studies these mysteries to develop an ordered system of knowledge.

However, it seems that recent semantic developments have created a kind of opposition between science and mystery; magic is mysterious, and science is boring.

Perhaps it's because magic is portrayed as so versatile and easy to master in many fantasy works.

Magic, which can be easily mastered with some kind of cheat code, is far more appealing than science, a skill that can be acquired but requires extremely diligent study.

Who doesn't want to be lazy?

Who isn't a lazy dog?

Although the landlady was very sensible and sometimes acted quite mature, she was also a girl who loved to dream. Looking at Cerberus carving red patterns on the door, she said—

"Sister Cerberus, are you using magic?"

"magic?"

Cerberus wagged its tail and said—

"I don't know."

Cerberus had no idea how outsiders divided the power system, nor did he care.

The landlady blinked and said—

"It looks really good."

"Landlady, would you like to learn?"

"think."

"I can teach you."

"really?"

"Of course it's true."

Cerberus raised his head, thought for a moment, and realized that being a teacher seemed like a lot of fun, and said—

"Actually, it's not difficult. I'll help Miss Landlady get a feel for it slowly, and she'll learn it quickly. Hmm... no more than five hundred years, I guess."

"..."

Despite Cerberus's smug, head-raised expression, the landlady twitched her lips. Five hundred years... even Sun Wukong was imprisoned under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years.

In the eyes of you gods, five hundred years is just a nap?

The landlady realized just how outrageous the immortal species were.

It turns out that practicing magic is much harder than reading books and learning; you can't do it without cheating!

She rested her chin on her hand and said—

"Five hundred years is too long."

Is it long?

Cerberus tilted his head and then said—

"It's fine if you think it's too long. As long as I'm here, I can handle any door. Hmm... as long as the landlady is willing to brush my fur, I'll take you wherever you want to go."

The landlady smiled, knelt down, patted Cerberus's head, and said—

"That must be walking the dog. Sister Cerberus is so cunning, tricking us into walking the dog."

"Hey hey hey..."

Cerberus wagged its tail again.

So cute.

Although they were both competitors, she didn't dislike either Cerberus or Lucifer.

Ah, and there's also Sister Dongyi...

He's such a useless person; the landlady always ignores him.

I'm shivering and cold; when will this good-for-nothing ever be able to stand up again?

The landlady lowered her gaze slightly, already quite used to living together. Compared to her previous struggles on her own, being taken care of like this now felt like a dream.

Lately, I feel like our relationships aren't competitive anymore; they're more like a family, helping and caring for each other.

family……

What she had always longed for, she originally wanted to become family with him, but now there's so much more, the family is doubled?

A womanizer.

The landlady cursed under her breath.

It's nice to have more people and a lively atmosphere...

"All right."

Cerberus turned and said to the landlady.

The landlady looked up at a red array on the toilet door and said—

"Is it ready now?"

"Yes, it has been reinforced; anyone can pass through."