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

"Empty".

"Well……"

Dongyi stopped paying attention to the landlady, probably because the game had reached a tense moment.

Cerberus emerged from inside, now in her beautiful girl form, carrying two small dogs... so it's possible for her to lift herself up.

He threw the two dogs into his body.

Sitting at the dining table, its tail wagged back and forth, its ears twitched, and it smiled, revealing its little canine teeth. Cerberus was always very happy while waiting for its meal.

Chen Ming came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of vegetables and said—

"Coming, coming! Miss Landlady? You're back! Excuse me, it's hot..."

"..."

The little girl squinted at him and placed the plate of food on the table.

He smiled and said to the landlady—

"Having a portal is so convenient. When I was in school, I wished there was a portal. Running to school early every day to worry about being late was really too much."

"..."

The landlady looked up at him, her big eyes seeming to be expecting something.

Chen Ming looked at the twin-tailed loli in front of him with some confusion and asked—

"What's wrong?"

"...Chen Ming, love can fade, right?"

"..."

What's going on?

Chen Ming twitched his lips, looked at the landlady with a calm expression, and suddenly began to interrogate her.

"...It's not time for NetEase Cloud Music to be depressing yet."

Chen Ming really didn't know how to answer, so he smiled and said—

"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking this question?"

"...I just saw it."

"What do you see?"

"Miss Afu, you are very beautiful."

"Um, don't overthink it, there's nothing between me and A-Fu..."

Chen Ming smiled helplessly. Although Dong Yi had mentioned maids and such, nothing was actually going to happen yet. Besides, it was hard to say how much use that good-for-nothing Dong Yi's words would have.

Although what he really wanted to do was...

The landlady squinted and pursed her lips.

Chen Ming sensed something was wrong and asked—

"What exactly happened?"

"...You see me."

"Of course I saw you."

"But he didn't touch my head."

"Forehead……"

Ah? So that's the crux of the problem.

The landlady looked at him cautiously and said—

“You used to be such a head-pattering monster, you'd always touch my head whenever you saw me… but you don’t anymore…”

"Ah, this..."

Chen Ming smiled helplessly, stroked her smooth hair, tidied it up for her, and said—

"Okay, it's my fault. I'll keep touching you from now on, okay?"

The landlady laughed.

Chapter 121 Do You Want to Marry a Loli?

In fact, Chen Ming felt that he should really avoid any suspicion from the landlady. He had previously thought that it was okay for a child to get close to an adult.

But now that we know she's almost 15, she should have avoided any appearance of impropriety long ago. Even if she didn't have any romantic feelings for him to begin with, it's not about what she thinks, but what other people think.

He touched the landlady's head.

Is she already a girl at such a young age?

He sighed and said—

"Did you not eat properly?"

"what?"

The landlady squinted slightly as he patted her head; the little fox was relatively quiet at this moment.

Although some of them are precocious, it's normal for them to become more thoughtful when living alone, and Chen Ming even found it cute.

I also feel a little sorry for her.

He said—

"Before I came here, did you not eat properly? How come you're so small?"

"...What do you mean 'only this young'? I'm still young."

The landlady was somewhat displeased. Nobody likes having their shortcomings exposed. Of course, she knew that she was petite and hadn't even developed yet.

Chen Ming said worriedly—

"Girls generally develop early and quickly. They stop growing much around fifteen or sixteen years old. That's how it was for all my classmates. They grew rapidly in junior high and then almost stopped growing in high school."

It's alright for boys; many boys really step up their game in high school. One of his friends was shorter than him in middle school, but now he's over 1.8 meters tall...

so horrible.

"Huh? No way..."

The landlady was starting to worry too. Looking at her own figure... she was even worse off than Afu. Afu's figure was still very beautiful, but hers was really no good.

Seeing her downcast, Chen Ming couldn't bear to discourage her, so he smiled and said—

"It's okay, it's okay. Maybe you're just a late bloomer. Don't worry so much."

"...How can I not worry? If it's like this for the rest of my life, then it's all over."

The landlady became increasingly frightened. She had been hoping to be with him when they grew up, but now all hope seemed to have vanished in this way.

"Chen Ming..."

She clutched at the hem of his clothes, her expression somewhat pitiful.

Chen Ming's heart softened, and he said—

"What's wrong? I told you it's nothing."

"What if... what if it really happens..."

"Um... it doesn't matter if I don't grow tall, the landlady is very cute."

"Cute...cuteness is no match for sexiness!"

"..."

Chen Ming found it quite amusing to see the landlady's resentful expression and her eagerness to grow up.

He smiled and said—

"Cuteness is everything; cuteness is invincible in the face of sexiness."

"...That sounds nice, but would you marry a poorly developed loli? Someone who's still tiny even when she's an adult."

Why not?

Chen Ming blinked and said—

"I've always wanted to marry a petite girl; they're really cute, I'm not kidding."

He initially preferred petite girls, and only gradually accepted other types of girls.

He thought for a moment, then said—

"Actually, when it comes to marriage, I think body type and type don't matter. As long as there are feelings and you feel it's right, then get married."

What type of person you like is nothing compared to the feelings that develop over time; it's just something to talk about.

The landlady glanced at him, a sly smile playing on her lips, then turned away with satisfaction and said—

"Type doesn't matter, as long as she's pretty? Humph, you womanizer, forever loyal to pretty girls."

"..."

Why is this girl becoming more and more fond of hurting people's feelings? You can't just blurt out the truth.

He smiled helplessly.

……

Lucifer was still tending to the pot. He wasn't making pork rib soup today, even though Cerberus liked it, but he got tired of drinking the same thing all the time.

I bought an old duck today and made soup with cooling and nourishing ingredients.

It was a new dish that Lucifer had never seen before, so Chen Ming was in charge, with A Fu assisting. It has to be said that it's really convenient for a sword immortal to chop vegetables.

Chen Ming was increasingly eager to learn how to use flying swords.

I'd rather not chop people up; I mainly want to learn how to chop vegetables.

Chen Ming returned to the kitchen, where only Lucifer and he were present. He secretly peeked outside.