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

"why?"

"……nothing."

The landlady shook her head and said—

"It's just a small matter. More importantly... I have some questions for you."

"Stop talking. I will take good care of you as you grow up. I refuse three years in jail!"

"...That's not what I wanted to talk about!"

The landlady couldn't help but slap him hard, her cheeks flushing red with embarrassment.

"Die! Die! Die!"

It's so annoying! They deliberately interrupt people when they're about to get down to business!

Chen Ming laughed heartily, but when he looked at her, a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes.

There are some issues he really wants to avoid.

……

P.S.: It's you again, Zhen Xing! (ω)

Chapter 1535 Coaxing the Loli Landlord

The landlady grabbed his ear with her small hand and said angrily, her cheeks puffed out—

"Listen carefully! Don't think you can get away with this."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen."

Chen Ming had no choice but to carry her to the balcony. Looking at the people coming and going outside, he knew he couldn't escape her, so he sighed softly.

"That's more like it."

The landlady snorted, released his ear, and, holding his face in her hands, made him look at her, saying—

"Tell me honestly, is the reason you insist on fighting against reincarnation because of me?"

Chen Ming paused for a moment, then smiled.

"...What are you talking about? What does this have to do with you? Although the landlady has a lot of influence with me, she can't have any impact on this matter."

Is that really the case?

Her expression remained unchanged, her gaze fixed intently on his eyes.

Chen Ming slightly averted his gaze and said—

Why would you think that?

"because……"

She pursed her lips and said—

"It's actually quite easy to deduce. Reincarnation started when I fell into the land of cause and effect. At that time, I was being pulled towards the center by a force."

"Did Dongyi's words make you suspicious?"

Chen Ming clicked his tongue in disbelief, glancing at Dong Yi, who was playing games carefree in the living room again. This girl was utterly useless and only made things worse. He would have to find a chance to give her a good spanking later.

He still forced himself to speak—

"It's just a coincidence, and being pulled by cause and effect probably doesn't mean anything..."

"Then why can I see my shadow appear in the center?"

The landlady said somewhat excitedly—

"It's coming for me. No matter where you hide, it won't help. That's why you don't want to hide in the secluded paradise with everyone else. Unless you abandon me, there's absolutely no way to escape!"

Chen Ming stared wide-eyed at her small face and murmured—

"You saw it all... What a bad kid, I told you not to look."

He was there at the time, watching that place where all cause and effect converge, and a familiar figure appeared. His all-knowing and all-powerful eyes seemed to be burned.

He didn't understand what this meant.

Even after discussing it with Wang Shen and Lucifer, they only felt a sense of gravity.

It's clear this is a terrible cause and effect involving the landlady. He tried hard to hide it, not wanting her to worry, but things didn't go as planned…

The landlady lowered her eyes slightly, stroked his somewhat stern face, and said—

"Risking your own and your wives' safety for an ideal? This doesn't make any sense for you at all. There must be some other reason... I couldn't help but think about it, and after a long time, I slowly began to understand..."

He refused to give up on her; she was destined to be drawn into the center of cause and effect. He had no choice but to take the risk in order to save her.

"Sorry……"

I've dragged everyone down with me.

Hearing the sob in her voice, Chen Ming tenderly stroked her hair and said—

"Why apologize? The landlady didn't do anything wrong. I admit, I'm very worried that you'll be caught up in the cycle of reincarnation; that strange phenomenon might be a kind of 'mark'..."

"However, it's certainly not true that everything was done for you... Lucifer and the others have always had this ideal, and of course they shouldn't have gone too far if there was a way to bring things to a perfect conclusion."

"And from my perspective, I don't want my hometown to be destroyed, nor do I want my future children to be homeless. Rather than saying it's for you, it's more like a giant hand is forcing me to choose this difficult path..."

A voice told him that he had to break free from this cycle of fate, otherwise he could not attain true happiness.

This is probably what is meant by "the inevitable trend".

Everything and everyone around him was pushing him to choose the perfect ending.

Starting with the great beings of the past who deduced the future, countless causes and effects converged on this path, and those remaining glimmers of hope have become a beam of light illuminating the future.

All he needed to do was give it a gentle push.

Is that really... true?

The landlady bit her lower lip, her large eyes brimming with tears, and said—

"Are you really not lying to me?"

Have I ever lied to you?

Chen Ming chuckled and nuzzled her cheek, saying—

"I'm too busy spoiling you, so why would I lie to you? So don't blame yourself. You're just an ordinary little girl. Just enjoy your carefree time and leave everything else to me."

I told you I would protect you, that I would make you happy, and that you would grow up happily.

How could I go back on my word?

The landlady wiped her eyes, her voice choked with emotion as she spoke—

"Then you promise me here that you will definitely come back safely and won't leave me alone... Since you said you wouldn't lie to me, then keep your word."

"Okay, I promise you."

He said with a smile—

"I still have a promise to keep with you, how could I abandon you?"

My landlady is such a worrywart.

"How dare you bring that up..."

The landlady glared at him resentfully with her moist eyes, then suddenly gave him a light kiss on the cheek and said—

"I really want to bite you to death, you womanizing bastard... If you die like this, I'll chase you to the ends of the earth and never let you go!"

Wow, that seems a little scary.

Chen Ming chuckled and patted her back reassuringly.

……

Liuli seemed to be ready, and came to him with the tailors, saying—

"Have you managed to appease the landlady yet?"

Looking at the teeth marks on her husband's face, it seems he suffered a little.

"Oh, it seems there shouldn't be any problems..."

He scratched his head and looked at the landlady sitting with Yuqian. The two little girls had become friends again, and their harmonious and loving appearance was really cute.

"..."

The landlady noticed his gaze, snorted, and then turned her head away, tossing her pigtails.

He smiled—

"Ah, the landlady's eye-rolling is so cute..."

"...You'll probably end up in there someday."

Liuli shook her head. She was used to answering her husband's questions. She tugged at his clothes and said—

"Let's go."

"Hmm, where are we going?"

"Go and raid the witches' gathering."

"A gathering of witches?"

Chen Ming was a little confused, but Xixi explained with a smile from the side—

"It's like everyone getting together to discuss important matters, holding a meeting, something that hasn't been done for hundreds of years."

"Hmm? Then why was it suddenly held?"

"Well, it's probably because an unprecedented enemy appeared, which led to the defeat of the three high-ranking officials."

"What? Is that so? Let's go help right away."

Chen Ming felt anxious when he thought about the danger those children from the past were in and wanted to act immediately, but he was taken aback when he realized that everyone was looking at him.