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

Who?

What is that sound...?

Her consciousness was hazy; in the endless shadows, a ray of light seemed to pierce through the nightmare, and all the fear vanished in that instant…

……

The sword fairy slowly opened her eyes and raised her head, her brown eyes somewhat hazy. The first thing she saw was a man, with an electric light shining from the wall behind him.

It's light...it's him?

My mind was still a bit foggy. I stared blankly at him, my eyes slightly narrowed as if they couldn't adjust to the light.

Chen Ming sat at the dining table, watching the Sword Immortal staring blankly at him. He couldn't help but wave his hand in front of her and ask—

"Hey? Are you alright? Can you hear me?"

"Chen Ming..."

"Yes, it's me. You just fell asleep. It's time to eat now, let's eat first."

"Have a meal……"

Dong looked up at the steaming dishes in front of her, where white steam rose from the food. Only then did she smell the aroma, as if her senses were slowly returning.

The landlady came over after washing her hands, and looking at Dongyi who had regained consciousness, she said in surprise—

"Is Miss Dongyi alright now? I was really scared to death just now."

Dong Yi seemed not to have heard the landlady's words, still looking dazed. "This aftereffect seems a bit serious," Chen Ming thought, scratching his head.

He took a porcelain bowl, filled it with soup for her, and said—

"Let's have some soup first. This soup has been simmering for a long time. It's pork ribs, corn, and radish soup. The flavor should be pretty mainstream."

Pork ribs are always a great ingredient for soup. Whether it's pork ribs and yam or pork ribs and corn, they are classic home-style dishes. Even just cooking pork ribs alone makes for a delicious soup.

Chen Ming's family is just used to boiling corn and radishes, as well as red mushrooms. Red mushrooms are not cheap, but Chen Ming's family often has them.

The main reason is that there are products from their hometown, but those of poor quality are hard to sell, so they are given to various relatives, and Chen Ming's family is fortunate to have them.

To be honest, they all taste pretty much the same, they just don't look as good.

Dong Yi lowered her head slightly, looking at the soup Chen Ming had placed in front of her. There were a few pieces of pork ribs and corn in it. The soup was clear and had a pleasant aroma.

She glanced at Chen Ming again, and he smiled at her, saying—

"Try my cooking."

"……Um."

She obediently picked up the bowl, gently blew on it a few times, took a sip, and then froze.

Chen Ming, observing her reaction, asked somewhat curiously—

"What's wrong? Is it not to your liking...?"

He stopped halfway through his sentence because he saw large tears streaming down the face of the Sword Fairy.

I was shivering all over in the sweltering heat.

The landlady waved her hand somewhat flusteredly, then leaned closer to her and asked with concern—

"What...what happened? Does it hurt anywhere?"

Dong Yi shook his head.

She quickly finished a bowl of soup, then looked at Chen Ming, tears still streaming down her face. But when she saw Chen Ming, she smiled and said—

"Another bowl...may I have one?"

"Oh? Of course."

Chen Ming added another bowl for her, and she held it in her hands, blowing on it repeatedly, with a happy and relieved expression. She would look at him and smile from time to time.

"..."

Is it already broken? A bead of cold sweat trickled down Chen Ming's forehead.

At this moment, Lucifer came out after changing his clothes. He was wearing a white top and black shorts, revealing his two long, dazzlingly white legs.

The sword fairy looked over, tilted her head, and the moment she saw those crimson eyes, it seemed as if countless shadows appeared behind Lucifer…

"Well!"

She covered her mouth, feeling nauseous, her eyes widened, and her pupils contracted.

Fear slowly resurfaced...

"Are you okay?"

He gently patted her back and said—

"Don't eat so fast, are you choking?"

No, it's not...

The sword fairy looked at him, wanting to tell him to run, but fear gripped her neck, and she couldn't make a sound.

Run!

This, this is a terrifying monster!

The sword fairy was trembling so badly that she looked like she was about to faint on the spot, which even frightened the landlady.

Lucifer simply stood there, silently watching. His red eyes were cold and cruel, devoid of any emotion…

Chen Ming patted Dong Yi on the back, then looked at Lucifer, tilted his head, and said—

"What's wrong? Why are you standing there? Sit down, the food is getting cold."

You idiot! She's a monster, how could she possibly listen to you... huh?

Dong Yi froze in surprise, even her trembling stopped. She saw Lucifer sitting obediently beside her, serving himself a bowl of soup and sipping it slowly.

"Ugh...it's hot..."

Lucifer frowned, blew hard a few times, but still found it difficult to take a bite.

Chen Ming smiled and said—

Are you a cat's tongue?

"What do you mean?"

"I've heard that cats' tongues are very sensitive to heat."

"No, it's just really hot."

Lucifer shook his head, deciding to leave the soup for now, and picked up a piece of cola chicken and put it in his mouth.

Chen Ming asked—

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

"Mmm, it's delicious."

Lucifer's expression softened, and he even smiled.

Dong Yi was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth.

He glanced at Chen Ming, then at Lucifer.

Feeling like he was being stared at like that, Lucifer frowned, looked at Dong Yi, and said—

"Have a meal."

"Huh? Oh, okay, okay..."

Dong Yi shrugged and couldn't help but move closer to Chen Ming, almost hiding in his arms to find some sense of security before slowly eating.

The landlady was taken aback by Dongyi's actions.

He glanced at Chen Ming, then at Lucifer.

Chen Ming glanced down at the Sword Immortal, wondering if they were getting too close. He scratched his head, used his chopsticks to serve food to the landlady, and said—

"I made cola chicken and pan-fried tilapia today. Come on, have a taste."

"..."

The landlady looked at her bowl and remained silent for a moment.

Then he smiled and said—

"Mr. Chen Ming, is this bribery?"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Humph."

The landlady gave him a disdainful look, thinking he was some womanizer with a harem.

I took a bite of food...

They're quite good at cooking.

Chapter 23 The Loli Landlady's Secrets

"Ah...I'm full, I'm full..."

The landlady patted her belly, a smile spreading across her face. The reason she let Chen Ming pat her head was because it meant she could occasionally come over for a free meal.

Although it was really annoying when he got addicted to touching her head, she was a little worried that her head would actually be rubbed bald.

Chen Ming glanced at her. The landlady would become sluggish when she was full, which was the perfect opportunity to pat her head, so he quickly did so.

Following her hair, sure enough, the landlady just touched her belly and glanced at him, ignoring him completely.

She used to tie her pigtails higher, but now she ties them lower because he used to always mess them up when he touched her head, so she simply changed them to low pigtails.

Although this seems like a compromise with his heinous behavior, there's nothing that can be done to stop it, so we can only silently endure it.

Having another person to freeload meals from and to boss around is not bad either.

only……