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

suddenly……

Ok?

This aura is...

I sensed a familiar presence. Could it be... if it really is them, they could at least deal with the monster behind them?

"Roar--!"

The massive tree trunk was hurled with brute force, flying over its head and crashing into the ground with a thud.

"Waaaaaah... Help!"

It took off running wildly.

……

……

Chen Ming held the landlady's hand and slowly strolled along the riverbank.

People have been driven away by what happened to Yuqian before, and now they are the only ones taking a walk.

The landlady felt reassured as she walked with his strong, calloused hand... What she didn't want to admit was that Chen Ming might indeed have a parental side to her.

He is striving to fulfill the responsibilities of a true father...

She could see his efforts.

However, she also had her own principles. More than a father-daughter relationship, she hoped for a closer, lifelong one.

Human emotions are truly complex things. Even if you clearly feel something, you often can't be honest about it.

After all, if she brought it up, Chen Ming would definitely not accept her, because that would make him a cheating father.

So I'll just keep it buried in my heart...

When things settle down and we talk about it again, we'll probably just exchange a knowing smile.

The landlady smiled slightly, her heart filled with anticipation.

Chen Ming looked at her and said with a smile—

"What's wrong? What came to mind?"

"nothing."

The landlady, with her small legs, blinked at him and said—

"This is a young girl's secret."

"..."

Now that you put it that way, it seems like I can't ask any more questions. Shouldn't a young girl's secrets be respected? Especially since she's a beautiful girl.

Chen Ming smiled and said—

"Aren't secrets meant to be revealed? What's the point of a secret that nobody knows?"

"Now that you know about this secret, it makes sense."

"The point is... to pique my curiosity?"

"You got it right."

The landlady nodded, "She's really teachable. All those secrets a girl tells you are just to get your attention and make you interested in her."

So don't pursue it too much, but you can't be indifferent either, right?

You should be a little more considerate of a girl's delicate feelings.

Chen Ming patted the landlady's head and said with a smile—

"She's so quirky and clever; I wonder where she learned all this stuff."

"Hum hum……"

The landlady's advantage lies in her childlike appearance and mature mindset, which she can flexibly switch between.

Cute and fun.

Even a blockhead like Chen Ming occasionally experiences a flutter of the heart.

He's clearly not a lolicon...

Chen Ming shook his head.

Miss Angel followed the two closely, never leaving their side.

Suddenly, her purple eyes turned to the opposite bank of the river, where shadows loomed deep within the dense forest…

It was as if something was present.

Side Story: Succubus Dongyi

Dongyi is becoming increasingly sedentary at home, munching on chocolate bars and drinking cola. He doesn't even comb his hair, just sprawls messily on the bed, hogging his newly bought laptop.

The reason she didn't buy a desktop computer was that she wanted to play on the computer while lying in bed, like a lazy bum.

He was wearing a large white shirt, which seemed to be Chen Ming's clothes.

She's growing to like dressing like this more and more. After all, they're her husband's clothes, so she can wear them whenever she wants. They're an old married couple, so she's not ashamed anymore.

A big shirt can cover everything that needs to be covered... That's right, she's too lazy to wear pants, not even a pair of shorts.

The more I raise them, the lazier they become.

Chen Ming, tidying up the blankets, looked at his lazy swordswoman wife on the bed, sighed helplessly, and said—

"Hey you, aren't you getting more and more outrageous?"

"Huh? What?"

Dong Yi lacks self-awareness, or rather, even if he were, he wouldn't change. This stubbornness in admitting his mistakes might be something he learned from Chen Ming.

In a sense, they've gradually started to resemble each other.

When they're being lazy, they look the same as when they're being unreasonable.

Chen Ming clicked his tongue in amazement. Although that was his original intention, to raise girls like pigs so that they would have no way to escape his grasp.

As for Chen Ming's approach, Dong Yi thought... "Great idea! As long as you dare to raise me, I dare to cripple me. The useless sword immortal has nothing to fear."

Sometimes he wondered... who had been tricked by whom...

He looked at his useless wife, who was completely absorbed in eating, drinking, and having fun, and was wearing nothing but her underwear.

Her fair and tender legs and feet were exposed like this, and although the hem of her shirt covered her crotch area, the glimpse of them only made them more alluring.

However, after being married for so long, Chen Ming was already very familiar with this kind of situation. He would still feel a flutter in his heart, but he could control it.

It's common for people to get carried away and start playing right away.

It's hard to say whether Dongyi was using her looks to get him to have sex with her and then ignore her laziness, but it turns out... this trick really worked.

But it's not always useful.

Chen Ming, hands on his hips, said—

Did you brush your teeth and wash your face?

"I brushed my teeth and washed my face."

"Really?"

"Of course."

"But your hair..."

Chen Ming's questioning drew Dong Yi's attention.

Dong Yi narrowed his eyes and said—

"What did you say when you were dating?"

"Ok?"

"You said you were the one who combed the hair of all the girls in the family, and it's only been a few years..."

"..."

Therefore, living together for a long time can significantly improve one's bickering skills.

Chen Ming smiled and said—

"I only help you with your hair after you shower at night. Look at Lucifer and the others, they all do their own hair in the morning, don't they? It's just that you're such a lazybones, you always need me to help you."

"..."

Dong Yi rolled her eyes at him. She hadn't asked him for help at all; she did it herself most of the time. Occasionally, she would be a little lazy and not want to deal with it, but he would nag her, which she found annoying.

She lifted her smooth, bare feet and offered them to him.

Chen Ming caught it, completely bewildered, and asked—

"What are you doing?"

"I've washed it, you can use it."

Is it alright if I let you use it? Whatever the conditions, as long as I meet them, things will be much easier.

It's not shameful to sell your body to your husband.

She wiggled her toes and said—

"You can eat it if you want."

Chen Mingyi spoke with righteous indignation—

"What do you take me for? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would compromise because of your behavior?"

"..."

Dong Yi narrowed his eyes and glanced at the dark-skinned A Fu who was cleaning outside the door... Ever since he took A Fu to sunbathe last time, they've probably been inseparable.

A man with food to eat is truly tough.