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

"They are often compared to outstanding geniuses."

"So, that was just an illusion."

"So what is the truth?"

"..."

Afu pursed her lips, not wanting to speak.

Chen Ming encouraged her, saying—

"Tell me, I'm not your classmate or anyone you know. No one will know if you tell me."

"...It's nothing worth mentioning."

"Isn't it a bit much to keep people in suspense like this?"

Seeing that Afu refused to speak, Chen Ming decided to play dumb and said—

"I've changed my mind. You still have to pay for what you ate. Tell me about your dilemma."

"...Why does Mr. Chen Ming want to hear this?"

"Other people's pain is my happiness."

"...That's really awful."

Ah Fu gave a wry smile, pressed his cold hands against the warm bowl, and said—

"Actually, there's nothing much to say. Ever since I was studying with my teacher, people have said I'm a genius because I learn everything very quickly."

"But in the end, all my classmates achieved something, but I seemed to have nothing but grades and no skills."

"In the end, what did I have? It turns out that I had nothing but grades, and even that one thing was ruthlessly shattered."

“He was a true genius, who rose from the bottom and dwarfed everyone else. I had lost everything…”

I have nothing left.

A-Fu's tone was extremely sorrowful, biting her lower lip and closing her eyes. Resentment, bitterness, sadness... all of these welled up in her heart, and she remembered that day again.

It was also a rainy night.

She fell before that figure, defeated in the most tragic and utterly devastating way.

She finally lost everything.

"I have lost, utterly and completely."

"..."

Chen Ming watched as she lowered her head, her slender body shrinking, making her appear extremely weak.

She took a deep breath and said—

"I'm sorry for bringing up these unpleasant topics... Ah."

She covered her forehead, and Chen Ming flicked her hard, saying with a strange look—

"What are you talking about? You're confusing me."

"what?"

"What do you mean by having nothing but grades? If that's the case, what are those academically weak students supposed to do? Even if their grades are terrible, they won't give up like this."

On the contrary, they will have a lot of fun.

He thought of his academically challenged but incredibly happy son, the Sword Immortal, who spent all his time playing video games.

Ah Fu rubbed his forehead and said—

"But... even if others don't achieve anything, they can do other things, but I can't do anything, not even cook."

"How can you know it if you don't learn it? You'll know it once you learn it."

"It's not that easy."

"How do you know it's not easy if you haven't learned it? I think it's very easy."

Chen Ming has been cooking since he was a child, so it's not difficult for him. He even wanted to open a shop... Oh, he already has a shop, that's good.

He frowned and said—

"And from what you've said, it seems you lost to someone once, and were just defeated like that? Completely defeated, without even the courage to fight back?"

"……it's useless."

How do you know it won't work?

"Because of that person..."

Ah Fu bent her legs, hugged her knees, and murmured softly—

"That person is the unparalleled Lü Bu..."

Chapter 64 You shouldn't touch a girl's hands casually

Lü Bu.

I heard about this person again.

Both Dong Yi and A Fu regarded that girl as an insurmountable peak, allowing people to watch her aloof figure from afar.

He thought back to that girl; when he watched her perform martial arts, she seemed like an ordinary young girl. At first, he thought Lu Bu was referring to someone else.

Such a domineering title doesn't really suit a delicate young girl, but perhaps it's just his own opinion.

In the eyes of the sword immortals, all they saw was that despair-inducing power.

He looked at Afu, frowned, and said—

"Just one loss, and you're giving up?"

"You don't understand..."

Afu has gradually become withdrawn; he seems to see the shadow of the good-for-nothing in his family in her.

She murmured—

"You know nothing, you've lost so badly, there's no point in continuing."

"If you're not going to continue, then what are you going to do?"

"...I can't do anything, I'm a good-for-nothing."

Afu became even more withdrawn.

He looked at the girl in front of him and sighed deeply. This girl seemed even more troublesome than the good-for-nothing at home. She appeared calm on the surface, but was very fragile inside.

Although Dongyi is a good-for-nothing, he is generally cheerful, so he doesn't worry about him that much.

He scratched his head, stood up, took her cold hand, and said—

"Come with me."

"what?"

"Didn't you say before that you couldn't even cook? That you were a good-for-nothing who couldn't do anything, and that you were going to die if you lost a grade once... Fine, I'll teach you how to cook, then you won't be a complete idiot anymore, so..."

He scratched his head helplessly, giving you a resigned look, and said—

"Cheer up."

"Mr. Chen Ming..."

Afu looked at him and was pulled into the kitchen by him. Actually, he was a bit forceful with Afu, always taking action before she could refuse.

She appears composed, but is actually quite sensitive, always hesitating about whether to refuse or what to do, while he has already made the choice for her.

It wasn't bad, though...

She was still half asleep when she put on her apron.

Chen Ming rummaged through the refrigerator and pulled out some ingredients, looking at her as he said—

"Let me teach you how to make dumplings first. First, wash the vegetables."

Chive dumplings, wash the chives.

Under his guidance, Afu put the vegetables into a basin and poured water to wash them.

"...Wait, what are you doing? Put that bottle of dish soap down!"

Chen Ming, sweating profusely, stopped her.

Looking at Afu's careless expression, he had a feeling that making dumplings tonight would definitely not be ordinary.

Ah Fu washed the chives one by one with water...

Chinese chives!

Wash them one by one...

Chen Ming covered his face and said—

"Okay, okay, that's not how you wash them. Washing them one by one, how long would that take? Just rub them with your hands, use your fingers to rub and separate the vegetables, pick out any dead branches or leaves and throw them away. Washing vegetables is mainly to remove some dust, and they will definitely be edible after cooking."

However, seeing her flustered and clumsy appearance reminded Chen Ming of when he first started cooking. He was just like that, knowing nothing and making a lot of jokes.

Afu said somewhat dejectedly—

"I knew it..."

"Alright, alright, you're too early to be depressed."

He touched her gray hair with his hand; it was very smooth, and although it was gray, it had a very good texture.

Afu blinked, glanced at him, and then went back to washing the vegetables.

After he finished washing, he said—

"Next, you need to chop the vegetables and meat into minced meat. Usually, you use a meat grinder to make the meat, but if you want to learn how to cook, you should try chopping it yourself."

Actually, even for a strong man like him, chopping meat was a bit too strenuous. He looked at A-Fu's slender hands and wondered if he should skip this step.

Clang!