After hearing this, Chen Xing glanced at Chi Zi lightly: “And what are you? A demon, ghost, or monster?”

This remark was somewhat joking.

However, Chi Zi seemed a bit startled and her expression showed some surprise: “How do you know?”

???

Chen Xing was also a bit taken aback. He had just casually mentioned it!

But he quickly regained his composure. After all, he had encountered both demons and elves. Monsters and ghosts were nothing out of the ordinary. In the vast world, anything could exist.

“So, are you a monster, demon, ghost, or spirit?”

Chi Zi took another drag from her cigarette, then slowly spoke: “I don’t know if you’ve heard of it… the Jade-Faced Fox!”

Chen Xing: “No, I haven’t.”

At this point, San’er spoke up:

【She should be from the Monster Realm! Another dimension! A very powerful one!】

Chen Xing: “What’s the strength of the Jade-Faced Fox? Can I defeat it?”

【According to the recorded data, the Jade-Faced Fox’s strength should be second only to the Nine-Tailed Fox among fox spirits!】

【In her prime, she should enter the SS-rank. Her power level would be around 5 million. However, that kind of power usually takes several hundred years of cultivation to reach, so the one before us probably isn’t that high.】

Chen Xing nodded internally, thinking, then I should be able to defeat her.

Chi Zi: “…”

Seeing Chen Xing’s calm reaction, Chi Zi became somewhat uncomfortable. She was also a bit puzzled: I’m the Jade-Faced Fox!

What does ‘Jade-Faced Fox’ even mean? An existence second only to the Nine-Tailed Fox in the Monster Realm! Why is he reacting so casually?

“Don’t you have anything to say?” Chi Zi didn’t even smoke anymore, curiously looking at him.

Chen Xing: “Why didn’t you stay in the Monster Realm? Why did you come here?”

Chi Zi was surprised again! How did he know about the Monster Realm?

Then, her alluring eyes narrowed: “Are you also from another dimension? How do you know so much?”

Chen Xing glanced at her, and a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Chi Zi immediately shut her mouth. Although she was the Jade-Faced Fox, Chen Xing made her very uneasy.

The atmosphere in the room instantly quieted down.

Chen Xing stared at Chi Zi expressionlessly, while Chi Zi also narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. Suddenly, she spoke: “Do you want to kill me?”

“Yes.”

“Would I hinder you by staying here?”

“Yes.”

“Whoosh!”

Suddenly!

A red light flashed in Chi Zi’s eyes.

“Buzz!”

A white light flashed.

A demonic blade had already appeared in Chen Xing’s hand!

Gripping the hilt tightly, he still looked calmly at the Jade-Faced Fox before him. Although he was unsure of her strength, Chen Xing held the demonic blade and was confident he could deliver a fatal blow with a single strike!

As long as Chi Zi dared to make a move, Chen Xing would cleave her in half with a single swing of his blade!

Then, the red light in Chi Zi’s eyes disappeared, and she spoke softly: “Can I move to a different place? I’ll go live in the nearby small forest. I shouldn’t be a bother to you there, right? I’m not from the Spirit Continent, so I won’t expose your identity.”

???

Chen Xing immediately realized: “Mind-reading!?”

“Yes. Rest assured, I have no ulterior motives, no hidden schemes. I’m just waiting for someone here.”

“Furthermore, I arrived earlier than you did. Is it appropriate for you to kick out a senior? Even though you’re the master here now, you should also take care of the people. After all, I’m not from the Spirit Continent.”

Chen Xing: “Who are you waiting for?”

Chi Zi: “Waiting for a swindler.”

???

Chen Xing remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

“His is a Short-Tailed Fox, an interdimensional wanderer.”

“A few years ago, he tricked me out of the Monster Realm and left me here, but he never came back.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing understood. Despite what Chi Zi was saying, she still had feelings for Short-Tailed Fox. Being here might mean she was waiting for her lover.

However, Chen Xing remained completely unmoved: “He’s probably already gone.”

???

Chi Zi was taken aback and felt speechless internally: Damn it, can’t you console me!

Just as she was about to speak, Chen Xing suddenly said: “I’ll give you two options: either I throw you out, or you walk out on your own.”

After hearing her story, although Chen Xing wasn’t emotionally affected, he was in a good mood today and didn’t want to kill her. So, he gave her a chance to live. That’s all there was to it.

Besides, how could he leave a woman here? He had already sent the two brothers away, but left this beautiful and elegant proprietress behind. What would little Zero think?

Internally, Chi Zi felt despair: I’ve just talked so much for nothing!

However, what surprised her the most was that her charm didn’t work on Chen Xing.

It definitely didn’t work; among countless dimensions, the only person who could captivate Chen Xing was little Zero.

Seeing that he was being unreasonable, Chi Zi had nothing more to say.

As she was contemplating how to continue entangling the situation, Chen Xing suddenly said: “In the future, I can send you back to the Monster Realm.”

!!!

Chi Zi was momentarily stunned, finding it hard to believe: “Really? Opening an interdimensional passage is quite difficult!”

Chen Xing nodded: “I never break my promises!”

Chen Xing dared to say this because of what San’er had told him.

When San’er was in the Technology System dimension before, he happened to hear about the death of the host of Chu Jiu in the Monster Realm. So, San’er speculated that among Chu Jiu’s nine previous hosts, there was a powerful monster!

This meant that in little Zero’s future forms, there was a high possibility of having a monster form! Isn’t it simple to summon the Monster Realm?

“Great! I promise!”

Chi Zi immediately agreed to Chen Xing’s offer!

To be honest, her stay here was purely a reluctant decision. If she could return to the Monster Realm, she would certainly want to. Where else could she find the base of her organization? Moreover, the Short-Tailed Fox had probably returned long ago!

After reaching an agreement, Chen Xing prepared to leave the small tavern.

Little Zero was standing by the door, holding a piece of cake from Chi Sifang, quietly waiting for Chen Xing. She took a gentle bite.

Chew, chew, chew…

Her adorable little brows furrowed slightly. It seemed like the cake wasn’t as sweet without Chen Xing around!

She wanted to go inside and find him. Being outside was so boring!

Those demon people are too ugly… It’s ruining my appetite…

But Husband is handsome!

If I take another bite, Chen Xing will come out! He definitely will!

She reassured herself inwardly, letting herself wait a little longer.

Otherwise, if she rushed in so quickly, Chen Xing would definitely mock her, saying that she couldn’t even stay away from him for a second!

Although the reality was like this, she absolutely couldn’t let it come out of Chen Xing’s mouth. Otherwise, she would be too embarrassed!

While she was thinking about this, she took another bite of the cake. At this point, she had lost interest in savoring the deliciousness in her mouth. She just chewed it hastily a few times. Chen Xing… hurry up and come out!

And then… the door opened.

Oh wow! What a coincidence!

As soon as Chen Xing opened the door, he saw the cute little one standing at the door, holding the cake and eagerly looking inside. A smile immediately appeared on his face.

“Chen Xing!” Little Zero hurriedly skipped over. (˃ᆺ˂)

Chen Xing picked her up in his arms! He lightly pinched her small face and asked, “Did you miss me?”

“Um… no… I didn’t miss you at all!” Although Zero said she didn’t miss him with a spoiled tone, she still couldn’t resist cuddling up against Chen Xing’s embrace.

She missed him terribly!

Chen Xing kissed her on the cheek and then turned to Chi Sifang: “Let’s go, we should leave now. We don’t know how long the interdimensional passage will remain open!”

“Okay!”

With little Zero, the gluttonous brothers, and Chi Zi, Chen Xing made his way to the private spatial passage.

The entrance was small, and they couldn’t enter together. It could only accommodate one person at a time. Chen Xing carried little Zero and took the lead.

After walking for a while, they directly exited this dimension.

They emerged in the underground storage of Serene Haven City. As soon as they came out, San’er immediately blocked all the surveillance in the storage!

“This is great! I’m finally out!” Chi Sifang exclaimed excitedly. The feeling of surviving a catastrophe was really great. Although he had been sleeping the entire time due to drinking too much! He didn’t experience any danger.

Chen Xing smiled and looked at Chi Zi, indicating that these two brothers were now her responsibility.

Chi Zi nodded, “Sure!”

When the gluttonous brothers heard the two talking, they looked at them with confusion.

“What are they saying?”

As they turned to look at Chi Zi, they saw a flash of red light in her eyes. The two brothers froze on the spot!

Seeing this, Chen Xing opened the interdimensional passage again and returned to the Forbidden Zone.

He had Chi Zi erase the memories of these two brothers about him! Because Chen Xing didn’t want to reveal that he was still alive right now…

Since they all believed he was dead, then let them believe it. Coming out suddenly after playing dead and giving them a scare, that would be interesting.

It’s worth mentioning that after San’er connected little Zero’s spirit system to the network, Chen Xing received all of their messages. Including those from Xue Bufu, Lin Tianyi, and Yun Xinghai.

But after hearing that Yun Xinghai and Xue Bufu were practicing diligently day after day, he had decided to continue pretending to be dead.

…

Holding little Zero, Chen Xing returned to the Minghua Forbidden Zone. At this moment, over seven hundred demons were all waiting at the entrance of the interdimensional passage.

Each of them knelt on the ground, awaiting Chen Xing’s return.

This clearly showed how much they respected him! It’s definitely not because they were afraid Chen Xing wouldn’t return and let them starve to death!

“Great Demon King! Miss Familiar!”

When the demons saw Chen Xing’s return, a sigh of relief filled their hearts! Now, they wouldn’t starve to death…

Tsk, tsk, the dawn of the demon realm had returned!

Looking at this group of silly demons, Chen Xing, in a somewhat pretentious manner, nodded lightly and said in a kingly tone, “Ascend!”

The demons: What the hell is “ascend”?

As a result… Chen Xing’s attempt at acting pretentious failed.

Rarely seen!

He quickly coughed awkwardly and explained, “Ascend means to stand up, just get up.”

“Oh!”

Then the demons quickly stood up.

Seeing this, Chen Xing spoke again, “Have you eaten enough!? If you’re full, start working!”

In the next second, all the demons shouted in unison,

“No!”

Chen Xing: ???

Damn it… I’ve been raising a bunch of pigs.