Chen Xing looked at Lord Dian’er, who was crying heartbreakingly, and asked San’er, “What did they say just now?”

San’er laughed and scolded, 【 How the hell would I know? I’m not a mouse! 】

Helpless, Chen Xing turned to the two black mice on the opposite side. A cold light flashed in his hand, and a knife appeared.

“Um… Chen Xing? What are you going to do?” Zero asked.

“Hmm? I’m going to kill them. Origin beasts and core crystals are quite valuable. They can help Gu Meow Meow level up,” Chen Xing replied.

Upon hearing his words, the two mice on the opposite side were so scared that they immediately transformed back to their original forms, becoming two mice about two meters long. They quickly knelt on all fours, begging for mercy, and made squeaking sounds, squeek squeek.

Zero looked at the two mice and then at Lord Dian’er. “Um… why are you so small?”

Another knife…

But Lord Dian’er had already stopped crying. He wiped away the water droplets hanging on his fur from the tears and stood on a puddle of water—tears that he had shed.

After wiping away his tears, he looked at Chen Xing and said, “Chen Xing! Can you let them go?”

Chen Xing: ???

“Who are you? Are we acquainted?” He swung his hand.

“Swish!”

Another knife struck directly at Lord Dian’er! He was frightened and quickly dodged. “What the heck! Why are you like this!?”

Chen Xing smiled but didn’t say anything. He didn’t really want to kill it; he was just teasing it. This black coal-like ball was quite interesting, and he intended to keep it as Zero’s pet. In critical moments, it could become a strong ally to help protect her. If it misbehaved, he could just give it a beating.

So he planned to sell it a favor and pointed his long sword at the two black mice, saying, “Get lost. If I see you again, don’t blame me!”

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!” (Thank you, thank you!)

Then the two big mice fled.

Chen Xing held Zero’s hand, and she held Lord Dian’er’s tail.

“Um…” Zero pulled Lord Dian’er in front of her and looked into its sad, big eyes. “What’s your name?”

“Lord Dian’er…”

“Um… I’m called Zero. Can you be my pet?”

“No.”

Chen Xing glanced at it with a gentle expression, his face saying: I’m giving you a chance, say it again!

Lord Dian’er was frightened and quickly said, “Y-yes, I can!”

In its heart, however, it thought, “Hmph… I’ll run away after I accompany him to the Demon Dimension!”

Without being prompted, it blurted out its thoughts again.

“Um…” Zero was taken aback for a moment, then her little mouth gently curved upwards. “Hehe… I heard that!”

Lord Dian’er widened his eyes, muttering, “Damn it… I said my thoughts again.”

Zero smiled and asked, “Why can you talk? Why don’t other mice talk? And why do you keep revealing your thoughts? Can’t you distinguish between thoughts and spoken words?”

Lord Dian’er replied, “You have a million questions!”

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing glanced at it again, showing a good-natured expression.

Lord Dian’er immediately coughed twice and said seriously, “Before, I ate too much of Li Minghua’s food, which led to a mutation, and I turned into this form. Since then, I’ve been able to talk, but I often unintentionally blurt out my thoughts.”

“Um… Okay…” Zero had no further questions, but now it was Chen Xing’s turn to ask.

“You call yourself Lord, are you the emperor here?”

“Cough, of course! With my handsomeness, I must be the emperor!” Lord Dian’er replied.

Chen Xing sneered, pursing his lips, “Okay, got it. You’re not.”

“What do you know… Damn! I am!”

Chen Xing didn’t bother arguing with it and continued, “Why do you want to go to the Demon Dimension?”

As soon as this was mentioned, Lord Dian’er immediately became spirited. “My child fell into the Demon Dimension! I must rescue him! He’s my only child!”

Zero had upgraded for the first time and accidentally summoned the Demon Dimension. His child fell into it, and a few small demons crawled out, but they were eaten by Lord Dian’er. The plane’s portal was open for a very short time, and Lord Dian’er couldn’t save its child in time before the portal closed.

Chen Xing showed no reaction after listening and didn’t bother to ask any further. He turned his head and smiled, gently patting Zero’s little head, “Zero, how about we build a secret base here? A secret base that belongs only to the two of us.”

Zero, who had felt pity for Lord Dian’er’s loss of its child, immediately forgot about it when she heard about building a secret base. “A secret base?! Great! That’s awesome!”

Lord Dian’er: ???

Doesn’t anyone care about me?

Chen Xing smiled and hugged her in his arms, asking softly, “What kind of base do you want to build? I’ll go with your choice.”

“Um… let me think…”

Suddenly, San’er said, 【 There’s also a Minghua City Lord gift pack, shall we open it and see? 】

“Open it!”

【Ding~ Opening the Minghua City Lord gift pack! 】

【 Ding~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining a hidden reward with 60% luck value. The gift pack has been upgraded to a couple-themed selection reward!】

Chen Xing only then remembered that he had a 50% luck bonus in Minghua City. From now on, he could open gift packs here and become invincible!

【Ding~ Please select the main building type: Couple-themed Castle! (Building height: 150 meters, width: 200 meters, length: 300 meters) 】

【Couple-themed Villa! (Building height: 50 meters, length: 600 meters, width: 600 meters) 】

【Couple-themed High-rise Building! (Building height: 300 meters, width: 100 meters, length: 100 meters) 】

【Please choose…】

Chen Xing smiled and looked at Zero,, “Which one do you like? It’s up to you.”

“Um… I don’t know… What do you like?”

Chen Xing kissed her face and said softly, “You can choose anything you like, don’t mind me, I’ll like whatever you choose.”

“Em… Then let’s go with the villa? Is that okay?” Zero pursed her lips and smiled, and for some reason, her face suddenly turned red.

Chen Xing, curious about what she was thinking when making the decision, asked, “Why choose the villa?”

“I won’t tell you, hehe!”

Seeing that she didn’t want to tell him, Chen Xing gently lifted her chin with his finger and brought his face closer. “Will you tell me now?”

Zero lightly bit her lips, and their eyes met closely. Her heart started to race again, and she quickly turned her head away. “Um… No, I won’t tell you! Hmph!”

A smile appeared on Chen Xing’s face, and he lowered his head to gently bite her earlobe.

“Wow!”

Zero was tickled all over and shivered, immediately begging for mercy: “Don’t, don’t… Wuwu… It’s so itchy!”

Chen Xing’s mouth was still by her ear, and he gently exhaled his breath into her ear. “Will you tell me now?”

“Wuwu!” (>_<)!

“I’ll tell… I’ll tell, it’s so itchy…”

Chen Xing finally let her go, looking at her with a smile. He noticed that her ears had turned red, and under the moonlight, she looked particularly charming.

Zero rubbed her ears vigorously with her hand; it was just too itchy. “Wuwu… You’re bullying me…”

She was about to explain the reason, but Chen Xing covered her little mouth directly.

“Um…” Zero was suddenly kissed and couldn’t react in time.

Chen Xing succeeded in invading her! The two of them resumed the activities that the demons hadn’t seen before.

“Umph umph…” (Aren’t you supposed to listen to the reason?)

After a while, Chen Xing finally released her.

“Hmph~” Zero snorted lightly and lay on his chest, rubbing her little face in protest.

Chen Xing laughed as he patted her back. “Why did you choose the villa?”

“Um… I thought the castle was too big… It’s too twisty and turny inside…” Her voice became quieter as she spoke.

Even the evening breeze was louder than her.

But Chen Xing had good hearing. He nodded and continued to listen.

With a red face, Zero spoke in a small voice, “And… in case we have babies in the future… babies can easily get lost in a castle…”