The Demon King's Curiosity

The monster was immediately dumbfounded.

It shamelessly crossed its leg... Wait a minute!

The monster suddenly realized, "Damn it, how did you figure out this was a female cat?"

It glared at Li Yao with hostility. "Master, you're lying to me."

Li Yao: "Yes."

Monster: "..."

The black cat jumped off the table, ignoring Li Yao —it couldn't fight him, and it was no match for him in verbal abuse, so what else could it do? The monster was also in despair.

Sure enough, not a single mage is normal.

They're all crazy! They're all cowardly and wicked! Li Yao ignored the black cat. Actually, he quite liked small animals. He wanted to raise a cat that could clean the house and scoop its own poop, but ever since his mother raised A Hua, he had lost all hope in cats.

I don't expect you to do housework.

You can't even scoop your own poop! What use are you?!

My mom always makes me scoop the litter box. How do you manage to make your own son scoop the litter box and still comfortably pet the cat? This one...

It seems like it can actually do housework and clean its own poop? I wonder if cats with supernatural features can poop.

never mind,

None of that matters.

After washing up, Li Yao put his cane into his Space Ring, picked up his thermos, and went downstairs.

In the morning, the hired staff hadn't arrived yet; they usually started work in the evening, and they were all college students working part-time. The daytime wasn't busy, so Chen Xi could manage on her own, saving money. Besides, the tavern wasn't open in the morning, so Chen Xi would practice swordsmanship and then go back to make breakfast for Li Yao.

As for the tavern, it had been cleaned before the sword practice.

After drinking some water to whet his appetite, Li Yao took a sip of Vitality Potion to invigorate his spirits.

And so, Li Yao went outside.

As expected,

Old Man Lu was instructing Chen Xi on Chen Xi practice. Now, as Chen Xi practiced, the sharp aura around her grew stronger, as if with each swing of her sword, the sword intent within her intensified.

Old Man Lu once said, "Sword intent is a swordsman's belief. And this is the most important element for a swordsman to become a strong one. Believe that you can become strong, strengthen yourself time and time again, combine it with your Original Heart, and you will forge sword intent!"

But Li Yao could hardly comprehend that change.

This is probably why Old Man Lu doesn't think much of him.

After practicing the Qi Refining Technique, Li Yao lay down next to Old Man Lu, panting. Old Man Lu hesitated several times before finally saying, "Lying down like this right after exercising will cause your Qi and blood to stagnate. It's best to move around a bit before lying down."

Yeah?

Li Yao took a sip of the Vitality Potion, feeling the sensation of popping candy coursing through his bloodstream, and shook his head.

No, I don't think so.

This can all lead to stagnation of qi and blood.

Then I admit defeat.

Old Man Lu was so angry that he didn't say another word.

This child is as lazy and useless as mud.

They're hopeless!

After a moment of silence, Li Yao suddenly said, "You know we're being watched, right?"

"Um?"

Old Man Lu sat up straight and said seriously, "Tell me in detail."

Li Yao gathered his thoughts and said, "A spirit that could hide in the shadows had been monitoring us, but I took it down yesterday." Li Yao thought for a moment, then said boastfully, "Consider this a favor I did for you, so I'll give you a discount?"

"No!"

Old Man Lu's tone was very firm.

Then he began to think about some things.

He didn't even realize he was being watched... Well, that makes sense; hiding in the shadows is a truly bizarre ability, especially in the tavern next door. If the tavern next door wasn't also quite something, their every move would probably have been discovered!

Lu Xingshen suddenly became restless! He had been allocating manpower here recently, so did that mean some important intelligence had been leaked? Lu Xingshen fidgeted, and after Chen Xi finished practicing her sword, he suppressed his impatience and gave her a few more pointers before quickly getting up and returning to the Midnight Bar next door. He needed to make some adjustments to the recent arrangements! Chen Xi looked at Lu Xingshen figure with suspicion and asked Li Yao, "Is something wrong?"

Li Yao shook his head. "It has nothing to do with you."

Chen Xi nodded. "Okay, I'll go make breakfast."

When Chen Xi entered the tavern, Li Yao frowned.

He's a fairly rational person.

But Chen Xi is not.

Although she had once led the Chen Family and was a powerful figure in a certain field, Li Yao understood that Chen Xi was a person who valued relationships deeply. During this time, Old Man Lu had treated her exceptionally well, passing on all his skills without reservation and showing her extraordinary care.

Chen Xi appeared calm and collected on the surface.

But in her heart, Old Man Lu's importance was constantly increasing.

If the day comes that Old Man Lu is called up to fight, can she just sit idly by?

never mind,

unimportant.

Li Yao closed his eyes, enjoying the morning sunlight on his body and the gentle breeze of late autumn... Everything was peaceful and serene. Things will work themselves out. What's the point of thinking so much? The black cat silently crouched down beside Li Yao.

It discovered,

The world seems exceptionally peaceful.

All right,

At least here, it's exceptionally peaceful.

There was no war, no murder, no deception. Although everyone was busy, it seemed that no one ever worried about their safety.

This had a significant impact on the monster.

In its original world, even in Canaan City known as the "Heart of the Continent," such peace would not exist. In the dark corners of that prosperous and bustling city, murders were always taking place, and frauds were always being committed... That world was noisy and chaotic, full of restless vitality, growing as profusely as cancer.

Wow, this world is quite interesting.

The monster glanced at the ubiquitous electronic technology products on the street; even those things seemed somewhat interesting.

It could sense the faint electrical energy surging within, but it was unaware that the application of electrical energy could be developed to this extent.

It was simply the pinnacle of ingenious skills and techniques.

Yes, ingenious techniques and skills.

From the monster's perspective, these things are outside the realm of psychic energy, and even if used to their fullest potential, they're still just so-so.

I've heard that this world has started using and developing atomic energy? What is that? And why is releasing atomic energy called "growing mushrooms"? So many novel things surround the monster, making it very curious... Wait, why the hell am I curious??

Sudden,

The monster heard the mage beside it ask with a wicked grin, "Where did you go just now? By the way, are you a male or female cat? Let me check you out."

"Get out!"

The monster immediately bristled! It still hadn't dared to investigate such a question! Before Li Yao could catch it, the monster leaped up and ran away.

Li Yao pursed his lips.

What kind of behavior is that?

Am I really that unpopular with small animals?

Back when he went to confirm whether A Hua was male or female, he almost got his face scratched, and he was furious about it for a long time—what if you really scratched such a beautiful face! Could you afford to pay for it?!

Second update. Sorry for the lateness and for keeping you all waiting. Hope you enjoy reading!