You're the Heretic! The Crown Prince Is Paying for Everyone.

Aemeath lunged and tackled Xu Qing onto the bed, her brilliant golden eyes fixed on him with excitement.

"Dad, you're awake."

She was still wearing pink pajamas, and her hair was a little messy. Clearly, she had woken up at the sound of Xu Qing's voice and rushed straight over.

"Aemeath!"

A vein throbbed on Xu Qing's forehead as he pinched her cheeks and pulled them apart.

"Honestly, you're so full of energy every single day."

"Boo-hoo, but Dad, you promised you'd go shopping with me."

"???"

Xu Qing slowly turned his head and looked at the still pitch-black sky outside the door.

"Do you want to take a look at what time it is?"

"The sun isn't even up yet. There are barely any people on the streets of Heaven Dou City."

"That's exactly why I'm getting you up now, Dad."

"I'm already awake."

"Then it's the perfect time to take you out for breakfast."

Aemeath pulled his hands away and tried to drag him outside.

"Chef Guga has tofu pudding on the menu today."

"We can try something new."

At the mention of Chef Guga, Xu Qing could only sigh.

A few days ago, he and Little Ai had fished Paimon and Phoebe Chibi out of the lake.

Ever since then, Phoebe Chibi had started showing just how outrageous a gag character could be.

He had no idea where she had dragged Chef Guga over from.

Afterward, Chef Guga had opened a Stinky Chicken Fry Fry Fry Food Shop in Heaven Dou City.

As everyone knew, you shouldn't compare combat power with gag characters.

Likewise, you shouldn't compare anything else with them either.

Because they didn't play by the rules.

Every last one of them was a conceptual god!

The moment Chef Guga's shop opened, it set Heaven Dou City's taste buds ablaze.

But that wasn't what made Xu Qing sigh.

It was that the Gugas had already grown into a whole family.

He already had a feeling the Douluo Continent was very likely to be turned upside down.

After all, there were a whole bunch of Demon Pills in Gugu Gaga.

And on top of that, there was his own little demon king, Little Ai.

"Dad, Dad." Aemeath hugged Xu Qing's arm and wheedled.

Though the picture looked a little strange.

A young girl was clinging to a child and calling him Dad.

"I'll practice my swordsmanship for a while, then I'll go with you."

What else could he do with his own daughter?

Spoil her, of course.

"Yay!"

Smiling, Aemeath took the chance to lower her head and kiss Xu Qing twice on the cheek.

Hsin watched the two of them with a smile.

"Mmm, I slept so well."

By the time Xu Qing finished practicing his swordsmanship, it was broad daylight, and Paimon had only just gotten up.

Lately, Paimon had finally gotten to enjoy life.

When she had traveled with the Traveler before, life hadn't been nearly so comfortable.

"Phoebe, Paimon, hurry up!"

Sitting on a staff and floating in midair herself, Phoebe Chibi urged Paimon on.

"Coming, Phoebe."

The two of them then flew over to Xu Qing, who was getting ready to head out.

"Traveler, where are you going?"

"Out for breakfast, of course."

Aemeath answered cheerfully.

"Ah! What are we having for breakfast?"

At the mention of food, Paimon rubbed her hands excitedly and looked at Aemeath with anticipation.

"Chef Guga has something new on the menu today: tofu pudding."

As soon as she heard that, Paimon's face lit up.

"Great! I want sweet tofu pudding!"

"Phoebe wants savory tofu pudding."

"???"

"I've eaten too much sweet tofu pudding. I want a change."

Paimon glared at Phoebe Chibi. "Heretic, you heretic!"

"I'm having sweet. What about you, Traveler?"

"Generally speaking, spicy tofu pudding tastes pretty good too."

Paimon's expression froze. Then she saw Aemeath snickering beside her.

"Th-then what about you, Little Ai?"

"I only like whatever Dad chooses."

"Now it's three to one. You're the heretic, Paimon." Aemeath grinned.

"???"

Paimon stared at the three of them in disbelief.

She was the heretic?

"Aaaah!!!"

Paimon stomped her feet in midair.

"I'm not a heretic!"

Xu Qing and Aemeath exchanged a glance, both wearing mischievous grins.

Chatting and laughing, the group arrived in Heaven Dou City.

A little red fox perched on Xu Qing's shoulder. Aemeath walked beside him in a pink dress, while Paimon and Phoebe Chibi floated nearby.

This group drew more than a few looks on the street.

Youthful and beautiful, Aemeath made people think she was a princess.

Not to mention Paimon and Phoebe Chibi, the two unidentified flying objects that could talk.

But the bearing and presence the group displayed were such that ordinary people didn't even dare look straight at them.

Aemeath paid them no mind and dragged Xu Qing toward the food street.

"Hurry up, Dad. Little Ai can already smell it."

Heaven Dou Street was bustling with people, and Paimon demonstrated the power of the divine mouth.

"Good morning, Auntie Huang."

"Phoebe."

"Morning, Paimon, Phoebe Chibi."

"Little Ai, you've brought your little brother out for breakfast again?"

"Granny Li, you set up your stall early today."

"Phoebe."

"Morning, Paimon, Phoebe Chibi."

"Little Ai, you're looking prettier than ever today."

Paimon could call out the name of anyone she had ever met.

That skill would have been top-notch in the tour guide business.

The people on the street were already used to the two little floating things that could talk.

This was the Douluo Continent. What kind of Martial Soul didn't exist?

There were plenty that could fly, talk, or looked all sorts of bizarre.

Whenever something couldn't be explained, calling it a mutated Martial Soul covered everything.

The claim that Paimon and Phoebe Chibi were Martial Souls

had naturally been made up on the spot by a certain Little Ai.

When you were out and about, you gave yourself your own identity.

Xu Qing had become Aemeath's little brother

the same way.

When someone asked, she had spoken up first and said Xu Qing was her little brother.

Even though absorbing three Soul Rings had caused his body to develop considerably ahead of time,

Xu Qing's body was still only that of a nine-year-old.

Aemeath, meanwhile, was a youthful, beautiful girl.

Fortunately, under the threat of his glare, a certain Thunder Dandelion hadn't unleashed her thunderous tongue and claimed to be his mother.

"Those two children-I don't know whether they're lucky or unlucky to have awakened those two Martial Souls."

"Isn't that so? Both are detached Martial Souls. One only has a fifth of a wild boar's fighting power, and Phoebe Chibi does nothing but eat."

"Paimon eats an awful lot too. How could an ordinary family afford to feed them?"

"I heard there was once someone who awakened a detached Martial Soul, and he's still stuck at level twenty-nine. He must be close to fifty by now."

"That's awful! Breaking through level twenty-nine at fifty?"

"Ah, isn't it?"

"Good morning, Your Highness!" Paimon called sweetly.

"Good morning."

"..."

Disguised as Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue casually answered. Only after Aemeath's group had walked several dozen meters away did she come to her senses and look at them, speechless.

She was, at any rate, the crown prince of a nation right now. How was it that, to them, she seemed like an ordinary person?

And as she looked at Xu Qing's group, Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly.

They were the group who had appeared in Heaven Dou City a few days ago. Most importantly, Snake Lance Douluo had discovered that Dugu Bo had actually invited them into Dugu Manor with the utmost respect.

How could that information not arouse her suspicions?

Though Dugu Bo was the weakest of the Titled Douluo, he was still a Titled Douluo.

What was more, Old Poison was unruly and eccentric, and he had even rejected Spirit Hall's attempts to recruit him.

Yet this group had made him treat them with such respect. They were definitely not people to be taken lightly.

Not to mention their two detached Martial Souls, Paimon and Phoebe Chibi, which struck her as full of suspicious details.

And then there was the Stinky Chicken Fry Fry Fry Food Shop, which had recently become wildly popular in Heaven Dou City. The child who called herself Chef Guga seemed very similar to Phoebe Chibi in every way.

For that reason, she had deliberately arranged a chance encounter to get acquainted with the group.

After a moment's thought, Qian Renxue hurried after them.

"Huh? The crown prince is following us?" Paimon, floating about, was the first to notice the tail behind them.

"I'm just curious. Little Paimon, Phoebe, what exactly are you going to do?" Qian Renxue wore a kindly smile.

"We're going to have breakfast, of course. Would you like to come with us, Your Highness?"

Qian Renxue glanced at Xu Qing. She didn't know why Paimon kept calling him Traveler, but she answered casually:

"Sure. I haven't had breakfast either. Since you've invited me, Little Paimon, I won't refuse."

Paimon's little head was full of question marks.

He agreed. He really agreed.

She had only been making a polite offer.

And the way he put it, it sounded like he expected her to treat him.

I-I don't have any money!!!

The divine mouth helplessly turned her gaze to Xu Qing.

"Paimon, since the crown prince is here, how could we possibly let you pay? The crown prince should pay for everyone, right, Your Highness?"

Aemeath glanced at Qian Renxue, a sly smile on her lips.

"Really?"

"Phoebe Chibi."

Paimon and Phoebe Chibi's eyes lit up at once.

"..."

The corner of Qian Renxue's eye twitched.

Why did she have the feeling she was about to be fleeced?

Wait, weren't Paimon and Phoebe Chibi both big eaters?!