From the beginning, Hao Ren did not expect the four ascetics to stay at home. He could not even control the rest of them, let alone the ascetics, who were as stubborn as rocks. They had a persistence and self-standards that were hard for ordinary people to understand. Although they did not force others, they would never be moved by others. The four ascetics were here to accept the goddess' test. How could they just sit around and wait for death?
But it was one thing to think about it, and another to have a headache when it actually happened. Hao Ren looked at Big Beardy, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. All he got in return was a tepid smile. That solemn smile made him look like he was ready to be summoned at any time.
Vivian was more open-minded than Hao Ren. "Hey, it's not a big deal. Before I came here, I was also running around the world. I'm a Blood Clan, and the four ascetics are still human. Even if we meet demon hunters, we can use our identity as ascetics to explain ourselves. Nothing will go wrong."
Hao Ren sighed. "Sigh... I'm mainly worried that they will go to Kekexili to catch the Tibetan antelope... But since they have done their homework, I won't say anything."
Big Beardy smiled. "It's good that you understand. Don't worry, I'll stay here. We ascetics have a secret communication method. I can keep track of the other three's movements at any time. I'll report to you if anything happens. "
Hao Ren waved his hand helplessly. "Whatever. After all, there's not a lot of people in this house that I don't have to worry about."
There was another reason why he could accept the four ascetics running around, and that was Raven 12345's tacit consent. When he was out on a business trip, he naturally could not pay attention to the situation at home. How could he control what the ascetics did? So, since Raven 12345 did not jump out and announce that he would be docked half a month's salary... then let them do as they pleased. It just so happened that Y'lisabet had a spare room.
At this time, Rollie heard the commotion in the living room and came down from the second floor. She meowed at Hao Ren as a greeting and then noticed that there was another stranger in the house.
After staring at Y'lisabet for a while, Rollie let out a very human-like sigh, as if lamenting about her fate as the mascot of the rental house. But she still nodded slightly at the demon girl to show her approval, and then ran to greet Lil Pea.
Hao Ren looked at Rollie in a daze, especially when the dumb cat sighed, which was really creepy. "Is she really a spirit?"
"I don't know what's going on, but Rollie seems to be getting more and more serious lately." Becky went back to the sofa and watched the TV. "Two days ago, I saw it squatting in front of the TV and secretly pressing the remote control..."
Rollie glanced at Becky lazily, meowed, and curled herself into a ball beside the sofa to take a nap.
Hao Ren: "… Is there a normal creature in this house?!"
The little demon Y'lisabet stayed in Hao Ren's house for the time being and quickly adapted to the life in this place.
Although she was a princess, Y'lisabet was not the pampered type. Hao Ren's house was like a janitor's office compared to Y'zaks' palace, but the little demon was very satisfied with her room: there were a lot of new things that she could not understand!
Lights, phones, fridges, color TV, microwave oven, rice cooker — anything that worked automatically would arouse the little one's interest. Y'lisabet felt like she was in a magical treasure house, and there were treasures everywhere that were worth tearing apart. Although her little screwdriver was confiscated by Y'zaks, the little girl could always find a suitable tool in the corner, and then when no one was looking, she would secretly study the rare things within her sight...
One day, when Hao Ren was watching TV in the house, he suddenly heard a bang coming from the living room. The power switch in the house tripped. He ran out and saw Y'lisabet sitting on the floor of the living room, holding a socket in one hand and the screwdriver in the other. The little girl's face was black, but she was still giggling happily. "This is so exciting!"
She really was Y'zaks' bloodline. The little girl's curiosity was obviously inherited from her father. As for the courage to poke the socket, it should be from her mother: In the past, the Saintess of Swords dared to challenge the Demon King in front of Helcrown. This courage was not something that could be described as simple-mindedness. Just one-tenth of her genes would have been enough to give birth to a child that could weld detonators and saw light bulbs...
But fortunately, Y'lisabet was just overly curious and could not figure out the difference between the electrical appliances on Earth and the alchemical devices she usually fiddled with. She was not a complete naughty child. After being struck by electricity a few times, and more importantly, being educated by the adults a few times, she toned down.
In order to let Y'lisabet have something to do, Hao Ren also rummaged out a lot of things from the basement for the little girl to play with. There was a radio that he used to fiddle with when he was young, an old TV that he could not bear to throw away, an old Walkman that he did not even know where to buy a cassette, and half a laptop with the monitor missing. Hao Ren could not believe that there was such a big pile of junk in his small warehouse. Anyway, these things soon became Y'lisabet's treasures. The little girl was immersed in the joy of dismantling and unpacking all day long.
When Lily saw the junk that Hao Ren rummaged out of the small warehouse, she muttered, "You always say that I pick things up randomly... Aren't you the same?"
Hao Ren did not mind. These things he collected could at least be sold for two cents of scrap iron. What could Lily's box of stones do?
Life was peaceful for a few days. After reporting to Raven 12345, Hao Ren had nothing to do and lived the life of idleness that he had always dreamed of.
It was another day where the sun shone brightly.
The cold of winter had long receded, and now it was spring. Hao Ren stood in front of the window in a coat, enjoying the cool breeze. Looking at the old poplar tree that had sprouted green buds, he sighed and said, "It's spring."
Lily squatted next to him with Lil Pea's pot in front of her. The husky maiden was holding a stick in her hand with a small piece of wood tied to it. The maiden was happily fishing Lil Pea. When she heard Hao Ren's voice, she looked up and asked, "Landlord, are we going out to play?"
As soon as Lily was distracted, she heard the sound of water splashing. Lil Pea jumped out of the water and took the small piece of wood on the "fishing line" with her mouth.
The two of them were very good at playing together.
"You only know how to run around all day." Hao Ren glanced at Lily and then at Lil Pea. "Don't fish all day. Lil Pea doesn't eat well now. Feeding her with a fishing rod is not a good habit."
At this time, Becky's voice suddenly came from the door. "Landlord! I'm taking Y'lisabet out to play! "
Hao Ren looked up and saw the demon girl in a beautiful dress standing at the door and making a face at him. The little girl wore a pair of contact lenses to cover her red eyes. At the same time, she wore a soft cartoon hat on her head to cover her pair of demon horns. The little girl had been using this disguise when she wanted to go out to play for the past two days.
Hao Ren waved his hand and said, "Go ahead. Don't let her take off the hat."
After the two went out happily, Hao Ren turned to look at Y'zaks and said, "Why don't you teach your daughter transfiguration or something? You can transform from more than five meters tall into this. It shouldn't be difficult for your daughter to learn how to cover the horns on her head, right? "
Y'zaks sighed and said, "Isn't it still a matter of bloodline? Some of the demon's innate abilities are not very adaptable to her. She can't learn it no matter how hard she tries. Transforming into a human is a kind of talent, not magic. It requires pure blood. I want to ask Big Beardy if there are any basic transfiguration spells in The Plane of Dreams for Y'lisabet to learn. "
As he said, Y'zaks could not help but look a little guilty. "To be honest, sometimes I feel sorry for the child. Her half-demon, half-human bloodline made her very weak when she was born, and she couldn't find a child to play with since she was a child. Otherwise, she wouldn't be fiddling with those alchemical devices all day because no one would play with her."
"Then why didn't you go out with her just now?" Hao Ren rolled his eyes.
Y'zaks scratched his head awkwardly and said, "... When I went out with her, there were always people calling the police on the way. The crackdown on abduction has been very strict recently..."
Hao Ren was speechless.
At this moment, a figure swaying from across the street suddenly caught Hao Ren's attention.
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