“I’m here to monitor you.”
Lin Lingling took a sip of her drink, speaking with great enthusiasm, though her voice trembled just a little.
The sofa was three meters long.
Ba Ji sat on the far left.
Lin Lingling sat on the far right.
It felt like a wide river ran between them.
Chen Huaian looked at the scene, the corner of his mouth twitching.
“Sanling, are you… afraid of cats?”
Lin Lingling glanced cautiously at Ba Ji and swallowed hard.
“…Afraid.”
“But don’t girls usually like cats and dogs?”
Chen Huaian was genuinely surprised.
He reached out and rubbed Ba Ji’s head twice.
Ba Ji wasn’t ugly — in fact, he thought the little thing should be quite popular with girls.
And judging from how Ba Ji trembled at the sight of Lin Lingling, clearly the cat was also afraid of this weird girl.
Ah — wasn’t this a two-way street?
Lin Lingling lowered her head, not daring to speak.
She wasn’t afraid of cats —
The problem was, it had to actually be a proper cat!
The bearded man had warned her before she came.
Judging solely from the power of Chen Huaian’s talisman, he could be classified at least as a soldier-level C-rank Resuscitator.
But considering the severe cost of using those talismans, they ultimately placed him at master-level A-rank.
For a White-Rank newbie like her, a master-level A-rank was absolutely a terrifying big shot!
And this so-called “cat” was probably some kind of monster disguised as a pet in the eyes of this big boss.
As expected — truly a boss’s pet — utterly unique.
Chen Huaian sat down between Ba Ji and Lin Lingling.
The moment his presence separated their line of sight, he clearly felt both creatures on either side let out a long sigh of relief.
The originally tense atmosphere lightened up considerably.
“You said you came to monitor me?”
“Yes.” Lin Lingling didn’t hesitate.
“In fact, the monitoring is secondary. You’re a very important individual to the Demon Slayer Division, and you possess a powerful talisman.
To prevent any potential danger, a formal Demon Slayer Division member was assigned to monitor you…
Of course — more importantly, I’ll also be here to assist you with anything related to the Division.
If you need anything, you can just tell me, and I’ll help you take care of it.”
“What if I refuse to cooperate?” Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes.
Lin Lingling turned to look at him, retracting her dangling feet and sitting cross-legged.
Then she moved from sitting to kneeling upright, placed her palms together on her forehead, took a deep breath —
and then bowed down hard…
She kowtowed.
“Please… let me monitor you!”
Chen Huaian: “…”
He stayed silent for a while before asking with a strange expression,
“Do you get paid for this?”
“Yes.”
“How much?”
“A thousand yuan a day.”
“Then let’s split it fifty-fifty.”
“Deal!”
Chen Huaian extended his hand and smiled.
“Welcome aboard, monitor-san.”
Lin Lingling grasped his fingers and gave them a proper up-and-down shake, saying seriously:
“Please guide me well, boss!”
Ba Ji: “…”
“By the way — since I’m monitoring you, I’ll need to live close by… but your upstairs, downstairs, and neighboring rooms are already occupied.”
Lin Lingling blushed slightly and whispered,
“From now on, you’ll be my older brother, and I’ll be your little sister. That’ll be my cover identity.
Since I’m still in school, if we go on missions together, it’ll also help cover up our identities as Resuscitators.”
“Okay.” Chen Huaian pointed to the master bedroom.
“You can stay in there. It’s got a private bathroom. Just don’t come out here to use the bathroom — I like to sleep naked.”
Lin Lingling: “…”
“Also — call me Onii-chan.”
Lin Lingling: “???”
Her expression froze, her mouth twitching awkwardly.
After hesitating for a long while, under immense pressure from the boss, she finally squeezed out a soft “Ou…”
Before Chen Huaian could hear the remaining two words, she grabbed her suitcase, bolted into the master bedroom, and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
Ba Ji was left dumbfounded.
The boss actually let this human cub, who knew his true identity, move in?!
Didn’t this mean it was going to get exposed before the boss’s memories fully awakened?
At this moment, it felt like a python had coiled tightly around its heart.
The suffocation was unbearable.
Chen Huaian stared at the closed door, touching his chin thoughtfully.
Though he disliked being monitored, there were two sides to everything.
The arrival of this Three Zeros was actually a good chance for him to learn more about the Demon Slayer Division’s operations.
Sure, he could’ve asked the bearded man — but as the head of the Division, there’d be things he wouldn’t say.
On the other hand, a low-ranking member like Three Zeros would be far easier to handle.
If the Demon Slayer Division was observing him,
then he’d observe them right back.
After all — it was a potential goldmine.
He needed to get familiar with the lay of the land.
“Hey, Three Zeros!”
Chen Huaian knocked on the door of the master bedroom.
The door cracked open immediately, and a single eye peeked out through the gap.
“After dinner, I want to take on some demon-slaying missions to make money. Can you help?”
Lin Lingling’s eyes flashed with surprise.
The bearded man had really wanted Chen Huaian to take the initiative to accept tasks. After all, this would keep him in regular contact with the Demon Slayer Division, help clear out their backlogged assignments, and also suppress the increasing monster activity in Tianfu District.
Lin Lingling originally thought it would be hard to persuade Chen Huaian to take on missions, but she didn’t expect him to bring it up on his own.
That’s right — people who just discovered they were Resuscitators usually wanted to test their abilities, didn’t they?
But after encountering the terror of monsters, that excitement would quickly turn into fear.
“No problem — new missions refresh at 9 p.m. Let’s go check them out then. The mission info will be fresh.”
“Oh? So normally your Demon Slayer Division’s info isn’t fresh?”
Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
Lin Lingling instantly realized she’d slipped up, looked away, and awkwardly closed the door a little further.
“Haha, ahaha… how could that be? Our Demon Slayer Division’s intel updates in real time! There’s absolutely no way our people would be put in danger by faulty intel!”
The bearded man had specifically warned her — never expose the Demon Slayer Division’s flaws.
Sure, it was messy now, but it would get better in the future.
If Chen Huaian found out, she’d get docked pay for sure!
“Then why did you get beaten half to death last time?”
“Damn it, that was… because of intel problems, of course—”
Before Lin Lingling could finish, she froze, her eyes going wide.
She quickly slapped a hand over her mouth, as if she’d just realized something.
Bang—!
The door shut tightly.
Chen Huaian stood outside, and in that moment, everything clicked.
So — the Demon Slayer Division was understaffed, things were a mess, and they couldn’t even keep their mission intel up to date.
Then there was no reason for him to officially join the Division.
Better to stay as a freelance bounty hunter — take missions, get paid.
After all, his top priority now was staying alive, and that meant avoiding unnecessary risk.
Behind the door.
Lin Lingling leaned against it, her heart pounding.
But the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
She slapped herself lightly across the face, muttering under her breath,
“Lin Lingling, you idiot! Stupid, stupid, stupid!”
Lingxi Valley
“Young master, two disciples from Jiange will arrive tomorrow. Their visiting cards have already been sent ahead.”
“Oh? Jiange?”
Inside a gauze-draped tent, Yun Suxin opened her beautiful eyes from meditation and looked toward the Lingxi Valley disciple standing outside the tent.
“Did they state their purpose?”
“Reporting to the young master — they’re here to purchase spiritual herbs.”
Lingxi Valley had ten thousand acres of spiritual fields and was one of the largest suppliers of spiritual herbs in the Cangyun Realm.
Many sects and wandering cultivators purchased spiritual herbs from Lingxi Valley.
Their prices were lower than market rate, and their quality guaranteed — and Lingxi Valley welcomed this business.
But when it came to Jiange… that was another story.
“Fine, let them come.”
Yun Suxin’s lips curled into a cold, teasing smile.
Jiange, you’re bold, aren’t you.
They hadn’t even settled the old score for robbing Lingxi Valley’s shipment before — and now, they were showing up on her doorstep?
Well then. Yun Suxin had never met such self-serving people before.
Of course she would… treat them well.
