Chapter 2875

Qian Huansheng finished feeding the little one and placed her in the nearby cradle.

Zhu Yanyi walked over to take a look, nodding slightly. "The child is growing up well."

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Qian Huansheng’s face. "This child has a naturally charming constitution. She is very suitable for cultivating our demon clan’s martial arts."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Qian Huansheng. "Do not make mistakes again. Was Ling Shu’s warning not enough?"

"Ling Shu’s talent was forcibly reversed by me back then. This child’s physique naturally fits our demon clan’s cultivation," Qian Huansheng explained.

Yan Aohan looked at the child. "Not bad. A benevolent demon from three past lives reincarnated as a human. If she cultivates well in this life, becoming an immortal is inevitable."

Qian Huansheng knew Yan Aohan possessed the ability to see through reincarnation, so he could see things others could not. Hearing Yan Aohan’s words, he merely raised an eyebrow. "In that case, I will truly accept this child."

Zhu Yanyi had no interest in this matter. She said, "You are the high-and-mighty future Demon Emperor. Do you have such patience to raise a wife yourself?"

Qian Huansheng frowned slightly. "How is that possible? This child is a junior." He subconsciously glanced out the window.

Outside, Cheng Jin was talking to Chen Tang, seeming particularly happy.

Qian Huansheng felt very uncomfortable in his heart, especially seeing Cheng Jin’s smile directed at Chen Tang. It felt particularly glaring.

Zhu Yanyi saw this and raised an eyebrow. "You like that girl with the Heavenly Master physique."

"Who likes her? Do not talk nonsense," Qian Huansheng absolutely refused to admit he liked her.

"So awkward," Zhu Yanyi sneered. "You demons say you love when you want to and stop when you don’t. You are supposed to be bold in love and hate. But look at yourself. Where is the boldness of a demon?"

Yan Aohan saw Zhu Yanyi mocking Qian Huansheng and joined in. "Wife, some people are only bystanders. When it is their turn, they constantly struggle with themselves."

Qian Huansheng snorted, but his gaze did not leave Cheng Jin outside.

Qian Huansheng pondered. Had she really fallen in love? It should not be. But it was undeniable that among all the women who had been close to her over the years, besides Zhu Yanyi and a few other Sovereigns, Cheng Jin was the only mortal.

She was a god after all, but Cheng Jin never seemed to care about her divine status.

It was not that she disrespected her, but she never expected to gain anything from her.

Because she had no intentions toward her, she had no need to flatter her deliberately.

Such a Cheng Jin made him unable to help but pay attention to her.

Actually, Cheng Jin could have lived as an ordinary person. She did not know why she had asked Zhu Yanyi for the Marrow-Cleansing Pill back then to refine her essence and marrow, allowing her to cultivate.

Was he subconsciously acting with some purpose?

Qian Huansheng absolutely denied having any ulterior motives. Besides, during these days of interacting with Cheng Jin, they rarely spent time alone except for missions.

However, seeing Cheng Jin chatting and laughing with Chen Tang, his heart did not feel very pleased.

As someone who had experienced this, Zhu Yanyi saw through Qian Huansheng at a glance.

Qian Huansheng might not truly love Cheng Jin yet, but his heart was no longer calm. If this continued, his obsession with Cheng Jin would deepen. If he did not realize it early, he would be the one to suffer in the future.

Since they were all gods, Zhu Yanyi decided to remind Qian Huansheng.

"Qian Huan, do not think you do not love her now. But there is one undeniable fact: your gaze is already fixed on that girl. Does it not make you sad to see her chatting with other boys?" Zhu Yanyi asked, looking at Qian Huansheng.

Qian Huansheng was slightly stunned. "I am just a bit unaccustomed to it."

That was right. It was just unaccustomed. After all, before Chen Tang arrived, he was the only young person here who could talk to Cheng Jin.

Qian Huansheng absolutely refused to admit he was an old monster. His appearance looked no older than thirty, and his features were so bewitching that ordinary men could not compare to him.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "Well, if it is just unaccustomed, you must know that as a woman, she will eventually find a partner."

"She will not," Qian Huansheng glanced at Zhu Yanyi, frowning slightly, disagreeing with her statement.

"What do you mean she will not?" Zhu Yanyi was surprised.

"She will not marry," Qian Huansheng said seriously, uttering five words.

"How do you know?" Zhu Yanyi expressed doubt.

"I naturally know," Qian Huansheng said earnestly. "She has received the Heavenly Master inheritance. She will likely become the number one figure in the mystical world of this realm. Such a person cannot marry an ordinary person and form a family. If the partner lacks strong ability, they will eventually die."

"Are you doing this on purpose?" Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

She knew something about the situation of those in the mystical world. She understood that true practitioners of the mystical arts could not casually reveal heavenly secrets. Once revealed, it was exchanging one’s life for the secret.

Therefore, practitioners of the mystical arts were often enthusiastic about charity.

Why? To accumulate more karmic merit to compensate for the punishment received after revealing heavenly secrets.

However, good deeds often could not outweigh the punishment.

This was understandable. In any organization, punishments often exceeded rewards. This principle had existed since ancient times. For example, the saying "It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality" seemed unrelated, but the meaning was similar.

Moreover, the world remembered those who did wrong more often. Those who did good deeds were only remembered if they accumulated great merit. Small acts of kindness were rarely remembered.

Therefore, for a practitioner of the mystical arts to save a person or change fate against heaven, the cost was unimaginable to ordinary people.

After hearing Qian Huansheng’s explanation of Cheng Jin’s situation, Zhu Yanyi had to suspect her intentions.

Qian Huansheng was slightly stunned by Zhu Yanyi’s rebuttal and questioning. Was it intentional? No. She just did not want such a good physique to be wasted.

But there were not many people in the world with Cheng Jin’s physique and talent. Why did he patiently help her?

Qian Huansheng knew himself. He was a rather cold-hearted person. Few people could enter his eyes, and he rarely had the patience to help others. But now, it seemed he had been mistaken.

Did he really have some unspeakable purpose regarding Cheng Jin?

Qian Huansheng tilted his head, feeling a bit confused.

Zhu Yanyi was speechless seeing this. The emotional tribulation was so obvious, yet Qian Huansheng had not even noticed it.

However, it seemed Qian Huansheng would not be in danger. Since there was no danger, Zhu Yanyi decided not to speak too clearly.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. Yan Aohan nodded slightly in understanding and then said, "Actually, regarding my wife, once I understood my heart, I did not hesitate. You had better understand your own heart."

"I need to think about it," Qian Huansheng said, tilting his head.

Yan Aohan knew Qian Huansheng was not someone who could not figure things out. As long as he was given time, he would understand. So he hummed. "Anyway, we cultivators have long lives. You can take your time to think."

Zhu Yanyi spoke softly. "Our lives are long. However, the one with the Heavenly Master inheritance is still a mortal physique. Even after inheriting the Heavenly Master title, she must wait until death to become a Yin Spirit or Yin Envoy. At that time, she might choose to forget her past life to successfully become a Yin Spirit or Yin Immortal. In that case…"

Zhu Yanyi stopped here, deliberately looking at Qian Huansheng.

Sure enough, Qian Huansheng was slightly stunned upon hearing Zhu Yanyi’s words. If it was truly as Zhu Yanyi said, Cheng Jin would forget her in the end.

She frowned slightly. She did not know why, but she disliked this result. She disliked being forgotten.

Qian Huansheng felt that it was fine for him to forget others, but it was unacceptable for others to forget him.

Of course, such a domineering thought was only in his mind. Others did not know, and Cheng Jin certainly did not know.

If Cheng Jin knew Qian Huansheng’s thoughts, she would only think she had a problem with her head.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan exchanged a smile. It seemed Qian Huansheng was not as heartless as they originally thought.

Demons were naturally more heartless than humans. As the leader of the demon clan and the true god of the demon realm, and the most promising candidate to become the Supreme Cosmic Demon Emperor, Qian Huansheng’s emotions were even more detached.

"Some matters need to be properly resolved. Some feelings need to be properly experienced," Yan Aohan said. "Since you came here to undergo a tribulation, think about this point carefully. Demons are not heartless beings."

Back then, he had mistaken his feelings for Ling Shu as love, causing a major incident. Now that this matter had finally settled, and Qian Huansheng had repaid the thread of emotion he owed Ling Shu, he should have been able to break through.

But he had not broken through. Not only that, there were no signs of breakthrough at all. This indicated that Qian Huansheng’s emotional tribulation was not about Ling Shu.

Looking at Qian Huansheng now, both Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan could see that her emotional tribulation was likely the little girl with the Heavenly Master physique outside.

However, they could only observe this. At most, they could offer a word or two of guidance when Qian Huansheng was confused. They could not interfere further.

Demons’ minds were too complex. Although Qian Huansheng had become a god, he still retained demon characteristics: his thoughts were too numerous.

If they said too much, Qian Huansheng might suspect they had ulterior motives. Therefore, neither Zhu Yanyi nor Yan Aohan said more than a casual remark.

"By the way, is there anything fun in this plane?" Seeing that Qian Huansheng seemed to be thinking, Zhu Yanyi did not keep circling this topic. She changed the subject.

Qian Huansheng pondered slightly. "Actually, this world is not much different from the plane you originally inhabited."

"Since that is the case, let us wander around here first," Zhu Yanyi said after a moment of thought.