Chapter 100: Only Room for Two Demons

"Fine, let's tidy up this dog kennel first."

Zhang Yi sighed and rolled up his sleeves to start working.

This dump, who knows how long it's been since anyone lived here; the dust is as thick as a carpet, I'll probably have to use Spirit Energy to shake it off.

He circulated his demon power and flapped his wings violently; a powerful gust of air instantly swept through the entire room, sending dust flying everywhere and making him cough incessantly.

"Cough, cough, cough... this smell, it's something else!"

Zhang Yi covered his nose and flapped his wings; once the dust settled, the room finally revealed its true appearance.

Although it was a bit crude, it was at least much cleaner.

He dragged that stiff straw mat out into the courtyard and shook it hard, sending dust flying and attracting a few curious little demons to watch.

"What are you looking at! Never seen anyone clean up before?"

Zhang Yi roared irritably, scaring the little demons into running away in a flash.

He threw the straw mat under the peach tree to sunbathe, went back inside to wipe the table and chairs clean, and finally used Spirit Energy to clear the gravel from the floor, laying down a layer of soft green grass.

After working for half a day, he finally got this dump looking like something. Zhang Yi sat down on the straw mat with a thud and stretched comfortably.

"Tsk tsk, this is what you call living!"

He took out a wine gourd, gulped down a few mouthfuls, squinted at the blue sky and white clouds overhead, and calculated in his heart who he should invite to live with him.

That woman Nudi definitely won't do; she's too much trouble, always putting on airs, and serving her is more tiring than serving an ancestor.

Besides, that woman is deep-minded; who knows what she's planning? If she sets a trap for him one day, he won't even have a place to cry.

Jubiao Mama won't do either; the old lady worries too much. If she knew he had swindled a Lingfu, there's no telling how worried she'd get, and then she'd nag him for half a day.

His ears were almost calloused from it.

As for that guy Pterosaur, he's even less worth considering; all he knows is sleeping with women all day long, why bring him along?

To pimp for him?

Thinking it over, Little Earth Dragon and Xiao Pu are the most reliable.

Although these two little guys aren't very strong, they have the advantage of being obedient and sensible, and they're especially fun, which can help him pass the time.

"It's settled!"

Zhang Yi made up his mind and immediately sent a sound transmission to Little Earth Dragon and Xiao Pu, telling them to come over quickly.

Zhang Yi hummed a little tune and swayed his way back to the cave where he had been staying temporarily.

The cave was empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

"These guys, they must still be watching the excitement over at the Arena."

Zhang Yi curled his lip, but his stomach growled uncooperatively.

"Fine, let's get something to eat to pad my stomach first."

Just as he was about to take some dry rations out of his Storage Bag, a commotion suddenly came from the cave entrance.

Immediately after, the figure of Jubiao Mama appeared at the entrance, followed by Nudi, Pterosaur, Xiao Pu, and Little Earth Dragon.

"Yo, the whole team is here!"

Zhang Yi greeted them with a smile.

As soon as Pterosaur saw Zhang Yi, he immediately switched to mockery mode: "I say brother, you're too pathetic! Having your freedom restricted by the Demon Saint Mansion and being stuck in this little cave all day, tsk tsk tsk, it's truly heartbreaking to hear and tear-jerking to see!"

Zhang Yi smiled indifferently: "It's fine, I already have a new place to go."

Pterosaur looked disbelieving: "Give it a rest, where can you go now? Do you know, today we went to watch the competition, and those Demon Beasts were still discussing the Demon Saint Mansion Elder getting his face hit by your bird droppings, hahahaha..."

As he spoke, he started laughing until he was doubled over, tears almost streaming out.

Pterosaur couldn't straighten his back from laughing, pointing at Zhang Yi and winking: "Look at you, what have you become now? You don't even have a place to stay, it's really..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Jubiao Mama slapped him with a wing, hitting the back of Pterosaur's head squarely: "Can you say less, you brat? Do you even know how to talk!"

Pterosaur covered his head and muttered aggrievedly: "I'm just worried for him..."

Jubiao Mama glared at him, then turned to look at Zhang Yi, her tone softening: "Yi'er, just stay in the cave honestly and don't go out looking for trouble. Now that our whole family has caught the eye of the Demon Saint Mansion thanks to you, if we cause any more trouble, we'll have to pack up and get out."

Zhang Yi smiled without speaking and reached out to pat Xiao Pu's head.

Xiao Pu rubbed against him and said obediently: "Dad, even though you can't go out, Xiao Pu will tell you all the interesting things that happen every day."

Zhang Yi felt a warmth in his heart; this little guy is truly a thoughtful little cotton-padded jacket.

"My Xiao Pu is the most sensible, I didn't dote on you for nothing! Let's go! Dad is taking you to live in a Lingfu!"

As his words fell, the cave went quiet instantly.

Jubiao Mama, Nudi, Pterosaur, and even Little Earth Dragon, who was silently eating a melon on the side, all looked at Zhang Yi in unison.

"What? What kind of Lingfu did you just say you were going to live in?"

Jubiao Mama widened her eyes in disbelief.

"A Lingfu."

Zhang Yi looked calm and collected, as if he were talking about something mundane, "It's the new place I found to live."

"The new place you found? A Lingfu? You haven't gone crazy, have you, kid!"

Pterosaur was the first to jump out, pointing at Zhang Yi's nose and shouting, "You, a little demon with restricted freedom, want to live in a Lingfu? Are you dreaming?"

They all thought Zhang Yi had gone crazy.

The crowd was in an uproar, only Nudi stood on the side with her arms crossed, in a posture of "everything is under control."

She spoke slowly, her tone carrying a hint of mockery: "This kid, he probably succeeded in his swindling."

When Jubiao Mama heard this, she was even more confused: "Swindling? Swindling who? Can the Demon Saint Mansion be swindled by him just like that?"

Nudi chuckled and recounted what had happened at the Demon Saint Mansion today.

The Demon Saint Mansion Elder had lost face and didn't want to hear those Demon Beasts discussing him getting hit in the face by bird droppings.

So he told Zhang Yi not to go out, and as a condition of exchange, gave him three spirit fruits; later, Zhang Yi went to swindle him, raised a condition, saying he didn't want the spirit fruits, he wanted a Lingfu.

And so, what followed happened.

After hearing Nudi's account, the Quetzalcoatlus immediately swept away its previous dejection, grabbed Zhang Yi by the neck, and excitedly pounded on his chest.

"Not bad, brother! I knew you had plenty of clever ideas, kid!"

"Looks like I'll be able to live in a Lingfu too; I'll have something new to brag about when we get out of here!"

He seemed to already see the scene of himself standing arrogantly before other Demon Beasts, showing off that he lived in a Lingfu.

Zhang Yi was nearly choked breathless by him; he pushed him away and rolled his eyes: "Don't get happy too early. That is only a Chu Ji Lingfu, it's very small, and can hold at most two people."

Upon hearing this, the Quetzalcoatlus immediately restrained his smile, his eyeballs spinning around: "Isn't that just right? You and me, exactly two. The two of us brothers living together, wouldn't that be delightful?"

He rubbed his hands together, his face full of sycophancy.