Around three in the morning, Lin Yuan was preparing to leave with Wen Yingying.
As he walked into the yard, Lin Yuan looked at the tattoo parlor owner's grave and said, "I guess I'm half your son-in-law now!"
"What a pity, Old Deng, you won't have the chance to show me ghost lights."
Upon hearing Lin Yuan's rude words, Wen Yingying reached out and gave Lin Yuan's waist a sharp pinch.
Lin Yuan took Wen Yingying on a zero-cost shopping spree outside, mainly for some women's daily necessities and some ultra-thin specialties from Little Sakura.
Wushan Kunwu.
Looking at what was supposed to be the city's most luxurious villa district, Wen Yingying was a bit surprised.
"You live here?" Wen Yingying asked in disbelief.
Wen Yingying thought of the hundred thousand Lin Yuan had spent on tattoos, which were all from various credit cards and loans.
It didn't seem like he was the type of person who lived in such a villa, right?
"Didn't live here before, just moved in recently." Lin Yuan said, pointing at the items in Wen Yingying's hands, "The way those things came to you is how I got the villa."
Wen Yingying: "?????"
"Zero-cost purchase?" Wen Yingying asked tentatively.
Lin Yuan nodded naturally, indicating that she was correct.
The zero-cost shopping wasn't Lin Yuan's fault.
Ever since supernatural forces invaded, people had either died or fled.
Even those still in the city were hiding away.
Now, if you needed something, what other way was there besides zero-cost shopping?
Even if you wanted to pay, there was no one to take the money, was there?
Wen Yingying was taken aback, thinking, Lin Yuan was really playing big!
Just now in the supermarket, when Lin Yuan took her for zero-cost shopping, she was all jittery and too afraid to pick up anything.
She never thought Lin Yuan would be bold enough to do something as huge as zero-cost purchasing a villa!
The reason Lin Yuan and Wen Yingying thought differently was entirely due to their different experiences.
Lin Yuan was reborn; his soul had gone through the most difficult three years after the supernatural invasion.
In those three years, Lin Yuan had witnessed a lot, a whole lot.
Forget about minor things like zero-cost shopping, he had witnessed murder, arson, a loaf of bread traded for a woman, and more.
Once the order had completely collapsed, morality became the last line of restraint for humans.
The lower the morality, the lower the baseline.
"You must always remind yourself that the world now is completely different from two days ago."
"If you still restrain yourself with the mindset from two days ago, you will surely die a horrible death!" Lin Yuan warned earnestly.
After all, she was his woman now, and it was about time he warned her a bit.
Hearing Lin Yuan's earnest words, Wen Yingying nodded solemnly and replied, "I don't understand, but I can learn!"
"I know what you say is right, and I will listen to you!"
This is precisely what Lin Yuan appreciated about Wen Yingying; her strong will to survive and her willingness to take advice. She was willing to learn and wasn't obstinately sticking to her own opinions.
People like this are worth saving and teaching.
In the three years before his rebirth, Lin Yuan had also met many righteous people.
They fought for justice, helped the weak, and acted like heroes in novels.
However, such people seemed to have a rather unified outcome in the end.
And that was...
A miserable death.
Bringing Wen Yingying into his villa, Lin Yuan opened the door to find Bai Ling'Er still meditating in the garden, breathing in and out the ghost qi beneath the blood moon.
Seeing the woman meditating in the garden, Wen Yingying froze momentarily.
A moment later, she forced a sheepish smile on her face and whispered, "Your other woman?"
Wen Yingying was now very focused on survival.
As long as she could stay alive, she seemed to take things lightly and wasn't concerned about Lin Yuan having other women.
In peaceful times, didn't some wealthy people keep mistresses?
With Lin Yuan's remarkable abilities, it's quite normal for women to seek his protection.
Suddenly, Wen Yingying realized a problem.
This woman appeared to have been here before her, meaning she might be the mistress herself?
Lin Yuan noticed Wen Yingying's thoughts; she was a very clever woman, able to tolerate him having other women.
But as a woman, if given the chance, she surely wouldn't want to share her man with others.
"A piece of good news and a piece of bad news; which do you want to hear first?" Lin Yuan asked with a faint smile.
Wen Yingying was taken aback, good news and bad news?
After pondering for a while, Wen Yingying decided to hear the good news first.
She had heard enough bad news for one day.
"Good news!" Wen Yingying made her choice.
Lin Yuan: "The good news is, she's not my woman."
Due to the power of rules, although Bai Ling'Er obeyed his orders, at best, she could only be considered his maidservant.
Or more aptly put, his pet.
After all, Bai Ling'Er was truly a fox demon.
Upon hearing that this stunning woman wasn't Lin Yuan's, Wen Yingying couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
No matter if he would have other women in the future, at least she was his first woman!
However, Wen Yingying remembered she hadn't heard the bad news yet.
So, she asked, "And the bad news?"
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "The bad news is, she's not even human!"
Wen Yingying: "?????"
Wen Yingying didn't know much about the version 1.0 of the supernatural invasion; she only knew that many monsters had suddenly appeared in the world, and many people had died.
As for the rest, she knew very little.
She couldn't differentiate between ghosts, evil spirits, and demon fiends.
In fact, not only Wen Yingying, but most people in the world didn't know these things at the time.
Because learning came at a high cost, knowledge gained only after most humans had died or been injured.
Wen Yingying didn't quite understand what Lin Yuan meant and tentatively asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Lin Yuan manipulated the power of rules, causing Bai Ling'Er to revert to her original form, then said, "Look now!"
When Wen Yingying looked again at the beautiful woman meditating in the garden, she couldn't help but back away several steps in fright.
Now, where in the garden was there any beautiful woman meditating?
Instead, sitting there, practicing breathing techniques, was a white fox.
Wen Yingying's heart thumped like a drum, and to her, this was like a scene from a horror film seeping into the real world.
"What is it?" Wen Yingying asked warily.
Lin Yuan nodded and replied, "Just as you imagined, she's a demon! A fox demon!"
"However, there's no need to be afraid; she's one of us—or rather, one of our demons."
At this, Wen Yingying's face went pale with fright.
This news was worse for her than being a mistress!
She would rather be the mistress than live under the same roof as a monster!