My daily life of exorcising demons and falling in love with a witch.

Young Miss!

What are you doing, young lady!

Is this some kind of scientific research?! Why do you look so serious?!

Yi Xing was in a state of utter confusion, and felt a burning sensation on his face.

"No, Yusuke-nii, did you even understand what I said?" Yoshiyuki was so embarrassed that he could only turn away and stammer, "I already said it's unnecessary!"

Upon hearing this, Yusuke shook his head and said earnestly.

"No, little brother. You're too young and lack knowledge in this area. I know you've gotten used to it over the years, but without safety measures, you can't really be sure. It'll be too late to regret it later. If things get out of hand, the head of the family will lose face, and they might force you to return to the village."

No, I mean—

"I understand, I understand." Yusuke interrupted him, striking a pose of knowing everything.

"No need for further explanation. Don't you know me? I've always stood firmly on your side. There's no need to hide anything from me, and I won't mention these things to outsiders. Just rest assured. Take care of yourself and don't overwork yourself. Every night these past three years has been part of my spiritual practice."

Yixing felt that there was no point in explaining to him anymore.

Because Yusuke's misunderstanding had reached a critical point.

Yi Xing decided to give up struggling and trying to clarify.

But in Yusuke's view, he still felt uncomfortable and was resistant to scientifically advanced measures.

So the older brother cleared his throat again and said this.

"Okay, let me tell you another story. After you hear it, you'll realize why it's necessary. I have a friend who goes out to see girls every day, all in order to—"

"Wait! There's no need to continue. I roughly know what happens next." Yixing felt a headache coming on and said weakly, rubbing his head.

"Exactly! And this friend you're talking about is practically yourself!" Not missing a single opportunity to insult Yusuke, Erina immediately pointed at him excitedly and shouted, "You scumbag bro, you big pervert!"

"No, no, he really is my friend. And I haven't even told you what happened afterward, how did you become a pervert?"

"Hmph, going out to hang out with girls all day, of course he's not a good person!" Erina retorted. "Besides, Yoshiyuki isn't that kind of person! If you dare make that comparison again, I'll tickle you and make you laugh for three days and three nights!"

"Young Miss understands me best." Yixing was deeply moved.

"Of course Master understands you!" Erina chuckled, her tone becoming smug. "After all, in this area, Yoshiyuki, you're just not up to the task."

"Huh? Really?" Yusuke was a little surprised. "I didn't realize... This is a big problem! Okay, I'll ask around to see if there are any reliable experts I can book an appointment with, so we can get a checkup as soon as possible."

"Wait! Why can't I?! Miss, you're doing this on purpose! Why do you have to use such a misleading way of putting it!"

Yi Xing complained, half annoyed.

"What you're saying, young lady, is true. I'm terrible at flirting with girls! To be precise, I don't even know if I'm good at it, because I have an owner, and I definitely have to keep my distance from other girls! I've never even considered trying to chat them up, okay?"

"Okay, okay, I know. Just kidding."

Yusuke chuckled and said this.

Yi Xing, on the other hand, felt that he had just taken it completely seriously.

Seemingly to change the subject, Yusuke brought up the issue of Yoshiyuki and Erina often sleeping in the same bed back in their hometown.

With Erina deliberately trying to provoke him and not putting in any effort to clarify things, Yoshiyuki could only weakly try to prove his innocence once again.

Its effect was no different from what Liu Zi said about him eating a bowl of noodles.

In the end, all he could do was wail.

"How can I convince you?! I just played games and watched anime with the young lady, that's all! We really didn't spend the night together!"

"It's not like I didn't do anything!" Erina said smugly, hands on her hips. "You often dressed up as a girl to help me with my homework and cook for me, didn't you?"

"No women's clothing, okay?! How dare you bring this up, Miss!" Yixing almost burst into tears when she thought of those hard days.

That wasn't helping with homework; it was writing it for a rich girl who was busy playing games and watching anime.

This forced him to develop a handwriting style that was 100% convincingly disguised as that of a young lady. No one could tell it wasn't Erina's.

It's one thing to just do homework, but the hardest part is that you can't just copy the answers from Yixing's completed homework.

You have to make a lot of mistakes, in a way that matches Erina's poor academic level, so that no one will notice the problem.

This is where the most brain-consuming part is, making it countless times more difficult than doing normal problems.

As for cooking...

Even Zhou Bapi couldn't have been more ruthless.

At least he wouldn't let a child of a few years old make scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the middle of the night using an electric kettle in his room.

He didn't know how he did it, but he managed to make it. The finished product was similar to stewed eggs with tomatoes.

A young lady yelling in the middle of the night is far more terrifying than a rooster crowing in the middle of the night.

After doing so much, all I got in return was the reward, "Thank you for your hard work, Yixing! You can hug me like a dumpling, right?"

This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous! Is this supposed to be a reward?

You can hug him however you want all the time, okay?

Also, what exactly does "cuddling" mean?! Do you curl her up into a ball and hold her in your arms?!

Yi Xing always felt that this way of embracing was worth studying, and there must be some other meaning behind it.

But he couldn't understand the implication at all, and he couldn't get an answer from Erina—she simply refused to explain, and would just grin mischievously whenever he asked.

One shouldn't be like Erina.

This is what Yi Xing believes.

But he would only complain a couple of times. He was still willing to do all this for the young lady.

On one hand, it was out of love and responsibility for his master, and on the other hand, it was because he knew that Erina was also very tired and under a lot of pressure.

Born as the Witch of the Underworld, she was forced to learn a great deal about magic, demons, rituals, and other related knowledge.

Despite being very talented, learning so much can still be quite tedious and boring.

Not to mention that much of the knowledge related to demons and the Land of the Dead is extremely terrifying and dark. Much of the content is bloody and gory, and even the bravest adult would feel physically uncomfortable reading it, yet she still had to read and memorize a great deal of it.

Although Erina has always been quite brave, learning these things still caused her considerable psychological pressure.

This is also a secondary reason why she is addicted to games, animation, and food—to vent her frustrations and maintain her mental health.

As for the main reason...

Still just playful and greedy!

And...longing for the beautiful life outside.