Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

'Humans?'

Lin Chishang was slightly taken aback.

Aside from herself, this was probably the first time she had seen people from outside the demon realm in this place.

Ye Quan sat by the pond, paused his feeding of the fish, and turned to look at Lin Chishang.

Just as Lin Chishang recognized him as human at a glance, Ye Quan also recognized her as not being from the demon realm at a glance.

"You are..." Ye Quan tilted his head slightly, carefully examining the beautiful woman with a classical charm in front of him, and asked hesitantly, "Is this your new girlfriend, Ye?"

“…Huh?” Lin Chishang was stunned for a moment, somewhat bewildered.

"Oh, sorry." Ye Quan chuckled and gently tapped her head with her finger. "Seeing that you weren't from the Demon Realm, I just assumed that."

There was nothing she could do; Xiaoye simply had too many female confidantes.

I heard from Ye Xiao and Yu Qing that when they went to Kyoto to meet up with Xiao Ye, they saw a table full of Xiao Ye's girlfriends, each one of them a stunningly beautiful young woman.

Ye Quan was naturally very happy, and he couldn't wait for his beloved grandson to give him a great-grandson!

It's just a bit of a shame that he was in seclusion in the Demon Realm cultivating and didn't have the chance to meet them or give them a small gift.

"Old sir, you shouldn't be from the Demon Realm, right?" Lin Chishang saw that the old man in front of her had a kind face and wanted to ask him something, so she started a conversation with him.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m just a guest here.” Ye Quan smiled. “Aren’t you one too?”

“I…” Lin Chishang gave a bitter smile.

Was she a guest? Perhaps...

At least here it doesn't look as bad as the gene company.

Although Yege calls this place a city in the demon realm, where is there any sign of "demons" here?

Lin Chishang had been to many territories of dark races, and almost none of them were not chaotic places, filled with poisons, murders, invasions, conflicts, and violence.

That was a free land for outlaws, where hierarchy was everything and there was no order whatsoever.

This place, at least, appears to be a peaceful city, tranquil and serene, full of life; the children are innocent and adorable, and the elderly have kind and gentle faces...

And the food was really delicious!

However, Lin Chishang did not truly lower her guard against Ye Ge. As the last descendant of the Phoenix Clan, she had been alone for a long time and had seen all sorts of people, including many hypocritical and treacherous individuals.

Anyone can fake it, especially humans, who are arguably the most complex and adept at disguising their character among all races!

Some people may appear to be philanthropists on the surface, but behind the scenes they betray their own kind and engage in businesses that are even darker than those of the Dark Race!

Although that Demon Lord Ye Ge is handsome, has a great physique, a pleasant voice, a gentle personality, and seems sincere and polite... perhaps all his outward appearances are just a facade! He's just trying to gain people's trust; he's an evil, despicable, shameless, and lecherous pervert!

As a descendant of the Phoenix Clan who has traveled extensively throughout the myriad races and is a seasoned veteran of the martial world, Lin Chishang would never easily trust others or be easily deceived by handsome men!

"By the way, sir," Lin Chishang asked tentatively, "the 'Little Night' you just mentioned, is it the Demon Lord here, Ye Ge?"

"Of course," Ye Quan replied, continuing to toss the fish food into the pond.

"Are you and Ye Ge very familiar with each other?" Lin Chishang asked curiously.

Ye Quan stopped feeding the fish again, chuckled, and said, "Of course, he's mine..."

Suddenly, the old man's eyes darted around, and he changed his tune, saying, "He was my neighbor's child!"

"The neighbor's kid?" Lin Chishang looked confused. "Isn't he the young master of the largest demonized mutant family among humans?"

"Hehe, it seems you know him quite well." Ye Quan laughed, "I live in the servants' quarters of the Ye family manor. Strictly speaking, he's like my neighbor's kid, isn't he?"

Lin Chishang asked in surprise, "Are you a servant of the Ye family?"

“Yes,” Ye Quan said, “I’m old now, so I moved here to retire.”

Lin Chishang frowned slightly.

She thought this mysterious, resource-rich, and spiritually vibrant paradise was Ye Ge's secret territory, which she wouldn't easily let outsiders know about.

So it turns out even the servants of the Lianye family can come in freely?

Ye Quan glanced at her. As an old fox, he could see through the girl's thoughts at a glance. He continued, "In fact, I am not the only human here. There are also many people of all races living here."

"The people of ten thousand races?" Lin Chishang was taken aback.

“Yes, but compared to the demons, their proportion is relatively small. You must be new here, so you haven’t encountered them yet,” Ye Quan said. “You must be wondering why those people of all races live here, in a place you’ve never heard of before, right?”

“Hmm…” Lin Chishang nodded, puzzled.

When she first stepped into this place, she felt that the spiritual energy here was terrifyingly abundant, and the enormous demonic tree that reached straight into the sky was even more awe-inspiring! Everywhere there were abundant resources and rare treasures. If outsiders, especially those dark races, knew about this place, it would surely trigger a terrible war of plunder!

"The outsiders living here are all wanderers who once lived in the wilderness, in the garbage dump, or even on the map of all races." Ye Quan smiled. "They were corrupted by demonic energy and eroded by dark blood. Their bodies were gradually mutated by demonic poison, resulting in deformities. They were abandoned by their own kind and had nowhere else to go, so they came here."

Lin Chishang was stunned.

"So all the outsiders living here were taken in by Yege?"

Lin Chishang thought to himself, since Ye Ge is called "Demon Lord" by the demons here, it means he must be the ruler here, right?

A ruler... can actually be this kind?

Shouldn't the benevolent rulers have been eliminated long ago? How could this place have developed to its current state?

"Of course." Ye Quan smiled and stroked his beard. "If you're interested, I can tell you his story, hehe..."