Lin Zuzu gasped in pain. She didn't know that debriding the wound was far more painful than being injured.
It's no wonder, after all, the previous few times she was seriously injured, she passed away with a black eye.
And that time Yi Tingxie went crazy...
To be honest, it doesn't really hurt too much.
Li Qin gently applied gauze on her and fixed it with medical tape.
Although, maybe in a few hours, this wound may not even leave a trace.
"I'll take you back later," Yi Tingxie said.
"Ah, I can go directly to the team."
Lin Zuzu looked at the current time - 6:45. The journey would take almost half an hour, and he wouldn't be able to rest for long even if he went home.
"You just need to be in the team before 2:00 this afternoon." Li Qin calculated the girl's lack of sleep time and gave a more adequate limit.
"I don't feel particularly tired..." Lin Zuzu lowered his eyes, feeling that not only had he not been of much help, but he had even caused a lot of trouble.
"Only when you have good rest can you achieve twice the result with half the effort during training."
"Yes, senior." Lin Zuzu stopped insisting when he saw this.
When he got home, Lin Zuzu was surprised to find that Bai Jiu was up and busy in the kitchen wearing an apron.
"Oh, you're back."
He heard the sound and stuck his head out, his white fox ears twitching slightly with his movements.
A scent of fragrance hit his nostrils, and Lin Zuzu instantly felt a huge sense of hunger. The calories provided by the energy bar had already been exhausted.
"what have you done?"
"Lean meat porridge, then I bought meat buns and egg yolk shaomai."
Bai Jiu put on insulated gloves and served hot porridge and other food, as well as bowls, chopsticks and spoons, acting like a master.
Let nature take its course and take things as they come has always been his code of conduct.
In the human world for hundreds of years, his main character is a person with a good mentality and strong adaptability.
"But the porridge has to be cooked in advance, right? How did you know I would be back at this time?" Lin Zuzu asked inarticulately while brushing his teeth.
"Hey, hey, I just couldn't sleep and suddenly wanted to eat. You just happened to be." Bai Jiu's face felt a little hot and he quickly denied it.
In fact, he knew in his heart that even if Lin Zuzu didn't come back at this time, he would keep enough for one person.
Of course, Lin Zuzu did not ask the question "Why is the amount for two people?"
She just chuckled, which was deemed as her approval of his answer.
Although lean meat porridge is not difficult to make, Bai Jiu cooked it really delicious, which surprised Lin Zuzu.
I thought that the demon clan was all about eating hair and drinking blood, but I didn't expect that the craftsmanship was quite good.
"What's that expression on your face? Ha? You don't think we demons catch mice every day, do you?" Bai Jiu said angrily.
"No, no, you are beautiful and kind-hearted, and you all drink dew." Lin Zuzu, who was so soft-spoken, quickly denied it.
"The current human world is dominated by the human family. We scattered monsters can only choose to integrate well."
"So are there any other monsters near our house?"
She has no mental power and cannot rely on perception to distinguish between alien races.
Our... home?
Bai Jiu suddenly felt very good.
He has stayed away from this word for too long.
In the past hundred years, he occasionally got along with humans, and his longest relationship even lasted for forty years.
It's just that after he sent his best friend away on his death bed, he made up his mind never to get along with any ordinary human beings again. He really couldn't bear to see their old and withered appearance.
For example, in the bar that day, even if those human girls scanned the QR code and sent friend requests, he would not approve it because——
Human beings are too fragile.
They do not have an infinite lifespan, and they will die easily even if they encounter minor injuries or contract diseases.
It's just... the girl in front of me seems... different.
Although she was so thin and weak now, he could feel the vitality contained in her body, which was a vigorous and primitive power.
And, she's very funny.
"No?" Lin Zuzu saw that he didn't speak for a long time and thought it was because he couldn't remember.
"Yes, but I'm not familiar with them. They're not the same kind."
"That's it..."
After eating and drinking enough, Lin Zuzu felt a little sleepy.
"Are you still going to work today?" Bai Jiu asked casually as he put away the dishes.
"Well, in the afternoon, they asked me to come back and take a nap." She yawned.
"Ah?" Bai Jiu looked disappointed.
"Do you have any plans?"
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to know more? I thought that I could take over the mission, and then we would work together, and the bounty would be divided proportionally."
"Okay, I will let you know in advance if there are no tasks on the day."
Bai Jiu then chuckled.
Lin Zuzu felt a little dazed for a moment. She had an illusion——
Is this fox demon different from before? It seems... more lively.
Is that kind of calm state where you consider yourself an elder because you have been performing with a mask on for too long?
Perhaps, this is his true character?
However, how can such a weak person help him? The person who can complete the organization's bounty mission must be a top strong person, right?
Why did his attitude change so much suddenly?
Is it just because I have something against him? But I have already said that I will not expose him.
Or should I say, there is something on my body...
Her thoughts stopped here, feeling the softness of the bed, the girl fell into a deep sleep.
Perhaps because he was too sleepy, Bai Jiu noticed that she did not close the door tightly in her daze, so he walked over to close the door for her.
He saw the girl's sleeping face in the crack of the door and asked the same question as her.
Why do I unconsciously lower my guard?
She is not a very beautiful person, at best she can only be considered pretty.
She is not a very powerful person, he can kill her without even lifting a finger.
Is it because of her weakness that I don't think she poses any threat?
No, she used up all the chips in her hand and even ignored her own life to finally defeat me... but then easily gave up the victory.
She just said——
"Okay, you can stay."
Unlike those crazy admirers, after she achieved her goal, she let go gently and no longer desired or possessed her.
No, it's not.
She has a thirst, she always craves bloody revenge.
Take risks with your own life and do whatever it takes.
But even with such ugly intentions driving her actions, why do I still think she is beautiful?
The three-hundred-year-old fox demon pondered for a moment, and finally looked into his own heart and came up with the answer.
Because... her heart is really small, so small that she can only pretend to do this one thing, and she doesn't think about anything else.
I can't help but wonder, what if...
I mean if...
Is it me in that little heart?
If my three tails and I just fill this heart, will she...
Will you invest this extremely beautiful emotion in me?
Just like a best friend gave up immortality just to grow old together with that woman.
Just like... dad and mom.
Will she also get wet from the heavy rain in front of my tombstone?
Ha, what are you thinking about... But she is just a human being...
Bai Jiu smiled mockingly and gently closed the door.
