Chapter 26

With two unheard-of alien tenants in the house, Hao Ren initially thought his life would be completely turned upside down, bidding farewell to his mundane life of three meals a day and daily chores, and instead living a life of white robes and swift movements, frequently getting into fights with police officers or superheroes. However, after a few days, he found that life went on as usual: the two girls in the house had barely changed his daily routine at all.

Lily's daily life was like this: sleeping, eating, eating, eating, fighting with Vivian, and then going back to her room to write—don't forget that this girl is also a writer. In short, the werewolf girl's life was simple yet meaningful, and she was quite content with it.

Vivian's daily life, on the other hand, was more colorful: sleeping, eating, fighting with Lily, going out to look for a job, losing the job, looking for another job, losing that one, and so on. Honestly, her bad luck was so extreme that even Hao Ren couldn't stand it. Changing three jobs in three days? Hao Ren was amazed at Vivian's efficiency in finding jobs in an unfamiliar place, but even more amazed at her bad luck: so far, Vivian had never held a job for more than three hours.

Unfortunately, Hao Ren never witnessed Vivian's bad luck firsthand. He only knew she had messed things up again when he saw her come back with her head hanging low. If he had the chance, he really should follow her to see how she lost her jobs.

The lives of these two superwomen were full of their own quirks, but they didn't exceed Hao Ren's familiar daily routine. Vivian didn't have the "hunting habit" of flying out at midnight to find people to bite, and Lily didn't howl at the moon in the middle of the night and then turn into a werewolf to catch rabbits in the fields. They lived like ordinary humans, and apparently, they had been living this way since they were born. This left Hao Ren both disappointed and relieved: he didn't have to worry about getting into fights with police officers or superheroes...

The shadow of that strange dream from a few days ago seemed to have dissipated. Apart from the occasional nagging feeling, Hao Ren had put it out of his mind. Now, he was patiently waiting for the abnormal "goddess" to return, while gradually getting used to the daily habits of his two new tenants.

Lily was busy getting dressed early in the morning, apparently preparing to go out. The werewolf girl could be silly at times, but her living habits were like those of a normal human girl, except for the times when "Roll" suddenly jumped out and scared her into dropping to all fours. She was quite normal otherwise. Hao Ren, seeing her neatly dressed and pacing around the living room, couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you going out?"

"Yep, I have a patient to see," Lily said, straightening her clothes while looking at the TV screen, "Living in this city seems to be going smoothly. Writing is going well, renting a place is going well, and my first patient is going well..."

Vivian, who was busy cleaning the house, looked up curiously, "You? You're a doctor?"

Hao Ren then remembered that Vivian didn't know about Lily's job. Lily hadn't been there when she introduced herself, and the two of them probably hadn't bothered to get to know each other since then. So he pointed at the werewolf girl and explained, "Lily is a traveling veterinarian."

Lily, thinking of something, suddenly faced Vivian with a proud chest. If she were in her werewolf form, her tail would probably be wagging so fast it left a blur, "I have a license! I'm a veteran veterinarian with over a decade of experience, and I'm also a professional writer. I've been writing for newspapers since the Republican era. Do you know Zhou Shuren? We chatted and laughed together 0w0!"

Hao Ren, who had been studying a magazine, was so shocked by her words that he fell off the sofa, "What did you say?!"

"I'm professional," Lily looked at Hao Ren with a puzzled expression, as if he was overreacting, "I've been living in human society and making a living by writing—being a professional veterinarian is a recent thing. I treated animals before, but it wasn't my main job."

"That's not what I meant," Hao Ren stared at the werewolf girl, who he had always considered a silly airhead and thus didn't take seriously, "You said you were in the Republican era..."

"Writing for newspapers—did people in the Republican era not read newspapers?" Lily nodded, "I've already told you I've been alive for... well, a long time. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Hao Ren was speechless, finally realizing just how different these non-human beings were from humans, even the seemingly silly werewolf... Once she started talking about her past, it was enough to shock anyone!

He had indeed heard Lily and Vivian talk about their life experiences before, but he hadn't paid much attention. Those distant stories seemed more like legends to him, and the more recent ones didn't leave much of an impression. Now, Lily's words finally gave Hao Ren a direct sense of the passage of time...

Seeing Hao Ren's shocked reaction, Vivian, the more experienced vampire, was quite annoyed. She pushed Lily aside and said with a smirk, "You're just a kid, have you ever fought with Achilles? Have you ever kicked Octavian into the moat? Have you ever kicked Caesar into the moat? Have you ever kicked the Yellow Emperor... Oh, I haven't either, there were no moats back then... But the Yellow Emperor was a great man!"

Hao Ren sighed, feeling that the magazine in his hands was no longer interesting. The events unfolding before him were far more captivating!

Lily looked at Vivian with disdain, "What good are those experiences? Could you make money by fighting Achilles? Could you make money by kicking Octavian into the moat? Could you make money by kicking Caesar into the moat?"

"Of course! I charged for it back then!"

"Then where's the money?"

"…Let's change the topic."

Hao Ren wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that he mustn't reveal what he had heard in the living room today—any of those statements would send the entire archaeological community into a frenzy for half a year! What other incredible deeds had this seemingly useless vampire girl done in her past? How much of human history is actually reliable?

Vivian's biggest weakness was her extremely bad luck, a point even the silly Lily could mock her about. The vampire girl, unable to refute this, felt disheartened and continued cleaning the house. She had volunteered to do this, knowing that with her bad luck, she probably wouldn't be able to pay back the rent and food expenses anytime soon. So she offered to do household chores to offset the costs.

Hao Ren was surprised that a veteran vampire would have such a positive attitude. At first, he felt a bit uneasy, but after confirming that Vivian genuinely meant it, he was happy to oblige. It was like hiring a maid, and these days, hiring a young and attractive maid was quite expensive. Plus, there was always the risk of her becoming the lady of the house and then needing to hire another maid for her... Oh, that was thinking too far ahead.

Lily left happily, and Hao Ren didn't have time to ask how she managed to start her veterinary practice in an unfamiliar place. But he could guess: she probably got information from local stray dogs. He had seen her a few times, squatting on the roadside, chatting seriously with local stray dogs, sometimes even mimicking their posture, looking like sisters... With Lily's outstanding talent, she wasn't just winning at the starting line—she was already at the finish line...

Just as Hao Ren was about to continue studying the magazine that was almost crumpled, a phone call rang from the armrest of the sofa next to him. As if by some psychic connection, Hao Ren shuddered the moment the phone rang, then leaped to grab it. The screen displayed a number:

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The abnormal "goddess" who had been missing for several days had finally appeared.