Chapter 96

If Hao Ren didn't remember wrong, this was the third time Lili and Vivian had destroyed furniture since they moved into the house. It was great that the wolf girl paid rent honestly, and the vampire girl was a good cook, but could they control their destructive power a bit better?

Lili picked up her paw, looking embarrassed as she curled up on the sofa again. Vivian sighed, "You pay for it yourself, I have no money."

Lili's brain worked well for once, and she immediately protested, "What about your pride as a vampire?"

Vivian shrugged, "I have pride, but no money."

Hao Ren looked at his new table, which he had just replaced a few days ago, and hearing the penniless vampire's words, he could only sigh half-dead, "Forget it, I'll report to Raven and see if it can be reimbursed."

Thus, the two superwomen were both happy. Vivian gave up on studying why Lili's paws were so destructive and went back to doing housework, while Lili enthusiastically studied her new weapon.

A few days passed in a flash.

Lili's adjustment was indeed quick. The truth that she was "born a husky" only troubled her for less than a day. The next morning, seeing the wolf girl energetically come out of her room and start looking for food, Hao Ren knew the usual carefree and optimistic girl was back.

From this, Hao Ren and the others concluded a lesson for the future: Lili was someone who didn't need others to worry about her. Look, such a life-changing revelation didn't affect her much; what else was there to worry about? Someone without teeth doesn't get toothaches, and someone without a heart probably won't get mental illnesses... worrying about a husky is just overthinking.

After confirming that Lili had recovered, everyone in the rental house returned to their daily routines. Hao Ren continued to muddle through life, responsible for buying groceries every day. Izax continued to study the local culture, hoping to blend in soon (considering his face, this might be difficult). Lili had a regular life, writing at home on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and treating stray dogs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Vivian, in addition to housework, took on a new task: as a "veteran," she began guiding Lili to gradually discover her new powers, mainly to see if she could solve the problem of her transformations destroying clothes...

Hao Ren's attitude was: let them do whatever they want, as long as they don't tear down the house.

Today was the third day of Lili's transformation. Hao Ren was going out to buy some things. The weather was getting colder day by day, and the weather forecast said there would be continuous rain, with a significant drop in temperature across the city. Hao Ren needed to buy some daily necessities to prepare for the house.

This time, he didn't dare to bring Izax. The demon was very enthusiastic about helping, but... it was better to wait a few days until the people on the street got used to Izax's face. Otherwise, people might think Hao Ren was being held hostage by a fugitive...

At a crossroads, Hao Ren met a tall foreigner face-to-face.

The man was about 1.9 meters tall, wearing a thick long coat, with black curly hair. It was hard to tell which country he was from (Hao Ren hadn't seen enough foreigners in his life, and he only knew the British), but his gray-blue eyes were very striking. Hao Ren had originally just brushed past him, but because the man was so noticeable, he subconsciously glanced a few more times.

In this small place in the southern suburbs, foreigners were as rare as wild pandas. In fact, Hao Ren doubted if there had ever been any foreigners in this area since the founding of the country—his housemates who weren't even human didn't count. But Hao Ren had seen aliens before, so he didn't pay too much attention to this tall, strong foreigner. He just glanced a few more times and was about to walk away, but as he took a step, the man spoke up, "Wait a moment."

His Chinese was a bit accented but still quite clear.

"Um, are you asking for directions?" Hao Ren looked curiously at the Chinese-speaking foreigner.

"My name is Casper Eben," the stranger seemed to be quite proactive and enthusiastic, extending his hand to shake Hao Ren's, "a small businessman, here to do business. Could you tell me where foreigners can register in this area?"

Hao Ren shook the man's hand, thinking that this "small businessman" had a strong grip, then thought for a moment, "You should probably go to the police station... go to the end of this street, turn left, and go to the end again. But they might not be able to handle it, you might need to go to the city center."

"Oh, thank you," the tall man called Casper Eben smiled, but he continued to hold Hao Ren's hand and kept sniffing, as if smelling Hao Ren's scent. Hao Ren felt goosebumps all over his back and shook off the man's hand, "Hehe... you're welcome, you're welcome."

Casper Eben smiled indifferently, brushing past Hao Ren's shoulder and walking in another direction. As they passed, he took a deep breath and left a strange message, "Good luck."

After the man was out of sight, Hao Ren let out a long breath, feeling goosebumps all over his back. His good mood when he left was almost completely ruined. By instinct, he thought the man was gay...

This morning's encounter made Hao Ren feel quite uncomfortable. He hurriedly bought what he needed and went straight home. When he pushed the door open, he saw Vivian and Lili busy "practicing with new weapons": there were many pieces of raw mutton on the table. Lili used her ice claws to freeze the mutton and break it into small pieces, then placed it on her fire claws to cook, while Vivian was responsible for adding seasonings...

This was clearly not easy, and there were many failures, but Vivian was still very enthusiastic and confident, "Come on, once you get used to this process, you'll definitely be faster than those street vendors. We can sell skewers on the street, you can cook inside, and I'll make money soon... Oh, landlord, you're back?"

"Can't you two do something that befits your races!" Hao Ren patted Lili's head, adding, "Well, Lili fits her identity, but can't you consider the dignity of being a vampire?"

Lili didn't dodge when her head was patted; instead, she rubbed against it, "I think the bat idea is pretty good. Although she's annoying, she's smart... But why do you keep patting my head these past two days, landlord?"

Hao Ren quickly pulled his hand back, thinking that since he found out Lili's identity, he had developed many new habits that he couldn't stop!

"Ah, speaking of which, today was really unlucky," Hao Ren noticed that Vivian was looking at him strangely and quickly changed the subject to avoid her strange thoughts, "I ran into a bear-like foreign gay guy as soon as I went out..."

He didn't realize that changing the subject made even Lili's eyes become strange, "Landlord, are you starting a new life?"

Hao Ren was horrified to see a suspicious and intense light in Lili's eyes and instinctively kept some distance from her, "What kind of look is that... I'm telling you, my orientation is very normal..."

Lili sighed disappointedly, "Sigh— I thought I had new material right here."

Hao Ren felt a cold sweat break out: this literary girl's creative range seemed quite broad!

Fortunately, Vivian was a decent girl and didn't continue the strange topic. She was just a bit curious, "Come to think of it, I've never seen a foreigner here."

"Oh, it's like this..." Hao Ren then casually recounted the morning's encounter, and he himself found it a bit strange, "That guy's Chinese was quite fluent, so he must have been in China for a long time. How could he not know where to register as a foreigner?"

"Casper Eben?" Vivian was slightly concerned about this strange name. She seemed to remember something unpleasant and frowned slightly, but quickly shook her head, "It's probably a coincidence."

Hao Ren looked curiously at Vivian, "You know this name?"

"I know of the Eben family," Vivian shrugged, "but I've only heard of them from over a hundred years ago. They were a group of werewolves who were always secretly researching some racial revival plan, very troublesome. But their main activities were in Europe and Latin America, and there are very few werewolves in Asia, so they wouldn't come here."

Although Vivian's tone was indifferent, Hao Ren immediately became alert: based on his experience of constant troubles since meeting Raven 12345, he felt that he might be in trouble again...