Re-establishing Contact

With two unprecedented supernatural tenants in his home, Hao Ren initially thought his life would be completely turned upside down. He imagined bidding farewell to his mundane, everyday existence of three meals a day and the usual worries about firewood and rice, and instead embarking on a life of adventure, like a hero clad in white, moving like the wind, and fighting the police or superheroes every few days. However, three or four days have passed, and he realized his life was still the same: the two girls at home had barely altered his daily rhythm at all.

Lily's daily life was like this: sleep, eat, eat, eat, fight with Vivian, and then go back to her room to write – don't forget that this girl's profile also includes being a freelance writer. In short, the werewolf girl's life was simple yet meaningful, and she seemed quite content with it.

Vivian's daily life, on the other hand, was more colorful: sleep, eat, fight with Lily, go out to find a job, lose a job, find a job, lose a job, find a job, lose a job… To be honest, she was so unlucky that even Hao Ren couldn't stand it. Three jobs in three days, can you believe it? Hao Ren was simultaneously amazed by Vivian's efficiency in finding work, managing to find jobs so easily in this unfamiliar place, and astonished by the vampire's misfortune: so far, Vivian hadn't held any job for longer than three hours…

It was a pity that Hao Ren hadn't witnessed the girl's unlucky experiences firsthand. Every time, he only found out she had messed up again when Vivian returned dejectedly. If he had the chance, he really wished he could follow her to see exactly how she lost her jobs.

This was the life of the two super-powered girls, each with their own quirks, but none of it exceeded the scope of Hao Ren's familiar daily life. Vivian didn't have a "predatory habit" of flying out at midnight to suck blood, nor did Lily howl at the moon in the middle of the night and transform into a werewolf to catch rabbits in the wilderness. They lived like ordinary humans, and it was said they had been like this since birth. This made Hao Ren quite disappointed yet also a little relieved: he didn't have to worry about fighting the police or superheroes…

The shadow cast by the strange dream a few days ago seemed to have completely dissipated. Apart from a lingering unease whenever he remembered it, Hao Ren had temporarily put it out of his mind. Now, he was patiently waiting for that rather abnormal Goddess to return, while gradually getting used to the daily habits of his two new tenants.

Lily was busy grooming herself and choosing clothes early in the morning, looking like she was going out. Although this werewolf girl could be a bit silly sometimes, her daily habits were just like those of ordinary human girls. Except when "Gun" suddenly jumped out, startling her into landing on all fours, she was quite normal. Seeing her dressed smartly and pacing around the living room, Hao Ren couldn't help but feel a bit curious: "Are you going out?"

"Mhm, I have a patient to see," Lily said, tidying her clothes while looking at the TV screen, speaking rapidly. "Living in this city seems to be going smoothly. My writing is going smoothly, renting an apartment was smooth, and my first patient is also smooth…"

Vivian, busy tidying up the house nearby, looked up curiously upon hearing this. "You? You're a doctor?"

Hao Ren then remembered that Vivian didn't know about Lily's job. Vivian wasn't present when Lily introduced herself, and after that, they certainly weren't interested in getting to know each other while living together. So, he pointed at the wolf girl to explain on her behalf: "Lily is a traveling veterinarian."

The werewolf girl, thinking of something, suddenly puffed out her chest proudly towards Vivian. If she were in her werewolf form, her tail would be a blur right now. "I'm certified! A seasoned veterinarian with over ten years of experience, and also a professional writer. I've been contributing to Shen Bao since the Republic of China era. Do you know Zhou Shuren? We used to chat and laugh together 0w0!"

Hao Ren, who had been casually reading a magazine and had only exchanged a few words with Lily, was so shocked by her statement that he fell off the sofa: "What did you say?!"

"I'm professional," Lily looked at Hao Ren inexplicably, seeming to find his reaction a bit over the top. "I've always made a living by writing in human society. Being a professional veterinarian is only a recent thing. I used to treat animals before, but it wasn't my main job then."

"I'm not talking about that," Hao Ren stared blankly at this wolf girl, whom he had always considered a pure airhead and thus didn't pay much attention to. "You said you... during the Republic of China era..."

"Contributed to Shen Bao – don't people in the Republic of China read newspapers?" Lily nodded. "I've told you I've lived for… well, a very long time. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Hao Ren was speechless, finally realizing more profoundly how great the difference was between these non-human beings and humans, even this werewolf girl who seemed to have a screw loose… Once she started talking about her past experiences, it was enough to shock anyone!

He had indeed heard Lily and Vivian talk about some of their life experiences before, but he hadn't taken it so seriously then. Those overly distant events seemed more like legends to Hao Ren, and the more recent situations didn't evoke much feeling. Now, Lily's words had finally allowed Hao Ren to grasp the true meaning of "sense of an era" in the most direct way…

Seeing Hao Ren's startled reactions to Lily's words, Vivian, a vampire far more experienced than Lily, was naturally displeased. She crossed her arms, pushed Lily aside, and said leisurely, "Little girl, you haven't even grown your fur yet. Have you fought Achilles? Have you kicked Octavian into the moat? Have you kicked Caesar into the moat? Have you kicked the Yan Emperor… Oh, I haven't kicked him either; moats weren't popular back then… Speaking of which, the Yellow Emperor was quite a character!"

Hao Ren let out a long sigh, feeling that the magazine in his hands was completely unreadable: the events unfolding before him were far more captivating than any magazine!

Lily, in turn, glanced disdainfully at Vivian. "What's the use of those experiences? Can you earn money by fighting Achilles? Can you earn money by kicking Octavian into the moat? Can you earn money by kicking Caesar into the moat?"

"Of course, I can! I used to charge for it!"

"Then where's the money?"

"...Let's change the subject."

Hao Ren wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that he absolutely could not leak anything he heard in the living room today – any single sentence could make the entire archaeological community tremble for half a year! What kind of earth-shattering events had this seemingly useless vampire girl been involved in back then? And how much of human history was reliable up to this point?

Vivian's biggest weakness was her incredibly bad luck with money, a fact that even the silly Lily could playfully tease her about. Defeated in a place she couldn't refute, the vampire girl lost interest and continued tidying the house. This was her own initiative. Vivian was self-aware; she knew that with her luck, she probably wouldn't have a chance to repay the money anytime soon, so she voluntarily offered to offset her food and rent expenses by doing housework.

Hao Ren hadn't expected a seasoned vampire to have such upright values. At first, he felt a bit intimidated, but after confirming multiple times that Vivian genuinely thought this way, he was happy to go along with it. He could consider it like hiring a housekeeper, and how expensive housekeepers were these days, especially young and attractive ones. They easily became the mistress of the house, and then you'd have to hire a housekeeper for her… Oh, he was thinking too much.

Lily happily left. Hao Ren didn't get a chance to ask her how she managed to start her veterinary work in such an unfamiliar place, but he could guess the basic situation: she was most likely gathering information from the local stray dogs. He had witnessed such bizarre scenes a few times when he went out in the past two days – Lily squatting by the roadside, seriously chatting with local stray dogs, sometimes in the exact same posture, looking just like sisters… With Lily's outstanding talent, her being a veterinarian wasn't just winning at the starting line – she had reached the finish line from the very beginning…

Just as Hao Ren was about to continue studying the magazine in his hands, which was almost crumpled, a deathly urgent mobile ringtone suddenly sounded from the armrest of the nearby sofa.

As if by some telepathic connection, the moment the phone rang, Hao Ren shivered all over and then leaped up to grab the phone. A string of numbers appeared on the screen:

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That crazy "Goddess" had been missing for several days and had finally appeared.