Arriving all the way at the familiar meditation room, as soon as the door opened, a beautiful couple of handsome man and pretty woman turned to look at me.
"Shui, come on, we've been waiting for you!"
My gaze was first drawn to the table full of delicious food, then to my senior sister's charming boyfriend, Zhu Haomiao, who felt as uncomfortable as if he'd swallowed a fly, forced himself to sit down despite the discomfort.
"You seem to dislike me? Did I do something to offend you?"
Acutely sensing the young man's emotions, Li Cang asked directly and frankly.
Looking into those clear and bright eyes, Zhu Haomiao was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure how to answer.
Could it be that I'm afraid you'll turn me gay?
The harshness of the original sin in the real world is really hard to suppress, I even frighten myself when I start getting nervous!
Meanwhile, Ye Wan Ning, seeing Zhu Haomiao's embarrassed look, had a mischievous smile more uncontrollable than AK's.
"Cangcang, it's not that he doesn't like you; on the contrary, because he likes you, he finds you annoying."
Although it seemed like a nonsense comment, a hint of realization flashed in Li Cang's eyes as he took a meaningful glance at Zhu Haomiao.
What do you mean, oh!?
Don't put on that 'I understand' face!!!
The infuriated Zhu Haomiao was just about to flip the table when a sudden excited squeal interrupted his thoughts.
"Ah! What's in your pocket? It's so cute!"
It turned out that Diao Chan, who had smelled the food, poked out a little head to sneak a peek but was startled back by Ye Wan Ning's shout.
"A pet I found, I don't know its breed, so I brought it for you to take a look."
Taking Diao Chan out of his pocket, Zhu Haomiao casually handed it to the wide-eyed Ye Wan Ning.
Hugging the terrified Diao Chan in her arms, Ye Wan Ning excitedly observed and couldn't resist scratching its little belly.
"At first glance, it looks like a Munchkin cat, but on closer look, it resembles a little panda. But whatever it is, it's just adorable~"
Ye Wan Ning's face turned red with delight, and she held onto Diao Chan tightly, nuzzling it with her pink cheeks.
Next to her, Li Cang slowly furrowed his brow, giving her a dissatisfied glance.
Just as Zhu Haomiao thought Li Cang would scold his senior sister, he instead reached out his hand and urged,
"Hurry up! It's my turn to play!"
How could this nerd say such a silly thing with a straight face?
Seeing his senior sister reluctantly hand Diao Chan over to Li Cang, who accepted it like a rare treasure, his eyes immediately softened.
Gently holding the adorable creature in his arms, his handsome face exuded a feminine tenderness as he gently stroked Diao Chan's soft fur, a pampering yet charming smile appeared on Li Cang's face.
The inadvertent charm made Zhu Haomiao's heart skip a beat, once again doubting his judgment.
Could this guy be a woman disguised as a man?
But senior sister clearly said he's a man!
And his chest is indeed flat...a normal woman couldn't have no curve at all!
You couldn't file such a flat chest with a rasp!
Yet he doesn't have an Adam's apple either!
With his gaze involuntarily scrutinizing Li Cang back and forth, Zhu Haomiao hesitated for a while and finally gritted his teeth.
It doesn't matter, the possibility that this guy has an Innate Transgender Saint Body is small, but not impossible, I better keep my distance!
Having made up his mind, Zhu Haomiao's gaze towards Li Cang became more wary, stealthily shifting away.
Li Cang, however, didn't notice Zhu Haomiao's change in emotion, gently inspecting Diao Chan's body while murmuring.
"It has canine teeth, padded paws, retractable claws, seems like a feline, but with five toes on the hind paws, it should not be a subfamily of cats..."
Hearing this, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help adding,
"At first, its body shape looked like a ferret, long and thin, but recently, maybe it's been eating too much, it turned into a little ball."
In Li Cang's arms, Diao Chan, restless and struggling, seemed to understand its master's words and let out a dissatisfied howl.
"Hmm? This little guy can bark like a dog too?"
"Not just barking, it can meow like a cat and squeal like a pig, anyway, its components are quite complex..."
Even Zhu Haomiao couldn't resist poking Diao Chan's belly, prompting it to chew playfully on his fingers.
"Hmm...Animals of the Mustelinae subfamily such as ferrets have five hind toes, but their claws can't retract, and they don't have such big eyes and ears..."
Observing the cutie, Li Cang couldn't determine its exact species.
Tired of being watched, Diao Chan wriggled out of Li Cang's embrace, grabbed a grape from the fruit platter on the table, and darted onto Zhu Haomiao's head.
Watching the creature munching on the grape while perched on the young man's head, Ye Wan Ning eagerly offered more fruits to it.
"Does it like eating fruit?"
"I haven't seen it dislike anything so far; this fellow even gnaws on wood, and it bit through my slippers a few days ago."
At this moment, Zhu Haomiao suddenly remembered something.
"Oh yeah, it seems to have some supernatural power, able to eat food dozens of times its own size and weight!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.
Upon hearing these words, Zhu Haomiao frowned.
"Whether it's dangerous depends on the species of the invasive creature, like werewolves and vampires are dangerous, but some are harmless, and the country allows them to be kept as pets, provided you register them and keep them on a leash when outside."
Looking at the cutie standing on the boy's head, licking its paw delightedly after devouring the grape, Li Cang calmly judged,
"It shouldn't be dangerous, just submit a 'supernatural pet application' to the school."
The next second, Ye Wan Ning rolled her eyes at him.
"Cangcang, you forgot, Shui is not like us, he's just a newbie at the First Layer Heaven."
Upon hearing this, Li Cang lightly slapped his forehead, nodding in realization.
"I overlooked that, he can't submit the application on his own."
Zhu Haomiao felt clueless, sensing somehow being looked down upon.
"It means your strength in the real world isn't strong enough to control a supernatural pet, the school would likely reject your application."
"Then can't I just keep it without applying?"
Before he finished speaking, Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang spoke in unison: "No way!"
"Without a breeding permit, if someone reports it, the government will forcefully intervene, at best requiring you to complete the paperwork, at worst, it might be euthanized!"
Handing a grape to Diao Chan, Ye Wan Ning stared solemnly into Zhu Haomiao's eyes.
"You don't want it to be euthanized, do you?"