"Do you know Shaohao?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

"Shaohao?" The girl shook her head, indicating she didn't know him. Lu Qingjiu wanted to ask more, but Wang Rumeng pressed him, saying they couldn't stay here long. It would be troublesome if other humans saw them. He then opened his car door and motioned Lu Qingjiu inside. Lu Qingjiu stood still at the door, turning to look at the mess on the ground. "Can I pick these up first?" He had spent a lot of money.

Wang Rumeng looked at the scattered food, pondered for a moment, and nodded in agreement to Lu Qingjiu's request. The girl, now in a down jacket, got into the back seat and waited for them. It took Lu Qingjiu about five minutes to pick up everything that had fallen. Most of it was intact, but unfortunately, the already delicate strawberries had been severely damaged after rolling around on the ground, and pink juice had even spilled from the box.

Lu Qingjiu looked a little distressed and put the strawberries on top of the bag, thinking that he would come back and buy a good box after he was done.

After boarding Wang Rumeng's car, Lu Qingjiu and the girl sat in the back. The atmosphere between them was silent, neither of them wanting to speak. Instead, Wang Rumeng interjected questions at Lu Qingjiu, seemingly mistaking him for a non-human among humans, trying to extract information from him. Lu Qingjiu spoke of insignificant details, but chose to evade or remain silent on crucial information. Fortunately, Wang Rumeng didn't press the issue further.

In the car, Lu Qingjiu took out his cell phone and pretended to check the time. He sent a text message to Bai Yuehu briefly explaining his situation and also wrote down the place where he was taken.

Yinjianlou, to be honest, this name is really ugly. When Lu Qingjiu heard this name, a sentence popped up in his mind, how could there be such a Yinjian person in the world...

Wang Rumeng had been observing Lu Qingjiu all the way. He seemed to have developed a strong interest in Lu Qingjiu, and his expression was full of estimation. Lu Qingjiu sat in the back and helped Wang Rumeng point the way without changing his expression until they arrived at their destination. After the car stopped, Wang Rumeng asked Lu Qingjiu, "Aren't you afraid?"

Lu Qingjiu asked back: "What are you afraid of?"

Wang Rumeng said: "Of course you're afraid that we might hurt you."

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "I'm just an ordinary person. Wouldn't it be easy for you to hurt me? Why did you bring me so far?"

That's true. Wang Rumeng laughed and said, "That's right."

The girl had a sour face and didn't say anything. When the car stopped, she got out without saying hello. Wang Rumeng seemed to be used to her temper and shrugged and said, "Please go in."

Lu Qingjiu said: "Do I need to go in again?"

Wang Rumeng said, "Of course."

Lu Qingjiu frowned slightly: “I have already helped you reach your destination, do I still need to go in?”

Wang Rumeng said, "Since we're here, why don't you go in and take a look?"

Lu Qingjiu: “…”

Wang Rumeng's attitude was unbearable. Obviously, if Lu Qingjiu didn't move, he might really do it. Helplessly, Lu Qingjiu got out of the car and went into the Yinjian Building with Wang Rumeng.

Yinjian Building, despite its unpleasant name, was still quite imposing, standing over two hundred meters tall and a landmark in the city. Because it housed government offices, the building had extensive security. The guard had been about to register the three people's identities, but after seeing Wang Rumeng's ID, he let them in.

The elevator was also guarded by a dedicated person who pressed the button for them to go to the floor they wanted to go to.

Wang Rumeng said, "Do you know that you live with dragons?"

Lu Qingjiu said: "Of course I know."

Wang Rumeng asked, "Then do you know the name of your dragon?"

Lu Qingjiu raised his eyebrows: “Why should I tell you?”

Wang Rumeng looked at the rising numbers in the elevator and sighed. He said, "Dragons are very dangerous creatures... They can easily lose control."

Lu Qingjiu said nothing.

Wang Rumeng was about to speak when he saw his silent resistance, but the girl standing next to him said impatiently, "Come on, what's the point of asking him so many questions? You'll know once you get to the top."

Wang Rumeng nodded.

Lu Qingjiu still didn't understand why they had to force himself to come here, and what they meant by the meeting. Moreover, judging from Wang Rumeng's attitude, the relationship between non-humans and humans did not seem as stalemate as he imagined. Even the human leaders should know of their existence.

With a ding-dong sound, they reached the top floor. When Lu Qingjiu got out of the elevator, he was shocked by the scene outside. He saw countless strange creatures running around in the spacious office. For example, Lu Qingjiu even saw several Qin Yuans who were discussing loudly.

"We're here." Wang Rumeng said, "Xiaomei, I'm going to take care of his business first. You can have fun by yourself first."

It turned out that the girl's name was Xiaomei. After listening to Wang Rumeng's words, she nodded expressionlessly and turned away. Wang Rumeng took Lu Qingjiu to a room in the corner. Lu Qingjiu was stunned when he entered the room. He didn't expect to see an acquaintance here - Zhu Rong.

Zhu Rong was wearing a red robe and was working with his head down. When he looked up, he saw Lu Qingjiu and looked surprised: "Why are you here?"

Before Lu Qingjiu could answer, Wang Rumeng asked, "Do you know each other?"

"Of course I know him," Zhu Rong said, "Why did you bring him here?"

Wang Rumeng said, "Didn't you say a candle dragon came running over? Xiaomei said he had the aura of a dragon. I was a little worried, so I brought him here."

Zhu Rong shook his head, indicating that it was not what Wang Rumeng was worried about: "No, this matter has nothing to do with him."

Wang Rumeng: "Could he be the one in the legend..."

Zhu Rong hummed, then looked at Lu Qingjiu: “Sorry, Qingjiu, he misunderstood.”

Lu Qingjiu said: "What's going on?"

Zhu Rong sighed and briefly explained the situation. It turned out that after the snow fell in Shuifu Village, five Candle Dragons from another world had come. Bai Yuehu had slain their combined form, but the soul of one of them had escaped. This incident had become quite a big deal, so Zhu Rong had notified all non-humans in the area, asking them to pay more attention to the surroundings and report any anomalies immediately.

The human upper echelons were indeed aware of the existence of non-humans and had allowed them to integrate into human society without revealing their identities. However, most non-humans were invisible to humans, which saved them a lot of trouble.

The spiritual energy here is thin, and the power of non-humans is also very weak. It is rare for them to actively harm humans, so they get along quite harmoniously.

After listening to this, Lu Qingjiu finally understood that Wang Rumeng had forced him to come here because he thought he was the owner of the Candle Dragon. However, he became curious. According to their descriptions, the Candle Dragon was a very ferocious branch of the dragon clan. Could it be raised by humans?

“Yeah.” Facing Lu Qingjiu’s doubts, Zhu Rong gave Lu Qingjiu an answer, “There are such examples.”

It turns out this situation has happened before. Decades ago, a Zhulong snuck into the human world and was picked up and raised by humans. Zhulong was inherently ferocious, but for some reason, it didn't harm humans at first. But this didn't last long. During an incident, Zhulong's instincts were triggered, and it devoured every living thing present. Although it was quickly annihilated by the incoming Yinglong, it still caused a great deal of trouble.

"Isn't Zhulong a polluted dragon? Can such a dragon be kept as a pet?" Lu Qingjiu said in disbelief.

Zhu Rong said: "It's just an exception."

Because of this accident, they also learned that Zhulong could secretly lurk in the human world, so after discovering that Zhulong had sneaked in, they immediately notified all parties and asked everyone to be vigilant to avoid unnecessary accidents.

Lu Qingjiu was listening to Zhu Rong's words when the atmosphere outside became weird. Originally the whole floor was noisy, but before they knew it, the room inside and outside suddenly became quiet, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Wang Rumeng showed a nervous expression, as if he was pushed by something, and was squeezed to the corner of the wall. Although Zhu Rong did not move, he frowned. Lu Qingjiu was about to ask a question when he saw someone walking towards him from the corner of the corridor. The man had a blank expression on his face, and there was a cold anger in his black eyes. It was Bai Yuehu who was supposed to be weeding at home.

"Yuehu!" Lu Qingjiu then remembered that he had just sent a text message to Bai Yuehu. Bai Yuehu must have rushed over immediately after seeing the message.

Bai Yuehu walked to Lu Qingjiu with a sullen expression and looked at Zhu Rong coldly: "What do you want to do?"

Zhu Rong looked helpless and hurriedly explained that it was a misunderstanding, saying that Wang Rumeng was not from this area and had just arrived and did not know the situation of Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu.

Bai Yuehu remained silent after hearing the explanation and reached out to touch Lu Qingjiu, as if checking something. Lu Qingjiu felt a little embarrassed by his touch and said, "Yuehu, I'm fine."

Bai Yuehu said, "Take me with you next time you go out."

Lu Qingjiu nodded in agreement.

Looking at Wang Rumeng next to him, he was already huddled in a corner by the White Moon Fox's aura, looking as if he was about to suffocate. Even Zhu Rong had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead. Now thinking about it, maybe it was because Lu Qingjiu had dragon blood, so he never felt fear when facing the White Moon Fox. He also couldn't understand why, starting with Yin Xun, everyone around him was so afraid of the White Moon Fox.

"I'm fine." Since it was a misunderstanding, it would be fine if it was resolved. Lu Qingjiu quickly comforted his angry Black Dragon, "They thought I was involved with Zhulong."

Zhulong and Yinglong are of the same origin and have almost no difference in their aura. If one must differentiate them, Zhulong's aura is more violent, while Yinglong's is much calmer.

Bai Yuehu remained silent, staring at Wang Rumeng with icy eyes. Lu Qingjiu even noticed that Bai Yuehu's black eyes had straightened like a cold-blooded animal, like a cruel predator that had spotted its prey. Lu Qingjiu even suspected that if he hadn't been there, Bai Yuehu's next move would have been to snap Wang Rumeng's neck.

In front of Lu Qingjiu, the White Moon Fox always acted lazy and quiet, and his favorite thing to do was to lie on the lounge chair in the yard. Although Lu Qingjiu had seen the brutal scenes of the White Moon Fox fighting other dragons, that was after the White Moon Fox transformed into its true form. He had never seen a human-shaped White Moon Fox exude such a terrifying aura.

After all, he is the top predator. Even if he doesn't take action, the murderous intent emanating from him is enough to make other creatures surrender.

Seeing that it was almost impossible to persuade Bai Yuehu who was about to lose her temper, Lu Qingjiu had no choice but to move over and kiss Bai Yuehu on the lips.

Being suddenly kissed, Bai Yuehu's eyes showed surprise and his pupils returned to normal size.

Bai Yuehu's lips were a little hot, probably because he had just come in from outside. Lu Qingjiu's waist was hugged by a pair of hands, and his whole body was pressed against Bai Yuehu's chest.

Wang Rumeng and Zhu Rong were both stunned by this scene. They looked stunned and their eyes were wide open as if their eyeballs were about to fall out.

After the kiss, Lu Qingjiu was already out of breath, and his face flushed. When he looked at Zhu Rong again, he felt a little embarrassed, coughed dryly, and looked away.

Bai Yuehu remained calm, finally putting away his terrifying aura. He said, "There won't be a next time."

"Okay." That was all Zhu Rong could say.

Wang Rumeng was initially frightened half to death by Bai Yuehu, and then even more frightened half to death by the kiss between Bai Yuehu and Lu Qingjiu. He opened his mouth wide and didn't speak for a long time. It was not until Lu Qingjiu said hello to him and said that she was leaving that he mechanically waved his hand and said goodbye dryly.

"Hey, did I see that right?" Wang Rumeng said, "A dragon is in love with a human?"

Zhu Rong said calmly, "Aren't there enough cases of dragons and humans falling in love?"

Wang Rumeng: "...I thought it was just a legend."

Zhu Rong said: "Legends are always based on facts."

Wang Rumeng: “…”

Honestly, in a world of scarce spiritual energy, humans would undoubtedly be at the bottom of the food chain, judging solely by physical fitness. But now, with a vast human population, advanced technology, and a stable order, non-humans are simply no match for humans. But why would a dragon fall in love with a human? The fact that these creatures, which only existed in legends, were so down-to-earth left Wang Rumeng at a loss for words. He had originally thought Lu Qingjiu was merely a dragon servant, but this kiss completely overturned his entire perspective...

"Alright." Zhu Rong reached out and shut Wang Rumeng's mouth. He said, "Don't dwell on this. It's just as you saw it. By the way, is Xiaomei here?"

"Yeah." Wang Rumeng nodded.

"Finding Ao Run still depends on her," Zhu Rong said. "It's all Shaohao's fault... Tsk, I even had to transfer a phoenix from another place."

Wang Rumeng asked, "What happened to the phoenix of Shaohao's family?"

Zhu Rong, looking troubled, said their bird had truly corrupted morals. Not only did it enjoy playing mahjong, it also gambled, risking its own feathers. As the king of birds, the phoenix should have been quite impressive, but who knew that Shaohao's phoenix was such a fool, so addicted to gambling that it had lost all its feathers. This was the true transformation from a phoenix to a chicken.

You might say that losing your feathers would be enough, but the phoenix is ​​a very proud creature and can't accept its featherless appearance, so it enters Nirvana. The phoenix has two types of Nirvana: the Great Nirvana and the Small Nirvana. The Small Nirvana is like a small beauty, which doesn't affect anything, but the Great Nirvana takes several years. Of course, after Nirvana, the phoenix can grow a full set of feathers again. In his words, it has the capital to gamble again.

Wang Rumeng was stunned. He had just arrived here and was already provoked by Bai Yuehu. He also heard such unacceptable revelations. After holding it in for a long time, he finally uttered, "Your circle is really messed up."

Zhu Rong: "..." He didn't really want to talk.

When Bai Yuehu left the Yinjian Building, Lu Qingjiu watched as the once lively non-humans in the room became as quiet as chickens. It wasn't until they got into the elevator and walked down a few floors that a huge noise erupted from the rooftop. Once downstairs, Lu Qingjiu picked up his belongings, saying he still had to go to the supermarket to bring the minivan home, and then he and Bai Yuehu took a taxi.

Bai Yuehu helped Lu Qingjiu carry half of the bag. After getting into the taxi, he casually looked through the things inside and found the box of broken strawberries.

Lu Qingjiu thought to herself that something was amiss when she saw this scene. Sure enough, Bai Yuehu's next move was to carefully remove the box of strawberries from the bag. The strawberries were placed individually in a paper box, covered with plastic wrap. Because strawberries are easily damaged during transportation, they are quite expensive. A box of just a dozen strawberries cost over a hundred yuan.

Bai Yuehu gently touched the damaged strawberry with his fingers and asked, "Did they do that?"

Lu Qingjiu hurriedly said: "No, it was my own carelessness."

"Really?" Bai Yuehu's tone was filled with suspicion. Lu Qingjiu has always been a careful person and rarely makes such low-level mistakes.

"Really." Lu Qingjiu could only lie. If he told the truth, he could imagine his fox's reaction. He would probably explode on the spot and fly out of the taxi to avenge his poor little strawberry.

Bai Yuehu fell silent. He flipped the box over and saw the price tag on the bottom. A look of sorrow filled his eyes. This expression softened Lu Qingjiu's heart. He said, "It's okay. Let's buy another box at the supermarket. We can eat this one directly."

Bai Yuehu nodded slowly and hummed softly.

Lu Qingjiu was relieved when he saw that Bai Yuehu didn't hesitate any longer.

When they arrived at the parking lot, Lu Qingjiu asked Bai Yuehu to stay in the car while he went up to buy a box of strawberries and then came back. Bai Yuehu agreed obediently. But when Lu Qingjiu came down after buying the strawberries, he didn't see Bai Yuehu. He took out his phone and called Bai Yuehu with some confusion, but the call was hung up.

Lu Qingjiu thought something had happened and felt a little anxious. Just when he was thinking about whether to go back to Yinjian to ask Zhu Rong what to do, Bai Yuehu appeared again. He opened the car door naturally, sat in the passenger seat, and said, "Let's go."

"Where did you go just now?" Lu Qingjiu asked.

"I went out to the bathroom." Bai Yuehu answered without looking away.

"Really?" Lu Qingjiu looked at Bai Yuehu and reached out to touch his cheek. "Where did you go to the bathroom? Why is there blood on your face after going to the bathroom?"

Bai Yuehu was silent for a moment, then said, "The person next to me accidentally fell and hit the mirror, splashing a little."

Lu Qingjiu: “…” It would be strange if he believed it.

Bai Yuehu said, "Really."

Lu Qingjiu said: "Show us your ears."

Bai Yuehu: "..." He wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Qingjiu's expression, he finally showed his ears obediently. The ears that were originally erect drooped down, like a puppy being scolded by its owner. Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu was angry and amused. Lu Qingjiu said, "You really didn't lie to me?"

White Moon Fox: "No."

When he said no, the tips of his ears twitched involuntarily, which was very inconsistent with his expressionless face.

Lu Qingjiu leaned over and bit the tip of the ear. Bai Yuehu groaned and reflexively wanted to dodge, but forced himself to hold it back.

Lu Qingjiu opened his mouth, licked it again, and said vaguely: “Did you kill Wang Rumeng?”

Bai Yuehu said, "No." Perhaps fearing that Lu Qingjiu wouldn't believe him, he added, "I just beat him up, but he didn't die."

Lu Qingjiu laughed: "It's not serious, right?"

"It's not serious," Bai Yuehu said. "He scared you." If Lu Qingjiu hadn't been scared, how could the strawberry in his hand have fallen to the ground? It was a good thing he arrived in time, otherwise his little dragon would have been bullied. How could anyone dare to touch someone he himself couldn't bear to touch?! Bai Yuehu couldn't help herself and rushed over to take revenge on the spot.

Lu Qingjiu sighed and coaxed his sulking fake vixen: "Okay, I'm really fine, I'm not angry anymore." He tore open the package, took out a strawberry, and stuffed it into the White Moon Fox's mouth.

Bai Yuehu's mouth was stuffed with food, and he chewed slowly. The strawberries were delicious, sour and sweet, with soft flesh and full of juice. No wonder they were so expensive. Before Lu Qingjiu came, Bai Yuehu had never even seen such fruit, let alone eaten it. His expression softened, and he rubbed Lu Qingjiu's hand with his cheek.

Lu Qingjiu was completely softened by Bai Yuehu's actions. He ate one himself, his eyes narrowed in satisfaction. He had eaten strawberries many times, but never found them so delicious. Perhaps it was because of the person who was eating with him that this fruit had an indescribable deliciousness.

"Let's go home." Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Qingjiu said, "Yin Xun is still at home waiting for us to make candied haws."

Hearing that someone else wanted to snatch food from him, Bai Yuehu frowned and said, "Use this box." He was referring to the broken box in his hand.

Lu Qingjiu smiled and said, "Don't be so stingy. If you want more, we can buy more until you have enough." He stuffed the box of fresh fruits in his hand onto Bai Yuehu's knees and let him eat as much as he wanted. Bai Yuehu touched the fragrant fruits but still couldn't bear to eat them. He ate two himself and stuffed two into Lu Qingjiu's pocket. Then he carefully sealed the bag again and put the fruits in the bag.

Lu Qingjiu looked at him hoarding food like a squirrel and asked with a smile: "How do you know that the strawberries were not broken by me accidentally?"

Bai Yuehu pointed to the seat under him.

Lu Qingjiu took a moment to react before realizing that Bai Yuehu was referring to the pickup truck. He said, "So it was you who tipped off!" He had forgotten that the pickup truck could talk to Bai Yuehu.

The pickup truck honked twice and said something, but Lu Qingjiu couldn't understand it. However, its four wheels moved faster, probably because it was afraid that Lu Qingjiu would be angry with it.

Lu Qingjiu felt that she had to remind Yin Xun not to say bad things about Bai Yuehu in the pickup truck again.

The author has something to say: Bai Yuehu: Haha, no one in this world can bully Lu Qingjiu.

Lu Qingjiu smiled.

White Moon Fox: Except for the White Moon Fox.

Lu Qingjiu: …………