Chapter 8: Park Residents
A unicorn cub’s day begins with a growling stomach.
Not long ago, Qilin Cub was still wandering around Wushan, bullying Qiongqi today and threatening Taowu tomorrow. Until one day, he picked up a strange object on the Tongtian Steps, square like a deflated brick. One side was pitch black, like a mirror that could reflect his shadow, and the other side was colorful and it was impossible to tell who was painted on it. Qilin Cub felt that this brick was particularly handy and to his liking, so he decided that this would be his magic weapon!
The mountain tyrant Qilin Cub was doing his routine "bullying men and women" that day. He was holding his newly acquired magic weapon and hitting the head of a little monster on the mountain. Suddenly, the sharp horns on the little monster's head poked the mirror of the magic weapon and broke it. Qilin Cub was petrified at that moment. He stared blankly at the magic weapon in his hand, then at the horns on the little monster's head, then at the magic weapon, then at the horns, then at the magic weapon... and then he burst into tears.
According to the recollections of the monsters in Wushan, the crying was so unpleasant, it lasted for a long time and disturbed people's sleep. This was too much. You can beat me and eat me, but you can't stop me from sleeping! They wanted to settle the score angrily, but found that it was the 200-year-old unicorn cub. They couldn't beat it, so they went back in shame, breathing in and out with the crying, and forced themselves to sleep as a lullaby. Fortunately, Lord Bai Ze was visiting Wushan and went to check, otherwise all the monsters in the mountain would have died of neurasthenia.
The little monster felt that life was hopeless. His horn was held in the hand of the little Qilin, and he listened to the piercing magic sound for three days and three nights. When he saw Lord Bai Ze, he finally saw a glimmer of dawn in the long dark night.
Bai Ze looked like a white goat. He coughed a few times to attract the little Qilin's attention, then stroked his beard and said kindly, "Qilin, what's wrong with you?"
The Qilin cub was crying and hiccuping. He said sadly: "My magic weapon is broken! Wuuwuwu..."
"Magic weapon?" Bai Ze was confused, then he looked down and saw the "brick" in Qilin's hand: "Oh, this one, this one seems to be made by humans."
The Qilin cub tilted his head: "Human?"
So the little Qilin sneaked into the human world.
However, Lord Bai Ze said that he must not be discovered by humans, let alone hurt people, otherwise he would be captured by the people of the Two Worlds Department. So he could only sleep under a bench in the park, covered with small leaves. The weather has been getting colder and colder recently, and the little Qilin was shivering. It was raining heavily and his stomach was hungry again. What should he do? He touched his belly and felt very hungry.
I wonder if I can find the person who lost the magic weapon today and ask him to repair it.
The owner, Lu Ren, is walking his dog.
When Lu Ren just graduated from high school, he owed a lot of money to his relatives. After all, a child had no source of income, and his academic performance was very average. After thinking it over, he decided to start working directly. This idea was very immature, but unfortunately there was no one who could give him advice.
At that time, Lu Ren had to work two jobs a day, serving dishes in a restaurant during the day and delivering takeout after work at night. Later, he went to the Immigrant Population Survey Bureau, and finally he could take a breath with the generous salary. Basically, he was no longer so busy after get off work, and began to have his own little life, watching competitions and playing games.
But he would still find something to do on Saturdays and Sundays, which was to feed and walk the dogs of the neighbors who were out of the house. At first, everyone saw that it was not easy for him, and thought that any help was good, although the reward was not high, it was a token of his appreciation. After a long time, everyone found that he was too lazy and didn't want to work hard on weekends, so he continued to do it.
The number of dogs is not fixed. Sometimes, taking three big dogs out on the street can be so tiring that you start to doubt your life.
Today Lu Ren took a corgi for a walk and the physical activity was very light.
There is a large lawn in the small park, where people usually untie the leash and let the dog run freely for a while. Today was no exception. Who knew that the short-legged Corgi went crazy and ran into the bushes next to the square.
Lu Ren immediately chased after it, jogging along the path with the Corgi. In a blink of an eye, they reached a remote road. Then the Corgi ran away and dived into the haystack again. Lu Ren was not careful and lost track of it.
"Huanhuan! Huanhuan!" Lu Ren called for a long time, but there was no sign of the short-legged Corgi. However, Lu Ren had experience in this kind of thing. After thinking it over, he decided to use the fishing method: he took out a dog snack from his pocket, tore open the package and held it in his hand, and continued to call Huanhuan: "Huanhuan! It's delicious and smells so good."
Soon, there was a rustling sound in the bushes nearby. Lu Ren listened to the sound getting closer and closer to him, waiting patiently for Huan Huan to fall into the trap. Suddenly, a curious-looking little head popped out from the bushes and bit the meat strip.
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The head looks like a lion, but is covered with scales , and there is a pair of antlers on the forehead. The wide-open eyes make it look more like a tiger. It looks a bit like a dragon and looks quite scary. But the head is very small, not much different from that of an adult Corgi, which gives it a strange sense of cuteness.
Little Head, or Kirin cub, was really hungry and wanted to find something to eat. As he was walking, he smelled a very nice meaty aroma. He followed the aroma without thinking and was caught by Lu Ren. He stared at Lu Ren with only one thought in his mind: "Oh no! We've been discovered!"
Lu Ren was staring at the little Qilin when he saw the little Qilin kicking the ground with all four limbs and biting the meat strip with brute force. He snatched it and ran into the bushes and disappeared. Lu Ren looked at the empty packaging bag in his hand and fell into deep thought: Is this considered a robbery?
While I was thinking, I heard a "woof" behind me.
"Ah! Huanhuan!"
Huanhuan had been walked by Lu Ren since he was young, and they had a good relationship. At this moment, Lu Ren was squatting, so Huanhuan stood up, put his front paws on Lu Ren's knees, supported himself with his hind legs, and wagged his tail: "Woof!" He panted happily and stuck out his tongue, trying to get his saliva on Lu Ren's face.
While avoiding the saliva, Lu Ren touched its head helplessly, then took out another strip of meat from his pocket, tore open the package and fed it to it.
Lu Ren thought: "That one should be a 'foreign population', right? It looks like a cub, could it be lost? Should I ask the police?"
On the other hand, after finishing the meat strips, the Qilin cub still felt unsatisfied. When he turned his head to look at the human, he found that the human was feeding the meat strips to a dog. The Qilin cub was furious on the spot: "It's actually dog food! Damn human! How dare you blaspheme the great Qilin! I will bring disaster to him! Let him know what he has done that is irreversible!"
So he headed towards the human, but before he took two steps, his stomach growled again. He was not that hungry before he ate, but after taking a bite, he felt even hungrier. The Qilin cub thought angrily: "Damn human, how dare you plot against me!"
But after smelling the meat, he thought: "Although it is dog food, it is still food. Food is not divided into expensive and cheap. If he is willing to offer me some more, I can forgive him."
After taking two more steps, he only saw this human concentrating on feeding the Corgi and not looking back at him. The Qilin cub thought again: "Why is this stupid human not looking at me but staring at that stupid dog? Am I not cuter than that stupid dog? The dog's flattering look must have confused him, stupid human, look at Lord Qilin conquering you with his heroic spirit!" So he deliberately stepped on a dead branch with his foot, making a "click" sound.
But Lu Ren was currently pondering whether he needed to report the whereabouts of the little Qilin, so he didn't pay attention.
Kirin cub: "You actually ignored Master Kirin! You must have been bewitched by this stupid dog! I guess I have to give you some strong medicine!"
So when Lu Ren was still thinking, he felt a sudden weight on his other knee. He looked down and saw the little Qilin, whom he had just met, imitating the Corgi and leaning on his knees. He looked at him with big eyes and said expressionlessly, "Woof."
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So Lu Ren could only tear off another strip of meat for the little Qilin.
"Stowaway."
Si Yuan sat on the sofa in Lu Ren's house, glanced emotionlessly at the little Qilin shivering in the living room, and came to this conclusion.
After much thought, Lu Rensi finally took the little Qilin home and called Si Yuan to ask what to do. He thought that a few people from the Investigation Bureau would be sent to solve the problem, but he didn't expect Si Yuan to come in person.
Lu Ren asked him: "Do you need to check the system? Could it be someone's missing child?"
Si Yuan said decisively, "No need." As a symbol of good fortune, there were only a few Qilin in the world. Si Yuan knew where all the ones that could be ranked were, so he could tell at a glance that this Qilin was a stowaway. He didn't say much, but stood up and said, "I'll take him back." Then he was about to walk out.
Lu Ren thought it was embarrassing to ask him to make such a trip, and he was his leader after all, so it was neither moral nor logical.
So he invited Si Yuan: "Would you like to stay for dinner? I went to the early market this morning and bought a lot of food and put it in the refrigerator." That was the food that Lu Ren had stored for the remaining week.
So Si Yuan sat down again without saying a word.
"Looks like I have to stay for dinner." Lu Ren thought as he walked into the kitchen.
Lu Ren has lived alone since he was a child, but his cooking skills are very good . He can cut vegetables and stir-fry them skillfully. Soon the house is filled with the aroma of food.
The table in Lu Ren's house is not big. After all, he lives alone, so there is only a square table. The dishes on the table are very rich: braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, shrimp stewed eggs, fried pork with peppers, and a bowl of winter melon and pork ribs soup.
A small amount of golden corn kernels were also added to the rice, which looked very tempting.
It is worth mentioning that the little Qilin also insisted on going to the table. Si Yuan did not express his opinion, but just looked at Lu Ren. Lu Ren lowered his head to look at the little Qilin's big watery eyes, but he was still too soft-hearted.
He first put two layers of pillows on the chair for the little Qilin to ensure that he could reach the table, and stuffed a small spoon into his little hoof. Then he mixed stewed eggs in the rice for him and let him scoop it out to eat.
Then Lu Ren saw that Si Yuan didn't move his chopsticks, but looked at him expressionlessly. He had no choice but to serve Si Yuan a bowl of soup, and told him to drink the soup before the meal to nourish his stomach. He would pick up some food for him from time to time, and finally picked up the chopsticks to feed himself.
Lu Ren thought: "These non-humans, although they have the ability to do everything, they are not even good at eating. They look quite pitiful."
After having a good meal and a good drink, Si Yuan took Xiao Qilin back to the bureau from the balcony. Miraculously, Lu Ren found his ex-girlfriend's phone with a broken screen in the crack of the sofa.
It is worth mentioning that for a long time after the little Qilin left, Lu Ren’s luck was amazing.
