novelraw Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Chapter 159: She is a Dragon
The next day.
Xia Li woke up and looked at the empty room, feeling like something was missing.
The evil dragon was busy clanging and banging in the kitchen. This time there was no sound of hot oil boiling, she must be cooking something.
Xia Li finished washing up and returned to the living room, staring at the Demon Repelling Sword on the wall in a daze.
“Ding-a-ling~”
The bell hanging on the Demon Repelling Sword swayed without a breeze, making a clear ringing sound.
It was as if it was reminding Xia Li by some kind of induction.
Xia Li suddenly remembered.
Right… Where’s Wuqi the cat??
Didn’t they agree to go home at six o’clock in the evening to clock in and shoot a video, and then send it to the pet hospital? Why didn’t he come back last night?
Xia Li knew this cat wouldn’t be on time.
It was the right decision to keep his bell at home.
Pushing open the window leading to the balcony, Xia Li was about to see if he had eaten the biscuits and water he had left outside yesterday.
As a result, when he opened the window, he saw a black shadow dart in.
As he ran, he muttered, “It’s so cold, it’s so cold, I almost froze to death.”
The food that Xia Li had placed in the corner had been eaten, and most of the water had been drunk.
Not only that, there was also a large clump of cat hair on the ground, and obvious traces of a cat having slept in the cardboard box.
Oh, so he came back last night and forgot to open the window.
That’s alright then.
『Damn it!』
『Why did you close the door so tightly and not open the window? I couldn’t get in all night!!』
Wuqi went back to the room and lay down, his body shivering from the cold, still talking incessantly.
『Do you know how much damage it does to a cat to be exposed outside for a whole night in the southern winter!』
『I’m going to get sick, not a fatal one, but one that will cost you two thousand yuan!』
“I’m going to give up treatment and sign the cremation papers.”
『……』
Wuqi was shaking with anger and cold, wanting to loudly condemn Xia Li.
And you call yourself a Brave Hero!
Don’t those people in the other world even screen the Brave Heroes they summon?!
However, when he saw Xia Li bring him a bowl of hot water to warm up, Wuqi was speechless.
『You still have some conscience, you’re good to cats. 』
Wuqi raised his proud head and glanced at Xia Li.
He was only arrogant for a second before lowering his head and lapping up the water.
The habit of drinking hot water engraved in the genes of Chinese people.
Wuqi hadn’t had a sip of hot water for a long time, especially in this winter, a sip of hot water made him feel a lot more comfortable instantly.
“I heard that cats die if they eat chocolate, is it true?”
『How would I know, I’ve never tried it. 』
Xia Li squatted beside Wuqi and picked up Little Cotton, who was meowing non-stop around his feet, and put her in his arms.
Cotton had a certain sense of territory in this house, and in the face of the intrusion of an adult cat, the only way she could solve the crisis was to act cute and coquettish in front of her owner.
In order to prevent herself from becoming a stray again, she had to stick to the male owner of the house.
Just like her mother’s idea.
“Then you try it.”
Xia Li took a piece of chocolate and threw it in front of Wuqi.
Wuqi’s fur stood on end in fright.
『You, you’re not a sadist, are you!!』
“Just wanted to do an experiment,” Xia Li said.
He was really curious.
A human soul inside, a cat outside… is it a human or a cat?
Moreover, according to Wuqi, he only became a cat after going to the other world. Logically speaking, his cat body shouldn’t even be a species on Earth.
“By the way, have you had a physical examination at the pet hospital?”
Xia Li suddenly thought of something and asked.
『Physical examination?』
Wuqi finished drinking the hot water and stretched out his paw to wash his face.
This charming posture made even Cotton feel ashamed of herself.
『Of course I have. Before my bell was cut off, I was often drawn blood and X-rayed…』
Seemingly recalling that dark past, Wuqi’s voice carried a hint of indignation.
『Those guys would use me to test their equipment when they were open on holidays! Because my blood and physical condition are always very healthy, they would come and mess with me whenever they suspected there was something wrong with the equipment!!』
“So, your blood work and body structure are at least within the range of a normal cat.” Xia Li pondered.
『Of course! I am a cat!』
Wuqi responded loudly to Xia Li, and then went to play on Cotton’s cat climbing frame without any courtesy.
He was used to looking down at the tiny humans from a high place. Now he always squatted on the ground to talk to Xia Li, which made him feel uncomfortable everywhere.
But before he could jump onto the cat climbing frame, he was knocked down by Cotton with a cat punch.
“Meow!!”
『Why did Little Cotton hit me!!』
Although Wuqi liked to wander outside and fight with other cats, he still had some principles.
He wouldn’t hit the old, weak, sick, disabled, or pregnant.
After being beaten, he could only sneak into his own cat bed dejectedly.
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This cat bed was a dowry from his wife’s family （pet hospital）. He lay on the soft cushion, crossing his cat legs, looking like a proper cat.
“Xia Li, we’re having sunny-side-up eggs today!”
“Okay.”
Lucia, who had finished her work, walked out carrying a small pot, the steaming hot air blowing on her fair face.
Wuqi looked up, and upon seeing the golden brown light in the girl’s eyes, his hair instinctively stood on end, and he shrank back in fear.
He didn’t know if it was his illusion…
He felt that his brother’s girlfriend was a little more terrifying than she was two days ago.
“Do you think, if my girlfriend’s blood was taken to the pet hospital for testing, would her indicators be normal?”
Xia Li pondered for a while, and even when he was sitting at the dining table, he didn’t forget to ask Wuqi in the cat bed.
Wuqi crossed his legs and said leisurely.
『Brother, what are you thinking? You’re not taking your girlfriend to the People’s Hospital, you’re taking her to the pet hospital for a blood test??』 Wuqi was puzzled.
Xia Li paused and said matter-of-factly.
“She’s not human.”
『Huh?』
“She’s a dragon.”
『Uh… uh??』
Wuqi sat up straight from the ground.
His first reaction was to think that Xia Li was joking with him, but when he met the girl’s confused eyes again, Wuqi suddenly realized.
Dragon…
This brother’s girlfriend is a dragon??
Then everything made sense.
No wonder he felt a sense of bloodline suppression when he looked at her.
“She told you her race when she introduced herself to you last time.”
Seeing that he was so shocked that his pupils were trembling, Xia Li took the initiative to explain.
Wuqi opened his mouth wide, standing on all fours on the ground, looking like a living emoji.
『Huh?』
『Wait… wait…』
『You said you came back from a world of swords and magic… then if you think about it that way…』
Wuqi swallowed, his throat feeling dry.
He looked at Lucia again.
In Wuqi’s eyes, behind the girl’s delicate figure, a majestic dragon was staring at him like he was an ant.
『She, she’s… a Western dragon???!』
“Yes, to be more precise, a Silver Dragon.”
『Holy crap!』
Wuqi was sweating profusely.
He thought it was just a joke last time, but he didn’t expect this guy’s girlfriend to really be a dragon.
『You, you, you dare to bring a Western dragon to the real world…』
Aren’t you going to conquer the world?
With the defensive power of that kind of magic dragon, bullets can’t penetrate it at all, maybe even a nuclear strike would be a joke in front of her.
You’re not going to use your power to seize resources, you’re just here eating sunny-side-up eggs??
Thinking of this, Wuqi shook his head.
He was also brainwashed by the twenty years of survival war, thinking that having power could have everything, in the environment of the law of the jungle, the strong should take away the resources that belong to them.
But this is Earth, the situation is different.
The appearance of a dragon would only bring disaster to himself and the people around him, it might not be better than it is now.
Moreover, there is no magic on Earth, and a dragon is just an ordinary person in modern society.
“Xia Li, eat this.”
Lucia put the half-eaten sunny-side-up egg into Xia Li’s bowl, and then stole half of the egg from Xia Li’s spoon at a tricky angle.
Xia Li: “…”
Xia Li was used to being bullied by this dragon and didn’t mind sucking the rest of the egg into his mouth.
“Aren’t all eggs the same?” he said while chewing.
“The color of each egg is different when cooked, some yolks are darker, some are lighter… especially the ones that are not cooked through, the yolks are red and very soft.”
Little Chef Lucia had some new insights into cooking.
Perhaps because of the dragon’s taste, she actually found half-cooked eggs more delicious.
Xia Li nodded as he listened and took another bite of the egg in his bowl.
Lucia cooked him three sunny-side-up eggs in total. He was taking in so much nutrition and calories every day with nowhere to use them.
“This one has a runny yolk.”
Xia Li handed the egg on his spoon out, thought for a moment, and simply threw it directly into the evil dragon’s mouth.
The evil dragon opened her small mouth and inhaled it with a whoosh.
Half-cooked egg yolk flowed down from the corner of her mouth, and she stuck out her little tongue to lick it clean.
“Meow…”
『Little Cotton, do you eat cat food or dog food at home every day?』
Seeing this scene, Wuqi turned to ask the underage kitten beside him.
Cotton didn’t understand any of this. Because of the territorial crisis, she was pawing at her cat bowl, pushing it little by little into her cat bed to hide it.
Seeing this, Wuqi laughed in anger.
『I’m not going to eat your cat food!!』