In that moment, Lin Feng pondered many things. He thought about the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, the spirit of revolutionaries who dedicate themselves to their cause and truth, and even the first brave confrontation he had with the class bully who stole his chocolate in elementary school. Well, he didn't actually think about so much. He only knew one thing: the girl before him, named Muyun, was incredible. While it was "possible" she was an extraordinary individual, even possibly non-human, she was not malevolent. Moreover, she had just saved his life. Lin Feng was absolutely certain that the strange entity, sometimes human-shaped and sometimes bat-like, had attacked him first, and its attention had been focused on him several times thereafter. That was definitely true!
Though Lin Feng was just an ordinary person, he was quite confident, even proud, of his intuition and calmness in moments of crisis. This confidence stemmed from his mischievous nature since childhood, honed through countless acts of foolhardiness and the ensuing dangers. Even in the life-and-death situation just now, he had sensed that the "bat" had initially targeted him.
However, Muyun seemed not to have noticed this. Perhaps she had a fixed mindset, mistakenly believing from the beginning that the bat was targeting her. This could probably be attributed to her being a bit... simple-minded.
But regardless, the girl who claimed to be a "werewolf" had saved his life. Lin Feng couldn't just ignore her. This place was desolate and remote, with few residents. It was late at night, and Muyun, being a stranger, would probably have to sleep on the streets if she didn't have a place to stay. He couldn't let that happen.
Of course, he also thought about the possibility of the bat returning. However, as he felt the bat had targeted him, having Muyun stay with him might also be a safeguard. Even if the Tianma Meteor Brick was not very reliable, it was certainly more powerful than the rolling pin at home, right?
This thought might be a bit disheartening, but faced with the surreal scene before him, Lin Feng could only plan like this. He was quite self-aware.
"Let's go, it's getting late," Lin Feng rubbed his legs, which were somewhat numb from the cold, and took the lead in walking ahead of Muyun. "I'll cook something for you when we get back. By the way, are you a vegetarian?"
He suddenly remembered her identity as a "werewolf," couldn't help but ask more, showing that Lin Feng was quite accepting.
"I eat anything!" Muyun nodded happily, hoisting a large suitcase and walking briskly beside Lin Feng. However, after a few steps, she seemed to remember something, "Landlord, aren't you afraid? Most people would be scared in such a situation. Have you ever encountered 'abnormals'? Hey, don't worry, I won't hurt anyone! I've seen a lot of movies, it seems like humans are quite afraid of us..."
Lin Feng felt a headache coming on: this girl's nature was showing again, being overly familiar, naive, stubborn, and talkative. He couldn't answer too many things at once, so he could only sigh lightly, "Well... to be honest, I'm still dizzy. Wait for me to go home, smoke a cigarette, calm down, and then we'll talk. Let's discuss everything when we get back."
Thus, Muyun finally quieted down a bit. The two of them walked in silence, finally arriving at the legendary Baishi Road and stopping in front of a slightly old but large two-story building.
The building was at the end of this cement road, beyond which was wasteland. The surroundings were quite open, marking the boundary between human civilization and the natural domain. Lin Feng often used this somewhat cool-sounding description to describe his home, proving that he still had a young mentality, at least retaining the ability to be a bit juvenile. On both sides of Baishi Road were similarly old and dilapidated houses, with quite a few of them being two or even three stories tall. However, many of them were desolate, without lights or voices, resembling abandoned haunted houses: as the southern suburbs became more desolate, the city center did not shift in this direction. More and more local residents chose to move to the city, making Lin Feng, who lived at the end of the road, one of the few residents here.
"Fortunately, the street lights here were just replaced. Otherwise, it would really look like a ghost street," Lin Feng muttered to himself.
"Huh? What ghost street?" Muyun's voice immediately came from beside him, her hearing was indeed keen.
Lin Feng waved his hand to indicate that he was just casually talking and Muyun didn't mind. She just looked at the new home she was about to rent, a rectangular old building that seemed to satisfy the girl: "Hmm, good place, not too noisy, few people around so I don't have to worry about being recognized. It's very difficult to live in human society, always worrying about being dissected. And there are too many human scammers, fighting all the time, very troublesome."
Lin Feng, opening the door as he approached, looked at Muyun with surprise: "You're so capable, but you're afraid of being dissected?"
He was quite impressed by the scene where Muyun had demonstrated her prowess just now, feeling that werewolves, as a "legendary creature," were probably more powerful than humans. But he didn't expect her to blurt out such words as being afraid of being dissected.
"Well, yeah," Muyun nodded vigorously, "I often watch movies. Humans seem to like doing that the most. Even the aliens in America would be dissected, and the aliens in China would be dissected before being tasted. It's terrifying!"
Lin Feng decided not to discuss any serious topics with this silly girl anymore.
The ground floor had an anti-theft door and an engineering door, both locks were a bit old. It took some effort for Lin Feng to open the door smoothly. He casually turned on the lights in the living room and then turned to invite Muyun in.
After closing the door behind him, Lin Feng introduced the structure of the house to Muyun: "This is the living room, I guess. My dad designed this house, so it has an innovative structure, just understand it. There are two doors on either side of the living room, one leads to my room and the other to the room I've prepared for you. The door in front leads to a small hallway, which leads to the kitchen and bathroom. Upstairs is the second floor, with four empty rooms, but no one is living there now, so you don't have to worry about it. Let me first help you with your luggage—do you want to use your own bedding, or do you want to use what's here? Everything here is pretty clean, but girls are usually more particular about this..."
"I don't mind, as long as I can sleep!" Muyun cheerfully shouted, tapping her suitcase, "I didn't bring bedding, and this suitcase can't fit it anyway."
Lin Feng swallowed the rest of his words: it seemed that the girl in front of him was not "ordinary." She was more of a free spirit.
M
uyun didn't ask for help with her luggage, whether out of a girl's reserve or simply because she was hungry. She just urged Lin Feng to cook quickly and emphasized again that she would pay for the meal, which touched Lin Feng.
In the kitchen, Lin Feng took out some instant noodles and a few ingredients from the refrigerator. He hummed a tune, turned on the gas, and then remembered the horrifying experience tonight, deciding to take the opportunity to smoke and calm down while cooking.
...Fortunately, he realized before lighting his cigarette and quickly turned on the gas stove, otherwise, this book would only have five chapters.
Listening to the clanging sound coming from Muyun's room, guessing what strange luggage she had in her big suitcase, Lin Feng sorted out his encounter today while making noodles: unable to find a job in the city, sleeping in the park, meeting a familiar girl who turned out to be his new tenant, and then on the way back with the new tenant, his normal life was shattered by a surreal phenomenon—werewolves, supernatural powers, and a near-death encounter. The less-than-ten-minute experience had completely overturned and rebuilt his worldview of the past twenty-five years!
What was the deal with that bat, which could transform into a human form and exuded a bloody and chilling aura?
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Feng made a terrifying judgment: that might be a vampire, as there was already a werewolf by his side. If vampires and werewolves didn't love or kill each other, would that still be a qualified vampire?
But speaking of werewolves... the werewolf girl he encountered seemed a bit different from the legends, not fierce-looking at all, but rather cute... just a bit silly.
After pondering for a long time without a clue, Lin Feng, displaying his carefree nature, decided to put everything aside until after dinner. Muyun seemed to be a quite easygoing "werewolf," perhaps she could explain the situation to him, at least he would have a direction when rebuilding his worldview.
The noodles were quickly cooked. Lin Feng returned to the living room with the quick and filling dinner, only to find Muyun sitting at the dining table, looking forward to it. Smelling the noodles, she sniffed hard, showing a brilliant smile at Lin Feng. This feeling... was it like a dog waiting for food?
The two sat at the dining table. Muyun, already eager, picked up her chopsticks. It was only then that Lin Feng suddenly remembered something and quickly shouted in the direction of the stairs, "Come down for dinner!"
Under Muyun's curious gaze, a black-and-white figure agilely leaped down from upstairs, then skillfully ran to Lin Feng's feet and rubbed its head against his shoe: it turned out to be a black-and-white kitten.
What happened next puzzled Lin Feng for a long time:
Muyun, this powerful werewolf, this werewolf who had just overturned his worldview, this werewolf who had already been classified as a "highly mysterious species," upon seeing the black-and-white kitten, immediately jumped up from her chair, and with a swish, jumped behind the nearby sofa! She even involuntarily transformed into her werewolf form!