◎Brushed past the bloodstain under the other's eye corner.◎
However, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Because the clone was still safely tucked in Yue Peihui's pocket and hadn't come out. But Lin Jingdu was still slightly worried about the human's mental state—hopefully it wouldn't be affected…? After spending these few days together, he felt the human wasn't as fragile as he had imagined.
Without hesitation, the young man stepped on the still-undigested mirror shards and decisively headed back the way he came.
…
Bakery section.
The clerk who had just chatted with Sister Fang managed the bakery section. Once she left, the bakery was empty—no customers in sight.
Ji Xuyang looked tense. "I hope there are no casualties here."
Yue Peihui didn't reply. His expression was indifferent, as if not particularly anxious. He slightly tilted his head and glanced at Ji Xuyang. "Can you sense the aura here?"
Ji Xuyang felt awkward. His supernatural ability was fire-based, just like his fiery personality. He usually relied on Yue Peihui and the team's "brain" for analysis, so he couldn't quite trust his own instincts now.
Seeing Ji Xuyang's face change colors wildly like a spilled palette, Yue Peihui knew he hadn't detected the extra supernatural entity here.
The man's eyes showed no ripple; he just shifted his gaze toward the shelves quietly standing in the bakery section.
Yue Peihui stepped forward, approaching the shelves. The smell of bread hit his nose, stirring an inexplicable appetite and restless feeling. With each step, the environment briefly shifted; colors twisted into a kaleidoscope. Croissants and baguettes seemed to float, while the toast under his gaze softened like a swamp. Strange bubbles formed on its golden crust, swelling, bursting, and spreading a rotten stench that quickly overwhelmed the sweet aroma of baked bread.
"Ugh!" Ji Xuyang covered his nose and shouted, "What is that smell?"
"The smell of rotten bread," Yue Peihui said, standing before him. The stench hit him harder, but his expression remained unchanged. A flash of scarlet flickered deep in his black eyes. He lowered his gaze to the bursting bubbles on the bread. The toast had grown larger, covering the entire shelf. Its surface began writhing, growing eyes that spun maliciously, staring at the two humans before it.
Ji Xuyang pressed his temple. "Boss, this thing seems to be a mental attack."
Yue Peihui's expression was calm, as if unaffected by the ancient whispers in his ear, though his lips paled slightly. "Hmm, I heard it. Where's the special dagger?" His dagger had been taken by someone. Having learned from the phone incident, Lin Jingdu kept it very carefully, throwing it directly into his own abyss, leaving no chance for Yue Peihui to find it.
Ji Xuyang immediately pulled it out. "Here! Boss, you lost your powers, so—"
Before he could finish suggesting "Let me go," the man snatched the dagger from his hand, glanced at it easily, confirmed the supernatural's weak spot, then raised the dagger and stabbed it fiercely into the toast!
The ancient whispers suddenly turned into a piercing shriek, almost shattering eardrums. The high-pitched sound easily made ordinary people faint; even those with powers barely stayed standing. Ji Xuyang barely held onto the shelf, his face pale. "Damn, this thing has a great voice."
The screams gradually weakened. With a "pfft" sound, the man pulled out the dagger and tossed it to Ji Xuyang without looking back. "Orange alert level supernatural. Remember to file a supplementary report."
Ji Xuyang hurriedly caught the dagger and looked closely. It was covered in sticky green blood…
Looking again at the messy toast, Ji Xuyang silently turned away. He probably wouldn't want to eat toast for the next few days…
"Um…"
The two were cleaning the slime and debris off themselves, looking disheveled, when a hesitant voice sounded.
Yue Peihui suddenly looked up. Standing not far away watching them was indeed Lin Jingdu.
The supernatural returned quietly and silently. No one knew exactly how much it had witnessed.
In fact, Lin Jingdu had just arrived. When he was about to reach the baking area, he received feedback from his clone: the dangerous aura had disappeared, no need to worry anymore, and the human's aura was fine as well. The clone was hastily made and could only sense the aura, not provide a live broadcast, but that was enough for Lin Jingdu.
Only then did Lin Jingdu relax and slow his pace as he walked over.
He happened to run into the two people looking disheveled; just a sniff was enough to tell what they had encountered.
His puzzled gaze wandered over the two of them, and beyond them, he could still see the ruined bread corpse. Lin Jingdu had a slight suspicion: could his human also have special abilities to subdue the eerie?
Then… could he still raise such a strong pet?
His eyes darkened slightly; how could Yue Peihui not notice the doubt in the boy's eyes?
Without hesitation, he leaned against a nearby shelf, took a light breath, and said, "It was killed by this kind-hearted person."
He lowered his eyelashes, controlling his less-than-perfect acting, and said calmly, "I was a little scared."
Though the suspicion lingered, the Evil God, eager to be an excellent owner, began to comfort him verbally: "It's okay, it's all over now."
It didn't matter; he himself had secrets, so he had to allow his pet to have its own little secrets. At least for now, the Evil God had no interest in uncovering this veil and even enjoyed being deceived.
"Mm." Yue Peihui pressed his lips and replied softly.
Beside them, Ji Xuyang was holding back hard, watching helplessly as his boss shifted the blame onto him, then widened his eyes as he saw his boss walk toward the boy, finally noticing the octopus pendant swaying on the man's strong wrist.
Ji Xuyang: "…"
He should be the one who's a little scared!!
Lin Jingdu reached out and gently grabbed the corner of the man's sleeve as he walked by, not gripping his wrist. The boy tilted his face up, his forehead hair slipping slightly with the movement, brushing over his brows and eyes. Those heterochromatic eyes shone brightly: "Let's go."
Yue Peihui stared into those eyes, "…Okay."
Ji Xuyang watched helplessly as his boss was pulled away by the eerie like that.
*
The elevator doors opened, and Lin Jingdu was the first to step into the foyer. He took off his sneakers worn for the walk and bent down to change into comfortable slippers.
Yue Peihui changed simply, his peripheral vision noting the eerie's movements, thinking to himself that this eerie was becoming more and more accustomed to human life.
The Evil God, now wearing slippers, straightened up, turned his head, and blinked at Yue Peihui.
Yue Peihui met his gaze; those heterochromatic eyes had already softened especially for his human. The man lowered his eyes and looked in, seeing only overflowing radiance. He wanted to look away but couldn't move an inch—under the curved, crescent-shaped eye corner, there was an incongruous bloodstain.
Lin Jingdu was unaware of the bloodstain at his eye corner, probably scraped by flying debris.
Instinctively, the man raised his rough fingertip and wiped the dirty blood beneath the boy's eye corner. The moment he touched the boy's skin, he felt coldness and softness. The eerie he touched stared at him with cat-like eyes, standing quietly in place waiting for him to finish wiping, neither questioning nor resisting. Only the shadow revealed his current excitement; the Evil God was thrilled to be touched by his pet and had to pretend to remain calm.
Coming back to his senses, Yue Peihui feigned normal expression and withdrew his hand, rubbing his fingers to wipe off the bloodstain he had just cleaned: "It's a bit late, I'll go to sleep first—"
"Mm, but… I think you need someone to sleep with you." Lin Jingdu tilted his head and interrupted him. Having already learned human speech skills, the Evil God now pretended not to understand, turning the friendly question "Do you need someone to sleep with you?" into the bold statement "I think you need it."
Afraid the human would refuse, Lin Jingdu even found a reason, citing "most people are afraid of eerie things": 'Humans are usually quite scared of those things, so you must be shaken up and won't sleep well. But I'm not afraid; I can keep you company.' He ignored the fact that his disguised identity would also be classified as a "scary thing," easily drawing a clear boundary.
He's different, oh—his humanoid form is at least ten thousand times better looking than those eerie humanoids.
Yue Peihui paused in his movements.
Sleep together? Even with a door between them, he could pretend not to be in the same space as the eerie, but sleeping in the same bed? He would probably suffer insomnia until his nerves deteriorated further. Besides, what if he relapsed?
In the past, Yue Peihui would have refused without hesitation… but this time, he did owe this eerie a favor. In some ways, this eerie had helped them solve a problem, namely the "mirror" in the supermarket.
Without saying yes or no, the man lowered his long eyelashes and feigned "being shaken": "I was pretty scared, but…"
The Evil God, who had just been trying to boldly ask for company, stopped and observed the subtle expressions on the human's face: fear, helplessness, and a hint of unease. Was he still uneasy about "sleeping together"?
Letting that somewhat indifferent gaze sweep over his face, Yue Peihui lowered his eyes and continued calmly: "It's just that I'm used to sleeping alone; two people might make it hard to fall asleep."
He lifted his eyes; the deep indigo river flowed in those black pupils: "I want to have a good sleep, and tomorrow morning, I'll make breakfast for you."
The words "make breakfast for you" caused the Evil God to freeze in place.
The cold gaze instantly melted, and Yue Peihui stubbornly read burning anticipation from that expressionless face. Lin Jingdu pressed his lips and said casually, "Sleep is more important; I won't disturb you."
"But if you need help sleeping, I can do that too." He's very good at sleep spells and such.
"…" Yue Peihui put on a polite smile, "Not tonight."
As expected, the refusal didn't disappoint the Evil God much: "Alright then."
Yue Peihui glanced at the time on his phone and said, "It's a bit late; I'll go back to my room first."
For the sake of breakfast tomorrow, the Evil God was even willing to give his pet more personal space. The boy stood quietly in the dark living room, watching the person who opened the bedroom door and said, "Good night."
The hand holding the doorknob paused slightly and turned to look at him. The warm light from the bedroom shone on his face, reflecting in his jet-black pupils like faint glimmers in dark river water. His sharp brows softened a bit: "Okay, good night."
Watching the door close, Lin Jingdu finally returned to his own room.
He collapsed onto the soft big bed, burying his face in the fragrant quilt and nuzzled it.
The Evil God didn't need sleep, which meant he still had to wait a whole night before enjoying the delicious breakfast.
A faint sigh echoed in the room.
…
At three in the morning, another sigh.
Two light bulbs lit up in the pitch-black room—that was the Evil God's bright, sharp eyes.
How much longer until the sky fully brightened?
Sigh.
[Author's Note]
Evil God: I'm so hungry, late at night really makes me hungry… Please feed me QAQ (just playing on my phone)
Human: (tossing and turning, unable to sleep)
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I've written enough for now, no update tomorrow, babies, come back the day after tomorrow [Let me see]
Thinking of writing a little irresponsible side story for 520, but after racking my brain, I can't think of what to write, so I'll just owe you all one. I'll add an extra chapter in the future extras, I swear I'll make it up… [Good luck lotus]
By the way, happy 520 to everyone! Those in relationships, be happy; those shipping CPs, may your ships sail long and strong~ Also, love yourselves well [Kisses]
