Texas soaked her whole body in the bathtub.
The rental room’s bathroom was not large, so she had to curl up inside.
Warm water enveloped her whole body, giving her a strong sense of safety.
Her eyelids kept trembling.
The sword she had wrapped rested against the edge of the bathtub.
If anything moved, she would immediately draw it.
Even with its edge rolled, that blade was still dangerous enough to easily kill someone.
But until she finished bathing, dried her body, dried her hair and tail, and finished grooming, nothing happened.
She changed into her newly bought clothes and walked out of the bathroom.
The smell of chemical residue on the new clothes made her frown slightly.
Lupo had sharp noses, and the scent was somewhat pungent to her.
But given her current circumstances, she could only endure it silently.
It was much better than her miserable escape from Columbia and wandering through the wilderness.
The living room was filled with all kinds of snacks, mostly sweets.
It seemed this made Yunyan’s mood better.
“I like sweets quite a bit, but I don’t like anything too sweet.
Want some?”
Yunyan offered her a box of Pocky.
Texas waved her hand, intending to refuse.
Then she pulled a cigarette from her dirty clothes.
She had scavenged it from a group of people who attacked her in the wilderness.
It was not a good brand, nor was it the one she usually smoked.
“Want one?”
“Never smoked before.
My lungs will probably hurt.”
“That’s your lungs growing muscles.”
Texas rarely made a joke.
After soaking in the bath, her whole body had relaxed quite a bit.
However, she also tossed the cigarette box into the trash can and lost the desire to smoke.
“Forget it.
I’ll quit.”
She would sever everything from the past, including her old bad habits.
She picked up the chocolate stick Yunyan handed her, opened it, and held it in her mouth.
Out of habit, she touched her pocket, wanting to find a lighter.
Then she remembered she was eating a chocolate stick and shook her head helplessly.
The taste… was not bad.
Holding the chocolate stick between her thumb and middle finger, she tapped it with her index finger as if flicking ash from a cigarette and asked, “Are there any decent jobs in Lungmen?”
“Not here.
This is Lungmen’s lower city, but most people prefer to call it the slums.
Aside from gangs, there aren’t many proper jobs.
This place rejects Lungmen’s Infected and poor.
It’s a chaotic mix of fish and dragons.
What I do here is undercover work.
I go undercover in gangs, then report them and earn bounties.
Of course, after a while, I’ll move away too.”
“Move away?
Afraid of retaliation?”
The fact that Yunyan was still alive while working like this was practically a miracle.
Of course, it was also possible that he himself was actually very capable in a fight.
“Not really.
I just want to leave Lungmen and make my way outside.”
“Then I wish you luck.
As for me, I’ll probably settle down in Lungmen.”
Before the past caught up with her, she would live here like an ordinary person.
Tomorrow, she would have to find proper work too.
She probably could not count on the slums.
As for gangs?
Texas, who was born into an old Siracusan family and raised in Columbia, looked down on those little skirmishes.
Besides, having just arrived, she found the local gangs too impolite.
“Oh, right.
You should start working.”
Yunyan urged her.
Texas nodded, picked up the broom, and began cleaning.
Her movements were somewhat clumsy.
Although she was from a mafia family, she had at least been a young lady.
At home, clothes had been put on her and meals had been served to her.
Such things had naturally been done by servants.
“After sweeping, mop once.
Also, I’ll wash my clothes myself, so don’t bother with those.
After that, change the bedsheets and covers.
Once you’re done, your tasks for tonight are finished.”
“I understand.”
Texas had no complaints.
Yunyan had not only given her a meal, but also taken her in and lent her money.
As long as he did not try anything strange, he was her benefactor.
Repay kindness.
Repay grudges.
That was Texas’s life principle.
She worked for a long time, completing everything against the background noise of the television.
Looking at the clean living room and bedroom, a sense of accomplishment rose in Texas’s heart.
Living alone was not impossible.
She turned to look at Yunyan in the living room.
He had never taken off his sunglasses.
He drank beverages and ate snacks while watching a movie starring a black-and-white Ursus.
The Yan kung fu in the movie was so extraordinary that even Texas could not help being drawn in.
By the time the movie ended, it was already late at night.
Texas yawned, said goodnight to Yunyan, and went to the bedroom to rest.
Lying on an unfamiliar bed, surrounded by darkness, with the faint sound of the television outside the door and occasional children crying or people cursing outside the window, Texas closed her eyes.
She slept peacefully.
It had been a long time since she had slept like this.
In the wilderness, she had never dared to sleep deeply.
She always had to stay alert against all kinds of things.
When she came across cities, closing her eyes always led to nightmares.
The moment she closed them, she remembered the final night before leaving Columbia: the burning family estate, her dead father, herself covered in blood, and the being that called itself a Wolf Lord.
When she woke, knocking sounded repeatedly.
She put on her coat and left the room.
Yunyan was already gone.
The trash in the bin was gone too, and the jacket he had worn yesterday was lying messily on the sofa.
Did he forget his key while taking out the trash?
She drew her sword and opened the door a crack.
Standing outside was a Liberi Ancient, very… hip-hop?
“You are?
Emperor?”
Although she did not listen to rap, she had heard of Emperor, the hip-hop king who had become popular in Columbia in recent years.
“Little lady, I’ve been looking for you for a long time.”
The sunglasses on the penguin’s beak slid down a little, revealing a pair of beady eyes full of interest.
“I’m preparing to establish a logistics company in Lungmen and planning to recruit people.
Are you interested?”
“No.”
Texas moved to close the door.
A bare foot pressed against it.
“Don’t be so hasty, little lady.
I admire you.
Treatment can be negotiated.”
“I’m not interested.
Leave.
If you don’t, I won’t be polite.”
Hearing this, Emperor laughed loudly.
“Won’t be polite?
How exactly?
Can you kill me?
If you have the guts, draw your sword and stab me dead right here!”
As an immortal Beast Lord, the thing he feared least was death.
Sometimes, when he was bored, jumping off buildings or playing Russian roulette were everyday entertainment.
“Killing you would be troublesome to deal with.”
Texas temporarily did not want to kill.
Yunyan came up the stairs carrying a bag of breakfast and saw this scene.
“What are you two doing?”
“You’re the kid who snatched the girl I had my eye on?
Hiss, are you Ægir?
You don’t quite look like one.”
“I’m human.
Can’t you recognize that, you penguin?”
“Holy shit, human?!”
Emperor slid across the floor, grabbed Yunyan’s hand tightly with his flippers, and shook it up and down.
“You must join my team.”
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