The moonlight was faint and cool, chilling the bone.
Few people were out strolling on either side of the street. A drunken man slumped on a whitewashed bench, an empty wine bottle rolling away. He curled up as if about to lie down, to keep the lonely, cold night company.
At this moment, Ren Yuanhao, with a dirt-covered girl in his arms, got into his car. If anyone had seen them, they would have thought he had picked up a beautiful "corpse" from outside a hotel.
The girl intermittently licked his face and the roots of his ears with her tongue, appearing to be burning with desire.
Even more strangely, a equally grubby German Shepherd trotted behind the girl, occasionally tugging at her clothes, as if to remind her of the meaning of modesty.
The two and the dog quickly got into the car. But just as Ren Yuanhao was about to start the engine, three women suddenly appeared outside the car window.
"Ren Yuanhao, get out here!"
The woman speaking had bright red hair, like the rosy glow of sunset. As the brisk autumn wind blew, her ponytail whipped around like a fiery flame.
Without a doubt, this woman was Shen Lan Ni.
Ren Yuanhao froze inside the car. At that moment, the girl coincidentally turned her head and licked the root of his ear.
"Get out, you."
Yang Lingxue nimbly opened Ren Yuanhao's car door, looking as if she had been waiting for a long time.
"Tell me, when did you learn to pick up corpses?"
Yang Lingxue put her hands on her hips, her almond-shaped eyes darting around.
Just as Ren Yuanhao was about to explain, the girl, whose name he didn't know, placed her mud-covered hands from behind him around his neck, and her lower limbs even more shamelessly wrapped around his waist.
Their intimate actions enraged the three women.
Slap!
Ren Yuanhao covered his burning hot face. Just as he was about to explain, another slap came his way.
Fortunately, he dodged quickly, taking the opportunity to grab Yang Lingxue's hand.
"Let go, you beast in fine clothes."
"Wait a moment, don't you want an explanation?"
Ren Yuanhao felt greatly aggrieved. After all, he had just returned from excavating a corpse, no, from digging from the earth, completely bewildered. Before he could even inquire about a supernatural dog (he was still a bit dazed by this), he was ambushed by three women. They struck him twice without allowing him to speak. Who wouldn't be upset?
"Sisters, why don't we listen to Yuanhao's explanation? Look at how dirty he is, and that dog of unknown origin. Perhaps he has his reasons?"
Ye Lan, her face masked, leaned out and tugged at her sisters' sleeves. The two women slightly suppressed their anger and squeezed into Ren Yuanhao's jeep together.
About two to three minutes later, the four women, one man, and one dog returned to their rented apartment under the watchful eyes of the小区 security guards.
"Hey, old man, if a guy fights four women, how many supplements would he need?"
"Get lost! Can't you stop imagining things? Those three have the bodies they desire. How could they all like the same man simultaneously?"
"What if that guy saved the entire universe in his past life?"
The two security guards watched the group slowly disappear into the dim light, unable to help but speculate, casting envious glances their way.
At this point, their group entered the house and sat around the sofa, all their eyes focused on Ren Yuanhao.
"First of all, this whole thing started with this dog~" Ren Yuanhao swallowed, trying to lower his voice and adjust his tone, attempting to persuade the three women. "This dog, it's actually a superpowered being~
The German Shepherd panted, wagged its tail, and sat in the middle of the five people, clearly ready to undergo a soul-searching interrogation.
"A superpowered being~ A German Shepherd?" Yang Lingxue propped her chin with her hand, feigning composure. She muttered to herself, then suddenly stood up and walked to Ren Yuanhao, touching his forehead with her fair hand. "Hey, open your mouth."
"Huh? What are you doing?"
"Don't ask so many questions, just open your mouth!"
Ren Yuanhao had no choice but to open his mouth. Yang Lingxue then extended her index finger, making a motion as if to probe his throat. Ren Yuanhao almost fell backward in fright.
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you want?"
"No, I just want to check your temperature. What if you ate the fish soup I made, got poisoned, had hallucinations, and then logically concluded that a German Shepherd was a superpowered being~" Yang Lingxue suddenly stood up straight, then glanced at the girl who was no less attractive than herself, and sighed. "Alas, I can't keep this up. You explain it yourself."
"I'm afraid I can't explain it either. Do you have any ham or bones at home? Maybe if the dog gets happy, it'll speak human words~"
Ren Yuanhao suddenly became agitated. Although he had seen many superpowered beings before, they had always existed in human form. He had never seen a superpowered being in the form of a dog.
At this moment, the German Shepherd sat extremely demurely, a stark contrast to the girl who had been dug out of the earth.
"Forget it, don't expect this dog to speak human words. Let's talk about this woman you brought back first." Yang Lingxue had clearly transformed into an interrogator.
Ren Yuanhao first drank a whole bottle of water to relieve the dehydration and fatigue from his digging. Then, he scanned the three women one by one and slowly recounted his bizarre experience.
...
After a period of silence.
"What? This woman was dug out of the ground?"
Yang Lingxue's face turned pale. Ren Yuanhao initially thought she was scared by this strange woman, but then Yang Lingxue suddenly jumped up excitedly. "Hey, hey, hey, a zombie? A ghost? Aren't you excited? Aren't you excited?"
The three women sighed in unison, their expressions seeming to say – you have quite the nerve.
"Alright, stop messing around. This is indeed a bit strange."
Shen Lan Ni and Ye Lan also stood up and went to examine the girl.
Just then, the girl suddenly jumped off the sofa, crouched down like the dog, then lifted a leg to her forehead, preparing to scratch. As the scene unfolded, the three women quickly shielded her, looking at Ren Yuanhao warily.
"Hey, you've already seen it, so don't block the view."
Ren Yuanhao showed a nonchalant expression.
"What do you mean 'already seen it'? Explain yourself clearly." Yang Lingxue clearly missed the point of Ren Yuanhao's words and led the conversation astray again.
Ye Lan sighed and explained, "Yuanhao means, he saw her make that strange move, right?"
"Exactly. Don't you think that movement is very similar to how this dog scratches an itch?" Ren Yuanhao had already had a vague deduction from the girl's unusual behavior earlier.
Ye Lan scratched her forehead, clearly having the same thought as Ren Yuanhao, and blurted out, "You mean, this girl might have swapped souls with that German Shepherd?"