Chapter 174 Confrontation with the Director

The director, who had been lying on Lu Heng, immediately shifted his body and looked at the young man on the other side before Lu Heng could answer.

The director stared at Lu Bai for only a second before instantly leaping onto Lu Bai's lap and sniffing him intensely.

Lu Bai was startled by the director's actions. He tossed aside the potato chips he was holding, bag and all, and the chips scattered everywhere.

"Aow, aow, aow..." After howling a few times, Lu Bai suddenly remembered Lu Heng's instructions and immediately shut his mouth. His entire face turned red, and he looked towards Lu Heng.

"Huh! Master, why does he smell so strongly of musk?"

"Master, I just had a bath, so I smell very good." Lu Bai raised his arm and sniffed it, then spoke to the director telepathically.

"(>^^<) Meow! Master, why can he also talk to me telepathically?" The director turned to look at Lu Heng, then asked in surprise, "Master, isn't this the animal you just contracted? But he looks just like a human!"

Lu Heng got up, walked to Lu Bai's side, and took the director from Lu Bai, who was becoming stiff. "Don't stay too close to him for now. He's not used to being too intimate with others."

Lu Heng also noticed that perhaps Lu Bai had too little contact with people and other creatures in the other world, so he was a bit resistant to overly intimate actions.

Of course, this resistance did not include himself, which might be related to the contract.

Lin Yu also walked to Lu Heng's side and sat on the sofa, watching the interaction between the director and Lu Bai.

Lin Yu knew that Lu Heng could contract animals, but he still had some doubts when he looked at the person who was like himself.

Could Brother Lu contract human ability users as well?

However, this child looked no better than when he was first rescued by Brother Lu, so it seemed he had suffered quite a bit.

Sensing Lin Yu's thoughts, Lu Heng didn't know how to explain, as he hadn't tried contracting humans himself.

Lu Heng patted the director and said, "Go call Turtle up too, so he can meet our new companion."

Hearing Lu Heng's words, the director immediately jumped off the sofa and ran downstairs quickly.

Seeing the director leave, Lin Yu finally spoke, "Brother Lu, where did you rescue this child from?"

"His name is Lu Bai, but I didn't rescue him." Looking at the scattered potato chips everywhere, Lu Heng waved his hand and collected the trash into his space.

Just as Lin Yu was about to ask something else, the director ran back, "Master, I've called him."

"Mm, then sit and wait for a bit. He probably won't be as fast as you."

"That's for sure, I'm not the worst one."

Lu Heng patted the director's head and looked at Lin Yu. "My return this time was also an accidental encounter with Lu Bai, so after I introduce you all, I'll have to leave again. If there are no unexpected circumstances, I'll return when the weather gets warmer."

The main reason was that Lu Bai, whom he contracted this time, was too special. He was different from the animals he had contracted before, as he had two forms, and one of them was human.

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long. After all, Turtle was also an ability animal, so its speed could be increased at certain special moments.

"Alright, everyone is here." Looking at Lin Yu and the others sitting in the living room, Lu Heng pulled Lu Bai over to sit beside him and said, "The other contracted animals have already met Lu Bai. This is my newly contracted animal. Like Blood Wolf and the others, I met him in another world.

You might find it strange when I say Lu Bai is an animal, but I haven't figured this out either. Lu Bai's true form is indeed a fox."

After speaking, he patted Lu Bai's hand and said softly, "Change back to your true form and show them."

Lu Bai nodded obediently, then his body trembled, and he immediately transformed into a snow-white fox, sitting amidst several pieces of clothing.

Looking closely at the clothes scattered beneath the fox, they were the casual clothes Lu Bai had been wearing just moments ago.

"Brother Lu, did you contract this fox because it can turn into a human?" Lin Yu couldn't help but ask, looking at the magical scene before him.

"Not entirely. It has two natural abilities, fire and wood, which is also one of the reasons I contracted it."

"See, I told you I smelled musk on him. This scent peculiar to wild beasts can't be washed off even with shower gel. I can smell it anyway." The director leaped beside the little fox and sniffed around the fox, which was cowering in the pile of clothes. "It's this smell."

"Alright, didn't I tell you not to come so close?" Lu Heng pushed the director away and hugged the little fox, stroking its fur.

Lu Heng didn't see the sly glint in the little fox's eyes. It looked provocatively at the big cat squatting on the ground, then nuzzled into Lu Heng's arms.

With great curiosity, the director caught the little fox's gaze and moved slightly closer to Lu Heng in surprise.

Lu Heng raised his foot and nudged the director. "I told you to keep your distance. After a few days, when it's tamed, you can get closer."

"No, meow, I'm not trying to get close to it. I just saw some eye discharge on its eyes. Is it having an internal heat problem recently?" The director raised a paw and pointed. "Look, it's rubbing against you."

"No way, I just gave it a bath. Why wasn't its eyes wiped clean? Let me see." Lu Heng pulled up the little fox, which was curled in his arms, and held its head to carefully examine its eyes.

The little fox felt guilty under Lu Heng's gaze, its eyes darting away, not daring to meet his.

"Heh, they've started their little skirmish as soon as they met?" Lu Heng chuckled. He knew exactly what the director and Lu Bai were thinking, and seeing the little fox's evasive eyes, Lu Heng was even more convinced.

However, he wouldn't expose them. It was fine for them to have their little schemes; they were both contracted animals, so they wouldn't hurt each other.

"Alright, since you've both seen its two forms, I'll take it back now." Lu Heng collected the clothes the little fox had worn into his space. It seemed he would have to make it wear them again later, which was a headache.

"Master, leave it here to keep me company. Look how similar we are, we have a sisterly appearance. Let's leave it to cultivate our feelings," the director said at the opportune moment. "Turtle and I have no common language."

"You stop that. Be good, and I'll take you out to play when it's warmer." Lu Heng put the little fox down and picked up the director, rubbing him.

Hmm, the texture was different from the little fox. The director was soft all over, feeling good to the touch, while the fox's fur felt softer and smoother.