Chapter 171 The Taste of Home

Actually, to be honest, ever since he met Lily and learned about her husky-spirit nature, Hao Ren had never expected this girl's life to develop logically—especially after the latter transformed for the first time after eating too many spicy sticks. But even with his wildest imagination, he couldn't have imagined that Lily's absurd "self-cultivation" method could actually succeed.

She just learned to squirt water with Dou Dou, and then she could successfully spit out a dynamic light wave from her mouth... spit out a dynamic light wave... a light wave...

"Eh, landlord?" Only after Lily fired a dog-cannon did she notice Hao Ren standing next to her. She immediately jumped over happily, her tail wagging vigorously behind her: "Landlord, landlord, did you see that? My divine skill is complete! My divine skill is complete!"

Hao Ren rubbed his forehead helplessly: "...I've been standing next to you for several minutes, do you think I saw it or not?"

"Impossible!" Lily glared. "My senses are very sharp. If you were standing next to me, I would definitely know!"

Hao Ren decided not to argue with this scatterbrained guy, and instead looked at Dou Dou, who was smugly wagging her tail on the table: "So...you two were really testing the dog-cannon...uh, that Divine Might Sky-Splitting Strike thing?"

Lily nodded vigorously, looking like it was a matter of course.

"Learning to squirt water with a mermaid can really succeed?" Hao Ren still couldn't accept it.

"There's a reason for this!" Lily said earnestly. "Squirting water is just the appearance. The important thing is to improve your concentration through the guidance of external movements. Moreover, the beam I shot at Rockmarten at the time was purely accidental. I didn't have time to feel it carefully, so at this time, I have to find an external factor to help me recall the 'taste' at that time..."

Hao Ren was stunned by Lily's fallacious reasoning, and of course, he still didn't believe it in the end. But he also confirmed one thing: this kind of unreasonable thing would definitely be impossible for others, but for Lily... then just take it for granted.

After sorting this out, he finally calmed down a bit, and his expression became serious: "Let's not discuss the 'taste' for now. Have you figured out what this energy beam is all about? How did you suddenly gain this skill?"

He was worried that Lily had stayed in Coro's chaotic environment for too long and had undergone some kind of mutation. Although having the ability to spit out light waves seemed like a good thing, it would be a big joke if there were any hidden dangers in this skill.

Lily rolled her eyes, thought for a while, and hit her fist: "It must be because my usual exercise is working!"

Hao Ren: "..."

Asking this guy was unreliable as expected. As a husky-spirit who was born in the wrong womb, she had always been confused about her body. It seemed that it would be more reassuring to give her a full-body check when they got back.

At this time, Lily seemed to suddenly react: "By the way, landlord, what did you want me for?"

Hao Ren smiled: "I'm here to tell you, it's time to go home—we've been messing around outside for almost two months."

Lily's expression immediately lit up when she heard this, and she jumped up almost two meters high: "Awoo—finally going home!"

Hao Ren didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so big, and he didn't expect it to be this kind of reaction. He was a little dazed: "...Aren't huskies the most fond of running around outside? They never get tired of being walked. How come you're the opposite?"

"Nonsense, who can stand being walked for two months," Lily was so happy at this time that she didn't bother to argue with Hao Ren about the "husky-spirit is not equal to husky" issue. After landing, she grabbed Hao Ren's arm and walked out: "Let's go, let's go, let's go home, I miss my quilt so much..."

After being away from Earth for almost two months, Hao Ren and his group finally returned to their simple but warm home in the southern suburbs.

The palace of Taros, the sanctuary of the Holy Domain, no matter how gorgeous the mansion is, it can't compare to such a safe and stable home—at least when lying at home, you don't have to worry about two army groups of demons suddenly popping up next to you...

He pushed the door open, but there was no expected dust accumulation of two months. Although the furniture and floor also showed some signs of neglect, it didn't look like it had been empty for two months. Hao Ren remembered that he had taken all the members of the family with him this time, so he was a little surprised to see this: "Eh? Is someone taking care of the house?"

"When we were 'outside,' it wasn't good to be idle all the time. After all, Nolan and the data terminal were arranging those turrets, mechanical space stations, etc. We had nothing to do on the spaceship except read books, play cards, and play games, so we came back a few times in the middle," Nangong Wuyue explained with a smile. "But later, there was no news from you, and everyone was a little unsure. Even cleaning the house was listless. Plus, we were acting together in the last few days, so no one cleaned the house... It seems we still have to scrub it well."

The siren girl walked into the house while speaking, changing her form with ease. Hao Ren was originally watching this familiar daily scene with a smile, but his eyes widened in the next second: Because Wuyue actually transformed into an octopus this time—the upper body was still a girl, but tentacles extended from her skirt, and each "arm" with suckers was holding a rag, so she started wiping east and west while strolling around...

Hao Ren: "...How did she start transforming into this thing?!"

"Big Dog gave the idea, saying that it's more efficient to wipe the floor this way, and Wuyue accepted it," Vivian said casually. "And don't you think it's really more efficient this way?"

Hao Ren looked back: "Uh, if you put it that way, it's still pretty cool once you accept this setting... ahem, let's not talk about this for now, everyone help clean up. It's been a long time since anyone lived here, I don't know if the things in the refrigerator have gone bad... Old Wang, do you think the gas should be refilled? Lily, go help Wuyue clean up, take out the trash, etc. Sanba, go to the store and buy some fresh vegetables and meat."

The great demon and the dog girl were both very kind. After hearing Hao Ren's instructions, they responded and started working diligently. Only Nangong Sanba was a little lazy because he had just sat on the sofa: "Why am I buying groceries this time..."

Hao Ren glared: "Nonsense! You can get the cashier girl to give you two more green onions just by showing your face at the store—if I had known you were so useful, I wouldn't have let Vivian be responsible for buying groceries. She has to team up with someone every time..."

As Hao Ren spoke, he mumbled and walked to the main power switch at home. After opening the plastic cover, he pushed the wrench up. With a "snap," the lights everywhere brightened—he especially liked this moment. After being away from home for many days, he turned on the lights. This "snap" was like a signal, as if symbolizing the stability of "going home." He looked around with satisfaction, and then hummed a little tune as he walked to the second floor, preparing to help clean up.

"Big cat... seems very happy?" Gun stretched deeply on all fours, and after seeing Hao Ren's performance, he said suspiciously, his furry tail bent into a question mark in mid-air.

"Because we're finally home." Vivian gently scratched Gun's ear, and said with a smile, but when she looked up again, there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

The Hao family mansion, which had been deserted for two months, was once again lively that night. In short, it was a scene of chaos—the group of guys who had been away from home for many days seemed particularly excited after returning to their lair, especially Lily and Gun. The commotion was so loud that Hao Ren almost wanted to tie them to the door. If he wasn't worried about the small animal protection group and the women's federation coming to harass him as a group, he would have done so long ago.

After dinner, Gun lay on the sofa and let out a comfortable breath, her whole body relaxed: "Hooah—it's still comfortable here."

While she was speaking, she patted and pinched the sofa cushion under her body, adjusted herself to the most comfortable state, and then stretched again. Her whole body was almost limp. Hao Ren glanced at her and couldn't help but think of two words: cat pancake...

"Are you still going to run around in the future?" He looked at the cat girl amused.

A furry tail swayed twice in the air: "I won't run around these two days."

Hao Ren: "..."

After eating, Lily went crazy for a while, just like every dog who returns to its territory has to check the territory. She ran up and down the stairs like a gust of wind for several laps, and only after checking every corner did she calm down, took out her precious laptop from the room, and began to bury herself in writing.

Hao Ren glanced at her: "Still insisting on writing articles?"

This girl ran around with everyone all day long, looking like nothing had happened. Hao Ren always forgot that she had a normal job, and even a non-famous writer, so he couldn't help but ask every time he saw her writing.

He didn't know how this girl usually found time to write. She obviously ran around playing every day, so how could she still make money?

Lily didn't even lift her head: "Of course I have to write. I'm a professional writer, and where would I get the money to pay rent if I didn't write manuscripts?"

Everyone around was a little embarrassed when these words came out, on the one hand, they were embarrassed that they were living here without paying anything, and on the other hand, they were embarrassed because this honest girl Lily was still insisting on paying rent...

Did she even know that she was the only one in this family who paid rent?

At this time, Hao Ren also leaned over and saw the title on Lily's laptop screen, and his expression immediately became wonderful.

《Chapter xxx Wolf God Roar · Showdown at Spiral Hill》

"What are you writing?" Hao Ren felt his eyebrows twitching.

"I've been writing this book for a year," Lily typed on the keyboard quickly. "I not only write dog food reviews, but I'm even better at writing long novels."

"That's not what I meant... is this considered documentary literature?"

It turned out that this girl had been writing about her experiences of running around with Hao Ren for a year and selling them for money! And Hao Ren leaned over and took a look, and also found that the protagonist of the story in the husky-spirit's book was herself, and Rockmarten was killed by a dog-cannon...

Lily raised her head and looked at Hao Ren very seriously: "Landlord, I haven't updated for two months—so please don't mess with me, okay?"

At this moment, Hao Ren's slightly guilty feeling because he had only been collecting rent from Lily for a long time disappeared.

There were a lot of tenants in the house, but this husky-spirit had found a good way to get rich from the process of adventuring everywhere with the landlord—sure enough, this dog isn't stupid!