You're the only one I'm keeping.

Chapter 114

Little Silver Dragon burrowed out of Mu Hang's pocket, hooked its sharp claws on his coat, and worked its way up the other man's chest, eventually coming to rest on the man's broad shoulders, crouching contentedly still.

The straight coat, which had not been damaged even after the battle, had become wrinkled under the ravages of the dragon's claws, and had even been hooked through several holes.

Mu Hang doesn't mind.

He even indulgently reached out and gave Little dragon a hand up, so that the other man could squat more comfortably on his shoulder.

The spider still continued to shout.

It has a very human-sounding voice.

Emotional, full of near-death panic, but identical in pitch, pause, and intonation to the previous line.

It was almost like a jammed tape recorder playing the same recording over and over again.

Shi An cocked her head, "It's so loud."

Mu Hang narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "Should have evolved a low level of intelligence, one that mimics human voices."

Possibly the voice of the victim who died in its mouth.

Shi An flapped her wings, "Can I burn it?"

Mu Hang lifts his hand, touches Little dragon's spine, and says, "Wait a bit before you burn it, I have to do a little sampling."

He made his way over to the spider.

The spider seemed to realize its impending fate, and when Mu Hang took a step forward, it shrank in size, lay on its back and shivered, its mouth squeaking and whimpering strangely.

Shi An : "It's like it wants to show us something."

"Oh?" Mu Hang raised an eyebrow.

The spider, now reduced to the size of a small dog, turned and ran backwards, pausing after a few steps as if to make sure the human behind it was following.

Not far away was the dark pond, its water giving off an eerie aura in the midst of a darkness.

Beneath the surface of the water there was a narrow gap through which a lavender mist floated, like a dark amber sealed with purple flecks.

Mu Hang crouches down, peering into the crevice.

Through the fluctuating water, everything became not very clear, but still could feel the evil aura released from the gap.

Not the abyssal rift.

It was something ...... they had never seen before.

Mu Hang frowned slowly.

He noticed that it seemed to be closing in the gap at a slow rate.

In just a few minutes, though, the concentration of purple smoke in the lake had decreased quite a bit, and it was clear that it wouldn't take long for it to return to its original state.

It's like the abyssal rift needs to have the eye of the abyss to stay open, so maybe there's kind of the same kind of away.

"Wasn't there something here once?" Mu Hang asked.

Immediately afterward, it squeaked and cooed a few more times.

Shi An : "Yes, but it ate it."

Mu Hang : "...... eaten?"

Shi An nodded.

Little Silver Dragon narrowed a pair of golden-red vertical pupils and cast an icy glance at the ugly and noisy demon, "Wanna get burned?"

Mu Hang lifted his hand and rubbed Little dragon's head soothingly:

"Don't burn it, it's still useful."

He pulled a sample collection bag out of his coat and propped his mouth in the direction of the spiders, "Get small and crawl in."

"!!!"

The spider looked at the human in front of her with eight teary eyes.

As if moved and incredulous.

Little dragon glared over in displeasure.

The spider shivered and shrunk itself to the size of a fingernail cap as fast as it could, then sighed and burrowed into the gathering bag.

Shi An asked in shock, "Are you going to keep it?"

Mu Hang: "Of course not."

He skillfully sealed the bag, inputting his magic to ensure it wouldn't leak:

"Originally I was just going to take samples, but now it seems better to let Zhuo Fu dissect it."

Spider: "......"

Mu Hang : "When the time comes, I will ask Zhuo Fu to leave it alive for you to burn yourself."

Spider: "............"

It desperately scratched at the collection bag with its legs, letting out a scream as if from the bottom of its heart:

Mu Hang calmly collects the bag folded up and pocketed.

All the voices are gone.

The man took Little dragon, who was still sulking over his shoulder, into his arms and leaned down to place a kiss on the other's head, his voice low and gentle:

"Don't worry, I'm only keeping you."

Little dragon blinks a pair of golden-red eyes and scratches Mu Hang's coat with his paw before burrowing his head into the other's shaved lapel, unsure if he's shy or satisfied.

*

The Zhou family waited beyond the Dark Mountain Range, their hearts pounding in fear.

Time has never passed so slowly.

It was as if they could hear the second hand clicking and turning.

The sky is darkening very quickly.

The Dark Mountains had such a magic about them that darkness would always come and go faster and later in this whole area than it did in the outside world.

Soon, the forest not far away was nothing but a blur of shadows, in which the howls emitted by the demonic creatures could be vaguely heard, accompanied by the chilling sound of the cold wind whipping by.

Of course, they had no doubt about Mu Hang's ability, after all, if this matter could not be solved by him, then no one in the entire continent would be able to solve it.

But ......

Half an hour?

That's a bit much, isn't it?

Looking at the dark mountain range not far away, which was full of unknowns and dangers, their hearts were somewhat in a state of confusion.

Zhou Cheng finally couldn't stand the death-like silence in front of him and opened his mouth to ask:

"How much longer is that ......?"

One of the men behind him glanced down at his watch, "Five minutes to go."

It was at this moment, not far from the forest, a silhouette slowly walked out from it.

Silver hair and blue eyes, a straight figure, no weapon in his palm, but the smell of blood that lingered around him was a deterrent.

Although he was prepared for it, Zhou Cheng couldn't help but let out a breath of cold air in his heart.

Is this ...... really human?

It's too strong, too!

Mu Hang walked over, looking almost indistinguishable from before he entered the Dark Mountains, except for the wrinkled coat he was wearing.

He said succinctly:

"The neighborhood has been cleared of all riot-threatening magical creatures, so you can wait until tomorrow to go ahead and search for the missing people."

All cleaned up?

If someone else had said that, Zhou Cheng would have scoffed at it, but if it was Mu Hang ......

He couldn't raise the slightest suspicion at all.

"Many, many thanks sir, you've worked hard!"

He said with fear and trepidation, offering the payment for the mission he had promised at the beginning with both hands.

The man took it calmly and didn't seem to care much about it, putting it straight into his pocket.

He nodded, "See you later."

"Yes, yes." Zhou Cheng nodded, "You take care."

Mu Hang turned to leave, but then suddenly remembered something and stopped, twisting his head to look over.

"Do you ...... have any other orders?"

Zhou Cheng subconsciously tightened his heart and subconsciously held his breath.

Only the man in front of him raised a pair of cold blue eyes and inquired in an indifferent voice:

"Is there a dessert store nearby?"

Zhou Cheng: "......"

Huh?

Is there something wrong with my ears?

Mu Hang added faintly, "Ice cream done right."

After receiving a stuttering reply, he nodded toward the other with a calm face:

"Thanks a lot."

With that, Mu Hang turned around and left.

Watching the vehicle the other party was traveling in disappear into the vastness of the night, the Zhou family behind them still did not return to their senses for a long time.

It always feels ...... like everything that just happened is a bit like an illusion.

After a long time.

One of them lowered his voice and said surreptitiously to his companion:

"By the way, speaking ...... of which, have you noticed the scratches on Officer Mu's coat?"

"It seems really ...... when you say it."

"How strong should a demonic creature ...... that can actually get close to Officer Mu actually be?"

"I don't know, but it must be super strong!"

"But it's certainly not large."

It's also the size of a palm at best.

*

The legendary overpowered demon crouched down on the table and dug its head into the ice cream.

This side was located in the corner and an illusion spell had been cast, so no one could see that there was actually a miniature dragon crouching on the table eating ice cream.

--Except for Zhuo Fu, who walked in.

In a matter of seconds, the ice cream was gone.

Little Silver Dragon lifted his head up and burped contentedly.

Mu Hang puts down his coffee cup and naturally pulls out a napkin, moving meticulously to wipe the milk froth off the other's scales.

Shi An tilted her head back, content to accept her partner's thoughtful service.

Zhuo Fu: "......"

The corners of his mouth twitched as he gazed dumbfounded at the bizarre scene in front of him of a man and a dragon getting along.

Shit, I must be dreaming.

Mu Hang raised his eyes, "What are you waiting for?"

...... was of course waiting for the alarm to wake me up.

Zhuo Fu muttered in his heart, but still obediently walked up and sat down opposite Mu Hang.

Mu Hang pulled the sample pouch out of his pocket and tossed it to Zhuo Fu.

Zhuo Fu pinched the sample bag with two fingers and held it up to the light, gazing at the spiders crawling frantically around inside: "What's this?"

Mu Hang gave a brief description of what had happened earlier.

Zhuo Fu's eyes eerily lit up, "So, I can research as much as I want?"

Mu Hang placed his coffee cup on the tabletop with a soft clatter and trailed off:

"Just don't get killed."

Spider: "......"

It looked into the terrible eyes of the human in front of it and began scratching the bag frantically.

Zhuo Fu left in a hurry with the sample bag with an excited look on his face.

Apparently, he's still ready to storm back to the lab for a big show.

Shi An has also had his fill.

He flapped his wings and flew, nestling expertly into Mu Hang's arms, tail wagging as he rolled over to reveal his belly and grunted:

"To rub my stomach."

Mu Hang laughed silently.

He removed his gloves, revealing his long, white palms, warm, calloused palms over Little dragon's stomach, stroking it gently.

"Right."

He suddenly remembered something and pulled out the box with his other hand.

The lid of the box opened and it contained a large sapphire that glistened and gleamed brilliantly in the light.

Shi An's eyes straightened at the sight of the glittering gems.

Mu Hang takes the gem out and puts it in Little Silver Dragon's paw.

"Ow nice!"

Shi An held the jewel close to her, a tiny blue gem reflected in the pupils of her red-gold eyes.

With his eyes full of pretty, shiny Little dragon, he didn't notice that the man's warm fingertips stroked down to the tip of his tail, intentionally or not:

"...... Remember our appointment?"