Chapter 93: Gentle Human x Fierce Wolf Beast 05

The next day at noon.

Jian Tong was lying in the luxurious villa playing video games, while the owner of the villa had left early in the morning, leaving the gaming console for Jian Tong to enjoy.

System 729 quietly came online, 【Host, don’t forget about the hidden task.】

While staring at the game screen, Jian Tong replied in his mind, “I won’t forget. I’ll wait for Li Xiao to get me an identity before I go out and deal with him.”

Currently, he was a blacklisted individual, with no trace of him in the Beast World’s population system.

If something happened, he wouldn’t even be able to call the police!

System 729: 【This task was specially chosen for you. It might be difficult for other taskers, but for you, it’s a piece of cake.】

Leaving the primitive forest with Li Xiao’s help.

Living to a natural old age—for other taskers, surviving as a pure human in the Beast World until the end might be a significant challenge, but for its host, it was a trivial matter.

Its host had lived too long in the previous world and had worried a lot about the demon realm. In this world, it was time to simply enjoy life.

Balancing work and rest was the way to maintain harmony.

Jian Tong said without looking up, “Well done. Next time I’ll cook something for you.”

System 729 cheered: 【You’re the best, host!】

【Next time, I want glutinous rice chicken and osmanthus cake.】 It didn’t hold back in ordering, its silver-gray little wings fluttering rapidly, every movement radiating its joy.

Jian Tong nodded, “Alright, I’ll have Li Xiao buy the ingredients and make them for you.”

【Yay yay (ˇˇ)】 System 729 chatted with Jian Tong for a while longer before being called by its system friends to play games together.

For a while, both the host and the system were completely engrossed in the fun games.

At 5 p.m.

When Li Xiao returned home, he saw the black-haired young man sitting in the living room, engrossed in the gaming console. The young man with cold, pale skin was intently focused on the screen, his slender fingers swiftly swiping across it.

Li Xiao casually removed his cumbersome suit jacket, and an indescribable ferocity instantly surged within him.

It was like a beast that had been unleashed, extending its claws toward its prey.

Jian Tong was just finishing a new level when Li Xiao embraced him. He spared a glance at the man and found it hard to look away.

Cold, fierce eyes, a strong body, exuding a sense of power and masculinity.

He put down the gaming console, his gaze openly assessing the man.

The faint scent of blood in the air gave him a rough idea that Li Xiao hadn’t been up to anything good today—whether he’d been fighting or killing, it was unclear.

He was curious but didn’t ask.

Li Xiao stared at Jian Tong, who was looking at him intently, and his cold gaze gradually softened. “I went to get you a new identity today. Now you can accompany me when I go out.”

Jian Tong took the ID card Li Xiao handed him and paused at the “Beast Race” section, instinctively asking, “Sika deer?”

Li Xiao explained, “You can’t move around as a pure human. With a beast identity, it won’t affect your ability to go out.”

Jian Tong nodded slightly, “Got it.”

His true form was an exotic white deer, and now Li Xiao had inadvertently restored half of his identity, as the sika deer also belonged to the deer clan.

“I don’t know where you came from, but since you’re in the Beast World now, you’ll have to follow the rules. Be careful when you’re out.”

Li Xiao caressed Jian Tong’s face, his deep, cold voice making Jian Tong feel as if he were being watched by a monster.

“Tong Tong, the Beast World isn’t simple. A single misstep could cost you your life.”

Jian Tong frowned slightly, “Didn’t you say you’d stay by my side? If that’s the case, why are you deliberately scaring me?”

Li Xiao’s eyes swept over Jian Tong’s face, his entire body exuding danger.

“I’ll be with you, but you still need to be cautious.”

Jian Tong’s eyes curved into a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll be careful when I’m out.”

He didn’t mind Li Xiao’s fierce expression, his gaze scanning the new ID card.

Li Xiao pointed at the “Marital Status” section, his brown eyes glinting with a dark light. “In a couple of days, we’ll go to the marriage bureau and change this from ‘single’ to ‘married.'”

Jian Tong lifted his eyes again, his pitch-black eyes like beautiful black gemstones.

“Why do you like me?”

He had spent the last ten days living in the wild. He wasn’t disheveled, but he certainly didn’t look his best.

Moreover, the body he was currently using didn’t possess the kind of stunning beauty that would make someone fall in love at first sight, nor did it have the mesmerizing charm that could captivate everyone with a single glance, as in his previous world.

So, he was genuinely curious—what exactly did Li Xiao see in him?

Li Xiao whispered into Jian Tong’s ear, “There’s no reason for liking someone.”

“From the moment I first saw you, my heart has only beat for you.”

He took Jian Tong’s hand and placed it on his chest, letting him feel the undeniable rhythm of his heartbeat.

Jian Tong’s heart skipped a beat.

A faint look of surprise appeared on his gentle face, like a lamb about to leap into a fiery pit.

“There’s no reason for liking someone…”

Yes! Since when did liking someone require so many reasons and excuses?

Starting from the time of Shen Du and Lu Yan, he had been forced to accept Li Xiao’s intense and pure love, gradually falling into the vortex of affection.

Now, he was already halfway buried in it.

Should he continue to fall consciously, or should he cut off the relationship and end the past…

He seemed to lean more toward the former.

Perhaps it was because the person he liked was so good, so good that he had unknowingly fallen for him. By the time he realized it, he no longer wanted to let go.

He had read many romance notes provided by the system, but it seemed he was only now truly understanding the essence of love and the meaning of a racing heart.

“Your liking me—I allow it.”

The corners of his lips curved slightly, his gentle, harmless face adorned with a soft, sweet smile.

“Thump, thump, thump!” Li Xiao’s heart beat even faster upon seeing this spring-like smile.

He didn’t know what was happening to him, but his beastly instincts drove him to hold Jian Tong tightly.

His embrace carried an undeniable force, much like his wolf form.

Ferocious, powerful, domineering…

Li Xiao wanted to keep this gentle, water-like young man, to firmly grasp him in his hands.

“I like you, you’re in my heart.”

“Day after day, year after year, I only hope that you can truly fall in love with me too.”

“Mm.” Jian Tong patted Li Xiao’s back.

This man had always supported him, understood him, and loved him deeply, offering his heart to him every time.

He might not be able to articulate the reasons for liking the other person, but he knew that this man was the reason he didn’t like anyone else. No one in the world could replace him.

So be it. Let the two of them bloom the most splendid and beautiful flower of love in the world.