Gu Rong also couldn’t see the three-year-old child on the piano frame.

The other child was half a head taller than him, his neck longer and not as chubby as Gu Rong’s. Although his face also had baby fat, his chin was pointed, and his body was leaner, looking quite slim.

Even at such a young age, he looked very handsome and striking.

Gu Rong, on the other hand, looked more dazed, cute, and even more mini, appearing a whole size smaller. Coupled with his short neck, it further enhanced his soft and adorable aura.

The two cubs had entirely different temperaments, but both were very good-looking.

Anyone who saw Gu Rong would feel the urge to reach out and poke him.

But as for the three-year-old child on the piano frame, anyone with eyes wouldn’t be foolish enough to entertain such a thought, unless they no longer wished to live.

This three-year-old child, dressed in wide black robes and sleeves, and possessing a pair of fuzzy animal ears, was Lord Devil.

Or rather—Lu Li, his true name.

Ever since seeing Gu Rong on the deck, Lu Li had appeared several times near Gu Rong, silently watching this little follower.

After finishing the orange juice, Gu Rong pulled out a party blower from somewhere, sat down by the violinist’s feet, puffed up his little bun-like cheeks, and started blowing. When he blew, the rolled-up part extended quite far; when he stopped, it retracted again.

Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, while acting as waiters, secretly watched Gu Rong and were both amused.

This entire banquet wasn’t as entertaining as this one little cub. Thankfully, others couldn’t see him, otherwise, he would steal the entire show, hogging all the spotlight.

After blowing the party blower for a while, Gu Rong dadada ran to a less crowded corner near the ship’s railing. He took out the football the Captain had given him from the system inventory and started playing with it.

Even without other children to play with, Gu Rong, a single little cub, could play with complete absorption.

Gu Rong gave the football a little kick. The ball rolled forward a dozen centimeters, quite slowly.

Right next to him was the railing near the ship’s side.

Lu Li was no longer sitting on the piano frame. In the blink of an eye, he teleported onto the railing, sitting there.

He sat improperly, one leg crossed, the other bent, one arm resting on his knee, supporting his chin with his hand, lazily watching the little follower playing with the ball.

His pair of animal ears twitched occasionally, proving they weren’t just decorations.

And behind him lay the pitch-black, fathomless Ghost Realm.

Gu Rong didn’t use his divine strength while playing. Heh, his little foot grazed past the side of the football, missing it, but he himself staggered, almost falling.

Lu Li: …Heh.

006: […]

Livestream Chat: […]

[Zaizai, maybe we can just bounce it like a basketball instead?]

Watching Gu Rong kick the ball was nerve-wracking. He rarely hit the ball, and even when he did, it didn’t go far. Yet, he himself almost fell every time, and twice he actually landed flat on his bottom.

Gu Rong sat on the ground, his little face stunned from the fall.

006 said: [Little host, how about we play by throwing the ball? Pick it up and throw it, throw it back and forth?]

Gu Rong crossed his little arms and huffed: [Zaizai won’t play by throwing the ball, it’s not fun!]

006: […]

Err, true, it didn’t even sound fun when I said it, plus he’d have to fetch the ball himself.

Gu Rong pushed himself up from the ground with both hands. This time, he gathered his strength, used two layers of divine power, and even took a running start.

Heh! Gu Rong kicked the football. This time, he hit it, and using his divine strength, he sent the ball flying with one kick.

The football flew towards the railing, and quite coincidentally, straight towards Lord Devil, who was sitting lazily upon it.

Lu Li: “…”

Damn it.

The ball, along with Lu Li, tumbled off the railing.

Logically, the ball couldn’t physically touch Lu Li, but perhaps not wanting the dirty ball to pass through him, he let himself fall backward with it.

However, Gu Rong couldn’t see Lu Li. So, in his eyes, the scene became: the ball flew directly over the railing and fell into the sea.

Gu Rong: “Ball! Zaizai’s ball!”

Gu Rong’s little face changed instantly. He immediately ran to the railing, grabbing it with his small hands, and looked down into the deep, unfathomable sea, but there wasn’t even a shadow of it left.

Gu Rong was still sadly looking at the sea surface when, suddenly, the ball flew back out of the sea by itself.

The ball first landed behind Gu Rong with a thump, then bounced once towards the railing, finally coming to a steady stop right at Gu Rong’s feet.

Gu Rong’s big eyes blinked rapidly: “…Huh?”

This ball was far too obedient. Not only did it jump out of the sea by itself, but when it landed too far from Gu Rong, it even knew to bounce back a bit, stopping right at his feet.

Forget 006 and the livestream chat being puzzled; even Gu Rong, a two-year-old cub, had his little head full of questions.

Gu Rong looked at the ball, then looked at the sea surface where nothing but water could be seen, and then picked the ball up.

Gu Rong asked: [How did the ball come back up by itself?]

006 said: [Strange, too strange. Little host, maybe we should just throw the ball away, don’t keep it!]

Gu Rong hugged the ball tightly: [This is the ball Captain Grandpa gave Zaizai, Zaizai daddy’s ball!]

He meant the father of [Nicholas Zaizai].

There was nothing unusual about the ball; it was still the same ball. Gu Rong looked at it, put it on the ground, and kicked it a few times. Nothing strange happened.

006 said: [Then let’s put the ball in the system inventory and not play with it for now.]

Gu Rong nodded, raising his straw: [Okay! Perfect timing, Zaizai is going to catch prey!]

006: […]

Gu Rong turned around and dadada ran back inside.

Behind him, Lord Devil, who had not only been “hit” by the ball but had also uncharacteristically done a good deed by retrieving it, was once again squatting on the railing. His long black hair was undisturbed, but his eyes now held their usual mockery, displaying a world-weary expression that looked like he wanted to blow up everyone’s head.

His fuzzy animal ears twitched irritably.

–

The band played “Moonlight Sonata” as the Pharaoh sailed through the dark sea.

The banquet scene remained lively.

Gu Rong swaggered over to a noble young lady, tilted his small round head, and looked at the straw in his hand.

The straw couldn’t pierce human skin, so Gu Rong decided not to use it and prepared to bite directly.

Opening his mouth wide, revealing his small baby teeth, Gu Rong, the little zombie cub, intended to lower his head and bite her arm to drink blood.

This young lady was pretty, with fair skin, looking clean. Gu Rong had specifically chosen this prey.

This “prey” he chose was none other than the player, Wu Yao.

Livestream Chat: …

Zaizai really knows how to pick his ‘food’, hitting the mark every time!

However, before Gu Rong could take a bite, his little forehead seemed to hit some invisible obstacle, preventing him from moving forward. The arm was right in front of him, but he just couldn’t get closer.

Gu Rong stepped back, his little brow furrowed.

He tried again, but just as he was about to bite, he was blocked by the same invisible obstacle, completely unable to touch the person’s arm.

Gu Rong rubbed his little forehead, let out an “Eh?”, his face full of confusion.

He shifted his little body again, trying to bite Xia Wan next to her.

This young lady looked like her blood would be tasty too.

Gu Rong let out an “Aowoo” and tried again to bite her arm for blood. But just as he was about to make contact, the same situation occurred; his little forehead was once again blocked by the invisible obstacle.

Gu Rong reached out his little hand forward until he touched Xia Wan’s arm, but he couldn’t feel any barrier.

Gu Rong was completely bewildered: [Why can’t Zaizai bite these two young ladies’ arms?]

006 was also startled: [Little host, could we have seen a ghost?]

Hearing this, Gu Rong’s eyes widened, and he immediately turned and ran: [Zaizai, run quickly!]

006: […]

Wait! Little host, aren’t we technically the little ghost right now?!

Wait, how did the little host get a red fingerprint on his forehead?!

On Gu Rong’s fair little forehead, there was now a red fingerprint, looking exactly as if someone had poked it with a finger, and for quite some time too.

Connecting this to Gu Rong being blocked from biting the arm earlier, could there really be a ghost that pushed the little host back with a finger?!!

The livestream chat also noticed it, but they knew Wu Yao and Xia Wan were players ranked in the top 200 server-wide. They assumed the two had some skill preventing little ghosts from approaching and didn’t think much more of it.

Gu Rong himself was completely unaware, having no idea there was a small handprint on his forehead. He deng deng deng ran away, distancing himself from Wu Yao and Xia Wan.

He thought these two young ladies were ghosts, which was why he couldn’t bite their arms to drink blood.

Behind him, Lu Li lightly flicked his fingertip, retracted his hand, and crossed his arms again with a cold sneer, displaying an air of arrogant, aloof cruelty.

Gu Rong only stopped after running far away. He clasped his little hands together and crouched down under a table to hide.

Very unfortunately, he happened to hide right under Xie Lingjiu’s table.

And coiled at Xie Lingjiu’s feet was a black poisonous snake. The moment Gu Rong crouched down, the snake, which had been resting with its eyes closed, snapped its head up. Snake and cub stared at each other, big eyes meeting small eyes.

Gu Rong: “?”

Big Black Snake: ?

Gu Rong looked at the Big Black Snake. The Big Black Snake also raised its body, nearly as tall as Gu Rong, flicking its tongue, warily watching this cub.

The livestream chat was scared out of its wits.

[ONO! Oh my god, what is happening?!]

[Help, this coiled snake looks bigger than Zaizai, it looks so scary! (=OДO=)]

[Zaizai run, no wait, Zaizai don’t move! No, Zaizai is in little ghost mode now, how can this snake still see Zaizai? Big Black Snake, go away, don’t hurt Zaizai!!!]

[I scare easily, what do we do now? One bite from this snake is instant death, this is Xie Lingjiu’s snake!]

[Zaizai, quickly take out the Eye of Wisdom, turn it into a Snake Eagle!!]

[Yes, yes, quickly turn it into a Snake Eagle!!!]

[What kind of luck does Zaizai have tonight? Every pick is a winner!]

–

The Big Black Snake looked at Gu Rong, tensed up, preparing to strike and bite this fair, tender little cub, to teach him that it wasn’t to be trifled with and its territory wasn’t to be casually invaded.

This little cub wasn’t even as big as it was, yet dared to invade its territory, ridiculous!

However, just as it assumed a striking posture, Gu Rong acted.

A child’s hand speed is no joke. He flicked his little hand, slapping the Big Black Snake right on the head, directly stunning the snake.

Its tongue even lolled out to the side. The magnificent Big Black Snake actually rolled its eyes.

Gu Rong’s little bun-face was serious. He raised his small hand and said in a milky voice: “Naughty, I’ll beat you!”

The Big Black Snake timidly recoiled, coiling up again, looking utterly cowed. It hid its head beneath its body, terrified of being hit again, only daring to peek secretly at Gu Rong.

This Big Black Snake was also no ordinary black snake. If it were a normal snake, Gu Rong’s slap would have knocked its head clean off. This snake, however, was merely stunned and seeing stars.

Gu Rong huffed, retracting his little hand, looking fiercely cute.

006: […?!]

Livestream Chat: […?!!]

Holy crap, did that really just happen?!

Due to Gu Rong’s extremely young appearance, people often associated him with weakness and fragility, but this little cub was clearly not to be underestimated!

Even having personally witnessed him kick away the stillborn fetus, people still couldn’t help but worry constantly.

[Zaizai is amazing, shocked my whole family!]

[Cute cub, strength unknown, grows stronger against the strong! [Gifts points]]

[This is Big Boss Xie Lingjiu’s poisonous snake, and Zaizai just slapped it into submission? Amazing, my cub! [Gifts points]]

–

As if sensing something was wrong with the black snake, Xie Lingjiu looked down under the table. Seeing the Big Black Snake coiled up timidly with its head hidden, he couldn’t help but frown in confusion.

But there was only the black snake under the table, nothing else.

Gu Rong had already made a successful retreat and run back to the band area, sitting there again, waving his little hands randomly along with the melody.

Just then, King Louis XIII’s personal attendant came over and quietly requested Xie Lingjiu to go and check on the Little Prince. The Little Prince was unconscious, and the King suspected he was possessed by an evil spirit.

Xie Lingjiu was a wizard, so naturally, a wizard should be consulted.

Gu Rong’s little ears were sharp. He tilted his head slightly and overheard the conversation.

Seeing Xie Lingjiu leave with the attendant, he immediately stood up to follow.

006: [Little host, this is bad, we need to quickly switch back to the Little Prince Identity Card!]

Gu Rong looked at himself: [Then what about Zaizai?]

After saying this, the cub and the system thought of the same thing simultaneously.

Zaizai’s body could only be handed over to Zhuang Yu and Shen Hanxiao, asking them once again to help transport it back.