You are not monster girls!

Chapter 171 If it's the eldest brother, cosplaying Mitsumi Hatsuka is also fine (4K edited)
Bai Mengqing possesses an enviable talent for drawing borderline designs, and she gets every step right on the first try with the client.

If the client hadn't been so slow to respond, she might have been able to complete the two character illustrations much faster than she could have drawn the video illustrations.

The character will not be officially released for some time, but Bai Mengqing's designed ship girl, Jiaochuan, with a black strapless top supporting the Great Thunder Temple, paired with a white cheongsam and black mature woman, has already appeared in the official version preview PV and update announcement.

In order to properly view Bai Mengqing's first battle in the second game, Lin Muran went to the living room, leaned against the sofa, and used his phone to browse the PV and comments section.

Bai Mengqing, on the other hand, rested her chin on her knees, curled up on the sofa playing on her phone, seemingly unconcerned about how players expected the characters she had drawn.

"Aren't you going to watch it with us?"

"I'm not looking." Bai Mengqing frowned and quickened her rubbing of the glass, while her tail draped itself over Lin Muran's thigh.

Don't you care about what others think?

"If Lin Muran says it's good, then it must be good. There's no need to listen to other mortals."

This heart is too stable.

Lin Muran held the large green tail with one hand and started browsing the PV and comment section. After the official PV was released, he even posted a special update to remind his fans to watch it.

The PV can only be described as conforming to traditional entertainment. Basically, whenever a character appears, they are surrounded by a layer of holy light, which gives it a strangely comical feel.

As for the comments section, since the version hasn't been officially updated yet, there are only hoarders showing off how many draws they've saved up, insisting on getting the skins, and criticizing the skin pricing.

But this time, thanks to Lin Muran's advance introduction of traffic, there was a slightly different voice among them.

Stir-fry everything until it's incredibly hot!

Our great monster expert has finally found where he should shine.

[A two-way journey belongs to...]

[The area affected by the holy light is very large today, so I won't criticize it yet.]

Even the explosion of my Taoist temple makes me ponder the meaning of life...

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The planners need to criticize, and the younger brother needs to vomit too; only then can things be considered complete.

Lin Muran looked at the comments for a while longer before switching out of the comments section, only to find that her private messages had become 99+ again after she hadn't cleared them overnight.

Bai Mengqing's art style is quite distinctive among professional artists, so as soon as the official character illustration was released, his private messages were bombarded with messages from various small advertising studios or private commissions.

This was something he had never encountered before when making videos.

Sure enough, the inside and outside of the circle are two separate traffic pools.

"A lot of people want to commission articles from you, are you going to accept them?" Lin Muran teased.

Even without considering Bai Mengqing's commercial writing fees, his income this month has already reached 8+. Including his considerable income from outside sources, his monthly income is approaching 10.

After deducting necessary living expenses, there is still a considerable amount that can be saved.

So there are still a few days left this month, and it's fine to do nothing.

"A new event is coming out this month, and we need to start exploring it, otherwise we won't have enough resources to pull cards."

Isn't this game version still pending update?

Are you already starting to clear the land?
Lin Muran curiously went over to take a look and found that the other person was focused on playing a hardcore tower defense game that didn't pander to otaku, and the account was his.

At this moment, she was concentrating on the map, thinking about how to release her giant cockroach.

"You play second-generation games too?" Lin Muran asked, somewhat surprised.

He had tried to teach Bai Mengqing how to use a computer, but she always seemed uninterested.

Xia Li was the one who started playing the mobile game, but she never expected that this dragon would be even more addicted to it than she was.

"I... I was just gathering material, you understand?!"

Bai Mengqing shoved her phone into Lin Muran's hand: "Stop talking nonsense, just help me get through this."

Lin Muran rolled her eyes at her, then finished playing the game and handed the phone back to Bai Mengqing: "There's nothing wrong with liking someone. It's not like you're going to react to just one sentence from those forum trolls."

"Never mind that this Qilin looks pretty powerful, want to try it?"

"Draw cards if you like, just draw one."

"Oh."

Bai Mengqing tapped ten times in quick succession, slowly pulled down the zipper, saw the purple aura coming from the east, and then silently closed it again, her evening-colored eyes staring straight at Lin Muran.

Is this a pay-to-win game?

"Oh, right, the payment from the client has arrived. I'll transfer it all to you now. If you really want to spend money on in-game purchases, I'd like to buy the gift pack first, as it's more cost-effective that way."

[Ding! 20,000 yuan has been deposited into your Alipay account]

Bai Mengqing's phone had just popped up a notification sound for receiving payment when Xia Li and Qing Yi, who had just returned home, heard it.

Xia Li glanced at Bai Mengqing, then twitched her cat ears before putting her backpack on the coffee table and sitting down next to Lin Muran.

The slender tail also quietly slipped under the green dragon's tail, brushing against Lin Muran's thigh.

"You're back so early today?"

"My assistant was exhausted, so he came back early," Di Hou said, curious about the notification sound on his phone.

"You traitor, you only set off after making the red milk dragon cry and resting for a while." Qingyi handed a cup of milk tea to Lin Muran and Bai Mengqing from her handbag, and sat down on the single sofa with a smile.

She had a feeling that another battle without spiritual power was about to break out between the traitor and the little green dragon.

"That's Bai Mengqing's royalties. It's more tangible to feel the value of one's own labor when one keeps the money."

[Ding! 17,000 yuan has been deposited into your Alipay account]

As soon as Lin Muran finished speaking, his phone vibrated in his pocket, making a sound like gold coins colliding.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll keep a small amount of the in-game currency for myself, and I'll reluctantly ask you to keep the rest for me."

Bai Mengqing deliberately turned her face to the other side while speaking, her ears turning bright red.

Lin Muran was completely confused: "Why do I need to help keep it safe?"

The allowance he gave Bai Mengqing was less than what she kept for herself, so Lin Muran was a little flattered when this dragon suddenly transferred the money back.

"I saw online that wives have to hand over their salary cards to their husbands in marriages—ugh!"

Bai Mengqing realized her slip of the tongue and immediately patted her cheek to correct herself, saying, "This is the fee for me to support you."

Being kept or supported by a sugar daddy/sugar baby?!

Upon hearing this, Xia Li and Qing Yi raised their ears and cat ears almost simultaneously.

Having been here for so long, they certainly know the meaning of this word.

On the contrary, this is Tiangang.

"Where did you learn all this from?" Lin Muran flicked Bai Mengqing's forehead.

He always felt that this dragon was becoming more and more outrageous, wanting to be his father at every opportunity.

"Oh, I often see scenes in TV dramas where domineering CEOs keep mistresses, and they always start by giving them money."

"I remember you've been watching movies lately."

Even when watching secretly, Lin Muran couldn't find any TV series in Bai Mengqing's playlist.

"It's that fifty degrees." "Alright, alright, I'm amazed you can even watch it." Lin Muran guessed that Bai Mengqing was probably watching the censored version, so she didn't ask any more questions and quickly stopped her.

“But Lin Muran is a man, so he can’t be a mistress. It would be more reasonable to say he’s a lover,” Qingyi chimed in, chuckling to herself.

情夫
"As expected of the God of Fate, he is indeed very knowledgeable."

Bai Mengqing slapped her forehead: "You mean Lin Muran is my dog, right? Hey, why are you flicking me again?"

"What does this have to do with dogs?" Lin Muran himself couldn't understand why he had suddenly turned into a dog.

"I understand now," Emperor Roar suddenly realized.

Xia Li tugged at Lin Muran's sleeve and gently rested her head on his shoulder: "I will work hard to earn money to support you as my male concubine. You can choose to be my dog, my cat, my beast of burden." Di Hou said with determination.

Male... male concubine?!

This traitor is really trying to overthrow the Heavenly Gang!

As Qingyi listened, she broke out in a cold sweat. She knew that if Xia Li got serious, no one, except for Lao Siming, could stop her.

Given Lin Muran's personality, he definitely wouldn't obediently be kept. But if Xia Li actually makes money one day, she might just beat him to the ground on the spot and cosplay as the Three-Sided First Flower.

Bai Mengqing's eyes lit up when she heard the term "male concubine".

She had never understood what kind of relationship she had with Lin Muran, but now she did.

It turns out that Lin Muran was her male concubine.

It's perfectly reasonable for me to protect him and give him money to spend.

However, Lin Muran was still too stubborn; he would only be considered worthy of the promise if he admitted it himself when the time came to fulfill it.

Qingyi wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked, "You rebellious disciple, where does your confidence in making money to support Ranran come from?"

"Emperor Roar has begun honing his storytelling skills and has recently started helping out with chores," Emperor Roar said proudly.

Xia Li placed a crumpled green banknote, its pattern illegible, on the table as she spoke: "Given time, leashing Big Brother won't be a problem." Di Hou declared confidently.

Lin Muran remembered that she hadn't shown these spirit beasts anything strange, so how come even SM was involved?

The primary focus is still oneself.

This evil idea must be corrected immediately.

Lin Muran tugged at Xia Li's ear and said irritably, "I think you're more suited to be my pet."

“Well, that’s not impossible either,” Di Hou said shyly.

Xia Li covered her ears, and in the blink of an eye, she was lying on the sofa like a puppy, gently lifting her shirt to reveal her fair belly, and even deliberately meowing in a monotonous tone.

Bai Mengqing: (⊙x⊙)?

Lin Muran:? ?
Qingyi: ? ? ?
No, my rebellious disciple!
You are the mighty Emperor, who reigns supreme over all things in heaven and earth; you are a feline!

How could it have turned out like this in less than a month?

Qingyi knew that Xiali had a strange temperament, but she never expected that he had fallen to such a depraved level.

Indeed, capital can turn a person into a monster.
It can also turn spirit beasts into monsters.

Alas, capital.

Click.

Thinking of this, she sighed, silently took out her phone, and took a picture of Xia Li with her belly exposed, so she could use it to threaten her later.

"Uh, cough um, then you can be my pet."

"Received," Emperor Roar said excitedly.

Lin Muran coughed twice and could only pick Xia Li up and let her lie on his lap like a cat.

As a monster expert, he experienced for the first time what it meant to be helpless.

Bai Mengqing clutched the tail that had just been pushed down, sipping her milk tea. For some reason, the more she looked at it, the more suffocated she felt.

"I"

Lin Muran grinned mischievously: "You want to be a pet too?"

"Dream on! Only mortals are fit to be dragons' pets."

Bai Mengqing cosplayed as Jigglypuff again, her cheeks puffed out: "Don't forget our promise while you're busy spoiling Xia Li."

She felt that it was necessary to clarify face-to-face what kind of pet Lin Muran wanted to be.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have a good excuse to give him a gift.

After all, it's optional for friends to give gifts.

But pets are different. For cats, things like cat trees and cat treats are necessities, and it's impossible not to give them.

Upon hearing this, Lin Muran felt a chill run down her spine, only then remembering that there was such a thing as the comic book project.

All three truths are fine.

The worst part is sleeping with Bai Mengqing.

That feeling was even more torturous than having your sensitivity turned up 3000 times; even Xia Li couldn't withstand it.

"Agreement? What agreement?" Qingyi became interested immediately when she saw Lin Muran looking like she had seen a ghost.

“Of course, it’s for warming the bed.” Bai Mengqing proudly showed off to Qingyi: “I can grant you permission, Lord Siming, to do it too.”

暖床
Isn't that just sleeping with Little Green Dragon?
That's horrible.

Upon hearing this, Qingyi's smile instantly froze, and she quickly scratched her head and laughed awkwardly, "Oh haha, being able to warm your bed is truly a blessing that Lin Muran has accumulated over eight lifetimes."

"I want one too, but never mind," Di Hou said fearfully. Xia Li stopped mid-sentence, seemingly remembering something bad, her body trembled, and she immediately changed her mind and shut up.

Bai Mengqing was quite satisfied to see the master and apprentice both backing out at the same time.

So this is what it feels like to be in charge.

"That's a real shame. Lin Muran's bed could actually fit three people." Bai Mengqing's smile was even more hard to suppress than an AK.

She felt that even if Yun Yifei came now, she wouldn't dare to agree to this agreement.

If Yun Yifei is included, wouldn't that be equivalent to winning three times?
No wonder people online keep talking about winiwin.

Winning can be quite exhilarating.

Lin Muran had hoped that Xia Li or Qing Yi could join in and help share the burden, but unexpectedly, a bunch of useless people all backed down.

In the end, he bore the brunt of it all himself.
Having given up hope, he didn't want to continue the topic and could only say, "That's right, that's right, oh, I remember now, the house contract needs to be renewed. I'll talk to the landlord, haha."

While laughing it off and patting Xia Li's head, Lin Muran opened WeChat and sent a message to the landlord, Gao, about renewing the lease.

Looking for a new place, smaller ones are impossible, but even in larger ones, like residential areas, finding a suitable location isn't easy.

The only thing we can do is make the spirit beasts pay more attention to the noise; there's no other way.

Since rent is no longer an issue and this place is alright, I might as well extend my stay for another year.

Landlord, I'd like to extend the lease for another year. When would you like to sign a new lease agreement?

The landlord replied very quickly, but Lin Muran's expression darkened upon seeing it.

Mr. Lin, I'm not renting this place anymore. Please find another job before the lease expires.

(End of this chapter)