You are not monster girls!

Chapter 172 Using a breeding formation to eliminate rats, do you think I believe it? (Please refresh to see if it has been edited, 4k)

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

Lin Muran recognized each of the Chinese characters above, but when put together, they were quite puzzling.

The landlord is not renting it out anymore.

Lin Muran had even considered the possibility that her own account would fail and she would become Yun Yifei's slave for life.

But I never expected that the landlord would choose not to rent to me.

Before Lin Muran could even type a text message to inquire, another message came from the other end.

Please move out before the lease expires. Your deposit will be refunded after you move out.

What does "not renting it anymore" mean?

Bai Mengqing, pressed against Lin Muran's arm, swiped the screen up and down: "The rent has been transferred normally, and there's no kickback involved."

"If I were taking kickbacks, I would have been thrown out two weeks ago."

Lin Muran rolled her eyes at the Dragon Girl, and finally found a moment to edit and send the message.

Why did they suddenly stop renting it out?

Instead of giving a direct answer, the landlord forwarded a chat log.

"Hey, they're definitely raising the rent because there are so many of us."

Hey, you heard the woman screaming in the hallway too, right?

Hey, that's just how young people are.

No, if it were really about getting things done, the different calls would be one thing, but why does it always sound like a pig being slaughtered?

[Isn't there only one couple living in that apartment downstairs? Why do their voices sound different?]

Could it be infidelity?

Does cheating really need to be made such a huge fuss, like something out of a horror movie?

[Wow, now that you mention it, it really might be haunted.]

It looks like it was forwarded from a homeowners' group chat, and everyone in it is saying that Lin Muran's apartment is unclean.

Haunted?

The old lady downstairs knows how to spread rumors.

Lin Muran wanted to laugh just seeing those two words.

The house is inhabited by three spirit beasts: a dragon, a roaring beast, and a blue phoenix, plus a giant eel that eats spirits. Even ghosts who have cultivated into ghost immortals dare not approach this place.

The probability of this shoddy house collapsing is greater than it being haunted.

"I bet the landlord just wants to raise the rent and is only saying it's haunted because he can't find a good excuse."

Qingyi, standing up for the cause, said, "With me, the Grand Master of Fate, here, how could there be any ghosts?"

Lin Muran complained, "At Sally's house, it seems like you only ever cause trouble."

I thought I was just catching a little devil, but I ended up moving his den over there myself.

She scratched her head, thought for a long time, and then pretended to be serious as she argued, "Ah, I, I'm gathering monsters, you know? Gathering monsters, isn't that easier than defeating them one by one?"

"There seems to be more content below," Emperor Roar reminded him.

Xia Li, clinging to Lin Muran's other arm, scrolled down the chat history and discovered that the homeowners had also forwarded a picture of a woman in a Taoist robe and a video link.

I even saw that man specifically seeking out a master to exorcise ghosts.

【what? 】

Look at this.

【Picture.jpg】

Qingyi was dressed in a light gray Taoist robe, holding a folding fan in her left hand, with sunglasses perched on her nose. She playfully stuck out her tongue at the camera while making a peace sign.

Bai Mengqing: (⊙x⊙)
Lin Muran:
Xia Li:
Everyone present was stunned for a moment after seeing the picture, and then they all looked at Qingyi.

This time, the other party didn't try to argue; instead, he grabbed his earlobe to cover his eyes, pretending to be blind and deaf.

Seeing that Qingyi was already ashamed, Lin Muran didn't say anything and continued to send a message to the landlord.

If it's just a rumor that the house is haunted because a Taoist priest was hired, then it's not a reason to refuse to rent it out.

[That was just my friend cosplaying. Landlord, you've probably never seen such an outrageous Taoist priest before, have you?]

These are all secondary matters.

After the landlord sent the message, they immediately followed up with a notice from the property management and a joint letter, which were basically complaints about Lin Muran making noise and dancing in the room, causing the building to shake.
Lin Muran was still baffled. Noise was understandable, as it was inevitable when working, but the shaking of the building was a bit strange.

"Shaking the building? Have we engaged in such a vigorous activity?"

"No, I don't think so."

“No,” Dihou said hesitantly.

Bai Mengqing seemed to have thought of something. As she spoke, she took off her two dragon horns and held them in front of her eyes as an eye mask.

Xia Li covered her sunglasses with her hand.

Seeing that the three spirit beasts were pretending to be deaf and dumb in a asynchronous manner, Lin Muran basically understood that there was no room for negotiation regarding the house.

"It seems the only thing I can do is ask the real estate agent if there are any detached houses on the market."

Putting aside how troublesome moving is, finding a house with a suitable price and space right now is actually quite difficult in the short term.

A smaller space is definitely not an option; the current space is barely enough to solve the sleeping problem with one person sleeping on the floor and the other on the sofa.

For larger properties, the rent would double, and the renovations might not even be as good as they are now.

Moreover, the noise from the spirit beasts was unavoidable. This time, the neighbors were quite considerate and directly reported it to the property management. If it were in another location, the police might have come knocking.

Therefore, if you want to move, it's best to choose a house without neighbors.

With his current income, renting a nicer villa would be a bit of a financial strain.

“I suggest we talk about it. My assistant recently re-rented out the house.” Emperor Roar said with a flash of inspiration.

"Eh, living in a haunted house?" Bai Mengqing still had a psychological aversion to Selby's haunted villa.

Seeing that this topic had passed, Qingyi quickly joined the conversation:
"Haunted house aside, Sally's house actually meets the criteria quite well: it's spacious, there are no neighbors, and we don't have to worry about anyone seeing us coming and going."

“That makes sense. If a well-known haunted house is to be rented out, the price shouldn't be too high. Xia Li, did she tell you how much she's asking for?”

Lin Muran thought for a moment and decided that if the price was extremely low, he had to act immediately to avoid someone else getting a bargain.

"8 a month," Emperor Roar said. Xia Li made an eight with her little paws.

"8 million?!"

Lin Muran and the other two spirit beasts cried out in unison.

Xia Li nodded.

Upon hearing the rent amount, Lin Muran couldn't help but wipe the sweat from her forehead.

It seems that Sally is completely taking advantage of the rich guy, treating him like an idiot. Who would rent that old house, which is also a haunted house, for 80,000?

"Xia Li, Selby should have a phone number, right? Call her for me, and I'll talk to her."

“Received,” Emperor Roar replied.

Xia Li has been in contact with Selby recently, and Selby has been running errands for her during the day, so Xia Li knows her phone number by heart.

[Hey, Selena, it's me, your favorite boss, Lin Muran.]

[Uh, what are you doing, Da Yun?]

A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone. Xia Li was dialing using Bai Mengqing's phone, so Sai Li assumed that Xia Li was calling her.

I heard you're looking for a roommate, and I'm very interested.

[Boss? Okay, a flat price of 160,000.] [Didn't you say 80,000?!]

[Shook strangers by half, but ripped off acquaintances.]

Is this how I teach you to do business?

【Yes. 】

Upon hearing this, the three spirit beasts' sharp eyes all turned to Lin Muran.

Can't we talk about this some more?

Either pay me or come in person; a phone call won't do.

Okay, let's have a face-to-face meeting then.

[Tomorrow night, my room.]

【Row. 】

Lin Muran gritted her teeth and agreed, then immediately hung up the phone, afraid that if she continued talking, her underwear would be pulled out by Sally in front of the three spirit beasts.

He sighed and asked the three spirit beasts, "So, which of you wants to come with me to see Selene?"

"Uh, well, I have to go to work, I can't stay up late." Qingyi quickly waved her hand to refuse when she felt Lin Muran's gaze.

She wasn't afraid of Selby, but simply felt that Selby seemed to have ulterior motives towards Lin Muran.

On a dark and stormy night, if I were to end up in the freezer in Lin Muran's place, I'd be in deep trouble.

Bai Mengqing shook her head like a rattle drum: "I... I still need to explore the mobile game, so I won't go."

When it saw Xia Li, the other party didn't say anything, but silently patted Lin Muran's thigh with its paw.

The next night,
The moon was obscured by dark clouds, and the dim yellow light from the streetlights fluctuated in volume as the evening breeze rustled through the bamboo grove.

As promised, Lin Muran brought Xia Li to the gate of Zhenhe Wenhua No. 143. The villa was not lit, but by the light from Xia Li’s golden eyes, the broken U-shaped lock was still hanging on the door.

Once she was in the zone, Xia Li tugged at Lin Muran's sleeve: "Big brother, are you scared?"

"Not really, it just feels a bit off."

Lin Muran peered into the villa's French windows again; it was pitch black inside, and there was no sign of anyone being there.

His monster expert instincts told him that Celio must have ulterior motives offline, so out of caution, he fed Kasumi Kinder Chocolate in its unleashed state beforehand.

That way, even if Sally plots against herself, someone will be there to help her.

Moreover, according to Lin Muran's observation, Sally seemed quite afraid of Xia Li in this state, which made her more assertive when bargaining.

"Don't worry, brother."

Xia Li's tail wrapped around Lin Muran's ring finger: "Under normal circumstances, I will protect you."

Normal protection
What are the special circumstances?
Lin Muran knocked on the door twice, and when no one answered, she pressed the handle and found that the door was not locked, so she pushed it open.

"Hey, Sally, we're here. What are you doing?"

Good morning, assistant.

"Heh?"

The door opened, and there was Sally, wearing a nightgown, with her hands raised, her mouth open to reveal her little tiger teeth, looking like she was about to pounce, but for some reason she stopped.

"I just came to open the door."

Sally immediately reverted to her previous death-defying demeanor, glancing at Xia Li with considerable impatience: "Da Yun, what are you doing here?"

"Have a meal."

"Eating dinner at night will make you grow shorter."

"Then let's have tea."

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Boss, it's just talking about money, you don't need to bring a thug, do you?"

Lin Muran handed the prepared photinia flower and lotus root starch to Selena and asked, "It doesn't matter how many people you have when we're negotiating the price, right? But why didn't you turn on the lights?"

"It saves electricity." Sally's tone softened a bit after taking the photinia flower and lotus root powder, but she still had an annoyed expression as she led Lin Muran and Xia Li into the living room.

This was the first time visiting Sai Li's house since the Lin Muran haunted house incident. The grandeur of the house was gone, and it even looked a bit shabby.

The huge living room was left with only two single sofas, a wooden bench covered with tape, and a wooden coffee table.

"Okay, so why is this thing on this chair now?"

Lin Muran was just about to sit on the wooden bench when he froze in mid-air. He turned around and looked at the magic circle drawn with pink chalk on it, and his brows furrowed immediately.

—Field-type monster breeding curse
This is a curse spell that Lin Muran specially developed for low-desire monsters. He also taught it to Selene for convenience.

Sally clenched her fists instinctively: "Tsk, the rats have been a real problem lately, so I drew a few to keep them away."

"This thing keeps rats away?" Xia Li asked, tilting her head.

"This stuff will increase the desires and sensitivity of living things by 3000 times. Rats simply can't withstand it. Even if they can, they'll take it back to their nests, which is perfect for wiping out a whole group."

Sally brought a plate of freshly made slime jelly from the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table, then sat down on the armchair with an air of nonchalance.

“You know how to develop magic.” Lin Muran swallowed.

Fortunately, he was the developer of this magic circle and could identify the smell emitted by the array's materials, which allowed him to stop the blunder at the last minute.

If a person were to sit directly on this magic circle, the only possible outcome would be either their body exploding and dying, or the combination of Wei Tian's magic wand and the final Crescent Moon Heavenly Strike.

Before he could even catch his breath, he glanced at the chair out of the corner of his eye and instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Every available space where one could sit down was marked with this magic circle.

Is the rat infestation this serious here?

"Yes."

Sally watched as Lin Muran took out a tissue from his pocket and wiped away the magic circle, his long, thin tail wriggling restlessly.

Damn it, it was so close to succeeding.

"Alright, Xia Li, be careful, there's something here."

"Oops, I fell down."

"!??"

Lin Muran was just about to remind Xia Li not to sit down when he suddenly felt a strong push from behind, causing him to lose his balance and stagger backward, his buttocks even pointing towards the magic circle on the wooden chair.

Sally clearly saw that Xia Li deliberately nudged Lin Muran's side with her head, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Da Yun, you've finally done something decent.

Meal replacements are just meal replacements; they only alleviate hunger. Coupled with the excessive activity she had done in the past few days, Sally clearly felt her body becoming weaker and weaker.

She needs to eat.

Sally didn't want to risk sucking the blood of ordinary people with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. After thinking it over, the best candidate was Lin Muran.

I originally thought Xia Li was there to disrupt my plans, but I didn't expect her to be an ally.

Then give her all the black garlic slime in the fridge.

But things didn't go as planned. At the critical moment, Lin Muran used her finger to press against the gap in the magic circle to brace herself, and then used a tissue to wipe the magic circle away before sitting down.

Pfft, you managed to dodge it?
Xia Li and Selena smacked their lips almost simultaneously.

"Phew, I almost got infected."

After sitting down, he wiped away the magic circle next to him and held Xia Li in his arms to prevent her from attacking him again.

Lin Muran looked suspicious: "You two didn't set me up, did you?"

Sally and Xia Li's slender tails twitched almost simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)