Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

As soon as Lu Ze entered the room, he saw the small mound on the bed.

The blanket was stretched into a rounded arc, with the edges tucked in tightly, so that not a single hair was visible.

Xilin wrapped herself completely in the blankets, looking just like a little hen incubating her eggs.

He walked over, moved a chair from the corner to the bedside, sat down, and reached out to pat the bulge through the blanket.

"Come out, aren't you stuffy wrapped in the blanket?"

The raised blanket swayed from side to side, as if shaking its head in protest.

"Not coming out."

As they got closer, Xilin's voice became much clearer, but it was still muffled.

"What kind of talk is this? Come out here, or your brother will bite you." Lu Ze said, reaching for the blanket.

Bella couldn't stand by and watch the Queen be bullied. She stepped between Lu Ze and Sirin, bared her teeth at Lu Ze, and let out a low warning sound. Her light blue eyes were filled with "Try coming any closer."

The room fell silent instantly.

After a brief standoff, a faint sound came from under the covers.

Celine probably knew that if she didn't come out, Bella might really beat up her older brother.

The blanket stirred, first revealing a few strands of deep purple hair, then a smooth forehead, and finally a pair of golden eyes, wide open, looking at Lu Ze with a hint of guilt in them.

Lu Ze sighed helplessly and stopped worrying about it. At least the little girl had obediently come out, even if she only showed her head.

He leaned back in his chair, composed himself, and spoke in a tone that was gentler than expected.

"Tell me, what kind of goods were sold last night?" Lu Ze neither scolded nor blamed him.

Xilin paused for a moment, then blinked.

When it came to "shipping," she instantly perked up.

The little girl, who had just been huddled under the covers pretending to be an ostrich, suddenly sat up straight, the blanket slipping off her shoulders and piling up around her waist.

Then, like pouring out beans, she recounted in detail how she and Xing had gotten the urge to try rummaging through the trash can last night.

Lu Ze frowned slightly after hearing this.

"Did you reach in and take it yourselves?"

Upon hearing this question, Xilin paused for a moment, then shook her head.

Bella, standing next to Lu Ze, looked at him with disdain.

"No, big brother. I had a Honkai Beast help me get it." Sirin said in a sweet voice, but her words sent chills down one's spine.

"What? You converted Honkai Beasts? Didn't I say that Honkai energy is not allowed to be used on humans?"

Lu Ze's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels; he hadn't expected Xilin to be so disobedient.

Hearing Lu Ze's question, Xilin pouted, her voice filled with grievance.

"I didn't use it on a person... I only used it on a kitten."

After saying that, she squeezed out a single, glistening tear from the corner of her eye, which clung precariously to her eyelashes.

Seeing Xilin on the verge of tears, Lu Ze's anger was instantly extinguished.

He reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes with his thumb, his voice softening.

"I'm sorry, I was too hasty. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I apologize."

A sly glint flashed quickly in Celine's eyes.

"You should apologize." She pouted, her cheeks puffed out, and her tone carried a hint of grievance.

"Okay, I'll apologize." Since he was in the wrong first, Lu Ze went along with everything she said.

Bella watched all of this silently from the side.

She glanced at Lu Ze, then at the Queen who looked pitiful, and then back at Lu Ze, a question slowly forming in her mind:

Isn't turning an innocent kitten into a Honkai Beast a major event?

Shouldn't the key point be that Honkai energy was used?

However, seeing the irrepressible smile on Celine's lips, she wisely chose to remain silent.