Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

Lu Ze planned to take a group photo and send it to Xing.

He looked around with his phone, hoping to find a passerby to take a picture for him.

People were coming and going on the street. A young woman in sportswear was jogging along the asphalt road with light steps and white earphones in her ears.

Lu Ze quickly stepped forward and waved to her.

"Hello, could you please take a group photo for us?"

The young woman who was jogging in the morning took off her headphones, looked at Lu Ze, and then at Xilin and Bella behind him. Her expression clearly froze for a moment.

I encountered a young man with two little girls on the street early this morning; this combination is indeed quite unusual.

But she didn't ask any more questions. She took Lu Ze's phone, aimed it at the three of them, and pressed the shutter.

Lu Ze stood in the middle, with Xilin and Bella standing on either side of him, and behind them was the asphalt road full of green plants.

Lu Ze took the phone, thanked her, sent the photo to Xing, briefly reported that he was safe, and then turned to Xilin and the others, saying, "You two are not familiar with this world, so why don't you stay at my place for now?"

He bought a house near the university town and didn't live with his parents. It was perfectly fine for him to let Celine and Bella live with him.

Putting away his phone, Lu Ze looked up at the familiar school gate not far away and shook his head helplessly.

He should have been in class at this time, but given his current condition, it was clearly impossible for him to attend.

With two Herrschers and Honkai Beasts from another world by my side, I can't exactly bring them into the classroom with me.

I should call my advisor to ask for leave later.

However, the matter of taking leave can be put on hold; the most urgent task is to settle Celine and Bella in first.

Xilin was so conspicuous walking down the street in that white shirt that anyone who didn't know better would think he was a human trafficker.

Ding.

Just as he was about to leave, his phone rang again. Lu Ze looked down and swiped to unlock the screen.

[Galaxy Baseball Man: Bro, there's something in that bucket behind you.]

Lu Ze's eyes widened instantly.

He turned around reflexively, his gaze fixed on the green trash can not far behind him.

It was one of those large trash cans that sanitation workers drag around when sweeping fallen leaves. The dark green body of the can shone slightly in the morning light, the lid was half open, and it was filled with withered yellow leaves that hadn't been removed yet.

Amidst the disapproving looks of Sirin and Bella, and the puzzled glances of passersby, Lu Ze walked nonchalantly to the trash can, rolled up his sleeves, and reached his hand inside.

Celine's lips twitched slightly.

Bella's expression remained cold, but her eyes betrayed her—this Judgment-class Honkai Beast was staring at Lu Ze's back with the look of someone who was looking at a madman.

Lu Ze ignored all of this, almost burying half of his body in the trash can, his fingers rummaging through the pile of fallen leaves.

Fragments of withered leaves clung to his sleeves, and a yellowed sycamore leaf clung to his hair, but he was completely unaware.

A moment later, his fingertips touched something that felt different from the fallen leaves, and he pulled it out of the pile of leaves.

It was a bag of golden trash, shimmering in the morning light, its surface shimmering with a faint luster.

It was so light that you could barely feel its weight in your hand. Lu Ze's intuition told him that this was the "goods" Xing had mentioned.

He turned the golden garbage bag over and looked at it in the sunlight. He couldn't tell what was inside, but the unusual material convinced him that it was no ordinary object.

Lu Ze took a picture and sent it to Xing.

[Jin Xing's son-in-law: Pictures]

[Jin Xing's son-in-law: His luck was so-so; he only got a bag of junk.]

After showing off, Lu Ze turned around and, without changing his expression, reached out to Xilin and Belle: "Let's go, I'll take you home."

Celine and Bella took two steps back simultaneously and shook their heads at the same time.

Both little faces wore the same expression—you just rummaged through the trash can, don't touch me.

Seeing the two's disgusted looks, Lu Ze took a step forward with annoyance and grabbed Xilin's small hand without saying a word: "It's okay, this hand of mine hasn't touched the trash can."

As he spoke, he deliberately raised the hand holding the gold garbage bag to show his innocence.

"Human, release Her Majesty!"

Bella instantly bristled, her pale blue eyes filled with rage.

She quickly caught up, grabbed Sirin's other hand, and tried to free the Queen from the insolent human.

Bella pulled on Sirin, Lu Ze pulled on Sirin, and Sirin walked in the middle with a blank expression.

The three of them formed a line and walked through the streets in the early morning.

Lu Ze led the way, with Bella following behind, constantly warning him things like "Human, you're too presumptuous." Sirin stood in the middle, silent, not breaking free from anyone's grasp.

The group of people walked noisily toward Lu Ze's house.

The morning light cast three shadows of varying lengths behind them.