Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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After spending a leisurely and fulfilling day in the mall, Bai Ju returned to the Demon Management Bureau, but stayed in the mansion for nearly a month.
It was not that Bai Ju didn’t want to walk around on his own, it was just that after his first in-depth contact with modern society, he decided to learn more about human knowledge. According to Xiao Yao, Bai Ju did not have to study, take exams, and pursue academic qualifications step by step like ordinary students, but starting from basic knowledge was indeed one of the effective channels for Bai Ju to gain a deeper understanding of this era.
Therefore, after returning to the mansion, Bai Ju contacted several online tutors specially hired by the Demon Management Bureau under Xiao Yao’s arrangement, and quickly entered the studying stage, studying in front of the projection screen every day, from elementary school to high school, and from basic subjects to local customs.
This arrangement could be regarded as saving Xiao Yao a lot of effort.
After all, Xiao Yao was the director of the Demon Management Bureau. Even if there were no incidents that he needed to deal with recently, there were still a lot of things that required him to hold meetings and arrange investigations while arranging for the Demon King to come down from the mountain.
The living environment of modern China was not very friendly to demons and monsters. To put it bluntly, the Shinto[1] was in decline and there was no room for development. Therefore, there were fewer and fewer people who were capable, and those who were capable may still not be able to develop their wisdom at all.
But even in such an environment, there were very few people at the top of the pyramid; whether demons or warlocks, almost as soon as they stepped onto this level, they had the ability to crush their own kind, and they would even be able to do so because there were too few people at the same level. Heng, once the core of this class deviated, it may be a disaster for the entire warlock world and the demon world.
So, as the director of the Demon Management Bureau, Xiao Yao must always pay attention to the trends in the entire demon world to prevent one party from becoming dominant. He must also pay attention to the subtle changes at the lowest level to prevent anyone from planning for the overall situation and accumulating little things.
Don’t think that everything will be fine now that the Demon Management Bureau had hired Bai Ju to come down the mountain. Although this move apparently provided a guarantee to the demon world, it actually put Bai Ju at the forefront.
No one in the demon world had cooperated directly with the Demon Management Bureau before, but there were some small leaders who had defaulted to it; the warlock world was also not all of one mind, and there were also issues of sects and personal alignment. Bai Ju’s appearance went along with the wishes of some people, and naturally it also blocked the way of some other people.
As Bai Ju’s guardian, Xiao Yao naturally not only needed to supervise Old Dog Bai’s behavior and teach others common sense in the world to him, but also needed to protect Bai Ju’s life safety.
Old Dog Bai didn’t know much about Xiao Yao’s responsibilities. When he agreed to come down the mountain, he just wanted to find something to do; after all, in this completely unfamiliar era, his territory was gone, his younger brothers were gone, and his followers were gone. So he couldn’t find any sense of belonging.
As a soul walking in the world, it must find a place to stay.
Old Dog Bai was not an aloof and unruly character. On the contrary, he preferred the fireworks of the world, a fixed place, and familiar people and things around him.
Old Dog Bai was an emotional old dog, but he was forced to distance himself from humans because of his different appearance. After accidentally becoming a half-god of the mountain, he could not get closer to the monsters, but instead became a ghost by mistake, thus he had never been able to find the “harbor” he wanted.
After many comparisons, Bai Ju still cherished this era.
At least in modern times, people didn’t reject him because of his appearance, and seemed to like his appearance quite a lot; and after the decline of Shinto, he had lost the hope of becoming a god and lost his followers, which instead filled the gap between him and ordinary monsters. The gap, no matter which side it was, seemed to be missing a barrier. As long as he took a step forward, he could get close and even blend in.
Bai Ju was not stupid. He had experienced the ups and downs of many dynasties. No matter how simple his mind was, he wouldn’t not know what it meant to come down the mountain. In order to persuade him to come down from the mountain, the Demon Management Bureau did not mention the disadvantages of accepting the employment in the letters or the words of the messenger, but he knew it.
He knew that he would arouse the dissatisfaction of many demons, and he also knew that he would definitely block the way of many warlocks.
But… but the temptation to enter the human world was too great.
Bai Ju looked at the unfamiliar physics questions on the computer screen and slowly turned the pen with his fingers.
Therefore, he was unwilling to give up any way that could help him integrate into this society faster.
….
When Xiao Yao returned to the mansion, what he saw was Bai Ju holding his tablet and sitting cross-legged on the brand new sofa, listening to the lecture seriously.
The sunshine today was very good. The light golden sunlight passed through the floor-to-ceiling windows and shone on Bai Ju’s body, softly outlining a halo. Bai Ju had been staying at home these days and had not changed his clothes. His bare arms were covered in snow-white fur, and he was even too lazy to change the color of the pants, so the whole person had a white tone, and he could play the role of an archangel just by adding a pair of wings.
Old Dog Bai had very good ears. As soon as Xiao Yao opened the door and came in, he looked at the entrance and raised his hand to take off his earphones.
Pausing the old professor’s chattering filled lecture video, Bai Ju put his tablet aside, patted the place beside him with a smile, and called Xiao Yao to come in and sit down: “You’re back?”
Xiao Yao recovered slightly and said “Hmm”. He put the briefcase beside him and bent down to change his shoes.
Seeing this, Bai Ju got down from the sofa, took a few steps with his long legs and stood in front of Xiao Yao.
Putting away the leather shoes that Xiao Yao had replaced, Bai Ju leaned over and sniffed the back of Xiao Yao’s neck, and then frowned: “Who did you go to see today?”
Xiao Yao was lifted up by Bai Ju’s breath that suddenly came closer. Goosebumps covered his body, so he hid a little uncomfortably, raised his hand and touched the back of his neck: “I went to Hanhai Entertainment…the red fox in Hall 27, the little white snake in Hall 13, and the tiger monster in Hall 8 are all stars in Hanhai; there will be a show in the next few days that they all have to appear on, and it will be broadcast live on the entire network, and the bureau has to arrange on-site control personnel… Then I will also have to go to the filming site to supervise.”
Bai Ju looked at the ceiling and tried his best to peel off entertainment-related things from the complicated information in his mind and stood there for two seconds before coming back to his senses. He finally figured out where the shallow and mixed perfume smell on Xiao Yao’s body came from.
It didn’t smell good at all.
Xiao Yao went into the study to put down the documents and came out again, rolling up his sleeves and preparing to make dinner. When he passed the living room, he paused and saw the computer interface that Bai Ju had paused.
Raising his eyebrows, Xiao Yao was a little surprised: “Have you finished the high school part?” What was playing on the computer was advanced mathematics.
Bai Ju had been swimming in the ocean of knowledge these days, and his learning speed was very astonishing. Xiao Yao originally thought that this demon king who had been practicing for thousands of years would be a learning scumbag, but he didn’t expect that he just didn’t start the learning engine before.
Old Dog Bai nodded when he heard Xiao Yao’s question. Seeing that he seemed surprised, he explained honestly: “I turned on the video acceleration.”
Xiao Yao: …
I don’t want to know how you crushed me. Thank you for suppressing the scum of Guangdong University.
Bai Ju was an honest dog. He didn’t notice any faults from Xiao Yao’s unchanged expression. He was addicted to studying for too long and his brain was a little troubled. He clearly saw Xiao Yao rolling up his sleeves and still fussing. He leaned forward to find something to say: “What are you going to do?”
Xiao Yao paused in rolling up his sleeves, and almost pulled off the buttons of his shirt cuffs with a tremor of his hand.
The “ah” at the end of Old Dog Bai’s sentence was like a little hook… It was obviously a very soft and delicate word, but when Bai Ju’s deep and magnetic voice said it, it added a touch of lingering flavor.
“…Cooking.” Xiao Yao took a deep breath and calmly asked Old Dog Bai for his opinion, “What do you want to eat?”
Bai Ju didn’t know when had taken out an apron and was putting it around Xiao Yao’s neck: “Sweet and sour pork ribs…Egg custard.”
Xiao Yao quickly reached for the belt of the apron, fearing that the old white dog would tie it for him unconsciously: “Okay, the ingredients are all in the refrigerator. I’ll call you when they’re ready.”
Xiao Yao sent him back to the living room with a few words and made him sit down on the sofa.
The sound in the kitchen drove away the loneliness that had accumulated in the mansion for a day. Bai Ju sat on the large sofa to recover and closed his tablet in disgust.
His guardians was back, why would he still be attending classes.
Old Dog Bai, who had no intention of studying, finally came to his senses. He put his tablet back in the study and wandered to the door of the kitchen, leaning half against the door frame to watch Xiao Yao working on the food.
Xiao Yao looked deserted, but he was actually a person who paid great attention to life.
Xiao Yao lived alone in Hall No. 1 before, so Xiao Yao didn’t buy many things, but they were just enough. However, the layout and decoration style of the house were not entirely based on necessity. On the contrary, there are many small objects, such as pillows, blankets, wicker chairs and so on that Xiao Yao had set up in the mansion, which made people feel relaxed when they saw them.
Now there was a Bai Ju in this hall, and Xiao Yao’s living space was visibly filled with traces of the Bai Ju.
A larger and softer sofa, a plush carpet that Bai Ju liked, rubber bands that were never used before, and exclusive slippers that Bai Ju took off and forgot to put on.
Oh yes, there was also tableware that was obviously one size too big.
Bai Ju walked barefoot without making a sound and was not noticed by Xiao Yao.
He watched Xiao Yao cooking and found it interesting.
After all, Xiao Yao was a warlock. In order to improve the efficiency of his work, he habitually uses some auxiliary skills to do things. For example, the person cutting vegetables in the kitchen right now was not Xiao Yao himself, but a few paper men holding kitchen knives; Xiao Yao himself had just taken out the refrigerated ribs, then closed his palms, and the light blue fire rolled over the ribs, quickly defrosting them.
Bai Ju watched intently.
Perhaps it was because his gaze was too powerful. After Xiao Yao followed the steps for a while, he gradually realized that Bai Ju was looking at him from the door.
Very focused, his gaze chasing him closely.
Xiao Yao’s movements gradually slowed down, and he wanted to turn around and ask Old Dog Bai to go out and wait, but he didn’t know what to say. He just felt a hint of anxiety gradually creeping up in the air.
Bai Ju saw the tips of Xiao Yao’s ears gradually burning red from behind, and listened to his heartbeat with great interest, and then as expected, he heard a familiar “Ying”.
This kid really loved to act like a spoiled brat.
Old Dog Bai was a little pleased and walked into the kitchen with a sullen smile. When he saw Xiao Yao steaming the egg custard, he hugged him tightly from behind: “Yao Yao… give me a hug.”
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[1] It’s a Japanese religion, Idk why it has been used but it is.