Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Three or four days passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Yao looked through many travel guides and planned to take Old Dog Bai out for a walk and find some hunting grounds.
In the meantime, Bai Ju and Xiao Yao stayed at home, and did not have the right to travel for the time being, but it was not impossible for them to do anything.
Xiao Yao gave himself a holiday, but Bai Ju was still employed by the Demon Management Bureau, and he was not allowed to travel without asking for leave.
Although the old dog’s mandatory assessment period had not yet passed, the Demon Management Bureau committee had the power to evaluate Bai Ju’s safety level at its discretion and let him start working within the scope of the Demon Management Bureau in advance; in this way, theoretically, Old Dog Bai, who was restricted by the Secret Service within the confines of Luocheng, had reason to go out and perform tasks in other places accompanied by relevant personnel.
The work functions of the Secret Service, the Warlock Association and the Demon Management Bureau were overlapping, and their management scope was also different. It was inevitable that there would be unclear boundaries and conflicting opinions, but there was actually quite a lot of room for negotiation.
Bai Ju’s previous performance at the Ping’an Welfare Institute was recorded by Xiao Yao and Yuan Chun in summary, and his performances in Fengle Plaza and the opening ceremony were also recorded. Together with his behind-the-scenes behavior, they were all sent to the Demon Management Bureau Committee as excellent assessment records.
As Bai Ju’s direct guardian, the first-hand information provided by Xiao Yao was quite convincing, but in the meeting, the guardian had no right to participate. Fortunately, after three days of assessment by the Management Committee, the Demon Management Bureau finally expressed its support for Bai Ju to pass the assessment and in order to do that launched a tripartite consultation meeting.
“…The meeting decides to retain the over-scale assessment of Demon King Bai Ju’s combat power, and at the same time, in view of the fact that Demon King Bai Ju’s objective behavior meets or even exceeds the employment requirements of this bureau, it is recommended to allow him to pass the assessment and enter the employment period.”
Xiao Yao took the red-enveloped document sent by the demon butler and read out the words on it word by word, with a smile in his eyes: “Because the demon king Bai Ju’s combat power is beyond the expected range and his threat cannot be eliminated, Director Xiao Yao will thus continue to serve as his guardian.”
Xiao Yao flicked a few pages in his hand, smiled and bumped Bai Ju’s shoulder next to him: “Brother Bai, you passed the assessment.”
Bai Ju leaned close to Xiao Yao and read the document word for word along with his voice. When he heard what Xiao Yao said, he was still a little unfinished. He took his hand and squeezed the document, insisting that he had to finish reading the remaining sentences. He also finished reciting: “Yao Yao, there is still a little bit left to recite.”
“I know you’re not illiterate.” Xiao Yao shook his head in amusement, and continued to read as he meant, “During Demon King Bai Ju’s tenure, this bureau will retain the system of regular assessment, regular evaluation, and regular rewards and punishments, and will consider other related management within a certain range. Organizational suggestions and reports. Sincerely. This opinion will take effect from the date of sealing.”
Bai Ju took the few thin pages of paper from Xiao Yao’s hand and read them over and over again. He couldn’t hide the smile that danced at the corners of his eyebrows. There were only a few simple pages in this document. But these words were the proof that Bai Ju had truly established himself in modern times.
Xiao Yao turned his head to look at the old dog Silly Erha and saw that his eyebrows were crooked when he smiled, and the lines at the end of his eyes were flying, even his thick eyelashes were fluttering. It was touching, and it looked vaguely like the little eyelash play from somebody’s baby period, showing a bit of innocence and cuteness that didn’t match his age.
Xiao Yao moved his index finger, couldn’t help it, and went up to rub it. Bai Ju raised his eyelashes so Xiao Yao asked with a coaxing smile: “Why, are you so happy after passing the exam?”
Bai Ju’s eyelids were itchy, and he blinked twice, then put the pages on the coffee table, opened his arms and hugged the little guardian beside him tightly.
Xiao Yao was sitting quite relaxed when he was suddenly pounced on. He only had time to put his arms around Bai Ju’s shoulders and back before he was pressed firmly on the sofa and rubbed hard.
Bai Ju’s furry head was arched on his shoulder, and his mellow voice was so happy that he said, “Yao Yao… thank you.”
Xiao Yao felt soft at the sight of this dog and lay down relaxedly on the sofa and rubbed his hair: “What thank you…this is an opportunity you earned with your own performance; and apart from hiring you, this regulation does not promise you any other guarantees.”
If Bai Ju hadn’t noticed that he was in danger, taken the initiative to come forward to rescue, then not only would Xiao Yao be injured at that time, but the subsequent live broadcast backstage incident may even be in danger because of Xiao Yao’s injury; Qu Lang’s special service team could guarantee the presence, but without Bai Ju, this time the show might have been ruined.
Later, in the Ping’an Welfare Institute, although Sun Daiyang’s behavior did not cause direct harm to Qiu Ziran and the children, Bai Ju’s presence also saved Xiao Yao a lot of pursuit steps, avoided losing clues, and also promoted the secret service while the entire investigation progressed at the General Administration.
Not to mention, Bai Ju, who had done so many things, was very friendly to the children in the orphanage. He let them climb up and down his body without saying anything, and even carried them to play high jump. It was not like a demon king who couldn’t put down his arrogance at all.
“Yao Yao…” Bai Ju shook his head, hugged the person gently with both arms, and his whole body became quiet, “Yao Yao.”
Old Dog Bai pondered for a while, breathed lightly into Xiao Yao’s ear, and lowered his head. He then raised his voice and said seriously: “No…it’s not just on my own.”
“It doesn’t matter what the guarantee is…even if you all target me, I am confident that I can live well.”
“Yaoyao, if it weren’t for you… …I won’t save people, let alone what happened next.” Bai Ju slowly opened his arms, half-propped his body and slightly distanced himself from Xiao Yao, “If you didn’t take good care of me, if you didn’t think about my food, clothing, housing, and transportation, you didn’t find a tutor for me, and you didn’t take me to experience the fireworks of the world. I won’t leave a mark on you, let alone sense that you are in danger, and then do everything else.”
Xiao Yao opened his eyes slightly and looked at Bai Ju who was leaning over him, feeling that his breathing was a little tight.
Bai Ju’s gentle expression and serious and soft voice were very much like a lover’s ambiguous confession – provided that you ignore the content of his old father’s words: “My little guardian is a good boy. He takes care of me, is considerate of me, and so I will accept him, like him, and protect him.”
Xiao Yao opened his mouth: “…”
Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and pulled Bai Ju’s hanging hair, pinched it between his fingers and rubbed it twice, and then slowly let go. This old dog indeed loved and cherished him, but the nature of this feeling was completely different from what Xiao Yao had for him.
“…Brother Bai.” Xiao Yao’s voice was a little hoarse when he heard himself speak, “Brother Bai, can you tell me?”
“I…am I the same as the children you took care of before?” Xiao Yao didn’t know what kind of answer he wanted, “Are you taking care of us like this because we are all good children?”
Bai Ju was stunned for a moment, then he pursed his lips slightly and smiled, squeezing Xiao Yao’s cheek like a child and said softly: “Of course not.”
Bai Ju thought that his little guardian was jealous of children from hundreds and thousands of years ago, so he thought for a moment and explained: “Yao Yao, I have never left any mark on any other child, and I will not always pay attention to every good child’s happiness, anger, sorrow, and life safety.”
“The children in the past were believers to me and asked me for help. I protected them, they gave me faith and trust, and they occasionally did more activities to relieve my boredom. In fact, there was no deep emotion in the process.”
Bai Ju’s teeth were looming when he spoke, with a hint of subtle cunning: “I like good children, I like to get along with them and play with them, but this is just a need of mine. They will become just passers-by in my life through life, old age, illness and death. But you are different, Yaoyao, you are not my believer, you have nothing to ask of me; although you are the director of the Demon Management Bureau and my guardian, and it may be your duty to take care of me, but as far as I am concerned, your human terms are actually not binding at all.”
“Yao Yao, I value you because of who you are, not because of any labels on you. You are the first child I have come into contact with as an equal in this world -” Bai Ju said, rubbing the tears from the corner of Xiao Yao’s eyes, “You are kind to me from the bottom of your heart, and I can feel it, so I will be kind to you; if one day you leave me, I will be reluctant to leave you, and I will try to keep you.”
Here, Bai Ju tapped the skin at the corners of Xiao Yao’s eyes, “When I sealed your yin and yang eyes for the third time, our bond was established. With my mark on you, I can sense your safety.”
There were no more than three things, and three was also a special number in Taoism. Blocking the yin and yang eyes may not be a special thing, but Bai Ju using the same method, for the same purpose, and using it on the same person three times had already formed a very stubborn contract, let alone him consciously leaving his own aura and trapping Xiao Yao within his protection.
Xiao Yao listened to Bai Ju’s long and detailed explanation, and the sour and indistinguishable mood just now dissipated completely.
In this old dog’s heart, he was indeed a special being, different from the children in the past.
Xiao Yao smiled slightly and said in his heart, then this was enough. Before he became greedier, it was enough for Bai Ju to give him such feedback.
After all, he was a stupid bit*h who was still in love.
Xiao Yao pushed Bai Ju’s shoulder and sat up. Just as he was about to say something, the phone on the coffee table suddenly vibrated.
“Director Xia?” Xiao Yao looked at the caller ID and quickly signaled Bai Ju to be quiet and answered the phone.
“Has Sun Daiyang made any move?” Xiao Yao listened in surprise to the message from Director Xia on the other end of the phone. “He can’t calm down so quickly.”
“…Have you booked a ticket? Where? – Turtle Island …” Xiao Yao thought about this place name and felt vaguely familiar.
Bai Ju on the side also heard the voice on the other end of the phone. After thinking for a moment, he clapped his hands in realization. After a muffled bang, two coupons appeared out of thin air in his palms. Bai Ju pinched them and handed them in front of Xiao Yao.
Xiao Yao looked at the two Turtle Island tourist tickets in Bai Ju’s hand that he had won in a lottery at Fengle Plaza. He was silent for a moment and then slowly said: “… Director Xia, as for Turtle Island, Bai Wang and I are going on a trip there soon.”
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