"YES! We found him while doing a hidden task. Well, not actually found but more like abducted? Anyway, we needed some information, so I thought it would be faster if we just tortured it out of this guy. Of course, we didn’t do that. Because, you know, animal cruelty is bad. I just made a very convincing argument. And this guy and I finally reached an agreement."

  Bai Ze didn’t know why but when Luo Yan said ’convincing argument’, he had a feeling that it did involve torture. It’s with the way his cousin said that in such a gleeful tone. As if he enjoyed this ’argument’ very much.

  He suddenly remembered the few times that he felt Luo Yan’s ’dark side’. Should he be worried and tell it to his uncle? He shook his head. Nah, this was okay. This little dark side was better than being all naïve and innocent.

  Bai Ze then glanced at Shen Ji Yun. The other was looking at his cousin with a soft gaze, as if he was very proud of what Luo Yan just did. He shook his head. The phrase ’hopelessly in love’ really fit this guy right now.

  He looked at the small red dragon, all tied up and unconscious. Somehow, even though he still hadn’t learned of what really happened, he already felt bad for this poor fellow.

  "Is this dragon a young dragon?" he thought of asking.

  The dragon was as small as Dusk when he still hadn’t seen the latter’s humanoid form. That’s why he asked. Because looking at Dusk now, it’s obvious that the other was a mature dragon.

  "Nope. He’s probably more than a thousand years old. Well, according to his NPC history, at least. I sealed his ability so the two of us could have a peaceful conversation. That’s why he’s in that size," Luo Yan responded. "If you want to unlock the seal, you can just ask Brother Ji Yun how."

  Again, Bai Ze felt that the conversation between the two was not so peaceful. He just chose to ignore that and asked instead, "Then, this dragon is your surprise to me?"

  "Yup. I remember Brother Ze is looking for a pet. Since, there’s already a ready-made one here, I immediately thought of giving him to you. After all, it would be such a waste to just kill him."

  Bai Ze should be surprised on how nonchalant Luo Yan was while talking about killing someone, even if that someone was just an NPC made of a bunch of codes. But that was overshadowed by his feeling of being too moved by his cousin’s thoughtfulness.

  At this moment, he still probably hadn’t notice that his own blinders when it came to Luo Yan was also quite thick.

  He grabbed the tied-up dragon and said, "Thank you, Xiao Yan. You’re right, I really love this surprise."

  Luo Yan grinned. "I knew you would. But Brother Ze, before you make a contract with him, try to wipe out his memory. With how he’s designed, he would definitely not agree with a pet contract with you."

  "Don’t worry, I’ll do something about that before making a contract with him," Bai Ze said. "Does this guy have a name?"

  "It’s Rowan," Luo Yan answered.

  That’s already a pretty okay name. – Bai Ze thought. It seemed that there wasn’t really any need to think of a new name.

  "Here," Shen Ji Yun said, throwing something at him.

  Bai Ze reflexively caught it with his free hand. When he looked at his palm, he saw some kind of seal stamp. "This is……?"

  "You just have to stamp on that dragon’s forehead and his ability would be unsealed," Shen Ji Yun explained.

  Bai Ze looked down at the seal. "Well, it certainly lives up to the name."

  "Right? Buying such a cute item, Brother Ji Yun is so adorable," Luo Yan quipped.

  Adorable? Bai Ze glanced at Shen Ji Yun and saw that the other was showing a helpless smile, his expression was full of indulgence towards Luo Yan. But when the other looked at him, his gaze was obviously warning him. As if telling him that only Luo Yan could call him ’adorable’.

  But who was Bai Ze? He had been friends with this guy for more than a decade. How could he afraid with a simple warning gaze? So, he grinned and said, "Yes, really adorable."

  Luo Yan turned to Shen Ji Yun. "See? Even Brother Ze agrees with me."

  Shen Ji Yun smiled at Luo Yan but when he looked at Bai Ze, he only narrowed his eyes.

  So, Bai Ze, playing it smart, immediately bid his goodbye. "Then, I’ll go ahead. Thank you again for the surprise."

  And he teleported out of there.

  Luo Yan chuckled seeing his cousin obviously running away. Probably scared that Shen Ji Yun would suddenly take out his sword from its sheath and hack him to death.

  "Eclipse also thinks that Captain is adorable," the little boy suddenly interjected.

  "Eclipse also thinks so?" Luo Yan asked, turning to the little boy.

  Eclipse nodded enthusiastically. "But Eclipse thinks that Captain is more handsome than adorable."

  Luo Yan turned to Shen Ji Yun and smiled. "Yes, very handsome indeed."

  Shen Ji Yun just felt like his whole face just burst red at this moment. He could even feel how hot it was. As if steam would come out of it at any second. He had already forgotten about Bai Ze teasing him. All he could see was the beautiful boy in front of him and the gentle smile that pulled him in.

  Then, at that moment, a white leaf was about to fall on Luo Yan’s shoulder. He stretched out his hand to catch it. But his hand seemed to have its own mind and it simply landed on his rabbit’s soft cheek.

  He didn’t know if it was because of the atmosphere or because of the soft touch on his palm, but he just found himself saying;

  "In my eyes, you’re the most beautiful."

  Luo Yan’s eyes widened, as if he didn’t expect that he would have that kind of comeback.

  If that didn’t pull his senses back, then, seeing Eclipse looking up at them with stars in his eyes certainly did. His blush intensified and he quickly took back his hand as if scalded.

  Eclipse showed a disappointed look. "Why stop? Eclipse still wanted more dog food!"