I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon? - Chapter 151 - 150: Xia He: An Innate Powerhouse? That’s It?
Chapter 151: Chapter 150: Xia He: An Innate Powerhouse? That’s It?
After dinner.
Qin Yang lounged on the soft leather sofa, casually scrolling through his phone with a toothpick dangling from his mouth. That meal had been a true feast.
So satisfying!
Xiaobai’s cooking was impeccable, absolutely top-tier.
’Opening a private kitchen with her in the future would definitely have potential.’
“Master! I’ve finished sweeping the floor! And the dishes are done!”
Just then, Xiaobai excitedly clambered onto the sofa, straddled Qin Yang’s lap, and plopped herself down, her four furry tails wagging frantically.
“This Fairy wants a reward!”
“A reward?”
Qin Yang glanced at her. “What kind of reward? Something for hair growth?”
“Exactly!”
Xiaobai put her hands on her hips, lifted her little face, and huffed excitedly, “I want an Elixir Pill that can make my fur grow…”
“Tch, what a pain.”
Qin Yang replied dismissively, leaning back on the sofa and returning to his phone. “Just go buy some hair growth tonic. Wouldn’t rubbing that on your tail work?”
“That won’t work, Master!”
Xiaobai blocked his phone screen, shaking her head so vigorously it was a blur. “That stuff is useless…”
She had just spent a long time on her phone, looking up every method online she could find, including all sorts of folk remedies. She’d even placed an order for a shopping cart full of Polygonum multiflorum.
But then, on second thought…
’Something seems off…’
’I’m a Star Beast at the Middle Stage of the Innate Realm!’
’Would some obscure folk remedy for humans… actually work on a Star Beast?’
’Definitely not!’
With that in mind, Xiaobai canceled her order. After a moment of thought, she set her sights on Qin Yang… After all, she had witnessed his Alchemy skills firsthand these past few days. He was practically a walking Pill Furnace.
’Wouldn’t having him refine a batch of Elixir Pills for me solve all my problems at once?’
’Hmph! I might as well get help from my own Master!’
Thinking this, Xiaobai bit her lip and shook Qin Yang’s arm, cooing, “Please, Master, just refine one for me~”
As she spoke, she hugged her fluffy tail and put on a pitiful look. “You play with my tail every day, so you must really like it…”
“You wouldn’t want your precious little fox to go completely bald, would you?”
“…”
Qin Yang stroked the soft fox tail, then glanced at the tidy living room and considered it.
Xiaobai had been performing well these last few days, handling all the housework and proving to be very capable. She did indeed deserve a little reward.
At that thought, Qin Yang nodded with a smile.
“Alright, I’ll refine a Pill for you later.”
“Yay! Master is the best!”
Xiaobai planted a SMACK of a kiss on him.
……
「At the same time.」
North of Jianghai City.
Rows of abandoned, unfinished buildings stood on the outskirts of the suburbs, like a cluster of rising tombs.
The alley was cold and deserted. Moonlight draped over the graffiti-covered walls that stretched into the distance, accentuating the desolate silence. Two figures in police uniforms, having parked their motorcycle by the roadside, slowly walked into the alley.
“This is the last patrol of the night, right?”
Xia He yawned, pulled out a tissue, and carefully wiped his Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle. “Working overtime late into the night every day… I’m really starting to burn out.”
“Alright, stop complaining and focus on the patrol! You’ve been fiddling with that strange gizmo in your hand since we started.”
His colleague walked ahead, baton in one hand and a flashlight in the other, sweeping the beam across the surroundings. The light rolled over the walls. “What is that thing, anyway? You’ve been so distracted today.”
“A small gift from a friend.”
Xia He turned the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle over, lovingly wiping the dust from its surface. “We’re about to get off work anyway, so I’m taking the chance to study it a bit.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
“Your friend gave you *that*?”
His colleague glanced back, looked at the object in his hand, and couldn’t help but chuckle. “Your friend is pretty interesting. He could have given you anything, but he gave you a hunk of iron as a gift?”
“Hey! Don’t say that, I don’t like hearing it!”
Hearing this, Xia He clutched the Iron Tube to his chest, his brow furrowed in displeasure. “My buddy gave it to me, so don’t talk nonsense…”
“Fine, fine, I won’t say another word. Why such a big reaction?”
His colleague waved his hand, bored, and kicked at the loose gravel at the corner as he walked away, muttering, “It’s just a little piece of iron… Let’s just finish the inspection and get off work.”
Just then.
WHIMPER—
A sudden cry echoed through the alley, like a wailing infant, sounding utterly horrifying.
“???”
“What was that sound?”
The hair on Xia He’s neck stood on end. He flinched, his hand trembling as he took a slow step back. “A ghost?”
“Don’t be ridiculous!”
His colleague called back from a distance, kicking a trash can by the wall. “It’s obviously just a stray cat in heat. What else could it be?”
With that, he lifted the lid of the dumpster.
MEOW—
The next moment, a black cat shot out from underneath, landing atop the alley wall. Its fur stood on end as it hissed, then it nimbly climbed onto the eaves, crouching low. Its vertical, eerie green pupils glowed in the darkness.
“See? What did I tell you?”
The colleague stared at the cat, waving his baton to shoo it away.
“Be careful,”
Xia He said, cautiously looking around. “Don’t let it scratch you.”
“I’ve been on the force longer than you. Don’t worry.”
The colleague chuckled. “It’s just a stray cat, no big deal…”
Before he could finish his sentence.
Suddenly!
BANG!
The black cat’s skull exploded, spewing foul, venomous blood. Tens of thousands of poisonous insects erupted from it like a burst of black mist.
In a flash, the insectoid mist enveloped the colleague.
“Shit!”
Xia He froze for a second. By the time he reacted and tried to help, it was too late.
The insect mist devoured with terrifying speed. In an instant, it had gnawed through his colleague’s throat and burrowed into his body. The entire process took no more than two seconds.
CLACK!
A skeleton clad in a black and blue uniform fell to the ground!
The stark white skull landed and rolled along the alley floor… until it was slowly picked up by an insectoid arm covered in tiny holes.
“Officer, are you alright?”
The man with the insect arm grinned viciously, staring into the skull’s empty sockets. “A piece of trash from the Postnatal Realm is less than an ant on the roadside before me!”
Then, he turned his head to face Xia He and smiled. “This Protector was looking for you. Come with me quietly, or be turned into a living torso. The choice is yours.”
As he spoke, a powerful surge of Star Force erupted, blanketing the entire alley.
“An Innate Expert?!”
Feeling the insect-armed man’s aura, a chill shot through Xia He’s entire body. Terrified, he stumbled back two steps.
’I’m just a Postnatal Realm rookie. How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!’
’Run!’
With that thought, Xia He made a move to turn and flee.
“Heh, trying to run?!”
Seeing this, the insect-armed man flickered, centipedes coiling around his fingertips, and instantly blocked the alley entrance. “You can’t run… Huh, what’s this?”
As he arrived at the mouth of the alley, he was surprised to see that the now-turned Xia He was holding a black iron tube, aimed right at him. It was covered in profound Array Patterns, which were beginning to glow with a molten-gold light.
’Old Qin, you better have my back!’
Xia He gripped the needle tube, seized the opportunity, and activated the Array!
The next moment.
BUZZ!
The activated Array Patterns flared, and a silver light flashed in the dim alley!
“You dare ambush me!”
The insect-armed man’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly raised his hand to conjure Star Force, condensing a solid barrier.
But in the next instant.
PFFT!
A stream of light shot forward, piercing through the Star Force barrier as easily as a hot knife through butter and penetrating the man’s body.
PFFT! PFFT!
In a flash, bloody holes erupted all over him!
The insect-armed man’s face, now riddled with fine pinpricks, was frozen in an expression of disbelief as he crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
An instant kill!
The moment he fell, the insect nest inside him collapsed. The venomous bugs hidden in his body crawled out and scattered in all directions.
Xia He’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. A smile that looked worse than crying spread across his face.
“An… An Innate Realm expert…”
“Is that all you’ve got?!!”
