The Urgent Need for Safety

"Big brother, do you want to eat potatoes? I can roast some for you," said Red Scale, holding some potatoes in her arms, unable to conceal the excitement in her eyes.

She had been in this state all day, running around very actively.

Lin Feng suddenly missed the days when she was hibernating a bit.

When she would just quietly hug her tail and sleep, without making any noise or causing any trouble.

"I'm not hungry right now. You can make some for yourself to eat, otherwise you'll be hungry again later tonight," said Lin Feng.

The potatoes in Red Scale's arms instantly became unappetizing. She hugged Lin Feng's arm and acted cute, "But I need to eat to have energy for that!"

Lin Feng picked Red Scale up and threw her outside.

He had become completely immune to this smelly dragon's coy behavior.

"If you say weird things like that again, I'll throw you outside the house and leave you out in the cold until you hibernate, then bring you back inside."

Red Scale didn't say anything. She just silently picked up the potatoes and went downstairs to roast them.

That night, all the women in the house hid in their rooms to gossip, as if deliberately creating private space for the two of them.

Soon it was time for bed.

The room was small. It was a storage room that had been cleaned out for Yuna to sleep in.

And right now, there was a bit of a draft in the room. The piercing cold wind caused the temperature in the room to plummet.

They only had a small space heater, placed by the bed, which did nothing.

Lin Feng covered himself with a blanket, preparing to sleep. He knew this smelly dragon Red Scale would definitely sneak attack him at a time like this.

But he waited quite a while and there was no movement.

He glanced back at Red Scale.

She was curled up hugging her tail at the foot of the bed, also looking at Lin Feng.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet? Aren't you afraid of the cold?"

Red Scale shifted her position, but didn't choose to crawl under the covers.

She curled up her body and covered herself with her outstretched wings.

Lin Feng suddenly realized something seemed a little off with her.

She always felt carefree, only concerned about eating and sleeping.

Who would've thought that when she was idle, she would ponder things like a normal person too.

"What's wrong, smelly dragon? In a bad mood?" asked Lin Feng.

Red Scale poked half her face out from under her wing and mumbled: "Big brother, do you really dislike me that much?"

Lin Feng raised his brows and asked: "Just for that, you've been sulking for so long?"

"Mm. Big brother doesn't even want to get close to me. Every time I try to get near you, you always dislike it and avoids me."

Maybe it was his imagination, but Lin Feng felt like Red Scale had just cried. Her eyes were wet.

He always felt like this dragon was carefree and silly, only concerned about eating and sleeping.

Who would have thought that when she was idle, she would ponder things like a normal person too.

Lin Feng's mind went blank for a moment, and for some reason his mouth suddenly blurted out: "Sorry, I haven't been seeing you as a person before this."

Red Scale pouted her lips, turned around, and rubbed her eyes. She got out of bed and started walking outside.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going downstairs to sleep. It's too cold in this room." Her eyes were evasive. With one look, Lin Feng could see something was up.

"Come here," said Lin Feng.

Red Scale reluctantly walked over a few steps, then was pulled into the covers by Lin Feng.

"Put your wings away. It's too cold sleeping alone. Let's huddle together for warmth."

"You hurt this dragon too much with your words," Red Scale squeezed her fists tightly.

"Just teasing you. Don't be angry," said Lin Feng, stroking her hair. "Crying over something so small?"

Red Scale nodded slightly.

It was evident that Lin Feng's thoughtless actions had indeed caused considerable damage to her.

Since that was the case... a man should know when to concede!

"Smelly dragon, I'm sorry," said Lin Feng.

Red Scale gently nodded her head and snuggled up to Lin Feng.

"So tonight, should we..."

"That's still a no," said Lin Feng.

Red Scale let out a faint sigh. "I knew you still dislike me."

"That's not it," said Lin Feng, gently caressing her hair. "That kind of thing is off limits, but kissing you is okay."

"Really?!"

Red Scale eagerly offered up her little face.

...

The next morning at breakfast, Red Scale was brimming with energy, unable to contain her smile.

Her ripples of happiness were highly infectious.

And as for that Emily, she kept smiling suggestively at the table.

It was obvious this dog was the culprit behind everything.

"You two were so loud last night," said Emily.

Lin Feng thought, bullshit. Last night he had just kissed Red Scale's cheek and that was the end of that.

"Just you wait. Teaching the smelly dragon weird stuff, huh?" To show his anger, Lin Feng snatched away the carrot she loved to eat.

"It wasn't me who taught her. She brought it up herself, so you can't blame me," Emily tried to take back the carrot. Unable to win it back, she started throwing a tantrum. "Give it back to me! I hate you."

After breakfast, Lin Feng stretched lazily.

Then someone hugged him from behind.

Based on the feeling, he could guess in an instant who it was.

After all, he was the only male. And there was only one woman with modest curves.

"What's up, Yu Li?" said Lin Feng, turning around to look.

Yu Li's face had already turned redder than a baboon's butt.

And the one who had urged her to do this was laughing loudly.

That dog Emily, what exactly was going through her mind? She just loved sharing, didn't she?

Not hiding her own husband at all, thinking about letting others share every day?

Yuna watched this scene longingly at the side.

"Nothing... I just wanted a hug," said Yu Li.

Lin Feng brought Yu Li into the room. As they passed by Emily, she even lewdly whistled at the two of them like a rogue.

How slappable.

After shutting the room door, the world finally quieted down.

But being alone with him in an enclosed space made Yu Li even more shy.

Lin Feng casually picked up a book from the bookshelf and handed it to Yu Li.

"Alright alright, just stay in the room and read a book. If you go back out there, they'll probably tease you again."

Yu Li nodded. Her small hands nervously bunched up her skirt.

Just as she was about to open the book, Lin Feng caught a glimpse of the cover from the corner of his eye.

"Beastman Prenatal Care Guide"

He quickly snatched away the book and decisively replaced it with a fairy tale more suitable for a child to read.

Although Yu Li was reading, she seemed absent-minded the whole time.

After a long while, she finally squeezed out a sentence: "Tonight..."

Lin Feng felt it was best to let nature take its course.

If she was this nervous, it was easier for accidents to happen.

So he quickly waved his hand. "Stop! Rather than that, I actually want to know how far you've progressed with magic."

As expected, talking about this, she became less nervous after a while.

"I basically know a little of everything, but wind and earth are still what I'm most proficient in."

Lin Feng stroked his chin and directly appraised Yu Li.

[Name: Yu Li

Race: Silver Wolf Tribe (Beastman)

Gender: Female

Level: 60]

Not bad. As expected of someone who could fight Rosa Linda to a draw.

This level was also within Lin Feng's expectations.

If Rosa Linda trained in the wild for ten years, she would probably reach this level too.

"When spring comes, would you be interested in exchanging pointers with me? Let me see the fruits of your 10 years of learning," said Lin Feng.

"Exchanging pointers?" Yu Li stroked her chin. "Then Lin Feng, you might not necessarily be a match for me."