It was quite surprising for Kevin to see Wei Lili cooking, considering that this girl was a real vampire. Just look at how vampires live in movies and TV shows: red capes, black tuxedos, castles spanning 20,000 square meters by the sea, rows of servants, warehouses full of jewels, sleeping beauty sleep from 6 am to 8:30 pm every day, waking up to a bottle of 1982 blood plasma, then inviting a house full of fox friends and dog companions to dance hip-hop until midnight (of course, they call it a ball), and finally standing on the balcony with a glass of red wine, showing off to the moon until dawn before going to sleep again. That's the life of a proper vampire, low-key, luxurious, and profound. However, Wei Lili, this crazy poor vampire, was not one of them: she didn't need to rely on blood to sustain her life, and she could even eat Kevin's crudely made boiled noodles, and she even cooked using a human gas stove...
Just thinking about these things was enough to be surprising.
But it wasn't until Wei Lili served the meal that Kevin realized: he was surprised too soon.
Wei Lili's cooking skills were actually not bad, but the dishes were quite puzzling: garlic-flavored eggplant, garlic bean sprouts, garlic mixed with vermicelli, all delicious in color, aroma, and taste. The entire living room was filled with a strong garlic aroma, and Kevin felt like he was swimming in a sea of garlic. And that vampire sat at the table and casually threw a clove of garlic into her mouth... This way of eating was unbearable even for ordinary people!
Kevin and Lily were stunned, and then they both looked at Wei Lili in unison, asking, "Are you really a vampire?!"
Wei Lili immediately solemnized her expression and sat up straight, "Please call me a vampire clan member, this is a very serious matter..."
"Don't be so particular about this now, okay?!" Kevin said while wondering how many of his values he needed to rebuild, "Does the... vampire clan not fear garlic? You're practically eating garlic for meals!"
Wei Lili looked down at the dishes on the table and suddenly realized, "Oh, you mean this. Normal vampire clan members don't really like it, and low-level vampires can even get sick from the smell of garlic. But I don't know what's going on... I'm just not afraid of it. When life was the toughest, even having a proper meal was a problem, so who cared about whether it tasted good or not."
Kevin was speechless and then rubbed his nose, "I've been wanting to ask, how did you, a distinguished member of the... vampire clan, end up this poor?"
"How should I know? Anyway, my fortune hasn't been good since I can remember. When there was no currency, I lost things; when shells were used as currency, I lost shells; when metal coins were used, I lost coins; now I'm losing banknotes. It's difficult to find a job, and it's difficult to do business. Once, I made up my mind to be a bad person and robbed a **, but in the end, I felt sorry for her and even gave her six pounds..." Wei Lili spread her hands, her face filled with resignation after centuries of bad luck. But as she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and looked proud, beginning to search her body. In no time, she pulled out a pair of silver-glinting armlets, "Actually, I do have some good stuff. Look at this. I didn't even dare to sell it when I was at my poorest. I found it in a small village in Egypt a few hundred years ago. Pure silver armlets. Wearing them on your arms can ward off evil..."
Wei Lili pulled out a small chain from her collar, with a cross hanging from it. "I got this near the Vatican. During a time when I was living in Europe, my wallet was stolen, I lost my job, and the place I was staying caught fire. I had no money and nowhere to go, so I had to go work odd jobs in a church to earn my meals. Because I was diligent, the priest gave me this cross, which is said to have been blessed personally by the Pope and can ward off evil~~"
"And this, this piece of wood, I got it when I went to Mount Wutai a few years ago. An old Taoist priest gave it to me, and it can also ward off evil!"
"And this talisman, I got it from a group of Vikings hundreds of years ago after helping them out a bit. This talisman is very powerful, and wearing it can ward off evil!"
"In summary, I've noticed a pattern: whenever I carry money, I'll definitely lose it, but since humans invented currency, I haven't lost any items I've carried with me... This must be the fault of the universe's will!"
Kevin silently put down his bowl and pinched his thigh hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming. Only then did he stare at Wei Lili with wide eyes and ask, "Repeat that, are you really a vampire?!"
"I've said it countless times, I'm not a vampire, I should be called a blood... Never mind, humans often mix this up," Wei Lili waved her hand generously. "Why are you so obsessed with this, landlord?"
Kevin, whose worldview was shattered, looked at the "vampire" before him who was adorned with all kinds of amulets (by the way, she was wearing a thin black dress before, where did she hide all these things?). He felt like he was about to have a heart attack. "You ward off evil?! You are the 'evil' itself, okay! All these things you're wearing are enough to kill how many vampires!"
"I don't know what's going on," Wei Lili said righteously. "I've never been afraid of these things since I was born! And wearing these things might drive away my bad luck. Even if it doesn't, it can boost my courage!"
Lily finished eating the contents of her bowl as quickly as a dog and then looked up to mutter, "As a vampire, hanging a cross and talismans all over yourself to boost your courage, how embarrassing."
This idiot wasn't the least bit surprised! The angle she focused on really had her own unique flair...
In summary, the dinner was finished in a Weird atmosphere. Kevin got to know one of his abnormal tenants again: Wei Lili. She was not only a poor vampire but also one who wasn't afraid of garlic, silverware, crosses, or even various evil-warding amulets from around the world. This magical creature even deliberately hung at least six jin (a unit of weight in Chinese, approximately equal to 1.102 pounds) of talismans on her body to try to turn her bad luck around. Just listen to that unit of measurement! Jin! From this, you can imagine how many trinkets this guy is carrying around...
After dinner, everyone had their own things to do. This temporarily assembled "*combination" welcomed its first truly peaceful day (before this, they were either fighting or Kevin wasn't home). A human landlord (who might also be an employee of the Time-Space Administration Bureau), a foolish werewolf, a nearly broke vampire, and let's not forget a black-and-white kitten named "Gun". Kevin himself felt that it was a miracle that all these tenants could be gathered together in one house.
Currently, Lily is squatting in the living room watching TV, yes, squatting in the living room watching TV, with a posture similar to a puppy. And beside her is "Gun", squatting too, the two looking like sisters. It seems that the foolish werewolf has finally grown somewhat accustomed to this cat, although she is still a bit trembling, and whenever "Gun" makes the slightest movement, Lily will hurriedly change the channel with utmost respect, but at least she didn't dart behind the sofa to hide like she did yesterday.
Meanwhile, Wei Lili is going out for a walk in high spirits: As a nocturnal creature, Wei Lili's biological clock becomes active after sunset, and she decides to fly to the downtown area to look for a job... Kevin slightly understands why this vampire is so poor and can't find a job. Can't she just slightly adjust her biological clock? Is it brain-dead to go job hunting in the middle of the night?
After Wei Lili transforms into a huge bat and melts into the night, Kevin also brings out his recliner and comes to the open space outside. This place is sparsely populated, resulting in an exceptionally quiet environment. There is a large open space in front of the small apartment building, which has been unoccupied so far and is now defaulted to be Kevin's "territory". After dinner, Kevin decides to come here as usual to enjoy the cool breeze and ponder about life under the quiet night sky. This environment is much healthier than the air conditioning inside the house.
Of course, the more important reason is that he really doesn't want to spend too much time alone with Lily, fearing a drop in his IQ... Can you believe that foolish werewolf is watching a dog food commercial? Kevin feels like even if he hides in the bedroom with a wall separating them, one-third of his intelligence would still be sucked away!
The summer nights in northern cities are far cooler than those in the south. Kevin lies down on his recliner at his usual spot for enjoying the cool, listening to the distant sounds of people and insects faintly mixing together, gradually feeling sleepy.
Between sleep and wakefulness, he seems to feel a An unusual gust of light wind brushing past his cheek.
This wind is refreshing and slightly cool, completely devoid of the coarseness brought about by human activities in modern cities. This wind suddenly wakes up Kevin, who was almost asleep. He abruptly sits up, and then the recliner folds up directly, pinching him.
But he has already seen the eerie situation around him.