My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 184: Chapter 183: Cross-dressing… That’s Impossible

“Sir… sir, are you alright?”

“Yo~”

In a daze, he heard the low murmur of a deer beside his ear, and wondered who that woman was.

“Sir… Wake up, please.”

Shao Zifeng opened his bewildered eyes and could vaguely see someone squatting beside him, constantly shaking his arm.

A white mass was tugging at his sleeve, emitting a “yo yo” low murmur.

His hollow gaze turned to the lofty dome above, the glaring lights causing his pupils to constrict, and the events that had just occurred flickered through his mind like a slide show.

Clutching his aching head, Shao Zifeng managed to sit upright with the help of the chair’s backrest. The person tried to support him, but he declined with a wave of his hand.

“Yo~”

Seeing Shao Zifeng wake up, the deer happily emitted an ethereal cry and bumped into his embrace, rubbing its head against his cheek.

“Cough cough~”

Weak, Shao Zifeng was almost overwhelmed by the impact; he embraced the deer with his feeble arms – its hooves were really not designed to cling onto people.

“I get it, I get it, it’s not your fault.”

The deer seemed to be apologizing, burying its little head in his neck and constantly humming softly. The pitiful trembling sound made even a tough guy like Shao Zifeng unable to hold back.

With Shao Zifeng awake, the woman beside him also let out a sigh of relief. Seeing Shao Zifeng holding the deer, a sweet smile appeared on her lips, “Sir, you have such a good relationship with your pet beast.”

When voices came from beside him, Shao Zifeng remembered there was another person there. He soothed (stroked) the deer’s smooth fur and turned to look.

Standing next to him was a woman in her early twenties, dressed in the magenta business suit of an underground platform employee. Her lightly made-up face showed a trace of tiredness, and her chestnut-colored big wavy hair was casually draped over her shoulders, exuding the charisma of a mature lady.

Shao Zifeng glanced at her name tag.

“Chu Zi…”

Hm…

Forget it, I’d rather not look, it’s making me dizzy.

Shao Zifeng smiled politely at her and, while glancing at the deserted underground platform from the corner of his eye, asked softly, “Could you tell me what time it is?”

“It’s eight in the morning. I was about to finish my shift. We found you here because your pet beast came to us,” said the female employee, looking at her lady’s watch with a professional smile on her face.

“I see…” Shao Zifeng looked down at his tattered clothes, feeling incredibly uncomfortable.

He had only planned to snag a bargain, but unexpectedly, he’d gotten into a fight with someone along the way.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t be a problem – he could’ve just picked up the bargain and headed back under cover of darkness, especially since He Juan had prepared several sets of clothes for him this time.

But he’d never imagined that not only would he fail to snag a bargain, he’d also knocked himself out for the whole night.

It was now past eight o’clock. If he were to return like this, considering his current popularity among college… female students in the Yundu Region, the moment he was photographed by the fan group lingering in front of Yundu Hotel, he’d instantly be a hot topic.

[Shocking! University team captain did not return home overnight, and now appears in front of the hotel, scantily dressed and suspected of a secretive rendezvous with XXX]

Then, a few photos of him with hardly any clothes on would be attached.

Thinking about this made Shao Zifeng shudder uncontrollably.

“Ahem…” Looking embarrassed, Shao Zifeng asked, “Miss, do you have a clothing store here?”

“Yes, we do.”

“But it’s after hours now,” said the employee, holding back a laugh as she looked at Shao Zifeng’s attire.

“Then, could you please find me some clothes that fit? I’m willing to pay double the price,” Shao Zifeng earnestly pleaded with the employee.

“Oh, let me think.” The female employee looked Shao Zifeng up and down, then a bright idea struck her, “Last month, a colleague of about your size was transferred. Would you like her clothing?”

“Really? That would be greatly appreciated.”

The employee looked at him with an odd expression and said, “Are you sure?”

“Absolutely sure,” Shao Zifeng quickly nodded, his mind focused solely on the clothes.

“Alright, wait here.”

Watching the lady’s retreating figure, Shao Zifeng suddenly had a realization.

Wait!

The resigned… sister?

“Female… female dressing!”

Thinking of himself dressed in the tight uniform, he felt a chill in his heart.

After an internal struggle, Shao Zifeng indeed still couldn’t accept the idea of wearing women’s clothes.

No way!

He couldn’t just sit back and wait for death!

Without waiting for the female staff to return, he hugged Xiao Lu and ran toward the nearby elevator entrance.

…

“Ding, destination has been reached.”

Accompanied by the electronic mechanical noise, the elevator doors opened slowly, and gusts of bone-chilling wind poured in, brushing against his skin like cold little hands, probing through the torn gaps into his clothes.

In just an instant, Shao Zifeng got goosebumps all over.

“Yooh–”

Xiao Lu looked at Shao Zifeng, who was shivering, with its big watery eyes, and rubbed his chest somewhat sympathetically.

“I’m okay.”

Shao Zifeng hugged Xiao Lu tightly, adjusted to the cold for a moment, then braved the wind and stepped out of the elevator.

The location of this exit appeared to be an abandoned housing complex; from the unfinished buildings, it seemed it was abandoned before completion.

Like other deserted man-made structures, once they lost human intervention, plants began to reclaim the territory.

Not only were the buildings covered in various dried vines, but trees also grew inside the buildings, their branches piercing through the walls, stubbornly growing and integrating perfectly with the architecture.

Some had already collapsed, leaving only ruins that were gradually weathering under the cover of vegetation.

He clearly remembered the shock he felt the first time he saw this scene of architecture intertwined with nature in Qifeng Village.

But as time passed, he slowly blended into this world, and now seeing this scene once again, he could only feel a hint of desolation in his heart.

Flakes of snow drifted through the gloomy sky; without the sun to determine direction, he had to find Yundu City on his own.

Fortunately, it was winter, and without the obstruction of trees, he quickly spotted the buildings of Yundu City.

Tch.

It’s a bit far.

Holding Xiao Lu in his arms, Shao Zifeng rubbed his bare arms together.

Although he had determined the direction, the most critical issue facing him now was how to get back to the city.

The cold weather and his scantily clad state made it impossible for him to walk back to the city; he might die of hypothermia, with his body temperature dropping to 25 degrees Celsius, before even reaching it.

Using Ignition to envelop his body might be a good choice; it could hide his figure and fend off the cold.

However, the downside was that he probably couldn’t hold out for very long if he used flames to cover his whole body. And he guessed that before reaching the city, he would be caught by the patrol officers of the Abnormal Administration Bureau.

As for Qiuqiu… the target was too obvious and it flew too wildly. No, that wouldn’t work.

In the end, Shao Zifeng looked at his phone and then helplessly stuffed it into the still intact pocket.

The malfunctioning screen was tolerable, but with the phone out of power, he was helpless.

After thinking it over, the only viable method seemed to be to walk a certain distance and then use Ignition to warm himself up; if he couldn’t endure any longer, there was still the big furnace called Qiuqiu.

As for what to do when he reached the city, he would take it one step at a time. It’s not like he was going to die from holding his pee, right?

“Xiao Lu, we’re setting off now.”