Dragon Raja: The Divine Man Lu Mingfei

In the early morning, the rising sun slanted into the bedroom through the hotel's huge floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm glow directly onto Mai Shude's face. The light was so bright that it shone through her eyelids, forcing her to open her eyes from her deep sleep.

Mai Shude hummed, and groggily lifted the corner of the blanket covering her face. She slowly opened her eyes, her consciousness still shrouded in sleepiness. Just as she was about to turn over and continue sleeping, she felt a heavy weight on her body, as if something soft was pressing down on her.

She squinted and looked down, and saw that Su Enxi was curled up next to her, her hair messy, and she was like an octopus, with her arms and legs wrapped around her, most of her weight on her body, breathing evenly, sleeping soundly.

Mai rubbed her throbbing temples, her head still a little dizzy. She didn't immediately realize how Su Enxi had ended up in her bed. She had clearly gone back to her own room last night.

When her gaze unconsciously shifted to the computer desk in the corner of the room and she saw the black-haired figure leaning back in the chair, she felt as if a string in her mind had snapped, and all the scenes from last night instantly flooded back.

She remembered that she had been woken up by noises from next door last night. She had broken down the door on instinct and, when she burst through Lu Mingfei's door, she actually saw... She tried her best to control her mind and not recall that scene.

Later, Lu Mingfei said he would examine her bones to determine her bone age and see if she had the aptitude for Taoist cultivation. After he finished examining her, he smiled and asked her if she would like to follow Su Enxi into the Taoist path.

What she found even more unbelievable was that, as a ninja, she should have been calm, but last night she inexplicably nodded and agreed, following Lu Mingfei's words to join the ranks of cultivators.

More importantly, I don't know what their mentality was, but they didn't draw the curtains all night. Although the presidential suite was on the top floor, it still made Mai Shude feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hey, Long Legs' awake! How were you sleeping?" Lu Mingfei asked with concern when he saw that Jiu De Mai had woken up.

"Lu Mingfei, what exactly happened last night..." Jiu De Mai had just woken up, her voice still a little hoarse, and she frowned as she pressed for an answer.

"Wow, you don't call me boss or master, but just by my name? Looks like you've gotten bolder, Long Legs," Lu Mingfei teased.

Before Mai Shude could reply, a series of urgent doorbell rings came from the suite door, mixed with banging on the door. Because Mai Shude had violently broken open the bedroom door last night, it wasn't closed properly, so the noise was particularly jarring. Even Su Enxi wrinkled her nose and groggily opened her eyes to wake up.

Lu Mingfei clicked his tongue, and as he walked out of the bedroom, he casually closed the door behind him. He then went to the entryway and unlocked the bedroom door. The door had barely opened a crack when a small figure darted into the room like the wind, eyes fixed on the bedroom, and rushed towards it without a word. Luckily, Lu Mingfei reacted quickly, grabbing her by the back of her collar and, ignoring her struggles, half-dragging, half-throwing her onto the living room sofa.

"Behave yourself!" Lu Mingfei gripped Xia Mi's shoulder with one hand, holding her firmly like a policeman arresting a criminal. "Tell me! What do you want?"

Xia Mi struggled twice but couldn't break free, so she stopped, sniffed the air, and suddenly gave Lu Mingfei a look of extreme resentment: "Oh, senior brother, you actually cheated on me with a cute junior! No wonder you kicked me out of the room. So you guys are having an impromptu party here? You didn't even include me in the good stuff!"

"Ahem," Lu Mingfei coughed twice to cover his embarrassment, but immediately said in a serious tone, "What nonsense are you talking about? We are just having an academic exchange on how to improve the strength of bloodlines."

"Bullshit! Senior brother! I trusted you so much, and you didn't even invite me to your party! You really disappointed me. We were clearly in love..." Xia Mi's voice softened as she spoke, and she even started to cry. But she was interrupted by Lu Mingfei's angry shout halfway through her sentence.

"Hakimi, shut up! You think I don't know what you're up to? Is this mutual affection? Are you just lusting after my body? You're despicable!"

Xia Mi was still pretending to cry, but after Lu Mingfei saw through her thoughts, she immediately became angry and embarrassed. She turned around and bit Lu Mingfei's hand, but immediately let go, looking uncomfortable: "Damn, Senior Brother, is your skin made of stone? How come it's so hard? I almost knocked my teeth out."

"Hmph, I knew you'd pull this trick. It's called localized hardening, specifically designed to deal with a hothead like you!" Lu Mingfei said smugly, showing off before releasing his grip on her. He took a half-step back and leaned against the sofa, asking, "So, what brings you here so early? You didn't come here just to cause trouble for that little thing, did you?"

"Huh? What do you mean by 'that little thing'? You really didn't realize how noisy it was over here last night!" Xia Mi climbed up from the sofa, hands on her hips, and said with dissatisfaction, "I live in the suite next door and I could hear everything clearly. It was so noisy that I couldn't sleep at all, and you call that a little thing?"

"It's really a small matter. It's not like I can't sleep, it's none of my business. Anyway, I'm in great spirits." Lu Mingfei said indifferently.

"Ah! Lu Mingfei! I'll fight you to the death!" Hagimi began to exhale and activated her Spinosaurus form, baring her fangs and claws as she pounced on Lu Mingfei. But just as she was about to pounce on him, he dodged to the side, then grabbed her collar and easily subdued her. The proud dragon king Jormungandr could only shed helpless tears once again under his merciless suppression.

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After making a ruckus for half the morning, it was already two hours later when the group finally washed up, got ready, and went out.

Xia Mi, once again emphasizing her local identity, promised not to touch any food similar to douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) again before leading Lu Mingfei and the other two to find a place for breakfast.

Following Xia Mi through several winding old alleys, the four of them finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous little shop. The shop was located next to the wall of an old residential area covered with ivy, in a very remote location that people unfamiliar with the area would have no chance of finding. Fortunately, the food was indeed as good as Xia Mi had said.

Lu Mingfei was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect you to know about such a remote place. That's rare."

"Of course, see that neighborhood?" Xia Mi pointed to the old residential buildings behind the wall next to the shop and continued, "I live there. Since I came to Beijing, I've come to this shop for breakfast almost every day. I can find the way with my eyes closed."

"You live there?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow, turning his head suspiciously to look at the old neighborhood covered in ivy. The exterior walls of the buildings were yellowed and peeling, completely unlike a place where a high and mighty dragon king would reside. He suddenly recalled the scene when Xia Mi worked at KFC when they first met, and asked with some curiosity, "By the way, I don't think I've asked you yet, what exactly are you trying to do hiding in human society? And what was your plan when you deliberately pretended to be an ordinary person and worked at KFC that day?"

Xia Mi was taken aback and fell silent. After a long while, she slowly spoke, "Would you believe me if I said I simply didn't have any money and was trying to earn a living?"