Volume One, Chapter 19: Can a Single Dream Really Contain So Much Drama?

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“By the way, where’s Xiao Su?” Xia Yang suddenly realized. He recalled that he hadn’t fully held Su Yixue in his arms earlier; logically, she should have been injured as well.

Upon hearing this, Su Guodong didn’t reply but stepped back two paces, drawing aside the curtain that separated the neighboring bed.

Su Yixue’s head appeared, her expression carrying a faint trace of subtle grievance—likely from being lectured by Su Guodong while Xia Yang was unconscious.

“What a coincidence, Xiao Su…”

Su Yixue didn’t respond. Deliberately avoiding Xia Yang’s gaze, she turned her head away and softly whispered, “Sorry for getting you hurt.”

“Hah, nonsense. If there are events like this in the future, be sure to invite me again,” Xia Yang grinned broadly. For him, the money earned that night was equivalent to more than a year’s salary.

Su Yixue: “???”

For Xia Yang, the income from this one night was indeed comparable to over a year’s pay.

“By the way, Xiao Su,” Xia Yang paused, then continued, “Is your injury serious?”

“Just some scratches, and the wounds are shallow.”

“If I’m not mistaken, I think you got hurt on your bum…”

“Shut up!”

Before Xia Yang could finish, Su Yixue sharply interrupted him.

A flush of embarrassed anger rose on her face. Seeing that, Xia Yang understood and wisely refrained from pressing further.

Su Guodong didn’t stay in the ward for long. After exchanging a few words, he excused himself on the grounds of being busy with work to let the patients rest peacefully.

After lunch, Su Yixue lay on her bed and began working on her laptop.

As for Xia Yang, he lay on his bed as well, but he wasn’t working; instead, he browsed his phone out of boredom, occasionally turning his head to gaze out the window to relieve his tired eyes.

“Xueli, let me tell you, I had a terrifying dream last night!”

At the window, Yatina’s voice came softly. The two magical creatures lay there, their bellies round and full, enjoying the sunbath.

While Xia Yang was unconscious, Su Guodong had fed Yatina some nutritional fluid. After Xia Yang woke up, at lunch, he fed both magical creatures two magic pills each.

Of course, these magic pills were saved up by Xia Yang over the past few days.

“What kind of dream?” Xueli asked, puzzled.

“I’m telling you, don’t tell anyone,” Yatina lowered her voice and whispered into Xueli’s ear. “Last night, I dreamed that the Great Demon Monkey came to catch me! But luckily, this Demon Lord is skilled—I not only escaped from its claws but seriously injured it!” Yatina’s expression turned proudly triumphant.

“What’s the Great Demon Monkey?” Xueli looked even more confused.

“The Great Demon Monkey is the Demon King of this world! But compared to this Demon Lord, it’s still inferior by far!” Yatina grew more confident as she spoke, weaving a wild tale that left Xueli stunned.

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Can a single dream really contain so much plot? What does fighting three thousand monsters alone even mean?

The voices caught Xia Yang’s attention, and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The silly little story he had made up casually had apparently left a deep psychological impression—they still hadn’t forgotten it.

“Hey! Why are you laughing!?”

Yatina flapped her wings and flew onto Xia Yang’s back, hands on hips, demanding an explanation.

“Ah!” He gasped sharply, hurriedly saying, “Get off! You’re stepping on my wound!”

Yatina paused, looking at Xia Yang’s grimacing face uncertainly. “Do you want me to get down?”

“Of course! Get down now!”

“Well then, world’s strongest, most invincible, most honorable Demon Lord Yatina, please spare my small and fragile back,” Yatina said with a proud smirk that almost stretched to her ears.

That expression—that’s the proper attitude of a servant!

Xia Yang: “???”

A burning pain shot through his back, but he gritted his teeth and said, “Most honorable Lady Yatina, please spare me…”

“No, no! You didn’t say the world’s strongest and most invincible Demon Lord!” Yatina said with dissatisfaction, stepping down on his back again.

Suppressing his urge to rip her to shreds, Xia Yang ground his teeth and reluctantly repeated her words perfectly through clenched teeth.

Only then did Yatina show a satisfied expression. Flapping her wings, she flew off his back.

She placed her hands on her hips and laughed loudly. Today’s victory was the defeat of the foolish human!

Yatina flew to the pillow in front of him, preparing to establish the rules of servitude.

But as soon as she landed, Xia Yang’s hand, hidden under the blanket, shot out and firmly grasped her.

No matter how much Yatina flapped her wings, she couldn’t break free from the human’s grasp.

“Hey! What are you doing? Let me go!”

Xia Yang chuckled darkly, “I’ll let you go, but you have to beg me. Say, ‘The most handsome Master in the world, please release foolish Yatina!’”

“Don’t be ridiculous! This Demon Lord will never submit to you!”

“Oh? Then I’ll grab your tail and spin you like a windmill!”

“You!”

The playful banter between man and magical creature echoed throughout the ward. Su Yixue took off her headphones and looked at this childish pair with a face full of disbelief.

Could it be that after forming contracts with magical creatures, their intelligence somehow merges?

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Others who awaken contract demons either become chivalrous heroes or social avengers.

But you’re the only one treating a contract demon like a pet, huh…

Wait, Su Yixue herself treats her contract demon like a pet too, doesn’t she…

Never mind, whatever. She still had work to do. If Xueli hadn’t insisted, she would have already moved to a single room.

Putting on her headphones, she prepared to start the company’s online meeting.

“…”

Two hours later, the meeting ended. Su Yixue glanced again toward Xia Yang’s side.

She saw that at some unknown moment, the human and the magical creature had stopped their frolicking and were now napping together.

Xia Yang lay on the bed, while Yatina nestled in his arm.

Seeing this utterly heartwarming scene, a faint smile curved Su Yixue’s lips.

“If only all those awakened with contract demons were like Xia Yang…”

At that moment, Xueli jumped onto Su Yixue’s bed and affectionately rubbed her cheek with her head.

“Not just Xia Yang, Xuexue, you’re a gentle person too.”

The smile in Su Yixue’s eyes deepened as she reached out to lightly scratch Xueli’s chin.

One hour later—

“Even when you nap, you have to sleep on my arm? Are you really that afraid the Great Demon Monkey will snatch you away?” Xia Yang covered his mouth, stifling a laugh.

“Not at all! This Demon Lord just worries you’ll feel inferior as my most useless subordinate, so I specially gave you the role of being my bed! It’s not because I’m scared of any monkey!”

Xia Yang: “…”

“Do you believe I can use your tail to tie you up like a rice dumpling?”

Yatina: “???”

Su Yixue: “???”

You guys normally play like this?