I Was So Poor I Had to Live with a Divine Beast

[Fake gentle, actually fussy and fastidious divine beast gong × Fake lazybones, actually passionate young Taoist shou]

In his third month putting protective film on phones beneath a bridge, Lin Chaoshen, a hot-blooded young man who had once dreamed of saving the world with talismans, was kicked out of his apartment with his bags because he was behind on rent.

On the first day after being kicked out, Lin Chaoshen moved house.

On the first day in his new home, he saw a living divine beast who looked human and could walk.

On the second day, he saw a fresh female ghost with blood running from her hand.

On the third day, he even saw a foreign monster he'd never encountered before: a vampire.

By the nth day in his new home, he had become famous in monster circles.

Under the name of “warmhearted Taoist who helps everyone.”

Looking at the pitiful expressions of all the Chinese and foreign ghosts and monsters filling his home, Lin Chaoshen's brow twitched.

Fine, I'll just be a modern-day Lei Feng.

I can count it as building up good karma, can't I?!

But what he couldn't understand most was why everyone thought he was the partner of that fastidious divine beast, Bai Ze?

And not just any divine beast, but the only one of its rare species in all the world.

“Others see his gentle exterior, but they don't see how fussy he is inside.”

That was the assessment of a certain newly arrived Lin-surnamed human sharing the apartment with Bai Ze.

As an awesome and rare divine beast, Lin Chaoshen understood that Bai Ze had his pride.

Make him mop the floor? Fine, he was staying under someone else's roof. Mop!

Make him run errands? Fine, he was at Bai Ze's mercy. Run!

Make him cook? Fine, he couldn't beat Bai Ze. Cook!

Fussy, was he? A neat freak, was he? Fine, he'd put up with it.

So when had this divine beast started following him everywhere?

He followed when Lin Chaoshen took out the trash, when he exorcised ghosts, and even when Lin Chaoshen was being chased by a ghost.

Come on, sir, do you really have to follow me for that too?

Lin Chaoshen looked gravely at the divine beast sitting calmly and elegantly in front of him, sipping tea. His voice was solemn.

“Mr. Bai, have you heard any of the recent news going around?”

As the first person he'd ever been rumored to be involved with, Lin Chaoshen felt it was his duty to protect the dignity of both himself and Bai Ze.

And to safeguard the precious single status they had both maintained for years.

Bai Ze raised an eyebrow at him.

“Everyone's saying we're a couple. I'm just an ordinary human. How could I dare sully your reputation like that? So, Mr. Bai, have you considered...”

“I know.”

Bai Ze continued to sip his tea, unruffled.

He looked at Lin Chaoshen and gave a couple of soft, enigmatic laughs.

“Forgot to tell you, I was the one who spread the news.”

Lin Chaoshen: “...?”

Huh???

A few tips before you start reading:

1. The knowledge in this story comes from Baidu and other sources, and may not be accurate.

2. Lots of settings are made up.

3. A light, sweet slice-of-life story. Guaranteed sweet!

4. Ze in Bai Ze is pronounced “ze,” with a second tone.

5. This story is really silly and cheerful! It's a happy, fun slice of life www

6. Make sure you have a good time reading!

7. “Roommates” refers to the living divine beast and the living vampire.

Theme: Finding your true self