Oh, right. The scales.

Lai Yiteng awoke the next day with his back itchy, pulsing and aching slightly. So was his abdomen. This amount of pain was like less than a mosquito bite to him, he'd put up with worse pains that had lasted longer and were constant, never-ending. At those times he became used to it and forgot what it was like when he didn't feel any pain.

In any case, it was not all bad. Because even though his back was bothering him now it didn't prevent him from falling or staying asleep.

Lai Yiteng glanced about the room, then sat up on the bed, the sheet falling off him along with half his inner robe, revealing his white jade skin.

Xian Wu was not here and never came back last night. He must have pulled an all-nighter. Lai Yiteng felt slightly sorry for him because maybe part of why Xian Wu stayed up so late was because he was looking for that evil creature…aka 'Waddles'.

But he wasn't going to endanger his new pet just to spare Xian Wu from a few late nights.