In America, my cousin, Supergirl Kara...

Kara hesitated for a moment, and Li Xiao sighed and didn't argue with her anymore. The fire had already reached the ceiling, and the old light bulbs were flickering and looked like they were about to explode.

"Cousin, why don't you go to the living room and rest for a while?" Li Xiao pushed her out the door.

"Nakar, be careful. If they hurt you, I'll eliminate them!"

"Don't worry, cousin, I'm a Kryptonian too. This little spark won't hurt me."

Li Xiao went outside, found a water pipe, connected it to the faucet, turned on the switch, and began to put out the fire. The fire was extremely fierce. He was not wearing any protective gear and relied entirely on his body to withstand the intense heat. His clothes were singed, and even his hair was burned and curled.

It took him a full hour to finally extinguish the raging fire, but the cost was heavy. Almost everything visible inside the house was burned away, leaving the house in a mess, with black ash flowing everywhere. A few wisps of smoke drifted by.

Looking at the bedroom that had been destroyed, a cold glint flashed in Li Xiao's eyes. If he hadn't discovered it in time, his cousin would have perished in the fire.

[Quest: Driving away the fire spirits has been completed]

[Reward: 2 Free Attribute Points]

On this day, Kara slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was a pine ceiling painted yellow, with old and dilapidated wires exposed.

She instinctively got up, the old wooden bed creaking painfully. Looking around, she instantly recognized that this was the second floor of her own house.

Wait, isn't this Li Xiao's room? How did I get here!

A sharp pain shot through her chest from the knife wound, causing her to gasp.

"You're awake?"

Li Xiao walked into the bedroom while munching on bread. He had cleaned Kara's bedroom early in the morning, and the dust he dug out filled the trash can outside. He figured the homeless people would have something to keep warm with tonight.

However, I found a dusty photo in a corner. It showed a family of six, including my mother, who looked to be in her twenties. This must be my maternal grandparents. The little girl next to her must be Kara.

"How did I end up in your room?" Kara sat up abruptly in bed, then a bad thought crossed her mind, her face turning icy. "Damn brat, I need an explanation!"

This time it was much better; instead of immediately accusing him of being a perpetrator, Li Xiao slowly said, "Your room caught fire last night. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would be burned to ashes by now."

"This can't be!" Kara shuffled downstairs in her slippers. "You must be lying to me! I can't smell anything at all!"

Deng Deng Deng!

Kara rushed downstairs, and when she saw the mess in the living room, her gaze froze for a moment. The walls were blackened by soot, the sofa and television were covered with a thick layer of grime, and even the glass door of the bathroom was soaked and blackened.

She ran to her room, refusing to believe it, but her heart sank when she saw what she saw. Black liquid was flowing on the floor, the entire bedroom was burned to the ground, and a smoky smell kept filling her nostrils.

"Damn it, my house! Who the hell did this?!" Kara, trembling, rushed into the charcoal mud and frantically searched for her home, which had been reduced to ashes. Anyone who saw this would be devastated.

"Li Xiao!" Kara's eyes blazed with fury. "Who is it?!"

"How would I know?" Li Xiao sighed and pulled up a chair to sit down. "You should think about who you've offended in the past. I found a Molotov cocktail in your room; it must have been thrown in through the window."

After the incident last night, he immediately used his super hearing to try to pinpoint the killer's location, but unfortunately, he only heard noise and got nothing.

"I don't know!" Kara gritted her teeth. "I've never had a fight with anyone, and none of my colleagues at work know where I live! How could someone set fire to my house?"

In her anger, Kara angrily slammed her fist into the mud, instantly turning her beautiful face into a Cinderella-like mess. Then her gaze settled on Li Xiao.

No, why are you suspecting me?

"Don't look at me like that. Nobody knows where I live. It can't be a gang's revenge." Li Xiao felt wronged. Although he had offended many people, he was very cautious.

After her search yielded no results, Kara's eyes suddenly reddened. She sniffed and sat silently on the sofa.

Like a rose that has been thoroughly drenched in boiling water, all the energy and spirit have been drained from the body, leaving the person in a state of utter silence.

"Are you alright?" Li Xiao leaned closer to comfort her. "The house burned down, but we can just renovate it. There's no need to be so down."

Li Xiao touched the banknotes in his pocket; this money should be enough to redecorate.

"It's gone," Kara said, hugging her arms, looking bewildered. "Everything's gone, my photos..."

"Is this the photo you're talking about?" Li Xiao pulled the photo out of his pants. "I found it in your room. I forgot to tell you. If you don't mind, you can continue crying for a while."

He almost thought Kara would ramble on about some inexplicable sentimentality, but it turned out it was all for a photo. That made things much easier.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Kara turned her head in a daze, her eyes beginning to light up.

"You didn't ask either," Li Xiao said innocently. He should have taken a picture of his cousin's cowardly state earlier; it was rare to see her so distraught.

"Fuck! I'll fucking kill you!" Kara lunged at Li Xiao, baring her teeth and claws, and tried to bite his back.

"Are you a dog? You bite anyone you catch!" Li Xiao dodged angrily.

After a while of playful fighting, the two quieted down. Kara looked much better, but she still had a sour face as always. After all, it was too much to ask her to force a smile when the house had burned down.

"There's a saying at our Dongda University," Li Xiao picked up his water glass and took a sip, "that goes out with the old and comes in with the new. This is a good opportunity to renovate the whole house so it will be more comfortable to live in."

Li Xiao had always wanted to renovate the room. The second floor often got wet when it rained at night, and he would often get up to find his bedding soaked. He also wanted to install an air conditioner so that he wouldn't have to let the room cool down naturally at night.

"Heh, you make it sound so easy," Kara scoffed. "Renovate everything? Just get some materials and paint it, and buy a new bed."

"I'll pay for it," Li Xiao said, shrugging. "Of course, let's cancel the rent from now on."

Kara suddenly stood up, staring at Li Xiao as she prepared to reach out and touch his forehead.

"I'm not sick!" Li Xiao glared at him. "If you feel bad about it, then stop telling those dirty jokes and change your habit of running around in your bra."

"Ha, is that all you ask for!" Kara laughed, patting him on the shoulder. "No problem, I can take your suggestion. Let's set off now. Since you're so considerate and thoughtful of me, I'll reduce your rent by 90%."

"Why can't it be completely free?"

"I like seeing money come in; it makes me very happy."