by Dragon King
Everyone knew the Tibetan mastiff was the king of dogs. Its appearance immediately made all the other dogs look down.
The Tibetan mastiff’s round eyes scanned the area and fixed them on Little White, who was slowly eating the piece of meat.
Little White completely ignored the Tibetan mastiff - it didn’t even lay its eyes on it.
The Tibetan mastiff had always been treated as the king, so it couldn’t bear being ignored like this. It stepped towards Little White with the strength strong enough to pull its owner forward.
“Whose puppy is this? Hurry up and take it away! Our Tyrant has some problem with it!” the wealthy-looking middle-aged man shouted as he pulled his Tibetan mastiff.
“Go pick Little White up, Hao Ren. Otherwise, it is going to get hurt by the Tibetan mastiff,” Xie Yujia said, again worried.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to do it herself. The fact was, she was scared of the large Tibetan mastiff too.
“Get the puppy out of here! Our Tyrant is getting mad!” The middle-aged man kept shouting. It seemed like he had always been this arrogant since he had a Tibetan mastiff as his pet.
The black Tibetan mastiff growled as he showed his teeth, drooling.
Hao Ren walked in on the grass as Little White was still chewing on the meat. The puppy seemed cute but on the other hand, dull.
Before Hao Ren could get to Little White, the Tibetan mastiff’s patience had reached its limit. It broke off the leash and bit towards Little White.
The owner of the Tibetan mastiff looked calm - he probably thought even if his Tyrant killed the little white puppy it wouldn’t cost him much money. As an expert in dog breeds, he knew that although the white puppy looked cute, it was not of any rare pure breed.
Little White made a nifty turn and avoided the attack just before the Tibetan mastiff’s teeth got it. It sprang towards the grove on the side.
The Tibetan mastiff could withstand this. It whipped away the leash completely and followed her into the grove.
Xie Yujia shouted immediately, “Hurry! Hao Ren! Get Little White out of there!”
She dashed into the grove regardless of the danger of getting bit by the Tibetan mastiff herself.
The Tibetan mastiff barked, and Little White whimpered.
People in the area couldn’t see what the situation in the grove was and they all thought Little White was whimpering out of pain. They believed there was no chance for her to survive the Tibetan mastiff’s attack.
A few seconds later, the Tibetan mastiff and Little White came out of the grove before Hao Ren and Xie Yujia could get in there.
Little White walked in front with her head up and the Tibetan mastiff named “Tyrant” followed him, with its head down. There was even a little scratch on its cheek!
They could already tell who the actual king between them was!
The Tibetan mastiff’s owner looked at them in surprise. His Tibetan mastiff always fought other breeds due to its violent characteristic and had never lost one fight. Even though he had to pay a lot of money for the fights, it satisfied his false pride to a large extent.
But…the Tyrant lost to a tiny mix-breed puppy today?
And the puppy’s hair looked perfectly smooth. There was not even a wound on it!
Hao Ren secretly laughed at how surprised the middle-aged man was, “You are kidding! It would be funny if a Bin-level Spirit Beast lost to a Tibetan mastiff!”
Little White was even too lazy to transform for the fight. Otherwise, its actual size of one meter alone would be able to scare the Tibetan mastiff to death!
Little White ran to Hao Ren as it waggled its tail like a normal puppy as they got out of the grove.
Hao Ren took out a little piece of meat and threw it to her as a reward.
Little White didn’t get enough of this and wanted to bully the Tibetan mastiff even more. It marched over and reached out its paw.
The Tibetan mastiff, who had always been arrogant at others, slightly lowered its head to allow Little White’s paw to land on its forehead.
The wealthy-looking middle-aged man almost collapsed at this scene! “What kind of creature is this? It could make the Tibetan mastiff lower its head!”
Others, including the girls on the edge of the grass, were all astonished!
“Woof, woof!” Little White got all cute again after another round of bullying. It hopped into Hao Ren’s arms.
“Damn puppy…” Hao Ren thought as he didn’t even want to see her as a snow lion anymore.
Suddenly, Little White wobbled in Hao Ren’s arms and jumped back onto the grass all of a sudden.
Hao Ren looked at it, worried, as he thought Little White was feeling uncomfortable. But it wobbled its bum and dashed into the bush beside the grove.
Xie Yujia laughed with her hands covering her mouth. “It finally wants to do its business after eating so much.”
Hao Ren looked serious as he remembered Little White was just waggling her bum in his arms…After wandering around the bush for a while, Little White marched back out to Hao Ren with its little bum waggling, feeling relieved. It ran to Hao Ren and hopped into his arms again.
“Damn you, Little White! You pooped in the bush!” Hao Ren examined her bum and found it relatively clean. Then, he patted its head and threw it into Xie Yujia’s bike basket.
Xie Yujia pushed the bike and walked with Hao Ren to the west gate of the school.
But none of them noticed in the bush beside a pile of dark gold poop, several peony flowers were sprouting, growing, flourishing, and blossoming in just a few seconds! This was beyond the natural law!
207 Treasures All Over…
After they had returned to the school, Xie Yujia and Hao Ren each left for their classes.
Hao Ren watched as Xie Yujia slowly headed toward Academic Building C on her bike. He felt like her temperament and aura had gotten even better.
Things like temperament were very subjective. Hao Ren was the only one among the guys who felt the change in Xie Yujia.
On the other hand, Xie Yujia was the first one who noticed the slight change in Hao Ren’s temperament when he had just broken through the Spirit Concentration Scroll.
It was human nature to notice the slightest change in someone you liked. If it were someone you didn’t care about, you wouldn’t even notice if they had changed their clothes.
This meant that Xie Yujia had started paying attention to Hao Ren a long time ago.
Hao Ren looked up at Su Han’s office window and circulated the Nature Essence in his body according to the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll before he headed toward Academic Building G.
He could cultivate the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll more and more proficiently nowadays.
Little White kept making noises in his arms, so Hao Ren put it into the space in the necklace. Little White was satisfied after getting well fed and having its business taken care of. It decided to take a nap, cuddling with the Water Repellent Bead.
A few guys were playing basketball half-naked on the basketball court.
Hao Ren suddenly saw them and suddenly remembered that East Ocean University’s first game of the year was the week after. The entire class would be there to cheer them on.
Zhao Yanzi was still in the Dragon Palace with Zhao Kuo.
Hao Ren didn’t know how his recovering was going, but it would be challenging to get back to Qian-level.
The thoughts of School, East Ocean, Cultivation, and Zi all together was giving him a headache.
Hao Ren arrived in his classroom. He listened to class, cultivated, and prepared the material for tutoring Zi. Surprisingly he was comfortably fine with doing all three things at once.
Soon, it was Friday. Hao Ren packed his stuff and took the bus home after half a day of classes.
“Gongzi!” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili suddenly appeared beside the bus stop.
They ran toward Hao Ren happily as many guys looked at him with jealousy. Some students from other schoo
ls were also there, waiting for the bus and looking at Hao Ren with a ton of envy.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili had probably just finished with their club activities. They looked charming and graceful in their taekwondo uniforms.
“You guys don’t need to come back with me today. Go and get some rest,” Hao Ren said to them. His tone was casual, but he got stared at more for ‘showing-off.’
“You are overthinking it, Gongzi. We are here for the bus too!” Lu Lili covered her mouth as she laughed, shaking her pigtails.
Hao Ren remembered that Lu Qing was still helping out in the Dragon Palace and hadn’t been back for a few days now. Therefore, there was no one to give them a ride home. They had to take the bus to Lu Qing’s apartment instead.
The three of them waited for the bus quietly. Although the twins in their Taekwondo uniforms weren’t saying much to Hao Ren, they stood on each side of him. Those guys were jealous to death!
The twins’ bus arrived first, and Lu Linlin pulled Lu Lili’s hand as they got on the bus. They waved at Hao Ren. “See you later, Gongzi!”
“Haha, bye.” Hao Ren smiled; they were as cheerful as two little squirrels.
After they had left, Hao Ren realized that the so-called most popular girl in the school, Lin Li, was among the people who were waiting for the bus!
Lin Li, who used to be arrogant, completely lost her charm in front of Lu Linlin and Lu Lili. If the twins hadn’t left, Hao Ren and the other guys wouldn’t have even noticed her!
Although she was all dressed up, she was still no match for the twins who were in simple clothes.
Hao Ren remembered how rude she was before and didn’t even want to talk to her.
As soon as bus 767 arrived, he took off.
Hao Ren focused on cultivation when he got back home. Also, he took Little White for a walk by the beach. The weekend didn’t seem to be as lonely as usual with Little White’s company.
Waves lapped on the beach one by one as Hao Ren cultivated with his legs crossed and eyes closed. He circulated the Nature Essence in his body according to the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll as he took in the five elements in nature slowly.
Little White rested on Hao Ren’s lap as he cultivated. It buried its head into its fluffy white body, snoring.
Although it had only been a few days, it had already bonded deeply with Hao Ren. At least, it relied on Hao Ren to a large extent. However, it looked more like a puppy than a Snow Lion. It followed Hao Ren wherever he went and even slept beside him when he went to bed.
“Gongzi!”
Hao Ren heard Lu Linlin and Lu Lili’s voices as he was trying his best to cultivate.
He opened his eyes and saw them standing in his room already; they barged into his personal space without permission!
“Woo!”
Little White was just sleeping on Hao Ren’s lap. It suddenly hopped onto the floor and turned into a one-meter tall Snow Lion!
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili stepped back and looked at Little White in surprise. Then, they turned to Hao Ren, who was sitting on the bed with his legs crossed, and asked, “When did you tame a Demon Beast, Gongzi?”
“Come back, Little White.” Hao Ren waved at it.
The majestic-looking Little White turned and looked at Hao Ren. It hesitated for a few seconds but went back to Hao Ren’s side. However, it was still staring at the twins cautiously without shrinking its size.
Little White wouldn’t be alarmed by humans. But as a Spirit Beast, it could sense those who had powers immediately. It would be more cautious if the cultivators are stronger and closer to Hao Ren.
The twins kept looking at Hao Ren in surprise. “It seems like a Bin-level Spirit Beast, Gongzi!”
Little White shook its snow-white mane as its shiny black eyes were still locked on the sisters. They had different auras than what it was familiar with, so it treated them as enemies.
“Don’t be so tense, Little White.” Hao Ren fondled its neck.
Little White finally lightly roared and shrank back to the size of two palms. It hopped onto the bed and curled up on Hao Ren’s lap.
“I took Little White by coincidence. Su Han told me that it is a Bin-level Spirit Beast as well,” Hao Ren said.
Hearing this, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili’s eyes brightened. “Bin-level Spirit Beasts are great materials for refining elixirs and making Dharma Treasures! When this Snow Lion gets bigger, its fur can be used to make high-level defensive armors and robes while its teeth and claws can be merged into Dharma Treasures. It might even have an Internal Core which can help you accelerate your cultivation speed…”
Little White was just about to doze off when it sensed an ominous feeling from the twins’ gestures. It suddenly lifted its head and looked at them nervously.
Hao Ren got nervous as well. “Hey! Don’t you try to take advantage of Little White!”
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili walked over with a smile. Little White sensed the danger, so it jumped off Hao Ren’s lap and hid behind his back.
“Look at you, Sis. You scared Little White,” Lu Lili said with a frown as she was just about to reach out and pick Little White up.
“It’s so timid,” Lu Linlin teased as she smiled.
“The Snow Lions are indeed the smartest kind of Spirit Beasts. Little White even knows that we were talking about it,” she continued as she clapped her hands at Little White.
Little White was so scared of them that it didn’t want to be hugged by them at all. Instead, it squeezed under Hao Ren’s arm.
Hao Ren knew exactly what it wanted, so he put it back into the space in the necklace to free it from the terror.
“Why are you guys here today?” Hao Ren stood up and asked.
“Humph, Gongzi is giving us the cold shoulder,” Lu Linlin pouted. “We just came back from visiting Grandma!”
“How is she doing?” Hao Ren asked immediately.
“Don’t worry; she is very well.” Lu Linlin walked closer. “The reason we are here today is to ask Gongzi to come shop for cell phones with us.”
“Cell phones?” Hao Ren looked at them, confused.
“Yeah. Without a cell phone, Gongzi won’t even contact us.” Lu Linlin teased again. Lu Lili, on the other hand, flushed a little.
“We can go shop for cell phones, but you need to promise not to scare Little White again,” Hao Ren said.
“Alright, we won’t!” Lu Linlin laughed.
Hao Ren was just feeling bored at home, so he went cell phone shopping with them downtown. He felt terrible always asking them about cultivation and Dharma Treasures and yet never helped them with anything.
To thank them for their help lately, Hao Ren offered to pay for their cell phones. They got two Nokia Phones, which were Lu Linlin and Lu Lili’s first cell phones ever. They meant even more to them since Hao Ren got the phones for them. It cheered them up immediately.
Hao Ren’s mood lightened up gradually when he saw them smile.
“Gongzi must have a lot of questions to ask. Shoot away,” Lu Linlin saw through Hao Ren’s intentions and said to him as she played with her new phone.
Hao Ren smiled in admiration of Lu Linlin’s cleverness. “Little White probably is not a very powerful Spirit Beast, right?”
“Usually, Bin-level Spirit Beasts are not extremely powerful. But they don’t only depend on themselves. The relationship with their masters is more important. Gongzi’s Little White is the kind that is not very powerful in battle but can create a very special bond with its master. It is also the kind of Spirit Beast that is easy to train. If it can often eat and consume treasures of nature, there is a chance for it to get to Xun-level,” Lu Linlin said.
“Treasures of nature… Meaning that I will have to keep feeding it snow lotuses and such,” Hao Ren thought.
“You can also feed her with your own Nature Essence. If the master can gather the essence in nature and transfer it into the Spirit Beast’s body, the Spirit Beast will grow up rapidly as well,” Lu Lili added.
Hao Ren suddenly came up with this idea.
(TL Note: This book was written a while back, so Nokia Phones were still popular then, LOL!)
208 Gathered Together
After they got their phones, the twin sisters continued shopping with Hao Ren. Dressed in chiffon ruffled tank-tops and skirts, Lu Linlin and Lu Lili looked beautiful and refreshing as if summer has arrived ahead of time.
In the past, the sisters would only go shopping themselves. With Hao Ren along with them, they seemed more excited and asked him for his opinions on the clothes they chose.
Hao Ren has never had any experiences like this before. He thought they were so beautiful that they would look good in any clothes they wore. Therefore, he answered them casually.
Little White was rolling around in the space in the necklace, meaning that it was hungry. Therefore, Hao Ren went to KFC and bought two buckets of chicken before finding a corner to feed Little White. However, it was still hungry after eating those.
Within two days, Little White had already cost Hao Ren almost 200-yuan worth of food, not to mention all the food in the fridge at his home that was also eaten by it. This made Hao Ren wonder if he could really afford to take care of it.
“Gongzi!” Lu Linlin and Lu Lili walked out of the fitting room.
Blue plaid jackets, wide-brimmed hat, and denim shorts that revealed the curves of their legs…
They hopped in front of Hao Ren wearing the same outfit, and their hair pulled into ponytails and pigtails. They were like newly debuted idols.
Lu Qing gave them a lot of pocket money every week. However, none of them had the concept of how to spend the money properly. They would buy whatever they liked, and the money would soon be all spent.
Since Lu Qing wasn’t back yet, the sisters had little to no money left. Therefore… Only Hao Ren could pay for those clothes.
Hao Ren didn’t mind spending money on Lu Linlin and Lu Lili since they have helped him out a lot in the past. Furthermore, he usually didn’t spend much money, and he still had quite a lot of money saved from the past. In contrast, Little White was going to consume more money in the long run and was more ‘expensive’ than the Lu sisters.