Chapter 45 Heading to the Doghouse
Glancing at Bibi Dong, Chen Yao silently began to put on his clothes.
Chen Yao's action finally made Bibi Dong turn around.
Glancing at Chen Yao as he dressed, her expression froze, and she subconsciously asked,
"Where are you going so late?"
Although she still outwardly showed hatred towards Chen Yao, deep down she had long since become accustomed to his presence.
After such a satisfying encounter, if this bastard didn't sleep next to her, she would feel empty inside and find it difficult to sleep soundly.
"Going to feed the dog!"
Chen Yao, currently reeling from his situation, paid no attention to the strange emotions in Bibi Dong's words. Without turning back, he said, then got up, went to the living room, picked up a plate of leftover meat from dinner, and walked straight out the door.
Lying on the bed, wrapped in a damp, smelly blanket, Bibi Dong watched Chen Yao's departing figure, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.
When did Chen Yao get a dog? How come she didn't know?
And why didn't she notice the kind of love Chen Yao had for dogs? ...
Deep
into the night, the city of Martial Soul was utterly silent, so quiet you could hear
a pin drop. Chen Yao walked along the dimly lit streets, his footsteps making a very noticeable sound. He stopped in front of a dilapidated-looking shop.
"Bang!"
With a decisive kick, Chen Yao flung open the already crumbling door.
The commotion was so loud that it immediately startled Liu Erlong, who was curled up asleep on a makeshift bed covered with straw, awake.
Liu Erlong reflexively sprang from the straw mat and saw Chen Yao striding in.
Instantly, Liu Erlong's gaze locked onto the plate of food in Chen Yao's hand, her mouth involuntarily watering.
Most of the day had passed since her hearty midday meal, and as a beast-spirit master whose energy expenditure was immense, she was clearly hungry again.
While not as hungry as she had been at midday, reduced to mere instinct, it was still incredibly agonizing. She had to toss and turn for hours before finally managing to overcome her hunger and fall asleep.
Now, smelling the aroma of meat, Liu Erlong's eyes lit up.
"Hahaha! Looks like you didn't sneak a bite this afternoon, good job! Here you go!"
Chen Yao laughed, throwing the plate of food to the ground. The porcelain plate shattered, scattering the food everywhere.
Liu Erlong knew this was Chen Yao's way of humiliating her. Suppressing her anger and humiliation, Liu Erlong tried to bend down to pick it up, but then she noticed something.
She pointed to the dusty food on the ground, gritting her teeth, and said...
"This...isn't enough..."
Chen Yao glanced at Liu Erlong squatting on the ground and said indifferently.
"Is that so? Then you can choose not to eat."
How could Chen Yao not know that this amount of food wouldn't even be enough to fill a beast spirit master's teeth for a meal? Especially for a top-tier beast spirit like Liu Erlong.
However, when raising a dog, you can't feed it too much and keep it constantly on the verge of starvation. That way, all its energy will be used to fight hunger, and
it won't have any other thoughts about devouring its master.
Seeing Chen Yao's cold, condescending gaze, Liu Erlong's delicate body trembled involuntarily.
She then buried her head deeply, reaching for the food on the ground.
Seeing his former enemy in this state, Chen Yao felt an indescribable pleasure, even the frustration from his earlier poor cultivation progress dissipated considerably.
Liu Erlong endured the humiliation, picked up the food, and was about to put it in her mouth when Chen Yao's voice reached her ears again.
"Have you forgotten how I taught you to eat back at Tianxiang Pavilion?"
Chen Yao's voice was calm, yet like a sharp blade, it pierced her very soul with immense penetrating power!
With trembling hands, Liu Erlong placed the food she had picked up back on the ground, then bent down with difficulty
, her lips moving as she swallowed the food, its once delicious flavor now covered by the hard, dusty crust. At the same time, two streams of tears silently slid down her cheeks…
"This room really looks like a doghouse now, but it's quite suitable for you. You can stay here from now on. I'll talk to the landlord, but remember, don't change the current layout of this room!"
Looking at Liu Erlong eating at his feet, Chen Yao's lips curled into a smile, his mood greatly improved. He glanced around the room, uttered these words, and then turned to go back for a good night's sleep.
Only after Chen Yao's figure had completely disappeared did Liu Erlong slowly raise her eyes. Fragments of moonlight streamed through the broken window, scattering across her and highlighting the glistening in her eyes.
A moment later, a faint, yet deeply sorrowful sob emanated from the dilapidated room…
Another
six months passed. Aside from the added daily task of feeding the dogs, Chen Yao's life remained largely unchanged: nightly revelry, spending his leisure time drunk at Bibi Dong's house.
Yes, he was indulging again.
His soul power was currently at level 22.
The excess soul power from absorbing the soul ring had helped him reach level 21; the remaining level was the result of the natural increase in his martial soul power over the past six months.
The speed was incredibly slow.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong seemed to be in a good mood for the past six months, causing her soul power to break through rapidly, increasing almost every two months.
In just six months, she had broken through to level 69, about to enter the Soul Saint realm!
This greatly pleased Qian Xunji and Angel Yan.
If he weren't still a bit lacking in experience, Qian Xunji would have truly wanted to immediately pass the Pope's throne to Bibi Dong, shedding the tedious affairs and shackles of the Spirit Hall.
Since birth, he had been rigorously trained by his father, Qian Daoliu, never slacking off even for a single day.
Others envied his noble status, his unparalleled supremacy.
But no one knew that this most esteemed person in the Spirit Hall secretly longed for a sweet love like any ordinary person.
He wanted to be with the one he loved, doing simple yet happy things, living freely and unrestrained every day,
instead of being constantly immersed in these tedious affairs, mentally and physically exhausted!
Bibi Dong's rapidly improving cultivation gave Qian Xunji hope for an early release. Eager to do so, he even had Bibi Dong stay in the Pope's Palace, wanting to watch over her cultivation 24 hours a day.
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