Chapter17:PreciousMei’er

"LittleXi!"HuaHuofoundthatYunXiwasn’tonhisbedandturnedaroundimmediately.Then,shesawYunXiwhowashalfnakedandonlywrappedinabathtowel.

"Alas!"HuaHuowastaughttobealadyoftheswordsinceherchildhood.Shehadnoimmunityinfaceofsuchasuddenimpact.

"HuaHuo,wait!"YunXiunderstoodhischildhoodsweethearttoowell.Hehurriedlyfoundhisclothesbesidethebathroom,heldMei’erinhisarmsandduckedintothebathroomtochangeclothes.

AfterhearingHuaHuo’sscream,severalneighborsraisedtheirheadsandfoundthatthesoundwascomingfromthesecondfloorofthebreadshop.Theyshowedbothfunnyandannoyedexpressions.

"Thatcoupleissquabblingagain."

"Oh,it’sapity.Theyaresuchaperfectcouplebutwillhavetobreakup."

"Severalyoungboysofourvillagehavequietlycriedseveraltimes."

"Ifit’spossible,IwanttoseelittleYunXi’sandHuaHuo’swedding."

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HuaHuobrandishedherlongswordinfrontofYunXi.Sheshowedherfantasticswordskilltocutdownanunluckymosquito’slegs.

"WhatshouldI...explain?"YunXi’seyesfollowedHuaHuo’sswordupanddown.Inthepast,hedidn’tunderstandit,butnowhefoundthatHuaHuo’scontrolovertheforceofherswordhadalreadyreacheditspeak.

Ifshewantedtocutdownthemosquito’slegs,shewouldnevertouchthemosquito’swings.WhenHuaHuocutdownthemosquito’sslenderlegs,itwasstillflying.

"Buzz?"Whenthemosquitofoundthatsomethingwaswrong,ithadflownseveralmetersawayandknockedintothewall.

"Hum,youbetcha.Ofcourse,Imeanthoseseveralfoxeswhodaredtoattractyou!"

"Ihadadream.Idon’trememberitclearlybutyoubecameaplayboyinit,YunXi!"

"No!Itwasjustadream,HuaHuo!"Fasteningonthestarsashisshield,YunXiliedfearlessly.

Tobeprecise,itwasn’talie.ForHuaHuowhowasunintentionallyinvolvedinhisfirsttrial,itwasjustadream.

Sointruth,aliewasthebestexplanation.

Unfortunately,ashischildhoodsweetheart,sheknewhimmorethanhimself.Besides,shehadagod-liketalentcalledthe"JealousyRadar",whichwasn’tabletobeexplained.

"No!Theremustbesomethingwrong!Iwon’thaveadreamfornoreason.Tellme,whoisshe?Whereisshefrom?Howmanypeoplearethere?"HuaHuoblockedYunXi’swayinathreateningmanner.Herexpressionshowedthatshewouldn’tgiveupuntilhetoldherthetruth.

"You’vegotitallwrong!Thereisonlythislittledogstayingwithme."YunXihadtoliftupMei’erashisshieldtodefendHuaHuo’shomicidaleyes.

"Woof!"Mei’ershowedapitifullookasshewasliftedupbyYunXi.Itwasn’taplay.Itwashertruefeeling.

ComparedtoYunXiwhoknewnothingaboutfamousdogs,HuaHuo’sknowledgehadabroaderrange.SoaftershelookedcarefullyatMei’erinYunXi’sarms,sheshowedalookofdisbelief.

"LittleXi,whendidyoustarttocareforadog?Especiallysuchararedog.Tomyknowledge,it’saspecialRoyalGoldenRetrieverfromtheWesternGod’sDomains,anditwouldnevergrowup."

WhatHuaHuodidn’tsaywasthatsuchagoldendogwasapricelessgoodintheWesternGod’sDomainandoftenhadnoneforsale.

IntheentireWesternGod’sDomains,onlyseveralroyalfamilieswiththelongesthistoryhadthiskindofspecial,never-growinggoldendogs.Everyyear,therewouldneverbeovertwentyofthesedogsonsaleandsometimes,therewereonlyeightorninedogsonsale.Theirtotalamounthadneverexceededathousand.

Itwasn’tcontempt,butevenifYunXiweretosellhiswholebreadshopandland,hewouldstillbeunabletobuyatoeofthispure-bloodroyalgoldendog.

Itwassaidthattherewerespecialblessingsinsidethiskindofgoldendogs’blood.Theywouldgivespecialluckandfortunetoitsmaster.Sonormally,theywouldn’ttrainit.

InthehighestcirclesoftheWesternGod’sDomains,thesenever-growinggoldendogswerealwaysasymbolofahighstatus.Theyweremorepreciousthananydiamondorgem.

Everyyear,countlessprincesses,princes,anddukeswantedoneofthesebuttheyneversucceedednomatterwhattheirmethodorrelationwas.

"No,Ijustfoundthishomelesslittledoglastnightontheroadside.Doesn’tourvillagealsohavedozensofgoldenfurdogs?"YunXilookedatMei’erinhisarmsassweatbeadsdroppeddownfromhisforehead.

"Ahomelesslittlegoldendog?"HuaHuo’sexpressionlookedlikeshewassaying‘Don’tkidwithme!’.

Wouldanyhomelessgoldenlittledoghavesuchpuregoldenfur?Itlookedlikerealgold,thesymboloffortuneandluck.

Wouldthedogsinthevillagehavesuchapairofpure,blackgem-likeaddictingeyes?Somestupidbigyellowdogwouldneverhavesuchaspecialcharmthatcouldcatcheveryone’seyesnaturally.

MaybethelocalpeopleoftheSkySwordGod’sDomaindidn’tknowit,buthowwouldshemisjudgeit?Thisroyalgoldendogwasknownasa"GoldenFairy",afantasticcreatureeveryonedreamedofintheWesternGod’sDomains.

Puttingitbluntly,tenofthesesmalltownsweren’tworththelittlegoldendoginYunXi’sarms.

Ifthiskindoffantasticdogcouldbefoundontheroadside,perhapsintheWesternGod’sDomains,countlessofpeoplewouldwanderaroundrivers,parks,andthewildtotrytocatchthiskindoffantasticgoldenfairy.

AsHuaHuoknew,intheentireWesternGod’sDomains,thiskindoffantasticdogwasalwaysonthevergeofextinction.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😡)

Everyyear,manypeopleworriedabouttheamountofthesecutefantasticcreaturesandforthis,theyshowednohesitationtousesometaboomethodstoproducedescendantsinordertosavethisrace.

‘YunXi!Youpickedthisdogontheroadside?Itisequaltopickingupagoldhillontheroadside!’

Somethingwaswrong.Theremustbesomethingwrong!

"Eh?Wait...thissmell..."HuaHuosniffed.Lastnight’sindistinctdreamsuddenlybecameclear.

Themilkyaroma,sweetandintoxicating.Shedidn’thavethisodor.Astrangeodor.

ItwasnotfromMilei,El’phyllis,orYeLi.Itwasamoresweet,heart-warmingodor.

"Howcanitbe...It’sfromthislittledog?"Byfollowingthesmell,finally,HuaHuofoundthesuspectwhomadeherunabletosleepuntilearlymorning.

"Yes,it’sfromMei’er.Youmustbemisunderstandingsomething."Thistime,YunXiwassothankfulthatMei’erwasinhisbedintheformofalittlegoldendog.

IfMei’erwasinherhumanform,stayingtogetherwithhiminbedandajealousHuaHuofoundout,whatwouldhappennext...justimaginingitmadeYunXiunabletostopshivering.

"Hmmm...hmmm...it’sreallyfromthislittledog..."HuaHuosniffedandfinallyrelaxed.

However,inthisway,thislittlegoldendogwhowasnamed"Mei’er"hadbecomeevenmorevaluablethanbefore!