Little Black's Helplessness

"Little Black, hurry and erase our traces. We absolutely cannot let Teacher find us."

After leaving Laga Village, Mu Qingling hurriedly instructed Little Black. Although she knew Little Black was powerful, she had no idea just how powerful he truly was.

But Mu Qingling knew Little Black could definitely erase her traces. She did not want to be dragged back by Teacher the moment she got out.

Woof woof...!

Little Black barked once, and then an aura flashed over his body. Clearly, he had erased the traces of both girl and dog.

"Little Black, you're so powerful, so why can't you talk? Even that ugly monster on the back mountain can talk."

Mu Qingling, riding on Little Black's back, said gloomily, seeming quite dissatisfied that Little Black could not speak. She even compared him with that Seven-Poison Golden Toad from the Thunder Mountain Range.

Although the Seven-Poison Golden Toad was hideously ugly, at least it could talk!

Woof woof... Woof woof woof!

Little Black: Little Master actually compared me to those demonic beasts. This is infuriating old Black to death.

After hearing Mu Qingling's words, Little Black barked twice in protest. It was not that he could not talk; Mu Feiyang simply would not let him speak, worried that he would frighten the villagers of Laga Village.

Little Black simply had not realized that every villager in Laga Village had long since died. Even if he wanted to speak now, it would be fine.

"But that's true! It's a demonic beast, so it isn't strange that it can talk. Little Black, you're just a dog Dad raised."

"Even if you're really smart, it's normal that you can't talk. After all, you're a dog, not a demonic beast."

Mu Qingling heard Little Black bark twice more, but she had no idea what he meant. She only knew that Little Black could understand what she said.

However, the little girl seemed to have figured something out with her tiny head and muttered to herself. Meanwhile, after hearing his Little Master's words, Little Black's entire dog life became steeped in inferiority.

"Little Master, I can actually talk. It's just that Master doesn't let me speak in front of others, saying it would frighten people."

Unable to swallow it any longer, Little Black blurted out words to Mu Qingling. However, his voice appeared directly in her mind.

"Ah!"

"Little Black, was that you talking just now?"

Mu Qingling was not afraid of the sudden voice in her mind. Instead, she was delighted, because that meant she could chat with Little Black.

Upon hearing Mu Qingling's words, Little Black abruptly fell silent, unsure how to answer her. He had actually spoken without thinking.

Did that count as disobeying Master's order?

"Little Master, it was indeed me speaking to you, but don't tell Master, okay? Otherwise, Master will definitely punish me."

"Hehe... That's wonderful! Little Black, don't worry, I definitely won't tell Dad. Little Black, since you're so powerful, can you transform too?"

"Of course. I am the only Ink Jade Qilin in heaven and earth. Transforming is just a trifling matter."

After Mu Qingling praised him, Little Black immediately got carried away and even revealed his true form. After all, he had spent far too long as a dog.

If he did not mention his true form from time to time, he was afraid he might forget that he was a qilin.

"Little Black, then hurry up and transform so I can see! I've never seen what a qilin looks like!"

Mu Qingling slipped down from Little Black's back at once and stared at him with anticipation in her eyes. Although Teacher had taught her much knowledge, and she knew of many exotic beasts between heaven and earth, she had never seen a real one.

Now that Little Black had said this, Mu Qingling naturally wanted to see what a qilin looked like. She eagerly awaited his transformation.

"Then watch carefully, Little Master!"

Little Black thought for a moment before agreeing. There were no outsiders here anyway, so it did not matter if he transformed once.

As soon as Little Black finished speaking, light flashed across his body. The form of the Big Black Dog vanished, replaced by another appearance before Mu Qingling.

A sheep's head, wolf's hooves, a rounded crown, and a height of twelve feet. Unlike ordinary qilin, Little Black was not multicolored, but pure black.

"Ah!"

"Little Black, is this what you look like after transforming?"

"But your head became so ugly! It doesn't look as good as before at all!"

Boom!

Little Black had originally hoped to hear praise from his Little Master. Yet upon hearing her say that his head was ugly, his tall and mighty body toppled straight onto the ground. Little Black nearly shut himself off from the world.

"Little Black, Little Black, what's wrong?"

"You should hurry and turn back into a Big Black Dog! Not only are you ugly like this, you can't even stand steadily and keep falling over. How are you going to help me find Mom in the future?"

Seeing Little Black suddenly fall to the ground, the little girl hurried over and asked anxiously. Yet the words that came from her mouth completely left Little Black at a loss.

Depressed, Little Black could only transform back into the form of a Big Black Dog. Rising to his feet, he asked gloomily, "Little Master, do you know where to find the Mistress?"

"I don't know! Little Black, you're so powerful, so you should know, right?"

The little girl only wanted to find her mom. How could she possibly know where to look?

"Little Master, then do you know what the Mistress looks like?"

Little Black was speechless. He even wanted to carry his Little Master back home now. It was true that he was powerful, but he did not know where to find the Mistress either!

"I don't know either! But Ling'er believes we'll definitely find Mom. Little Black, let's hurry and go!"

The little girl had naturally never seen her mom either, but she firmly believed that she would find her. She even made a little gesture to cheer herself on.

Watching his Little Master skip away, Little Black could only follow helplessly. This time, he could only accompany his Little Master in this madness.

Aside from going to the back mountain to fish, this was Mu Qingling's first time leaving Laga Village. She was filled with curiosity about everything outside.

Along the way, she looked here and touched there. Thus, one girl and one dog walked for half a day. By the time night fell, the little girl's stomach had begun to protest as well.

"Little Black, I'm hungry. Hurry and find some meat. Let's cook something to eat!"

The little girl was completely exhausted. She plopped down on the ground and no longer wanted to walk, ordering Little Black to find meat so they could cook.

"Little Master, do you think this deer will do?"

The moment Mu Qingling finished speaking, Little Black took a Unicorn Spotted Deer out of his inner space. He had secretly hunted it in the mountain range earlier, precisely so he could occasionally eat one.

"Little Black, you're amazing! You knew I love meat the most, and you even prepared such a big one."

Seeing the Unicorn Spotted Deer appear before her, Mu Qingling's face lit up with joy. She hurriedly took out a Grill Rack, clearly intending to roast the whole deer.