As Lian Yue's tribulation drew to a close, Little Shi's cries rang out, filling Ling Tian and the others with delight.
Little Shi was a Heaven-Devouring Wolf, and an incurable glutton. In the years he'd spent traveling through the stars with Ling Tian, Ling Tian had rarely had time to play with him, so Little Shi had seldom been able to feast to his heart's content. He'd been gone for over a year this time, and, with no one to hold him back, he must have finally gotten to eat his fill. This planet was teeming with wild beasts and rich with sea fish, so he wouldn't have had any trouble finding food.
The image of Little Shi eating and sleeping, then sleeping and eating, popped into Ling Tian's mind. He couldn't help grumbling to himself that after more than a year of stuffing himself, Little Shi had turned into a fat dog.
"Hehe, maybe he has. He just keeps eating. Now that he's been away, of course he'll want to eat his fill." Hu Yao smiled beguilingly. She glanced at the Tribulation Cloud fading above Lian Yue's head and said, "Little Shi probably sensed the power of our tribulations and rushed over. Tsk, it's been years since I saw him. I've kind of missed him."
"Croak, croak..." "Hiss... hiss..."
Suddenly, Little Zhu and Little Ze cried out together, their voices brimming with excitement, as if they'd encountered a dear friend they hadn't seen in years. They both turned toward the direction Little Shi's voice had come from, anticipation glimmering in their eyes.
"Eh? What's with you two?" Ling Tian looked at Little Zhu and Little Ze in puzzlement, privately wondering, Could you two have developed a taste for being bullied? You're this excited just because Little Shi's back?
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