By noon the next day, a tall figure had appeared on the street outside the office.
He was a burly man with tousled long hair, wearing a camouflage-patterned jacket and a pair of gleaming black knee-high boots. His broad face was weathered, his nose was high-bridged, and he wore a pair of sunglasses.
The man gripped a leash in one hand, leading a large, pure-white dog with soft, fluffy fur. Its eyes curved as if it were smiling.
"Yue's Cultivation Firm." The man looked up at the sign, then raised his hand and opened the door.
"Welcome..." Zhao Xing'er was dozing at the front desk. When she looked up, she immediately smiled. "Oh, what a cute doggie."
"Watch your words!" the man barked.
Zhao Xing'er was no pushover either. She immediately frowned. "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
"It isn't a dog." The man enunciated each word. "It's a Primordial Giant Beast, an Ancient Remnant Species—the Howling Moon Celestial Wolf!"
Zhao Xing'er glanced at the fluffy dog that looked as though it was smiling, then looked back at the fierce man with his disheveled hair. Somehow, the latter looked more like a demon beast.
Then she remembered something and turned toward the upstairs. "Boss, the person you mentioned who was bringing over a Spiritual Pet seems to be here!"
"I'm coming!" Yue Wen had already heard the commotion and came downstairs himself.
He jogged over to the man. "You must be Senior Hu Jiuyi, the Wasteland Explorer, right? I've long admired you."
"Yes, that's me." The man nodded.
Yue Wen lowered his head and glanced at the white dog. "And this Samoyed... is the legendary Howling Moon Celestial Wolf, right? I've long admired you."
"..." The gaze behind the man's sunglasses sharpened. He seemed about to lose his temper, but