"But it is a demon beast. There's no faking that."
"It couldn't be a person in disguise, could it?"
At Lin Yuan's words, Lin Tianlang shook his head. "Hard to say. According to legend, certain unusual cultivation methods can produce an External Incarnation."
"That dog demon could very well be the mysterious person's External Incarnation."
"Wait. Why would anyone choose to be a dog instead of a person?"
"That I don't know. People with profound cultivation always have a few strange quirks."
Crack!
The stretcher Lin Tianlang was dragging suddenly grew heavier. He stumbled and nearly fell.
"Can you stop moving? I threw this stretcher together. If it falls apart, we'll lose a lot of time."
"Big brother, I didn't move."
Lin Yuan spoke in a trembling voice. Then the two brothers slowly turned their heads.
Chen Changsheng and Bai Ze had appeared on the stretcher without either of them noticing.
The man and the dog were sprawled across the Silver Moon Wolf King, playing chess.
"Come on, can't you give me a break?"
"What's the fun in playing like this?"
Seeing Chen Changsheng capture a huge swath of his black pieces, Bai Ze couldn't help complaining.
Chen Changsheng grinned. "There are no fathers and sons across a chessboard. Once you sit down to play, friendship means nothing. Only winning and losing matter."
"Fine, fine!"
"You can win! Just look how petty you are!"
Bai Ze swept a paw across the board, scattering the black and white pieces into a jumble.
Chen Changsheng didn't get angry. Instead, he turned to the Lin brothers.
"What a coincidence. We meet again."
"I remember telling you not long ago that if I caught you again, your lives would belong to me."
"Ten hours have passed since we made that agreement."
"You had ten