Across the vast Star Moon Plain, the evening wind blew freely.
The little gray dog was frolicking wildly.
With Jiang Wang as its center, it ran back and forth within a radius of five hundred meters.
It was simply too small, while the grass of the Star Moon Plain grew lush and thick. Often, it was only when it leaped that one could spot a tuft of fluttering gray fur.
It was not entirely playing around, either. It had yet to fully absorb that Iron Pulp Fruit, and was brimming with energy that needed to be vented through running.
Jiang Wang sat cross-legged, bathed in pure starlight, naturally conversing with Master Guanyan.
Master Guanyan spoke with a smile in his voice. "Why is it that every time I see you, little friend, you seem somewhat bedraggled?"
Jiang Wang's old face reddened. "I didn't want to, either..."
Master Guanyan did not press him into further embarrassment, instead asking, "Why have you brought a dog along this time?"
"We had a bit of fate between us. It happened to cling to me, so I raised it."
Master Guanyan's tone carried a trace of wistfulness. "I have not seen a dog in a long time. Such creatures do not exist in the Forest Sea Source Realm."
Jiang Wang recalled how the monks of the yellow-faced old monk's generation had stolen and eaten someone's reed-flower chickens, and how Kudi had been scolded by the old monk Kujue for sneaking around like a thief... He could not help asking, "Master, do you also enjoy eating dog meat?"
Master Guanyan was clearly taken aback. Even his voice, transmitted through Star Power, became somewhat halting. "This... you raised it... to eat?"
"Not at all."
Naturally, Jiang Wang could hardly say that he had assumed it was a