I glanced at Grandpa.
Grandpa took a puff from his pipe, his expression unusually calm, without the slightest ripple.
It was as if Senior Brother Zhuang Sheng's situation was no issue at all to Grandpa.
Now he was telling me to take Black Emperor to White Bone Forest.
To put it plainly, Black Emperor was supposed to take me there. We were probably going to do something?
Grandpa didn't explain. When he saw me looking at him, he merely said:
"Go! Just be back by dawn. Oh, and bring the shovel too. There are lots of snakes over there..."
Bring a shovel? It definitely wasn't for fighting snakes. Were we digging?
But I didn't ask and simply replied:
"Okay, Grandpa!"
"Master, Black Emperor and I will be leaving first."
Master could also tell that Grandpa had deliberately sent me away. He nodded without saying anything.
Then I grabbed a shovel, took Black Emperor with me, and left the house for the back mountain.
As soon as we reached the back mountain, I asked Black Emperor:
"Black Emperor, what are we going to White Bone Forest for?"
Black Emperor didn't even look at me. He walked ahead with his head held high, looking arrogant as hell.
"What for? Didn't you hear your grandpa? To breathe some fresh air."
Black Emperor was clearly taking a jab at me. Was he still holding a grudge because I'd told Grandpa about how he told me to get married, have children, and bring Grandpa good luck?
"Black Emperor, be serious. Grandpa asked you to take me there. We must be going to do something."
Black Emperor still didn't look at me, merely raising his head as he said:
"How would I know? Dogs can't talk. Don't ask me!"
Damn it, Black Emperor was definitely holding