The Black Steed Beast ran to Lin Cheng's feet, letting out ingratiating howls at him.
From time to time, it rubbed against his calf, looking exceedingly affectionate.
Seeing this, the stall owner suddenly let out a deep sigh. It all felt so familiar!
Back then, when he had first encountered the Black Steed Beast, it had acted exactly like this. Then it had made him its meal ticket for several months for nothing!
Now, the fellow had probably sensed that he was about to sell it and was getting on its new owner's good side in advance...
Call the thing smart, and sometimes it was truly stupid!
Call it stupid... and sometimes it was quite clever.
Come to think of it, the Black Steed Beast was rather good-looking. Perhaps it had traded all its intelligence for that face.
"You want to follow me?"
Lin Cheng looked at the Black Steed Beast by his feet. The moment the words left his mouth, it immediately barked and wagged its tail.
"Fine, then follow me." Lin Cheng stroked its head, and it was exceptionally docile, without the slightest trace of its former arrogance... What he did not see was that the stall owner beside him was growing even more grief-stricken, because the Black Steed Beast had treated him this way back then as well!
There was nothing more to say!
Lin Cheng looked at the stall owner and said somewhat awkwardly, "I quite like this Black Steed Beast. As for those one hundred thousand Heavenly River Coins, if you aren't in urgent need of them, could you grant me a little time...?"
As he said this, Lin Cheng felt somewhat embarrassed as well.
This was the first time!
It truly was the first time he had ever said something like this. But when