Soon, Bai Tian opened its eyes again. It had come back to life.
Looking at its familiar owner, it forgot the agony of moments before, believing it had all been a terrible misunderstanding.
It dragged its trembling limbs toward her, gently pressed its head against the hem of "Tang Guo's" skirt, and let out an aggrieved, tearful whimper.
"Good dog."
"Tang Guo" smiled and stroked Bai Tian's head. Its fluffy tail immediately began to wag.
The next second, the steel blade plunged into Bai Tian's heart again.
That was the second time.
Soon... the third, the fourth, the fifth...
Bai Tian had fewer and fewer lives left, but the sorrow and hurt in its eyes only grew.
With its limited intelligence, it could not understand why its owner wanted to kill it. It did not know what it had done wrong.
Each time it came back to life, it always ran to its owner first, nuzzling her hand, licking her fingertips, and letting out low whimpers that sounded like crying.
It laid all its trust and loyalty before her, hoping for forgiveness, hoping its owner would stroke it and play with it as she once had.
Yet all it received each time was an even more brutal slaughter.
"Tang Guo" sneered as she swung the steel blade, inwardly delighted at the stupid dog that willingly came back to die again and again.
So what if you're the [Lord of Hundred Tribes]? A little trick is all I need to kill you with ease, even as a Lieutenant General!
Once I complete this mission, I might even get promoted to General when I return!
Hahaha... the youngest General in the Federation!
Amid "Tang Guo's" wild laughter, Bai Tian fell for the umpteenth time and never got up again.
It did not