After seeing Wangzai off, Zhao Mo decisively left.
Although Xu Changqing was the Spirit-Nurturing Envoy over at the Spirit Fields, with high status, standing, and prestige, and was someone worth building a good relationship with, he knew he could not rush things.
With the dog and the Golden-Furred She-Wolf acting as matchmakers, there would be plenty of time in the future.
Hu Bugui stayed behind instead, wearing a mysterious expression that made it obvious he had something to say.
Xu Changqing seemed to understand. Then he called out, "Come inside."
As for Wangzai, it was naturally left in its dog father's personal care.
Though their fur colors were similar, their appearances differed.
As Wangzai grew larger, the yellow swirl on its head became increasingly distinct.
More importantly, despite being only a month old, it was bursting with energy. Rather than feeling afraid in an unfamiliar place, it explored everywhere with great excitement.
When it got worked up, it would even take the initiative to bite Wangwang.
And it bit for real.
It hurt for real.
Wangwang was driven nearly mad by the pestering and bared its teeth repeatedly at Wangzai.
Meanwhile, Xu Changqing and Hu Bugui entered the stone house.
The moment the door closed, Hu Bugui pulled out a storage pouch. "Old Xu, this contains the total earnings from the Return-to-Ruins Secret Realm over the past twenty-odd days.
"Of course, I've already deducted the costs."
Xu Changqing took it and swept his Divine Sense inside. Seeing so many spirit stones, he was somewhat surprised. "We earned more and more later on?"
Normally, business would begin declining after fifteen days.
What was more, there had been that mysterious person in the Secret Realm, which had affected their profits.
Yet now that he looked, they had actually earned more than he