After they tossed in the sea cucumbers and scallops, the main dolphin pod returned as well. The leader of this pod was a female dolphin.
Lu Ao had no idea how old this female dolphin was, but when he looked into her eyes, he could clearly sense a gleam of intelligence within them.
This startled Lu Ao greatly.
It was the first time he had sensed intelligence in the eyes of a wild animal. At that moment, Lu Ao suddenly felt that the boundary between humans and nonhumans was not so distinct.
This included the boundary between humans and demons, as well as that between humans and wild animals.
Something stirred in his heart, and suddenly something surged into his body.
The sensation was extremely profound. Lu Ao paused only briefly before quickly returning to normal.
Lu Ao did not know what it was, but he felt somewhat stronger now.
Song Zhou, standing beside him, narrowed his eyes slightly. His expression was somewhat complicated as he looked at the sky.
Lu Ao looked at him and asked, "What is it?"
Song Zhou rubbed the back of his neck and said, "Nothing much. I just sensed that you've been acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao."
Lu Ao was somewhat bewildered. He turned to look at Song Zhou, his large dragon eyes full of confusion. "That easily? I didn't even do anything."
"It wasn't exactly easy. It was probably just the natural course of things. Good people receive good fortune." Song Zhou smiled with satisfaction. "Let's head into town and get some medicine first. We need to treat this dolphin."
Lu Ao nodded. This dolphin's injury was indeed serious, and it needed some anti-infection medicine. Otherwise, it might die from an infection.
He changed back into human form and communicated with the dolphins,