"Woof!"
A bark rang out in front of Meng Chuan, and a little black dog sprang at him, howling.
Meng Chuan reacted in a flash. He threw a punch and blasted the little black dog apart.
"Who owns this black dog? It dared sneak up on me?" Meng Chuan glanced around, divine light blazing in his eyes.
"Little Black!" Wushi appeared and looked at the little black dog that had been blown apart, his expression rather helpless.
"Heavenly Emperor, you've come out of seclusion?" Wushi turned his attention from the dog to Meng Chuan.
"Little Black?" Meng Chuan looked at Wushi, then thought of the dog. He instantly realized who it was.
Wushi's dog—wasn't that the Black Emperor, Ma?
"Not yet." Meng Chuan looked at Wushi and asked, puzzled, "When did you get a dog?"
"And the dog you raised even tried to bite me?" Suspicion flashed through Meng Chuan's eyes, and his mind raced.
An untrained dog was its Lord's fault.
Did Wushi secretly harbor some grudge against him? Was he trying to get even for Meng Chuan's scheme during the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body's tribulation to attain the Dao?
Wushi saw his expression, and his heart lurched. Panic seized him.
I didn't! I wouldn't! Don't get the wrong idea, Heavenly Emperor!
I'm innocent!
"I found Little Black while I was out not long ago. It looked pitiful, so I took it in."
Wushi explained why he had taken in a dog.
"Heavenly Emperor, Little Black was probably just overwhelmed to see you. Since taking it in, I've often told it your stories, hoping it would grow into a good dog that contributes to the Dao Realm and the whole universe!"
"One that does its part to build a better world!"
"It's been hearing about you all this time,