"Woof!" A bark shattered the stillness of a mountain forest.
"How much longer are you going to dawdle, kid?" the Black Emperor demanded furiously.
"You've been putting on makeup for almost two hours! And what good will it do you?"
The Heavenly Emperor often used hours to measure time, so the Emperors had unconsciously picked up the habit. The Black Emperor was no exception.
"Uncle Meng said you can't eat hot tofu when you're in a hurry," Ye Fan said leisurely. "It's only been two hours. What's wrong with waiting a little longer?"
"Back when I was in school, I once spent an entire afternoon waiting for someone to finish their makeup. I managed that, didn't I?"
"And what do you mean, what good will it do me?"
"Was that your ex-girlfriend Li Xiaoman, the one who dumped you?" the Black Emperor asked, suddenly keen to gossip. "I heard you cried your eyes out when she left you."
"Everyone in the Dao Realm knows!"
"Get lost! What do you mean, she dumped me?" Ye Fan protested. "We broke up amicably! And I wasn't that pathetic!"
Who was spreading these rumors? Li Xiaoman? Ye Fan didn't think she would do such a thing.
"Tsk, tsk." The Black Emperor smacked his canine lips. "I hear Li Xiaoman is at a Holy Land now. She's made a name for herself as a talent, and she has plenty of suitors."
"If it still rankles, kid, you could win her back. With your reputation and talent now, surely—"
Ye Fan was speechless. "Black Emperor, you're a dog. A single dog, at that. Could you stop talking about this stuff?"
"When you lecture me about it, I feel like I'm worth less than a dog."
Talking about this with the Black Emperor made Ye Fan feel