Xu Taiping nodded.
"Very much so."
Just then, the shaman dressed in strange bird-feather robes suddenly raised both hands high, his face twisting as a shrill, anguished howl tore from his throat.
As Xu Taiping and Lin Buyan wondered what these ancient people were worshipping, several sturdy men suddenly carried a black dog up to the bonfire.
The ancient people around them immediately prostrated themselves, kowtowing over and over.
The instant they saw the black dog, Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu could not help exchanging a glance. In unison, they said, "Xiaohei."
Indeed, the black dog carried up by the ancient people was none other than Xiaohei.
But Xiaohei seemed unable to see Xu Taiping and Lin Buyan, merely sitting on the carrying frame and trembling.
Suddenly, the shaman in the strange feathered robes knelt before Xiaohei and said:
"Lord Hound God! The great sun scorches the world! We beseech you to swallow the great sun and save us from fire and flood!"
Hearing this, Xu Taiping said in astonishment:
"The one they're worshipping is actually... Xiaohei?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Lin Buyan suddenly smiled.
"Every Yin God was once a deity worshipped by the Divine Being Clan or the ancient people during Primordial Antiquity. It's only natural that Xiaohei would have been worshipped too."
Xu Taiping frowned.
"But Xiaohei doesn't seem to have awakened much divine power."
Lin Buyan frowned as well.
"Indeed. Right now, Xiaohei looks like an ordinary little black dog."
While the two were puzzling over this, Xiaohei, who had been trembling, suddenly stood up on his hind legs like a human and barked twice.
At once, the shaman and the surrounding ancient people all let out piercing cheers.
The shaman exclaimed excitedly:
"Lord Hound God has agreed! He's agreed!"
Xu Taiping exchanged another