Rice was lazily basking in the sun in the courtyard.
"Woof, woof."
The six puppies barked goodbye to Silver Wolf, then gave Rice a flattering bark as well.
A little sweet talk never hurt.
Rice answered lazily. What did these puppies count as to a cat like me, anyway?
Suddenly, Rice saw the shadow of death hanging over Old Five, one of the puppies.
Old Five was going to croak.
Rice, who had been utterly unconcerned, immediately got up and studied Old Five closely.
Old Five was going to die.
Rice began to panic. Old Five was Dharma King's child and called Chen Luo godfather.
Chen Luo had said there was no need to concern oneself with the lives and deaths of ordinary members. Life and death were down to fate.
Apart from Chen Luo, Mi Li, and Mi Ling, Rice had to pay a price to change anyone else's fate.
Rice had experienced that backlash before.
My abilities really are too meager. There's nothing I can do.
But this is one of the puppies. Am I supposed to just watch Old Five die?
Rice could sense that the backlash would be much weaker than last time. I can take it.
Rice sensed things more carefully. Changing this incident seemed likely to bring Chen Luo a tremendous stroke of luck, too.
Rice contacted Zhao Ziyi in earnest. "Call Chen Luo back. Hmm, tell him to come straight back."
Zhao Ziyi secretly marveled. You really do have some pull, Rice. Calling Chen Luo back?
Who else would dare order Chen Luo around like that?
Chen Luo had kept watch for three days straight without catching White Gull.
His expression was grim. Had White Gull come ashore somewhere else, or gone off to another continent?
How long was he supposed to keep