A mouthful of hot tofu pudding went down, leaving a wonderfully cozy feeling. Snowflakes began drifting from the sky, and the wind from the north blew harder with every gust. Many passersby quickened their steps, while plenty stopped at the stall to drink a few bowls of hot tofu pudding and warm themselves.
As though afraid someone would snatch it away, Golden Roc, in the form of a big yellow dog, curled his long tongue around a bowl of tofu pudding and swallowed it. It was scalding hot, so hot that tears nearly streamed from his eyes, yet he did not make a sound.
"Haha, what a stupid dog. Look at its expression-it's just like a person..."
"In weather this cold, a dog-meat hotpot and a couple of pots of wine would be just the thing."
The two men sat right down. One laughed at Big Yellow Dog, while the other stroked his head and sighed wistfully. Big Yellow Dog bared his teeth in a grin, but Mu Bai pulled him over.
"This bowl of mine is cooler. Drink it."
Only after drinking that bowl did Golden Roc taste how delicious it was. He simply lay in Mu Bai's arms and let Mu Bai feed him. Mu Bai obliged him, feeding him another bowl of tofu pudding whenever he opened his mouth.
"Oh my, so it's a dog demon."
"Remarkable. No wonder his smile looks different from my dog's."
Hearing their praise, Golden Roc kept grinning. Ever since learning to transform, he had liked taking the form of a big yellow dog. At first, it was because Red Dance liked it. Later, he discovered that people generally liked it-they liked watching a dog grin with its teeth bared.
Sadly, he discovered that a big yellow dog was the only form