Mu Bai grew angry, bitter at his lack of resolve. At his words, Golden Roc stood up and shook himself back into a great golden roc, as though saying, I could still be a golden roc.
"Gah, gah..."
"Don't you want to take human form and fight for the right to love?"
At Mu Bai's question, Golden Roc froze, but then his expression softened again. He turned back into Big Yellow Dog and stood on his hind legs, the appearance Red Dance liked best.
"Before, this was the only way you could stay by Red Dance's side. But now, only by becoming strong can you stand shoulder to shoulder with her."
"Whimper..."
"Don't talk to me about race. What makes any living thing higher or lower, noble or base? The only difference is whether you strive for what you want. Whether you have the ability to keep the one you love beside you!" Mu Bai seized the moment to pull Golden Roc into his arms. "You used to carry me. Can't I carry you this time?"
"Woof, woof..."
Golden Roc bared his teeth in a mischievous grin. Mu Bai rapped him on the head, hoisted the big yellow dog he had become onto his back, and took to the air, flying north.
"I've just said I'd help you take human form. I can't keep treating you like a feathered beast."
"Woof, woof!"
Golden Roc barked wildly several times, making Mu Bai shudder, afraid he might suddenly go crazy on his back and gnaw the back of his head.
And so, that day in northern Eastern Ridge, some people looked up and saw a peculiar sight: someone was racing through the sky with a big yellow dog on his back. Judging by his speed, that man had at least the cultivation