Chapter 2478: The Lord of Coarse Grain and Husks Cannot Be Abandoned

Four people and one dog, aside from Ye Zhangqing, the others were all holding their bellies as they continued onward into the depths of Dazehu.

The ground of Dazehu is damp; over ninety percent of it is either ponds of various sizes or marshland.

Walking on it, one must use spiritual power to lift the body, otherwise one would sink in.

But this is nothing difficult for everyone; it's the most rudimentary use of spiritual power.

Not to mention Beyond the Heavens and the Immortal Realm; even in the Xia Jie, anyone who has just stepped onto the path of cultivation and passed the Body Refining stage can do this.

Thus, along the way, Ye Zhangqing's group was quite relaxed.

Originally, Dazehu wasn't very dangerous; even if they encountered outsiders from Beyond the Heavens, those wouldn't be very strong.

While on the road, seeing Little Yellow constantly shaking its head and wagging its body, letting Ye Zhangqing rub it however he liked, Tianlin couldn't help but tease.

"You little thing, since you like Brother Ye so much, why not become his Shòuchǒng?"

Little Yellow's spiritual intelligence is not low, or rather, the spiritual intelligence of the Heaven‑Swallowing Dog clan is not low.

Thus, it naturally understood Tianlin's meaning; hearing that, it couldn't help feeling a bit happy inside.

Its thought was simple: following Ye Zhangqing meant it could eat ze fish to its fill every day, one after another, even a mouthful per fish would be fine.

Such treatment — what could He Muqin possibly give?

However, upon hearing this, He Muqin's eyes grew somewhat dim.

Little Yellow is her Shòuchǒng; as her master, hearing this, how could she feel good?

Miao Qianqian reacted quickly, secretly giving Tianlin a jab and rolling her eyes at him.

Realizing he had misspoken, Tianlin couldn't help but give an embarrassed smile.

"Haha, I was just talking nonsense, nonsense."

But the words were already spoken, so everyone naturally couldn't pretend they hadn't happened.

And Little Yellow merely had a fleeting fantasy, then turned its head to He Muqin's side and rubbed its head against her.

After a fierce internal struggle, it still decided to stay with He Muqin — after all, who let her be its master?

Even though this master is somewhat useless, can't let it eat ze fish one by one, lacks strength, is a bit stupid, and often has to rely on it for protection.

But after all, it's her master — they've been together since childhood.

As the saying goes, a lord of coarse grain and husks cannot be abandoned; although Little Yellow now seems to have a better option, it will not forsake this useless master.

Feeling Little Yellow's action, He Muqin's heart filled with emotion, and she unconsciously lifted her head to say.

"Little Yellow, you…………………"

But as soon as she lifted her head and met Little Yellow's gaze, He Muqin's face instantly darkened.

Her teeth even clenched, making a grating sound.

"What do you mean by that look of disdain? Am I wronging you by following me?"

Little Yellow's gaze at this moment was indeed somewhat off; this is not the look a spirit pet gives its master.

That gaze mixed pity with a hint of disdain, disdain with a touch of loyalty, loyalty with a trace of helplessness — making He Muqin instantly bristle.

"What kind of look is this? Have I wronged you, He Muqin?"

"Woof……………………"

Little Yellow let out a sound, wanting to respond, and then made a helpless head‑shaking gesture.

It was as if saying, there's nothing to be done — once a master, forever a master; oh well, that's just how Little Yellow will be for life.

This action directly pissed He Muqin off, and she chased after Little Yellow, wanting to hit it.

And Little Yellow wasn't a pushover; it bolted on its legs, and for a moment the person and the dog were in a chase.

Ye Zhangqing and the other two couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although Little Yellow now looks disdainful, just a moment ago it actually didn't hesitate much.

Rather than hesitation, it was more like a fleeting fantasy.

As for changing masters or betraying He Muqin, it never even considered such a thing.

It's a good dog, utterly loyal to He Muqin.

After all, consider this: they've all eaten Ye Zhangqing's food; if someone could resist this opportunity later, not even a dog, let alone a person swapped in, would likely be able to do so.

So, Little Yellow is fine, very loyal.

Perhaps having eaten over a hundred ze fish right at the start, the purpose of this trip has already been exceeded.

He Muqin's mood also instantly relaxed considerably.

Even if she were to return to the city now, she wouldn't have many regrets.

Over a hundred ze fish have gone into her belly — what more could she want?

Originally, according to He Muqin's plan, catching seven or eight ze fish for Little Yellow would already have been not bad.

That was a state of having no desires, no demands.

But not long after walking, Ye Zhangqing's group came upon another lake.

This lake's area is considerably larger than the previous one, and moreover, several groups of people have gathered along its shore.

It looks like they're fussing over something.

"What are they doing?"

Tianlin watched the people's actions, curiously asked, and upon hearing, He Muqin replied.

"Catching fish; this is the orthodox method of fishing in Dazehu, using formations to trap the ze fish, which increases the chances."

Watching these people's elaborate preparations, He Muqin felt somewhat as if she had stepped into another era.

Look, this is the proper way to fish in Dazehu; just now, what were Tianlin and Miao Qianqian doing?

But Tianlin, regarding this, had a strange expression.

"Using formations to catch fish? Going to all this trouble just for a fish?"

Huh???

Hearing that, seeing Tianlin's expression of it being only natural, He Muqin really wanted to say, this is the correct method.

But the words came to her lips and she couldn't say them, after all, they had caught fish, and they had even caught all the lake fish in the whole lake.

Compared to that, this so-called orthodox fishing method looks terribly clumsy, with no basis for comparison.

"Woof……………………"

At this moment, A Huang barked twice, then turned his head to look at Ye Zhangqing.

Understanding A Huang's meaning, this guy wants to eat again; he's almost digested what he just ate, and now with this new lake, we can start.

A Huang's eyes full of expectation, seeing that, Tianlin at the side also smiled and said.

"I've also finished digesting, Ye brother, shall we do it?"

This matter definitely needs Ye Zhangqing's nod, and then everyone was still unsatisfied, after all, such a delicacy, no amount is enough.

But if Ye Zhangqing shakes his head, they naturally won't insist, and will simply give up.

Facing Tianlin's inquiry, Ye Zhangqing smiled and nodded.

It's rare to have such leisure, and besides the scenery of Dazehu is nice, let's just treat this as an outing; there aren't many people, plus we're just four people and a dog, so let's just let everyone eat to their heart's content.

Don't spoil the fun.

Seeing that, Tianling was happy; Ye Zhangqing rarely has such diligent moments, this opportunity doesn't come often, we must seize it.

"I'll go catch fish."

He immediately came to the lakeside laughing happily; seeing that, Miao Qianqian also said perceptively.

"Then I'll start the fire."

"I……………… I'll handle the grill."

Even He Muqin knew about it, and hastily said she would handle the grill herself; we can't just wait idly to eat, that would be embarrassing.

The three immediately got into action, each busying themselves.