In the room with the door tightly closed, Xiao Jingcheng sat on a chair with his arms folded, looking down at Dahuang squatting in front of him.
Dahuang had been caught in the room by him and didn't know what he was up to. It felt a bit uneasy. It bared its teeth at Xiao Jingcheng, showing a fierce look, and let out a low growl from its throat.
"Let me tell you, Dahuang isn't afraid of you!"
"Humph, stupid dog." Xiao Jingcheng sneered. Dahuang subconsciously shrank its head, and its tail behind it wagged uncontrollably.
"Do you know Sangsheng?" Xiao Jingcheng asked.
Dahuang stole a careful glance at Xiao Jingcheng with its beady eyes, tilted its head, trying to pretend it didn't understand, but Xiao Jingcheng mercilessly exposed its pretense.
"I know you understand what I'm saying, and I can understand you too. If you don't want Jiang Mian to know you ate the honey hidden in the kitchen, you can keep acting stupid with me."
Dahuang panicked. It trotted to Xiao Jingcheng's side and lifted its paw to scratch at his trouser leg.
"Purple guy, good. Don't tell mother."
Xiao Jingcheng snorted. "Then answer my question just now."
"Sangsheng, bad. Bullied Dahuang."
Dahuang barked twice. "Purple guy is powerful. Defeated Sangsheng. Sangsheng recognizes Dahuang... recognizes purple guy as general."
Xiao Jingcheng fell into deep thought.
He was sure that the "purple guy" Dahuang mentioned referred to him.
So, what Dahuang meant was that he had defeated Sangsheng without knowing it, and then Sangsheng led the other dogs in Dongli Town to submit to him and call him general?
But how was that possible?
He had been in a deep sleep after falling off the cliff, and there was no memory related to Sangsheng in his mind.
If it weren't for his extraordinary talent of being able to hear what dogs said, he would never have known he had something to do with a dog in Dongli Town.
Xiao Jingcheng looked at Dahuang sitting beside him, looking at him eagerly.
The words Ye Wanmian said today echoed in his mind again.
People would betray, turn against each other, and play tricks, but dogs wouldn't.
They were the purest and cutest animals in the world.
Dahuang was just a dog and had no reason to lie to him. So it meant that he must have lost a memory related to these dogs in Dongli Town, and this memory was very important.
And asking Dahuang was the fastest way to find out about this lost memory.
"What about you? Why do you call me purple guy?"
Dahuang tilted its head and barked, "Purple guy is purple. Dahuang is yellow. Purple guy is worse than Sangsheng. Occupied Dahuang's body and got close to mother."
It was as if a thunderbolt had struck Xiao Jingcheng on the head, making his head buzz.
What did it mean?
What did it mean by "occupied its body and got close to mother"?
Dahuang was mercilessly thrown out of the door by Xiao Jingcheng. It barked twice, tilted its head, and looked at the closed door, feeling a bit confused.
Why was the purple guy angry again?
It turned around and ran back to Ye Wanmian's door, lifted its paw, and scratched at it. After a while, Ye Wanmian opened the door and let it in.
Dahuang wagged its tail vigorously, pressed tightly against Ye Wanmian's thigh, and raised its head to touch Ye Wanmian's hand with its wet nose.
Ye Wanmian was amused by it. She bent down with a smile and rubbed Dahuang's head hard.
"Why is Dahuang so clingy tonight?"
Dahuang stuck out its tongue and licked Ye Wanmian's palm desperately. Its tail wagged so fast that it was just a blur. It kept nuzzling its head into Ye Wanmian's arms.
"Dahuang loves mother. Mother belongs to Dahuang. No one is allowed to take her away!"
In the room not far away, Xiao Jingcheng, who was pacing around restlessly, covered his ears tightly, trying to block out the sound of Dahuang's coquetry to Ye Wanmian.
How could he have occupied Dahuang's body?
Didn't it mean that he had been a dog for a while?
No, it was impossible. Absolutely impossible!
This must be an illusion!
...
Ye Wanmian didn't know that Xiao Jingcheng was almost going crazy at this moment.
After soothing the coquettish Dahuang, she sat in the room, looking through medical books, waiting quietly. After a while, she heard footsteps outside.
The footsteps were coming towards her room. A moment later, there was a knock on the door.
She got up and went to open the door. Mo Zhizhang was standing outside.
Ye Wanmian subconsciously grabbed the door frame. "Uncle, did you just go to feel Uncle Li's pulse? How is it? Can Uncle Li's illness be cured?"
Mo Zhizhang smiled faintly. "I knew you wouldn't sleep at this time just to wait for this result."
"Don't worry. I've examined Uncle Li. Although there are indeed some minor problems with his body, it's nothing to me. I'll find a way to cure him." Mo Zhizhang said.
Ye Wanmian let out a sigh of relief. Her eyes couldn't help getting hot. She said seriously, "Thank you, Uncle."
"You're kind - hearted, niece, and you treat Uncle Li like a family member. As your uncle, it's only right for me to help." Mo Zhizhang winked at her.
"Moreover, I haven't thanked you, niece. The welcome banquet tonight was very sumptuous."
"I'm glad you like it, Uncle." Ye Wanmian felt a bit embarrassed. "I was worried that the food wouldn't suit your taste."
"Alright, it's late. We still have to open the shed to give out free herbal tea and provide free medical consultations tomorrow. Go to bed early." Mo Zhizhang smiled, said goodbye to Ye Wanmian, and then turned around and left.
Ye Wanmian blew out the oil lamp on the table but didn't go to sleep. Instead, she sat on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.
I don't know how long it had passed. She was almost asleep when Dahuang nudged her finger with its nose, and Ye Wanmian woke up.
She got out of bed, changed into a set of dark - colored clothes, then quietly opened the door and peeked out.
It was almost midnight. The whole yard was quiet. Everyone seemed to be asleep. Only then did she quietly slip out of the door and carefully close it.
When passing by Xiao Jingcheng's door, Ye Wanmian paused. She couldn't help thinking of the night when they went out together, rewarded the dogs, and caught fireflies.
She lowered her head and gave a self - deprecating smile.
Ye Wanmian, what are you thinking? He is Xiao Jingcheng, the crown prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty. He is no longer that Goudan who always clung to you like Dahuang.
Just forget it.
She turned her face away, opened the back door with Dahuang following behind her, and slipped out.
But she didn't know that as soon as she quietly opened the door, Xiao Jingcheng, with his sensitive hearing, had already opened his eyes.
After learning from Dahuang that he might have been a dog with his soul out of his body for a while, Xiao Jingcheng was extremely irritated. But no matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn't remember any related fragments.
He tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. And Ye Wanmian's sneaking out at this time was caught by him.
It was so late. Why did this woman choose this time to go out?
Xiao Jingcheng sat up, opened the door, slipped out of the yard, and quietly followed her.