Book 3: Chapter 36: Kill the Dog

Book 3: Chapter 36: Kill the Dog

When we turned around, we found a dark mass crouching in front of us. I felt my heart jolt, but then I quickly realized that it was Ping Lian. Did he find this place by following our scent?

But wasn't this disloyal dog unwilling to come in with us? Why did he appear again now?

Are you hungry? Fatty asked. "Shit, youre not afraid to die if youre hungry?"

I looked at Ping Lian. I didnt know why, but I suddenly felt that he didn't look right. He just continued to squat there and look at us.

I couldnt exactly tell what was wrong since this dog wasnt affectionate with us in the first placewe werent familiar enough with him, after allbut he was putting us in a very awkward position. His location meant that the people on the hillside could easily see him, so I waved to him and tried to get him to come a few more steps in our direction.

But Ping Lian remained motionless and just continued to look at us like a statue.

I wanted to take a look at the hillside, but Fatty held me down. If the dog had been seen, then the attention on the hillside would surely be focused here and wed be discovered as soon as we stuck our heads out. Fatty started trying to shoo Ping Lian away.

"Go play by yourself! Go and play by yourself!" Fatty hissed.

But Ping Lian still remained motionless.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

"It's over. Is this dog stupid?" Fatty asked.

I felt that something wasnt quite right, but at this time, my heart was anxious and my mind was buzzing. So, I took out a piece of dehydrated chicken from my pocketPing Lian was close to me before because he really liked chickenand swayed it back and forth in front of the dogs eyes. Sure enough, Ping Lians eyes tracked the movement.

Damn it, you still want food after all! Why are you acting so stoic, you stupid dog?! As I cursed in my heart, I located the shadow of a tree in the distance. The sun was so bright right now that the people on the hillside shouldnt be able to see if anything was in the shadow. I turned to Fatty and said, "When I throw the chicken over there, the dog will run into the trees shadow. Itll only take him about thirty seconds to eat the piece of chicken, so when he moves, we need to quickly follow and run into the shadow as well."

Fatty nodded. I took a deep breath, aimed at the shadow of the tree, and then handed the chicken to Poker-Face, "You do it."

But before Poker-Face could grab it, Ping Lian rushed over and aggressively went for the chicken.

Ping Lian was normally very well-behaved, so none of us had been expecting it. But Poker-Face caught Ping Lians neck in mid-air and slammed him to the ground.

He immediately recognized me once he got a good look at my face. I was certain that facial features like mine were something that were deeply embedded in his memory.

"Ive heard of you. Are you Wu Sanxing's son?"

"Im his nephew."

"Yes, people like him shouldn't have any offspring." Jiang Siwang looked at me and then looked at the dog. "There can be no animals in the Sea of Black Lights. If these things come in, something happens to them. You have to kill it. If you dont do it now, youll have to eventually."

I looked at Ping Lianthe Wu family couldn't kill a dog for this kind of reasonand said, "No, this dog isnt mine. I can't dispose of it."

"The dogs we brought have all been killed," he said.

"Then they followed the wrong person," I shot back.

Jiang Siwang looked at Ping Lian, exchanged glances with the people around him, and then said, "Fine, its your choice. Just don't let it near our tents."

I felt like there was some hidden meaning in their eyes, so I looked at Ping Lian again. His eyes were moving back and forth, almost like he was listening to us.

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TN Notes:

(1) A fire striker is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock. Its a specific tool used in making a fire. A snuffbox is a decorative box used to hold snuff (a scented, powdered tobacco that you sniff or inhale).

(2) Mengke Bateer, commonly referred to simply as Bateer in China, is a Chinese-Inner Mongolian former professional basketball player. Wiki link here.

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