Ye Jin got up from the ground, drew out his machete, and took a step forward, forming a pincer attack with me, trapping the goddess in the middle.
From the moment Ye Jin took a step, I saw disdain rising in the goddess' eyes. By the time Ye Jin stood firm, the disdain in her eyes had turned into contempt, and she even raised her chin high.
I put away the knife and stood up and said, "Old Ye, take a break. This is between me and it."
"You..." Ye Jin said just one word before I waved my hand to stop him. He could only put away his machete and step aside.
I drew out my sword again and made a "please" gesture. The fighting spirit in the goddess' eyes rekindled, and she leaned down again, ready to attack.
My grandfather once told me: All spirit dogs are born with pride, and there are only two ways to make them recognize their master. The first way is to raise the spirit dog by your side before it is weaned, or to save its life when it is on the verge of death; the second way is to subdue it openly without any conspiracy or trickery. This process may be done in one go, or it may be extremely long, and may even require seven captures and seven releases.
Wasn't the goddess's action just now a test to see if I am qualified to be its master
When dealing with a goddess like a spirit dog, I must show my strength and strive to defeat the enemy with one move, even if it means hurting her. If I hesitate and continue to fight because I am afraid of hurting the goddess, even if I capture her in the end, she will not completely surrender.
The moment the goddess and I looked at each other, I also reached out my hand to shake the blade. The three ghost coins embedded in the Rakshasa flew up with a sharp whistle.
The goddess was obviously frightened by the Ghost Eye Money. Her two front paws, which were originally ready to attack, unconsciously moved back a few inches. Her two eyes also moved back and forth between me and the Ghost Eye Money, and she became extremely cautious.
Suddenly, the rapidly spinning ghost eye money seemed to be forcibly stopped by some force. When I looked sideways at the ghost money, the goddess suddenly jumped up and rushed straight towards me.
The distance between us was less than two meters. The goddess was as fast as lightning. When I looked at her again, she had already rushed to less than half a meter in front of me. At this distance, unless I drew my sword and retreated, the long sword Rakshasa would not be able to exert any power.
But once I retreat, the goddess will press on step by step until I am forced to a point where I have no way to retreat. That is when the goddess will launch a fatal blow on me.
At the critical moment, I threw Rakshasa forward with my right hand, and with my left hand, I stretched my forearm across my body and thrust it into the goddess' mouth.
Although the goddess bared her fangs, she had no intention of killing me. Because dogs, like wolves, have the characteristic of testing their opponents, and they will not attack rashly before they are sure that they can kill the opponent with one blow. The goddess was just testing, but my reaction forced her to bite my arm.
At the moment when the goddess's sharp teeth splashed blood on my arm, the Rakshasa that I threw out also circled and flew back to its original position silently - the first of the Nine Fateful Swords: Disaster is coming.
There is never any sign before a disaster strikes. Even if the person who encounters the disaster feels it, he or she will not know where the disaster comes from. When the disaster strikes, it is too late to react.
Therefore, the Rakshasa who turned back in the air after being thrown out by me was not only silent, but also had no killing intent, and did not even bring up a trace of wind. When the dazzling knife light swept into the corner of the goddess' eyes, it was too late for her to dodge.
Just as the Rakshasa's blade was about to cut into the back of the goddess' neck, I suddenly reached out and grabbed the handle of the knife, forcing the Rakshasa to stop, and only used the blade to force the goddess' neck: "Let go!"
The goddess stared at me with unwilling eyes, obviously thinking that I won by trickery, and even if I could kill it, it would not surrender. The teeth of the goddess biting on my arm gradually increased in strength, obviously preparing to preserve the last bit of her dignity before dying.
I forced myself to tighten the muscles in my arms and said, "You are the Dog King, you should not live in a place like this. If you want to prove yourself, just follow me. From now on, our days will be filled with swordplay. If you can't bear to leave the big bed and beef here, just pretend I've never been here."
As soon as I finished speaking, I put down the long knife, and the goddess loosened her teeth and licked my bleeding wound with her tongue.
The goddess did not recognize me as her master, she just regarded me as a partner.
Just like I said, although the kennel here is exquisite and gorgeous, it is not the life it wants. The dog king will not choose to spend his life in comfort. He will shed his last blood in a desperate fight, be torn into pieces by the enemy, or fall alone in the mountains where no one can see him. This is the final destination of the dog king.
The goddess wanted to leave a long time ago, but she didn't have a suitable master. Or maybe she didn't think I was a suitable master either, but at least, I wouldn't treat her as a pet.
Ye Jin stared and asked, "Is that all?"
"It should work!" I stood up and patted the goddess' forehead, then said to Lao Bai, "How much is the goddess's worth? I'll buy it!"
Lao Bai waved his hand and said, "Take it away. The goddess shouldn't belong here! Zhan Shan Dog is not a spirit dog that anyone can keep!"
Ye Jin's eyes almost popped out of his head: "You said it's a mountain dog? Is that possible?"
Many people know that tigers are powerful and eagles are smart, and they can occupy a mountain and claim to be the king, but they have never heard of anything else that can occupy a mountain and claim to be the king. In fact, no matter what kind of beast it is, as long as it has no rivals within a certain range, it is the king, tigers and wolves are like this, and so are dogs.
Mountain-guarding dogs are well known, but the prerequisite for guarding the mountain is the support of the owner. There are not many dogs that can really occupy a mountain without external forces, so mountain-guarding dogs have become a legend.
Lao Bai shook his head and said, "I have looked up a lot of information. The goddess completely meets the characteristics of a mountain dog. When I picked up the goddess's father from the mountain, I thought I had found the legendary mountain dog and was ecstatic. Who knew that after that thing came back, it did nothing but sow seeds and then died silently. The goddess is its only offspring."
"The goddess was not born in the wilderness, so I don't know if she is a true mountain dog. However, I believe she is the best spirit dog."
Lao Bai waved his hands sadly and said, "Take it away! It doesn't belong here..."
The goddess walked over to Lao Bai and licked his hand twice, as a farewell to him. Lao Bai held back his tears and sent us to the door, then he sighed and closed the door.
Ye Jin also sighed: "Old Bai will be heartbroken for a while! However, he did nothing wrong. It is a sin to lock the goddess in the yard."
I looked at the goddess again. It was the dog that looked the closest to a wolf that I had ever seen, especially its eyes. It was like a natural wolf king. At first I thought the goddess was pure white, but when I looked closely, I found that there were three vertical black marks on her forehead, and the tips of the three black marks were just gathered at the center of her eyebrows.
I stroked the top of the goddess' head and said, "Old Ye, look at the three marks on her head. Do they look like Mao Ke? From now on, let's change her name to 'Guazi'."
"What a good idea!" As soon as Ye Jin finished speaking, Guazi'er growled, and seemed very dissatisfied with her new name. Ye Jin glared and said, "What's wrong with calling you Guazi'er? It sounds better than goddess. Look at your tomboyish appearance. How can you be a goddess at all?"
“Woof woof—”
"Shut up!"
Ye Jin and Guazi'er had been arguing all the way, making my brain explode, but they still hadn't stopped. As soon as the car arrived at the Heng family villa, I jumped out first and went straight to Shi Heshang: "Did the police call?"
"Here we are!" Monk Shi said, "The police have confirmed that there is no trace of the child's blood at 608, and he is temporarily considered missing. Lao Heng is going crazy waiting for you, come and take a look!"
I waved my hand and said, "Don't look. Tell Lao Heng to pack up and go back to his hometown."
I asked Ye Jin to get a minibus and take Hengfei to his hometown.
Not long after we set off, I asked Ye Jin, "How is the matter I asked you to find out going?"
Ye Jin shook his head and said, "I just called my friend at the police station. They kept their mouth shut and didn't leak any information. But he said that Old Hou hasn't shown up since you left. He must have gone out to do something."
"I know." What I fear most is that Lao Hou will come and interfere. With him around, things will be inconvenient. But I can't stop him either, so I can only take it one step at a time.
After I had been in the car for more than two hours, I heard Ye Jin call out, "The front is Sandaogangzi."
I sat up and looked at both sides of the avenue in the afterglow of the setting sun: "This place has good feng shui, right?"
Ye Jin said, "Good feng shui is useless. This place is a well-known poor village. Nothing can make it big. The village is extremely poor. Not to mention getting rich, there are not many college graduates."
"Hmm?" I looked at the crops on the roadside and said, "These crops are growing well!"
To determine whether a place has geomancy, the first thing to look at is the geomancy. There are many ways to look at geomancy, but the simplest one is to look at the crops. If even crops can't grow well in a place, how can there be geomancy? Isn't this the reason why "poor mountains and bad water" means this
Ye Jin glanced at the edge of the field and said, "The crops are good, but the harvest is not good in the fall. The land in Sandagang is good, and the people are not lazy. They use the same seeds and fertilizers, but for some reason, the harvest is not good. The neighboring village can only make 1,000 per mu a year, but they are lucky to get 400 per mu."
Ye Jin pointed at Heng Fei and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Old Heng. Before I came here, I specifically asked someone about Sandagangzi. There are more strange things in this place than just this one."
I turned to look at Hengfei: "Has this place been like this from the beginning, or has it only become like this since your grandfather was buried?" (To be continued)