The rain gradually stopped during the morning. When the sun rose, Su Ming woke up from his deep thoughts. When he lifted his head, he saw the two white dogs wagging their tails and looking at him pitifully.
Clearly, with the two people who were once cultivators, they were unwilling to die just like that. Even if there was the slightest possibility that they could survive, they did not want to give up.
Su Ming's expression remained the same, but he was laughing coldly in his heart. He had never been the type to show mercy to his enemies. His words at night were not a lie, but whether or not it would come true would depend on the two white dogs' performance in the future.
"Big White, White Three, let's go." Su Ming stood up and walked to the door to the courtyard. Once he pushed it open, he walked out. The two white dogs quickly followed behind him, especially the three-legged one. When it ran, it was not much slower.
Just like before, Su Ming went to the west of the village and bought a pot of wine for the old man. On the way, he ran into quite a number of villagers. All of them smiled and greeted him in the morning. They were also very interested in the two white dogs behind Su Ming.
It was especially so for the children. They surrounded the two white dogs and were incredibly curious about how the three-legged dog could run so fast.
Soon, when Su Ming returned to the courtyard, the children outside laughed and left. All of them had curious looks on their faces. Clearly, they wanted to go home and tell their parents what had happened that day.
Once Su Ming closed the door to the courtyard, he placed the pot of wine by the side of the door. Suddenly, he frowned and turned his head around to look at the two white dogs.
"You were once cultivators, so you can abstain from eating, right? You don't need to eat, right?"
The two white dogs' expressions became even more indignant, and they nodded.
Su Ming did not speak. He picked up the axe and sat down on the wooden stump to begin chopping wood for the day. Every single time he lifted the axe, the two white dogs would shudder. Clearly, they were still traumatized by the previous night, and they would not be able to recover within a short period of time.
Banging sounds reverberated through the village in the morning. All the people knew that the young man called Su Ming had started cutting wood again.
When the sun was high in the sky and it was almost noon, the door to the house was pushed open. Only then did the old man in the small robe stretch his back and walk out. The moment he walked out, the two white dogs were so terrified that they tucked their tails between their legs and ran to Su Ming. To them, Su Ming was clearly much gentler than the old man.
This old man was definitely the most terrifying existence they had ever seen in the world.
The old man picked up the wine jug and walked out into the courtyard. He looked up at the noon sun and said loudly, "Haha, it's good to sleep early and wake up early. It's good to wake up naturally, and it's good to drink a jug of wine after you wake up!"
"Eating dog meat after drinking is good for your health!" Light shone in the old man's eyes. He stared at the two white dogs under Su Ming's feet, then looked around, as if he was wondering which one he should eat today.
"Su Ming, which one do you think we should eat today?" The old man took a few brisk steps forward and crouched down to look at the two white dogs. He gulped.
Su Ming ignored the old man and continued cutting wood seriously. In his mind, the old man's two axes from the previous night kept appearing nonstop.
When the old man saw that Su Ming did not answer, he lifted his head in surprise and went to stand in front of him. He crouched down and let out a loud roar at him.
"Wake up!"
Su Ming frowned. He could accept the old man's strange personality, but he was not used to the old man's occasional roars that sounded as if he had gone mad.
It was especially so when Su Ming was immersed in some sort of epiphany. This sort of roar would instantly wake him up.
"Boy, your comprehensive abilities are too strong. When did I ever doze off when I was cutting wood? I was awake every single time I swung the axe. Don't think about gaining an epiphany, gaining an epiphany, gaining an epiphany. Aren't you tired of trying to gain an epiphany?
"Don't think about random epiphanies. Cutting wood is cutting wood. Don't slack off, be serious! He didn't want to think about anything else in his mind. He just had to focus on chopping firewood.
"Alright, let's talk about something serious. Tell me, which dog should we eat today?" the old man asked with a serious expression on his face.
"I think that we can choose not to eat these two first. After all, we need someone to guard the house." Over the past few months, Su Ming had also learned how to communicate with the old man. At that moment, he also had a serious expression on his face. He first thought about it for a moment before speaking seriously.
Just as he expected, when Su Ming's expression appeared, the old man also maintained a serious expression. He scrutinized the two white dogs, who were so terrified that they were trembling. Then, he stroked his chin as if he was thinking about Su Ming's words.
"Hmm, you're right, very right, very right, very right!" The old man thought about it for a long time before he nodded seriously.
Once he said those words, the two white dogs immediately sighed in relief in their hearts. When they looked at Su Ming, gratitude appeared on their faces, but …
"But I want to eat them." Immediately after, the old man looked at Su Ming.
Because of it, the two white dogs immediately became nervous again. They suddenly felt that the old man was a lunatic, and Su Ming was a little more normal.
Su Ming thought about it seriously again before he said solemnly, "You'll have a chance. There should be quite a number of white dogs appearing in the near future. At that time, when we raise more of them, you can eat whichever one you want."
When the old man heard it, he immediately became excited, but soon, he put away his excitement and put on a serious expression. He seemed to have thought about it for a long time before he nodded.
"Hmm, you're right, very right, very right, very right!" The old man rubbed his hands, but soon, he put on a crying face.
"But I still want to eat them now."
The two white dogs were about to fall into despair. At that moment, they lay on the ground while trembling, as if they had even lost the courage to run away. They could only hope that Su Ming could help them.
Su Ming was silent. He picked up the axe and no longer bothered himself with the old man. He continued cutting wood. This time, he did not try to gain an epiphany, neither did he pay attention to it. Instead, he casually swung the axe and cut wood again and again.
"Hmm? Why aren't you talking? "
"Y-y-you … You brat, how dare you ignore me?!"
"Why aren't you talking?!"
"I'm telling you, I'm going to fly into a rage! If you still don't talk!" Every single time the old man spoke, he would change his position. When he said his last sentence, White Three blocked his path and was sent flying with a kick. It stared at Su Ming sternly.
But when he saw that Su Ming still did not speak and continued cutting wood, a thought appeared in the old man's head. He lifted his right hand and placed it on the wood. When Su Ming swung the axe down, he quickly took it away. After a few times, the old man started laughing.
Su Ming was already used to this scene. Over the past few months, the old man would play by his side like this once every few days, even if it was not every day, and he looked very happy.
But on that day, it was clearly slightly different. The old man grabbed White's tail, which was about to leave stealthily, then picked the dog up and placed it on the firewood. When Su Ming's axe fell, he quickly took the white dog away.
He played with great joy, and Su Ming's expression remained calm. However, to the white dog, it was a life and death crisis after crisis, and its heart trembled time and time again.
When dusk arrived, the old man laughed and tossed aside the white dog, who had gone through a life and death situation for an entire afternoon. Then, he stood up and stretched his back.
"Boring, boring. Su Ming, go and find a girl for me tomorrow!" The old man's expression turned serious again and he gave Su Ming a stern order.
When he said those words, Su Ming's swinging axe tilted and cut the side of the wood, cutting off a layer of wood chips. He lifted his head and looked at the old man with a strange expression. This was the request the old man had made over the past few months, and it stunned Su Ming the most.
"Hmm? What's with your expression? Y-y-you … You're looking down on me! "When the old man saw Su Ming's expression, he immediately jumped up and shouted loudly in exasperation.
"You're looking down on me! You're going overboard! I'm also a man! So what if I want a girl? Is my request too much? No, my request isn't at all!" The old man had been exasperated just a moment ago, but in the next breath, his eyes immediately sparkled.
"By the way, do you like girls?" The old man crouched down and looked at Su Ming in high spirits.
Su Ming fell silent.
"Hmm? Why aren't you talking again?"
"Y-y-y-you … If you still don't talk, I'm going to take three girls!"
Su Ming sighed softly.
"Senior, if you do this, there will be no one to cut wood for you."
"Hmm? Why? Let's not talk about this for now. You still haven't answered me. Do you like girls? " The old man seemed to feel that squatting down was too tiring. He grabbed the three-legged White Three and sat down on it. He quickly looked at Su Ming and waited for his answer.
Su Ming fell silent. The figures of the three girls appeared in his mind. After a long while, he shook his head, but no matter how much he shook his head, he could not shake off the sadness that filled his heart as the memories surfaced in his mind.
The old man seemed to have noticed this sadness, and he fell silent as well. After some time, Su Ming lifted his axe and continued cutting wood.
Bang, bang, bang … The sound echoed in the air. It traveled out of the courtyard during dusk and echoed in the village. It also landed on the body of a woman who was walking slowly into the village under the setting sun.
It was a woman dressed in a Daoist robe. She might be middle-aged, but her beautiful face still had a charming charm to it. When she walked over, her expression was calm, but when she walked into the village, all the villagers who walked past her seemed to have turned a deaf ear to her, as if they could not see her.
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