123: Linglong is a bad guy, a big yellow dog that is almost a spirit

As the System's voice faded, no matter how Li Mu summoned the System afterwards, the System page remained unresponsive.

After a few attempts, Li Mu shook his head helplessly. Since he had to wait 48 hours, he would just wait patiently...

Li Mu was quite happy about this, after all, the System had said it.

The functions would be optimized after the upgrade, and more sections would be opened, which might make things more convenient.

Anyway, he only had to wait 48 hours, which wasn't a long time.

Subsequently, Li Mu swam to other areas of the Zhengshui River, capturing all the fish and shrimp, and then releasing them into the river within the Cave Heaven Small World.

It wasn't until there were no more fish or shrimp left in the entire Zhengshui River that Li Mu returned to the Cave Heaven Small World.

However, as soon as he returned, he saw Linglong, who was currently in the river, extremely joyful, leaping out of the water from time to time, splashing huge waves, and even pushing many fish directly onto the shore with these waves.

After all, Linglong's body was so large that even a slight movement in the water could cause significant ripples, let alone her current joyous frolicking.

However, when Li Mu, who had just returned, saw this scene: "..."

He then directly reached out and used a Spell to form a giant hand, grabbing Linglong, who was still happily playing, and flying out of the river by the back of her neck.

With her fate's neck held, Linglong, the entire Dragon, calmed down, obediently letting Li Mu carry her to the side of the pavilion.

After Li Mu withdrew the Spell, Linglong still looked at the distant river with a hint of reluctance.

Hmm, she still wanted to play...

Seeing Linglong's appearance, Li Mu chuckled, "Alright, the fish were hard to catch. If you keep making friends like before, they'll all be gone in a few days!"

"Let them live in the river for a while longer. By then, these fish will be strengthened by Spiritual Qi every day, so you won't accidentally kill them while playing."

Huh?

Linglong raised her head. Although she didn't quite understand, she felt that what Li Mu said sounded very impressive...

Then her gaze turned towards the forest.

Li Mu: "..."

Li Mu: "You can't go to the forest either. There aren't many birds and animals left in there!"

"Just stay here obediently, absorb Spirit Stones, Cultivate, and strive to become a Dragon as soon as possible."

Ugh...

Hearing Li Mu's words, Linglong immediately lay on the ground dispiritedly, even rolling over in protest, getting covered in dirt.

She was giving up!

Seeing Linglong like this, Li Mu unhurriedly pulled out his phone, found a viral video, turned the volume up to maximum, and placed it next to Linglong's head.

"When a child rolls around disobediently, they're probably useless. A good beating will fix them..."

The sound from the phone made Linglong, who was still rolling around, instantly jolt, and then she obediently straightened herself.

.........

On the other side, in a village in Longcheng, a small county town in the south.

An eighty-year-old man silently prepared his meal: a bowl of white rice and a very simple vegetarian dish.

However, just as he carried the food from the kitchen to the dining table, a diary suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of him and dropped onto the dining table.

Seeing this, the old man was stunned for a moment.

Then he unhurriedly came to the dining table, arranged his meal, and began to eat silently.

At this moment, a dog outside seemed to have smelled the aroma of the food in the house. It happily ran in, wagging its tail joyfully beside the old man.

When the old man saw the dog, a smile also appeared on his wrinkled face.

He chuckled and scolded, "You scoundrel, all you do is play outside all day, and you only know to come back when it's mealtime!"

"Sit down here, I'll go get you a bowl..."

After speaking, the old man got up and entered the kitchen again, while the dog obediently sat in place, waiting for the old man to bring out its food.

It wasn't picky; it ate whatever the old man ate, and its appetite was particularly large.

Before long, the old man came out with a bowl of food and placed it in front of the dog. It barked at the old man and then began to eat happily.

Seeing it eat so joyfully, even the old man smiled.

Over the years, as his wife and children passed away one after another, only this dog had remained by his side.

Before long, the meal was finished.

Only then did the old man begin to notice the diary on the table. He then picked up the diary and prepared to read it.

And the dog beside the old man carried its bowl into the kitchen, and soon after came out with a rag, ready to clean the table.

Seeing this magical scene from his dog, the old man showed no surprise at all. Instead, he smiled knowingly, and then his gaze returned to the diary.

More than a month ago, the old man suddenly felt his body become much stronger, and even his previously blurry eyesight had recovered.

It was from that time that his Big Yellow Dog began to undergo these changes.

It became more understanding of human ways...

At first, the old man was very surprised, but seeing that the Big Yellow Dog still stayed by his side, he later simply let it be.

However, the old man knew that perhaps this world had changed.

Just like the diary that suddenly appeared during dinner, everything indicated this point.

Although the old man was old, it didn't mean he was foolish. In fact, in some aspects, he saw things more clearly than others.

"Li Mu's diary, Guo Jiarong's copy?"

The old man looked at the handwriting on the cover, slightly surprised, because that was his name.

After a slight hesitation, the old man still opened the diary, wanting to see what was written inside.

Until he finished reading the first entry...

At this moment, the old man was completely unsettled. His eyes widened, and his face was full of disbelief.

"Five years later... is the world going to change drastically?"

Guo Jiarong was deeply shocked: "No wonder so many people in the village said their bodies felt better a month ago. Are these all signs?"

However, just by reading the content of the first diary entry, Guo Jiarong could feel the suppression and despair revealed throughout the entire entry.

Such a future truly had no hope at all...

At this moment, the Big Yellow Dog, who had already finished washing the bowls and chopsticks, seemed to sense the old man's emotional fluctuations. It then quietly came to his side, whimpering softly, as if comforting the old man's emotions.

Hearing the sound of the dog beside him, Guo Jiarong finally came back to his senses, then let out a long sigh.

Then he looked at the dog beside him, and his deep, withered-looking hand stroked the Big Yellow Dog's head.

"Big Yellow, I know you're not like other dogs. You must be about to become a spirit, right?"

"You must protect yourself well in the future..."