169: Have Crouching Dragon and Phoenix made peace with each other?

“Oh? Guo Jiarong’s dog evolved into a Yao Beast?”

Li Mu saw the System’s prompt, then specifically opened the System to check on the dog next to Guo Jiarong, and indeed found that it had already entered the Refining Qi Realm.

And through the System video, Li Mu saw that the Big Yellow Dog, originally of normal size, had now become a giant beast over three meters tall next to Guo Jiarong.

However, seeing that this dog had evolved to the Yao Beast level but still hadn’t left Guo Jiarong, Li Mu felt a bit surprised.

He then simply threw an Appraisal at the Big Yellow Dog to see what was going on with it.

Soon, the Big Yellow Dog’s information appeared before Li Mu’s eyes.

Time passed little by little, and when he finished reading all of the Big Yellow Dog’s information, a hint of surprise appeared on Li Mu’s face.

Among all animals, any that become Yao Beasts will have their wildness and ferocity amplified.

This was the prompt the System gave him, and this point would not be wrong; Li Mu always remembered it.

So now that the Big Yellow Dog had evolved, its nature hadn't changed in the slightest from before. In fact, because it was smarter, it was even more cautious in front of Guo Jiarong, seemingly afraid of hurting him.

This completely lacked the characteristics of Yao Beasts described by the System, and for a moment, Li Mu developed some interest in the Big Yellow Dog.

After all, compared to other Yao Beasts, the Big Yellow Dog was already considered an anomaly!

However, Li Mu also speculated that the Big Yellow Dog’s current behavior was very likely related to Guo Jiarong.

Although the characters the System assigned him each time were random, these people always stood out in some way.

Perhaps Guo Jiarong was such a character, thus influencing this Big Yellow Dog and making it hide its wildness and ferocity…

Moreover, among the information displayed after the Appraisal, this Big Yellow Dog had always accompanied Guo Jiarong, almost like a spiritual pillar for him.

Similarly, Guo Jiarong was also the spiritual pillar for this Big Yellow Dog; one person and one dog living together, relying on each other.

After Li Mu finished reading the diary, he looked at the Big Yellow Dog next to Guo Jiarong in the System video and fell into thought.

This Big Yellow Dog was completely different from other Yao Beasts; perhaps he could give it a Legacy and see what outstanding qualities it might have in the future.

However, although he thought of this, Li Mu was not in a hurry to do it. He planned to wait for a suitable opportunity later.

The Appraisal mentioned the Big Yellow Dog’s future plans: it would leave after Guo Jiarong passed away.

Giving it the Legacy then would be perfectly fine.

As for Guo Jiarong…

Li Mu specifically checked through the Appraisal, and his lifespan was less than four months before he would die of old age.

That is to say, that would be the time for the Big Yellow Dog to leave.

As for Guo Jiarong, Li Mu had already considered how to arrange for him as soon as he saw him refreshed and finished reading all of Guo Jiarong’s information.

Now, the unexpected appearance of the Big Yellow Dog not only didn't have an adverse effect on his arrangements for Guo Jiarong, but actually made them even more suitable!

His arrangements for Guo Jiarong were similar to Feng He's, but not as complicated.

After all, Guo Jiarong was nearing the end of his life. At this point, giving him a Talent Spiritual Fruit or an Immortal Legacy would not be of much use; he had too many Impurities in his body, and there would be no progress in his Cultivation.

Instead of wasting these, it would be better to arrange for him to become a zombie like Feng He after he died.

… … … …

Just like that, another week passed…

During this week, nothing major happened in Xia Country, but many evolving monsters appeared all over the world!

Even Xia Country had quite a few, but they were all dealt with in time.

For example, on Mount Tai, because Mount Tai also began to have a Spiritual Vein, the Mount Tai Mountain Range gradually began to see a large number of evolving monsters, and some even entered the Refining Qi level Yao Beast Realm.

However, they were unable to descend the mountain; Ji Jiangxue had them firmly confined, only able to move on the mountain, and unable to descend no matter what.

After all, Ji Jiangxue was nominally a member of the Special Affairs Handling Bureau, so she naturally had to solve some troubles for the official side.

Li Mu was not idle this week either; he had been traveling all over Xia Country, looking for suitable places for the next layout.

After a week, Li Mu had almost visited the entire Xia Country, and he had a complete concept of Xia Country's terrain in his mind.

During this week, because Linglong felt very bored staying in the Cave Heaven Small World, he let it out to play.

Linglong was quite obedient; it didn't cause any trouble this week and was always looking for little friends to play with in the forest.

However, what surprised Li Mu was that this week, he didn't know when, but the Dragon and Phoenix actually got together again, and for some unknown reason, one person and one Flood Dragon even became companions.

At this moment, the two were having a barbecue in the forest outside Heng City. The ingredients for the barbecue were a new friend Linglong had found, a turtle dove that had just evolved into a Yao Beast!

This turtle dove, when it spread its wings, reached a length of over six meters, making it a behemoth.

However, it had now been plucked and skewered on a branch, being roasted over a fire. A rich aroma emanated from the turtle dove, making one’s mouth water just from smelling it!

Xing Mulan was carefully grilling, with many seasonings placed beside her.

And Linglong, with an expectant look, was lying beside Xing Mulan, its eyes fixed intently on the roasted meat, drooling.

From time to time, it would rub against Xing Mulan and ask questions with 'yi ya yi ya' sounds, and Xing Mulan seemed to actually understand its words.

While grilling, she impatiently pushed Linglong's head aside: “Don’t rush, don’t rush, it’ll be a while!”

Saying that, Xing Mulan sprinkled seasoning on the turtle dove and said, “Your appetite is too big. This turtle dove isn’t enough for the two of us. If you’re tired of waiting, you can go catch another one!”

Huh?

Linglong, who was originally staring at the roasted meat, suddenly turned its head to look at Xing Mulan upon hearing this, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Xing Mulan’s cheeks flushed, and then she covered up: “Oh, I won’t sneak a bite. Hurry up and go!”

Getting this answer from Xing Mulan, Linglong then got up and flew towards the distance.

As soon as Linglong’s figure completely disappeared, Xing Mulan slyly tore off a piece of thigh meat and stuffed it into her mouth.

“Mmm… so good… huff huff huff… so good…”