Ten minutes after Zi Yurou left the courtyard, a small black pup dashed inside the room where her brother was.

"You're finally here..." Zi Ming was pondering over the information his newfound master shared when he noticed his baby pet walking in through the door.

"Wuwu!" Heilang pounced on his owner and began to lick him all over his face. It had been a while since the two of them played or trained together ever since the arrival of Zi Haofengf and his company. As a cautious person, Zi Ming always took care not to reveal things that could put him or his family and friends in potential harm. He had a very good impression of elder Muyue, her father and her cousin. The relationship grew a thousand miles further every other day, but...

At the end of the day, the three of them were still strangers, and most importantly, he was still weak. Very weak.

Heilang had too many secrets on his body, and the boy couldn't afford to show them in the open at this point in time.

What he was worried about right now was something related to this little friend. Zi Ming might seem like a carefree teenage boy with no experience, but his mind was extremely keen and quick.

"Heilang, hide in my clothes, we're making a trip in the forest real quick."

"Wu!" The small beast was puzzled but didn't refuse to do so. The furry ball jumped on his collar, entered his garments and hid.

Zi Ming smiled and stroke him for a few seconds before he decided to leave the room. As the courtyard was left empty the teen thought seriously:

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"Time to execute the plan...I hope I'm just imagining things right now."

Before the two of them left for the forest, Zi Ming went back to his hut and grabbed a small leather bag. He hid Heilang inside then headed for the closest house. He knocked a few times on the door before a bored voice sounded from inside:

"Get in." The voice was melodious despite showing traces of monotony.

As he made his way inside her room, the woman glanced at him and asked:

"What is it, now? Don't hinder my cultivation if you're not planning another breakthrough today." 

"Don't make fun of me senior sister, how could I possibly advance again in such a short time, haha."

The lad answered in a joking but respectful tone.

"Pah! what is body tempering? If not for me being worried about your foundation, you would have already reached the ninth stage." She spat in disdain.

Zi Ming smiled bitterly when he heard this. "Were all women from the city the same?" He worried.

The woman noticed his expression and smiled as if she understood his thoughts. She would have cleared his doubts if she was in a patient mood. Now she just wanted to get rid of him as fast as possible and resume her cultivation.

"Okay, speak what do you want?"

"Nothing really, I just need some more of those pills you gave me yesterday."

"Oh..." She reached out in the air and grabbed something. As she flicked her sleeve once more green pills were thrown at Zi Ming's feet.

He thanked her and left in a hurry. As the doors closed the woman seemed to think about something. She opened her eyes for the first time ever since the boy entered.

She tried to get up hesitatingly but dismissed the idea the next moment.

"It still is too soon for him to learn this anyway. Let's resume where I left off."

What she didn't know was that her hesitation to follow the boy that day prevented her to assist to the birth of the legend of the "Undying Wolf Sovereign" who would later be known as the most transcendental canine demon beast to have graced the cultivation world.