After three days and nights, I finally returned home. Nothing beats the comfort of one's own home!
Staying at someone else's place always feels strange, even though I can't quite put my finger on what's odd about it!
Ye Feng muttered to himself.
He walked into the house with Doggie following obediently behind him, worried about getting lost by accident.
Or even worse, being taken away by a stranger—a kind person would be okay, but it would be unfortunate to encounter a weirdo who'd might kill and eat him.
Eat dog meat!
"Cough cough, you actually know to come back, I thought you'd never return. These past few days, no one could find a trace of you. You have no idea how busy we've been here at the Lingfeng Sect with all the visitors coming for tea, we're so busy we can barely keep up,"
"If not for the work of managing the sect, I would have been done for. I'm exhausted! If there weren't so many affairs, I could have gone back home for a few days. I've been wanting to see my granddaughter, I wonder what Yen'er is doing right now."
Du Gubo spoke with a familiar tone.
And with a reluctant look, he stared at Ye Feng!
"Old Poison, you've been working hard lately. In the past few days, how many new students have we recruited? Sifting through them one by one must be tiring, huh?"
Ye Feng looked at Du Gubo with a smile.
"In these two or three days, we've almost recruited a few hundred people. Flayer, I suggest you open a new branch. This floor can barely fit any more people, and the old students need to make room for the new ones. They have to go to the outside base for training, or else I wouldn't dare bring in so many."
Du Gubo said.
Ye Feng was his superior, and upon seeing his leader return, he reported everything in detail.
"Oh, is that so? That means you, Old Poison, are doing a very good job managing this. We're also getting a few hundred students to come learn at Lingfeng Sect, which is great to hear. Naturally, our income will increase fast."
To come to Lingfeng Sect for training, one has to pay a tuition fee of about ten thousand silver taels, which isn't a small amount!
Not everyone can afford it.
Typically, it's a place where only the wealthy families can send their members.
If you wonder why the tuition fee is so expensive, that's a question for Ye Feng!
The tuition fee is decided by him.
Whatever he says, goes!
"Still thinking about income, Old Peel? Are you using me as your money-making tool?"
"I work myself to death every day doing tasks for you and barely make a few dozen bucks. You still have the nerve to talk about income in front of me, you shameless guy."
Du Gubo said grumpily.
He was really angry, so much so that his face was like a fairy tale.
He felt angry because Ye Feng went on a long journey alone without taking him along, even though they had agreed before that Ye Feng would always take him with him on far journeys.
But in the end, he sneaked off without him.
"Hey, Old Poison, there's no need to get mad, we can talk it out. I could even raise your salary, that's not difficult for me, I'm not that stingy, right?"
"Woof woof—!"
The sound of barking rose.
Doggie wagged his tail and walked up to Old Poison.
Seeing the enraged Old Poison, Doggie kept barking!
This startled Old Poison completely.
What's going on, how did a dog come from nowhere!
Old Poison looked at Doggie with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Old Peel, what's this situation about? Why is there a dog here, hurry and shoo it away. It smells so bad I'm about to throw up my breakfast,"
Old Poison covered his mouth with his right hand.
Even an old man can show this side of himself!
Covering his mouth with his hand!
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This move doesn't seem like Du Gubo at all!
"Out, out! Get out of here, who let it wander in like that? What's the matter with the gatekeeper? This won't do, I must go and see what on earth is going on!?"
Du Gubo spoke up.
Doggie was disdained by Du Gubo!
"Old Poison, there's no need for you to go. I brought it here on purpose. I was planning to tell you secretly. You probably didn't expect me to bring a dog back, did you?"
"Haha, Old Poison, you should be delighted. I am planning to keep Doggie here at the Lingfeng Sect to help us guard the door. When I have time, I will train it well. If it has come to our Lingfeng Sect, it should learn some tricks."
Ye Feng said.
Guard the door!
Haven't people already been assigned to that job?
Is there really a need to hire a dog for this when the humans are just fine? Has this kid lost his mind?
"What! Are you kidding me? You brought this Doggie in? How come I didn't notice? And it's a decent idea to have a dog help guard the door, but you should've discussed it with me beforehand. It's a bit hard for me to accept all at once."
"Old Peel, just take Doggie back to wherever it came from. We, the Qingfeng Sect, don't need a dog to serve us."
"Ye Feng, I really can't understand what goes through your mind. Bringing a dog to the Qingfeng Sect is just causing trouble, don't you think? If it causes any problems, I'm not dealing with it."
"Old Poison, don't worry. You won't need to deal with such matters."
"I happened to be passing by when I saw Doggie being brutally beaten by its owner. I couldn't stand it and gave the owner a lesson. Then, I brought Doggie back. If I hadn't brought Doggie back, it would have continued to be abused."
"The thing I hate the most is seeing animals mistreated, like cats and dogs."
"Soul beasts are different; they have Soul Rings that can benefit us Soul Masters."
Ye Feng and Du Gubo conversed.
"Woof, woof—!"
Clearly not understanding, why was Doggie so great? Without a Soul Ring, what use could it be? The gatekeepers all have level ten Soul Rings, and it has nothing. That really is ridiculous.
It was just an ordinary dog with no special skills!
"Enough! I don't need to repeat a decision I've already made."
"Old Poison, I'll take Doggie for a bath now. In about ten minutes, come find me in my bedroom. Together, we'll go to the first floor and arrange things for Doggie."
At this moment, Ye Feng spoke up.
Hilarious!
Others might think he's talking about taking a person for a bath!
"Hmph! Nutcase."
Old Poison said with a look of disdain.
He also glanced at Doggie.
He realized that compared to him, Doggie was getting treated much better.
Ye Feng turned around and walked with Doggie towards the tallest building.
Soon after, Old Poison headed towards the fifth floor.
The fifth floor was the dormitory for new students, and Old Poison decided to spend ten minutes observing them.
Ten minutes should be enough.
"Maybe I should give it a name. Always calling it 'Doggie' doesn't seem quite right."
"I just don't know what name would sound good!"
"???"
Ye Feng pondered while giving Doggie a bath.
"How about the name 'Gale'?"
"Woof, woof—!"
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