Lu Xinqing carried Huyan Shijing on his back, crossing the terraced fields' steps, down to the bottom of the valley.
Mountains blocked the wind, and the pond remained calm and waveless. Tall reeds grew in the southeast corner among a field of foxtail grass, and diagonally opposite the reeds stood a thatched cottage.
A large yellow dog ran over from not far away, treading on the grassland and barked loudly at Liang Qu, trying to drive away the intruder.
"Shoo! Shoo!" Huyan Shijing made only a few simple shouts, easily scaring away the local dog, then turned to Liang Qu and said, "The gang raises it in the valley. It likes to bark when it sees strangers."
"Not a bad dog."
"If the lord likes it, I'll give it to you."
"Forget about it, I already have one at home."
"That must be a mighty and divine dog!"
Liang Qu: "..."
They arrived in front of the thatched cottage.
Lian Jingye took a bunch of keys from his waist, looking for the key to the door, all the while speaking.
