CFSMS -Chapter 29 Boss Lu, In My Next Life, I’ll Definitely Be Your Dog

Lu Wu was numb.

The second mission had barely begun, yet she already felt as though she were about to die halfway through it.

She opened her mouth, only to realize she had no idea how to explain things.

Even if she picked up the pork knuckle and gnawed on it herself, these people probably still wouldn’t believe there was nothing wrong with it.

Sigh!

This imagination-driven misunderstanding was poisonous.

And the one being poisoned was herself.

After a long sigh, Lu Wu racked her brains for a solution. Then she turned her head and spotted a familiar figure.

I am a little yellow mutt.

People call me Da Huang.

I was born in a tiny place called Little River Town.

Though my origins were humble, I never accepted my fate.

Destiny may be fixed, but I believed that dogs could triumph over heaven.

I secretly observed how humans lived and studied all kinds of things just like they did.

One day, a flash of inspiration struck me, and I became smarter.

I knew then that I had become what humans called a demon beast.

From that day onward, every stray cat and dog on the streets acknowledged me as their leader.

But I disdained such things.

Leading a gang of underlings and throwing my weight around was not my ambition.

I was destined to become the Dog Emperor’s dog.

So I gave myself a name:

Ao Tian.

Dog Ao Tian.

Humans once said that anyone bearing this name was destined for greatness.

After gaining intelligence, I learned cultivation and came to understand that Little River Town could never contain a magnificent existence like me.

So, after failing in my attempt to scam Boss Lu into adopting me, I set off for Ten Thousand Poisons Valley.

I had a feeling.

There, I would find a path to greater strength.

Yet accidents always strike without warning.

On my very first day, I encountered two powerful demon beasts locked in battle.

Sand and rocks flew everywhere.

The sky darkened.

My vocabulary is lacking; I cannot adequately describe how terrifying the scene was.

Being far too weak, all I could do was lie flat on the ground and wait for the fight to end.

Fortunately, neither senior paid any attention to a tiny shrimp like me.

And so I waited.

One died.

One survived.

In the end, the bird-type senior was crushed to death by the snake-type senior.

Its enormous corpse collapsed onto the ground.

Its unclosed eyes happened to stare directly toward my hiding place.

Meeting those bright eyes, which still shone despite having lost all life, only one thought filled my mind.

Become stronger!

Perhaps my cry was too heartfelt.

Fate answered me.

The snake senior had survived, but he was so badly injured that he could barely move.

He called me out and told me to gather medicinal herbs for him so he could recover.

In return, he promised to reward me afterward.

After weighing the pros and cons, I agreed.

This wasn’t cowardice.

This was recognizing the times and acting wisely.

Human wisdom always guided me forward at critical moments.

Even if humans didn’t like me, I still loved those adorable humans.

Especially Boss Lu, who made meat buns.

Slurp.

I delivered the medicinal herbs—thoroughly soaked in my drool—to the snake senior.

His vertical pupils narrowed.

A sense of danger nearly drowned me.

Thankfully, he did not attack me.

And he kept his word.

After consuming the herbs, some of his injuries recovered.

He dug out the bird demon’s demon core and swallowed it.

I could feel his cultivation growing stronger.

As for the remaining bird meat, he gave it to me as payment.

There was so much meat.

As a newcomer to this place, I was dazzled.

I immediately pounced on it and began eating.

Though it wasn’t as delicious as Boss Lu’s buns, I was still happy.

I swore that once I became stronger, I would return and scam Boss Lu again.

I would become her dog.

I ate until I was stuffed.

After devouring the feast, a wave of heat began circulating through my body.

This was the abundant spiritual energy contained within demon beast flesh.

Following my instincts, I absorbed it.

I was growing stronger.

I knew it.

But I was also walking toward death.

By the time I realized something was wrong with my body, it was already too late.

The spiritual energy flowing through my meridians had turned black.

I had been poisoned.

Why had no beast ever told me that demon beast meat could be poisonous?

Dragging my heavily poisoned body, I sought out the snake senior.

But he merely looked at me coldly.

Those slit pupils contained absolute zero.

“Oh? I thought you knew.”

Those icy words plunged me into a winter blizzard.

So humans were right.

Demon beasts really were cold-blooded and heartless.

Even among their own kind, they offered no mutual care.

I was devastated.

The poison was far too powerful.

And I hadn’t learned any detoxification techniques.

All I could do was follow my instincts and chew random medicinal herbs.

The herbs eased the poison’s attacks, but I still continued marching toward death.

I panicked.

Could it be that I, Dog Ao Tian, was destined to stop here?

Day after day passed.

My body grew weaker and weaker.

Ten Thousand Poisons Valley was no longer a place I could survive.

One day, after opening my eyes, I dragged my exhausted body toward the valley’s exit.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Eventually, I saw the narrow passage known as the Line of Heaven.

And from beyond it drifted the scent of meat.

So fragrant.

In my heart, this aroma rivaled Boss Lu’s buns.

Ah…

I thought of Boss Lu again.

If only I could eat one more of her buns before I died.

With that thought, I staggered toward the source of the fragrance.

My vision darkened.

Everything became blurry.

Perhaps due to the poison, I vaguely saw Boss Lu.

But that was impossible.

I grinned.

My whole body convulsed.

I didn’t need a mirror to know how ugly I looked right now.

I couldn’t walk anymore.

So I collapsed beside the phantom Boss Lu.

If there is a next life, I will definitely—

“Huh? Da Huang? Are you okay?”

Looking at the collapsed Da Huang by her feet, Lu Wu raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Customers had told her before that this yellow dog was unusually intelligent.

But at the end of the day, he was still a demon beast and posed some danger to ordinary people.

Someone had once tried to track him down and drive him out of Little River Town.

They failed.

Who would have thought that Da Huang had entered Ten Thousand Poisons Valley—and suffered such severe poisoning?

Seeing his emaciated body, reduced to skin and bones by the toxin, Lu Wu felt somewhat helpless.

She noticed the kindness and attachment in his eyes.

She couldn’t simply ignore him.

But she didn’t know how to detoxify poison, nor did she have any antidote pills on her.

As for asking others for help…

Looking at the crowd’s indifferent expressions—and remembering the massive misunderstanding caused by those imagination addicts earlier—she doubted anyone would lend a hand.

In that case, she could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive.

Glancing at the system’s description of the pork knuckle, Lu Wu fished a steaming knuckle out of the pot.

She removed the bone, tore the skin and lean meat into strips, then picked up Da Huang, pried open his mouth, and stuffed the meat inside.

The special effect of “Love the Pork Knuckle Even in Death”…

Detoxification.

As for how much poison it could cure…

That depended on whether Da Huang’s life was tough enough.

A faint swallowing sound emerged.

Da Huang was cooperating with her.

With one…

No, two paws already stepping into the underworld, Da Huang suddenly smelled the aroma of meat drifting up from the mortal world.

For a dog, meat was irresistible.

Especially when it had been given by what seemed to be the Bodhisattva-like Boss Lu.

The moment Da Huang tasted the meat, joy filled his heart.

Unfortunately, his barren little brain lacked the words to describe such deliciousness.

“Woof…”

He let out a weak bark, expressing his gratitude.

Thank you, kind person.

Thank you for allowing me to leave this world as a well-fed ghost.

May there be meat buns and giant pork knuckles in heaven as well.

Da Huang peacefully closed his eyes.

Farewell, Boss Lu.

In my next life, I will definitely be your dog.