CFSMS -Chapter 35 He Came Clean—He Was a Dog with Connections

Amid the crowd, the disguised Qin Zhan tugged at the sleeve of the young man beside him, signaling for him to line up.

A trace of speechlessness lingered in his eyes.

His master was already so old, yet he had disguised himself as a young man and come out pretending to be youthful.

That face, that figure—slender and refined. At a glance, it was the type women would adore. Hadn’t Boss Lu even looked at him a few extra times?

Bah, shameless old geezer!

Qin Zhan grumbled inwardly.

After admiring the handsome youth for a moment, Lu Wu blinked and looked away with a sigh.

Sure enough, whether male or female, there were so many beauties in the Qingyuan World.

This young man’s face was as exquisite as that of a prince. If he had been in her previous life, he would’ve dominated the entertainment industry.

But Lu Wu’s mind was focused solely on her stall. She brought out today’s braised pork knuckles.

The moment the steaming knuckles appeared, the crowd exploded.

“I want five!”

“Five? Hah, poor fool. Move aside! I want ten!”

People shouted over one another, looking ready to hack apart anyone blocking their way.

“Don’t rush, take it easy.”

She had prepared plenty today. There were fewer customers than she had expected, so everyone should get a share.

Still, Lu Wu noticed several unfamiliar faces.

Most of them seemed to have come because of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

From their conversations, she learned they had heard her pork knuckles could counteract poison. Though skeptical, they planned to buy some before venturing into the valley.

“Hey, hey! What’s a dog doing here?”

In the middle of the line, Dog Aotian was quietly waiting behind someone.

He sat obediently on the ground, suppressing the aura of a demonic beast. Because of his size, he was practically swallowed up by the crowd.

A customer who wasn’t watching where he was going accidentally stepped on Dog Aotian. Losing his balance, he nearly embarrassed himself.

When he realized the “culprit” was a dog, his dislike for demonic beasts immediately surfaced.

“Get lost.”

“Woof!”

Dog Aotian’s bark was low and muffled.

Baring his teeth, he growled without yielding an inch.

His black canine eyes were sharp and intimidating.

After a night’s time, his presence had become far more solid than before.

To earn enough money for today’s meal, he had wandered around the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley after parting ways with Lu Wu yesterday, fighting nonstop.

Perhaps because he had already endured enough hardships, fate had finally begun rewarding him.

Dog Aotian had discovered several heavenly treasures. After consuming them, the spiritual energy within his body became much more condensed. He had now reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement.

He remembered Boss Lu’s scent.

The moment he sensed her approaching the valley, he had run straight over.

After all, Dog Aotian was a dog with strong civic awareness.

Even though he could have used connections to skip the line, he had obediently queued up instead.

Yet this annoying human wanted to drive him away.

Dog Aotian was furious.

So he decided to stop pretending.

He was a dog with backing.

What’s wrong with using connections?

After shooting the man a disdainful look, Dog Aotian stepped out of the queue.

The customer thought he had successfully scared off a yellow dog and was feeling smug.

Then he watched as Dog Aotian swaggered over to the stall and rubbed his head affectionately against Boss Lu.

“Oh? You’re back.”

Lu Wu was delighted to see Big Yellow.

“Whine… whine…”

After acting cute for a while, Big Yellow wagged his tail and placed something at Lu Wu’s feet.

It was a red fruit about the size of a fist.

Ever since arriving here, Lu Wu had crammed a great deal of knowledge about the Qingyuan World into her head. She immediately recognized it as a Jade Beauty Fruit.

The fruit could be used to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Its market value was roughly two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Converted into her own currency system, that was equivalent to twenty braised pork knuckles.

“Good job.”

Lu Wu praised him.

Then, under the stunned gaze of the customer, she placed two steaming pork knuckles in front of Big Yellow.

“Eat up. If that’s not enough, there’s more.”

Looks like Big Yellow wouldn’t have to worry about meal expenses for the next few days.

“Woof woof!”

Seeing that Lu Wu liked his gift, Big Yellow was overjoyed.

Rolling onto the ground and exposing his belly, he acted cute shamelessly.

Dear Boss Lu, let me support you!

After barking a few times, Dog Aotian picked up a pork knuckle in his mouth and deliberately walked over to the customer who had insulted him.

Then he lay down nearby and slowly began enjoying his meal.

Every bite was accompanied by an arrogant glance.

It was blatant showing off.

The rich aroma of the pork knuckle assaulted everyone at close range.

Soon, all the nearby customers were glaring angrily at the man.

If he hadn’t offended Boss Lu’s dog, they wouldn’t have to suffer like this.

“It wasn’t even my fault…”

The man muttered weakly.

Surrounded by murderous stares, he lowered his head and pretended to be a quail.

Leaving was out of the question.

He still hadn’t gotten his pork knuckle.

Among the crowd, the disguised Qin Zhan also witnessed Dog Aotian’s shameless performance.

The moment he remembered how people were still talking about their battle from that day, his teeth started aching.

“Not bad. This dog has the bearing of a Great Emperor.”

Daoist Tianfeng nodded approvingly, completely unconcerned about how much this praise hurt his disciple.

To vent his frustration, Qin Zhan took out his Realm Communicator and contacted Jiang Yunhe.

“Where should we meet?”

He was determined to wash away his previous humiliation through Jiang Yunhe.

“Half an hour later, at the gate of River Town.”

The reply came quickly.

Qin Zhan frowned.

Why was it River Town again?

Could Jiang Yunhe be nearby?

For some reason, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Meanwhile, hidden among the crowd, the similarly disguised Jiang Yunhe put away his communicator and stepped forward.

His turn had arrived.

“Boss Lu, ten pork knuckles. Extra sauce, please.”

Yesterday, he had spent the entire afternoon studying the pork knuckles.

He had eaten until he was stuffed, yet still couldn’t figure out why they neutralized poison.

Instead, he ended up being pestered by countless cultivators.

After all, disciples of Divine Physician Valley were popular wherever they went.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he had disguised himself before coming today.

He refused to believe his medical skills were lacking.

The only explanation was that he hadn’t eaten enough.

He needed more research materials.

…Filling his stomach was merely a side benefit.

Absolutely not because he had been looking forward to this since morning.

Accepting the pork knuckles, Jiang Yunhe immediately sank into the intoxicating aroma of the meat.

As for his upcoming duel with Qin Zhan, he was completely confident.

Later, he’d let Qin Zhan try one—

No, half of one.

That would be enough.

“Next customer!”

Though the crowd wasn’t huge, each customer was buying in bulk, so Lu Wu’s business remained excellent.

By the time Lou Xiaotian arrived, he found a scene full of fellow enthusiasts squatting on the ground and gnawing away at pork knuckles.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he rushed to the stall and glanced inside.

Then he let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank goodness I made it.”

Still panting heavily, he received a puzzled look from Lu Wu.

Why did this kid look so exhausted?

As if he’d been completely drained.

And in truth, Lou Xiaotian really had been drained.

His unreliable parents were entirely to blame.

Faced with Boss Lu’s food, his sense of filial piety simply couldn’t hold up.

After tasting the pork knuckle Old Man Li had given him, his parents had begun watching him constantly, afraid he’d sneak off to eat without them.

To reduce the competition, Lou Xiaotian had pretended not to know Boss Lu’s whereabouts.

After keeping up the act for ages and finally fooling his parents, he seized the opportunity to run over.

Previously, he had only sampled a little and never truly satisfied his craving.

Now, standing here in person and staring at those glossy, juicy pork knuckles, he felt drool gathering at the corners of his mouth.

Slurp!

That skin.

That lean meat.

That rich sauce.

Lou Xiaotian’s eyes turned red.

He almost wanted to pounce directly on Lu Wu.