Li Yuheng stared at the clump of cockscomb flowers for a while, then suddenly said, "Third Prince, that's a good name."

"Right?" The old golden retriever's voice carried a hint of delight at being acknowledged. "I think it sounds pretty good too."

Li Yuheng did not respond.

He stood up, slowly circled the old golden retriever, and twitched his nose slightly.

This old man is indeed seriously ill; he has a strong symptom of organ failure and probably won't last much longer.

"Hey," Li Yuheng stopped, "Do you want to see her one more time?"

The old golden retriever's ears perked up suddenly, then slowly drooped back down: "What's the use of thinking about it..."

"Just ask yourself if you want to."

"……think."

Li Yuheng nodded: "Okay, don't sleep too soundly tonight."

He turned to leave, then remembered something and turned back to add, "Oh, by the way, my name is Li Yuheng. When you get down there, just tell them my name, and you'll be able to skip the queue for reincarnation."

The old golden retriever stared blankly as he walked away, not reacting for a long time.

…

Late that night, Li Yuheng found Shu Bai.

"Hey, wake up."

Shu Bai opened her eyes, saw it was him, and impatiently flicked her tail: "What's wrong with you in the middle of the night?"

"I need your help. The old golden retriever in the park is dying and wants to see its owner one last time."

Shu Bai narrowed his eyes: "So?"

"I want to visit him in a dream, please keep watch for me."

Why should I help you?

"Because I believe in you."

Shu Bai remained silent for a moment, then stood up. "...Lead the way."

…

The old golden retriever was too weak to stand up and lay panting heavily next to the cockscomb flower.

Seeing Li Yuheng bring Shu Bai over, he reluctantly raised his head.

"Lie still and don't move." Li Yuheng pressed him down with his paw. "No matter what you see later, don't make a sound."

He turned to Shu Bai: "Call me if anyone gets close."

Shu Bai didn't say anything, but lightly leaped onto the big tree next to him and disappeared into the night.

Li Yuheng took a deep breath and placed his front paws on the old golden retriever's forehead.

The eerie, ghostly aura slowly seeped in, constructing a clear scene in the old golden retriever's consciousness.

It was its most familiar home, the sofa in the living room, and the period drama was still playing on the TV.

"The Third Prince has grown taller again..." The voice from the TV series rang out.

The old golden retriever whimpered in its sleep, its tail wagging unconsciously.

Li Yuheng focused his mind and, following the lingering scent on the old golden retriever, found the girl who was fast asleep in the university dormitory.

He transformed the old golden retriever's longing and waiting into a gentle thought and sent it into the girl's dream.

…

In her dream, the girl saw the old golden retriever wagging its tail at her just like when it was a puppy, and bringing her the eraser that had fallen on the ground.

Then the scene changes to an empty park, where the old golden retriever lies by the flowerbed day after day, gazing in the direction she once left.

"I'm waiting for you..." the old golden retriever said to her in her dream, "I'm afraid if I leave, you won't be able to find me when you come back..."

The girl cried out in her dream.

…

In reality, the old golden retriever's breathing became weaker and weaker, but there was a slight smile on its lips.

Shu Bai jumped down from the tree: "Someone is coming this way, like a security guard on patrol."

Li Yuheng withdrew his claws: "It's all healed now."

He glanced at the old golden retriever one last time and said to Shu Bai, "Let's go."

The two left the park silently.

The next morning, volunteers found the old golden retriever, who had passed away peacefully, by the flower bed.

He lay down next to the clump of cockscomb flowers, as if he were asleep.

Meanwhile, in her university dormitory thousands of miles away, the girl woke up from a dream with tears streaming down her face.

She suddenly remembered her parents saying that their old dog had run away from home long ago, so she immediately bought the earliest train ticket and rushed back.

…

Li Yuheng and Shu Bai squatted side by side on the park wall, watching volunteers put the old golden retriever's body into a body bag.

“Hey,” Li Yuheng flicked his tail, “It wasn’t all for nothing.”

Shu Bai glanced at him: "When did you become so helpful?"

"I've always been a kind-hearted person, okay?"

"……hehe."

After a while, Li Yuheng suddenly asked out of the blue, "Silly cat, tell me, what does it feel like to wait for someone?"

"I don't know," Shu Bai answered crisply, even with a hint of disdain. "I've never waited for anyone."

“That’s true.” Li Yuheng expressed his understanding, but his tone was mischievous. “With your bad temper, whoever makes you wait is the one who’s in trouble.”

Shu Bai: "Wait? My time is precious, I don't have time to waste on this kind of thing. If there's someone who's worth my time, I'll go find them directly."

Li Yuheng: "Easy for you to say. What if you can't find it?"

“Then keep looking. Until we find it, or until I’m sure it’s not worth looking for.” Shu Bai’s tone was unwavering.

"What if the other person is also looking for you? If you keep running around and they keep looking around, won't you never run into each other?"

"Then let's see who's better at finding the other first. If we don't even have that much understanding, what's the point of talking about importance?"

"...You cat, you have absolutely no patience."

“This isn’t a matter of patience, it’s about efficiency.” Shu Bai raised his chin slightly. “Giving up the initiative and expecting others to come to you? That’s too passive. Besides, if it’s really someone important, I can dig them out of the ground.”

"Digging three feet into the ground?" Li Yuheng was amused by his statement. "With your small frame? You can't even transform, how deep can you dig?"

Shu Bai immediately bristled: "What's it to you? You're better than some stupid dogs who only know how to talk big!"

Seeing Shu Bai's flustered state, Li Yuheng surprisingly refrained from arguing further.

A thought suddenly popped into his mind:

If he really goes back to the underworld one day, will this stinky cat come looking for him?

Is he considered an "important person" to him?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Li Yuheng chuckled to himself.

What are you thinking about?

He shook his head, dismissing these inexplicable thoughts, and spoke in a light tone, with a hint of indulgence he himself was unaware of:

"Yes, yes, you're right, you're absolutely right."

Shu Bai was taken aback by his unusual attitude, and the follow-up attack she had prepared got stuck in her throat.

He stared at Li Yuheng suspiciously, his eyes full of vigilance: "Have you taken the wrong medicine?"

“No.” Li Yuheng turned his head, his gaze returning to the busy figures of the volunteers in the distance, and his tone returned to its usual tone, “I just think what you said makes a lot of sense.”

Shu Bai: "?"

Li Yuheng looked at Shu Bai's wary expression and scoffed, "What, you're not used to me speaking like a normal person?"

"...How many human words have you ever uttered? Most of the time you've just been barking like a dog."

"...we can't even urinate in the same pot."

Shu Bai immediately moved a large distance to the side, her cat face filled with undisguised disgust: "Pervert. Who wants to pee in the same pot as you?"

Li Yuheng was taken aback by his reaction: "Do you even understand an analogy? It's terrifying to be uncultured."

Just as Shu Bai was about to retort, she caught a glimpse of several familiar volunteers walking towards her from the distance, pushing a small cart with several cages and a medical kit on it.

"Tsk," he immediately swallowed back the retort that was on the tip of his tongue, "Galeme Group is here again, let's retreat."

The two figures, one after the other, quickly moved away from the area.