Chapter 30 Chapter 30 A furry thing, ...
A furry thing brushed past Bai Tianming's leg and then disappeared in an instant.
Bai Tianming was suddenly startled, looked down, saw nothing, and frowned. The last time he had this feeling was when he discovered the Hound of Tindalos.
Logically, there shouldn't be any other Hounds of Tindalos nearby. The feeling just now was that the one he tied with a leash at home might have escaped?
Bai Tianming frowned and took two steps to search. Suddenly, he felt a gust of wind beside him. He looked up and met the eyes of Sada who was holding the Hound of Tindalos with one hand.
The hound switched back and forth between the yellow puppy and the pitch-black fog, wagging its tail, stretching its neck, making whimpering sounds, begging for mercy and acting coquettishly.
"Did you raise it?" Sada held the dog, stretched out his hand, and asked Bai Tianming with a smile.
Are you living a good life? You've got flowers, a dog, and someone beside you, doing other things? You really have everything you need!
Bai Tianming reached out and took the dog, lowering his eyes to avoid his gaze, and said calmly, "It's barely okay."
"How long have you had it?" Sada took a step forward, approaching Bai Tianming and asking. Did you start raising it before you left me, or after? Did you know I was coming and raise it for me to see, or did you just find it by chance and have been raising it for a while?
"Only in the last few days." Bai Tianming blinked, held the hound, which had stabilized into the size of a puppy, in his arms, and answered.
The puppy wagged its tail and lay obediently in his arms, motionless and silent, except that its fur had stood up, making it look like a fluffy golden dandelion, though it didn't know it. But it was even cuter this way.
Sada glanced down at the puppy condescendingly. "What kind of person is worthy of choosing the same master as me to serve? How dare you show off with such little ability? Do you think you can get away with it by playing dumb?"
Therefore, he asked Bai Tianming with a half-smile, "Why haven't I seen you raise one before? I thought you didn't like these."
When you were with me, you didn't keep cats or dogs, but after leaving me, you started keeping dogs. What do you mean?
Bai Tianming took the rope out of the dog's neck, put the dog on the ground, patted the dog hair off his body, and replied nonchalantly: "It was the past."
The past was one thing, the present is another, and the past should not be confused with the present. If you can't tell the difference, then don't talk about it.
In fact, I can explain it in detail. It's nothing more than telling a series of things like how I saw the dog, how I dealt with it, and how I placed it, but it's too tiring.
He doesn't want to do it.
What's more, this is not a big deal, just say a few words.
Sadah inexplicably felt as if he had been shot by Bai Tianming's arrow. With mixed feelings, he tentatively asked, "Do you like such weak things? Or do you prefer this kind of furry skin?"
I vaguely remember your past preferences, but they weren't like this now. What exactly do you like?
What's so great about a fluffy dog? I can change, too! If you like, I can become that and play with you! Why would you leave me behind to stay with this dog? Why? How is this dog better than me?
Bai Tianming thought about it seriously and shook his head: "The puppy is not weak, it just looks weak because I suppress it. I don't want the puppy to damage my flowers when I'm not paying attention, so I suppress the puppy. It has nothing to do with whether I like it or not."
He doesn't like to talk about topics like likes and dislikes, because if he tells the truth, it seems a bit too frivolous. If he tells lies, it is too easy to confuse people and make them think that he really thinks so. It is best not to talk about it.
After a pause, Bai Tianming picked up the puppy, took a closer look, frowned slightly, and said, "As for its appearance, I haven't really looked at it carefully. It's almost okay. It's not a matter of liking it or not."
Appearance is the icing on the cake, but without it, it's just the same. He doesn't even look closely, so what's the point of being pretty? Is it like flirting with a blind man? There's no need for that.
"So," Sada blinked and asked tentatively, "you only care about whether this dog is useful?" You still like useful things as before, right?
I'm still as useful as ever, even more useful than before. You won't abandon me again, will you? If you must, abandon this dog. Don't abandon me if you can't abandon the dog!
Bai Tianming understood what he meant and smiled slightly: "Yes." If you are useful, you can all stay here. It just depends on whether you are willing to do so.
Sadah thought for a moment, then asked tentatively, "Why are you here?" Does this spatial rift have anything to do with you? Is this the gap between the human world and hell, or is it a new world you created on your own?
When I came in, I could feel a powerful force pressing down on me from above. That force was familiar, like yours. If it was you, why didn't you recognize me? If it wasn't you, who else could it be?
If this is the world you created, and you're in it, you should be able to do anything. Why pretend to be an ordinary person? What good will it do you?
Bai Tianming blinked, avoiding his gaze. That was the truth, but explaining it in detail from beginning to end was too much effort. After thinking for a moment, he used an almost universal answer: "I think it won't be boring to stay here."
In fact, he was bored here, so he went out for a walk, and then came back because he felt bored outside. He stayed here partly to rest, and partly because, perhaps because he hadn't been back for too long, he found everything new and not bored at all. So, he planned to stay for a while and had no plans to go out for the time being.
What I said just now was not a lie, I just didn't express it clearly.
Bai Tianming often answered like this before. When Sada heard this answer before, he just thought he was perfunctory, and he still thinks so now. But then he changed his mind and thought, they haven't seen each other for so many years, and they finally meet each other, so they really shouldn't quarrel. It's better to be perfunctory than not even being able to find his shadow.
Sada sighed in his heart and nodded, indicating that he had heard it.
The crowd who had chosen the flowers they wanted gradually walked out of the flower field, and gradually woke up from the hazy atmosphere, widening their eyes and taking a breath.
What were we doing? Were we completely captivated by the fragrance of flowers? Was this a real flower? Or was it an illusion? Perhaps we were in a monster's mouth?
But I've never heard of a monster with a mouth that smells like flowers! Maybe it's a real flower? But how could there be such a beautiful flower?
If they were outside, flowers like these, freshly picked from the branches, with dew still on the petals, each petal open, with green leaves underneath and long, straight stems, would be the highlight even at an auction and would definitely fetch a sky-high price!
Even if they just want a leaf, it is enough to bankrupt ordinary people. Can they really buy it if they each choose a flower? Can they really afford it?
People looked at each other, some showing signs of retreating.
The director came out, looking a little embarrassed at the thought of trying to bargain, and said to Bai Tianming, "We've already chosen. Since there are so many of us buying, can you give us a discount?"
Bai Tianming saw them each picking a flower and said with a smile, "Okay."
The director was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out his money, as if he was worried that if he was a second late, he would not be able to pay the money in time. The people around him rushed forward and immediately handed over the money.
"This is our money," the director handed the pile of money to Bai Tianming and said with his head down, "Please count it."
Bai Tianming reached out his hand, took the money, counted it casually, looked around, and wanted to find Nan Pu to come over to count the quantity and put the things into the warehouse, but he didn't see him nearby.
Sadah, who was standing next to Bai Tianming, saw that Bai Tianming seemed to be looking for someone, snorted, and stretched out his hand to him: "You even need others to count your money? What kind of good life are you living? Can't find anyone? If you really can't, let me do it."
Bai Tianming put the purse in his hand, smiled at him, and said, just like many years ago, "When you're done counting, put it in the warehouse for me."
Sadah could hardly look Bai Tianming in the eye. His face flushed red, and his ears were even redder. He counted and gritted his teeth, saying, "Why is it so hot here? Is there magma underneath? Can you live there? Where is the warehouse? Why can't I see it?"
Bai Tianming was used to it and said with a smile, "It's at the foot of the mountain. I'll take you there later. Do you want to come with me?"
Sada glanced at him and said, "Nonsense! You asked me to put your things in the warehouse for you, how can I not go?"
"What about the demons around you? Are they going with you?" Bai Tianming tilted his head and asked Sada, who looked as if it was a matter of course.
Sada looked away, counted the money, and tucked his pockets in with a focused look. "Where else can they go? You can also ask them if they're willing to go back."
Sadah gave a half-smile and said, "There's nothing to do if I go back, so why not stay here and help? Since you're not going back with me, I'll go home with you."
Bai Tianming nodded, seemingly thinking about something.
"You can go now." Bai Tianming turned to the human beside him who was trembling with fear and had already started wiping the cold sweat off his face.
People breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly. They held the flowers they had picked tightly in their hands, supported each other, and walked towards the space crack in the air not far away.
The space crack was still pitch black, with occasional lightning and thunder, and people disappeared one after another.
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