The Origin of the River Dog
"There's still about a week until the Ghost Gate opens. During this time, don't run around in the underworld anymore. Come back to the dormitory with me."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Tian Baozhu finished speaking, the vicious dog ran away and stopped one meter away from them, whimpering a few times, as if in protest.
No! I want to be free, not locked up in a room!
"What are you doing here, you river dog?"
The vicious dog was pulled up from the ground. The man was covered in a pitch-black cloak. He was the one who had gone to look for herbs and had not been seen for many days.
"Meng Po, you're back!"
Tian Baozhu was delighted to see Meng Po return and asked her hurriedly, "Have you found all the herbs?"
Unexpectedly, Meng Po sighed and said, "Oh, don't mention it."
“?” It doesn’t seem to be going well?
Meng Po turned her attention to the vicious dog: "Sister, when I came back, I saw this vicious dog barking at you. Do you want me to help you deal with it?"
Meng Po came back with nothing and was feeling depressed. Then she saw a dog barking at people by the Wangchuan River, her work area, and at people she knew. Her anger was ignited again.
"Did you get caught messing around at my sister and her red spider lily experimental field? Hey, what's with that expression on your face? It's like you're calling me 'you guessed wrong, idiot'?!"
"Meng Po really didn't cause any trouble in our flower fields. In fact, I am its temporary owner now."
"What?" She had only been away for a few days, so how come this dog was so attached to her sister?
Tian Baozhu explained the whole story to Meng Po and told her that she hoped the puppy could be reincarnated when the ghost gate opens next time.
Meng Po glanced at the vicious dog by the river with disdain.
"This dog isn't really a dog. Sister, I advise you to throw it away. Besides, it can't be reincarnated any more."
"Is it impossible for it to be reincarnated? How could this be..." Tian Baozhu looked at the vicious dog pitifully.
Seeing Tian Baozhu's sympathetic expression when she heard that she couldn't be reincarnated, a complex emotion flashed in Hei Wuchang's eyes.
Of course, Meng Po also saw Tian Baozhu's disappointment. Meng Po had been in the underworld for so many years, so she certainly knew its origin, but she was afraid that saying too much would scare Tian Baozhu, so she didn't dare to go into too much detail.
This puppy is actually an evil child. He is unwilling to be reborn as an animal and wants to get out of here, so he lives in the body of a dog. He is half dog and half human in disguise. Because he is evil, the animal nature inside him is very strong.
It ran back from the reincarnation gap, hoping to re-enter the ghost gate and be reborn into the human world, but its cleverness backfired, and it was directly rejected by the ghost gate and kicked back to the underworld. Since then, it has been wandering in the underworld.
It had always haunted the banks of the Forgotten River. Long ago, when the Ghost Gate opened, it would always sneak through, only to be repeatedly repelled. After being repelled so many times, it realized its hope of reincarnation was hopeless and gave up. But occasionally, it would still destroy the flowers planted by Meng Po. Meng Po caught it in the act a few times and tied it to the Naihe Bridge to let it reflect. Overall, despite its frequent minor missteps, it had always been relatively peaceful.
However, the recent awakening of ghosts has caused a lot of commotion. Ghosts are walking around everywhere, including by the Forgotten River. Perhaps thinking that their territory has been invaded, the vicious dog also attacked the ghosts.
This led to the situation mentioned above where the ghost demanded an explanation.
"You, don't cause trouble for your sister." Meng Po easily grabbed the back of its neck with a substitute doll and scolded it.
Although Tian Baozhu and Hei Wuchang have established the authority of the ghost catcher in front of the ghosts, Tian Baozhu is its owner. Once something happens, she will be blamed and bear the responsibility for the trouble caused by this vicious dog.
“Woof woooooooooooo!!”
have a finger in the pie! !
The vicious dog used all its strength to break free and jumped down, roaring at Meng Po.
"Little dog! Don't be rude!" Tian Baozhu patted its head lightly, and it immediately "wooshed" twice and became weaker, pretending to be pitiful.
"If I hadn't become your master and was responsible for your actions, I wouldn't care about you. Anyway, if you cause me trouble again, I will tie you up and you won't be able to go anywhere freely. Remember this."
It didn't say anything, but turned its head stubbornly to the side, as if to say, "I have my own plans."
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Knowing that the puppy could not be reincarnated, Tian Baozhu thought that since she had changed from a temporary owner to its long-term owner, she had to take on more responsibilities.
Now that things have come to this, if reincarnation is impossible, then let it live a good life in the underworld. Tian Baozhu has always been a person who accepts reality quickly once she has determined it. This matter has settled in her mind.
As for another thing that concerned her, she asked Meng Po, "Meng Po, when you first came back, why were you so depressed when asking about herbs? Did you encounter any difficulties in finding herbs?"
"That..." Meng Po tried to act calm, but as soon as she spoke, she felt sad. "Wow, don't mention it. I've never suffered such a big failure. I searched for several days without any results, and because I stayed for too long, my body couldn't take it anymore and I had to come back. I'm so angry!"
"This...?" Tian Baozhu was sweating for her. "There's still a week before the Ghost Gate opens. If we don't find all the herbs, will the Meng Po soup we make have any side effects? And your body can't take it anymore. The most important thing right now is to get some rest."
"My body is fine. Out of the herbal garden, I can recover with a good night's sleep. The medicine isn't perfect, so there aren't any major side effects. It's just that the Mengpo soup will be less effective. Some people will still remember their past lives and won't completely forget them. Reincarnation is a new life, and as a professional in the underworld, I don't want past memories to haunt the next life of a reincarnated ghost."
Tian Baozhu nodded. Meng Po's words made sense. More memories weren't necessarily better. Bad memories could even cause confusion for the living.
Tian Baozhu said, "Time is urgent. Can we help you find it together?"
Hei Wuchang narrowed his eyes. He could still vividly remember the last time Tian Baozhu lost focus. "This unknown area is still too dangerous."
"The unknown area does have its dangers." Meng Po did not refute him because it was the fact.
"But..." Meng Po's puppet under the black cloak was seen crossing her fingers, as if she was hesitating about something but didn't dare to say it out loud.
"What's the matter? Do you think we'll be a burden to you?"
Tian Baozhu noticed Meng Po's hesitation and said to Hei Wuchang, "Senior, we are employees of the underworld. It is one of the ghost messengers' responsibilities to ensure that ghosts can safely pass on to the next life. We should help Meng Po. Besides, her subordinates also said, 'For Lady Meng Po, going into the mountains is like going home.' We just need to follow her closely, there is nothing to be afraid of."
“…”
Hei Wuchang pondered these words. He agreed with the responsibilities of a ghost messenger as described by Tian Baozhu. Furthermore, since Meng Po could go there frequently, the danger shouldn't be too great and within his control...
"What do you mean, do you need our help?"
The question was thrown back to Meng Po.
"I just... don't have the confidence to get along with you guys." It was a rare sight to see the usually proud Meng Po hesitate about asking for help. "I... don't have the confidence to lead you guys. I'm used to being alone, and I'd feel pressured to take you along."
Hei Wuchang: "You are complaining to us about all this just to get our help, right? Why do you have to consider so much about other things? Do you want to go find some herbs or not?"
"Heh, Black Impermanence." Meng Po hadn't forgotten her character, being aloof and aloof. But after just a few words, she couldn't keep up the pretense because she really needed help. She really wanted to collect all the herbs and make Meng Po soup.
She bowed her head.
"You are right. Lords Black and White Impermanence, please help me."
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