65 Black Dragon, the loyal dog
Xia Pingan wandered around Xiangyang City while thinking.
Why were there not many people who could successfully merge with this realm Pearl?
It was very simple, because the person who had fused with this realm Pearl had no idea what they were here for.
When he had heard the news of the great victory in Yiling in the tavern, perhaps the first reaction of the person who had fused with the realm Pearl was that it might be an ” important clue “. Then, he had plunged into the furnace of history, thinking of ways to get to know historical figures like Lu Xun and fight for his own future.
In the end, they naturally wouldn’t get anything.
“Do you know where I can find a dog?” Xia Pingan asked the manservant who was following him as they walked.
“Young master, do you want to keep a dog?” The manservant was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, ” if you want to buy a dog, there is one in the East City!
“Okay, let’s go to the East City to see Yingluo.”
The two of them had not walked far when Xia Pingan saw a few children pointing at the river in front of them and shouting, ” look, look! There’s a dog in the river!
Xia Pingan walked to the river and looked into the river. Sure enough, there was a dog in the river, floating down with the current.
It was a black puppy. It was struggling in the river in fear and helplessness. It had floated down from the upper reaches but somehow fell into the river. Fortunately, the puppy was smart. It held onto a Dry Branch tightly with its forelimbs, so it stuck its head out of the water and did not sink completely into the water.
The river outside Xiangyang City was only seven to eight meters wide. The river water was green and clear. When they saw a puppy in the river, the children started to point at it.
As soon as Xia ping ‘an saw the black puppy, an idea came to her mind. Without thinking, she immediately rushed to the river, took off her shoes and her Crimson silk robe, and threw it to the servant boy. Under the surprised eyes of the servant boy and a few passers-by, she suddenly jumped into the water and swam quickly toward the black puppy.
“Is your young master crazy?” A few passers-by looked at the manservant beside Xia Pingan and said to him.
They had never seen anyone jump into a River to save a dog.
The manservant was also anxious, afraid that something would happen to his young master. Seeing someone driving the Ducks over not far away, he quickly went to borrow a bamboo pole from the duck driver.
The river wasn’t too fast. Xia Pingan swam to the black puppy and used one hand to drag it out of the water. Then, he quickly swam to the shore and saw his manservant running over with a bamboo pole. His face was pale.
young master,
hahaha, it’s fine. If you want a dog, you’re here. Hurry up and bring me my clothes!
The servant hurriedly handed over Xia Pingan’s clothes, which he was carrying, and then returned the bamboo pole to the duck driver.
Xia Pingan took her clothes and wiped the Black Dog, who was trembling all over, clean of the water on its body before putting on her clothes again.
“Young master, do you really have to do this for a dog?” The manservant whispered when he got the chance.
“It’s really necessary! you don’t understand, but remember not to talk nonsense when you go back. I bought this dog in the East Market today, do you understand?”
“Oh, I know!” The manservant nodded. Seeing that Xia ping ‘an seemed to like this puppy very much, he went along with Xia ping’ an’s words and said, ” this dog was saved by young master today. Why don’t young master give it a name? ”
this is a Black Dog, and it came from the water. Let’s call it Black Dragon! Xia ping ‘an patted the head of the little black dog in his arms. The little black dog raised its head and looked at Xia ping’ an with pitiful eyes. come, let’s go home!
Xia Pingan brought the black puppy home happily.
Li xinchun’s home was in the Jinan town outside of Xiangyang City. His family owned a few hundred acres of land and had a cloth shop in the city. Xia Pingan’s young master’s life was actually quite comfortable. When he had nothing to do, he would bring a manservant to stroll around, drink and meet friends, collect rent and check accounts, and live a carefree life.
As the young master of the family, li xinchun had bought a dog, so the family naturally wouldn’t say anything. As long as the young master liked it, not to mention one dog, even raising ten dogs wouldn’t be a problem.
Xia Pingan, who had returned home, immediately found a wooden box. He opened a hole in the wooden box and placed some hay, rags, and cotton inside. He made a warm and luxurious kennel for the Black Dragon. When it was time for dinner, he also brought the dog with him and gave it whatever he ate.
Li xinchun’s parents doted on li xinchun a little, so when they saw that li xinchun liked to raise dogs, they didn’t say anything and let Xia ping ‘an do as she pleased.
It was also from today onwards that Xia ping ‘an began her Happy Days of’ love between man and dog’.
Every day, wherever Xia ping-an went, he would take the black Dragon with him. Whatever he ate, the Black Dragon ate, whatever he drank, the Black Dragon drank ... love is even more intense, and you sit and walk with Him. When you drink-you eat and drink-and you’re divided into eating and drinking-
Seeing the way Hei Long was being treated by Xia Pingan, the manservant who was following Xia Pingan had tears streaming down his face. If he dared to eat with Xia Pingan, housekeeper Zhou would break his legs if he were to be seen by housekeeper Zhou. However, when housekeeper Zhou saw Hei Long eating with Xia Pingan, he would always smile and praise him, saying, ” this Hei Long is getting smarter and smarter after being raised by the young master, Yingluo.
The Black Dragon had indeed been raised by Xia Pingan to become more and more clever and human-like.
Under Xia Pingan’s training, the Black Dragon would go outside to take care of himself and never cause trouble for others.
When Xia ping ‘an slept, the Black Dragon slept beside Xia ping’ an’s bed. No one was allowed to get close to it, not even a mouse. Xia ping ‘an went to check the accounts and collect rent, drink and meet friends, and also brought the Black Dragon with her. The people around her all said that young master Li had a dog brother.
The Black Dragon had been by Xia ping ‘an’s side for more than a year. It gradually grew up, grew up, and became stronger. It was almost inseparable from Xia ping’ an. It was also very human-like, as if it could understand human language. It would do whatever Xia ping ‘an asked it to do. It would sit when Xia ping’ an asked it to sit, it would sleep when Xia ping ‘an asked it to sleep, and it would stay wherever Xia ping’ an asked it to stay.
Unknowingly, it was the autumn of the next year. The grass and leaves had turned yellow and the rabbits had grown fat. After Governor Lu’s great victory in Yiling last year, the lives of the people of Jiangdong had become more and more stable.
Due to the expansion of the family’s cloth shop business, Xia Pingan’s manservant had been transferred to a cloth shop in the city by housekeeper Zhou a few days ago. On this day, in the cool autumn air, Xia Pingan received an invitation from a friend in Xiangyang City to have a drink at noon and discuss the hunting matter.
These past two days, Governor Zheng Xia had been out hunting with great momentum. The young people who had received the news were already restless-the day of hunting had arrived.
For the young people of this era who had some family background, hunting was one of the most important things of the year.
Xia Pingan felt that this day had finally come.
Before they went to the city, Xia Pingan called the Black Dragon to his side. He touched the Black dragon’s head for a few minutes and remained silent.
After raising the Black Dragon for more than a year, Xia Pingan realized that he had unconsciously treated the Black Dragon as his best friend. He had almost forgotten that he was in the realm Pearl.
Xia Pingan suddenly felt a little reluctant.
“Black Dragon, Oh Black Dragon, it’s rare for us to get to know each other. Today, I’ll let you make a choice. If you’re willing to be a dog and die a quiet and peaceful death, you can stay at home today. Don’t follow me to the banquet. If you want your name to be remembered by the people of the future generations, let them know that dogs have loyalty and that there’s a difference between good and evil, and you can also face death with equanimity and not be worse than people.”
“Woof woof woof!”
The Black Dragon wagged its tail and gave Xia ping ‘an a few soft cries.
Xia Pingan went out the door.
After walking out of the Li family’s courtyard for another 200 meters, they arrived outside the manor. There was a stone bridge over the river which was flowing quietly.
Xia Pingan walked to the stone bridge and heard a sound behind him. He turned around and found that the Black Dragon had already come out.
At this moment, Xia ping ‘an’s tears began to fall. He touched the Black dragon’s head and brought him to the banquet.
During the banquet, Xia ping ‘an drank until he was dead drunk. On his way home, the alcohol rushed in and he unknowingly fell asleep in the grass by the roadside outside the city.
Not long after Xia ping ‘an fell asleep in the grass, a group of people riding on horses came from afar. There were hundreds of people in the group, and they were all armed with bows and swords. They looked very majestic. The leader of the group was governor Zheng Xia.
Zheng Xia saw that the grass in the wilderness was deep and the rabbits were fat. There might be a lot of prey in the grass, but there was no one around. Therefore, he asked his men to set fire in the wilderness and drive out the prey. After the fire, this field could be reclaimed next year.
In the blink of an eye, the fire had been ignited. With a blow of the wind, the wild fire rapidly spread over the wilderness like a Prairie Fire.
Xia ping ‘an fell asleep in the grass. Looking at the approaching fire line around him, the Black Dragon cried out anxiously. The Black Dragon tried to bite Xia ping’ an’s clothes and drag her out of the grass, but Xia ping ‘an was too heavy. A sleeping person was not something a dog could drag.
In order to drag Xia ping ‘an away from the burning grass, the Black dragon’s mouth was covered in blood, and his teeth were torn off by Xia ping’ an’s clothes.
The Black Dragon was so anxious that it kept licking Xia Pingan’s face, but Xia Pingan still couldn’t wake up.
Looking at the gradually approaching line of fire, the Black Dragon suddenly thought of something. It turned around and rushed towards a small stream tens of meters away. It soaked its body in the stream and brought it back to Xia ping ‘an’s side. It then shook its body and sprinkled all the water droplets on its body onto Xia ping’ an’s body and the grass beside him.
Xia Pingan still did not wake up.
The Black Dragon once again rushed into the small stream not far away and made its body wet again. It then rushed back again and continued to pour water from its body, wetting Xia Pingan’s clothes and the dry grass around him.
The Black Dragon kept running around Xia ping ‘an tirelessly, running back and forth between the stream and Xia ping’ an again and again. Once, ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.
It was as if it was drizzling beside Xia Pingan.
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The line of fire that was approaching Xia ping ‘an finally stopped when it encountered the wet grass more than ten meters away.
Seeing that the line of fire was not getting closer, the Black Dragon came to Xia ping ‘an’s side for the last time. It splashed the water on its body onto Xia ping’ an’s face and licked it one last time. Its body swayed a few times, and in the end, it persevered and walked away, falling by the stream.
The Black Dragon originally wanted to walk a little further, but he really couldn’t walk anymore. He was too tired.
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At daybreak, Xia Pingan was woken up by the servants at home. He opened his eyes and saw the wet grass stems beside him that had not caught on fire. He also saw the Black Dragon lying by the stream in the distance. His tears fell immediately.
Xia Pingan knew what had happened.
young master, it’s the Black Dragon who saved you. The Black Dragon died of exhaustion yesterday. When we found the Black Dragon, only the Black Dragon’s fur and the grass on your body and beside the fire line were wet. housekeeper Zhou started to cry. the old people always say that when a dog is about to die, it will walk to a place where its master can’t see it before it dies. Young master, the Black Dragon you raised is a loyal dog who risked his life to save his master. Even when he’s about to die, he wants to walk a little further before dying. I’m afraid you’ll be sad!”
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The story of the loyal dog Black Dragon saving its master had caused a stir in the entire Xiangyang City in just a few days. Even the governor had been alarmed and had sent someone to inquire about this matter.
Xia ping ‘an used a coffin to bury the Black Dragon. He built a tall dog tomb in Ji Nan. The tomb was about ten feet tall, and a stone tablet was erected in front of the tomb to record the Black Dragon saving its master.
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This might be the world’s first grave built for a dog.
According to history, the one who built this loyal dog tomb was Mayor Zheng Xia, but Xia Pingan did not wait for Zheng Xia to do it and built it himself.
A thousand years later, the city of Xiangyang had resisted the yuan Dynasty Army for a full five years!
Hero Guo in the novel had once performed a tragic scene in this city.
Xia Pingan’s heart pounded as he looked at the Black Dragon’s grave and thought of the scene where the Black Dragon had saved his master.
The world of the realm Pearl turned into a rain of light and shattered.
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