Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn

Chapter 703: Chapter 68: Man and Mastiff (Part 2)

A golden shield that could accommodate two people appeared beside them. Zhou Ziang pulled her inside the Golden Shield, "Do you plan to continue searching like this? The snowy mountain is vast, and I noticed that man is very cautious when he leaves. He hadn’t come home for the past few days and only returned suddenly tonight. There must be a reason."

Although both of them had their own Spiritual Power for protection, in the face of nature, they were insignificant as mayflies and without any supplies. Fighting forcefully would only bring about a disaster.

"What should we do? We can’t wait that long. I promised Uncle Yu to update him every three days. Without any news from his mentor, I’m afraid he might come here himself. You’ve seen the environment here; if such an ordinary person really comes, how are we going to take care of him?" Xiao Xian also had to consider the holiday issue at North Campus.

"Do you remember the reaction of that big white-haired dog?" After observing for a few days, Zhou Ziang was sure that the thick-furred, white-haired dog wasn’t a hunting dog; it didn’t go hunting with the man.

Zhou Ziang guessed that the stranger might be stronger than him. Such a person, even if he really needed to hunt in the mountains, would not need a hunting dog.

"Keeping a dog in the snowy mountains, not for hunting. Watching Xiao Que and the dog’s affection, it’s definitely not for eating. Then what is the purpose?" Xiao Xian was puzzled and could only answer: "Maybe that man kept the dog because he feared that Xiao Que would be lonely at home alone, so he got a dog to keep him company." Such a nature of keeping dogs is not uncommon in modern cities. Many elderly people, whose children cannot be around to comfort them, often choose to adopt a pet dog.

"Didn’t you realize the amount of food the big white-haired dog eats in a day? It’s enough to match the meal portions of three people," Zhou Ziang had been preparing soup these days and knew the eating habits of three humans and a dog very clearly. Keeping such a dog with an astonishing appetite for company seemed too extravagant.

"That might be for defending against wild animals as well. You saw the man’s cloak; it’s a complete bear skin. The cabin is located deep in the mountains, and now with the heavy snow sealing the mountain, that’s why we haven’t seen any wild animals," Xiao Xian could only come up with such an explanation. Indeed, white-haired big dog doesn’t seem quite right if it’s just for company.

"Watch your step," Zhou Ziang warned as he eyed a raised patch of snow. There were many traps for catching beasts around this area. In the past few days, he occasionally accompanied Xiao Que outside. The child wasn’t coming out to play or build snowmen, but to check the various traps set around.

Xiao Que was young, but she was very familiar with the surrounding environment. A child who can survive in the snowy mountains with adults frequently out from home is practically a hunter.

She has developed a good ability to protect herself.

Unable to figure out the reason for keeping the dog after Zhou Ziang’s analysis, Xiao Xian was at a loss.

"When you took out the ice blade fragment, that dog reacted. When I emitted Golden-grade Spiritual Energy, its reaction was even more intense. It’s a Spiritual Guide Dog." Dogs are one of the earliest animals domesticated by humans, and compared to poultry, they play more of a supporting role. In some snowy mountains of Europe, many trained search and rescue dogs are responsible for hauling items and rescuing struck people.

The role of the big white-haired dog was probably such, especially sensitive in terms of sensing Spiritual Energy.

Especially when Zhou Ziang emitted Golden Grade Spirit Energy, its response was swift. Presumably, its original owner also had the same Spiritual Energy, so when encountering Gold Grade level, the Spiritual Dog’s reaction was notably intense.

Zhou Ziang’s speculation was very accurate.

The name of the big white-haired dog was Spiritual Dog, a type of precious domesticated dog breed that is close to extinction. It was initially domesticated by Tibetans, only bred in remote areas of Tibet, possessing the genes of both wolves and dogs.

Though also part of Tibetan mastiffs, this breed differed significantly. They were initially domesticated to search for rare herbs in Tibet and rescue those who were lost.

Xiao Que’s Spiritual Dog was even more special; born entirely with white fur, and because it was oddly born with soft bones and could barely stand, it was abandoned by its original owner as an inauspicious creature soon after birth.

Without the nursing of a mother dog, the little white Spiritual Dog was dying when a Lama from Potala Palace passing by the wilderness rescued and raised it. Until it was almost adult, it still had soft bone disease, until its current owner passed through Tibet and saw its condition. Feeling pity, he used his Spiritual Energy to strengthen and heal it, saving the little white Spiritual Dog, and then brought it to the northeast.

The Spiritual Power not only saved the little white Spiritual Dog but also endowed it with a special function: it could use Spiritual Energy to search for specific items.

Because the man in the cabin initially used Golden Grade Spirit Energy to modify its body, the base of the Spiritual Dog’s body’s Spiritual Energy was Gold Grade Spirit Energy. Therefore, its response was especially sensitive when Zhou Ziang emitted his Spiritual Energy, having an instinctive affinity.

"All these things are just my speculations; we need to investigate further," Zhou Ziang told Xiao Xian to keep the spiritual power fragment carefully; this piece was undoubtedly the only clue they had to find Mei Nian.

Inside the cabin, the man continued to sleep. Xiao Que squatted beside the fireplace, idly poking at the fire, her eyes occasionally looking outside, as if to check whether Zhou Ziang and the others had returned.

The door was pushed open, and the two entered with a faint aura of Spiritual Energy. The man on the ground turned over, and Xiao Que happily jumped up, walked over, and grabbed both Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang’s hands.

"Xiao Que, let’s go outside and chop some more firewood. Eating potatoes every day, our mouths are all tasting bland," Xiao Xian and Zhou Ziang had figured this out on their way back.

Xiao Que was pulled outside by Xiao Xian, while Zhou Ziang walked around the room and ended up with a few more items in his hands.

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