"Little girl? Is it really her!"
The voice of Emperor Haotian echoed in Shangye Shaoqing's mind, filled with excitement and urgency: "Great! I've met this girl again. Hurry, hurry, hurry, I have so much to say to her... You quickly... Never mind, I'll borrow your body first."
As soon as the voice fell, Shangye Shaoqing's entire body trembled.
Before he could even respond, his consciousness was suppressed.
Su Luo watched Shangye Shaoqing charge towards her. He had been gentle and refined moments ago, but now he became joyous and agitated: "Girl, it's me! I didn't expect to meet you here... Oh, it's been a few months, you're still so cute, have you missed old me?"
"What do you want?!"
Su Luo warily retreated two steps, her hands in a defensive posture in front of her.
Had Shangye Shaoqing gone mad?
"Girl, it's me, you don't remember old me..." Shangye Shaoqing looked at Su Luo with fervent eyes, his gaze shining.
"Stop! Don't come closer, Shangye Shaoqing, calling yourself 'old me' at such a young age, are you sick!"
Su Luo retreated vigilantly, but Shangye Shaoqing, with a fawning face, moved closer again.
The more she retreated, the more he advanced. Su Luo was so angry that if it weren't for their acquaintance, she would have attacked him on the spot.
"Big Black!" Su Luo called out.
"Awooo..."
Just as the ferocious black dog was about to pounce, emanating a terrifying aura, Shangye Shaoqing finally calmed down a bit. He pointed at his face and quickly said: "Oh, don't attack, it's me, I am Emperor Haotian! Girl, don't you remember, it's old me, look closely?"
He winked incessantly at Su Luo, his demeanor and bearing completely different from his previous elegance.
Su Luo looked at Shangye Shaoqing suspiciously. He was Emperor Haotian?
How could that be!
"Shangye Shaoqing, are you out of your mind?"
"Oh, old me really isn't lying to you. Old me isn't this brat, it's just that my divine soul has temporarily possessed him..." Emperor Haotian slapped his own mouth, and using Shangye Shaoqing's lips, explained the situation.
Only then did Su Luo understand what was happening: "Are you really the Great Emperor?"
She looked at Shangye Shaoqing with surprise and joy, never expecting that the Great Emperor's divine soul was in this body.
No wonder his personality had changed so suddenly, almost causing a misunderstanding.
"Great Emperor, you should have clarified this earlier, making me think you were..."
Su Luo relaxed her guard and finally smiled: "I've been wondering where Great Emperor went, but it turns out you've been by Shangye Shaoqing's side all along."
Emperor Haotian sighed, spread his hands, and said: "It was unavoidable. At that time, I was in a state of divine soul and couldn't maintain it for long. I had to find a suitable body or object to house my divine soul. This brat was the only one nearby who was barely suitable..."
Su Luo had never encountered such a situation before. She found it strange, yet quite amusing.
But she was sure that this was indeed the divine soul of Emperor Haotian.
Because from time to time, Shangye Shaoqing would utter a Sichuan dialect phrase...
Emperor Haotian looked at the Dragon Hound again, his eyes lighting up: "This is the ancient divine beast, the Dragon Hound, also known as Di Ting. Girl, where did you get such a powerful divine beast?"
"Great Emperor, you are mistaken. This is Senior Dragon Hound, the guardian divine beast of my Qingxu Heaven."
In front of Emperor Haotian, Su Luo felt a little embarrassed to lie.
The Dragon Hound stared at Emperor Haotian the whole time, its suppressed fighting spirit surging once more: "So you are Emperor Haotian. I heard of you tens of thousands of years ago. You were quite famous back then. I never had the chance to fight you before, but since we've met now, let's have a good fight!"
Su Luo quickly hugged the Dragon Hound's neck: "Don't, Senior Dragon Hound, no fighting and killing upon meeting. This is Emperor Haotian, not an enemy."
She hadn't expected the Dragon Hound to be so warlike, wanting to fight Emperor Haotian as well.
"So what!"
The Dragon Hound's blood boiled uncontrollably, its eyes shining brightly, and it whimpered incessantly: "If it weren't for him, I wouldn't even deign to use my full strength. Emperor Haotian, only you are worthy of fighting me. Come on, don't dally!"
"You dog..."
Emperor Haotian felt the battle intent emanating from the Dragon Hound and smiled slightly, slowly reaching out a hand.
A powerful pressure swept over, and Su Luo's breath hitched.
The Dragon Hound, however, withstood this pressure, its whites turning crimson. It opened its mouth and bit towards his hand.
Du Wei, suppressed to the point of speechlessness, exclaimed in his heart: The Young Master's hand!
A white light emitted from Emperor Haotian's palm. He quickly flipped his hand, pressing it down onto the Dragon Hound's head. The hound immediately felt a heavy weight, but it kept trying to lift its head to attack, only to be pressed down by an invisible force, unable to lift its head at all.
"Awooo..."
The Dragon Hound was not afraid, but rather more excited.
Its black fur bristled, and inch by inch, it raised its head. Though it appeared difficult, it was slowly breaking free from the restraint of that hand, about to bite Shangye Shaoqing's hand.
Suddenly, all the pressure vanished, leaving nothing behind.
The Dragon Hound was caught off guard. Before it could retract its strength, its entire body flew backward, crashing into a tree.
Boom!
The trunk, large enough for one person to embrace, was snapped in half, fragments scattering like an explosion. Emperor Haotian waved his hand, and an invisible barrier protected him, Su Luo, and Du Wei. Leaves rained down, but the three remained unharmed.
After a while, things finally calmed down.
Su Luo had just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the Dragon Hound rebound from a distance, preparing to attack again. She directly stood in front of Emperor Haotian and shouted, "Big Black, if you attack again, I won't make you delicious food anymore."
The Dragon Hound stopped abruptly and let out a yelp, clearly anxious.
Su Luo went forward and hugged it, coaxing, "Alright Big Black, aren't you hungry after all this fighting? Hurry and go find some delicious food. I'll make you Korean barbecue later."
"Korean? A new flavor, it's a deal!"
Upon mentioning food, the Dragon Hound's appetite was piqued. Its desire to fight was finally suppressed, and it stopped.
Emperor Haotian was not afraid and said with a light smile, "By the way, girl, why are you here in the Flowing Light Forest?"
Su Luo said she was looking for a king of spirit beasts or magical beasts to bring back and cultivate.
Still inhabiting Shangye Shaoqing's body, Emperor Haotian smiled handsomely: "Girl, this Flowing Light Forest is not only vast but also mysterious and dangerous. Let's travel together. Relying only on the Dragon Hound might not be enough. Old me can protect you."
"Brat, don't look down on me!" The Dragon Hound bared its teeth at Emperor Haotian.
It was thirty thousand years older than this guy, yet he dared to look down on it!
"Big Black, don't be angry. Great Emperor is just being kind. We should thank him." Su Luo hugged the Dragon Hound's neck, afraid it would act impulsively again. She quickly appeased it with food, making it calm down.
Su Luo then asked Emperor Haotian, "Then Great Emperor, what are you here in the Flowing Light Forest for?"
Emperor Haotian gazed into the distance of the forest, a mysterious smile curving his lips: "Old me asked this brat to come here to find a supreme treasure, something crucial for old me to reshape my body."
"Girl, do you know that there is a treasure hidden in this Flowing Light Forest."