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Chapter 171 You're Really a Dog

The martial arts tournament ended in a very humorous way, even though everyone had doubts about the result and people had suspicions about the first place winner's abilities.

But he is undoubtedly number one, and that is unshakeable.

He seems to have used this as a foundation to climb the ladder of success.

"The word is written wrong." A familiar voice came, and Gouzi was so frightened that he trembled and immediately turned around to look. He saw Lu Yunshi smiling at him, holding a fragrant skewer in his hand.

"Tell me, since you're already here, why did you bring a gift?" Gouzi smiled slightly, then looked at Lu Yunshi's other hand, only to find it empty. His smile immediately vanished.

"Tsk, you came to visit without saying hello, and you didn't even bring a gift. You have no manners at all."

"Don't blame me for not saying anything if you didn't close the door yourself. You secretly sewed people into your own book without paying me royalties. And to make matters worse, you misspelled words. It's obvious you didn't study properly when you were a kid. If people find out you wrote me, I'll lose all face!" Lu Yunshi frowned, staring at the two glaring misspelled words, wishing he could teach Gouzi how to write those two words right there and then.

Upon hearing this, the dog immediately became unhappy and retorted on the spot.

"Don't be so smug. If a future literary giant uses you as a model for his protagonist, you can just laugh to yourself under the covers at night, right? Let me tell you, a hundred years from now, I will definitely be a world-renowned literary giant. When people find out that you are the prototype for the protagonist in my book, I don't know how much fame that will add to your reputation."

"I think it's more likely that I became famous first, and then made your lousy book popular, turning you from a down-on-your-luck writer into a great literary figure," Lu Yunshi sneered.

"Heh, you? Someone like you, getting first place and still having to rely on others... wait?" Halfway through his sentence, Gouzi suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Your aura...you've broken through?"

At this moment, Lu Yunshi's aura was clearly that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, but it was much more solid than that of an average mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"There's nothing I can do. I'm number one. People didn't understand my talent before. They only saw a part of the whole picture and rashly thought I had low talent. But now... it seems that gold will eventually shine. It can't be hidden anymore." Lu Yunshi sighed, looking both boastful and unspokenly asking for a beating.

"Heh...heh...I bet you only broke through because of the rewards you got from the assessment. You won all three rounds of assessments, and you were even the first in the whole assessment. With so many resources, anyone else could have broken through to the Mountain Moving Realm. You used so much to break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm. What's with all the arrogance?" Gouzi said irritably.

"Nonsense." Lu Yunshi glared at him, unconvinced. "I only used half of those resources."

"..." The dog was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed, stood up and patted Lu Yunshi's shoulder with a pitying look. "Sigh, just eat and drink as usual. There's really no point in trying to save your talent, especially since you're a whole realm higher than others."

"Hey, I advise you to speak properly, or my shoe might kiss your head. Besides, so what if I'm in a different realm? Within the same realm, I'm much stronger than others. As long as I face an opponent of the same realm as me, I'll crush them."

"So, how many opponents have you fought so far who are at the same level as you, or at a lower level?" Gouzi asked curiously.

Lu Yunshi lowered his head, his words becoming hesitant and stammering. "Um... the past isn't important, what's important is the future."

The dog clicked its tongue dismissively, then sat back down on its wooden chair. "Tell me, instead of going to see your buddies and cronies, what brings you to this place? Don't you know how uncomfortable it is for a writer to be interrupted while thinking—like being stuck in the toilet with no toilet paper?"

"Come on, since this book is based on me, if my story doesn't continue, you probably won't have anything to write either, and you'll just be stuck in the toilet with bloodshot eyes staring at your hair-covered hands."

After making a couple of sarcastic remarks, Lu Yunshi lay down on the bed with a worried look on his face and then said...

“Dude, although we’re not brothers like Lao Liu and the others, I’ve long considered you my own brother. As the saying goes, when brothers are in trouble, help comes from all sides. So when a brother is in trouble, you’re the first person I think of and will find. I want to help you.”

"Help me?" Dog frowned. What nonsense was this guy talking about? He hadn't run into anything lately.

“That’s right. I came here specifically to help you solve the problem of your place being too remote and lacking in people. If a person stays in a place like this for a long time, they will become a parasite. You are already very much like that. I can’t see you become decadent.”

"So what?" the dog sneered.

"So I've decided to switch places with you. Putting aside everything else, my place is packed with people, full of life, which will help your gradually withering brain to swell up quickly. As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm, and there's a crow that will wake you up at regular intervals in the morning, so you'll never miss the best time to write again. Isn't that great?"

Lu Yunshi laughed heartily, his face bearing the expression of "I'm doing this for your own good."

"You tm..."

“Hey.” Raising his hand to interrupt the dog’s spellcasting animation, Lu Yunshi continued, “I know you’re touched, but don’t move yet. Besides the advantages I mentioned above, there are a lot of pretty young ladies among those people.”

"Oh, this... that is indeed..." The dog immediately flashed a lewd smile upon hearing this, then quickly became serious again. "Don't try to fool me. Those people are all going for you. Even if I went, would they be willing to be with me?"

Lu Yunshi glanced at the dog's face, pursed his lips, and said, "Let's try our luck."

"You insult me?"

"I do not have."

"Are you absolutely insulting me?"

"I really don't."

Inhale~~~ Exhale~~~

The dog breathed heavily, finally suppressing Lu Yunshi's anger.

"Okay, I get it now, your house is surrounded, right?"

"Hmm." Lu Yunshi nodded helplessly, grabbing his hair, his face full of worry. "After winning first place, I was happy for one night, but the next day I found that the courtyard was surrounded by people, and everyone was shouting my name, especially those beautiful senior sisters."

"Please delete this sentence, thank you," the dog said expressionlessly.

"Hmm." Lu Yunshi nodded, then continued, "And those lovely junior sisters."

"Lu Yunshi..."

"Ok?"

"I only call you Dog, but you're a real dog!!!"