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Chapter 13: Black Panther (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

"It's good. Try some. Don't turn your nose up at it! In a few days, you might not have anyone to feed you. You should find some other way to feed yourself."

Li Hao crouched down and patted the dog. He laughed as he saw the dog eat the food unwillingly.

He took out the Vortex Mk III from his pocket. After some hesitation, he took off the jade pendant from his neck. Li Hao fell into a deep thought.

Was this jade pendant related to a mysterious power? Could it be that the eight great families of the Silver City song were also involved in something supernatural?

He had never seen or felt anything out of the ordinary about his jade pendant. As for the blood ownership mentioned in the song, he didn't know if being injured when young and his pendant getting stained counted as

"Starry Sky Sword!" mumbled Li Hao. Was this the red shadow's target?

"Woof!" Black Panther suddenly stopped eating and barked at the jade pendant in Li Hao's hands.

Li Hao looked at Black Panther.

The Black Panther faced the jade pendant, wagging its tail. It looked like it wanted to approach it but was scared to do so. It kept a safe distance and started at the pendant.

Li Hao raised his eyebrows. He playfully pretended to stab at Black Panther. The dog jumped away immediately and barked at Li Hao as if it was frightened.

Li hao was surprised. Was the dog afraid of this trinket? That was interesting. According to some folklores, white cats and black dogs could see things that normal human eyes couldn't. Could it be that Black Panther could see something in the jade pendant that Li Hao couldn't?

Li Hao knew that Black Panther was a smart dog. "Black Panther, come here," said Li Hao.

The dog looked hesitant but slowly moved over to him, its eyes fixed on the jade pendant.

"Woof!" The dog still looked scared but eased a little near Li Hao.

Li Hao observed its strange reaction and frowned. Maybe the jade pendant was indeed special. Li Hao was lost in thought when he felt the jade pendant disappear from his hand. The dog had swallowed it!

"F * ck!" Li Hao was stunned for a moment. He grabbed Black Panther's head and tried to gently pry its mouth open. "Spit it out! Damn it!"

He wondered why the dog was acting strange. Usually, it never snatched away the food when it was being fed. Black Panther always waited patiently until Li Hao told it to eat. What was this? Was the dog really scared? 

Black panther clamped its teeth shut and refused to open its mouth. Little hao had to get the pendant back somehow. He pinched the dog's mouth and grabbed its tail, not letting it escape or bite. "You ingrate! This is my only family heirloom. Do you have to have that too?"

"Spit it out!" Li Hao let go of the dog's tail and grabbed its head. With his other hand, he tried to open its mouth.

Finally, Black Panther opened its mouth and the jade pendant slipped out. The Starry Sky Sword was of great importance. He couldn't give it up even if it was dirty and slimy. He picked up the jade pendant and smacked Black Panther's head lightly.

"To think I feed you when you don't even listen to me!" Li Hao chastised it. The dog was usually very mellow. He hadn't expected it to act like this all of a sudden. It was Li Hao's own fault for being too low on his guard against it. It would have taken his pendant! 

"They say that dogs that bite don't bark. That really suits your personality, you know." Li Hao looked at the slimy jade pendant in his hand with disdain.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Black Panther stared at the jade pendant as if reluctant to part with it. The fear it had earlier shown had long since disappeared.

It even stuck out its tongue as if it wanted to lick the sword again. However, Li Hao Playfully smacked it on its mouth and it retracted its tongue.

"Woof! Woof!" Black Panther looked at Li Hao sheepishly, fawning and pleading as if it wanted to lick the jade pendant again.

Li Hao frowned. He glanced at the dog. Black Panther usually wasn't like this. It was always very mellow and obedient. Even when Li Hao brought it food, the dog would wag its tail eagerly but it had never ever snatched the food out of Li Hao's hands.

"You want to… eat this?" Li Hao waved the jade pendant in front of the dog. Black Panther wagged its tail, its eyes full of desire. But it hesitated as if making sure of something. The dog, very lightly, shook its head.

"What?!" Li Hao was stunned. Did the dog just shake its head?

For the longest time Li Hao had assumed that dogs understand humans very well. But shaking its head…

Moreover, what did it mean? He didn't want to eat it then? If the dog didn't want to eat it, then why was it staring at the pendant so much?

"Strange," murmured Li Hao. There must be something special about the Starry Sky Sword. He had, of course, considered it after he had heard the Silver City song. But why was it that Li Hao had not felt anything from it in so many years?


Chapter 14: Black Panther (3)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

He had a sudden impulse to check it carefully today. So, he had taken it off. He hadn't known Black Panther would react this way.

If he hadn't heard the Silver City song, Li Hao would have worn the jade pendant for the rest of his life without ever thinking about it. He would have never examined it.

And Black Panther wouldn't have snatched it. "Black Panther really wants this. What's so special about the Starry Sky Sword?"

Li Hao's thoughts started to wander again. While he was distracted, Black Panther didn't snatch the sword again but licked it. Li Hao's hand was covered in saliva. He reached out and wiped his hand on Black Panther's fur.

"If you ever snatch it away again, I will never give you food!"

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Black Panther shook its head vigorously and wagged its tail as if to say he didn't mean to snatch it away.

Li Hao felt that something was really wrong. He looked at the dog and then at the pendant. The pendant was so slimy now that he might have to wash it thoroughly later.

"You want to lick it again?" asked Li Hao.

Black Panther nodded! Li Hao was stunned. How was the dog able to understand everything he said?

Li Hao cautiously held the pendant out. Black Panther glanced at Li Hao and stuck out its tongue and licked the jade pendant. Its eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Is it that delicious?" asked Li Hao. That would be weird.

Li Hao remembered when he was young, he had licked the pendant too. He also recalled that he had never washed it! He had actually put this pendant in his mouth many times when he was a child. The heirloom was supposedly very old. Had it been licked by a dog before?

Even if it hadn't, the pendant might be so very dirty now when he thought about it. Who knew how many people had worn it?

"I can't think about it! It's too disgusting!" Li Hao shook his head. 'Just pretend not to know,' said Li Hao to himself.

'Black Panther is acting strange today. But it does show that the jade pendant is indeed special,' speculated Li Hao.

Li Hao stood up. His hand and the pendant were covered in Black Panther's saliva. He went to wash it.

...

Li washed his hand and the pendant. Then he poured a bowl of scalding hot water and placed the jade pendant in it to disinfect it. He had to take the pendant with him when he went to Zhang Yuan's house.

He was afraid that if he left it anywhere else, it would be stolen. He wondered if the pendant was some kind of protective talisman. Perhaps it would be of some use if he had to face the red shadow. Li Hao didn't dare leave it at home when he knew its significance from the Silver City song.

When Zhang Yuan died last year, the red shadow didn't attack him. Li Hao wondered if it was because of the jade pendant. After a while, Li Hao took the pendant from the bowl and washed it under cold water.

 Just when he was about to throw the water in the bowl, he felt something nudge at his feet.

"Woof woof!"

Black Panther had never entered his home before. Usually, Li Hao left food outside because he didn't want it to shed fur in the house. But this time, Black Panther had followed him in!

Li Hao looked down at the dog to see it very eagerly watching the bowl in his hand. He had soaked the jade sword in it.

Li Hao's heart skipped a beat. He put the bowl on the floor. Black Panther didn't care about the temperature of the water. It stuck out its tongue and gave it a lick. It must be scalding hot and yet the dog kept lapping it up.

Li Hao didn't know what to think about this. He had licked the pendant when he was a child but had never found anything special about it. Li Hao watched the dog in amazement. Black Panther's usually messy and scruffy coat turned smooth and soft right before his eyes.

Black Panther's tail wagged happily. 'Could it be that the water soaked in the jade pendant had some kind of mysterious power?' wondered Li Hao. 'Strange… was that the use of the pendant? Soak it in water and then drink it?'

Li Hao leaned down and touched Black Panther. The dog indeed felt different to the touch. It was softer and shinier than before!

Li Hao looked at the jade pendant in his hand, feeling excited. If the jade pendant had some magical power, it had taken a dog to find out about it.

Li Hao had disinfected it in scalding hot water but he still felt queasy. He wasn't planning to lick the pendant! Li Hao thought about it. Black Panther's fur had turned smooth and soft. That was extraordinary.

It must have a mysterious power, after all. Li Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was at a loss for words. The dog might have actually found a way to activate the Starry Sky Sword's power. 

He looked at the Black Panther. The dog was lying down on the ground, satisfied. When it saw Li Hao glancing at it, it wagged its tail even more eagerly. Li Hao thought he saw a hint of intelligence in the dog's eyes that he had never seen before.

'This dog… it really seems to understand humans… even more than normal.' Li Hao was shocked.

Li Hao glanced at the jade pendant and felt curious. 'Black Panther had drunk the water where the pendant was soaked and had benefited. What if I drink it? Would I be able to master the mysterious power that no one else had?'

If that was true, it would literally be life-saving for Li Hao. 'What if I die? But that's impossible! I licked it so many times when I was young. It didn't kill Black Panther either.'

Li Hao couldn't suppress his excitement anymore. He desired power. He wanted to avenge his family and Zhang Yuan. Many things flashed through his mind: Zhang Yuan Night Patrollers, the red shadow, being followed today by that car…

Everything seemed to crowd his mind. He had tried everything he could to get into the Inspection Office and to contact the Night Patrollers. He now wanted to tap into the mysterious power of his pendant. It was worth a shot.

'I have to try. If I don't, I might die without ever knowing. The red shadow will come after me anyway. The Night Patrollers might not be reliable. The internal affairs of the Inspection Office leaked. There is no one I can trust.'

Li Hao made up his mind. He patted Black Panther's head. 'If this is really effective, you are in for many treats in the future, Black Panther! You will live a good life with me."

"Woof!"

Black Panther barked in anticipation. It seemed to understand him even more. He almost looked as if he couldn't wait for the 'good life' that Li Hao had promised him. 


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