Translated by ElestreaEdited by Evan
As a puppy yao with low mana, Gu Bai couldn’t do anything but eat, drink, and play with Emperor Tianchen.
Even if he was anxious about the task, he couldn’t help it. He could only be a patient and ordinary puppy. Fortunately, his life was very comfortable because Emperor Tianchen spoiled him.
Not only did Emperor Tianchen command people to remove the special kennel and put him to sleep in the dragon bed at night, they also ate and drank from the same bowls and chopsticks. The emperor also personally bathed him everyday to prevent the eunuchs and palace maids from touching him. His possessiveness was extremely strong that the eunuchs couldn't bear to look straight at them.
He also took Gu Bai with him when he went to the court. Even when Gu Bai made trouble in the court several times, such as scratching Prince Rui’s formal uniform at one point, Emperor Tianchen wasn't upset, and he still spoiled him.
And so, in one month, the whole Imperial Palace and the court knew that His Majesty had a snow-white puppy which he doted on so much that even his consorts in the harem couldn't compare with it. If one offended Emperor Tianchen, they might have a way to live, but if one offended this puppy, their end would be absolutely miserable.
The court officials had advised the emperor several times not to “trifle with playthings and lose one’s lofty aspirations”, but they were met with indifference. His Majesty was also annoyed and taught them a lesson.
After a few days, the ministers dared not to say anymore, nor were they in a mood to focus on a puppy. Wei Country was dry in the Northwest and flooded in the East, and the disasters became more and more serious.
At this time, some refugees had gathered to rise up against the Imperial Court. The ministers were very worried, and they asked the emperor to solve the problem.
Emperor Tianchen was worried recently, so Gu Bai was also very worried, but he was helpless. For now, he couldn’t be of any help. He could only practice as much as he could and hoped to use the emperor's dragon qi to transform from a small yao to a powerful one as soon as possible. Then, even calling the wind and summoning the rain wouldn't be much of a problem!
This morning, before dawn, there was an urgent report from the frontline. Emperor Tianchen put on his clothes and immediately called a meeting of ministers. Before leaving, he gave the attending eunuch an order first.
“Take good care of Bai. If he wakes up, someone should readily serve him some food and tell him that I will come back soon…”
“Yes.”
The eunuchs and palace maids had become used to the sight of the emperor doting on a dog and immediately replied. They waited respectfully after Emperor Tianchen left.
After many days of observation, they had become very sure that His Majesty’s beloved dog was by no means ordinary, as not only did it look cute and lovable, it had immense spiritual aura and was also extremely smart. Even if the emperor was away, people didn't dare to be careless even a little bit.
Looking at the dog sleeping comfortably on the dragon bed, the eunuchs and palace maids were envious. Nowadays, it was better to be a dog than a man.
Meanwhile, Consort Ru, who had been confined in her room to ponder over her mistakes, couldn’t wait. The emperor ordered her to be grounded for three months, which wasn't a good thing. Three months was enough for her to be punished for failing to finish her task.
After thinking several times, Consort Ru exchanged something with the system, and she sent the attending maid to serve medicinal soup and to bribe the royal chef in the imperial kitchen.
“You can mix this medicinal soup into His Majesty’s imperial meals. You don’t need to do anything else. Her Majesty Ru will never forget you when she comes out later…”
The palace maid stuffed the soup along with some ingots to the imperial chef.
As it was several ingots of gold, the imperial chef couldn’t resist the temptation. After confirming that the soup didn't contain any poison, he was ready to do the business.
Many consorts in the palace would do such things in private. As long as they didn’t endanger His Majesty’s life, how could these consorts compete for favor? If they couldn’t directly ask one of the imperial chefs, they could only fish them with money!
As soon as the maid left, a royal chef came in to the imperial kitchen.
“Hurry up, deliver the meal for Qianqing Palace…”
Hearing the three characters "Qian", "Qing", and "Palace", the bribed imperial chef was smart and quickly mixed the soup into the dishes while no one was paying attention.
“Hmm? How come I haven’t seen this dish before?”
The eunuch who was tasked to deliver the dishes checked the meals and found that there was an extra bowl of soup.
As soon as the chef’s back cooled, he hurriedly explained, “Today, I heard that His Majesty liked sweets. This is a new dish we've been researching. I hope His Majesty can taste it and see if he likes it…”
“Sweet soup? En, that's fine…”
When the eunuch heard that it was sweet soup, he thought that the precious puppy liked sweet foods and then nodded his head. He had no suspicions and hurriedly asked people to carry things away. He dared not delay at all. No one was allowed to let His Majesty’s beloved dog starve at all!
Gu Bai woke up in the morning and found that the bed beside him was cold. He guessed that Emperor Tianchen had gone to court again to deal with the problem of natural disasters.
