Chapter 57: A mere Dao artifact is nothing but a joke, System, recycle it!

"Dad?"

Hearing this, the Heavenly Hound God's expression darkened.

"You dog, are you playing with me?"

"Sigh..."

Seeing that the Heavenly Hound God was still quite sharp-witted, Shen Lang let out a helpless sigh. "Sigh, you used to call me Dad."

"And now you're cursing me as a dog. Er-Gouzi, I am truly heartbroken."

"Yet seeing that you've forgotten your past hatred, I'm also happy for you."

"At least, forgetting those distressing matters is also a kind of happiness!"

With that, Shen Lang turned as if to leave.

However, the Heavenly Hound God had been so thoroughly hooked by Shen Lang's tall tales that his curiosity was immensely piqued.

How could he bear to let Shen Lang go?

He immediately stepped forward to block Shen Lang's path, his gaze icy. "Don't leave yet. Finish telling me about the time you used the might of the entire nation to fight the Ginyu Force."

"Forget it, I don't want to stir up your memories."

"I don't want to make you sad!"

"You..."

Seeing Shen Lang walk around him, the Heavenly Hound God's expression twisted in extreme conflict.

He wasn't a fool.

Naturally, he could tell that there was a high probability Shen Lang was just messing with him.

Yet the things Shen Lang spoke of were the most thrilling epics he had never heard of in his entire life.

Coupled with the fact that the imperial aura radiating from Shen Lang was the genuine article, the Heavenly Hound God—realizing that Shen Lang most likely wanted to recruit him—gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, don't go!"

"Oh?"

Hearing the word "Dad," Shen Lang's eyes lit up.

He immediately stepped forward, crouched down, and patted the dog's head. "Er-Gouzi, you finally called me Dad. Are you willing to come home with me now?"

The Heavenly Hound God ground his back molars. "Kid, don't push your luck. I just want to know what happened to the Ginyu Force afterward?"

"Afterward, we lost, you got beaten so hard you became an idiot, and you reincarnated into the Nine Continents Continent to become a dog. Satisfied now?"

"What the fuck!"

Hearing this answer, the Heavenly Hound God's eyes turned red with rage.

He now deeply regretted why he had insisted on chasing after the rest of the plot.

Yet, after a moment of regret, the Heavenly Hound God noticed something was amiss.

Namely, why would someone born an emperor bother to string him along?

He was nothing more than a joke locked inside a cage.

At this thought, the Heavenly Hound God slowly raised his head and looked at Shen Lang quite seriously. "Are you really going to take me home?"

"Nonsense, what else do you think I came here for?"

"Do you really think someone of my stature would come here just to suck up to you?"

Faced with Shen Lang's question, the Heavenly Hound God fell completely silent.

He suddenly felt as though he had judged a noble heart with a petty measure.

Thinking of how Shen Lang had walked straight toward him the moment he entered this place, he slowly extended a paw and looked at Shen Lang. "I want to go home with you, but I can't leave right now!"

"Huh?"

Seeing the chains on the Heavenly Hound God's paws, Shen Lang's brows involuntarily twitched.

He could sense that these chains were no ordinary fetters.

Rather, they were Dao Artifacts that sealed the Heavenly Hound God's strength.

Unless the master willingly unlocked them, no one else could possibly break them.

Seeing Shen Lang's twitching brow, the Heavenly Hound God assumed Shen Lang couldn't break them.

He immediately chuckled awkwardly. "Actually, it's fine if you can't undo them. That old dog Zhou Botong won't kill me for the time being anyway. You can come back and rescue me once you've grown stronger."

"What the hell are you whining about? It's just a mere Dao Artifact. I'm the one who fought a fierce battle across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and forced the Realm King God to rub the floor."

"This kind of trinket, I can shatter with a wave of my hand!"

With that, Shen Lang placed his hand on the Heavenly Hound God's paw and silently chanted in his mind: "System, recycle!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for recycling the Dao Artifact, Demon-Binding Rope. You have obtained 100,000 points of grievance value!]

Holy shit, we're soaring!

Hearing that recycling a single prop netted him 100,000 grievance points, Shen Lang was ecstatic.

Equally ecstatic was the Heavenly Hound God.

He now completely believed that Shen Lang wasn't just playing around with him.

Rather, he was using the conversational style most familiar to them in their past lives to awaken his forgotten memories.

Therefore, upon regaining his freedom, the Heavenly Hound God immediately performed the highest submissive etiquette of their demon clan toward Shen Lang.

At the same time, he said with utmost reverence, "Although I can't remember anything right now, I am willing to follow you home. In this lifetime, let's slaughter our way back together and wash away our shame!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest of fooling the Heavenly Hound God!]

[Quest reward is being distributed...]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Skill Upgrade Ticket x1!]

Looking at the system upgrade ticket in his inventory, Shen Lang was thrilled.

With this thing, his true body now possessed one more massive trump card!

If he encountered danger in the future, he could just directly upgrade the Nine-Turn Mysterious Technique and beat the crap out of them!

At this thought, Shen Lang patted the Heavenly Hound God's head rather solemnly and said, "Good dog, I'm about to ransack the Zhou family's treasury to seek justice for what you've suffered. Are you willing to fight alongside me?"

"The direction you point is the direction I, Er-Gouzi, shall charge!"

"Good!"

Shen Lang patted Er-Gouzi's head with satisfaction.

Just as he was about to offer a few more words of encouragement, a gloomy voice echoed from within the forbidden grounds: "Tian, what did you do to my Dao Artifact?"

Hearing Zhou Botong's voice, the Heavenly Hound God—feeling emboldened with Shen Lang by his side—wore a ferocious expression.

"Old dog, your Dao Artifact has been collected by my dad, you're dead meat today!"

Roaring out these words, the Heavenly Hound God instinctively looked toward Shen Lang.

He was ready to let Shen Lang drop a few badass one-liners.

However, when he turned his head, he was shocked to discover that there was no longer any trace of Shen Lang.

Instead, Zhou Botong was walking toward him with an evil sneer.

"Your dad collected it? Do you take me for a fool?"

"If you don't hand over this deity's Dao Artifact today, I'll make sure you die without a burial place!"

"Fucking hell, that bastard played me!"

Even a fool of a Heavenly Hound God would realize it now.

At this moment, he saw it clearly.

He had been used as a gun.

Yet now that his strength had recovered, even if he couldn't match Zhou Botong, he wasn't as panicked as before.

He immediately cursed, "Without the Demon-Binding Rope, what the fuck are you worth?"

"If you want to fight, then let's fight!"

Boom!

As the Heavenly Hound God and Zhou Botong clashed in a fierce battle, the expressions of everyone within Guiyun City changed drastically.

Especially Shadow, who stood within the City Lord's Mansion and murmured, "How is a Transformation-stage great demon fighting Zhou Botong?"

"I don't know, but now is definitely a great time to go rescue Shen Lang!"

Hearing Nalan Yanran's words, Shadow snapped back to reality instantly.

Indeed, Zhou Botong was currently being held down.

Going to the Zhou family estate to rescue Shen Lang was indeed an opportunity.

At this thought, Shadow nodded. "I'll go rescue him now!"

"I'm going with you!"

Seeing Nalan Yanran's unyielding gaze, Shadow nodded and said nothing more.

Little did they know, Shen Lang had already quietly slipped outside the Zhou family's treasury.