Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 423: Caused by a dog.
Because Dahuang was brought over by the giant panda Ximen Lang, and because of Ximen Lang, plus Dahuang's own endearing appearance, it naturally gained a lot of popularity.

So, whether there was something to do or not, the soldiers would tease it with bones.

This is actually a fairly normal thing.

But as the soldiers teased it more and more, Ximen Lang gradually began to notice some problems.

What's the problem?

That's because this dog discriminates against people!
It is particularly enthusiastic towards some soldiers. As long as you are willing to give it a bone, it will wag its tail and nod. When it is in a good mood, it may even bow to you.

Good heavens, that was incredibly obsequious.

But what about the other group of soldiers at the table?
Even if you give it a bone, it will still want it.

But I just felt that I wasn't as enthusiastic as I had been towards the group of soldiers from before.

How can I describe this feeling?
I felt a bit reserved.

He was genuinely curious as to why Dahuang had turned out this way. Under Bai Ling's questioning gaze, Ximen Lang picked up a leftover bone and urged Hao Pingchuan, who was eating and drinking heartily to join him.

“Come on, Lao Hao, use this bone to call out to Da Huang and see how it reacts.”

Hao Pingchuan was naturally very puzzled by Ximen Lang's request.

After all, if you really want to feed it, why don't you just feed it directly?
It's right under your feet, how convenient! It doesn't even delay my meal.

Unfortunately, this was Ximen Lang's request, and it was just something he did on a whim.

Helpless, Hao Pingchuan could only reluctantly put down the lamb leg he had only half-eaten and, as Ximen Lang had requested, called out to Da Huang while holding the bone.

Then, the scene is reenacted.

It was even more reserved than when the soldiers had called it earlier.

Big Yellow sat at Ximen Lang's feet, gazing longingly at Hao Pingchuan for a long time, until its desire for the bone overcame its fear. Only then did it tuck its tail between its legs and slowly reach over to take the bone from Hao Pingchuan's hand.

After that, he didn't dare to stay by Hao Pingchuan's side for even a moment. He took the bone, lay back down at Ximen Lang's feet, and continued eating.

As expected, that was indeed the case.

Ximen Lang followed suit and had Gao Cheng, who was eating much more politely than Hao Pingchuan and didn't seem particularly interested in mutton, pick up a bone and call out to Da Huang.

Seeing that the result was as he expected, Da Huang bowed and scraped, and trotted off towards Gao Cheng.

This time, it didn't even come back; it just sat there at Gao Cheng's feet and started eating.

Under the astonished gazes of Bai Ling and the others, who were slowly coming to their senses, Ximen Lang clapped his hands and explained the phenomenon he had just discovered.

"Did you see how Big Yellow reacted to those two? With Old Hao, good heavens, he was incredibly cautious! Even if you offered him a bone, he wouldn't dare approach. But with Old Gao, he was practically overly enthusiastic!"

"And it's not just them who are treated differently; it's the same with all our soldiers! Some are incredibly enthusiastic, while others are more cautious, even to the point of being somewhat fearful."

"And the number of people was almost exactly half and half. They're treating people differently based on who they're dealing with. What do you think is going on?"

what happened?

What else could it be?!
Of course, it's because the half of people that terrifies Da Huang—the half sent from the Four Capitals world—are all heroes who have fought their way up in real battles against the enemy! The other half, sent from later generations, are all ordinary soldiers with exceptional military skills who haven't seen much bloodshed yet! They're invisible and intangible, but their very presence exudes a different aura. Therefore, it's no wonder Da Huang treats them differently based on their status!
Coincidentally, Ximen Lang, who had received the true teachings of Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, Wang Chao, and Ma Han, also understood it in the same way.

Therefore, when Ximen Lang said this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

Everyone, including Gao Cheng, immediately tensed up.

Then, Simon Lang, with his keen eye, noticed some differences between them.

"Yes, that's it, that's it! Look at Lao Hao, even when he's thinking, he's still holding that lamb leg in his hand, and he doesn't put it down. But Lao Gao, look, he put it down as soon as he said he would, without any hesitation."

"And it just so happens that the soldiers' attitude towards the lamb leg was also almost exactly the same, dividing it in half. They ate half of it with such joy and delight, it was so delicious that it made my mouth water just watching."

"But my partner, although they ate with relish, it just seemed like lamb wasn't anything special to them. It was nice to have it, but they didn't really care if it wasn't there. What do you think is going on?"

If just now, everyone's hearts only skipped a beat...

Now, it was like a thunderclap in everyone's hearts.

Like a bolt from the blue, Bai Ling and the others froze.

Especially when they learned that all of this was caused by Dahuang.

It was this differential treatment of Da Huang that allowed Ximen Lang to follow the clues and discover all of this.

Bai Ling and the others were completely unsettled.

Good heavens, the secret I thought I had hidden so well, the one that I thought would never slip up, was exposed because of a small dog that looked insignificant and was indeed insignificant.

Bai Ling and the others really didn't know what to say.

A tremendous sense of absurdity suddenly overwhelmed her; even someone as intelligent as Bai Ling was now at a loss for how to explain it.

until
Ximen Lang, who hadn't actually thought about it that way at all, suddenly asked Gao Cheng this question out of the blue.
"Old Gao, tell me the truth, are you the kind of person we often talk about, the son of a general?"

"And these soldiers, are they all like you, who haven't seen much of the battlefield and were brought here by you?"

Although Gao Cheng felt very offended by the question that Ximen Lang suddenly asked him.

It's better to be offended than to not be able to answer at all!

Moreover, strictly speaking, what Simon Ronin said was indeed correct.

He and his soldiers did indeed get in through connections, forced in by Xia Yiyi and her allies from later generations.
What's the key?
The key point is that at this critical juncture, there is simply no room for him to argue.

Sure enough, as soon as Ximen Lang brought up this idea, Hao Pingchuan and Bai Ling immediately started giving him meaningful glances.

Hao Pingchuan, in particular, was exchanging glances so intensely that his eyes started twitching!

In this situation, what other option did he have but to grit his teeth and accept it?
Just when Gao Cheng was about to go with the flow and grit his teeth and admit it,

"Wow~ I haven't seen such a big scene in a long time! Ah Lang, did you do all this?"

Yes, the super busy Lao Luo is here.

(End of this chapter)