Who gave you permission to tame beasts in the city?!

The school bully lay on the ground, his expression ferocious, his head covered in sweat.

He never expected that he would be kicked by a dog, a flying kick that knocked him down, and even his bell would be bitten.

"Let's get those two bastards!"

The thugs smoking behind them were used to bullying their classmates.

Seeing their elder brother being attacked, they shouted and swarmed him, using numbers to bully the few—that's what they're best at.

Li Shouzhen was terrified. As a child from a poor family, his greatest fear was "causing trouble."

His parents taught him from a young age that his family was poor and that he should not cause trouble outside.

This caused Li Shouzhen to have a very low self-esteem since childhood. He had liked his goddess Li Jinrong for so long, but he didn't even have the courage to say more than a few words to her.

As Li Jinyan grabbed her father and turned to run, Er Gouzi also turned and ran.

The school bully was bitten on the little bell by it, so he definitely can't get up. But if the remaining guys ganged up on it, Er Gouzi felt he was no match for it.

After gaining sentience, Er Gouzi is now even more cunning than a monkey.

Li Jinyan and her father weren't running very fast.

However, Er Gouzi would occasionally turn around and pretend to bite people, which terrified the thugs. It was clearly a mad dog.

Before a dog can break a person's defenses, their fear of dogs will grow exponentially.

These bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong are no different; after Er Gouzi watched his master and son disappear into the alley, they were long gone.

Er Gouzi turned around and barked a few provocative barks before disappearing in a flash. Er Gouzi's four-wheel drive speed is definitely beyond what humans can match; even ordinary dogs are much faster than humans.

Moreover, Er Gouzi was an animal that was enhanced after being enlightened by the Beast Taming Talisman.

"This dog is playing a trick on us!"

"This is weird!"

The thugs gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do. Now that everyone had graduated, it would be difficult to seek revenge on Li Shouzhen.

The bitten school bully howled, clenching his fists, determined to take revenge.

"When I find your house, I'll kill you, you little bastard!"

……

After running for a long time with her father, Li Jinyan finally stopped by a small river.

Er Gouzi has already caught up. Animals that have been enlightened by the Beast Taming Talisman can find their master's location.

At this moment, Er Gouzi was full of energy, just like a general who had won a battle.

"Master, am I amazing? Today I saved the old lady and Old Deng. You have to find me a beautiful little female dog. If possible, I hope she can be a tigress or a lioness or something."

After tormenting two people in a row, Er Gouzi felt that the little female dog was no longer good enough for him, and that he could now be described as the Lu Bu among dogs.

If I could be paired with a tigress or a lion, I would be a one-of-a-kind dog in the canine world.

To be a dog, you must have ambition.

Li Jinyan: "..."

However, to Li Shouzhen, Er Gouzi just kept barking.

"Er Gouzi, go buy two bottles of water."

Li Jinyan had already received a reward of 100 yuan, and now she was considered to have some wealth. She stuffed the 100 yuan into Er Gouzi's suit pocket.

She added, "Buy a pack of Hongmei cigarettes."

The 80 yuan in online loans left by her father, plus her own savings, totaled more than 130 million yuan. Li Jinyan gave Er Gouzi cigarettes.

However, given the limited resources available, Li Jinyan has to use the 100 yuan for living expenses for the time being and has to be careful with how she spends it.

"Woof woof woof."

Er Gouzi complained that Li Jinyan was stingy, but it also knew that the family was about to starve, so it could only grumble and go buy water.

"Bro, your dog is pretty impressive."

Li Shouzhen found it very strange. Although he felt that the man in front of him had stolen the woman he loved, he also regarded Li Jinyan as one of his own because Li Jinyan had saved him earlier.

At the same time, he realized that a rich and beautiful woman like Li Jinrong was destined to have no connection with him, so he shouldn't be delusional.

"Of course, brother."

Calling Li Shouzhen "brother" made Li Jinyan feel a little strange, but also quite pleased, thinking about how his uncle used to always bully him.

Li Jinyan felt that he needed to find an opportunity to teach that kid a lesson and get revenge.

"Thank you so much for today. I've always remembered the bottle of water you gave me before."

Li Jinyan: "..."

"Brother... no need to thank me. We know each other. How could I just watch you get beaten up? People like this haven't learned their lesson from society. They'll behave once they're in jail. Adults aren't like before, where you can do wrong things without paying the price."

Thinking about it, the little bell that Er Gouzi bit was a price to pay.

In this era, due to the lag in education, there were a lot of people like this who mingled in society, and basically no one dared to go out alone at night.

"Brother, I want to ask you a question."

Li Shouzhen mustered his courage and asked the question that he knew would hurt him.

Do you like Li Jinrong?

"It's not that I like it."

Li Jinyan suddenly became serious.

This made Li Shouzhen instantly full of energy and seemed to be a year younger (17).

"It is love."

Li Shouzhen looked listless and aged another year (18).

"I love her more than anyone else in the world."

Of course, her father is an exception. In Li Jinyan's heart, her father and mother are equal, but this is something that cannot be said.

"Without her, my life would have no meaning."

After living without a mother's love for more than a decade, Li Jinyan really missed her mother every day. But now, heaven has finally given her a chance to start over.

"Do you love her that much?"

Li Shouzhen looked a year older (19). He loved Li Jinrong so much that it seemed he had no chance at all.

"Of course, I would die for her. She is the woman who loves me most in the world, without a doubt."

Li Shouzhen lowered his head. It seemed that the two of them were already mutually attracted. He smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that perhaps he shouldn't have any improper thoughts about Li Jinrong.

He looked even more haggard, as if he had aged another year (20).

"Being Li Jinrong's boyfriend must be wonderful."

Li Shouzhen squatted there, looking at the river and asking.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Li Jinrong is my family, not my boyfriend."

In that instant, Li Shouzhen's eyes widened, and he seemed to have become two years younger (18).

"She's your family! Li Jinrong is your sister?"

"no."

"Is she your cousin?"

"no."

"Your cousin's daughter? Bro, you're from a high generation."

"She is my godmother."

Li Shouzhen rubbed his eyes and pinched himself hard. He felt that the world seemed abnormal.