Chapter 37: He Is the Best-Behaved Dog of All

When Lu Meng finally stopped and looked up at Wen Er, she discovered he was drenched in sweat and his face was flushed, looking profoundly unwell.

Alarmed, she cried, "Wen Er, what's wrong?"

She scrambled to her feet to check on him. He was too tall; even when she reached out, she couldn't touch his forehead. In her urgency, she grabbed his necktie, catching him off guard and forcing him to bend down close to her.

His eyes flickered, reflecting her image. As Lu Meng placed her hand on his forehead, his eyelashes trembled uncontrollably. She didn't notice, only frowned in concern. "Why are you so hot?"

Was he running a fever? He had been perfectly fine just a moment ago—how could things have changed so suddenly?

Wen Er gently pulled away from her touch, his eyes misty and evasive as he refused to meet her gaze. "I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

Seeing his obvious distress and recalling Ace’s bestial transformation earlier, Lu Meng couldn't help but feel worried. Could Wen Er’s pollution levels be dangerously high? She had read on the official forums that Sentinels frequently entered polluted zones, causing their pollution values to rise two or three times faster than ordinary people.

Anxious, she gripped his face with one hand, forcing him to look at her. "Don't try to be brave! Is your mental landscape destabilizing? Let me perform a soothing session for you..."

Hearing the word "soothing," Wen Er acted as if he had heard something scandalous. He quickly stood up and took two steps back. "No need. I'm fine."

Seeing his resistance, Lu Meng wondered if there was something wrong with her technique. But every other Sentinel she had helped always said they felt better afterward. Why was he so unwilling? Still, seeing how insistent he was, she had no choice but to drop the subject.

"Alright, are you sure you're really okay?"

"I'm sure, I'm really fine!" Wen Er said, feeling guilty.

Lu Meng relented. "Okay, but you look terrible. Make sure you get plenty of rest tonight."

As she spoke, she noticed Little Gray crouching by her feet, rubbing its head against her calf. She smiled and reached out to pet it, but alarm bells rang in Wen Er’s mind. He immediately sent a mental command to his spirit beast: "Come back!"

Usually obedient, the spirit beast didn't even spare him a glance. Its tail wagged like a propeller as it happily nuzzled the girl. Wen Er could even hear its excited thoughts: *So fragrant, so fragrant, want to lick...*

*So comfortable, her hands are so soft, want to lick...*

*Her voice is so beautiful, want to lick...*

Wen Er: "..."

Veins bulged on his forehead as he began to regret his decision to let the creature out. The flush on his face, which had yet to fade, deepened, spreading even further than before. He pressed his knuckles against his mouth, his body trembling slightly.

She would find out.

Thinking this, he stumbled back into the shadows where the light was dim. When Lu Meng looked up, she found him standing far away. "Wen Er, why are you so far away?"

"It's nothing. I'm just watching you two play." His voice trembled, and one could even detect a faint, suppressed panting.

Lu Meng thought he was acting very strangely tonight, but she assumed it must be some private matter he didn't want to disclose. With that, she turned her attention back to Little Gray, gently rubbing its soft belly.

"Good doggy, why are you so cute? So well-behaved. Who is the best little doggy?"

"It’s our cutest, most obedient Little Gray, isn't it?"

The sweet, coquettish voice by his ear made Wen Er’s heart race, stirring a secret, hidden longing within him.

He was the one who was truly the most obedient dog.