The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Shi Anxia was unusually anxious, "Didn't they say Yi Yi was coming back? Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

While stroking Ye Bao'er's fur, she instructed, "Dong Xi, go out of the city to meet him and ask him to come back quickly."

"I'll go!" Cen Yuan stood up, rubbed Ye Baoer's head, and said softly, "Wait a moment, I'll go find Yi Yi for you."

Ye Bao'er's tail swayed with great difficulty and barely perceptibly on the brocade cushion. His eyes, which had been covered with a thin film by time, finally slowly opened a crack.

Just this glimmer of light made Shi Anxue, Hong Que and others who were standing by cover their mouths instantly, and suppressed sobs leaked out from between their fingers.

Ye Baoer lay on his side on the warm couch by the window. The spring afternoon sunlight shone through the window lattice, sprinkling his no longer smooth and shiny fur like gold powder.

The spots of light were jumping, but it felt a chill in its bones.

It knew it was time.

It has lingered in this warm world for a full twenty-one years, which is a rare longevity among dogs.

In the last two years, injuries have entangled its aging body like vines, and every breath is filled with heavy fatigue.

But it still struggled to hold on, using up its last bit of strength, greedily sniffing the familiar scent in the air and feeling the warmth of the people around it.

Because here, there are people whom he has devoted his whole life to loving and protecting.

The faces it had seen since childhood were now filled with reluctance and sadness.

Ye Baoer gathered all his strength and uttered a faint sound from the depths of his throat, "Woof..."

The voice was as soft as a sigh, yet strangely filled with joy. It was as if saying, "Don't cry. It's so nice to be able to look at you like this."

It personally accompanied Shi Anxue to her wedding; it was injured by Luo Ying and almost died prematurely while saving Luo Bing; it personally dragged Princess Mu Sang ashore from the river. It is a truly well-behaved "dog official".

Its life was full of splendor. It was a pity that it didn't get to see the red magpie get married.

That bastard named Tang Xinghe is so disappointing... But it knows that one day, Hongque will still marry that bastard.

Ye Baoer tried hard to open her eyes wide, letting her blurry vision slowly sweep across every tear-stained face beside the couch.

Shi Anxia, ​​Beihui, Xiyue, Dongzhi, Nanyan, Hongque, Musang, Shi Anxue, Erer and Sansan, and many more people came and surrounded it.

It's so happy.

Suddenly, a familiar sound of footsteps came from afar, so hurried, so enthusiastic, beating like drums in the silent temple.

Ye Baoer trembled violently, and his originally limp body miraculously stood up.

Suddenly, an astonishing light burst out from the cloudy eyes.

Yes, one by one!

They are back one by one!

Its shriveled chest heaved violently, and a discordant whimper came from its throat, but its tail shook with all its might like a dead branch coming back to life in spring.

All the fatigue and pain were washed away by ecstasy at this moment.

Yi Yi is back!

It finally waited for Yi Yi!

It has no regrets anymore!

Alas, a bitter sigh rose in its heart. It was really old and useless.

If it were in the past, when Yi Yi was still on the long bluestone corridor outside the palace gate, it would have pricked up its ears and rushed to greet him excitedly.

But now, its ears had to wait until the footsteps almost reached the couch and the familiar breath hit its face before it slowly realized that its little master had returned.

But this belated knowledge did not diminish its ecstasy in the slightest.

It used up all its remaining strength to raise its head high, trying to see more clearly.

As the light and shadow flickered, the tall figure of a young boy caught my eye.

He was still wearing cold black armor, with undried mud spots on his shoulder armor, and the breastplate on his chest reflected the golden sunlight. He didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and just like that, he threw himself in front of the bed with a tired and dusty look.

The boy held it and almost choked with sobs, "Night baby..."

Hey, he calls it baby.

In fact, he is its baby.

When he was very young, it liked to sneak over to play with him.

It can be said that the boy grew up under its care.

Ye Baoer's gaze shifted lovingly from the boy's face to Cen Yuan's. It was this man who had saved it, and from then on, its legendary life as a dog began...

It raised its claws and scratched hard.

It heard San San crying, "Father, baby Ye wants you to hold him."

The man held Ye Baoer tenderly, his face against its, and whispered, "I'm sorry, Baoer."

Ye Baoer shed a tear.

It knew why he said "I'm sorry".

Because while recuperating in Tiema City, it missed the opportunity to have a baby with a big white dog.

It was badly injured at that time. By the time it recovered, the big white dog was nowhere to be found.

This may be the biggest regret in its life.

The whole house was sobbing.

Ye Baoer tried to smile, but it was in vain. It looked at the other "Baoer", its mistress.

Shi Anxia obviously understood what it meant, so she approached it, hugged it gently, and stroked it.

It laughs.

It and Shi Anxia are both treasures in Cen Yuan's heart.

It's their family.

The last bit of strength in Ye Baoer was transformed into the tail that was shaking almost crazily. Again and again, it slapped the brocade cushion hard.

It's like beating the last and most passionate drumbeat of its life.

Finally, the tail stopped moving.

It closed its eyes.

It has a secret that cannot be told. It is a dog with a past life and a present life...

Cen Yuan and Shi Anxia planned to bury Ye Baoer under a sycamore tree in the palace.

Cen Yuan looked at Shi Anxia's red eyes and said, "I suspect Ye Bao'er is the same as us."

Shi Anxia wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said, "Actually, I doubt it too."

When Ye Baoer first met Shi Anxia, ​​her unreserved intimacy made her think that it was the result of Cen Yuan's deliberate training.

But the truth is far more touching than she imagined.

Cen Yuan's plan that day was to have Jing San act out a "weak cry for help" scene in the snow.

Jing San was hiding behind a dead tree, rubbing his hands and waiting for An Xia's carriage to pass by so that he could rush out and shout "Help".

Unexpectedly, Ye Bao'er got there first! Its legs went weak and it fell to its knees, showing its weakness.

The past is as clear as yesterday.

"At that time, Ye Baoer seemed to have heard what Jing San and I said, and he started not eating much a month ago." Cen Yuan dug a square pit under the sycamore tree. "So when you saw him, he was so skinny. No matter how much I fed him, he would just sniff and walk away."

Shi Anxia couldn't stop her tears from falling. Listening to Cen Yuan's words, she carefully placed Ye Baoer's favorite teething stick, the cloth mouse with frayed edges scratched by its claws, the chipped celadon food bowl, and even the small blanket it always curled up in during the winter, one by one, next to it.

Finally, she picked up the golden scale pendant bestowed by the emperor and gently placed it on a corner of the carpet.

This is the "Loyal and Brave Beast Medal" awarded to Ye Baoer by the court as a reward for its outstanding contribution to the Chang'an County earthquake.

Handfuls of soil fell, gradually burying those familiar objects.

Cen Yuan knelt at the edge of the pit and personally tamped down the last shovel of soil.

……

A few years later, Cen Yuan found a puppy. It was completely black, with only a small white flower mark on its head.

"For you." He stuffed the soft puppy into Shi Anxia's arms.

Shi Anxia was shocked, "Mo Bao'er? But isn't Mo Bao'er Ye Bao'er's child?"

Cen Yuan smiled and said, "Maybe Ye Baoer has reincarnated himself. I saw him at the dog market, and he saw me too. His tail was almost shaking off. I would be sorry if I didn't bring him back."

The dog rolled over in Shi Anxia's arms, turned upside down, and exposed its belly to ask for a pat.

Shi Anxia smiled, patted the puppy's soft belly with her hand, and looked up to warn, "Don't make it public, don't let everyone know, or everyone will come to me to snatch it..."