Chapter 543: Little Dog is the Champion! Ning Guan master Appears!

The agility dog competition was incredibly exciting.

The obstacles set for the finals were highly complex.

There was a long series of poles that the dogs had to weave through back and forth, tall wooden horses to vault over, and even a stretch of wire mesh they had to crawl under.

Added to these were events like crossing a single-log bridge, jumping through hoops of fire, and navigating through tunnels.

It truly made the viewers cheer in pure satisfaction.

This national final was broadcast live across the entire internet.

A massive audience was tuning in to watch.

The dogs all performed well. Two of them lost their sense of direction, spinning around in circles before looking up at their owners with innocent expressions, which made the audience roar with laughter.

After a while, the first twelve dogs had completed their runs.

Only the final dog remained.

A dog that hadn't gone through the preliminary rounds, but had taken a back door directly into the finals.

When the host announced the entrance of the thirteenth contestant, a chorus of boos erupted across the venue.

Everyone knew there was a dog that had bypassed the qualifiers to enter the finals, and they scoffed at such behavior.

"It's a Malinois! Looks like it's in good shape!"

"Couldn't they just compete properly to get into the finals? What's the point of using connections to get in?"

"The owner of this dog is probably going to be cursed out by everyone!"

"Do you guys think this dog looks familiar?"

"Now that you mention it, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before. It looks way too familiar!"

"All Malinois pretty much look the same, don't they?"

"No, no, no, there's a difference. This one doesn't look like a purebred Malinois."

"It... looks like Little Dog!"

"Who? Little Dog!"

"Holy shit! It really is Little Dog!"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the venue shifted.

The very people who had just been booing the organizers for being unfair actually began to cheer.

"It's Little Dog! It's Ning Guan master's Little Dog!"

"My god! Is it really him? We aren't seeing things, right?"

"Come on, Little Dog!"

"If Little Dog is here, does that mean Ning Guan master is here too?"

"Holy shit, it's actually Little Dog!"

In the stands, the crowd began to scream crazily.

At the same time, the live stream's chat exploded.

"Quick, go tell everyone, Little Dog has showed up!"

"Doesn't that mean Ning Guan master might be here too!"

The netizens recognized that this dog was Little Dog. In an instant, dense waves of comments flooded the screen!

At this moment, Little Dog arrived at the starting line, fully prepared and ready.

After the referee confirmed he was in position, he waved the red flag and blew his whistle.

At the sound of the whistle, Little Dog instantly broke into a wild sprint.

His speed was incredible.

When navigating the series of vertical poles, his head and hindquarters shifted left and right, weaving through at extreme speed with extraordinary grace.

Vaulting the wooden horse, crossing the single-log bridge, and jumping through the hoop of fire were passed with even greater ease.

The netizens could only see a black blur darting across the competition field!

"So fast!"

"Haha, I'm certain now, it really is Little Dog!"

"Little Dog is badass!"

"Go, Little Dog!"

The audience erupted in cheers.

Everyone was smiling happily.

Finally, Little Dog charged up the high platform, successfully snatched a red ball in his jaws, and landed on the ground.

The timer stopped, freezing at 32.18 seconds.

This number made the audience freeze in shock for a moment.

The previous best time had been over 43 seconds, and that was achieved by a special police dog.

But now, Little Dog had beaten the runner-up by a full 10 seconds.

"Little Dog is the champion!"

"Amazing!"

"As expected of Qingfeng Temple!"

Cheers washed over the venue like a tsunami as the crowd began to celebrate Little Dog.

Just then, Little Dog wagged his tail excitedly and looked toward the backstage area of the soccer field.

The live audience and the netizens in the stream all turned their eyes in that same direction.

It seemed like everyone was waiting for a specific person to walk out.

A person they had all been longing for.

Slowly, a figure emerged from the backstage area.

Ning Fei took off his Superman Glasses. Clad in his Daoist Robe, he stepped out onto the soccer field.

In an instant, the live stream's chat absolutely exploded!

"It's Ning Guan master! It really is Ning Guan master!"

"Good lord, do you know how long it's been since he streamed? I was so mad I wanted to mail him razor blades!"

"Wuwuwu, it's Ning Guan master! You finally showed up!"

"Damn your ancestors, my youth is over!"

"Ning Guan master has only been offline for three months, right?"

"If it wasn't for this agility dog competition, I wouldn't have been able to see Ning Guan master at all."

The netizens were thrilled beyond words.

Ning Fei walked over, rubbed Little Dog's head, and smiled at him.

"Good job."

Ning Fei looked around. The stands of the entire soccer field were packed, and everyone had stood up, practically climbing over each other to get a look at him.

Countless mobile phones and cameras were pointed right at him.

It was obvious that people genuinely loved him.

Ning Fei didn't really like receiving too much attention in real life, but the feeling of being liked by so many wasn't bad.

During this period, he had just been resting—spending time with the little animals, cultivating his mind and body, studying Daoist arts, and chanting scriptures. Life had been quite comfortable.

Not long after, the other competitors brought their pet dogs over.

Since Little Dog was in first place, he had to go to the top podium to receive the award. However, Ning Fei felt a bit embarrassed and wanted to decline.

After all, they had been a late, extra addition to the competition.

"Ning Guan master, you just didn't make it in time for the preliminaries. Little Dog's skills make him the undisputed number one, so taking the podium is perfectly justified," the organizers told him.

The other competitors agreed as well.

Ning Fei looked down at Little Dog. In the dog's eyes, he could see a clear desire for recognition.

And so, Ning Fei led him up to the first-place podium.

A gold medal was draped around Little Dog's neck, and Ning Fei held a trophy in his hands.

Little Dog sat obediently next to Ning Fei, his neck held high, looking incredibly proud and majestic.

Beside them, second place was the special police dog, and third place was a Border Collie.

Countless reporters took photos of them.

Afterward, as expected, Ning Fei and Little Dog rapidly climbed the trending search rankings.

#Ning Guan master Appears, And It's Actually At This Kind of Event#

#After Three Months, That Man Has Finally Returned#

#Ning Guan master Remains As Dashing As Ever#

All sorts of articles spread across the internet.

The netizens' discussions reached an all-time high.

Ning Fei found it all quite interesting.

He had only intended to take a break for a while, since it had been a long time since he just lived a quiet life in the Daoist temple.

He hadn't expected it to cause such a massive stir across the internet.

That evening, after returning to Qingfeng Temple, Ning Fei turned on his live stream.

The Fuzhu, Zheng, and Qiongqi were all in the Deer Sanctuary.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas described them as fierce, evil creatures, but in reality, each was cuter than the last. They were just a white long-haired deer, a little tiger with wings, and a little leopard with three tails.

The Daoist temple still had all the same animals as before.

Later that night, Ning Fei turned on the stream.

"I was just resting during this period. I don't really like people coming to the Daoist temple to find me in real life, so I didn't stream."

"There are still many places in the world I haven't visited yet, so I will definitely keep streaming."

Ning Fei said with a smile.

Hearing his words, the netizens finally relaxed, and then they eagerly began discussing everything once again.