The Spirit Dog’s Quest: A Guardian’s Fated Bond

During the Shaoxing era of the Song Dynasty, in a Jiangnan town, a family raised a white dog named “Yunbai” (“Cloud White”), inseparable from their five-year-old son, Abao. A year earlier, Zhao Zhongyuan, a Chief Xuanling Master of the Xuanling Sect, had passed through and performed the Psychic Embrace and Enhancement Ritual on Yunbai, enhancing the dog’s spiritual awareness.

One day, Abao got lost while shopping with his father at the market. The parents searched desperately, joined by neighbors, but found no trace. As they sank into despair, Yunbai suddenly bolted from home, racing toward the market. The couple followed as Yunbai weaved through crowds, tracking Abao’s scent through the bustling streets to a narrow alley.

Yunbai quickened his pace, dashing into an abandoned courtyard at the alley’s end. The parents entered to find Abao cowering in a corner, terrified. He had wandered there after getting lost and been too scared to leave. Seeing Abao safe, the couple wept with relief, hugging him tightly. Abao laughed through tears at the sight of Yunbai, throwing himself into the dog’s embrace.

Later, when Abao’s parents chanced upon Zhao Zhongyuan, they recounted the story. Zhao smiled: “The Xuanling Sect’s Psychic Embrace Ritual does enhance a pet’s spirituality, but the bond between Yunbai and Abao was predestined in past lives. Their telepathic connection is only natural. Every bond has its fate, and our ritual merely aligns with that destiny.” The grateful parents thanked Zhao profusely. Thereafter, Yunbai became more precious to them—not just a pet, but a spiritual guardian of the family.

This tale highlights the value of the Xuanling Sect’s Psychic Embrace Ritual and the profound bond forged by telepathy between humans and animals, rooted in mutual aid and protection. Sometimes, the help of a spiritual creature holds the key to salvation.