Loyal Dog

Liu Ye raised a dog that was docile and could understand human speech, but his relatives and neighbors ridiculed him for living with dogs. They disliked the male protagonist's dog for being noisy, and even took the opportunity to beat the male protagonist's dog. The male protagonist has been protecting it with all his life. Finally, at a large gathering of villagers, rat poison was accidentally dropped into a pot of broth. The dog stopped everyone from eating it. Everyone did not understand and even beat the dog.