I Have a Golden Crow

The next morning, it was a rainy day.

Du Yu lay on the soft big bed, sleeping as if the world around him was blurred. Next to him, Princess Consort Yan also curled her small figure, nestled in Du Yu’s neck, sleeping soundly.

Only a Little Immortal Deer was already awake, but she did not disturb her master. She lay kneeling by Du Yu’s side, her small deer head resting on Du Yu’s chest, gazing at the dark rainy day outside through the gap in the curtains.

Listening to the ”pitter-patter” sound of raindrops, she was lost in thought, her little ears twitching gently.

The scene was so serene and beautiful.

Until a soft branch crept in through the crack in the door, slowly reaching toward the bedside.

”Nai!” Xiaobai was extremely alert, rising to glare at the Firethorn Branch, his voice deliberately low yet full of warning: Don’t disturb my master while he’s sleeping!

”Hmm...” Du Yu opened his bleary eyes, just in time to see the confrontation between the Firethorn Branch and Bai Yujing.

His body seemed to be the boundary line, with the Firethorn Branch swaying back and forth on the left, and the Little Immortal Deer on the right, constantly stretching to try and nibble the leaves disturbing her master’s sweet dreams.

”Up, up, training, training,” Du Yu mumbled as he sleepily hugged Xiaobai, getting out of bed and gently placing her on the floor.

”Nai~” Xiaobai followed Du Yu closely into the bathroom, her large lively eyes looking up at him as he washed his face and brushed his teeth.

Slowly, the Firethorn Branch crept back in, but this time it had layered leaves to form a small bed, bearing the still dreaming Xiaoyan, slowly bringing her to Du Yu’s face.

While brushing his teeth, Du Yu watched this scene through the mirror, the peculiar feeling within him stirring once more.

The feeling of being the master of the family was truly delightful~

But unfortunately, there were only half a month before school started, and he had no reason to stay at Master Qing’s house anymore...

”Puh.” Du Yu spat out a mouthful of toothpaste foam, using his head to nudge the sleeping Xiaoyan back into his body.

After washing up, Du Yu took the Little Immortal Deer straight to the dining room, finding high-quality dried fruit with wind attributes, and handed it to Xiaobai’s mouth.

”Nai~” The Little Immortal Deer squinted joyfully while eating the delicious dried fruit and even licked Du Yu’s fingers.

”Eat more, we’re going to do special training later.” Du Yu sat down on the floor with a butter paper bag, ”Master Qing said you’re about to advance to Earth Level. After advancing, you’ll be able to soar through the clouds.”

Du Yu petted her little head, offered another piece of white dried fruit to her mouth: ”In the future, you’ll be able to easily cross the canyon just like your kin.”

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai suddenly stopped chewing, looking up at Du Yu.

Du Yu asked inquisitively: ”What’s wrong?”

After a few seconds, Xiaobai suddenly took a step forward, snuggled her little deer head into Du Yu’s arms, and rubbed back and forth: ”Nai~ Nai~”

Without a contract, there was no telepathy, so Du Yu could only guess.

He held the coquettish Xiaobai gently comforting her: ”You miss home, miss mom and dad?”

”Nai...” The Little Immortal Deer seemed a bit down, dragging the sound lengthily, her voice becoming smaller.

”I see.” Du Yu pondered for a moment, softly reassuring, ”Then I’ll take you to visit your clan, okay?”

”Nai!” Xiaobai immediately lifted her head, her eyes sparkling brightly, her low mood instantly dissipated, and she even jumped on the spot.

”Haha. But you have to wait until you advance to Earth Level and learn two Demon Skills.”

Du Yu’s smile was somewhat complex: ”By then, you can show your cultivation achievements to your parents, reassure them, and make them proud of you.”

Bai Yujing suddenly paused his movement, turning to look behind him, the scene seeming to freeze.

Du Yu followed her gaze and looked over, his face suddenly froze. At the door of the dining room, stood a tall, light green figure.

”Lin Shiwei?” Du Yu was a bit dazed, momentarily feeling as if he had hallucinated.

The girl was wearing Master Qing’s light green sleeping robe, she was just slightly shorter than Master Qing, completely able to support the long robe, only...

Du Yu’s impression of Lin Shiwei mostly remained on the battlefield, as he had just been beaten by her yesterday, making the impression very deep.

As a result, the light green robe on the girl looked like a dressing gown a boxer wears before entering the ring?

”Good morning.” Lin Shiwei looked at the cross-legged seated Du Yu and the graceful Little Immortal Deer, filled with admiration.

She longed for an excellent, complementary teammate, and naturally, Du Yu, who had conquered the Shadow Gu Tower, entered her sights.

In the Bottomless Pit yesterday, she personally tested Du Yu, experiencing firsthand what is called ”famous under the name is not an empty reputation.”

Lin Shiwei knew Du Yu was excellent, but she never expected that Du Yu could be ”excellent” to this extent!

The Demon Pet pampering in his arms turned out to be a Dust Spirit Deer...

Dust Spirit Deer!

Even with this scene right in front of her, Lin Shiwei found it somewhat unbelievable.

”When... did you come?” Du Yu was clearly confused, his words stammered.

But Master Qing’s house was indeed very large, with two floors, naturally enough to hide someone effortlessly.

Actually, there should be three floors, the top floor having an additional top floor platform where Master Qing also planted various plants, although Du Yu never went there, as his activity range was limited to the first floor.

Lin Shiwei gazed at the snow-white Dust Spirit Deer, carefully admiring: ”I came last night, you should have been asleep, so I didn’t disturb you.”

”So you... uh, Master Qing is not at home, went out on a mission.” Du Yu explained.

Lin Shiwei nodded: ”I know, Aunt Qingqing said you need a close combat teacher, so I’ve come.”

Du Yu: ”You? My coach?”

Well, well~

Du Yu scratched his head. Being pinned to the wall in the Bottomless Pit wasn’t enough; do you want to follow me home and pin me to the wall again?

Lin Shiwei smiled and said, ”My close combat skills are decent, I can train you...”

Before she finished speaking, Lin Shiwei’s eyes widened slightly.

Du Yu’s gaze also sharpened—Bai Yujing, who turned to look back, suddenly became cloaked in a thicker mist.

Little Fen Yang’s voice abruptly popped into his mind: ”Quick, quickly give Xiaobai some fruit.”

”Oh, oh.” Du Yu immediately retrieved two pieces of dried fruit from the butter paper bag and reached out to Xiaobai’s mouth.

The Little Immortal Deer continued to look back alertly, its eyes fixed on Lin Shiwei, as if worried she might suddenly attack.

Yet, the dried fruit at its mouth, Xiaobai didn’t refuse, and thus, an amusing scene unfolded.

Bai Yujing seemed frozen in place, immobile, except for its mouth, which was chewing the fruit.

The mist surrounding it grew thicker and thicker...

”It’s about to advance,” Lin Shiwei spoke lightly, slowly retreating from the dining room to give the Dust Spirit Deer a stable environment for its upgrade.

She was well aware of the Dust Spirit Deer’s characteristics. After turning slightly away, she leaned against the outer wall of the dining room, unable to suppress a deep sigh of relief.

It’s going to be him... Du Yu.

The Ancient Pine Tower produced such a Paper Crane Disciple. It’s hard to find a better team member among this batch of Demon Tamers who started together.

Teaming up with him, facing the future of Demon Taming together, they should be able to go further. At least choosing such a teammate, success or failure, she wouldn’t regret it, only...

Binding herself with Du Yu through familial relations and such intentions, the Little Dust Spirit Deer might not like her.

”Wow!” A soft gasp from Du Yu echoed from the dining room.

Lin Shiwei couldn’t help her curiosity, slightly peeking in at the scene.

The dense mist hadn’t dissipated yet, but the Little Immortal Deer had grown slightly in size.

Its body length reached nearly a meter, and its shoulder height was about 60 cm. Short, small antlers had sprouted on its little head, like small protruding handles, just the right size to grip with one hand.

”Nai~” Xiaobai lifted its head with a soft deer call, stretching its elegant neck.

From an adorable appearance, it gradually transitioned to grace, but with small steps, still in a mix of two auras for now.

Whoosh~

The swirling Immortal Mist spread, forming the outline of a circle.

”Tap, tap, tap.” Xiaobai circled in place, taking a few steps, its beautiful and cute deer head turned towards Du Yu, reaching out its pink little tongue to gently lick his cheek.

”I just said once you reach Earth Level, I’ll take you home to meet your mom and dad. Are you really that impatient?” Du Yu was filled with joy, gazing at the little deer wrapped in floating Immortal Mist, and couldn’t help but hug its little head.

Eh?

This antler is kinda interesting, huh? Snow white, worthy of being an Immortal Deer!

Du Yu gently pinched the short ”handle,” finding it soft and fuzzy.

Is this the legendary deer antler?

Gotta protect this! Don’t let it end up bitten off in a fight someday...

Speaking of which, next time we give Little Immortal Deer a bath, can the water in the tub be used as deer antler water to drink?

Hmm, that’s a question!

”You want to take it home?” Lin Shiwei’s surprised voice came from outside the dining room.

Du Yu looked up to see a half face at the doorway, and he almost thought he was seeing the Wind Witch...

Such a spirited young girl, suddenly turning into a cute style, what’s up with that?

Du Yu hugged the cautious Xiaobai: ”I promised her earlier, once she advanced to Earth Level, we’d go back to visit her kin and reassure her parents.”

”Is it your Demon Pet or Aunt Qingqing’s?”

”Mine, Master Qing is temporarily helping me take care of it.”

”Hmm...” Lin Shiwei pondered for a moment. Though she still harbored countless questions, like why Fire element Du Yu would attract a Pure Wind Attribute Dust Spirit Deer.

Thinking about how much the Dust Spirit Deer relied on Du Yu, it was proof of quality, so Lin Shiwei didn’t ask further.

She suggested, ”Which Demon Spirit Realm is its home in? I can take you both there.”

”Hmm?”

Lin Shiwei: ”In the Demon Spirit Realm, we can also train better.”

”Sure!” Du Yu rubbed the little deer’s head, ”We can practice some Earth Level Demon Skills along the way, to show off to your kin when we get back.”

”Nai~”