I Have a Golden Crow

Until Du Yu’s body was once again emptied, with not a trace of fire able to ignite at his fingertips, a group of Immortal Deer called ”Nainai” and decisively turned away.

Du Yu lay on the ground, from being surrounded by everyone to being ignored, he once again felt a sense of abandonment...

Du Yu propped up the ground with one hand, got up, and looked back. The Immortal Deer were leisurely strolling in groups, heading into the distance.

”Nai~”

”My Xiaobai is still the best.” Du Yu looked at the only Little Immortal Deer accompanying him, smiling and stroking her little head.

”Nai.” In the distance, the tall female deer turned her head, softly calling out.

Xiaobai turned to look at her mother, immediately jumping with joy, then hopped and skipped away, catching up with the footsteps of her family.

Du Yu: ”...”

”Haha.” Behind him, a girl couldn’t help but laugh.

Du Yu looked at Xiaobai’s departing back with a resentful gaze, shouting loudly: ”Go out and have fun, don’t mind me, but remember to come home!”

The Immortal Deer were moving further away in groups, clearly they intended to play on their own as they hadn’t invited Du Yu to ride along.

”Remember to be back before dark!”

”Nai~”

”Why does it feel a bit humble?” Somehow, Lin Shiwei was already standing in front of Du Yu.

He turned to look, also seeing Lin Shiwei leaning down and reaching out her hand.

Taking her hand, Du Yu stood up, patting the Beard Tree Coat: ”Xiaobai hasn’t returned home for a long time, she might play wildly for quite some time.”

Lin Shiwei nodded and suggested: ”Then while the Little Deer is playing, I’ll take you to practice some short blade skills?”

”Okay! Wait a bit, I’ll first give the Demon Pet some breakfast; Xiaoyan should be waking up too.” Du Yu took out a butter paper bag from his coat pocket, and a wave of Fire Demon Breath gathered on his forehead.

At the first moment Xiaoyan appeared, with her fiery red long tail flicking, she leapt onto Du Yu’s shoulder, about to act charming when she saw the short-haired girl in front of her.

”Oof!” Xiaoyan instantly tensed up, looking at Lin Shiwei with a face full of alertness.

”She’s our teammate, friends made from fights.” Du Yu explained while handing dried fruit to Xiaoyan’s mouth.

”Oof?” Xiaoyan bit into the dried fruit, tilting her little head, curiously looking at Lin Shiwei.

”Hello.” Lin Shiwei greeted with a smile, wanting to dispel any misunderstandings since it’s a companion’s Demon Pet and they’d once battled.

However, after Lin Shiwei’s name was scratched off the enemy list, Xiaoyan’s gaze at her changed.

She sized up Lin Shiwei from head to toe, even carrying a trace of scrutiny in her golden-brown fox eyes.

Such a gaze made Lin Shiwei feel a bit strange, as if the little fox before her was a judge?

”Oof~” Xiaoyan slowly extended a long tail, using the tip with strands of golden fluff to lightly brush across Lin Shiwei’s fair face and slightly lifted her chin.

Lin Shiwei: ???

What...what kind of action is this?

Lin Shiwei never expected that at eighteen years old, she’d actually be teased by a little fox...

The key point is, this little fox is stunningly beautiful, most people would adore her and find it hard to dislike.

”Oof!” Xiaoyan’s fluffy little head gently bumped against the side of Du Yu’s head.

The master’s taste is impressive, she loves it~

This is a whole new category unlocked by this fox!

Look at the black short hair, heroic brows, and the slightly sharp gaze; she’s simply a valiant warrior.

Tsk tsk...

Xiaoyan swallowed the dried fruit, gracefully leaping onto Lin Shiwei’s shoulder.

Lin Shiwei was also mesmerized by the fiery figure, happily responding to Xiaoyan’s gestures of goodwill, rubbing her cheek against Xiaoyan’s soft fur.

Du Yu summoned the Ghost Firefly Torch, feeding it while speaking: ”I’ll let you know in advance, my Little Fire Fox can be quite clingy.”

”The Fire Fox Race is naturally clingy,” Lin Shiwei reached out to cuddle, but Xiaoyan nimbly leapt to her other shoulder, as if playing hide and seek.

”Oof!” With a soft whimper, she was ultimately caught and held by Lin Shiwei.

Faintly, Du Yu seemed to sense something, he turned to look at Xiaoyan, while Xiaoyan called to him twice, as if urging him to do something.

Lin Shiwei: ”What’s happening?”

Du Yu smiled helplessly: ”She said she likes you.”

Lin Shiwei’s mouth curled into a small smile, looking at the beautiful little creature in her arms gazing up at her, she couldn’t help but speak: ”Little thing, you’ve only seen me a few times and you already like me, do you like everyone you meet?”

”Oof!”

Lin Shiwei looked up at Du Yu again: ”What did she say now?”

Du Yu seemed somewhat hesitant, and quietly said: ”Of everyone I find appealing, you’re my most favorite.”

Lin Shiwei: ”...”

She wasn’t sure if Du Yu had added his own creative touch to this, but if not...a sly fox?

”Huh?” The whimsical Ghost Firefly Torch finally realized, isn’t this the girl who put the owner against the wall yesterday?

The Ghost Firefly Torch floated in front of Lin Shiwei’s face, Flying Left, Flying Right, blinking its big eyes, the tip of the torch gradually lit up.

”Oof!” Xiaoyan instantly disliked Lin Shiwei, turning around to run directly back into Du Yu’s Forehead Acupoint.

”Don’t explode, Ghost...food, Ghost Firefly, delicious treats!” Du Yu tossed the dried fruit into the distance.

Little You Ying’s eyes immediately widened, exploding all the way and chasing after the distant dried fruit.

Du Yu awkwardly smiled: ”Little You Ying is just greeting you too.”

Breezes swept by in gusts, Lin Shiwei covered her mouth and nose with one hand, her expression peculiar: ”Your Demon Pets are quite unique.”

Du Yu defended in a low voice: ”They’re all pretty reliable on the battlefield.”

Hearing this, Lin Shiwei nodded with some agreement: ”Come on, let’s train.”

”Alright!”

At the peak of this canyon, Du Yu embarked on a new round of his schooling journey.

Lin Shiwei was far more meticulous than the Firethorn Tree, and she also allowed Du Yu to live with more dignity, at least she wouldn’t use branches to whip Du Yu’s butt...

From the various hand forms of wielding a weapon, to the basic application of techniques, she even supplemented it with footwork.

Du Yu learned earnestly and attentively, Lin Shiwei was quite satisfied and gave her all in teaching him.

As the sun set in the west, Xiaobai and her clan came back once.

Seeing the young man diligently practicing his skills by the cliffside, the Dust Spirit Deer herd did not disturb him, leaving some wild fruits under a distant tree, and then went off to play again.

The northern area of the canyon seemed to be the Dust Spirit Deer’s territory, as no other Demon Beasts came to disturb them the whole time.

Here, Du Yu spent a very fulfilling two days, and if it weren’t for needing to go to the bookstore headquarters to claim a prize, he might have stayed even longer.

...

In the early morning, Lin Shiwei stood by a tree, watching Du Yu furiously peeling tree bark, pretending he was training hard.

”Good talent, learns quickly, each move is systematic.”

How could Lin Shiwei know, every time Du Yu peeled a strip of bark, they were accompanied by Little Fen Yang’s cheerful voice?

”Ah, it’s because of your thorough teaching. My Close-Combat Bow skills were honed by the Firethorn Tree at Master Qing’s House, don’t even mention how painful the learning process was.” Du Yu wielded the blade with a reverse grip and made a strong horizontal slash in front of the tree.

”Hehe.” Lin Shiwei chuckled lightly, joking, ”You also know Close-Combat Bow?”

Du Yu: ”...”

The two days spent together clearly brought the mentor and student closer.

Du Yu stepped forward in a bow stance, using a reverse grip to shallowly stab the Demon Soldier Pattern into the bark, pretending it pierced deeply, then suddenly yanked it backward.

”How does it feel?” Lin Shiwei asked, quite expectantly, looking at Du Yu.

”Feels pretty good, why not choose it?” Du Yu weighed the slightly heavy patterned short blade in his hand, using one hand to wipe the silver blade edge, removing bits of bark.

It’s more than sufficient as a secondary weapon, after all, he mainly focuses on the Bow.

Based on Du Yu’s training performance these past days, Lin Shiwei had her judgments. Upon hearing his words, she nodded slightly: ”Ruthless, adept in concealment, and can surprise the enemy, it indeed suits your combat style.”

Du Yu: ???

Seeing the question marks all over Du Yu’s face, Lin Shiwei explained: ”I mean your combat style matches the characteristics of the short blade, not implying anything about your personal quality.”

Du Yu looked uncomfortable: ”How is my combat style ruthless and cunning? We’ve only had one fight, and it was a straightforward confrontation, yet you could tell?”

Lin Shiwei turned to look at the Dust Spirit Deer herd approaching from afar: ”Since I was going to be your coach and help you choose a close-combat weapon, I specifically inquired before visiting Aunt Qingqing’s house.”

Du Yu was dumbfounded: ”Master Qing told you?”

Lin Shiwei shook her head: ”Yes, but she was quoting Teacher Gong Cheng.”

Indeed, it’s that damned Old Demon Gong again!

When I graduated from boot camp, he said I was sly and cunning, completely tarnishing my reputation!

Towards the enemy, I might be a bit treacherous, but I’m great to my friends, who wouldn’t want to be my ally...

Come to think of it, Gong Cheng did invite me in person, saying we’ll go to the battlefield together in the future?

”Ha~” Du Yu let out the strange nasal sound of an MC villager, it seems, Old Demon Gong still has discernment.

”Nai~” Xiaobai saw her master stop training and hopped over.

Du Yu squatted down and said, ”We have to leave now.”

”Nai?” Xiaobai blinked, clearly understanding human speech, yet pretending to play dumb here.

This is too spiritual...

Du Yu curled his fingers, knocked on her head: ”You’re a Little Immortal Deer, not a foolish roe deer, pretending to be confused?”

”Nai~” Xiaobai buried her head into Du Yu’s embrace, nuzzling unwillingly.

”This...” Du Yu hesitated, knowing Xiaobai truly didn’t want to leave, he whispered, ”Why don’t you stay here and play a few more days, I’ll come back and pick you up?”

Xiaobai suddenly lifted her head to look at Du Yu, then glanced at the tall female deer far behind.

Du Yu softly said, ”Go ahead, I’ll come back to get you in a few days, it’s fine.”

The Dust Spirit Deer clan are naturally the overlords of this Demon Spirit Realm, second only to the Twin Trees in level, they never conflict with humans, Du Yu felt assured leaving Xiaobai here.

Xiaobai turned her head back, looking at Du Yu longingly, softly calling: ”Nai~”

Even without a Contract, Du Yu could feel the emotion, and he nodded repeatedly, softly reassuring: ”I will definitely come, don’t worry.”

Xiaobai slightly leaned her deer head forward, nuzzled Du Yu’s cheek, and whispered softly by his ear: ”Nai...”

Du Yu rubbed her head, full of emotions, and gently sent her towards her mother.

Bai Yujing looked back step by step, and Du Yu retreated, waving repeatedly.

”Du Yu.”

”Hmm?”

Lin Shiwei didn’t want to interrupt the heartfelt farewell between master and pet, but she had to remind: ”There’s a cliff behind you.”

Du Yu’s hand froze, his face embarrassed, this was too awkward!

Hm... falling off wouldn’t be so bad, just so I wouldn’t have to live...