I Have a Golden Crow

The scorching sun blazed down, roasting the earth.

A pitch-black off-road vehicle slowly drove through the city. Despite the smooth ride, Du Yu still clutched the handle above, clearly not very trusting of the driver.

As the vehicle stopped at a red light, Du Yu turned to Lin Shiwei and quietly asked, ”Do you have something on your mind?”

”No.”

”Oh.” Du Yu held Xiaoyan, pinching her furry ears. ”You’ve been very quiet on this trip.”

”Maybe it’s to get you to let go of the handle sooner, so I’m concentrating on driving?” Lin Shiwei looked at Du Yu with a teasing smile.

Du Yu hesitated for a moment and finally let go of the handle. ”Right, we do have the Demon Breath Battle Robe after all.”

Lin Shiwei: ”...”

She looked speechlessly at Du Yu for a while before finally saying, ”I was reminiscing about the past few days’ experiences.”

Du Yu: ”Are you satisfied with my learning progress?”

”Dust Spirit Deer.” Lin Shiwei looked ahead, filled with emotion. ”Before this, my understanding of the Demon Taming World was not like this.

Training, fighting, improving. That was my entire life.

My Demon Pets are cute and love me, but I... hmm, I don’t spoil them much. We share the same goal of becoming stronger.

But you are different.”

Saying this, Lin Shiwei turned to Du Yu, meeting his gaze directly. ”You and the Dust Spirit Deer tribe have shown me a different Demon Taming World.”

Du Yu chuckled, ”It’s also my first time riding a deer; it’s quite novel.”

”No, Du Yu.” Amid the honking of cars behind, Lin Shiwei slowly started moving. ”What I mean is your way of interacting with Demon Pets, and even your way of interacting with this world.”

Lin Shiwei casually said, ”No matter how people treat Demon Pets as partners, objectively, Demon Beasts always end up as tools for humans. Be it for battle or to provide convenience in life.

You’re different, Du Yu, the Dust Spirit Deer have already told me.”

Perhaps it’s because I’m not originally from this world.

Du Yu thought to himself.

In a broader context, growing up in a certain culture has a subtle influence, one you might not even notice.

Revived in this bizarre world, Du Yu found novelty in everything, considering it all a gift from the heavens.

”Few people have your boldness, truly daring to return the Dust Spirit Deer to its tribe.” Lin Shiwei shook her head with a smile, somewhat self-deprecating.

Du Yu: ”What?”

Lin Shiwei: ”You saw Xiaobai’s attachment to its mother. Because of the time apart, it cherishes being with its family even more.”

Du Yu: ”So what, should we turn around and retrieve the deer?”

Lin Shiwei gave Du Yu an amused glance, ”You’re not that type of person.”

Wow~ Even more confident than I am.

Du Yu turned to look out the window. ”If you had such thoughts, how could you ever make a contract with a Dust Spirit Deer in the future?”

”Hmm?” Lin Shiwei looked at Du Yu in surprise.

”Look at the road! Look at the car in front!” Du Yu quickly grabbed the handle, holding Xiaoyan tightly with one arm.

Lin Shiwei continued to drive steadily, ”We are Demon Tamers, our eyes are on six routes, and we react quickly.”

However, Du Yu only wanted to give her eternally confident face a big ol’ rub!

”What did you mean earlier?” the girl asked, puzzled.

Du Yu: ”You know what the rewards for the Shadow Gu Tower are. If we truly reach the top and gain a bit of Spiritual Qi, maybe I could be your introducer and go with Xiaobai to its tribe to find a deer wanting to venture the world?

Of course, provided that it’s willing.”

”Heh.” Lin Shiwei chuckled softly, ”That’s a long list of conditions. We’d have to enhance our strength quickly, get Aunt Qingqing’s approval to queue up, and actually reach the tower top.”

Du Yu grinned, ”Aren’t you quite confident?”

Lin Shiwei silently drove, not responding further.

”By the way, I formed a small team with Li Mengnan, want to join us?” Du Yu suggested.

”A team?”

Du Yu: ”It was originally a group of older, powerless and statusless Demon Tamers banding together for warmth. No one expected the Paper Crane Disciple’s talent to be so explosive, instantly becoming social enemies, so we must stick together more.”

Lin Shiwei: ”Can your girlfriend accept me?”

Du Yu: ”Don’t kid around; I don’t mind but even hope to cling to a rich lady. But she’s just a young girl, shy and thin-skinned.”

This answer surprised Lin Shiwei; her face slightly odd, nodding gently, ”Okay, we’ll act together when there are activities in the future.”

Du Yu looked at the newly recruited general, feeling very satisfied.

After all, Li Mengnan was only wealthy, yet unaware of her father’s true strength, but Lin Shiwei from the Lin Family had a profound family background.

If the group could bind together, Li Mengnan might have more conveniences on the path of Demon Taming.

Historically, emotional debts are hard to repay, and Du Yu believed he was doing quite well so far.

As he pondered, the vehicle drove into the City Library headquarters.

In the yard, a girl stood under a tree, trying hard to tiptoe and pick a leaf.

”Silly Du Yu, stinky Du Yu.” Li Mengnan muttered, flicking the leaf between her fingers into the air, ”Wind Witch, cut off Du Yu!”

”Hmm?” The Wind Witch looked at her master in confusion, making a peculiar sound with its knitted mouth.