I Have a Golden Crow

As soon as the trio walked out of the building, Li Mengnan started beating up the ”kid” again.

A few days ago, when she joined the event organized by the city library, she fantasized about slapping a brat into the air, but unfortunately, there was an age requirement for participants, so her wish didn’t come true.

But today, Brother Mengnan finally had her dreams come true!

Right in the courtyard below the city library headquarters, Li Mengnan held her longsword in a reverse grip and stirred it crazily in front of her, mixing the pot like mad.

”Hiss...” Electric Soul Imprisonment wasn’t just howling miserably anymore—there was even a hint of sobbing in its wavering voice.

At the windows of the library building, people craned their necks in curiosity, making for a comical scene.

Li Mengnan couldn’t care less about other people’s stares. While lecturing the ”brat,” she muttered nonstop, ”Don’t listen, and I’ll stab you to death...”

Seeing this, Du Yu couldn’t help grinning.

She used to be such a nice girl, but ever since she became a Demon Tamer, it’s like she’s let herself go wild!

Back at the rookie camp graduation exam, when she heard Du Yu was going to mess with Wei Feng, Li Mengnan kept shaking her head, insisting on her high school defense mechanism—stay as far as possible from people like that.

It wasn’t until, with Du Yu’s help, Li Mengnan cut off toxic ties that she really let loose—there was no stopping her then.

Thinking about it, Du Yu felt a little strange. So, I was the one helping her unleash her true self?

”I thought it’d take ages to convince her.” Lin Shiwei stood beside Du Yu, looking at Li Mengnan in the distance, her eyes hinting at admiration. ”You know, some girls put their gentleness and kindness in the wrong place. It’s hard to survive in the Demon Taming World like that.”

Du Yu smacked his lips, ”Kind, sure, but gentle? That’s not her style.”

Lin Shiwei asked curiously, ”How did you two meet?”

”High school classmates.” As soon as Du Yu spoke, Li Mengnan finally pulled her sword away.

Electric Soul Imprisonment drooped, and as she walked forward, its shadowy form swayed near her legs.

She strode up to Du Yu and barked, ”Get up, quit playing dead!”

Electric Soul Imprisonment leaned on Li Mengnan’s thigh, slowly struggling to its feet, looking straight at Du Yu.

”Want another round?” Li Mengnan asked.

”Oooo~ ooo~” The Lightning shadow shook its head frantically, wobbling like a rattle drum—even though it had no facial features, somehow it made noises.

”Fine, I’ll let you off for now. Hurry up and recover. Once you’re healed, I’ll call you out for another beating.” As Li Mengnan granted it permission, Electric Soul Imprisonment retreated back into her body.

Du Yu: ”...”

”Satisfied, little bro? Big Sis helped you get your revenge.” Li Mengnan patted Du Yu’s shoulder.

Seeing Du Yu obediently nod, Li Mengnan finally cracked a smile: ”So where to?”

Du Yu tilted his head towards Lin Shiwei: ”Master Qing wants me to train close-combat skills with Lin Shiwei.”

”Oh.” A trace of disappointment flashed in Li Mengnan’s heart—she could sense what Du Yu meant.

Parting ways, huh?

Guess she’d have to go find her own practice team again.

But then, Du Yu suddenly changed topic and looked at Lin Shiwei: ”Or how about you help Big Sis train, too?”

Li Mengnan’s eyes brightened, looking at Lin Shiwei with anticipation.

But Lin Shiwei just shook her head, then with a soft laugh at Li Mengnan’s slightly dimmed gaze, said, ”Don’t know about ’train’—let’s just spar and grow together.”

”Oh?” Li Mengnan realized and a delighted glint flashed in her eyes, ”So where do we go for martial arts training?”

Lin Shiwei thought for a moment. ”Bottomless Battlefield is best for close-combat special training. The corridors there are tight, fighting space is limited, and the enemies are ferocious, but...”

She looked at Du Yu, ”But we don’t just need to train techniques, we have to level up too. The cold there is too severe.”

Lin Shiwei hadn’t forgotten her goal—she was still aiming for the Shadow Gu Tower.

Du Yu murmured, ”With me around, actually, it’s not that cold.”

Lin Shiwei blinked in surprise. ”What?”

Du Yu tapped his chest and whispered, ”The Dust Spirit Deer loves spiritual qi as much as the cold hates it—they all avoid me.”

Lin Shiwei: ???

Her face flitted through several expressions for a few seconds, and soon she understood.

No wonder after breaking through, Du Yu and Li Mengnan still had plenty of Demon Breath left—it turned out they had ”supplies”!

Li Mengnan giggled. ”Hee hee~ Poor Third Sis, always in the dark—she still thinks silly Du Yu has endless Demon Breath.

By the way, Dust Spirit Deer love eating spiritual qi?”

Lin Shiwei’s face looked odd, glancing at Li Mengnan.

This Big Sis was probably pitiful too—judging by that, she didn’t even know ”silly Du Yu” had a Dust Spirit Deer Demon Pet?

So the Little Bro isn’t silly at all. Isn’t he just fooling everyone?

Du Yu added, ”But Lin Shiwei’s got a point—it really is too cold in there.

It’s one thing to top up our Demon Breath in Bottomless, but actually cultivating inside would be pushing it—the risks are too high. How about we go back to the Twin Tree Realm?”

Lin Shiwei suddenly spoke, ”I’ve actually got an idea—Mengnan, do you have Fire Attribute?”

Li Mengnan answered proudly, nodding, ”Of course I do! I’m a Wind, Fire, and Thunder Three-Element Demon Tamer—what about you, Third Sis?”

Lin Shiwei: ”All-elemental.”

Li Mengnan: ”...”

”Pff... hahahahaha.” Seeing Li Mengnan’s defeated look, Du Yu couldn’t help bursting out laughing.

Li Mengnan shot him a vicious glare. ”What’re you laughing at, you pure fire?”

Huh?

Li Mengnan blanked—Pure Fire... sounds like Fool?

Oh~ She just realized she’s onto something big!

Lin Shiwei led them towards the big SUV as she spoke: ”There’s a special Demon Spirit Realm in the west, over by Coastal City.

Its Mother is an ancient Fire Demon Saber, left behind by a Demon Tamer of old. We could check it out.”

Li Mengnan was surprised. ”You mean the Mountain Fire Saber?”

”Yeah.”

Du Yu frowned. ”But isn’t that place only open to Great Demon Tamers and above?”

Compared to the mainstream Twin Tree Realm, those unique civilizations built by Demon Pets and Demon Soldiers in Great Xia were even more intriguing.

Du Yu had thoroughly researched the Demon Spirit Realms under the Ancient Pine Tower’s jurisdiction, and had always noticed this special one.

The pity was, aside from Twin Trees, all other Demon Spirit Realms were fairly unfriendly to newbies.

Think about it—except for the naturally occurring Twin Trees, for any Demon Beast or Demon Soldier to become Realm Mother, their own power must be monstrous!

Want to train in the Mountain Fire Blade Realm?

Fine, as long as you’re a Great Demon Tamer.

In other words, even Fu Jianzhou couldn’t get in—you’d need to be Master Qing’s level.

The Mountain Fire Saber is like that Thunderous Giant Sword stuck in the east side of Wuyi Mountain—though not as deadly, its level is just as daunting, making people back off.

”Let’s get in first.” Lin Shiwei pressed the car key and pulled open the door.

”Mengnan.” Du Yu called out abruptly.

Li Mengnan stepped onto the running board and looked back at Du Yu, ”What?”

Du Yu: ”You’d better sit in the back. Your Electric Soul Imprisonment’s still not in check—stay far from the driver’s seat. Let’s not crash and die.”

”Ptooey! Jinx.” Li Mengnan glared again, but still obediently went to the back.

Lin Shiwei shut the door firmly, ”The Demon Breath released by the Mountain Fire Saber is all Fire Demon Breath. So we’ll save time converting Demon Breath attributes, making our cultivation even more efficient.”

Li Mengnan grabbed the back of the front seat and leaned forward: ”That’s all well and good, but they don’t let us in, right? Even if they did, we’d just be walking to our deaths.”

Du Yu: ”Stay away from the driver.”

”We’re not even moving yet!” Li Mengnan grumbled, ”Want me to curl up in the trunk instead?”

Du Yu winked, ”I’m up for it—the trunk’s plenty roomy.”

Li Mengnan was about to explode, but her eyes twinkled, and she chuckled, ”No way, my legs are too long to fit. Curling up’s uncomfortable—wouldn’t expect you to understand...”

Du Yu: ”...”

Damn, got tricked by her again!

”Ahem.” Lin Shiwei coughed, feeling helpless. She had a sinking feeling the team she’d just joined was a total mess.

Du Yu and Li Mengnan chimed in together: ”You go ahead, you go ahead.”

Lin Shiwei took a deep breath to steady herself, ”You know, in our Lin Family, most awaken to both Wood and Fire attributes. So, when we reach a certain stage, our clan always goes to the Mountain Fire Saber for advanced training.”

Du Yu kept his expression flat, though he knew he was probably going to hitch a ride on a big family’s privileges again.

Lin Shiwei: ”There’s always a training camp over there. I can call home and try to book us a spot.”

Li Mengnan asked, confused, ”Training camp? But only Demon Tamers above Journeyman can sign up. The three of us are only Demon Tamer Journeymen—you...”

Lin Shiwei turned to look at Li Mengnan, nodding with a smile.

Li Mengnan started to worry, murmuring, ”Third Sis, I know you mean well, but don’t get carried away. Mountain Fire Saber is no joke, even in the camp—it’s possible for us to die there.”

Lin Shiwei: ”Don’t worry. I’ll get family members to help out—treat it as special training for our team. That okay?”

Li Mengnan opened her mouth but ended up looking at Du Yu in the passenger seat.

Lin Shiwei looked towards Du Yu too, her voice soft, ”It really is dangerous, but it’s the fastest way I can think of to get stronger. Our Fire Attribute Demon Pets will grow fast in there too.”

Du Yu nodded. He knew what Lin Shiwei wanted: ”I’m in. How about you, Mengnan?”

”Well... guess we gotta try then.” Li Mengnan slumped back, letting herself sprawl across the seat, ”If you two are going, how could I not?”

She sighed to herself.

Money isn’t enough—you need connections too...

The Mountain Fire Blade Realm only lets in Great Demon Tamers, and while the official special training camps lower the bar, only Demon Tamers and above are accepted.

No need to mention how hard it is to sign up—who knows how long the waiting list is. But Lin Shiwei just makes a call and secures a field for us...

Same world, but some people really do live differently.

”Mountain Fire Saber, what a lame name~” Suddenly, Little Fen Yang piped up inside his mind.

Du Yu: ”It’s not that bad?”

Little Fen Yang said quietly, ”Du Yu’s so weak~”

Du Yu was speechless. ”How am I weak, huh?”

Little Fen Yang: ”You gotta get stronger soon. I’ll help you pull that blade out. We’ll use it ourselves.”

Du Yu: ???

The Mountain Fire Saber is a Demon Spirit Realm Mother!

It’s already set out on the Road to Heaven, and even established its own civilization!

But Little Fen Yang is saying... let’s just pull out the Mountain Fire Saber?

Little Fen Yang mumbled softly, ”Then, we’ll give it a nicer name.”

Du Yu: ”...”

”Sound good?”

”Good, good, whatever you say...”