I Have a Golden Crow

”Brother Tian.” Du Yu bent over as he got into the car, greeting the middle-aged man in the passenger seat.

”Good to have you back.” Qi Tian exhaled a puff of smoke toward the window.

The hand that rested outside the window suddenly ignited, burning the cigarette butt to ashes.

Didn’t even need a trash can~

There’s no doubt Qi Tian was a qualified member of the Twenty-Ninth Bureau.

During this time, Qi Tian remained silent about Du Yu’s experiences, keeping his curiosity at bay without asking any questions.

He might have restrained himself, but Li Mengnan could not. Yet, seated in the back, Lin Shiwei stopped her from speaking.

”Senior Brother, what’s the spiritual artifact mission you are on?” Du Yu glanced at the driver’s seat, ”This rain is really cold.”

Driving, Fu Jianzhou responded, ”A treasure bead called Frost Celestial, capable of freezing everything.”

Du Yu’s eyes sparkled, ”Is it that powerful?”

No need to ask; this Frost Celestial Bead must have been contracted by Senior Brother Fu.

Because at this moment, not only did Fu Jianzhou emit a cold aura, but faint icy mist swirled around his body.

Four big words: Exuding immortal vibes.

Du Yu clicked his tongue in awe, the more he looked, the more delighted he became, ”Senior Brother Fu already has the Cold Lake Sword! Now with the addition of this Frost Celestial Bead, it’s like adding frost to snow, this can’t help but take off, right?”

Gosh,

Senior Brother Fu is truly aiming for ”One Sword Frost Chills Fourteen Provinces.”

Fu Jianzhou glanced at his younger brother in the rearview mirror and lightly shook his head.

Du Yu stopped talking, a bit unsure.

From behind, a cold, jade-like hand reached through the gap between the seats and rested on Du Yu’s shoulder.

Lin Shiwei’s fingertips manifested a Demon Soul, silently conveying a thought, ”The bead doesn’t like to fight. More accurately, it’s resistant to fighting and requires guidance from Senior Brother over time. The bead chose to follow Senior Brother and Bai Lan because of their gentle and kind natures.”

”Mm.” Du Yu nodded and said softly, ”Take your time.”

Fu Jianzhou understood his younger brother was speaking to him and smiled while nodding.

A phantom-like silhouette suddenly materialized, her beautiful face emerging from the seat’s headrest, looking at Du Yu.

”Sister Lan.” Du Yu smiled and waved.

Bai Lan wore a gentle smile, her lips moving slightly, ”You’re finally back. Jianzhou and I were worried about you.”

Bai Lan mouthed the words, but the voice came from the driving Fu Jianzhou’s mouth.

”Hey! My brother’s driving, don’t control him.” Du Yu jumped in alarm, hastily advising.

Bai Lan cast a teasing glare at Du Yu before gradually retreating back into Fu Jianzhou’s body.

A layer of Demon Soul appeared on Du Yu’s shoulder as he inquired, ”What does the Artifact Spirit of the bead look like, is it in the form of its previous master?”

Lin Shiwei replied, ”A crow.”

Du Yu: ???

He was bewildered; how could an Ancient Spiritual Artifact’s Artifact Spirit be a beast and not a human?

Could it be that the previous owner of this Frost Celestial Bead had a special fondness for a particular demon beast?

Lin Shiwei did not transmit more thoughts, eagerly waiting to see what Du Yu could deduce.

”What are you two talking about?” Li Mengnan curiously inquired.

She also reached forward, pressing her hand onto the back of Lin Shiwei’s hand, her fingers threading through Shiwei’s fingers to touch Du Yu’s shoulder.

Instantly, Du Yu’s voice echoed in their minds, ”The former master of this Frost Celestial Bead wasn’t that Moon-setting Crow, was it?”

”Eh?” Li Mengnan blinked, ”You know about the Moon-setting Crow?”

Du Yu: ”...”

Who are you looking down on?

Though I didn’t attend university for long, but I’m skilled in demon beasts.

In truth, Li Mengnan’s reaction was justified.

Because the Moon-setting Crow tribe had long been extinct, making it unlikely for a regular Demon Tamer to have knowledge about them.

If it weren’t for Bai Yujing, Du Yu might never have learned about the Moon-setting Crow tribe.

There are very few demon beast races in this world that thrive on Spiritual Qi.

The Dust Spirit Deer, for example.

Their peaceful nature allowed the Immortal Deer tribe to survive through long ages of war.

Similarly, the Moon-setting Crow tribe was among the races that thrived on Spiritual Qi.

Unfortunately, this already rare race was completely lost to the course of history, their traces vanished.

Lin Shiwei transmitted a thought, ”But the owner of the Frost Celestial Bead was not the Moon-setting Crow, though it often hung around the neck of the Moon-setting Crow. According to the Frost Celestial Bead, its master practiced Demon Spirit Dual Cultivation.”

”Dual Cultivation?” Du Yu nodded secretly, as that was also his future path.

The matter of Spirit Cultivation should be prioritized.

In Du Yu’s plan, reaching the Third Level Spirit Master stage at least was necessary.

This way, he could wield the Void Axe himself.

Can’t keep asking others, right?

Lin Shiwei continued, ”During battles, the owner would provide a vast amount of Spiritual Qi to the Moon-setting Crow. The crow, with the Frost Celestial Bead, would alter the environment, helping the master in battle.”

”Quite a feat~” Du Yu sighed lightly, envisioning a scene of snowflakes swirling in the vastness.

His mind echoed a poetic phrase, murmuring, ”The moon sets, the crows caw, and the sky is full of frost...”

”Hm?”

”What?” Both women were surprised, and even Fu Jianzhou in the front brightened his eyes, looking in the rearview mirror.

Qi Tian raised an eyebrow slightly, ”Interesting.”

Du Yu felt uneasy, and before he could speak again, he saw a radiant, white Moon-setting Crow emerge quietly.

Though seemingly illusory, it perched on Fu Jianzhou’s shoulder, curiously observing Du Yu.

”I knew it,” Li Mengnan said to Lin Shiwei beside her, displaying an ”I told you so” expression.

”Hehe.” Lin Shiwei chuckled softly, nodding somewhat knowingly.

When Li Mengnan first got into the car, she remarked, ”If Du Yu’s here, the mission will go smoother.”

The group had exerted much effort, earnestly inviting out the Artifact Spirit of the Frost Celestial Bead, communicating cautiously.

But just look at Du Yu!

With just one phrase, the Moon-setting Crow revealed itself!

Li Mengnan didn’t want to undermine Senior Brother Fu or Brother Tian, yet the difference was indeed apparent...

”It’s so beautiful.” Du Yu exclaimed, full of praise.

The Moon-setting Crow truly lived up to its name, with a body like moonlight!

Its feathers were smooth and moon-white, with scattered glimmers of light between its wings, breathtakingly beautiful.

Who wouldn’t be entranced upon seeing such a thing?

Bai Lan + Moon-setting Crow!

Senior Brother Fu’s life is worth living, this is so otherworldly...

The Moon-setting Crow looked at Du Yu with its pair of bright white bird eyes, quietly gazing at him.

At the same time, Fu Jianzhou spoke, ”And what happens next?”

Du Yu: ”Huh?”

Fu Jianzhou: ”This sounds like a line from a poem, what’s the next one? Moon-setting wants to know.”

”Uh.” Du Yu stammered, ”Let me think about it, I haven’t figured it out yet.”

Fu Jianzhou snorted, as if he had already seen through someone’s thoughts, ”You just blurted it out, and then you say you haven’t figured it out?”

Du Yu rolled his eyes, ”The names Moon-setting Crow and Frost Celestial Bead are right there, I just added two words to make a sentence, didn’t I?

Senior Brother, you’re overestimating me, let me think about it some more.”

Moon-setting Crow quietly looked at Du Yu, observing him for a while before slowly descending to merge into Fu Jianzhou’s shoulder.

After a long while, Lin Shiwei transmitted her thoughts again, continuing the unfinished words: ”Although the master of the Frost Celestial Bead is brave and adept in battle, their heart seeks peace and they don’t enjoy fighting.

This is also why the Frost Celestial Bead dislikes combat; that’s why earlier, Senior Brother Fu stopped you from mentioning the Cold Lake Sword.”

Obviously, Fu Jianzhou understands Du Yu.

If he let the junior brother continue speaking, it would inevitably lead to discussing various battle technique combinations of the Cold Lake Sword and Frost Celestial Bead.

Interestingly enough, Fu Jianzhou is the senior, while Du Yu is the junior.

But Du Yu’s eager anticipation of Fu Jianzhou is even stronger than that of Master Qing...

It really has a sense of everyone talking past each other,

I call you Senior Brother, you call me Senior Uncle~

Fu Jianzhou: ”Moon-setting says you remind it of the old days.”

Du Yu hesitated for a moment, then chose to change the topic: ”How is your strength, Senior Brother, is your cultivation going well?”

Fu Jianzhou glanced at Qi Tian, and replied briefly, ”Great Success.”

”Congratulations!” Du Yu was delighted, the last time Senior Brother Fu advanced was in February, and it’s only early May... uh.

No, it’s already July 11th now.

Du Yu felt like he had a splash of cold water, seeing it this way, Senior Brother Fu’s improvement speed is just barely passable.

Compared to ordinary Demon Tamers, of course, Senior Brother Fu is a genius among geniuses.

Du Yu turned to look at the two junior sisters behind him: ”How about you two?”

”I already advanced to Great Demon Tamer·Peak Stage!” Li Mengnan said proudly, ”I advanced in early May.

Our third sister is even more amazing, she advanced at the end of April.”

Du Yu nodded, ”Not bad, not bad.”

”What about you?” Li Mengnan asked, a little puzzled, ”You don’t seem to be a Demon Taming General yet?”

Lin Shiwei gently nudged Little Mengnan’s shoulder, pointing out that so far, no one knew what Du Yu and Master Qing had experienced.

But the difficulty of the tasks they executed was undoubtedly sky-high. They didn’t have time to focus on cultivation, which is understandable.

Du Yu did feel a bit uneasy, but he was more joyful and celebratory about the smooth and easy progress in the cultivation of his two junior sisters: ”I’m at the peak as well.

If you two keep working hard, perhaps we can advance together.”

After being reminded, Li Mengnan clearly realized something.

She gently poked Du Yu’s shoulder with her finger, whispering encouragement: ”Now that your task is completed, focus on cultivation a bit more, and you’ll soon advance to Demon Taming General.”

Du Yu shook his head with a smile and looked out the window, noticing that the vehicle had entered the courtyard of the Twenty-Ninth Bureau.

Lin Shiwei frowned slightly, in terms of cultivation, Du Yu should have self-confidence bordering arrogance!

But what was his reaction?

Even Lin Shiwei couldn’t help it, her face was filled with concern: ”What’s the matter?”

She had a slight ominous premonition, could it be... Du Yu was infused with Cold Qi by the Youhan Tree during his mission?

Du Yu: ”Today is July 11th.”

Li Mengnan: ”Yeah.”

Du Yu shrugged, a Demon Soul emerged on his shoulder, ”To me, today is May 7th.”

”What?”

”What do you mean?” The two were a bit puzzled, not understanding what Du Yu was saying.

”We’re here.” Fu Jianzhou happened to stop the vehicle, urging, ”Get out of the car!”

Qi Tian opened the door and got out, pulling out a cigarette from his pocket.

Regarding the enhancement of strength, Qi Tian felt only disappointment.

Long ago, he reached the Demon Taming General·Peak Stage, and in the past, he was also labeled a genius.

To this day, now at 37, it seems his talent has reached its limit, unable to find the possibility of further improvement.

The joy of advancement, the hope, and aspirations for the future, all belong to others.

Especially this group of Paper Crane Disciples in their early twenties, already clustered at the Great Demon Tamer·Peak Stage.

Their casual words about cultivation are what others can only dream of.

Du Yu, only 20 years old, is about to advance to Demon Taming General.

”Whew~” Qi Tian lit the cigarette, taking a deep inhale.

The word ’talent’ made him fall short of many expectations.

If the Fiery Fire Ape followed Du Yu, perhaps it could also keep pace with him, breaking the chains of levels...

Not enduring such a difficult fate, delayed by himself for so long...

Qi Tian watched the three young talents exit the car, silently sighing in his heart.

The joys and sorrows between people do not connect.

Lin Shiwei was reaching out to intertwine her arm with Du Yu’s: ”Just now you...”

The next moment, the girl retracted her hand abruptly; she didn’t want to touch a strange man.

On Du Yu’s body, suddenly a tall and robust figure appeared.

The man was exceedingly gallant, wearing a loose black robe, his demeanor dignified and solemn, intimidating.

Du Yu: ”Remember this place, we will come often from now on.”

Void Axe looked around, then slowly closed his eyes, sensing something finely.

After a while, the tall, dark figure quietly dissipated.

Ding~

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