I Have a Golden Crow

Yang Qingqing’s waist isn’t a waist, it’s a blade for cutting people down.

The tree she raises isn’t just a tree—it’s an arsenal of torture, an execution ground, the Path to the Underworld, Prince Du’s Tomb...

”Left, right, left, back.” Du Yu’s head was flaming with Ghost Firefly’s black blaze as he mumbled to himself, as if he’d gone mad.

Inside the living room blanketed with green leaves, he gripped his wooden bow, flashed the short dagger at the tip of the bow arm, and slashed viciously down.

The flexible vine twisted like a long snake, and Du Yu chopped it off with one swipe of the short dagger—but the end of the vine suddenly lifted, becoming a whip, and in a flash, lashed Du Yu right on the butt.

”Crack!” The Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered with a bang.

”Ah~” Du Yu let out a drawn-out cry, grabbing his butt with one hand as a searing pain shot through him.

This was day eighteen of his torment.

In the very beginning, for the first two days, the Fire Phoenix Tree’s vines just poked him left and right, treating Du Yu like a kindergartner learning the ropes.

But as Du Yu’s close-combat skills skyrocketed, the Fire Phoenix Tree cranked up the pressure too.

By the third day, when a single vine from the Fire Phoenix Tree whipped Du Yu’s Demon Breath Battle Robe to pieces, he knew crystal clear: he’d just stepped onto a whole new level!

He was no longer an ignorant newbie!

And as time went on, Du Yu found companionship with Little Fen Yang.

Back then, he couldn’t understand why Little Fen Yang hated trees so much, but now Du Yu saw the light, completely got it.

”Blast!” Du Yu suddenly shouted, twisting sideways to retreat.

”Ying!” Xiaoyan crouched on Du Yu’s shoulder, the Fire Fox Cannon already primed and ready.

”Boom!” Endless branches wove a tight net as Spark Splash exploded with a mighty crash!

”Ghost Firefly!” Du Yu’s face changed, and as he leapt back, he barked a command.

”Whoosh~” Little You Ying on Du Yu’s head squeezed her eyes tightly shut right away.

Heroic Bronze· Ghostly Firefly Spin!

A dozen meters away, a hot shockwave from Spark Splash barreled toward them, but Wind and Fire Vortex slashed through and intercepted, taking the brunt and easing the hit Du Yu would’ve taken.

Left, right, left!

With vines whipping one after another, Du Yu kept dodging sideways. He looked a bit bedraggled, a bit cool—seriously, a walking contradiction.

This kind of extreme training, honestly, crushed both body and mind, but the results? Immediate!

Du Yu’s close-quarters skills—anyone could see how fast they were growing, it was right there to behold!

Close combat isn’t just about ”damage output,” it’s also dodging, defending, reading the flow, predicting—having it all.

Whoosh~

The Demon Soldier lit up, Du Yu yanked the bow and nocked an arrow, but at the same time, he ducked low and dipped his head.

The vine swept past Little You Ying’s black-flame hair by a hair’s breadth, sparking tiny sparks of pitch-black fire.

”Swish!”

Du Yu straightened up at once. It was like he didn’t even aim—his fingers just let go of the bowstring in a rush. Yet the burning Fire Arrow flew crazily accurate, punching through the layers of tangled vines and branches, aiming straight for the heart!

And mind you, he did all this without even using Eye of Burning Sun · Hunting Moment.

Clearly, this was the fruit of his brutal training!

”Pff~”

The next moment, Fire Arrow was swallowed up by the endless branches and vines, not even sparking as it vanished.

But this scene fired up Du Yu’s confidence!

At the start, he couldn’t even crack the Fire Phoenix Tree’s first shield—Fire Arrow got blocked by the branches right at the edge.

But now his arrows were fierce and sneaky, blowing through at least three layers of defenses before getting stopped.

Suddenly, the leaf carpet on the floor flipped up!

The surprise attack came out of nowhere, and caught Du Yu completely off guard.

Beneath that thick layer of leaves, the Fire Phoenix Tree had endless troops waiting in ambush!

”Oof!” With a mighty force, Du Yu stumbled forward, as hidden vines burst up from the leaf carpet and lashed his butt all over again.

This was the scariest part—the Fire Phoenix Tree had what felt like a thousand vines, laying ambushes everywhere, keeping you on your toes.

”Smack!”

”Ahh!” Du Yu let out a howl and staggered forward, nearly falling onto his face.

Feeling Du Yu about to smash in, the soft leaves suddenly clumped and formed a giant palm, which immediately smacked right over Du Yu’s face.

”Pff, ptui ptui ptui...” Du Yu stumbled back, spitting a leaf out of his mouth.

Next second, that leafy hand slowly raised an index finger and wagged it left and right at Du Yu.

No real harm done, but the insult was off the charts!

”Damn!” In his head, Little Fen Yang’s angry voice rang out, ”Burn, burn, burn! Burn it to a crisp!”

Du Yu: ”...”

Believe me, Little Fen Yang, if I could take it down, forget about peeling its bark—I’d smash its flowerpot to pieces too!

”Whirr.”

Du Yu felt the floor squirm under his feet, his pupils shrank a bit, body tensed, ultra alert, ready for the next sneak attack.

But to his surprise, the leafy carpet covering the ground receded like the tide, and the huge leafy training ground went back to being just an ordinary living room.

The fierce and ferocious Fire Phoenix Tree quickly fell back into quiet—really just like a little tree, sitting all peaceful in its big flowerpot.

Du Yu looked confused—it was still early, wasn’t training supposed to last longer?

He looked left and right curiously—and nearly jumped out of his skin. Since when had someone appeared behind him?

”Yang... Master Qing, you’re back.” Du Yu spoke out, and Xiaoyan crouched on his shoulder, fox eyes lighting up. Next second, she leapt off, pouncing onto the fresh new bed.

Wow! This big sister is so pretty~

Yang Qingqing lifted her hand and caught the bounding Xiaoyan.