I Have a Golden Crow

After finishing his meal, Du Yu tidied up the dining room, washed the dishes, and hurried to the living room.

Master Qing was standing on the lush open balcony, hands behind her back, gazing out the window, clearly having waited for some time.

The breeze lifted her jet-black hair and fluttered her elegant, flowing robe, which occasionally clung to her body, outlining a graceful silhouette.

In the north, there is a beauty, peerless and alone.

In this Otherworld, Du Yu suddenly understood the poems from his past life.

He wondered if Senior Brother Fu could truly live up to the name of ”Sword Province” and whether he would ever have that otherworldly immortal bearing in the future.

”Master Qing.” Du Yu called softly.

Yang Qingqing turned around and nodded gently. ”Come here.”

”Oh.” Du Yu walked forward, eyes wide as he watched Master Qing’s fingers press onto his Forehead Acupoint.

Forehead–Philtrum–Danzhong–Qi Sea.

It was still that same line, more familiar to Du Yu than anything. Only, compared to two months ago, this meridian path was now much wider, coursing with Fire Attribute Demon Breath.

Qingqing’s jade-like fingers slipped downward, making Du Yu feel more than awkward.

He was burning!

The searing sensation flared up again. As Master Qing’s fingertips moved back and forth, she lit up three acupoints along the path: Purple Palace, Jiuwei, Upper Cavity.

But clearly, they weren’t good enough yet, not fit to be a Demon Pet’s home.

Only the Xuanji Acupoint at his chest had expanded to the same size as the Forehead Acupoint and Qi Sea Acupoint.

”Here.” Yang Qingqing paused her finger, tapping Du Yu’s chest right on the Xuanji Acupoint, ”This will be your next Demon Pet’s home.”

Du Yu nodded rapidly, feeling the Fire Demon Breath with him rush in as if they’d found a perfect new home to inhabit.

Yang Qingqing moved her finger upward, pressing again to Du Yu’s forehead. ”The Demon Tamer Journeyman’s contract isn’t much different from the Prentice’s. Focus and follow my lead.”

Du Yu relived the scene from years ago until she drained all the Fire Demon Breath from his body, returned it to the Forehead Acupoint, and drew out a silken thread from his forehead, tapping it onto Xiaoyan’s forehead.

On Du Yu’s shoulder, Xiaoyan lifted her little head, happily welcoming the new Contract of higher quality.

”Ying~” With a beautiful fox cry, Master Qing tapped her finger, and Xiaoyan couldn’t help but wag her fiery red tail.

Yang Qingqing patiently waited a few seconds to confirm the stability of the contract, then said, ”From now on, whether signing a new pet or altering the Ghost Firefly Fire Types’ contract, follow the way I just showed you.”

Du Yu was still savoring Xiaoyan’s feelings when, hearing this, he hurriedly nodded, ”Yes!”

Yang Qingqing: ”Do you still remember the Fire Fox Race’s key strengths?”

Du Yu replied quickly, ”Speed, agility, and so on. The Fire Foxes are great at harassing and hit-and-run tactics.”

Yang Qingqing nodded approvingly. ”After advancing to Earth Level, these traits become even more pronounced, mainly in their Demon Skills.”

As she spoke, Yang Qingqing took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Du Yu. ”Train her well, I’m off for a nap.”

Clutching the paper, Du Yu watched his mentor leave, his mind repeating one thing: Look at Yang Qingqing, then look at Old Demon Gong!

Back when a group of kids stood on the playground broiling under the sun, Old Demon Gong never stepped in—he just made students sort out their own meridians and open their own acupoints!

And Yang Qingqing?

Without another word, she’d first helped Du Yu expand all his meridians, lit up four acupoints along the way, even upgraded the quality of his contract as a bonus!

Damn! What else do you call this, huh! That’s the gap!

It’s common knowledge: for every gentle act Master Qing shows, Old Demon Gong gets dragged out for a round of posthumous scolding.

”Ying~” Sensing her own physical enhancement, Xiaoyan began hopping on Du Yu’s head like a pommel horse.

”Alright, alright, let’s learn some Earth-level Demon Skills.” Du Yu said, unfolding the paper. A few lines of elegant handwriting came into view:

”Silver·Linked Fire Tail: Gather Fire Demon Breath in the tail until the soft tail swells and hardens, then repeatedly whip the target.

Silver·Shadow-Luring Fire Fox: Gather Fire Demon Breath in the tail and summon two fire fox phantoms to confuse the enemy.

Note: The Shadow-Luring Fire Fox is one of the Fire Fox Race’s core Demon Skills. As the quality of the skill increases, the phantoms can take on new forms, explode, and even swap places with the original body.

This skill must be practiced with special focus.”

Du Yu licked his lips in excitement, especially seeing the second skill—his heart was overjoyed!

Since Master Qing wrote these herself, the Demon Skill descriptions were different from those in books or online encyclopedias.

But she’d highlighted the essentials—so the rest didn’t really matter.

”Let’s start with Linked Fire Tail!” Du Yu plopped down, following Master Qing’s instructions, hefted Xiaoyan’s big tail. ”Gather the Fire Demon Breath at your tail, make it swell and harden!”

”Ying~” Xiaoyan turned to look at her tail, sending waves of Fire Demon Breath churning into it.

The Demon Tamer Journeyman’s contract made communication between master and pet even smoother—they knew each other’s feelings crisply.

Xiaoyan’s intelligence had been greatly unlocked, her Demon Power Attribute even stronger—a near instant mastery!

Her two rugby-shaped, fiery red tails actually began to visibly swell!

Squeeze~

Du Yu gave the ”rugby ball” a pinch—it still felt a little soft. He glanced at the instructions Master Qing left and continued: ”Xiaoyan, can you make it a bit harder?”

”Ying?”

”Here.” Du Yu pinched the big fiery red tail again.

Xiaoyan blinked, then turned her head. After looking at her giant tail, a new wave of Fire Demon Breath surged within.

”Whoa~ That’s about right!” Du Yu cheered inside. The gigantic, swollen, beautiful tail could be summed up in two words: hard as rock!

He glanced around, looking for something to test the tail’s destructive power.

The Fire Phoenix Tree extended a branch and pieced together a ball of leaves, looking just like a little sandbag.

”Naisi, thanks Brother Tree!” Du Yu hurriedly cupped Xiaoyan in both hands and brought her over. ”Xiaoyan, use Linked Fire Tail!”

”Pa!”

Xiaoyan whipped her tail, but the leaf-ball didn’t even budge.

”Linked, as in continuous attack.” Du Yu urged.

Xiaoyan glanced back at the ball, swishing her giant tail again.

”Pa! Pa! Pa!”

A string of crisp slaps rang out, accompanied by little bursts of sparks!

On one side, the leaf-ball. On the other, a furry tail. The collision produced a sharp, clapping sound—how best to put it...

Those crackling fire bursts sounded an awful lot like someone slapping a face!

This was clearly more than just physical attack—there was fire damage mixed in!

”Ying~” Xiaoyan turned, gazing up at Du Yu, apparently hoping for praise from her master.

Behind her, her pair of massive tails kept whacking the Fire Phoenix Tree ball—like she was sharpening her blade before chopping wood...

”Beautiful.” Du Yu nodded frantically, determined to stick with positive reinforcement.

This was just too satisfying~

Next time I run into those three punks, I’ll pin them to the ground so you can smack their faces silly—beat them till they can’t get up!

”Hoo~”

Xiaoyan’s giant tails deflated a little, shrinking back to their usual rugby-ball form as the sparks faded away.

She looked up happily and sat obediently in Du Yu’s hands.

”Alright, let’s learn the next one.” Du Yu put Xiaoyan on his shoulder and unfolded the paper again. ”Shadow-Luring Fire Fox—this also needs the Fire Demon Breath gathered in the tail.”

The Fire Fox Race’s Demon Skills are really rooted in their bodies—what an efficient design!

Du Yu pondered a moment and finally stood up. ”Let’s check out a video on my phone, it’ll be easier to understand.”

But the moment he said that, a Fire Phoenix Tree vine shot forth, winding across the spacious living room into Du Yu’s bedroom.

Du Yu blinked. After living here long enough, even plant Demons were helping out with chores?

Actually, Du Yu was only familiar with the Fire Phoenix Tree. The other plant Demons were too quiet, only acknowledging Yang Qingqing as the Patriarch and barely interacting with him.

Soon, Du Yu’s phone was delivered to him.

”Thanks.” For the first time, Du Yu got to enjoy this kind of service—it felt a bit odd, but being the master of the house was pretty great.

He absentmindedly scrolled his phone, searching the web for short videos on the topic.

Xiaoyan crowded over to his face, curiously peering down.

On screen, a regular orange Little Fire Fox’s tails suddenly split; blazing fire erupted, making the tails even more dazzling!

Soon after, two fire fox phantoms leapt from the tips of the two tails.

In essence, the Fire Fox phantoms are pieced together from Fire Demon Breath, but they look exactly like the real thing and are extremely deceptive.

But these two phantoms didn’t seem controllable. As soon as they appeared, they ran straight ahead for a few dozen meters before shattering into sparks and vanishing without a trace.

”What a magical Demon Skill.” Du Yu tsked and sighed. No wonder the Fire Fox Race is famous for escaping—it’s a perfect getaway move!

And this is just the lowest-level version! With higher skill quality, it can even swap positions with the original body!

Brilliant~

Xiaoyan tilted her head to peek at her master’s profile, especially Du Yu’s sparkling eyes...

”Woo~!” A beautiful fox cry suddenly rang by his ear.

Du Yu quickly turned—”What the... wow!”

Xiaoyan’s two tails shot up high, tips pointing forward. Fire poured out, dazzling to the point of being blinding!

Next moment, two little fiery red Fire Foxes appeared, landing lightly and darting toward the Fire Phoenix Tree’s flowerpot ahead.

After bumping into the pot, both Two-tailed Fire Foxes shattered into tiny sparks.

”She really learned it instantly?” Du Yu scooped up Xiaoyan and rubbed his face hard against her fluffy little head. ”With talent like this, you’ll catch up to me soon!”

”Ying!”

”Xiaoyan’s amazing~”

Du Yu: ”Mhmm!”

Little Fen Yang: ”The older she gets, the higher her intelligence and the stronger her talent.”

Du Yu: ”Huh?”

Talent can still get stronger? Isn’t that something you’re born with?

Little Fen Yang muttered, ”I can sense her ancient bloodline slowly awakening. Look at the tip of her tail.”

Du Yu quickly picked up Xiaoyan’s big tail and examined it closely. Under the Eye of Burning Sun, he really did spot a few fine golden hairs...

”Ying~” Xiaoyan whined in protest. We were just cuddling, and now you’re studying my tail?

You really like tails, huh?

The next instant, both fiery red tails puffed up, swelling rapidly.

Du Yu jumped back, afraid his beloved pet was about to slap him silly. If that happened, how could the Yu General make a name for himself in the Demon Taming Realm?