I Have a Golden Crow

In the golden autumn of October, the sky is high and the air is brisk.

A pitch-black off-road vehicle drives on the highway, with yellowing woods on one side and wide fields on the other, the scenery couldn’t be more beautiful.

Xiaobai is unexpectedly quiet.

Curled up on the back seat, she’s been staring dazedly at the mountains and forests passing by outside the window, no one knows what she’s thinking.

”Ying~” Xiaoyan is nestled in Li Mengnan’s arms, sniffing at the dried fruit her beloved feeds to her mouth, comfortably eating it.

”Stop feeding her.” Du Yu couldn’t help but advise, ”She’s eating too much, she still needs to fight later.”

”Oh.” Li Mengnan picked up Xiaoyan, her face rubbing against the beautiful fiery red fur, as if inhaling a cat, took a deep breath, ”Heh...”

”Ying~”

Du Yu rolled his eyes in exasperation and turned to look out the window.

Honestly, in terms of life, Prince Yan is enough to teach Prince Du.

When Xiaoyan was first summoned, she was busy for quite a while facing the two beloved ones, perfectly illustrating what it means to shower love evenly!

That scene left Du Yu utterly dumbfounded...

”We’ve arrived,” Lin Shiwei said softly.

Du Yu propped one hand on Xiaobai’s side, leaning forward, as he and the Immortal Deer curiously looked out the window.

It was almost the same as the Twin Trees Realm they had visited before, even the shop arrangements in front of the gate were identical.

The only difference was that this Demon Spirit Realm wasn’t within the city, giving it a sort of highway service area vibe.

As the vehicle came to a stop, Lin Shiwei looked at the bustling street outside, then turned to Du Yu, ”Give me your ID, I’ll go down and talk to the gate guards.

Later, you take Xiaobai and enter quickly.”

”I’ll go with you.” Li Mengnan raised her collar high, covering the lower half of her face while also hiding Xiaoyan. She knows too well how attractive Xiaoyan is.

Prince Du’s Demon Pet is simply an eye-catcher!

He shouldn’t be on the path of a Demon Tamer; he should enter a beauty contest. Both Fire Fox and Immortal Deer, who wouldn’t be dazzled?

The Ghost Firefly Torch is the only one that’s considered normal.

However, the world doesn’t know that the Ghost Firefly Torch is actually quite abnormal.

Little You Ying is already on the evolutionary path of an Ancient Ghost Firefly, with strings of glowing green runes hidden on the black torch handle...

”Alright, off you go.” Du Yu handed over the identification, watching the two girls get out of the car, and he smiled, ruffling Xiaobai’s head.

”Being too good-looking is also a crime, huh?”

”Nai~”

Even without the allure of fox and deer, Li Mengnan and Lin Shiwei, who got out of the vehicle, naturally became the center of attention.

Regarding the ”Yan” organization name, Li Mengnan chose very well.

Thanks to the Eye of Burning Sun, Du Yu just about fits in, but Big Brother and Third Sister?

They truly have distinctive features, each with their own unique appeal...

”From now on, the organization standard should include a mask,” Du Yu mumbled quietly, or maybe a conical hat?

Yeah... this idea is good, adding more of an ancient fantasy vibe.

After a while, Du Yu saw Lin Shiwei waving continuously at the gate, and he immediately patted Xiaobai’s back, ”Get ready.”

”Nai~”

Du Yu opened the car door with one hand, ”Run quickly~”

”Nai!” The elegant Immortal Deer leaped off the vehicle, heading straight for the Demon Spirit Realm gate, leaving behind a stunned crowd along the way.

The guards, with varying expressions, all made way, watching the Dust Spirit Deer jump to Li Mengnan’s side, dodging and hiding behind her backside.

Unfortunately, Bai Yujing’s deer antlers branched out wide, with colorful flowers that couldn’t be hidden.

The two girls, accompanied by Xiaobai, walked into the woods, while Du Yu, wielding sword and bow, reached the otherworld’s gate, ”Thank you.”

The guardsman was very friendly, showing that Xiaobai’s influence was not ordinary, ”Wishing you success with your mission.”

”Mm-hmm,” Du Yu nodded repeatedly, chasing after them quickly, running into the wilderness.

”There are so many people here; it doesn’t seem as dangerous as I imagined?” Li Mengnan took the dual swords, noting the endless stream of Demon Tamers outside the otherworld gate, indicating that it must be even more crowded inside.

Du Yu shrugged, ”Maybe they’re all after the Cold Qi Demon Beast? If the military doesn’t clear them, there should be corresponding missions at the bookstore... eh?”

As he spoke, Du Yu felt a nudge on his backside?

He turned to see Xiaobai looking up at him, a soft deer call, ”Nai~”

”Emmm...” Du Yu hesitated for a moment, watching Xiaobai step two steps forward, standing beside his leg, ”You want me to sit?”

”Nai!” Xiaobai blinked her big lively eyes, happily nodding.

Lin Shiwei’s heart stirred, ”We’re here to clear the Cold Qi Demon Beasts, so riding the Dust Spirit Deer might help us search faster.”

Saying this, a gust of wind blew across her forehead, swirling, forming a tall Dust Spirit Deer.

”Sorry to trouble you, this mountain forest has many Demon Beasts invaded by Cold Qi...” Lin Shiwei stood atop the Dust Spirit Deer, feeding some Spiritual Qi with her fingertips, discussing while feeding the Demon Pet.

”Nai.” Upon hearing about clearing the Cold Qi Demon Beasts and purifying the Demon Spirit Realm, the Dust Spirit Deer expressed a great willingness to help.

Seeing her second brother and third sister both seated on the Dust Spirit Deer, Li Mengnan awkwardly raised a hand, ”Um... what about me?”

”Come on, big brother! I believe you can keep up!” Du Yu looked confident, clenching his fist at Li Mengnan, showing encouragement.

Li Mengnan: ???

You believe in me?

Even if you lend me two more legs, I can’t keep up with the Dust Spirit Deer?

Noticing the girl’s resentment, Du Yu couldn’t help but chuckle, ”Aren’t you always saying how long your legs are, this is your chance to shine... Oh!”

He quickly grabbed a deer antler, riding off on Xiaobai with a ”whoosh.”

From afar, his voice drifted over, ”I’m off...”

Li Mengnan gritted her teeth in anger, while Lin Shiwei beside her secretly chuckled: ”Hehe~”

Hearing the girl’s laughter, Li Mengnan turned to Lin Shiwei with a bitter expression: ”Third sister~”

Lin Shiwei stroked the neck of the Dust Spirit Deer, and said softly: ”She’s our teammate; together we need to clear out the enemies. Could you help carry her a bit, okay?”

The Dust Spirit Deer turned its head to look at Li Mengnan. Surprisingly, it wasn’t as resistant as expected, with no big reactions.

”Thank you.” Lin Shiwei leaned forward, lightly pressed her lips on the snow-white fur, then flipped up onto the deer and came before Li Mengnan.

Lin Shiwei bent slightly forward, reached down with one hand, and with a hint of mischief in her eyes said: ”Call me ’senior sister’ and let’s hear it.”

Li Mengnan: ”...”

”Hehe~” Lin Shiwei chuckled lightly, grasped Li Mengnan’s hand, and pulled her up, reminding her, ”Hold tight.”

”Oh.” With her pouty mouth, Li Mengnan wrapped an arm around Lin Shiwei’s waist.

She always felt that her position as the older brother was too low, with the second brother and third sister starting to revolt!

Especially Du Yu!

This kid is rebellious. He’s the one who started it!

”Nai!”

Searching for Xiaobai’s call, the Dust Spirit Deer immediately darted out, flying like the wind, leaving Li Mengnan completely out of sorts, her mind blank!

What is this?

Even a roller coaster isn’t this... Wow! I’m flying!

”Ha ha.” Watching one person and two deer appear, Du Yu called out, ”Let’s start from Zone 1 then, and search thoroughly.”

”Okay.” Lin Shiwei held the snow-white deer antlers with both hands, as if grasping motorcycle handles, finally indulging in the thrill of riding without restraints!

Du Yu: ”By the way, what’s the name of your Dust Spirit Deer?”

”Bai Lu!”

Du Yu: ”White Deer?”

This is really perfunctory?

It seemed Lin Shiwei noticed Du Yu’s confusion, and she loudly said, ”The twenty-four solar terms - Bai Lu.”

”Ah...”

Lin Shiwei turned to Du Yu, ”That’s the day you took me to see it.”

Du Yu blinked: ”Oh? Was that day Bai Lu?”

”September 8th.” Lin Shiwei nodded with a smile, as her short, stylish hair fluttered gently in the wind beneath the sprinting steed.

This scene is really beautiful.

Of course, if her floating short hair wasn’t randomly hitting Li Mengnan’s face, the scene would be even prettier...

Li Mengnan covered her face with one hand, holding her third sister’s waist with the other, while being very quiet, probably with a blank mind still?

The two, with three deer, galloped through the forest, heading straight for Zone 1 to the west.

As the ancient saying goes, to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools.

This saying made a lot of sense, since with the help of the Dust Spirit Deer as a mount, the trio’s search was terrifyingly efficient!

Are Cold Beasts (Demon Beasts invaded by Cold Qi) hard to find?

Quite easy to find; once you notice no traces of Demon Beast activity or the surrounding environment has been heavily ravaged, there must be aggressive Demon Beasts nearby.

Within a few minutes, the Dust Spirit Deer beneath the trio slowed their pace.

The Dust Spirit Deer are naturally alert, resembling a natural alarm.

”Nai~” Xiaobai made a deer call, standing beside a giant tree, gazing into the distant thickets.

”Nai!” Bai Lu responded, through their contract, Lin Shiwei immediately jumped off the deer, ”There’s something ahead, Mengnan?”

”Mm.” Li Mengnan seemed a bit dizzy from the ride, using Lin Shiwei’s offered hand to get off the deer in a daze.

”Nai~”

”Nai!” Xiaobai and Bai Lu spoke at the same time, their actions surprisingly coordinated, slightly stooping forward, both stepped back.

Du Yu frowned, immediately pulling his bow and nocking an arrow.

The Demon Arrow Array on the bow handle slowly lit up, focusing on the thickets ahead.

”Are you okay, Mengnan?” Lin Shiwei summoned the Rose Double Spirit, slowly moving to the left.

”No, no problem.” Li Mengnan pulled out the sleeping Xiaoyan from her collar, and then summoned the Wind Witch.

She shook her head hard, tensed her body, preparing for battle, when she saw a small head peeking out of the grass.

”Huh?” Li Mengnan showed a blank look, causing Du Yu and Lin Shiwei’s expressions to sour.

”Lu...” A dangerous hunting sound came from a Wolf Lake Dog’s mouth.

The little guy measured only 50-60 centimeters in length, clearly still in Earth Level, and its eyes were red, indicating its mind had completely been invaded by Cold Qi.

The Wolf Lake Dog carries many labels: loyalty, strength, obedience, friendliness.

Each of its wonderful qualities makes it the best partner for human Demon Tamers, also making the Wolf Lake Dog the symbol of modern Great Xia.

But all these qualities, under the influence of Cold Qi, have completely abandoned the Wolf Lake Dog. At this moment it embodies only brutality and murderous intent.

Understand, the Wolf Lake Dog is a creature with high spirituality, and wild Wolf Lake Dogs may use Cold Qi to slightly enhance their power for better survival.

But rarely do Wolf Lake Dogs absorb vast amounts of Cold Qi, losing their rationality completely and becoming slaves to the Bottomless Pit.

Something isn’t right!

This was the first Cold Beast that the team encountered since receiving the cleanup mission, and it happened to be the Great Xia’s symbol!

Such a scene is not only abnormal but also a bad omen!

What has happened in this Demon Spirit Realm...