I Have a Golden Crow

”Oh ho?” Little Fen Yang suddenly said, ”Xiaoyan’s call has attracted something big~”

”What?” Du Yu immediately looked around. His Eyes of Burning Sun constantly adjusted their focus, like a precision camera, quickly scanning the surrounding environment.

Hu Xiaoyan called out, ”Ying!”

Du Yu immediately summoned Little You Ying and commanded, ”Target: Hidden Blade Mantis. Cooperate with Xiaoyan. Fire at will.”

”Mmm!” Little You Ying hugged the torch, and seeing Sister Xiaoyan dart out, it too stepped on strange runes and swiftly followed.

While Du Yu was issuing orders, he himself paid no more attention to the Hidden Blade Mantis.

Whether the opponent was Celestial Level, Great Success Stage or Peak Stage, the point was they weren’t Spirit Level.

The Hidden Blade Mantis had been solidly hit by the Fox Tail Flowing Flame—definitely badly wounded, and no way it could stir up trouble again.

Du Yu let his two beloved demon pets go off to hunt while his eyes still scanned the forested mountain.

Found it!

He squinted slightly, eyeing a bright red fruit hanging in the shrubbery, curiosity welling up in his heart.

What is that?

A red apple?

But why does the apple have eyes?

Du Yu pulled out his phone to try scanning the strange fruit, but just as he unlocked the screen, the red apple flew sideways.

The originally solid-looking red apple instantly became blurry, then merged into a big tree.

Du Yu: ???

The world is huge and full of wonders!

”Little Fen Yang, is that a demon beast?”

Little Fen Yang: ”Uh... I don’t know.”

Du Yu was shocked: ”What? You don’t know?”

Obviously, to Du Yu, Little Fen Yang was an all-knowing god.

When even Little Fen Yang said it’d never seen that before, Du Yu got even more interested in that apple.

Little Fen Yang murmured quietly, ”Never seen it, such a weird fruit~ Uh, here come more people!”

As soon as the words fell, three riders appeared in the woods ahead.

Two men and a woman, all riding strange-looking wooden horses.

Du Yu was pretty familiar with this sort of demon beast—he’d seen plenty of them inside the Bottomless Pit.

Wood Demon Beast – Round Wood Flowing Horse.

The wooden horses had a bizarre look, their whole bodies made of wood, all unprocessed logs at that.

There were even fresh shoots growing on the horses, and funnily enough, their hooves were resting on curved wooden boards.

They basically looked like oversized children’s toys. If you weren’t going into battle on horseback, you could totally use them as rocking horses.

Don’t be fooled by the Round Wood Flowing Horse standing on those curved boards, seemingly restrained—this breed can really run!

Once they start rocking back and forth, ordinary creatures can’t keep up.

”Whoa!” The leading woman pulled a branch on the wooden horse’s neck—like grabbing a rein—and commanded her demon pet to stop.

She frowned and looked at Du Yu: ”Kid, did you see the Demon Fruit Tree Heart?”

Du Yu raised an eyebrow slightly. ”Demon Fruit Tree Heart?”

The woman was clearly impatient: ”Yeah, Demon Fruit Tree Heart! A red fruit—did you see it or not?”

Du Yu instantly got annoyed—was that how you asked for something?

That tone, that face... Do I owe you something or what?

The woman pressed, ”Answer me!”

Du Yu: ”Why should I tell you?”

”Huh?” The woman’s face froze. She obviously didn’t expect the kid in front of her to answer like that.

”Sorry, kiddo.” The thirty-something man beside her spoke up, ”We’re just in a hurry. Did you see the Demon Fruit Tree Heart? It flew this way.”

Du Yu couldn’t be bothered to answer, and didn’t say a word.

Woman: ”You...”

The man interrupted her: ”Come on, let’s not waste time here.”

”Ying!” Right then, a fiery red figure darted over, causing all three to stop in their tracks.

Heterochromatic Fire Fox?

Quite rare, actually.

”Ying~” Xiaoyan nimbly leapt onto Du Yu’s shoulder, spitting the Demon Crystal in her mouth into her master’s palm.

”Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!” Behind her, the Ghostly Firefly Doll hugged its giant torch, waving it like a victorious general returning from battle.

The woman suddenly snapped, ”So it was your fox making the noise!

The Demon Fruit Tree Heart only flew over here because it heard that call—are you still going to say you didn’t see it?”

Du Yu looked up at the aggressive woman. ”I saw it, but I don’t feel like telling you. So what?”

The woman clenched the branch-reins in her hand. ”Kid, have you just left the Newbie Realm and don’t know the rules outside?”

”Heh.” Du Yu grinned. ”What rules?”

The woman’s gaze grew grim. ”Have you been protected by the Demon Spirit Squad so long that you think the whole world is just a happy little paradise?”

Du Yu: ”I’m asking you what the rules are, why are you yapping so much?

The woman glared at Du Yu. ”Never heard of humility? Or knowing your place? Do you need a lesson?”

Du Yu’s face twisted oddly. ”You want to teach me?”

The woman spoke in a low voice, ”I’m asking you one last time—where did the Demon Fruit Tree Heart hide?”

Du Yu stared straight at her and repeated his earlier words. ”You want to teach me?”

”Jie Ying.” The man suddenly spoke, cutting the woman off.

He had already seen where this was going.

Whether this young, student-looking guy was that confident or just a headstrong fool...

If this kept up, a fight would definitely break out!

The trio had driven hundreds of kilometers to Ten Thousand Plants Garden, got lucky during their cultivation journey, and discovered an incredibly rare and precious Demon Fruit Tree Heart. Naturally, they wanted to get their hands on that treasure.

They didn’t come here to educate some snot-nosed kid!

Man: ”Enough, Jie Ying, let’s keep looking. Time’s short—move!”

The two men spurred their horses a few steps ahead, but noticed their female companion hadn’t followed.

They turned back to see Wu Jieying still staring daggers at Du Yu, unmoving.

”Jie Ying?”

Wu Jieying shot back, ”Where are you going to look? This kid definitely knows—the Tree Heart ran over here chasing the fox’s cry. Maybe he wants it all for himself!”

”Heh.” Du Yu gave a cold laugh and nodded like he agreed.

Seeing Du Yu actually nod in acknowledgment, Wu Jieying lost it and shouted, ”Fine! Today I’ll do your parents a favor and teach you a lesson, show you what it means to know your place!

Or else you’ll die in some godforsaken mountain someday... Shit!”

”Ying!” Before she could finish, Hu Xiaoyan let out a fox cry!

Through the contract, she received her master’s command. The tips of her three long tails suddenly glowed, and Fox Tail Flowing Flame shot out!

Wu Jieying’s expression changed, and she gripped the reins tight.

In an instant, the Round Wood Flowing Horse spewed endless branches and leaves from its mouth, quickly assembling them into a leaf shield in front.

Glory Gold Tree Shadow Shield!

”Bang!”

The Fox Tail Flowing Flame slammed into the hemispherical Tree Shadow Shield, pushing the wooden horse and its rider straight back.

Du Yu’s voice grew rare and cold: ”Big mouth.”

As those two words left his lips, the three Fox Tail Flowing Flames converged into a single point.

”Rumble!!”

The explosion roared so loud it shook everyone’s eardrums. The wood horse, originally being pushed back, was blown flying by the blast!

”Crash!”

Amid the rumbling, the Round Wood Flowing Horse’s Demon Breath Battle Robe shattered loudly!

A crisp sound, just like glass smashing on the floor.

The two men’s faces changed dramatically—they never imagined the young man was this strong!

The Tree Shadow Shield was undoubtedly an outstanding defensive demon skill.

But a single hit from a Three-tailed Fire Fox not only smashed through the shield, it even broke the Demon Breath Battle Robe?

”Ssssss~~~” The Round Wood Flowing Horse let out a shrill, bone-chilling scream.

”Little Wood!” The woman screamed too, and after the Tree Shadow Shield broke, the Round Wood Flowing Horse shielded its master with its neck, blocking the radiant Fox Tail Flowing Flame.

”Stop!” The middle-aged man spun his horse and shouted.

Du Yu snapped his head toward the man, eyes sharp: ”You want to teach me too?”

”Uh?” That pair of piercing, blazing eyes made the man nervous. He gripped his reins tighter, pulling himself slightly astride his mount.

If he weren’t on horseback, he probably would’ve stepped back several paces.

”Heh.” Du Yu snorted disdainfully. That’s it?

So this is the rules out here—bully the weak, fear the strong.

Xiaoyan clearly felt her master’s anger. Fox Tail Flowing Flame didn’t disperse. Instead, a Fireball quickly formed in front of her face.

”Buzzz!!!”

Bug wings fluttered from afar, followed by a volley of whistling sounds splitting through the air.

After his previous scrap with the Hidden Blade Mantis, Du Yu instantly knew what kind of demon pet was being summoned.

”Mmm~” The strange runes swirling around Little You Ying suddenly expanded, surrounding Du Yu within them.

”Save Spark Splash.” Du Yu nocked an arrow, striding straight toward the woman, as if he hadn’t noticed the Hidden Blade Hunter in the trees.

”Ying~” Xiaoyan responded softly, putting the bombarding on pause, holding the fireball ready before her face.

”Go!” Up ahead, Wu Jieying’s face completely collapsed, yelling in fury.

By her feet, a Wooden Stump sat atop the Round Wood Flowing Horse, releasing endless branches and leaves to wrap its wounded partner.

Glory Gold·Rejuvenating Tree Cocoon!

”Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!”

Demon pets trained by a Demon Tamer fight totally differently.

In the woods, the Hidden Blade Mantis darted at high speed, using every tree as a springboard—not to mention the wings on its back.

In an instant, shadowy figures flickered everywhere among the trees.

The Hidden Blade Mantis traced out winding, bizarre routes. No one could pin down or even see its movements clearly!

”Hrrr—” Suddenly, the Round Wood Flowing Horse let out a strange cry.

Lying on its side, still cocooned in the Rejuvenating Tree Cocoon, its body surged with Demon Breath underneath.

Three thick, green Thorn Bushes shot straight at Du Yu.

Glory Gold Thorn Bushes!

Du Yu’s gaze pinned on the woman, pressing forward step by step!

A real archer, but striding forward like that—his momentum was terrifying!

Forget retreating—with shadows flickering through the woods and demon skills careening right at him, he didn’t even hesitate!

”Gulp.” Looking into those bright eyes, Wu Jieying swallowed hard.

Once angry almost to madness, now she felt herself sucked into another world, even a touch of fear creeping in.

This...

As the three Thorn Bushes closed in, Du Yu pushed off, leaping sharply to the left front.

Wu Jieying finally ”came back to life,” shouting: ”Go! Go!!”

”Buzz!!!”

At the very instant Du Yu leapt, the Hidden Blade Mantis in the shadows lunged out, attacking!

Whoosh!

Du Yu swiftly drew his bow and arrow—the Demon Soldier Array burst to life.

Eye of Burning Sun · Hunting Moment!