I Have a Golden Crow

That night, Du Yu stayed at the Demon Pet Paradise.

With a rare moment of leisure, he played on his phone for a while. Just as he was about to order a sofa online for Lin Shiwei, he suddenly remembered, ”Great Xia Wool” had already been credited!

Du Yu immediately opened the Demon Spirit Atlas and checked the amount in his linked bank card.

Units, tens, hundreds, brother, dad, grandpa...

Great, my savings have reached the ”grandpa” stage.

The Tai Sui God, unsurprisingly, took first place on the Heavenly Level list, earning Du Yu a hundred thousand dollars.

Poor second place on the Celestial List couldn’t even see Little Tai Sui’s Tuan Tuan’s tail~

As for the Spirit Level list, Little You Ying scored a good 89th place, contributing another fifty thousand dollars to Du Yu.

As for Prince Yan...

When Du Yu saw the first place on the Spirit List, he was a bit taken aback.

After all, Xiaoyan’s power and endurance scores were only a mere 60+, but the other attribute scores were exceptionally high!

Throughout this journey, Little Fen Yang had helped Xiaoyan immensely. Moreover, Xiaoyan herself, being a Heterochromatic Demon Pet, was quite competitive.

It was Du Yu’s first time participating in the Spirit List rankings, and he directly took first place.

Such a scene seemed somewhat familiar?

When Du Yu initially ranked on the Celestial List, it seemed that Prince Yan also landed directly on the champion’s throne...

Truthfully, although Prince Yan appeared to be at Spirit Level·Minor Achievement Stage, with her state in activating the Ancient Body, her strength reached Spirit Level·Peak.

Electronic testing doesn’t lie; when Xiaoyan transformed, her ”Power Level” bar almost broke into the ”Demon General Level”!

Du Yu was even a bit worried that with Xiaoyan’s growing strength, during the next evaluation, if she activated the Ancient Body, would she really enter General Level?

At that point, Great Xia Bookstore should kick Xiaoyan out of the Spirit List, right?

Clearly, you’re a Demon General, yet you come to compete on the Spirit Level list, isn’t that utterly shameless!

Thus, to continue ranking on the Spirit List, Xiaoyan can no longer open the Ancient Body.

Her ranking will surely plummet.

That’s a bit awkward.

Well... whatever, the wool of this quarter is already in hand.

As for the next quarter... we’ll see!

Looking at a total of 450,000, Du Yu couldn’t help but feel deeply emotional. Because he hadn’t paid back the Youth Teacher Loan last quarter, this time, Du Yu transferred 400,000 to Master Qing all at once.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Du Yu transferred the money, Master Qing accepted it.

Obviously, it was Rotten Master Qing of the Twenty-Ninth Bureau who accepted it, as the true Master Qing was still inside the Mountain and Sea Bell.

Curiously, Du Yu sent a message: ”So late, Master Qing hasn’t slept?”

”Work.”

Looking at the two words and a period on the screen, Du Yu felt extremely distressed.

Is this what my kingly 400,000 buys?

The Master Qing in my phone is indeed a bit aloof.

It’s as if she’s a different person; she herself is clearly so gentle...

Du Yu tapped the screen on his phone, and ”rest early” appeared in the chat box simultaneously with Master Qing’s response.

”Mengnan has also completed the upgrade. Find a time, and you can go seek out Purple Marsh.”

”Okay, Master Qing, I’ll contact my junior sister tomorrow, and let you know after booking the tickets.”

”The three of you are now Great Demon Tamers, capable of handling things alone. If you encounter any difficulties on the mission, come seek me inside the Mountain and Sea Bell.”

”Okay.” Du Yu put down his phone, feeling that his master made sense.

Not to mention three Great Demon Tamers, even one would be enough to handle things alone!

Besides, that’s how it’s written in novels.

They all go wild first, and if they cause trouble and can’t handle it, they call the elder to come out~

Moreover, Du Yu wouldn’t need to ask for ”Elder Qingqing.”

After all, he promised Celestial Cyan Porcelain to seek Purple Marsh together. With the Ancient Demon Saint by his side, who would dare provoke the Yan Organization?

As Du Yu was deep in thought, a document appeared on his phone.

”West River Valley·Purple Marsh Ruins general area - Jingguan Canyon.”

”Jingguan Canyon is located at the junction of the Grassland, Shanjin, and Guanzhong provinces.”

”The river segment runs about 100 kilometers long, with clear and gentle waters, and towering cliffs on both sides...”

Du Yu sat up and carefully read the data, frowning more as he read.

Master Qing referenced ancient texts ”North Water Scripture” to provide the Purple Marsh ruins area, which is already quite accurate.

Even so, this canyon river segment runs over 100 kilometers long.

This will indeed be a search!

While Du Yu read late into the night, in Lin Shiwei’s room, the mother and daughter were softly chatting about something.

Lin Shiwei leaned against the head of the bed, clutching the quilt with a slightly unnatural expression: ”Mom, it’s already very late, I need to sleep.”

”When you cultivate, it’s normal to not sleep for days on end.” Su Ming’an sat on the edge of her daughter’s bed, her expression a bit reproachful, ”I think Xiaoyu is a really nice guy, your dad also...”

”Mom!”

”Are you really planning to be lonely on the cultivation path all the time?”

Lin Shiwei pinched the corner of her quilt: ”Du Yu, Mengnan and I are together, we won’t be lonely.”

”Your strength is getting stronger, and the people you meet are of higher level.” Su Ming’an reached out and rubbed her daughter’s head.

She sighed softly: ”There are many excellent girls out there, who knows when Xiaoyu might really bring one back...”

”Stop it.” Lin General’s face turned slightly red, she slid down, and burrowed into the quilt.

Su Ming’an chuckled, pulled down the quilt covering her daughter’s head, and tucked her in carefully: ”Alright, I won’t say anymore.”

...

The next morning, Du Yu got up early, ready to take a stroll in the Demon Pet Paradise.

Unexpectedly, he just opened the door and saw a soldier brother in the distant living room carrying luggage, his figure flashed by.

Curious, Du Yu followed out into the corridor, only to see outside the main door, Lin Yuanfang bid farewell to his wife and daughter.

”Uncle Lin, are you heading back?” Du Yu immediately walked over.

”Time to rejoin the team.” Lin Yuanfang looked at Du Yu, his expression as serious as ever, ”Your job is special, the tasks are dangerous, you must be careful and stay safe.”

Although it seemed like a reminder, Du Yu heard the implied meaning that lingered from Lin Yuanfang’s advice last night.

Du Yu nodded heavily, ”Absolutely!”

”Hmm.” Lin Yuanfang ruffled Lin Shiwei’s hair, said goodbye to his wife, and turned to walk towards the military vehicle.

Du Yu accompanied the mother and daughter to see him off, watching the vehicle gradually disappear into the Maple Forest.

The profession of a Demon Spirit Soldier is indeed beyond one’s control.

Of course, Du Yu also falls into the category of ”beyond one’s control,” with a single call from his superior requiring him to promptly embark on a task.

However, compared to the soldiers, Du Yu had a lot of free time to manage and was far less burdened than the soldiers.

”Up so early, Xiaoyu.” Su Ming’an managed her emotions well, just sighing lightly after seeing her husband off.

When she turned to look at Du Yu, a gentle smile appeared on her face again.

Du Yu nodded, ”Last night, Master Qing gave me a task.”

Lin Shiwei curiously asked, ”What task?”

”A trip to Shanjin Province, to find an old site, want to go?” Du Yu asked.

Lin Shiwei naturally nodded, ”Sure.”

”Let’s eat first, come inside quickly,” Su Ming’an invited warmly.

The three members of the Lin Family had already eaten, so Su Ming’an just watched her daughter and Du Yu go into the dining room and didn’t follow them in.

Lin Shiwei sat down with Du Yu, curiously asking, ”What old site are we looking for?”

Du Yu glanced at the servant serving the dishes and didn’t speak further.

The girl understood implicitly and softly said, ”Aunt Song, you can go about your business, I can handle it.”

”Alright.” Auntie responded, immediately leaving and thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Du Yu spoke softly, ”Celestial Cyan Porcelain once possessed a drop of water known as Purple Abyss Water.”

Lin Shiwei picked up a piece of bread and a butter knife.

”This drop of water can dissolve the soul and consciousness of all creatures, turning enemies into rootless duckweed, leaving only an empty shell in the world.”

Lin Shiwei was startled, her action of spreading jam paused slightly.

Such a powerful drop of water obviously exceeded the girl’s scope of understanding.

Du Yu said, ”It was with this drop of water that Celestial Cyan Porcelain became the Sea Realm God, suppressing all living creatures.”

Lin Shiwei suppressed the shock in her heart, spread jam on the bread, and handed it to Du Yu, ”And then?”

Du Yu shrugged, ”During a battle, Celestial Cyan Porcelain accidentally lost it.

This Purple Abyss Water was lost in the vast seas of the Sea Realm. Celestial Cyan Porcelain searched tirelessly for hundreds of years, to no avail.”

Du Yu took a bite of bread, the strawberry jam was really sweet~

He mumbled, ”Trying to find a drop of water in the sea is just too difficult.

So I thought, maybe we should try a different approach, go to where the Purple Abyss Water originated and see if we can find any clues.

Of course, it’s just a hypothesis, and the hope of success is probably slim.”

Lin Shiwei looked at Du Yu, softly saying, ”How would you know if you don’t try?”

”That’s true.” Du Yu nodded, burying himself in finishing his breakfast.

As he ate, Du Yu kept feeling like the girl’s gaze was on him.

That’s not unusual, given there were only two people in the room.

The problem was, Du Yu kept feeling something was off.

Du Yu looked up at Lin Shiwei beside him.

The girl came back to her senses, confidently meeting his gaze without dodging.

She picked up another piece of bread, looking at Du Yu, raising her eyebrows slightly.

With Du Yu nodding repeatedly, Lin Shiwei smiled, picked up the butter knife, and stabbed it back into the jam jar.

Du Yu felt strange, was I mistaken again?

Last night’s feeling about Lin Yuanfang’s advice was somewhat off. Today with Shiwei, it’s the same.

What’s going on?

Is my Demon Soul fake?

Half an hour later, Du Yu and Lin Shiwei left the house, seeing off by Su Ming’an. Du Yu carrying two gift bags got into the car.

Every time he came to Demon Pet Paradise, Du Yu never went back empty-handed; it was like stocking up...

By now, Du Yu no longer needed to buy feed for his Demon Pets.

Firethorn Fruit and Jia Rong Grass Fruit were plentiful.

Whenever he visited Demon Pet Paradise, he could take back some gourmet treats.

This time, Aunt Su had prepared two large jars of jam for the Dust Spirit Deer calves, enough for the two little ones to eat for a while.

There were also two jars of maple syrup, which made Du Yu silently complain, the previous ones hadn’t been finished yet, and they were replenishing already.

Little Fen Yang was truly lucky...

”We’re off, Aunt Su, no need to see us out, we’ll be back in a few days.” Du Yu waved repeatedly, smiling as he said goodbye.

In his arms, Xiaoyan was clinging to the car window, looking outside, ”Ying!”

A few playmates circled around Su Ming’an’s skirt, barking and wagging their tails, seemingly inviting Xiaoyan to come back quickly and play with them.

”Drive slowly, stay safe.” Su Ming’an gently waved, satisfied with the young man and woman in the driver’s and passenger’s seats.

”Got it.” Du Yu waved again, then drove away from the courtyard.

”Mengnan went straight to the airport, told you not to pick her up.” Lin Shiwei casually remarked while looking down at her phone in the passenger seat.

”Has she contracted already?”

Lin Shiwei suddenly raised her hand, put the phone next to Du Yu’s ear, and played the voice message.

From the speaker came a hoarse voice, ”Yaaa~”

Du Yu: ”...”

The 8-second-long voice message was clearly more than just ”Yaaa.”

After a brief silence, the girl’s sweet voice came through, ”Heterochromatic! Second brother, third sister! My dad got me a Heterochromatic Demon Pet, haha...”

”Yaaa!”