I Have a Golden Crow

When Hongye returned to the courtyard with a bamboo basket on her back, Xiaoyan was engaged in a heated battle with Ghost Firefly.

Du Yu stood with his arms crossed, watching his two beloved Demon Pets display their powers.

At his feet, Little Tai Sui was lying on the ground, constantly struggling, with a Pear Blossom Fox whining on its head.

Every time a pair of little bear paws came to push away the Pear Blossom Fox, Xiaohua would break into a pile of pear blossom petals, making the bear paws grasp at nothing.

After the bear paws swung past, Xiaohua would reform and sit again on Little Tai Sui's head.

"Ying!" Little Tai Sui shook its head in displeasure.

"Ying~" Hua Mantang shook its head and tail happily, thoroughly enjoying the furry cushion.

It was as if someone had disturbed the sleeping dragon...

"Ying." Hongye stepped forward slowly with the aid of her bamboo staff, softly calling out.

"You're back." Du Yu turned his head to look at Hongye's returning figure and suddenly felt an urge to take a posed photo of her.

A conical hat, a bamboo staff, and a bamboo basket.

This attire gave her the essence of an ascetic monk, full of charm!

"Alright, alright, stop fighting and come eat something good." Du Yu called out to Xiaoyan and Ghost Firefly in the distance, then bent down to pick up the mischievous Pear Blossom Fox, stepping forward to greet Hongye.

Hongye also sensed something unusual.

Because Du Yu circled around her, using her large body to block the view towards the Bamboo House direction.

"Fire Pomegranate Fruit?" Du Yu looked at the bright red pomegranates in the bamboo basket, and couldn't help but salivate.

Of course, Prince Du had already suffered the "torment" of Demon Plant Fruit, knowing that these fruits were only enticing in appearance, once in the mouth...

He picked up a Fire Pomegranate Fruit and couldn't help but marvel at the generosity of the Chi Bear Race.

These were genuinely high-grade fruits, produced by the Fire Pear Tree.

The Bamboo Grove was naturally a sea of bamboo, leaving little room for other Demonic Plants to survive. Hongye brought so many at once, she must have scavenged the Fire Pear Tree completely.

Du Yu peeled open the fruit, and as expected, the flesh inside was a deep red, the grains plump and translucent.

How could it appear to be just normal pomegranate?

Clearly, Prince Du was still trying to deceive himself.

"Wow!" Little Fen Yang was overjoyed and wanted to dive into the bamboo basket, while Little You Ying had already done so…

"Here." Du Yu handed out a few Fire Pomegranate Fruits, one by one, for the little ones to hold and gnaw on themselves.

He also picked up one for himself, whispering, "The Golden Crow is willing to give you some guidance, but whether you can recover your ancestral bloodline depends on your own fate."

Hongye held the bamboo basket, her eyes filled with delight: "Ying!"

She had never known how to ask, but it seemed her little secret had already been seen through by the Ancient Golden Crow.

"Shh…" Du Yu picked apart the fruit, whispering, "But the Golden Crow doesn't want anyone else to know of her existence. You and your tribe must guard this secret for her."

Saying this, Du Yu gestured towards the Bamboo House direction, "Even my senior brother doesn't know about her existence."

Hongye's gaze was serious, nodding emphatically: "Ying!"

"There's another issue." Du Yu said, looking at the tempting fruit flesh, trying hard to brace himself, "It's best if you enter my Acupoint Home. That way, it'll be easier for the Golden Crow to help you."

Hongye summoned a giant Demon Soul, enveloping Du Yu within it: "Alright."

Du Yu spoke softly, "But I'm of the Human Race, bound to follow our Demon Taming Society's rules. You know, I only have one Contract qualification and can't just contract you like that.

You and your tribe should negotiate with the human administrators, but first, don't reveal the Golden Crow's existence."

"I understand." Hongye transmitted a message.

"Hey~ eat up already!" Little Fen Yang was getting impatient, eager to come out and gobble up the tempting pomegranate.

Du Yu jiggled the handful of Fire Pomegranate Fruit grains, like eating instant noodle crumbs, tilted his head back, and shoved them all into his mouth.

"Delicious... huh? Dumb Du Yu, don't swallow right away!"

Hearing this, Du Yu couldn't help but pucker his lips.

Dumb Du Yu?

This king is not dumb!

As long as I don't bite through the Fire Pomegranate Fruit grains, I won't taste what's inside, right?

"Du Yu, Du Yu~ good Du Yu!"

Du Yu: "..."

Are you demonstrating real skills with me?

I still prefer when you mock me for being weak every day.

Under Little Fen Yang's continued urging, Du Yu shook his head helplessly.

Such a food-obsessed little glutton…

"Aye." Du Yu let out a deep sigh, peeling off a heap of grains from the Fire Pomegranate Fruit again.

What can I do!

My own Demon Pet, I'll spoil it!

Du Yu, looking as if he's about to sacrifice heroically, closed his eyes tightly, tilted his head back, and stuffed a heap of grains into his mouth again.

As his tongue and teeth crushed the grains, a burst of juice flowed out instantly.

"Mmm... delicious!" Little Fen Yang made a satisfied sound, finally getting what it wanted.

Du Yu, however, felt his brain go blank!

Sweet, the Fire Pomegranate Fruit was actually sweet!

But its sweetness wasn't something a human could handle, overly sweet, sweet to the point of cloying!

It was so cloying that Du Yu crouched down and retched dryly at Hongye's feet.

Hongye: "..."

Du Yu, after steadying himself for quite a while, finally sat down on the ground, holding his forehead with one hand, feeling that the aftereffect was too much!

What a pity that Master Qing isn't by my side.

Otherwise, I must have said a few things to her, surely making her heart rejoice, and maybe even get my mortgage waived for the next few decades.