Late at night, everything in the bamboo forest was silent.
The night sky is dotted with stars and fallen leaves are floating in the wind, which brings with it a sense of poignancy and beauty.
In the red bamboo courtyard, the red leaves became very large, lying on the ground, turning into a soft big bed.
And on her furry and soft belly, Du Yu was lying on his back, fiddling with his cell phone.
Perhaps due to the influence of the environment, Du Yu was humming unconsciously while reading the bookstore announcement:
"The dark sky is hanging low, with bright stars following, bamboo leaves are flying, bamboo leaves are flying, you are there."
Hongye listened to the familiar song with a look of sadness in her eyes.
After a brief reunion and joy, there will be a long separation.
Hongye raised his huge bear paw and gently placed the soft pad under his paw over Du Yu's body.
This song, she will.
As early as the last time Du Yu accidentally hummed it, she had asked Du Yu for help, and learned this nursery rhyme with a beautiful but somewhat sad melody.
But after learning it, she never hummed it.
Because it would remind her of someone.
The path has always been chosen by Hongye herself.
Du Yu, who was promoted to the demon-controlling general, once again vacated an acupuncture point home, but Hongye did not ask for it.
When Du Yu came, she could leave her tribe and come to accompany him.
After Du Yu leaves, she will return to the tribe and continue to serve as the head of the clan.
Unlike most of the monster races in the world, Chi Xiong is an individual under tribal civilization.
Every Chi Xiong in the tribe has his own role and responsibilities, and a mission that overrides personal emotions.
Hongye cannot leave. To be exact, she will stay here forever.
But this time, what reason should I use to arrange a date to meet again
Advance to the Demon Emperor·Minor Success Stage
It’s a good idea. After all, I will be promoted soon.
But isn't it too hasty
Like himself, he also has unique responsibilities and missions, and it seems that I shouldn't disturb him like this.
"Huh?" Du Yu changed his posture, lying sideways on Chi Xiong's big bed, resting his head on his right arm.
His arms and half of his face were all stuck in Hongye's hairy belly.
Du Yu tapped the screen of his mobile phone with his left hand, looking at the reward on the announcement of the bookstore: the demon lantern sapling.
Daxia Book House has always given some demon lamp souls to the top-ranked students.
There is no doubt that each demon lantern soul is priceless, and Daxia Book House is very generous in cultivating paper crane disciples.
But this time, the top three will no longer be given Demon Lamp Souls, but directly Demon Lamp Saplings? !
Oh my god~
I no longer give you gold, but I give you a finger that can turn stone into gold.
Is it worth spending so much money
Du Yu nodded secretly. It was a good thing. It happened that Yan's organization had three generals who took the top three places and brought back three saplings at a time.
Yeah. It's perfect~
Du Yu is very confident, after all, the three members of Yan’s organization are now all at the level of demon-controlling generals.
Every one of the Paper Crane disciples is a little brother or sister in front of these three people.
Having said that, for this assessment, the number of candidates from each province has increased to seven.
When Du Yu clicked on the list of Shaohai Province's Paper Crane disciples and saw Li Mengnan's name on the list, he immediately felt relieved.
Du Yu, Lin Shiwei, Liu Juncai, Lin Shihao, Liu Junxing, Li Mengnan
Du Yu originally thought that the last person selected would be Lin Shijiang. After all, Li Mengnan once said that she and Lin Shijiang cooperated very well in the ancient deserted city.
Unexpectedly, the last spot in Shaohai Province was given to Liu Junhu, one of the Eight Horses of the Liu Family.
Du Yu was a little confused about this person's selection.
In his impression, the "Hu Zi" mentioned by Juncai is a reckless man and a drunkard.
Moreover, among the Eight Horses, Liu Junhu has always been ranked in the lower middle.
Putting aside Liu Juncai and Liu Junxing who have already been shortlisted, his brother Liu Junlong, as well as Liu Junzheng, Liu Junrong and others should all be above him
There is also the oldest and most famous horse of the Liu family, Liu Junteng.
In the first match between the red and blue teams, the arrogant Liu Junteng was shot to death by Du Yu's arrow shortly after the start of the match.
Several final exams have passed, and the time span is nearly 2 years. Liu family's No. 1 horse hasn't recovered yet
Was the force of my arrow too strong
In fact, this matter is all Liu Junteng’s fault!
It has to be a king-to-king duel, and the start must be a one-on-one fight.
See you! Let me see you!
Did you see something happened
"That's great." Du Yu scratched his head, feeling that he cared too little about Li Mengnan.
If I had watched the last Ancient Desert City Assessment, I should have been able to see how Liu Junhu forced his way past others and made a name for himself.
"Hmm~"
"I remember the exam." Du Yu rubbed Chi Xiong's soft belly and responded, "By the way, Hongye, I have to go. The final exam is in a few days."
“Hmm.”
"Yes, our final exam is just like the martial arts competition of your Chixiong tribe. It is very important." Du Yu explained patiently.
"Hmm?"
"It's not like a fight or a competition to win, it's more like carrying out a task together." Du Yu stretched fiercely and yawned.
"Bing!"
"Yeah, don't worry, I will protect myself."
Under the starry night, there are people in the bamboo courtyard with red leaves.
The whispering and moaning continued for a long time, and finally fell into silence.
A breeze blew by, carrying a fluttering red bamboo leaf, passing over Du Yu's sleeping face, and gradually disappeared into the night.
The next day, early in the morning.
Du Yu sat at the bamboo table in the courtyard, drinking bamboo leaf tea and eating wild fruits, feeling that his life was about to become like that of Qing Shi.
At his feet, there was a small bamboo basket filled with more than ten big red pomegranates.
Don't be fooled by its attractive appearance, this is the fruit of the magical plant - the fire pomegranate.
It's sweet, but not to the point where humans can tolerate it.
The fire pomegranate fruit is so sweet that it makes people feel nauseous and dizzy. If a human eats one bite, he or she may not be able to eat for 2 or 3 days!
This was what Du Yu specifically asked for. He planned to send the fruit to the mountain realm for Xiao Fen Yang to eat.
As for whose mouth the little Fen Yang will be fed through.
Hehe~
Someone, feel the sweet critical hit of this king!
"Don't be sad." Du Yu took the bamboo cup and took a big sip of tea. "I can come anytime."
Hongye nodded slightly and helped Du Yu add tea.
Seeing Hongye's reaction, Du Yu knew that she didn't understand what he meant.
"Hongye, I am no longer the person I used to be."
"Hmm?"
Du Yu smiled and looked up at the big Chi Xiong beside him: "After the Chi Xiongs of the Thunder Bamboo Tribe are promoted to Demon Emperors, can they flash over short distances, similar to teleportation?"
"Hmm." Hongye nodded.
Du Yu: "I can do that, too."
"Oh?" Hongye was very surprised, and the evil spirit also covered Du Yu.
Du Yu: "And I can not only flash over short distances, but also teleport over long distances. I travel to different places by tearing open cracks in space."
Hongye's mind moved: "Master went to the Grey Continent in this way?"
These days, Du Yu told Hongye some of his experiences in the Grey Continent, and she also had a general understanding of that otherworldly continent.
"Hmm." A dark silhouette suddenly appeared above Du Yu.
Hongye's eyes narrowed as she looked up and down at the man in black robe.
Heroic and solemn.
What a powerful creature!
This temperament. What kind of existence is this
Most of the demon soldiers in the world have relatively clear quality classifications.
But the ancient spiritual weapons are different. Each one has unique effects and is the king in its own field.
But Hongye, as the Demon Emperor, still sensed something was wrong!
Because Hongye had seen Du Yu's Shadow Gu Tower and Du Yu's Mountain and Sea Bell.
The spirit of the weapon before her shocked her even more than the bell and the tower!
Since there is no distinction between high and low spiritual weapons, Hongye somehow makes the distinction, which is undoubtedly extremely contradictory.
The difference between them lies in temperament.
The development of temperament lies in past experiences, in eyes that have seen the world, and in faith that lies above your head!
If demon weapons and monsters have the concept of "holy nature", then ancient spiritual weapons should probably be described as "divine nature".
The Taixu Axe is by no means the initial appearance of the divinity, but rather it has already been formed.
Its divinity must have been gradually tempered in the endless flames of war.
Perhaps, this deity was finally formed at the moment when the ashes spread all over his hometown and the old master died in silence.
Or perhaps, it was formed at the moment when Taixu faced the reality, his heart was shattered, and he was dragged back to the cliff by Du Yu to try his faith again.
In any case, Hongye saw an existence that she looked up to.
Du Yu only gave her a brief account of what he had seen and heard about the Grey Continent.
And on Taixu's body, Hongye seemed to see a collapsing world!
She saw a ruin, and also saw the living creatures standing there, watching silently.
"Hmm." Hongye took a step back, and slowly withdrew the evil spirit that was shrouding Du Yu.
It's so bitter.
A bit too sad.
Du Yu: "Mark this place, Taixu, we will come here often in the future."
"Yes." Taixu closed his eyes and felt something quietly.
After a moment, Taixu marked the location but did not disappear immediately.
He opened his eyes, looked at Hongye, and made a request to Du Yu in his mind.
Du Yu's palm stiffened slightly, and he said, "Okay, take it and use it."
With Du Yu's permission, when he spoke again, his tone had changed, full of vicissitudes: "I feel your heart."
"Hmm." Hongye knew that it was not the master who was speaking, but the mysterious spirit of the weapon.
Taixu: “In my home world, there were countless Chi Xiongs.
They are far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, hidden deep in the bamboo forest.
When the ashes fell, the Chixiong tribe was the first to appear, and they were also the first to help the twin trees and the human army. "
"Hmm." Hongye nodded slightly.
Taixu: "But we failed miserably."
Hongye had a complicated look in her eyes, not knowing how to respond.
Taixu looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar bamboo sea and said softly, "It's beautiful here."
Hongye: "Hmm."
Taixu turned his head and looked at Hongye gently: "I hope your hometown is different from mine."
“Huh~”
Taixu disappeared quietly and merged into Du Yu's body.
Hongye looked at the direction where Taixu disappeared, remaining silent for a long time.
From beginning to end, Du Yu did not stop Taixu from speaking. Now that he had regained control of his body, he picked up the bamboo basket at his feet and stood up.
"Let's go, Hongye."
"Hmm"
The man and the bear walked out of the bamboo courtyard. Du Yu carried the bamboo basket on his back and hugged Hong Ye's arm: "After I leave, you must practice harder."
Hongye nodded: "Ying!"
"This is my cell phone. I'll ask someone to get you a phone card later. I've saved my number in the phone.
If you want to find me, just call me and I'll be there at your beck and call.
Look, this is my name. I can make a call at one click.
If you can’t find me, just call Teacher Qing and she will notify me.”
Hongye lowered her head slightly and looked at the human boy beside her who was giving her careful instructions.
As he whispered softly, her complicated eyes gradually softened.
"Here." Du Yu put the phone in Hongye's bear paw, "When you call, remember to come to Hongzhu Courtyard.
I promise to appear in front of you as quickly as possible, Hongye?"
"Hmm~" Hongye came back to her senses and nodded slightly.
The man and the bear walked out of the Chixiong tribe. Du Yu looked around and found a camera, then waved his hand.
After a while, two soldiers in camouflage came trotting up to Du Yu.
The soldiers were very respectful: "Mr. Du, you called us?"
To the world, Du Yu is a very famous person.
But in this forest of bamboos and trees, Du Yu is more than just a famous person.
His achievements made him the most special person in Takeki Mori.
Du Yu was very friendly and apologized, "I'm letting you know that I'm leaving here and won't be returning the same way.
There are many people outside Zhumusen, so I can't show off my skills in public."
The soldiers looked at each other, not quite sure what Du Yu was going to do.
But we can probably guess a little bit.
However, the result of the speculation was too shocking. Even a genius like Du Yu was unwilling to believe it.
Du Yu took a few steps back and an illusory battle axe appeared out of thin air in his hand.
He held the two-meter-long axe by the middle of the handle and held it behind his back.
Compared to his previous swinging of the battle axe, Du Yu now already had some basic axe skills.
His backward swing was more standard and more decisive.
“Squeak!”
A strange sound suddenly came, and a violent energy wave rippled around.
The two soldiers looked horrified as they watched a crack in space being torn out by the illusory axe blade!
"Sorry for the trouble." Du Yu turned around and nodded to the two soldiers.
Then he made a phone call gesture to Hongye and stepped back.
"Ying~" Hongye held the phone in one paw and waved the other paw repeatedly.
In the sight, Du Yu, holding the Taixu Axe, retreated step by step into the space crack and fell into nothingness.
"Shua~"
The space crack quietly dissipated, and Du Yu's figure disappeared without a trace.
It was as if he had never appeared.
Hongye's bear paw froze in mid-air and slowly fell down.
She lowered her head and looked at the phone in her hand, and the disappointment in her eyes was slightly diluted.
(End of this chapter)