I Have a Golden Crow-Chapter 680 - 480 Burning_2

She didn't say anything, just quietly watched this scene,

Looking a bit content, even somewhat enjoying it.

But Du Yu broke the tranquility—he sensed someone watching, and immediately turned his head to look.

"You've finished washi... uh." Du Yu's words stopped mid-sentence, and his expression turned a little strange.

Lin Shiwei's pants were her own.

But that white sweater she was wearing, had just been bought for Du Yu by Li Mengnan.

The oversized sweater embroidered with the Wind Witch pattern was loose on Du Yu, let alone on Lin Shiwei.

Usually, Du Yu was used to seeing Lin Shiwei in her clean and crisp combat attire.

Suddenly seeing this cozy, homely side actually brought a new kind of charm?

Lin Shiwei raised an eyebrow: "What?"

Du Yu turned back and plated the spicy chicken: "Wait a sec, there's still one more soup."

Lin Shiwei smiled a little: "Do we have nail clippers at home?"

Du Yu looked up at the ceiling blanketed with golden leaves: "Go help your Sister Shiwei."

The Golden Leaf above the kitchen counter didn't move, but by the dining room door, a bunch of golden leaves extended downward.

Lin Shiwei thought Du Yu was asking Golden Leaf to help her find a tool.

But actually, the Golden Leaf was the "nail clipper" itself!

Following the thought transmitted by Golden Leaf, Lin Shiwei dismissed the Demon Breath Battle Robe, and let Golden Leaf spread open her fingers.

Lin Shiwei: "..."

Her house had countless demonic plants, and she'd grown up with them since she was little.

But to this day, she'd never had an experience like this.

"You sure know how to enjoy yourself." Lin Shiwei lifted her eyelids and glanced at Du Yu.

Du Yu shrugged: "Golden Leaf was bullied by an Earth Bear for a long time.

Tickling, claw sharpening—you name it, it can do it."

Lin Shiwei lowered her head, watching Golden Leaf file her nails: "Is it really okay for us to ask it to do this?"

"For us, it's just a way to interact, totally not like the Earth Bear's kind of abuse." Du Yu poured a pot of seaweed egg drop soup and glanced at the girl.

He saw that Lin Shiwei's hands and feet were completely wrapped in golden leaves.

Du Yu laughed: "It's Golden Leaf insisting on filing my claws... uh, helping me.

That night I was sleeping and got scared awake."

Lin Shiwei didn't say anything more, just pinched a leaf between her fingers: "Thank you."

A beautiful golden leaf waved in front of her face, clearly delighted at her response.

Du Yu set the food on the dining table and grabbed his phone, flipping through his messages.

Lin Shihao had already messaged him: "3 PM sharp, Don't Go Café."

Tsk tsk~

Look at that shop name, is that aimed at me?

...

At 2:50 PM, Du Yu and Lin Shiwei arrived at the agreed café.

After they entered, the lighting was rather dim, with soft background music—felt a bit like a shady place?

The two of them came to a private booth and knocked on the door.

"Dong~ Dong~"

The wooden door opened, and Lin Shihao greeted them with a delighted smile: "Haha, finally get to see you!"

As he spoke, Lin Shihao gave Du Yu a big bear hug.

"Uh." Du Yu looked a little flustered—the leader was certainly enthusiastic.

"Hey, Sister Wei." Lin Shihao, still hugging Du Yu, waved at Lin Shiwei behind him.

Lin Shiwei wore a smile on her face.

But her eyes glanced at the hand Lin Shihao had placed on Du Yu's back.

Lin Shihao subconsciously let go and stepped back.

After this, he immediately realized something was off.

He hadn't let go intentionally!

It was a subconscious reaction, prompted by fear.

Lin Shiwei clearly wore a smile, but her aura and subtle presence...

From inside the booth, Liu Juncai called out teasingly, "Shihao, why are you blocking the door?"

"Ah... ah!" Lin Shihao snapped out of it and stepped back two more paces, "Come in, quickly."

Of course Du Yu noticed this, and patted Lin Shihao's shoulder: "You'll get used to it.

Your Sister Wei is basically the world's dad now."

Lin Shihao: "Huh?"

"Go." Lin Shiwei laughed and playfully spat at Du Yu, lightly shoving him into the booth.

When Du Yu came in, Liu Juncai's eyes lit up: "Big Orange?"

Du Yu instantly rolled his eyes: "This is a Little Fire Fox look, okay?"

Honestly though, the orange sweater did really look like an orange cat's fur color?

"Hehe~" Liu Juncai covered her mouth and giggled, then her gaze fixed on Lin Shiwei.

And once she started looking, she couldn't look away.

What... a powerful aura.

What's happened to this girl in just a few months?

Even a Demon Taming General doesn't have this kind of...

"Junxing." Du Yu greeted with a smile.

"Nice to see you again." The tall, handsome Liu Junxing reached out to shake Du Yu's hand.

Du Yu and Lin Shiwei were polar opposites.

Lin Shiwei exuded a presence far beyond what someone of her level should possess.

While Du Yu, in that "Big Orange Skin" getup, radiated a warmth off the charts.

"Have a seat." Liu Junxing motioned to the bench.

Liu Juncai clicked her tongue in amazement: "Looks like we really shouldn't have disturbed you two; your training retreat clearly did wonders."

Lin Shihao sat down with his back to the booth door: "By the way, I've heard a lot about what happened at Gossoxone, those East Persians..."

Lin Shiwei, sitting beside Du Yu, spoke quietly: "Let's talk about the exam."

"Ah... ah." Lin Shihao stammered.

Lin Shiwei gave Lin Shihao a rather helpless look, half-teasing, half-scolding: "Act a little more like a leader."

"Okay, okay!" Lin Shihao nodded repeatedly.

Lin Shiwei: "..."

She really felt that "hate iron for not becoming steel" frustration.

Look at the Liu Family kids—regardless of how they feel inside, they at least look calm on the outside.

And then look at you!

"Haha~" Du Yu couldn't help but laugh, stepping in to help Lin Shihao save face: "Stop staring at him.

I bet you traumatized him as a kid with all those beatings—that's the root cause."

The more you glare at him, the less cool he gets, right?

Lin Shiwei was actually pretty well-behaved; she picked up a cup of strawberry sundae and quietly nibbled at it.

Du Yu looked across the table at Liu Juncai: "You mentioned on the phone that this time the exam's pretty complicated?"

"Yeah." Liu Juncai pushed a chocolate sundae toward Du Yu. "The location is a town called 'Third District.'"

"Third District?" Du Yu was puzzled.

What kind of city has a name like that?

Liu Juncai: "The Third District used to be a town called Xuena City.

It's in the northeast part of Icefield Province, very high latitude, inside the Arctic Circle."

Du Yu: "So why was it renamed Third District?"

Liu Juncai: "Fifty-one winters ago, a Twin Tree blossomed in Xuena City."

Du Yu furrowed his brows—he clearly sensed something was up.

Lin Shihao cut in, "With the Twin Tree came the Bottomless Pit.

That winter was said to be unusually frigid with endless blizzards.

And at the time, the polar night set in, plunging the world into darkness.

Our subsequent troops were severely hindered by a mix of extreme weather..."

Lin Shiwei listened to the story quietly.

She'd been to Gossoxone, been to East Persia, and had witnessed brutal blizzards herself.

She really understood the terror of natural disasters.

Let alone the polar night—even in daytime, with those wild blizzards, people could easily lose themselves in the snowstorm.

If not for the Dust Spirit Deer keeping their bearings, and for Du Yu's bright eyes,

the Cyan Sect team's trip to East Persia would never have gone so smoothly.

Lin Shihao shook his head with a sigh: "We've only managed to dig up a bit of intel, as for details..."

Lin Shiwei licked a spoonful of sundae: "Go on."

Lin Shihao: "The Bottomless Pit opened up right in the center of town, and the Cold Beasts flooded the city.

They say, right when things got most dangerous, this arrow appeared."

Du Yu felt a stir in his heart.

Twin Tree, Bottomless Pit, and a Demon Soldier Arrow on the Road to Heaven.

All three appeared at the same time?

It's hard to imagine what the citizens of Xuena City went through in that polar night blizzard.

Lin Shihao: "This Cold Ashen Arrow became the sun in the polar night.

It lit up the endless darkness, melted the blizzards.

Burned away the overwhelming cold that flooded the town,

and shot down the endless Cold Beasts swarming out from the Bottomless Pit."

Du Yu picked up his chocolate sundae and took a big bite.

Damn!

I'm fired up now!

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