16 We will meet again. (1/2)
As they were heading back to the Liang tribe, Li Yang spotted several areas that were scorched completely black, even the earth and the rocks had melted. These areas were where the fire of the Torch Dragon and the Golden Crow had landed.
Of course, now that he had managed to engrave three different runes into his dantian, he faced no danger on his way back. On the way back, he also checked up on a few more things, so as to be prepared for it in the future.
”Alright, little Jinwu, which one of these would you prefer to eat?”
While walking towards the Liang tribe, Li Yang held out a piece of meat that he had roasted recently, as well as some edible herbs. Jinwu was still perched on his shoulder, refusing to stand anywhere else, and looking at the various pieces of food that Li Yang held up.
After only a short moment, it hopped onto his right hand, digging into the roasted meat that he was holding. This meat was meat from a deer that Li Yang had caught and roasted as he left the place where the Golden Crow and Torch Dragon had fought.
”Alright, meat it is.”
Li Yang nodded his head upon seeing Jinwu eat the meat. He packed away the edible herbs, storing them away in a leather pouch in case he should ever need them. Without knowing what type of food Jinwu liked eating, how was Li Yang supposed to feed him?
After Jinwu finished eating the deer meat, it hopped back onto Li Yang's shoulder. It slightly pecked his neck, seemingly dissatisfied with how low the quality of the meat was.
”Alright, alright. What do you want me to do, it's not like I can just start hunting high-level Demonic beasts just because you say so. You will just have to bear with it.”
Li Yang pat Jinwu on the head, stopping him from continuing pecking his neck. He spoke with a bitter smile, slightly shaking his head. He had been lucky and managed to acquire a baby divine beast as his partner, but it seems like this divine beast was more than just a little bit picky.
After traveling through the Cloud wilderness for a few days, Li Yang managed to return to the outskirts of the Liang tribe. Engraving those three runes had greatly increased his strength, so the trip back was much shorter than the trip out had been. Upon seeing that the village had not been hit by the Torch Dragon or the Golden Crow's fire, he let out a slight sigh of relief.
”Brother Yang!”
As Li Yang entered the village, he heard a shout from the side. Liang Zhou came running up to him, his entire face lit up with a smile. When Li Yang had said that he would stay behind, Liang Zhou had half expected that he would never see him again.
”It's good that you managed to return, Big Brother Yang.”
Liang Xinyi followed Liang Zhou, arriving in front of Li Yang. Ever since she had seen how Li Yang fought against that Vine Wolf, she had felt that simply calling him Brother Yang was no longer enough. He was only two years older than her, but he was much stronger, so it was only right to call him Big Brother Yang.
”Did you see the massive fireballs that appeared in the sky a few days ago? They didn't land in the area around you and hurt you, did they?”
Liang Zhou couldn't help but examined Li Yang, worriedly asking. Several days ago, they had seen the sky light up with crimson and golden flames. Large swathes of the forest had been scorched down, so Liang Zhou had worried that Li Yang was accidentally hit by the fire.
”I saw them. But my luck was very good, no fire landed in the area around me, so I managed to return without a problem.”
Li Yang's face held a slight smile as he spoke. He had done more than just see those massive fireballs, he had been right there when they had first been unleashed. Such a display of power was a sight he would never manage to forget.
”What's this? Did you manage to tame a Demonic beast?”
Liang Xinyi suddenly noticed Jinwu who was perched on Li Yang's shoulder, letting out a slight exclamation. She had never seen such a cute little crow before. Jinwu noticed Liang Xinyi looking at him with sparkling eyes, so he let out a few self-satisfied caws before hopping down from Li Yang's shoulder and into Liang Xinyi's arms.
”That's Jinwu, I was lucky and managed to tame him not long after you left. I don't quite know what type of Demonic beast he is though, so I might just have been unlucky and tamed a normal little crow.”
Li Yang shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. There was no way he could tell them that Jinwu was a Golden Crow. One reason was that they would never believe him, even if he did tell them. Another reason was that there was a risk that they might tell others.
If others knew that he had a baby Golden Crow with him, there was no telling what they would do. They would probably do everything in their power to hunt him down so that they could catch Jinwu.
”What matters is that you managed to come back alive, despite there being such a massive disturbance in the Cloud wilderness.”