CHAPTER 181: 136 FAMILY BANQUET?

As the branches of the Firethorn Tree withdrew, Du Yu suddenly realized that he had been dragged back to the living room, next to the flower pot.

He lay limply on the floor, looking as if he wanted to cry but had no tears.

The Firethorn Tree was not satisfied yet, leaving a tiny branch to poke at his waist.

Poke~

Du Yu shivered and finally sat up, looking at the Firethorn Tree with resentment: "It’s over, I’m not clean anymore."

The Firethorn Tree always played innocent.

Since the last branch retracted, it stood motionless, pretending to be a regular plant.

Du Yu simply sat cross-legged, habitually resting his elbow on his knee and propping his face with his hand: "Just stay like this, one day I’ll have to move out."

With just this sentence, the innocent-acting Firethorn Tree moved again!

Its branches quickly wrapped around Du Yu’s wrist, accompanied by the rustling of leaves, as if the Firethorn Tree was shaking its head, unwilling for Du Yu to leave.

"Hmm?" Du Yu was slightly stunned; the human-like expression of the Firethorn Tree completely caught him off guard.

Another branch reached over, moving through dense layers of leaves, presenting a Firethorn Fruit in front of Du Yu’s face.

"Emmm..." Du Yu, with the branch wrapped around his wrist, had the Firethorn Fruit forcibly stuffed into his hand.

Feeling the earnest plea of the Firethorn Tree, Du Yu couldn’t help but lower his head and smile.

In the Demon Taming World, all living creatures possess spiritual essence, even a tree eventually develops feelings.

Du Yu was reluctant to admit it, but after leaving here, he thought he would miss the Firethorn Tree.

Although it often teased and bullied him, the days of special training were still vivid, and whenever he came home, the tree’s branches were the first to greet him.

Including when he advanced earlier, the Firethorn Tree didn’t mind his dirty state, doing its best to help him break through his power tier.

"Ah..." Du Yu sighed, holding the Firethorn Fruit in his hand.

"Shasha~"

The Tree shook again, seemingly shaking its head, while the pleasant sound of leaves echoed in the dark living room.

"It’s not right to always live in someone else’s home," Du Yu said softly, touching the Firethorn Leaves.

"Du Yu, Du Yu~"

"Hmm?"

"This tree is a good tree. It likes us and always gives us fruit to eat."

"Hehe." Du Yu chuckled. Even Little Fen Yang, who usually couldn’t stand the tree, said so, showing how much the Firethorn Tree helped him.

Du Yu’s heart stirred, and he softly said, "Why don’t I move closer, ideally just living downstairs from Master Qing’s house.

That way, you can reach out with branches through the window and... uh, play with me?"

Master Qing’s house is a one-apartment-per-floor building, and the closest place is naturally downstairs.

The price, of course, would be high. But at this moment, Du Yu’s vision had grown a lot, and he was full of ambition!

As long as he could ensure the Demon Pets could eat High-Level Pet Food, his own "nest" could definitely be nicer, being a master himself.

The house should be quieter, larger, even with a small garden for Xiaobai and a children’s room for Little You Ying...

"Shasha~" The leaves gently swayed.

Little Fen Yang: "Do we have enough money to buy the apartment downstairs?"

"We’ll earn it." Du Yu was confident that his worry was never about being penniless for a particular stage; the real problem was his lack of a stable source of income.

The South Suburb Bottomless Pit provided Du Yu with huge survival assurance.

Great Xia offered significant rewards to demon tamers on the battlefield!

Moreover, as Du Yu was an unprecedented Spirit Master, coupled with the fact that he needed Demon Souls from the Shadow Gu Tower, he was destined to spend time on the battlefield.

Thus, achieving multiple benefits!

"Will the people downstairs be willing to sell to us?" Little Fen Yang’s voice carried some expectation; it seemed she wanted a little home of her own?

Indeed, during the days at Master Qing’s house, Little Fen Yang dared not reveal her Demon Soul.

Only in the room at night would she sneakily drift out to look at the sleeping Du Yu.

Hearing Little Fen Yang’s words, Du Yu’s expression was a bit strange.

That’s right!

During his at-home special training for over a month, bouncing around, the people downstairs never came up?

Or maybe there’s simply no one downstairs?

Due to the card-swiped elevator, Du Yu couldn’t visit other floors; he’d never seen the lights on the 16th floor on when he came home.

Thinking this over, Du Yu stood up and headed to the guest room.

Yet he forgot about the branch entwined around his wrist, suddenly being tugged again.

Evidently, the Firethorn Tree didn’t want him to leave.

Du Yu said grumpily, "I’m not leaving; I have nowhere else to go right now. I’m going to wash clean, prepare the fruit."

Swish~

The Firethorn Tree immediately withdrew its branch, even forming a leafy hand to push Du Yu, urging him to go shower.

Du Yu: "..."

He walked towards the guest room looking distressed, glanced at the fruit in his hand, and resolved to take a bite.

Oof~

The familiar taste of sourness yet, but it was no longer the life of a king!

Du Yu comforted himself, gulping down the Firethorn Fruit swifty.

"Du Yu is the best~"

Du Yu’s face contorted, grinning as he said: "As long as you’re happy."

He opened the door and entered the guest room, only to pause his steps and retreat.

Somehow, a note had been stuck on the guest room door.