CHAPTER 466: 335 THOSE FLOWERS

"The price?"

"Yes, you saw that Wind Witch Demon yourself. The Cinnabar Red Demon Flame must have done something to it."

"That’s true." Little Fen Yang said thoughtfully, "I’ll ask the Demon Fire~"

"Alright." Du Yu opened the door and got out of the car, lifting out two big bags of meat buns with one hand, while waving inside the car with the other.

Ghost Firefly Form·Ghost Firefly Burning.

Emerald green flames covered his palm, but instead of exploding, the fire simply released waves of fragrance.

A refreshing aroma drifted everywhere, soothing and pleasant.

The top-quality Divine Shadow Firefly Perfume quickly replaced the car’s smell of cabbage and pork.

When it came to life hacks, Prince Du had come up with quite a few.

After returning home, Du Yu happily took a hot shower, mentally rinsing away all the coldness as well.

He changed into gray short sleeves and shorts, activated Fire Demon Breath to steam-dry the water on his body, grabbed the buns, and immediately returned to the Mountain Realm.

"Whew~"

Deliveryman Xiaodu appeared high above the Mountain Realm, plunging straight down.

The Celestial Ladder, woven from deep red grass leaves, stretched swiftly beneath Du Yu’s feet, transforming into a long slide, guiding him into the mountain cave below.

"Roo." Atop the mountain, the Desert Lynx on lookout quickly turned its head, darted into an underground cave, and informed Baojun of the news.

And as Du Yu spiraled down, the moment he landed in the cave inside the mountain, he was caught red-handed by a giant silver beast!

"Meow~" Clearly, Lord Baojun had been lying in wait for quite some time.

"Eh?" Poor Du Yu, who had just showered, was pounced to the ground, sending meat buns flying everywhere.

In her own kingdom, Lord Baojun was quite unrestrained.

Apparently, she still minded the incident of the paw pad’s escape.

This time, she didn’t give Du Yu any chance to interact.

The huge beast engulfed Du Yu completely, pressing him down so much that even his battle robe trembled slightly.

"I brought you all some food." Du Yu’s muffled voice sounded from beneath the giant beast.

The Silver Lynx naturally smelled the aroma, and all the lynxes in the cave stared curiously at the bags on the ground.

Quite a few meat buns had scattered out, and for the keen-sensed lynx tribe, such a smell was enough to drive any cat wild!

"Whew~"

The Silver Lynx coiled its long tail, lifting one big bag right to its face and tipping it upside down.

Just like offloading freight, damn it!

The giant buns that took Du Yu several bites to eat looked like tiny candy beans to the Silver Lynx.

"Save some for your tribe!" Du Yu’s Demon Soul floated out.

The Silver Lynx shot Du Yu a glance, but ignored him.

Likewise, she ignored her eager kin, and after offloading one bag, used her silver tail to pick up the other.

Now there were only seven or eight scattered buns left on the ground.

Du Yu’s Demon Soul floated before Baojun, hugging her head: "You can eat as much as you want, I’ll just buy you more.

Your tribe only gets to eat this a handful of times in their whole lives."

"Hmm." The Silver Lynx paused ever so slightly.

Du Yu’s persuasion did have some effect, and it was a rare moment of conscience for Baojun.

With a wave of her silver tail, she tossed the bag to the center of the cave.

Even so, the Desert Lynxes stayed completely obedient; though they were dying to eat, not a single one dared move.

Du Yu beckoned over the Mountain Lynx, pressing a hand on its head: "Share with your tribe, it’s cabbage pork... uh, there’s meat in it."

The lynxes probably don’t know what cabbage is, and they’ve likely never seen pork raised by humans, either?

"Yes." The Mountain Lynx replied respectfully, only then turning away.

After that, Du Yu’s Demon Soul returned to his body.

In the cave, only the sounds of lynxes eating remained.

Du Yu’s takeout almost made the whole lynx tribe cry tears of joy...

Jia Rong Fruit was delicious, and also of great benefit to cultivation and growth.

But the problem was, the lynx tribe had been living off raw meat and blood all this time, and after going without meat for so long, they really were starving for it.

Du Yu had no idea how many big cats’ hearts he’d won with this takeout delivery.

"You’re very quiet." The Silver Lynx lowered her head, lying down.

Wrapped in the endless silver fur, Du Yu tilted his head, trying his best to leave himself some breathing room.

He said grumpily, "If I can’t fight back, might as well enjoy it."

The Silver Lynx closed her eyes contentedly. "You should’ve done that from the start.

My tribe is grateful for the hardship I bring them—it makes them work harder on their cultivation."

Du Yu: "..."

As Baojun closed her eyes for a nap, the noise of eating in the cave grew quieter, until at last, the lynx den was utterly silent.

Who knows how long passed. Just as Du Yu was on the brink of sleep, Little Fen Yang’s voice finally sounded in his mind: "Du Yu, Du Yu~"

Du Yu’s eyes snapped open: "Got an answer?"

"Mhm. Rather than say Cinnabar Red changes a creature’s attribute, it’s more accurate to say it invades and poisons all living things."

Du Yu: "Poisons?"

This term?

Little Fen Yang: "Any living creature burned by Cinnabar Red loses its original form, both in flesh and in Demon Soul.

They become Cinnabar Red’s puppets, entirely controlled by this Demon Fire.

The Wind Witch Demon we saw was exactly such a slave to Cinnabar Red, always stationed in the cave, driving off any Cold Beasts that strayed in."

Hearing this, Du Yu couldn’t help but feel alarmed!

No wonder it’s the Fire Attribute Supreme Treasure of the Demon Taming World—these effects are terrifying!

Du Yu hurriedly asked, "What about you? Are you in any danger?"

"Hee hee~" Little Fen Yang was delighted, feeling Du Yu’s genuine concern.

She responded confidently and proudly: "I’m the Burning Sun Golden Crow!"

"No matter what Golden Crow you are, you still need to be careful—that’s Demon Fire!"

"Don’t worry. Other beings can’t handle it, so for them Cinnabar Red is poison. For me, it’s absolutely delicious~

Besides, it’s our Demon Fire; why would it want to hurt us?"

Du Yu: "Er..."

Little Fen Yang: "After all these years, Cinnabar Red finally found a suitable master. Faced with a Fire Attribute Venerable like me, it’s too happy to even think of harm~"

Du Yu grinned awkwardly—only to get a faceful of cat fur in the process.

Fire Attribute Venerable?

Do you really have to say that yourself?

Little Fen Yang: "I’ve already signed a contract with Cinnabar Red!

Your body is still too fragile to withstand the Demon Fire; for you, Cinnabar Red is also poison. I can only use my Demon Soul to keep you two apart.

When you’re a bit stronger, I’ll have Cinnabar Red contract with you too!

By then, Cinnabar Red and I can move into the same Acupoint Home, and both be nourished together."

Du Yu felt miserable, brushing cat fur off his face. "I’m already a Great Demon Tamer, and my body’s still fragile?"

"Meow." Baojun let out a soft whimper.

Maybe she sensed some movement from the little human beneath her, because while half-asleep, she pressed down a bit more.

Whether as a warning or a punishment, one way or another, Du Yu’s Demon Breath Battle Robe shivered quietly.

Du Yu: "..."

Little Fen Yang: "Pfft... hahaha~"

Du Yu’s face stung a bit. He kept his mouth shut and didn’t make another sound.

Little Fen Yang’s state was really too deceptive.

Plus, since she had found Du Yu when she was at her weakest, Du Yu always felt that she was fragile and needed special care.

Reality proved that even when an Ancient Demon Saint is left with nothing but a Demon Soul, they’re still insanely strong.

Take, for example, the Demon Soul of Demon Saint·Heaven Returning Wood in the Shadow Gu Tower.

The Shadow Gu Tower was an Ancient Spiritual Artifact, with terrifyingly strong powers.

Even so, it would take a whole year to fully refine the Heaven Returning Wood Demon Soul!

It’s been nearly half a year since the Shadow Gu Tower absorbed the Heaven Returning Wood Demon Soul.

And even now, Heaven Returning Wood is still hard at work, providing Du Yu and his Demon Pets inside endless supplies of Demon Breath and Demon Soul.

No need to say more; sheer persistence wins the game!

Du Yu asked tentatively, "So, if Xiaobai and Baojun want to gain Fire Attribute, they’d have to accept the poison of Cinnabar Red?"

Little Fen Yang: "Are you thinking of inviting them to the Acupoint Home?"

Du Yu nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Little Fen Yang: "As long as the poison doesn’t run too deep, it’s fine!

If Cinnabar Red invades just a little, and Xiaobai and Silver Cat gain a trace of Fire Attribute, I can just pull Cinnabar Red back out, right?"

Du Yu was overjoyed: "That’ll work?"

Little Fen Yang: "Should be no problem. I’ll talk with Cinnabar Red again."

"Meow!" The Silver Lynx suddenly stood up.

The silver-furred head zoomed in close, its fierce beast eyes practically pressing right up to Du Yu’s face!

For a powerful Demon Beast with hypersensitive senses, every little move of Du Yu’s disturbed her rest.

As a meat cushion, Prince Du was clearly unqualified.

"Uh." Du Yu raised a hand in front of his face, enduring the overwhelming, violent aura.

His other hand pressed against her nose.

Freeze?

The Silver Lynx: "..."

Du Yu kicked off with his feet, sliding out from under her.

Good thing he had the Demon Breath Battle Robe, or else his newly changed clothes would’ve been ruined again.

"Stop it, I’m in the middle of some serious business here. Go back to sleep."

The Silver Lynx scowled, but seeing Du Yu’s serious face, hesitated a moment, then lay down again. "Hmph."

Clearly, Lord Baojun’s tolerance for Du Yu was extremely high.

If only a bit of that tolerance could be shared with her kin, the lynx tribe wouldn’t need to live in such hardship...

Du Yu scooted over, sitting on her giant paw. Leaning back, his body sank deep into the silver fur on her neck.

Yeah~

This is the right sleeping posture!

After waiting a long time, Little Fen Yang’s words made Du Yu suddenly sit up straight.

The Silver Lynx realized that Du Yu must actually be experiencing something, otherwise he wouldn’t keep annoying her again and again.

"Baojun."

"Mm."

With an excited look, Du Yu hugged her head: "It seems like we can sign a contract!"

"Hm?" The Silver Lynx’s pointed ears shot up, swatting Du Yu’s hand away. "Through that flame earlier?"

"Aren’t you good at guessing?"

"Back in the cave, it once summoned me, saying it could make me stronger—give me its power."

"Hmm..." Du Yu nodded quietly to himself.

When the Cinnabar Red Demon Flame passed on that message, it clearly hadn’t noticed Little Fen Yang’s existence yet.

And after the old slave vanished, faced with both Du Yu and the Silver Lynx, the Demon Fire naturally chose the stronger of the two.

It tried to poison the Silver Lynx and make her its next puppet guarding the cave.

The Silver Lynx turned her head, the furry face rubbing against Du Yu’s body: "What should I do?"

Du Yu: "The Demon Fire will invade your body and create Fire Element in you. This way, I can form a contract with you!"

The Silver Lynx slowly curled up, wrapping Du Yu in her silver fur: "So, I have a home too."

Du Yu: "Home?"

Her soft, whispering voice was deeply magnetic, softer than ever before: "I can be just like your other Demon Pets.

Have my own home inside your body."

"Mhm... mhm." Du Yu looked conflicted, gently stroking the lynx’s fur.

Maybe,

Xiaobai also fantasized about this countless times.

Wait for me,

I’ll come bring you home too, in a little while.