I Have a Golden Crow

Chapter 970 - 626: Peering into the Heavenly Secrets (Part 2)

So, these words "return"...Du Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you know where I went?"

Hongye turned her head and looked down at Du Yu, "Is Master Qing well?"

Du Yu’s breath slightly stalled, "She... she is well, do you know everything?"

Hongye gently sighed, "I have wondered why you haven’t come to see me. You’re not someone who breaks promises.

I asked the Human Race to call you repeatedly, but they could never reach you.

Later, I went to the Thunder Pool several times, seeking an answer, but Elder Yinsuo drove me away.

Then... I sat at the cave entrance, perhaps seeing my persistence, Elder Yinsuo finally spoke."

Du Yu: "What did Yinsuo say?"

Hongye: "The elder said you and Master Qing went very far away.

So far as to tear apart the barriers of space and disrupt the order of time."

Du Yu: !!!

He looked up at Hongye, trembling, "What else did the elder say?"

Hongye’s eyes lowered, "The elder also said that there are countless possibilities for you and Master Qing’s fate.

And in each possibility, your life and death hang by a thread."

Du Yu opened his mouth but didn’t know what to say.

Yet Hongye’s bear paw had already reached out, encircling Du Yu’s body, pulling him into a fluffy, soft embrace.

But her embrace seemed careful.

After a brief 2-3 seconds, Hongye released Du Yu, "I apologize for my intrusion."

It was clear she was trying hard to suppress her emotions.

Since their meeting, Hongye had been stable, but she couldn’t hold back at this moment.

"It’s okay." Du Yu patted Hongye’s arm, "Don’t be too harsh on yourself.

Heaven has given your race immense wisdom and complex emotions; you should follow nature, not repress yourself."

"Hmm." Hongye softly replied.

Du Yu whispered, "Can I meet Elder Yinsuo?"

Hongye: "We are on the way to the Bamboo Shadow Thunder Pool."

"Oh?" Du Yu looked around and realized this was not the direction to the Red Bamboo Courtyard, "The elder wants to see me?"

Hongye gently nodded.

Du Yu: "Did the elder say what it’s about?"

Hongye shook her head, "According to the elders in the race, Elder Yinsuo was once a cheerful and lively Thunder Bamboo Chi Bear.

But since stepping into the Bamboo Shadow Thunder Pool, the elder has been unwilling to speak.

Every word and sentence from the elder is carefully deliberated and considered before being spoken."

"Hmm..." Du Yu silently nodded.

Indeed, in the message Elder Yinsuo told Hongye, the ending for him and Master Qing was open-ended.

The elder’s words all had one definitive conclusion: crossing space-time.

"Master." Hongye looked at Du Yu, "Where exactly did you go?"

Du Yu was silent for a moment and softly said, "I went to another Demon Taming World, a world controlled by the Youhan Tree."

Hongye’s eyes widened, "The Youhan Tree invaded our homeland?"

"Mmm." Du Yu nodded solemnly.

He added in his heart: And in that world, your Chi Bear Race was one of the first species to be annihilated.

A bear paw landed on Du Yu’s shoulder, Hongye’s thoughts were especially heavy, "Could that be the future of our world?"

"No, it won’t." Du Yu instinctively spoke to reassure.

But then, looking at the Demon Emperor Hongye before him, he whispered, "I hope not."

Hongye’s gaze was complex, silent for a long time.

One person, one bear crossed mountains and ridges, heading west, until they arrived at a familiar Purple Bamboo Forest.

Four gigantic Thunder Bamboo Chi Bears saw Du Yu’s figure and approached immediately, leading him into the cave.

Hongye paused at the entrance, watching Du Yu’s figure disappear into the cave.

"Zzz~z~"

The dense sound of electricity grew more piercing, and as Du Yu traversed through, twisting and turning, he reached the Thunder Pool.

The dazzling arcs of electricity illuminated the entire cavern.

The surface of the lake was densely packed with streams of electricity, daunting to behold.

Gradually, a bear head emerged from the Thunder Pool, followed by an immense Demon Soul that enveloped Du Yu.

A pure Energy Body, like a giant hand, wrapped Du Yu within.

Du Yu: "I thought the Bamboo Shadow Thunder Pool didn’t welcome me."

Yinsuo’s voice was somewhat ancient, "Human Race, welcome home."

Simple words stirred Du Yu’s emotions.

The journey to the Ashen Continent was bitter, so bitter that everything seen was despair.

And when he and Master Qing accomplished a world-creating feat for the Great Xia, upon returning home, only those close offered a warm embrace.

The nature of the task destined that Du Yu’s Ashen journey wouldn’t be known to the world.

He never expected that besides the few people beside him, there was also a being in this world silently waiting, offering the most heartfelt words.

Du Yu smiled, "Thank you."

Yinsuo: "Yinsuo calculated countless possibilities; you chose the best path."

Du Yu’s smile turned a bit bitter, "You must have seen Master Qing’s suffering, and you tell me this is the best?"

Yinsuo gently nodded, "Yes. And you are not the master of your own destiny."

Du Yu: "Hmm?"

Yinsuo: "Your return depends solely on the whims of the Youhan Tree."

Upon hearing this, Du Yu’s heart trembled violently.