The m sun rose.

  A strip of sunlight on the horizon illumihe entire nd.

  Feng Yu stood on Xiao Hei's back, gazing into the distance.

  “Perhaps after the dust settles, I’ll visit the Dragon Kingdom in this world…”

  Feng Yu’s thoughts swirled, and his gaze dimmed slightly.

  Though he often appeared indifferent, deep down, he loo return to that nd—the one he was most familiar with, the nd that gave him life.

  “Perhaps the Dragon Kingdom is still in seclusion...” Feng Yu mused, mentally calg the time.

  “Xiao Hei, how much further is the own?” he asked.

  “Ah... Lord Feng Yu, it's just ahead,” Xiao Hei replied, fpping his wings with visible fatigue.

  Xiao Hei, who had flown for several years, had never felt this exhausted before… But he dared not say this aloud.

  “Alright, Xiao Hei, let’s stop by that mountain road. You let us down there.”

  To avoid causing unnecessary panic, Feng Yu decided to walk the rest of the way on foot.

  Hearing this, Xiao Hei gave a cheerful cry and swiftly fleard.

  Once Feng Yu nded, Xiao Hei’s massive body, about the size of an ox, shrank visibly to its usual size—like that of an ordinary crow.

  “Good work, Xiao Hei. Here’s a reward for you.”

  Feng Yu took out seven Marrow-sing pills from his system spad hahem to Xiao Hei.

  Watg Xiao Hei eagerly gobble them down, Feng Yu specuted that once Xiao Hei fihese pills, their effect would likely wear off.

  Xiao Hei’s aptitude wasn’t as good as Xiao Bai’s, so the pills wouldn’t have much effect beyond a few doses. It would be impressive if Xiao Hei could e ten or so.

  Sure enough, when Xiao Hei reached the fifth pill, he felt his body nearing saturation and lost the desire to tiing.

  Xiao Hei found himself in a dilemma—he wao finish the pills, but his body’s instincts wouldn’t let him.

  Seeing Xiao Hei’s struggle, Feng Yu stepped forward and said, “If you ’t eat anymore, just leave it. I’ll keep them for you. ime, when you feel like it, or perhaps you give them to your crow panions.”

  Feng Yu picked up the two remaining pills.

  Xiao Hei tilted his head, seeming to pte the matter, but since Feng Yu had already taken the pills, he could only relutly flutter onto Feng Yu’s shoulder and close his eyes to rest.

  “Looks like after a night of flying, Xiao Hei’s a bit worn out. He needs more training…” Feng Yu thought, making a mental hat iure, if he traveled far, he would have Xiao Hei carry him. It would not only be more ve but also help train Xiao Hei’s stamina.

  Meanwhile, Xiao Hei was already dreaming peacefully, unaware that the uping days would be far more exhausting than this one.

  Feng Yu pced the wooden box on the ground. Xiao Bai, who had been inside, poked his head out with a drowsy expression. pared to Xiao Hei, the difference was stark.

  Xiao Bai jumped out of the box, and Feng Yu gently lifted Xiao Hei, pg him ihe box to rest.

  After doing all this, Feng Yu took out some food for himself and Xiao Bai, satisfying their huhen, he prepared to head down the mountain to the town to gather information.

  Feng Yu’s steps were slow. He was enjoying the moment. He had mastered Total tratiohing to the elementary level a few days ago, and walking slowly now helped his breathing remain steady, which was beneficial for his training.

  Xiao Bai, equally eic, hopped around, expending the energy built up from being fined in the box for the past couple of days.

  Every now and then, he would jump into the grass or dive into a cave.

  Feng Yu wasn’t worried about Xiao Bai. With Xiao Bai’s current strength, even the beasts in the forest wouldn’t be a threat. Additionally, no hunter’s traps would be able to catch him.

  Xiao Bai’s pure white fur never picked up a speck of dirt. Even if it did, with a slight shake, it would automatically fall off—an almost automatic ing ability.

  Feng Yu couldn’t help but marvel.

  Ihan a year, the little white fox that orembled and begged him for help in the snow now possessed special abilities.

  As for himself, in just over a year, he had transformed from an ordinary person to where he was now.

  Not only had the system helped, but his owless effort had pyed a signifit part.

  “Things will get better… Xiao Bai… Xiao Hei…” Feng Yu thought.

  As for Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei, Feng Yu treated them as friends and panions rather than subordinates, even though they were bound to him by a tract.

  “If the day es when I kill Muzan Kibutsuji, will I leave everything behind in this world…?” Feng Yu pondered, looking at Xiao Bai, and questioning his ow.

  But the answer was one only Feng Yu knew.

  The two of them walked on, Xiao Bai eventually tiring from his py. He jumped into Feng Yu’s robe, poking his little head out, closing his eyes to rest. If someone who loved cute animals had seen this se, it surely would have melted their heart.

  “Hey, young man, are you ing down from the mountain?”

  A middle-aged man, carrying firewood on his back, called out to Feng Yu.

  “Yeah, Uncle, I’m just heading down to the town to have a look,” Feng Yu replied with a smile.

  “You… You’re really ing from the forest?”

  The man’s face torted in disbelief as he looked at Feng Yu.

  Feng Yu frowned, not uanding the strange expression on the woodcutter’s face.

  “Uncle, is there something odd about the forest?” Feng Yu asked, puzzled.

  “Young man, here’s the thing. You must be from out of town. This whole forest is home to monsters. Anyone who goes up into the forest ends up in the monsters' territory. Those who pass by get eaten by them. We woodcutters have already lost a few people…”

  The man said in fear.

  Seeing Feng Yu’s calm demeanor, the man tinued, “It’s been like this for as long as we remember. The forest has bee a nightmare for our town. inally, we woodcutters made our living here, but one day, people started disappearing, oer another. At first, we thought they had just gotten lost, but then someone saw terrifying monsters in the forest. When they appear, there’s always a thick mist…”

  “The mist is filled with the sound of screams and horrific chewing noises…”

  “More and more people have disappeared in the forest... Now, even we woodcutters only dare to chop wood he edge.”

  “Young man, I don’t know why the monsters haven’t taken you, but I advise you not to e back to this mountain. It’s for your own good…”

  With that, the woodcutter quickly loaded his firewood onto his back, hastily ran down the mountain as if he had oil on his feet.

  “This…”

  Feng Yu stared at the woodcutter’s swift as in astonishment. It felt as if someone had wao tell him a secret, but before they could finish, they had already run off, leaving no trace.

  “So… There are Demons on this mountain?”

  Feng Yu asked, fused.

  But the only sound that remained was the wind, no one was there to answer.

  With a helpless sigh, Feng Yu could only tinue down the mountain toward the town to learn more about the situation.

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