Chapter 987: Chapter 634: Bamboo Leaf Flying Song

In the dead of night, Bamboo Grove was utterly silent.

The starry sky above dotted with stars, and the wind carried the drifting fallen leaves, bringing with it a poignant beauty.

In the Red Bamboo Courtyard, Hongye had grown very large, lying on the ground, transformed into a soft large bed.

And on her furry, fluffy belly, Du Yu lay supine, fiddling with his phone.

Perhaps influenced by the environment, Du Yu was browsing the bookstore’s announcement, humming softly unconsciously:

"The dark sky hangs low, bright stars follow, bamboo leaves flying, bamboo leaves flying, you are..."

Listening to the familiar tune, Hongye’s eyes inevitably grew a little melancholic.

After the brief joy of reunion, there would again be a long separation.

Hongye lifted her massive bear paw, the soft pad beneath, gently covering Du Yu’s body.

This song, she knew.

Back when Du Yu had hummed it unconsciously, she had asked Du Yu and learned this melody, beautiful yet somewhat sad.

But after learning it, she never sang it.

Because it reminded her of someone.

The path was always one Hongye chose for herself.

Du Yu, having advanced to Demon Taming General, freed up an Acupoint Home once again, but Hongye did not make a request.

When Du Yu came, she could leave her tribe to accompany him.

When Du Yu left, she had to return to her tribe to continue serving as the clan leader.

Unlike most demon beast races in the world, the Chi Bear was an individual under tribal civilization.

Every Chi Bear in the tribe had its own role and duties, with a mission that transcended personal emotions.

Hongye couldn’t leave, more precisely, she would always be rooted here.

But this time, what reason should she use to agree on their next meeting?

Advancing to Demon Emperor·Minor Success Stage?

It’s a good idea, after all, she would soon advance.

But wouldn’t it be too hasty?

He, like her, had unique duties and missions, and perhaps she shouldn’t disturb him this way.

"Oh?" Du Yu changed his position, resting on his right arm, lying on his side on the Chi Bear’s Bed.

And his arm and half his face sank into Hongye’s furry belly.

Du Yu tapped his phone screen with his left hand, looking at the bookstore announcement’s reward: Demon Lamp Tree Seedling.

For the longest time, the Great Xia Bookstore had always given a few Demon Lamp Pos to the top-ranking students.

Undoubtedly, every Demon Lamp Po was worth a fortune, and the Great Xia Bookstore was quite generous in nurturing the Paper Crane Disciples.

But this time, the top three were no longer given Demon Lamp Pos, but directly given Demon Lamp Tree Seedlings?!

Oh my god~

They’re not giving you gold anymore, but instead giving you the finger that can turn stone to gold.

Going all out like this?

Du Yu nodded secretly, it’s a good thing, just right, the three great generals of the Yan Organization directly securing the top three spots and bringing back three saplings at once.

Hmm... it’s just perfect~

Du Yu was confident, after all, the current three members of the Yan Organization were all Demon Taming General Level.

For each Paper Crane Disciple, when faced with the three, who was not a little brother or sister?

Speaking of which, this time, the number of students representing each province in the exam increased to seven.

When Du Yu opened the list of Paper Crane Disciples from Shaohai Province and saw Li Mengnan’s name listed, he felt a wave of relief.

Du Yu, Lin Shiwei, Liu Juncai, Lin Shihao, Liu Junxing, Li Mengnan...

Du Yu initially thought the last person to be selected would be Lin Shijiang, after all, Li Mengnan had said before that she worked well with Lin Shijiang in the Ancient Wilderness City.

To his surprise, the last spot in Shaohai Province went to Liu Family’s Eight Steed, Liu Junhu.

Du Yu felt a bit puzzled about this person’s selection.

In his impression, the "Hu Zi" mentioned by Juncai was a brutish drunkard.

And within the Eight Steed, Liu Junhu was always in the lower middle ranks.

Setting aside the already selected Liu Juncai and Liu Junxing, his elder brothers Liu Junlong, Liu Junzhen, and Liu Junrong should all be above him?

And there was the oldest Liu Family’s First Steed, Liu Junting.

During the first battle of the red and blue, the overbearing Liu Junting disappeared from sight with just one arrow shot by Du Yu shortly after the opening.

Several final exams had passed, with a nearly 2-year time span, yet Liu Family’s First Steed still hadn’t recovered?

Was my arrow too impactful...

Actually, this incident was because of Liu Junting!

He insisted on the king seeing the king and demanding a duel at the start.

See! Let you see!

You saw, and now look what happened?

"Amazing." Du Yu scratched his head, feeling he hadn’t been attentive enough to Li Mengnan.

If he had watched the previous Ancient Wilderness City exam, he might have caught how cleverly Liu Junhu forced his way to prominence.

"Hmm~"

"Thinking of the previous exam." Du Yu rubbed Hongye’s soft Chi Bear belly, responding, "Oh right, Hongye, I have to go, the final exam is just a few days away."

"Hmm."

"Yes, our final exam is like the big competition for your Chi Bear tribe, very important." Du Yu patiently explained.

"Hmm?"

"It’s not about arena battles and winning or losing, but more like jointly accomplishing a mission." Du Yu stretched lazily with a yawn.

"Hmm!"

"Yes, yes, don’t worry, I’ll take care of myself..."

Under the starry night sky, in the bamboo courtyard with Hongye.

The whispers and mews continued for quite a while, finally falling into silence.

A gentle breeze blew past, carrying a drifting red bamboo leaf, brushing across Du Yu’s sleeping face, gradually disappearing into the night.