Chapter 191: 191, [Golden Crow Bloodline]

Translator: 549690339

The atmosphere in the great hall of Boundless Mountain no longer excited, instead, it had returned to the initial awkwardness.

Feng Wuming had no idea what Lu Xun was here for, and Lu Xun didn’t know what he was here to get either but due to the master’s instructions, both of them had to follow through though it seemed that Mao Nanbei could get away with it.

Lu Xun turned his head to Mao Nanbei, who sat beside him and asked in a whisper: “Fourth senior sister, did the master mention anything to you?”

Perhaps the young girl knew something?

“I also don’t know what it is, junior brother. Didn’t you forget that I sneaked out?” Mao Nanbei blinked her big eyes.

“Fourth senior sister, do you really think you could deceive the master by sneaking away from the back of the mountain?” Lu Xun asked.

“Yes, I’ve sneaked away like this quite a few times before!” Mao Nanbei proudly answered, with a cheeky look on her face.

“My silly little girl, the master knew, but indulged in your action, playing along with your little escape because he loves you so much. Even our second senior sister and third senior brother knew about it. Everyone is playing along with you, for your sake!” Lu Xun thought to himself.

But he didn’t break it to her.

Mao Nanbei was treated like a child for special reasons. Everyone was willing to play along with her, preserving her childlike innocence and joy. Lu Xun, of course, wasn’t going to ruin this. He was willing to play along with her too.

However, he still asked insistently, “Are you sure the master never mentioned anything? Think again, fourth senior sister.”

“Absolutely not!”

Mao Nanbei sat on the high chair, her short legs unable to touch the ground. She was getting agitated by Lu Xun’s repeated questioning. She wasn’t a three-year-old anymore!

With frustration, she kicked mid-air twice to indicate her cluelessness.

Out of options, Lu Xun even turned to Lin Chan with an inquiring look but she just shook her head.

“Damn! Do they just want me to randomly choose some items and bring them back?” Lu Xun mulled over.

“What if I present these to the master and he says they are not the ones?”

“What if I have to make another round trip?”

Boundless Mountain and Demon Sect are quite apart. Besides, there’s that Ghost’s Grief obstacle he would have to tackle, a round trip would cost him several months. If it wasn’t for the Ghost’s Grief, Lu Xun would feel this trip completely unworthy.

After all, with all that time, he had many other ways to gain Experience Points elsewhere.

Seeing Lu Xun’s dilemma, Mao Nanbei suggested casually, “Junior brother, if that’s the case, just bring back something that symbolizes Boundless Mountain, why are you worrying so much?”

“What if the master says it’s still not the correct item, and you, fourth senior sister, make another round trip for me?” Lu Xun proposed.

Upon hearing this, Mao Nanbei’s eyes lit up instantly and she agreed, “Sure, sure!”

Wasn’t this another perfect excuse for her to venture down the mountain for fun?

“Then, you would have to make more yummy food for me to bring on the road,” Mao Nanbei started making her conditions.

“Deal!” Lu Xun extended his right hand and asked earnestly, “Shall we make a little finger promise?”

“Yes.” Mao Nanbei extended her small hand seriously, making a little finger promise with him.

Ye Sui’an didn’t chime in through the process, but watching as Lu Xun and Mao Nanbei made the promise with foolish grins on their faces, he thought that his elder brother, Lu Xun, not only held the heart of a child, he could still appreciate childish humor, all just to please his little sister. This certainly attested to his gentleness.

After negotiating, Lu Xun turned his head to Feng Wuming and the others, speaking with a warm smile:

“Just now, the fourth senior sister and I were discussing that since the master didn’t specifically mention anything, he might have just wanted me to pay a visit to you all and bring back something symbolic of Boundless Mountain.”

“Hahahaha, that’s perfectly fine. Little friend Lu, feel free to pick and choose. Boundless Mountain won’t hold back on anything that the master wishes for.” Feng Wuming laughed heartily with a stony face, the awkward atmosphere finally easing a bit.

As for what was most symbolic about Boundless Mountain, it certainly had to be their poker faces.

Bring back a poker-face head?

Must be a joke!

Lu Xun glanced outside the hall and spotted a Spirit Crow freely flying around Boundless Mountain.

Somehow, this reminded him of “Panda Diplomacy”.

The panda is China’s national treasure and symbolic. It is a diplomatic artifact!

Also, extremely profitable!

The once-feared Iron-Eating Beast, legendary mythical mount of Chiyou, is now making money from foreigners just by acting cute. Not only does it support itself, but it also contributes to our country. This is indeed impressive.

After considering, Lu Xun laughed and said, “Sect Leader Feng, how about I bring back a Spirit Crow instead?”

The Spirit Crow is a characteristic of Boundless Mountain. Bringing one back would be fine and it could also satisfy Lu Xun’s humorous whims.

Feng Wuming and the Elders looked at each other and then laughed in unison, none of them refusing the idea.

Mao Nanbei, hearing this, fixed her gaze on the Spirit Crow outside and started contemplating whether to roast, stew, or stir-fry it.

Seeing Lu Xun’s interest in the Spirit Crows, Feng Wuming even introduced, “Little friend Lu may not know this, but according to legend, these Spirit Crows are descendants of the ancient Golden Crows, concealing the Golden Crow bloodline.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

Lu Xun took another look outside, only to find the Spirit Crows looking dull and blank. Their looks resembled the crows except for their eyes, which reminded him of the Psyduck from Pokémon.

With those silly little eyes, they bear the bloodline of the Golden Crows?

With a poker face, Feng Wuming explained, “The legend does say so, but it might just be a legend after all.”

After all, there were an enormous number of Spirit Crows flocking around Boundless Mountain. Still, none had completely awakened their spiritual wisdom. Most just had early signs of spiritual wisdom and exhibited human-like traits.

Since they weren’t even able to fully awaken their spiritual wisdom, they were quite distant from demonic beasts, let alone the ancient Golden Crows.

The legends held that the Golden Crows during their peak could compete with a Great Cultivator at the ninth realm.

If a poker-faced Feng Wuming and a complete joke Shen Yan teamed up, they still wouldn’t stand a chance against a single Golden Crow!

If these Spirit Crows really had even a trace of the Golden Crow’s bloodline, they shouldn’t be struggling to become a demonic beast and instead would have become simple mascots of Boundless Mountain.

For this reason, Lu Xun didn’t take those words seriously.

Mao Nanbei on the other hand contemplated, “If it has the bloodline of the Golden Crow, wouldn’t it be very nutritious?”

She thought there was still hope for her to grow taller, so she was more interested in this nutritious food.

After finalizing their main plan, everyone started some casual chats.

Lu Xun was curious about the story behind the corpse in the Ghost’s Grief.

But thinking that even the players who later joined Boundless Mountain were clueless about this led him to believe that the subject had become taboo, due to some incidents.

Being a guest, he thought better of asking about it to avoid causing any awkwardness.

“I’m glad the master didn’t ask me to retrieve this corpse. It seems quite dangerous,” he thought.

“Maybe I was overthinking it. Something probably happened afterward, which led them to replace the corpse in the Ghost’s Grief with a Ghost King,” thought Lu Xun.