"You stay home and torment people, I'll go out and bully some cats." Du Yu chuckled, patting the Firethorn Leaves.

"Shasha~" The Firethorn Tree happily shook its leaves, one branch curling around Du Yu's wrist.

Du Yu understood, and a layer of Demon Soul emerged around his wrist.

Firethorn Tree: "Come back early."

Listening to the Firethorn's gentle voice, Du Yu felt his heart melt.

If the Firethorn could actually talk, I'd definitely send you to be a livestreamer!

With this voice, forget the regular time slots! Go straight for the midnight show, wouldn't you just dominate...

Firethorn Tree: "Master?"

"Ah... okay! Today I'll climb a mountain, tomorrow I'll fight the big cat, and the day after that, I should be back." Du Yu said as he opened the window, already crouching on the windowsill.

Firethorn Tree: "You're going to jump down?"

"Gonna give it a try~" Du Yu grabbed the window frame with one hand, poking his head out to look down.

Sixteen stories up!

The height made Du Yu dizzy and light-headed.

He pulled his head back, and the Mysterious Rune wrapped around his wrist slowly flowed down and circled his ankles.

"Protect me." Du Yu poked his head out again, couldn't help licking his lips.

Firethorn Tree: "Why not take the elevator?"

Du Yu: "Could do, but what's the point?"

As he spoke, he flipped himself out and started falling.

The Firethorn Tree immediately shot out its branches, protecting its master.

"Wahoo!" Du Yu couldn't help but shout, the rushing wind howling, the intense sense of free-fall getting his heart racing!

The next moment, the glowing green rune around his ankles suddenly enlarged.

Whoosh~

Du Yu's right foot landed on a palm-sized "θ," his falling speed suddenly decreasing.

Demon Skill· Ghost Fire Talisman·Guard!

As Du Yu's right foot stepped off, a "π" appeared below his left foot.

Left, right, left.

Du Yu stepped on symbol after symbol, spiraling downward.

You could tell he was a bit heavy—the palm-sized Rune Shields couldn't support him floating in midair, but at least they drastically slowed his fall.

And that was enough!

"Haha!" Du Yu was super excited, couldn't care less if security got called.

At last, I don't have to be scared of falling off a cliff anymore!

Symbols rotated and grew under his feet, like a spiral staircase appearing out of thin air.

Du Yu was both falling and descending the stairs at the same time.

He finally landed with a heavy "thud" on the ground.

The Demon Breath Battle Robe around his feet was covered in cracks, but didn't actually break.

"Hiss..." Du Yu sucked in a cold breath, his legs felt all numb!

Above his head, the Firethorn Branches were still guarding him.

Seeing its master land safely, the Firethorn Tree happily swayed side to side, wrapping Du Yu around the waist and belly, then lifting him up into the air.

"Eh? Eh?" Du Yu's head was spinning, it felt like riding a flying cloud.

In a blink, he was back on the sixteenth floor windowsill!

"What are you doing?" Du Yu patted the branch around his waist, totally confused.

Firethorn Tree: "It's fun, let's do it again~"

Du Yu: ???

He stared at the Firethorn Branch around his waist, speechless for a good while!

But seriously, practice really helps.

On the second drop, Du Yu moved way smoother—he'd take the next step before the Rune Shield even gave out, skipping down while spiraling, until he finally landed steady on his feet.

"Phew..." Du Yu finally let out a sigh of relief.

Damn, this is still not as easy as taking the elevator!

Once Little You Ying levels up to Spirit Level, and the Demon Skill quality rises again, I should be able to stand in midair for real.

Anyway, now I've got an extra life-saving skill—chances are I won't fall to my death again.

"Whoosh~"

Suddenly, a strange sound at his ear—Du Yu immediately felt that something was off!

He slapped the Firethorn Leaves back: "Go, go, go! Go mess with Li Mengnan, stop playing with me!"

The Firethorn Tree reluctantly shrank back its branches, waving goodbye to Du Yu as it withdrew.

Du Yu rolled his eyes, looked around, then ducked into the entryway and pressed the elevator button.

Because, uh... my car's in the underground garage.

...

At 9 a.m., Du Yu drove to the Demon Spirit Realm at Thousand Blade Mountain.

He was handing his credentials to the guard at the gate checkpoint when he felt his phone buzzing in his pocket.

While taking back his ID, Du Yu took out his phone, saw the caller's name, and answered right away: "Senior Brother."

On the other end, Li Jing sounded especially stern: "Du Yu, did you just use a Demon Skill in the city?"

Du Yu spoke quietly: "I used it inside my apartment complex."

Li Jing: "The Demon Spirit Bureau got a report, notified the library, and then the library called me."

Du Yu: "..."

Li Jing patiently explained: "Unless necessary, Demon Tamers are not allowed to use Demon Skills in normal society.

I know you just manifested your Demon Soul, but if you want to practice, do it at home or go train in the Otherworld.

We're official library personnel, we've got to be mindful of our reputation."

"Okay, Senior Brother, I'm at the Demon Spirit Realm gate now. I'll be more careful from now on," Du Yu replied quickly.

If he had to guess, probably someone from the 1st to 15th floor reported it?

Makes sense—you're chilling on your balcony, sipping tea and enjoying the view, and then someone just walks out the window?

Who wouldn't be scared half to death!

Li Jing's tone softened a lot: "As long as you remember. I'll explain things to the Demon Spirit Bureau, you just focus on your training."

"Thanks, Senior Brother." Du Yu smiled sheepishly, quickly walking away from the Otherworld Gate. "By the way, any Spiritual Artifact missions lately?"

"There are."

"Huh?" Du Yu was taken aback. "How come I wasn't notified?"

Li Jing: "Our bureau's Third Department just created a new team.

Just like our First Squad, the Second Squad is also personally recruited by Director Shu.

This time, the new Spiritual Artifact mission went to them."

Hearing this, Du Yu felt a bit disappointed inside.

But yeah, a huge country like Great Xia, just founded the crucial Twenty-Ninth Bureau, and the front-line Third Department couldn't possibly have only one team.

After Du Yu went silent for a bit, Li Jing figured out what his junior was thinking.

He said: "Just stay ready—if the Second Squad can't hack it, we'll step in."

Du Yu said helplessly: "So what kind of Spiritual Artifact is it this time?"

This time it was Li Jing's turn to be helpless: "I don't know either."

Du Yu: "Even our own people don't know?"

Li Jing lowered his voice: "Junior brother, you still don't really understand the nature of our work. These kinds of missions we do are the deepest of secrets."

"Alright then."

Li Jing: "The only reason you haven't been hauled off to the Demon Spirit Bureau is, first, because the social impact you caused was minor, not much danger.

But mainly, it's because of your special job. They can't just arrest you even if they tried."

Du Yu: "..."

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