"Home?"
The crow heard that word and tilted his head in thought.
"Do you have a home? Where is your home?" Lin Bai asked curiously.
The crow tilted his head and thought seriously for a long while. The bewilderment in his eyes only grew deeper. Gradually, a trace of pain surfaced on his birdlike face. In the next moment, he hurriedly shook his head, cutting off his memories. "It's so far away. So far away... Lin Bai, my home is so far away."
Lin Bai frowned. "Far away? In the Spirit World?"
The crow smiled. "I don't know. My memories are like a long river. I've traced them all the way back to their source, yet I still can't remember where my home is."
"You'll remember," Lin Bai consoled him with a smile, then abruptly changed the subject. "I came to ask you for a favor."
The crow immediately snapped back to attention, widened his eyes, and shouted, "Don't even ask. I refuse!"
"Why?"
"If there's something that can make you, Lin Bai, open your mouth and ask someone for help, it definitely won't be simple. It won't be easy to accomplish, and it must be troublesome. Since it's troublesome, why should I go looking for trouble myself?"
"I'll give you money."
"Hmph, Lin Bai, you're looking at me far too vulgarly, aren't you? I am a divine bird soaring through the highest heavens. I eat Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow and drink Jade Dew Nectar. How could I possibly be bought with a few stinking coins from you... How much are you offering?"
Seeing the crow's eyes light up at the mention of money, Lin Bai was delighted that he had finally relented. "Hear what I want you to do first, then name your price."
"Fine. Let's first hear