Xiao Yu Feasts to His Heart's Content

"Time to go, time to go. Time to finish the mission and level up early; I really want to see what's up with Leo's memories." After resting for a moment, Xiao Yu flapped his wings and took off from the large tree.

Not long after he left, the bushes nearby suddenly rustled, and Xue Qinghe appeared with two soldiers from yesterday.

The two parties had just missed each other.

"Your Highness, it doesn't seem to be here." The soldier stepped forward to check for any danger before turning to report to Xue Qinghe.

"Hmm, no matter. Since this is its home, I imagine it won't have gone far. We shall wait here."

Xue Qinghe nodded, unbothered. As the saying goes, one should not travel far while one's parents are alive—though the saying wasn't entirely applicable here, the sentiment was much the same.

"Bring over the things we brought." Xue Qinghe said to the soldier carrying the heavy bags.

"Yes!" The soldier obeyed and set down the backpacks, which were filled with fresh fruit and meat. This time, Xue Qinghe had come fully prepared; if this couldn't entice Xiao Yu, he would have no choice but to take him by force.

Xiao Yu, out hunting for century-old spirit beasts, quickly found his target.

It was a pair of Gale Leopards, both century-old, which saved Xiao Yu the trouble of spending more time searching for another target.

"Perfect, let me test out my newly acquired skill."

Flying in the air, Xiao Yu locked his eyes onto his targets and began to channel the energy within his body.

As his body was enveloped in a pale blue glow, Xiao Yu's eyes suddenly erupted with a faint blue light.

"Hum~"

Xiao Yu dashed forward, the air behind him exploding with a sharp sonic boom!

The pair of Gale Leopards below hadn't even reacted when a flash of blue light struck the spine of one of the leopards directly.

"Crack!" With a crisp sound, the spine of one of the Gale Leopards was snapped clean in two. Blood splattered across its body, and the point of impact was left a mangled mess of flesh, with white bone clearly visible.

In an instant, it fell silent, dying on the spot.

"Whoa~ this attack is really hard to control." Xiao Yu quickly flapped his wings to gain altitude, not giving the other Gale Leopard time to react, his entire body wrapped in a gale.

The other Gale Leopard watched its mate die right before its eyes, its eyes turning blood-red in an instant, glaring furiously at Xiao Yu above.

"Woo~" The Gale Leopard let out a low growl, leaped up, and pounced toward Xiao Yu with incredible speed.

"Just in time!" Seeing this, Xiao Yu was completely unfazed, having already prepared himself.

The moment the Gale Leopard reached him, the airflow around him rapidly converged on his wings, manifesting a pair of massive, translucent wing silhouettes surrounded by swirling currents.

"Vacuum Slash!"

Under Xiao Yu's control, the pair of wind-blades slashed toward the Gale Leopard.

The high-speed airflow carried immense cutting power. The second it landed on the Gale Leopard, it sliced through its hide with ease, severing the leopard's front paws in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yu did not slow down. Before the Gale Leopard could even let out a cry of pain, the wings swept across its neck.

"Boom! Boom!" With several muffled thuds, the headless corpse of the Gale Leopard fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time, a crisp notification sounded in Xiao Yu's ears.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the weekly mission "Defeat two century-old spirit beasts"]

[Rewards: Cocoa Fruit *5, Tornado skill stone *1, Leo's memory *1]

"Aside from the skill, the other rewards haven't changed? System, you're too stingy." Xiao Yu couldn't help but grumble as he checked the rewards in his inventory after landing.

As usual, there was no response. Xiao Yu took out a Cocoa Fruit; after exercising all morning and using his skills twice, he was already starving.

Looking at the fresh, sweet Cocoa Fruit in front of him, Xiao Yu sighed. He was truly sick of them; when would he be able to eat something else?

Turning his frustration into appetite, Xiao Yu wolfed down the Cocoa Fruits.

His level reached lv18 (120/180).

"A few more days and I'll be level twenty. That should be about enough by then," Xiao Yu speculated, flapping his wings and heading back toward where he came from.

"Your Highness, it's already noon. The spirit beast hasn't returned; could it have left?" Looking at the scorching sun overhead, the soldier looked toward Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe frowned slightly, then shook his head: "Let's wait a little longer. If it doesn't return today, it's highly likely it has left."

At this, Xue Qinghe felt a pang of disappointment. If Xiao Yu had truly left, their efforts would have been all for nothing.

He truly coveted that spirit beast; if he lost it now, he would likely be miserable for quite some time.

"Your Highness, look! It's that spirit beast." The other soldier suddenly pointed at the sky ahead and shouted.

Hearing this, Xue Qinghe quickly cast his gaze upward and truly saw the spirit beast in the sky ahead.

"It's him. It seems he hasn't left." Xue Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief, though he was still worried that the items he had prepared wouldn't be enough to attract him.

"Hmm? Them again? Why are they like ghosts that won't go away?" Xiao Yu, flying toward his home, also saw Xue Qinghe and the others at his tree.

But the second his gaze shifted, his eyes were instantly drawn to the pile of colorful fruits.

"Fruit?" Although they were a bit different from the fruits of his past life, he could tell that the pile of things was indeed fruit.

"How thoughtful, they even know to bring food," Xiao Yu thought to himself.

Since they had been so accommodating, Xiao Yu naturally wouldn't be rude; he had grown tired of Cocoa Fruit, so this was a perfect chance to change his palate.

Watching Xiao Yu change direction and fly toward them, the heavy stone in Xue Qinghe's heart finally settled.

"It seems he likes these fruits."

Xiao Yu landed straight into the pile of fruit, ignoring the gazes of Xue Qinghe and the others, and grabbed a piece to eat immediately.

"Mmm~"

Seeing Xiao Yu suddenly freeze after taking a single bite, Xue Qinghe assumed it wasn't to his taste and grew worried all over again.

He didn't even know what was wrong with him; he was clearly just a soul beast, yet he cared so much.

However, that was not the case at all. Xiao Yu's eyes lit up as he felt the moisture-filled pulp in his mouth, and his little face broke into a smile.

"Delicious! This is so delicious!" Xiao Yu ate bite after bite, looking as if he were in heaven, his face full of bliss.

"Phew~ This soul beast really knows how to toy with people." Watching Xiao Yu tuck in with such gusto, Xue Qinghe let out another sigh of relief, feeling somewhat helpless.

Looking at Xiao Yu curled up in the pile of fruit, the girlish heart deep within Xue Qinghe was struck hard.

Without knowing what he was thinking, he took a few steps forward.