"No! Not now! This is the critical moment!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
He hurriedly cast the Spirit Link Spell on the owl. He imagined little hearts bubbling up from him, but that was just his own fantasy! In reality, blue arcane light streamed from his hands onto the owl, which still seemed to be resisting.
"Come on, baby, stop resisting. You don't want to tough it out with me for another week, do you? Let me tell you, I'm not afraid! Accept it now, or I'll keep you awake."
The spell ended, but the Soul Link still hadn't formed. The owl was still resisting.
"Keep holding out for another ten days if you've got the guts!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk snarled, angrily poking the owl with a twig.
The owl opened its weary eyes to look at him, and Yu Lin Bloodhawk glared back with bloodshot eyes. Man and bird stared at each other. Whenever the owl closed its eyes, he poked it. After a while, the look in its eyes gradually softened.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk tapped the cage with his twig. "No resisting! If you keep resisting, you'll get more of this tonight."
With that, he cast Soul Link again. This time, after resisting for a while, the owl accepted the Soul Link just before the spell ended. Two bursts of arcane light flashed over the owl and Yu Lin Bloodhawk, then sank entirely into their bodies. Yu Lin Bloodhawk instantly felt as though a faint mental connection had formed between them.
I'm so sleepy. Leave me alone! Let me sleep. In that instant, Yu Lin Bloodhawk felt he could understand what the owl's eyes were saying.
"You little rascal. Behave from now on, and stop being stubborn with me over every little thing, understand? Go to sleep! Tomorrow will