Chapter 1022: Is That Crow Afraid of Her?

Chapter 1022: Is That Crow Afraid of Her?

The little girl was terrified, staring at the boy who showed no fear in the presence of such a massive beast.

He seemed like a seasoned veteran, casually brandishing a knife with impressive skill.

“What are you standing there for? Waiting to eat? Once I’m done butchering, don’t even think about having a bite.”

“Ah… okay… I’m coming…”

Only after hearing Lin Nuo’s words did the little girl snap back to reality. However, she was still far too small and inexperienced to help with butchering, so she could only gather some twigs and dry branches to start a fire.

Due to his smaller size and strength, Lin Nuo could only butcher part of the meat, but it would likely be enough for them.

“Alright, it’ll be ready to eat after roasting.”

Lin Nuo stated lightly, then proceeded to start the fire and hang the meat up to cook slowly, wisps of black smoke curling into the air.

Though he was just a kid, Lin Nuo still possessed some spiritual power, so lighting a fire was no issue.

As he looked at the unknown little girl before him, he was curious about her identity.

Yet she only kept saying she couldn’t remember anything, no matter how he tried to pry, not even how she got there, appearing to be just a clueless amnesiac.

But nobody knew her true thoughts.

He hadn’t expected such a character to emerge alongside others from the same period.

“You’re so amazing! You can do everything, and you look like you’re not much older than me. How old are you?” the little girl asked.

“About eight.”

“Eight? That’s impressive.”

“How old are you?” Lin Nuo shot back.

“I… I don’t remember…”

The little girl scratched her head and said something like that.

“Are you really that clueless? You don’t remember your name, you don’t remember your age. So secretive at such a young age, are you planning to be an undercover agent?”

Lin Nuo couldn’t help but mock the girl. Did she think he was some kind of fool?

“I really can’t remember… I just woke up, and there’s so much I can’t recall… I tried to think, but it gives me such a headache… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…”

After being teased by Lin Nuo, the little girl was on the verge of tears.

“Forget it. Just keep an eye on the fire, and in a bit, flip that piece of meat. Otherwise, it will burn, and you can just eat charcoal.”

Lin Nuo got up, leaving the clueless girl to take care of the fire while he wandered nearby.

The ground was littered with animal corpses, resembling a gruesome drug trafficking scene, very bloody and tragic.

He wasn’t exactly clear on what this demonic atmosphere was like; in his childhood, he didn’t have such strong feelings.

Even when he had just cut open the wolf, he hadn’t noticed anything wrong with the meat—of course, he didn’t know how it would taste when cooked.

[Didn’t the crack to the Demon Realm close?]

Lin Nuo thought about it. He hadn’t found the crack leaking demonic energy yet, perhaps it had already been sealed.

The crow that had been following him was also gone, and he suspected it had something to do with the little girl.

Mainly because she was so small and had the distinct face of a little girl, he really couldn’t assume what she’d look like when grown up, or if she was someone he knew.

Honestly, if he had to guess, it could be Su Kexin—dumb and fitting her character. Plus, thinking of Su Kexin had that mysterious power, which matched this little girl’s mysterious background.

If it truly was Su Kexin, he might consider choking her to death on the spot.

The little girl was very serious about roasting the meat, flipping it every so often to avoid burning.

“What are you planning to do next?” Lin Nuo jumped onto a tree and asked from above.

“Ah? Me? I don’t know… can I stick with you…?”

The little girl looked up, a bit shy as she asked.

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll sell you off? You’re pale, tender, and look like you’d fetch a good price.”

“Ah…? No, you won’t, right…? If you were going to do that, you wouldn’t be chatting with me so much.”

“Your thought process is hard to believe you weren’t pretending to be dumb before. Then just stick with me; we’ll head out of this mountain first.”

“Okay, okay! Thank you so much, big brother. Can I call you that?” the little girl inquired.

“Call me whatever you want. I’ll take a look around; just watch the fire.”

Lin Nuo waved his hand and didn’t chat much further as he ran off to search for clues nearby.

Soon enough, he discovered something unusual.

“This crystal fragment doesn’t seem like it belongs here.”

Lin Nuo crouched down to pick up a piece of purple crystal debris, muttering to himself.

A tiny piece of crystal, likely shattered off from a larger crystal.

Better grab it.

He placed it in his pocket, and the farther he moved from the little girl, the more a black crow seemed to focus its gaze on him.

“Hmm? What’s that?”

Lin Nuo took a direct look at the crow, no longer feigning ignorance, wanting to see what tricks it might pull.

Realizing Lin Nuo had noticed it, it flew away but still followed him, merely observing, without making any aggressive movements.

It just wanted to watch Lin Nuo’s actions and condition.

To ascertain whether this crow was actually afraid of the little girl, Lin Nuo thought about returning.

Sure enough, as he got closer to the little girl, the crow flew off, no longer tracking him, and he didn’t realize he was being watched by unseen eyes.

[Indeed, it’s afraid of her.]

Lin Nuo was more certain now that this crow was scared of the little girl and wouldn’t dare approach, which made him even more curious about her identity and background.

“Big brother, you’re back! Can you check if the meat’s done? I can’t tell.”

The little girl was thrilled to see Lin Nuo return. Without him, she was quite scared, constantly worrying a beast might jump out and eat her.

“It’s not ready that quickly. Can’t you see all this blood? It’s still dripping.”

Lin Nuo scoffed and sat down across from the little girl, shaking his head in exasperation.

With that silly look of hers, she really resembled Su Kexin.

“Do you recognize the name Su Kexin?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Uh… no… I haven’t heard of it.”

“Forget it, asking you is pointless. Have you noticed any crows around?”

“Crows? No, big brother, did you see a crow?”

“No? Then forget it.”

Lin Nuo lay down on the ground, gazing up at the blue sky, feeling quite relaxed.

[Starting over, which means everything accumulated is gone. You really know how to mess with me.]

He internally complained about the absurdity of the heavens, feeling trapped in this spirit cultivation world, continuously experiencing the same thing.

The key point is that when you are reborn, you should head to the last save point, right? Regressing back to when he first crossed over was truly unfair.

After quite some time, they roasted the meat until it was ready, and the two hungry individuals enjoyed this outdoor feast. Though there were no seasonings, they were satisfied with the meal.

Once they were full, they would need to continue on their journey.

“Big brother, are we looking for the way down the mountain?”

“Sort of.”

“Big brother, there are still many beasts here, and a lot of hunters have died. What happened? What went on…?”

Seeing the corpses on the ground, the little girl was very frightened.

“You can think of it as them dying while breathing in the air.”

“Ah, dying from breathing? How could that…?”

“Why do you have so many questions? I told you, you won’t believe it anyway. Just stick close, and if you get lost, I won’t help you.” Lin Nuo snickered.