Against The Heavens is a Webnovel created by ShiranuiShukumei.
This lightnovel is currently ongoing.
As they were heading back to the Liang tribe, Li Yang spotted several areas that were scorched completely black, even the earth and the rocks had melted. These areas were where the fire of the Torch Dragon and the Golden Crow had landed.
Of course, now that he had managed to engrave three different runes into his dantian, he faced no danger on his way back. On the way back, he also checked up on a few more things, so as to be prepared for it in the future.
“Alright, little Jinwu, which one of these would you prefer to eat?”
While walking towards the Liang tribe, Li Yang held out a piece of meat that he had roasted recently, as well as some edible herbs. Jinwu was still perched on his shoulder, refusing to stand anywhere else, and looking at the various pieces of food that Li Yang held up.
After only a short moment, it hopped onto his right hand, digging into the roasted meat that he was holding. This meat was meat from a deer that Li Yang had caught and roasted as he left the place where the Golden Crow and Torch Dragon had fought.
“Alright, meat it is.”
Li Yang nodded his head upon seeing Jinwu eat the meat. He packed away the edible herbs, storing them away in a leather pouch in case he should ever need them. Without knowing what type of food Jinwu liked eating, how was Li Yang supposed to feed him?
After Jinwu finished eating the deer meat, it hopped back onto Li Yang’s shoulder. It slightly pecked his neck, seemingly dissatisfied with how low the quality of the meat was.
“Alright, alright. What do you want me to do, it’s not like I can just start hunting high-level Demonic beasts just because you say so. You will just have to bear with it.”
Li Yang pat Jinwu on the head, stopping him from continuing pecking his neck. He spoke with a bitter smile, slightly shaking his head. He had been lucky and managed to acquire a baby divine beast as his partner, but it seems like this divine beast was more than just a little bit picky.
After traveling through the Cloud wilderness for a few days, Li Yang managed to return to the outskirts of the Liang tribe. Engraving those three runes had greatly increased his strength, so the trip back was much shorter than the trip out had been. Upon seeing that the village had not been hit by the Torch Dragon or the Golden Crow’s fire, he let out a slight sigh of relief.
“Brother Yang!”
As Li Yang entered the village, he heard a shout from the side. Liang Zhou came running up to him, his entire face lit up with a smile. When Li Yang had said that he would stay behind, Liang Zhou had half expected that he would never see him again.
“It’s good that you managed to return, Big Brother Yang.”
Liang Xinyi followed Liang Zhou, arriving in front of Li Yang. Ever since she had seen how Li Yang fought against that Vine Wolf, she had felt that simply calling him Brother Yang was no longer enough. He was only two years older than her, but he was much stronger, so it was only right to call him Big Brother Yang.
“Did you see the ma.s.sive fireb.a.l.l.s that appeared in the sky a few days ago? They didn’t land in the area around you and hurt you, did they?”
Liang Zhou couldn’t help but examined Li Yang, worriedly asking. Several days ago, they had seen the sky light up with crimson and golden flames. Large swathes of the forest had been scorched down, so Liang Zhou had worried that Li Yang was accidentally hit by the fire.
“I saw them. But my luck was very good, no fire landed in the area around me, so I managed to return without a problem.”
Li Yang’s face held a slight smile as he spoke. He had done more than just see those ma.s.sive fireb.a.l.l.s, he had been right there when they had first been unleashed. Such a display of power was a sight he would never manage to forget.
“What’s this? Did you manage to tame a Demonic beast?”
Liang Xinyi suddenly noticed Jinwu who was perched on Li Yang’s shoulder, letting out a slight exclamation. She had never seen such a cute little crow before. Jinwu noticed Liang Xinyi looking at him with sparkling eyes, so he let out a few self-satisfied caws before hopping down from Li Yang’s shoulder and into Liang Xinyi’s arms.
“That’s Jinwu, I was lucky and managed to tame him not long after you left. I don’t quite know what type of Demonic beast he is though, so I might just have been unlucky and tamed a normal little crow.”
Li Yang shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. There was no way he could tell them that Jinwu was a Golden Crow. One reason was that they would never believe him, even if he did tell them. Another reason was that there was a risk that they might tell others.
If others knew that he had a baby Golden Crow with him, there was no telling what they would do. They would probably do everything in their power to hunt him down so that they could catch Jinwu.
“What matters is that you managed to come back alive, despite there being such a ma.s.sive disturbance in the Cloud wilderness.”
Liang Zhou pat Li Yang on the shoulder, thinking that Li Yang had not managed to find any other Demonic beasts, but was too ashamed to return to the tribe without having tamed one.
“Right. Big Brother Zhou, do you know where the closest city is located?”
Li Yang nodded his head, not bothering to correct Liang Zhou’s misunderstanding. He changed the topic, asking where the closest city was located. He knew next to nothing about this world, not even where the closest city was located.
“The closest actual city would be Cloud’s End. It is a small city located at the very edge of the wilderness, about seven days march away from here. Why do you ask?”
Liang Zhou was rather surprised by Li Yang’s question, but he still answered him. As the son of the Liang tribe leader, it was obvious that he would know more about the world outside of their Liang tribe than others.
“There is someone I am looking for, so I need to leave the Liang tribe to look for her.”
Li Yang did not lie, straightforwardly telling Liang Zhou what he was planning.
“Someone you are looking for? You are planning on leaving?”
Liang Zhou’s face quickly twisted with worry, hurriedly grabbing onto Li Yang’s shoulders as he asked. Li Yang was just 12 years old, Liang Zhou had no idea what would happen if he were to leave the tribe. He also wondered who this person Li Yang was looking for was, as he had never left the village. But he had the feeling that even if he did ask, Li Yang would not tell him.
“I see, it seems you really must leave. I hope you manage to find her.”
Upon seeing Li Yang’s determined eyes, Liang Zhou let go of his shoulders, sighing as he spoke. He did not call him Brother Yang as a joke, he truly considered Li Yang his younger brother. Upon seeing him this determined, how could he possibly tell him to stay behind?
“Thank you Big Brother Zhou.”
Li Yang’s mouth curled into a bright smile. Liang Zhou had been with Li Yang ever since Li Yang was born into this world, always by his side and helping him. Liang Zhou and Liang Zhu were the only reason Li Yang returned to the Liang tribe before he left. He truly considered these two people as his friends.
“Follow me.”
Liang Zhou nodded his head, grabbing Li Yang and dragging him over to his house. Once they entered Liang Zhou’s house, Liang Zhou brought out a small leather pouch as well as a rolled up parchment.
“We may not have many maps of the areas outside of the wilderness, but we at least have a map that shows where Cloud’s End is located. You should also take these, money is very important in the cities outside of the wilderness.”
He handed both items to Li Yang, rolling up the parchment to reveal a simple map. The pouch gave off the sound of coins. .h.i.tting each other, so it was clear that it was filled with money that Liang Zhou had saved up.
“Thank…”
Seeing this, Li Yang felt his chest fill up with warmth. Despite not knowing where he was going, Liang Zhou was still willing to give him all this.
“There is no need for thanks, we are brothers, after all, this is the least I can do, I only hope that you will bring back a sister in law for me the next time you return. I don’t know exactly where you are going, but I want you to know this. No matter how far you go, no matter who you become, I will always be your Big Brother Zhou.”
Liang Zhou cut Li Yang’s words short. He placed both hands on Li Yang’s shoulders and pulled him close, giving him a strong hug as he spoke. He did not want to separate from Li Yang, but Li Yang was a man in his own right. If he had decided to do something, it was Liang Zhou’s job as a big brother to support and aid him.
“I know. Farewell Big Brother Zhou, Sister Xinyi. I promise that we will meet again.”
Li Yang’s face once more lit up with a bright smile. He gave Liang Zhou and Liang Xinyi a deep bow. Jinwu flew out from Liang Xinyi’s grasp and onto the shoulder of Li Yang, giving a short bow of his own.
After giving the bow, Li Yang turned around and headed directly towards the village exit, he did not look back a single time. He had said that they would meet again, so there was no need to look back. Li Yang was a man of his word, he had promised that they would meet again, so he would make sure that they would meet again.