Druid Fairy

Chapter 5 The Black Crow's Hidden Gold
"I don't want to drink milk anymore!"

Lee Pyeongchan waved his hand dismissively in a childish manner, refusing.

The moonlight has been upgraded to LV2, and he is not lacking in nutrition; he is exceptionally strong. In ancient times, resources were scarce, and breastfeeding could actually harm a mother's health. He felt sorry for the gentle and kind Qin Shi and wanted his mother to live a long and healthy life.

Qin was unaware of her youngest son's thoughts and was somewhat worried, planning to wait for her husband to return so she could discuss it with him.

"Ping An, you stay home and play with your younger brother. Mom has to go out for a bit."

“Okay.” Li Ping’an replied loudly, picked up the chessboard that Li Rongzhou had made for him, placed it on the bed, and said with great interest, “Little brother, let’s play chess.”

Li Pingcan gave Li Pingan a speechless look.

The two brothers were quite different. The elder brother was a carefree and strong man, as big as a calf, and had some talent for martial arts. The younger brother, on the other hand, showed a stronger interest in philology and mathematics. He was meticulous, intelligent, proud, and exceptionally sensitive.

Li Ping'an said to himself, "The rules are very simple: you win if you connect five pieces of the same color in a line. I'll give you a five...four-piece handicap."

Seriously, bro? You really want to play chess with a one-year-old?!
Li Pingcan ignored the little brat and prepared to improve his skill proficiency.

Now that the goal has been set, diligence and hard work are essential. After much thought, to achieve immortality, one must rely on druids to break through the class barriers.

Specifically, this manifests as upgrading one's status, making money, studying, learning martial arts, and trying to improve one's family's social standing as much as possible; becoming an official would be even better.

However, in this dynasty, only immortals with spiritual roots can become officials. No matter how well one excels in studying, martial arts, or taking the imperial examinations, one can only become a clerk.

Why would an immortal want to become an official?

I couldn't figure it out. Immortals don't eat meat; they should be focused on cultivating immortality and achieving eternal life.

However, much more information is currently unavailable to Li Pingcan.

There is no use in thinking too much.

Li Pingcan plans to train the three skills: [Animal Talk], [Dancing Wind], and [Thorn Whip].

Animal communication is an important channel for understanding the outside world, so it's worth leveling up. Dancing Wind is an elemental spell; a gentle breeze isn't strong, but what if you could summon a gale?

For ordinary people, this is a devastating blow.

With accumulated elemental insights and a bit of luck, one can awaken [Fire Control], develop powerful gunpowder, and ignite it remotely. This could potentially harm martial artists and serve as a trump card.

The Thorn Whip is the only damaging skill. Now upgraded to LV3, it is two meters long and covered with barbs, making it great for ambushing people.

You should also work gradually to improve your skill proficiency.

Use [Animal Talk] on a black crow under the eaves.

The next moment, the black crow's unpleasant cawing transformed into human language and rang in Li Pingcan's ears.

"Gah! Ugh... that vicious big bird!"

Li Pingcan did not engage in conversation, but instead switched off his skills and continued to grind proficiency with the black crow.

"Hey! I'm very strong, come and choose me!"

Oh, this is a crow in its mating season.

"Gah! Food! There's food here!"

I bet this little rascal stole and ate all the mulberries Mom picked last time!

"Wow! I love... the stone that glitters with gold!"

Li Pingcan paused in his action of cutting off the skill.

Anything that sparkles in nature... is very likely gold!
If the crow can describe it, it's very likely it has seen it somewhere before.

He became excited.

“Brother, Sangzi.” Li Pingcan nudged Li Pingan’s arm, looking very serious.

"Want some mulberries? I'll go get them for you. Just stay put and don't move." Li Ping'an put down the chess piece and ran out.

Taking advantage of the diversionary tactic, Li Pingcan looked at the crow and asked, "Where did you see the gold?"

The crow tilted its head, its gaze finally settling on the tiny toddler inside the house, watching him with curiosity.

In its entire life, the bird has never encountered a human who can speak bird language!
Surprising!
Li Pingcan thought for a moment, then said briefly and clearly: "Gold, location, I want it."

This time, the crow finally reacted, hopping around on the bamboo pole, "Caw caw! No way!"

"You'll get paid; you'll be treated well!"

Hearing his second brother's footsteps approaching, Li Pingcan shut his mouth, took a mulberry from his small bamboo basket, and tossed it into the air.

“Puff!”

"What is that?!" Li Ping'an exclaimed in surprise, only to see a large crow swoop down, accurately snatch the mulberry basket, and fly away triumphantly.

Li Pingcan was dumbfounded.

This is a damn home invasion robbery!
Is there no justice left? Is there no law?

Those ruthless bandits are shameless scoundrels!
You still haven't told me where the gold is!
"You wicked crow!" Li Ping'an said indignantly, and seeing Li Pingcan about to cry, he quickly comforted him, "Don't cry, there are still mulberries at home!"

Is this what I'm crying about?
Watching his second brother busily making mulberry juice and looking at him with expectant eyes, Li Pingcan took a small sip. His little face immediately scrunched up, and he really burst into tears.

hiss!
Mulberry juice is so sour!

…………

Humans will never be defeated by crows.

For several days in a row, Li Pingcan was thinking about how to obtain information from the crows.

An extreme approach involved binding crows with thorn whips for "torture and forced confessions," but clearly, the crows couldn't understand the meaning behind it and only felt instinctive fear.

If the hard approach doesn't work, we'll have to try the soft approach.

Diligently use berries to increase the crow's favorability.

It has to be said that Druids are naturally very friendly. Even though the crow was clearly afraid of that strange power after being "tortured", the two gradually became close under Li Pingchan's sweet talk.

It's only a matter of time before we find the "golden stone".

……

"Can'er has made a new friend."

At noon, Li Rongzhou watched his youngest son interact with the black crows under the eaves, still unable to hide his surprise.

After observing it for several days, it was found that the crow did not exhibit any aggressive behavior and was extremely intelligent, so no further intervention was taken.

He had heard that children with "celestial qualities" would display extraordinary talents in their early years.

"Perhaps Can'er has a spiritual root?"

Li Rongzhou was pleased, but he did not announce it to the public. Instead, he covered up his youngest son's special status.

Feeling his father's attitude, Li Pingcan was also in a good mood. He deliberately revealed his uniqueness, and to his surprise, his father easily accepted this unusualness and did not treat him as a freak.

In this era, individual power is limited; to achieve lasting success, one must have faith in the family.

…………

"Stand like a pine tree, sit like a bell, and let your breath sink to your dantian!"

In the afternoon, in the Li family courtyard, Li Rongzhou was training his sons' standing posture.

Li Pingfu has no spiritual root, but he has a talent for martial arts. If he cultivates from a young age, it will be a way out for him in the future.

He stood there, gritting his teeth and sweating profusely, displaying an indomitable spirit.

Li Ping'an was far from being able to keep up; being small and thin, he couldn't even last half a cup of tea. Li Rongzhou didn't force him, treating it as just a form of exercise.

Li Pingcan watched the basic martial arts movements with curiosity, since no one could expect a one-year-old child to undergo basic training.

Of course, with an adult mindset, he had long since memorized these basic movements, and as a druid, he even noticed the difference between his elder brother's and father's cultivation.

"The breathing rhythm is different!"

Li Rongzhou learned the "Crane Style" from Songhe Martial Arts School, which imitates the White Crane Xingyi and has a complete set of operating techniques. However, he cannot privately pass on the core skills without the permission of Songhe Martial Arts School, as that is a major taboo for martial artists.

"Since imitating animals can be used to cultivate martial arts, my sensitivity to the natural world as a druid far surpasses any clumsy imitation!"

Li Pingcan pondered. Cultivating immortality was too far off; he should focus on the present. His "blue bar" was related to his own essence, energy, and spirit, so practicing martial arts might allow him to leapfrog ahead.

"Snapped!"

The sound of pebbles hitting the tiles rang out.

Li Pingcan looked up and saw that his father was teaching his older brothers how to use slingshots.

On his first try, Li Pingfu was captivated by the ox-tendon bow. He then imitated his father's posture, squinting his eyes and pulling the bow to its limit, sending pebbles flying like arrows toward the tiles thirty paces away.

"Snapped!"

A single, decisive blow, and the tile shattered!

"Well shot!"

Li Rongzhou was overjoyed; his eldest son was indeed a natural talent for martial arts!
(End of this chapter)