The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　Just then, several strangely shaped flames suddenly appeared beside Awei, who had been muttering incantations to herself. This seemed to be the first time Awei had successfully summoned foxfire on her own. She was about to show it to Azi when the foxfire went out of control and drifted toward the tinderbox next to her.

　Linghua immediately disappeared into the shattered ice, rushed to the fireworks with a swift step, and then condensed ice flowers to block the flames. Ganyu also drew the Amos Bow and shot out ice lotuses to freeze the tinder.

　Mame-chan, Azusa, and Ayumi were tightly bound. Kujo Sara coldly watched them. If it weren't for Ayaka's quick thinking, a disaster would have almost occurred. Mame-chan sat dejectedly to the side, while Azusa and Ayumi quietly comforted her, "Suspect Mame-chan, do you have anything to say?"

　"Hmph, kill me or torture me, it's all up to you."

　Kujo Sara glanced at the tanuki and said, "Hikaru, you can eat them."

　Upon hearing this, the little girl quickly came to Kujo Sara's side and said, "We can just eat them, but they don't look very appetizing."

　"Eek!" Awei exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the little girl, then collapsed and instantly transformed into a small orange fox with eyes that had turned into mosquito coils and were constantly circling. The Bean Fox and Azi, who still retained consciousness, also sensed the terrifying aura and immediately cried out, while desperately wriggling their bodies backward.

　Kujo Sara suppressed a slight upturn of her lips, took out an ice cream and put it in the little girl's hand. The little girl's attention immediately shifted from Mameko and Azusa to the ice cream. Watching the little girl lick the ice cream with small bites, Kujo Sara continued to ask, "If you don't give a reason after you finish Hikari's ice cream, then she really will eat it."

　Bean Fox immediately knelt down, "I'm so grateful!"

　"I'm sorry, Lord Kujo, we know we were wrong. Please don't let her eat us."

　Watching the ice cream disappear into the little girl's mouth, Mame Tanuki finally couldn't take it anymore. "A beautiful fox lady told us that the Kanda Festival was originally a festival held by yokai, but now it has been taken over by humans. So the fox lady asked us, the Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons), to drive the humans out, which is why we came up with that evil plan."

　Before Kujo Sara could speak, the shrine maiden, who had been watching the show, appeared before everyone. "The Kanda Festival was originally a festival where yokai and humans shared the peace of Inazuma. It wasn't just for yokai. However, a disaster happened hundreds of years ago, causing many yokai to die or scatter. Now, under Narukami's rule, Inazuma is gradually getting better, and yokai should also come and enjoy the festival. Your elders must have said that, right?"

　"Grandma Suzumi said that Inazuma is no longer suitable for being a yokai. Even the blue and red oni are reduced to just a few. She said that it would be good for us to live in seclusion in the mountains and continue to live like this, generation after generation."

　The goddess picked up the gohei and gently tapped the tanuki's forehead. "Do you know Kira-ryo?"

　"That cat demon?"

　"So you know that Kira is a yokai, but she has integrated well into Komahaya. Your Suzuyumi-baba probably wanted to protect you, but Inazuma is safe now, and the yokai can enjoy Inazuma's life in their own way. Don't you agree?"

　"But that Miss Fox said..."

　"What matters is not what others say, but what you think. Did you have a good time in Inazuma these past few days?"

　The Bean Fox said shyly, "I am happy, but aren't people all afraid of monsters?"

　"So, in order to leave a good impression on everyone, why don't you take on the cleaning work after the festival, or what we call volunteer work? That way you can win everyone's approval and affection."

　The Bean Fox nodded vigorously upon hearing this, "Mmm!"

　After the shrine maiden explained the rules and laws for yokai to the tanuki and the others, Kujo Sara released them, but also required them to abide by the law. Ayaka came to the shrine maiden's side and said, "Lord Miyaji, the fox lady they were talking about is you, or rather, Lord Miyaji was the one who secretly plotted, no, prepared those things."

　"Hehe, isn't this just a coincidence? I just put together a show based on my interests. But if it can bring some meaning, then it's not a bad thing."

　Seeing the three of them trying their best to help, Kujo Sara said, "Lord Yae-no-miya, thank you for your hard work." Just as Kujo Sara finished speaking, she heard a "click" sound. Looking up, she saw the shrine maiden smiling and waving a phonograph at Kujo Sara.

　"Oh my, I never expected the taciturn and straightforward Miss Kujo to say something like that. Luckily I brought a camera, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see Miss Kujo's shy expression."

　"Lady Yae-no-miya, as the high priestess of Narukami Shrine, such actions will cause misunderstandings."

　"Should I tell you more about Shadow next time?"

　PS: Second update!

　PS2: Firefly, Firefly, my waifu~ So many new waifus in the new PV, the mecha are so cool, I can't wait~

　PS3: Studies have shown that drinking freshly boiled water directly can have serious consequences, such as scalding your mouth. Also, looking down at your phone while working is very harmful, so when you're slacking off, be sure to pay attention to where your boss is!

　Volume 1: Chapter 267 - The Haunting of the Abandoned Shrine

　With the help of the divine child, the three little monsters were quickly dealt with properly, and the Inazuma fireworks festival was held as scheduled. Looking at the fireworks in the sky, the young girl thought that these fireworks were not as fun as the flames she could breathe, and Arashi nodded in agreement.

　Flamefire Village, located on the southern side of the Old World, is geographically not far from Cloud Village. Decades ago, when Cloud Village requested assistance from other villages due to the Storm Dragon, Flamefire Village immediately sent people to help. However, for some reason, these hunters did not set off as planned. Unlike Cloud Village, which focuses on forestry and tourism, Flamefire Village's main business is forging and smelting. The reason for this is that the iron ore reserves in the mountains behind Flamefire Village are extremely large. Even after decades of mining, the villagers still cannot determine the exact amount of iron ore stored there. Just when the villagers thought their leisurely lives would continue, that event occurred.

　Fifty years ago, countless

　The monsters of Qing attacked Flamefire Village. When the villagers returned from their sanctuary and saw their homes completely destroyed, they all wept bitterly. The village chief at the time entrusted Puxian with protecting the village, but he failed to do so and fell into deep self-blame. Daowen and Suifengren stepped forward to oversee the reconstruction of the village, and Solana also taught Puxian how to end the disaster: everyone should become a hunter.

　Fortunately, they still had enough time. Sui Fengren told Puxian that if he wanted to teach others, he would need to obtain a master's certificate from the guild. At the same time, the guild also sent people to help them rebuild the village. This incident was the Hundred Dragons Night Parade.

　Now, fifty years have passed since the last accident.

　As a native of Flame Village, Lieyan's lifelong dream has been to become a hunter. Under the guidance of Puxian and with the training of Huoya and Shuiyun, Lieyan finally embarked on the day to take the hunter's license exam at the guild. The hunter's license exam was simple: a written test to assess basic hunter knowledge, and a practical test to prove that she was a qualified hunter by hunting a Kamaitachi Dragon King. Lieyan chose a katana as her weapon, and then she stepped into the examination hall.

　The dazzling morning sunlight pierced through the thin white clouds and evenly sprinkled the earth. The still-sleepy Flame suddenly felt a warm breath on his face, followed by a damp sensation on his cheek. "Hmph, Tooth, stop rubbing against me, let me sleep a little longer." Tooth was Flame's fanged hound.

　At the same time, two figures quietly pushed open the door and walked in. "Oh dear, sister, Lieyan is still asleep."

　"What a pity, Sister Huoya, Village Chief Puxian said he had something important to tell her."

　Hearing that the village chief had something to tell him, the drowsy Lieyan suddenly woke up, rolled over and sat up in bed, smiling at Huoya and Shuiyun and said, "Good morning, Huoya and Shuiyun, why are you here so early today? By the way, what does Village Chief Puxian want to see me about?"

　"The village chief received a document this morning and then asked us to come and inform you. It seems to be related to you, so hurry up and get ready to go see Village Chief Puxian."

　Lieyan nodded, and the fanged hound, Yaya, had already brought Lieyan's clothes over. Lieyan happily petted Yaya, quickly put on the clothes, grabbed his weapon, and followed Huoya and Shuiyun out the door.

　The sunlight outside was a bit dazzling, and Lieyan instinctively reached out to shield his eyes from it. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a strange figure in the clouds. He quickly widened his eyes to try and make a closer look, but the strange figure quickly disappeared into the clouds and could no longer be found. Seeing Lieyan standing still, Huoya curiously turned around and looked at him. "What's wrong, Lieyan? Let's go." Lieyan shook his head, agreed, and assumed he had just imagined it. He quickly took a few steps to catch up with Huoya.

　On the other side, a bird's cry came from the sky. Puxian immediately reached out and caught his companion. Fukumo was one of Puxian's favorite companions, as were the Fang Hound Flame and the Palico Dongfeng. Puxian raised a total of three Fukumo: Yan Yan, a comrade who participated in the last Hundred Dragons Night Parade, Huo Huo, who served as a messenger, and Cun Cun, who was in charge of reconnaissance.

　The rabbit that arrived was none other than Huo Huo. Pu Xian took the note, read it, and looked serious.

　"Village chief, we've brought people over."

　"Oh, Huoya, Shuiyun, thank you for your hard work."

　Seeing Lieyan's attire, Puxian nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now it's time to get down to business, Lieyan. The Hunter's Guild contacted me this morning. Now, you are a formal hunter. Just like your name suggests, move through the hunting grounds like a blazing flame, and become a hero praised by the villagers, full of arrogance!"

　Flame jumped up with joy, and Fire Sprout grasped Flame's hand, "Congratulations, you've finally become a hunter."

　"That way we can hunt together."

　Puxian laughed a few times and continued, "There's one more thing. I just received a document that says a hundred dragons will soon appear at night, and an expedition to the fortress will be organized soon. We must defend the village. The tragedy that happened in the village fifty years ago must be completely eradicated here this time."

　Huoya, knowing about the accident, nodded solemnly, "Village Chief, don't worry. The villagers of Yanhuo Village have been persevering in their cultivation for this day. Everyone believes that we can definitely stop the Hundred Dragons from traveling at night. Fire and Flame will protect Yanhuo Village."

　"Sister, let's get ready quickly too." Shuiyun looked at the little girl and Lanmei who were chewing on rabbit dumplings. "By the way, village chief, did the guild say they found any information about those two dragon girls?"

　Puxian nodded. "Although there is no specific information, people have seen the two girls in Xinard Village, Jiangbo Village, and the investigation base in the New World. They seem to be traveling around."

　The young girl noticed Shuiyun's gaze and gave her a silly smile. Lanmei waved to Huoya and Shuiyun, and after they returned the greeting, they looked at Lieyan and said, "I'll take you to the guild agent Suifengren to register first, and then inform everyone in the village about the Hundred Dragons Night Parade."

　Rabbit dumplings are the most famous food in Flamefire Village.

　Because of the thriving forging industry in Yanhuo Village, the rabbit dumplings here are larger and sweeter than those from other places. This specialty food of Yanhuo Village is made primarily of glutinous rice, combined with fruit juice, mint, chestnuts, and cocoa, shaped into dumplings, and then skewered with rabbit-ear-shaped wooden sticks and sesame seeds. Among them, Ai Cao has the best dumpling-making skills. She learned from the tea master, Ai Lu Mao. The tea master said that Ai Cao has a strong learning ability and is hardworking. Therefore, she quickly gained the tea master's approval and even made some breakthroughs.

　As a fourteen-year-old girl, Ai Cao has a particularly lively and unconventional personality, which allows her to break free from tradition and make bold innovations in the Rabbit Dumpling. In Huo Ya's words, Ai Cao has started a dumpling revolution, specifically by combining the appearance, ecological characteristics, pharmacology, and even weapon properties of monsters in the development of the Rabbit Dumpling.

　As a result, all sorts of dumplings, some even with unusual functions, appeared in the dumpling shop.

　However, the villagers' impression of Ai Cao was mostly that of a loud and boisterous little girl. As usual, Ai Cao was processing the villagers' orders while chatting with them. "I heard that the abandoned shrine is haunted. That's a very serious matter." Ai Cao spoke in a hurry and bit her tongue. "Ouch, I bit my tongue. It hurts so much."

　Lingyan sipped her tea and said, "Ghosts and monsters don't exist, do they? Maybe someone just saw it wrong."

　PS: First update!

　PS2: When someone is speaking rudely to you, it's very impolite to interrupt them, so we can just break their legs!

　PS3: Did you guys see that column on GamerSky? It's the Monster Hunter: Wildlands demo. You can just search for it on Baidu. But to save data: the Long Sword looks even cooler!

　PS4: I'd like to recommend a book: "I am a Firefly, What Can I Do for You?"

　[Pseudo-invincible + light-hearted citrus + crossover anime/manga]

　He died from overwork while binge-watching TV dramas and was reborn as a sickly firefly. He also gained a system radiating a dead fish aura, which tasked him with doing heroic deeds to save the world from peril...

　With a ring hanging from her waist and various character enhancement cards in her storage box, the Firefly, crouching in the corner, held a shimmering Evolution Trustee and looked at the aloof silver-haired loli in front of her.

　Liu Ying couldn't help but wonder: How can I, with my body that's about to break down at any moment, become Nexus to save the world? And this little girl is the Sam I'm piloting?

　Am I crazy, or is the world crazy?

　then……

　Asuka Shin: Firefly is the kind of person who would rather use her hands than her words. I once saw her kick a half-mermaid soldier to death in Antarctica with her bare hands.

　Anonymous: Firefly is even more like a Kabane than a Kabane. Is it really possible for a human to tear a Kabane apart with their bare hands?

　Rentaro Satomi: How could anyone possibly eliminate Stage IV and Stage V Gastrea without using colored weapons...?

　Liu Ying: I am Liu Ying, just a passerby.

　Sam: [Indicating he doesn't want to waste words]

　Volume 1: Chapter 268 - Fat Tiger? Fat Cat!

　"No, that's not true. Think about it, that shrine used to have a famous deity, but it was destroyed by monsters and the shrine is in ruins. The deity has probably left. So it's not surprising that it's haunted."

　The rice ball merchant Qu Kang had also heard this rumor. "I've heard it from other merchants as well. According to him, when he was traveling at night and resting by a bamboo grove, many purple flames suddenly burst into flames in the grove. The bright flames were moving rapidly. He was so frightened that he ran away immediately without even taking his goods."

　After registering with Sui Fengren, Lieyan and Shuiyun went to the counter, where Shuiyun handed Lieyan a task list for "Transformation of the Tang Umbrella".

　"Lieyan, you've heard about the haunted shrine, haven't you?"

　"Yes, I've heard Ai Cao mention it."

　"This request is from Blade's Spine. After learning about these things, he told his Hound and Palico. The hot-blooded Hound and Palico said, 'Let's take care of this, meow,' and then ran to the abandoned shrine. According to the guild's investigation, the Umbrella Birds are causing trouble there. Blade's Spine will go after them, so the task of hunting the Umbrella Birds can only be left to the hunter. In other words, you only need to hunt the Umbrella Birds."

　Blazing Flame accepted the commission, but let's rewind to two days ago.

　Inside the abandoned shrine, the Umbrella Bird is patrolling its territory; Umbrella Birds possess an extremely strong sense of territory.

　Moreover, unlike most bird wyverns that bully the weak and fear the strong, the Umbrella Bird is very reckless and will attack any enemy that dares to step into its territory without hesitation. Of course, this is also related to its physical structure.

　When encountering enemies in the wild, the Umbrella Bird will first open its crest to reveal a huge black "eye," using its single-eyed crest to frighten its opponent. If it is a human or a small monster, the Umbrella Bird will also roar to intimidate its opponent after posing in a threatening posture.

　However, today, the umbrella bird encountered a formidable enemy during its patrol: the kappa frog. The umbrella bird immediately raised its wings to shield itself, opened its crest, and let out a roar. But the kappa frog was not intimidated by the umbrella bird's posture or roar; instead, it shook its belly and roared back at the umbrella bird. The umbrella bird immediately launched a close-range attack on the kappa frog using its sharp beak, wings, and claws. However, the kappa frog's turtle-shell-like carapace, covered in moss and incredibly hard, blocked the umbrella bird's attack.

　The Umbrella Bird immediately jumped back a step, then stretched out its claws to grab the Kappa Frog. The Kappa Frog tried to stun the Umbrella Bird with a palm strike, but the Umbrella Bird flapped its wings to dodge the Kappa Frog's attack. Taking advantage of the situation, the Kappa Frog opened its huge mouth, trying to swallow the Umbrella Bird and the ground into its belly. At the same time, just as the Umbrella Bird was about to spit out flammable liquid for a breath attack, a platinum-gold figure descended from the sky. As the Reincarnation Lord landed and crushed the Umbrella Bird to death, one of its wing claws firmly grabbed the Kappa Frog's head. Before the Kappa Frog could react, the Reincarnation Lord had already snapped its neck.

　The Reincarnation bit off the head of the Umbrella Bird, tore off its silvery-white scales, and stuffed them into its mouth, chewing them voraciously. Lan Mei jumped down from the Reincarnation's twisted horn. During the fireworks festival, Lan Mei ate a lot of Inazuma's specialties, so she wasn't hungry now. After finishing the Umbrella Bird, the little girl turned her gaze to the Kappa Frog on the ground. Although the Kappa Frog looked disgusting and ugly, its skin was surprisingly easy to peel off. After tearing off the skin and carapace, the tender and elastic flesh inside was revealed.

　After tearing off the leg of the Kappa Frog, Hui Shi Zhu chewed it carefully. Surprisingly, the Kappa Frog meat was delicious. Just as Hui Shi Zhu was enjoying his meal, a purple flame rose from the bamboo forest nearby. Hui Shi Zhu and Lan Mei looked at the place where the purple flame was rising.

　As a member of the carnivorous monsters, the Spectral Tiger Dragon can track the scent of flesh with its extremely developed sense of smell. Although the ghostly flames shining on the Spectral Tiger Dragon are particularly conspicuous at night, its powerful hunting ability means that it doesn't mind showing itself directly in front of its prey. Moreover, the Spectral Tiger Dragon's back and limbs are covered with incredibly defensive blue-green carapaces, between which are arranged many hard and dense scales. This allows the Spectral Tiger Dragon to maintain high-speed mobility while possessing considerable defensive capabilities. At the same time, the Spectral Tiger Dragon's back also has many vertically arranged yellow plate-like carapaces. When the Spectral Tiger Dragon is enraged, these carapaces will pop out directly like blades, and are thus called blade shells by hunters.

　It's worth mentioning that the Magnus also has blades growing on both sides of its forelimbs. These blades, also known as arm blades, are extremely sharp and can easily cut through hunters' armor. In addition, the Magnus's tail is also powerful, with the end of its carapace made of a hard, yellow material. When it attacks, it transforms into a cross-shaped spear. Besides thrusting attacks, it can also use the blades on both sides to cut. The Hunter Guild also discovered during their investigation that the Magnus has the characteristic of becoming stronger the more it feeds.

　The Wraith Tiger Dragon stared intently at the World Lord before it. Although it had not yet completely separated from its clan to live independently, this was the first hunting ground it had fought for. As a creature with a near-apex ecological niche, the pride of the Fanged Dragon species made it roar and charge at the World Lord. "Roar~", the Wraith Tiger Dragon raised its right claw and swung it at the World Lord in front of it.

　"Awooo~" The Resurrected One stretched out its wing claws, grabbed the Wraith Tiger Dragon, and pinned it to the ground. Then, it lowered its head and bit the Wraith Tiger Dragon's back, causing a large amount of dragon blood to gush out. The severely injured Wraith Tiger Dragon immediately raised its head and let out a miserable howl, "Woo!" The Wraith Tiger Dragon then raised its tail, which was wrapped in ghost fire, and was about to stab at the Resurrected One. Seeing this, the Resurrected One stretched out its other wing claw and firmly pinned the Wraith Tiger Dragon's tail to the ground. "Woo~" The Resurrected One let out a low growl like a puppy from its throat, and its ferocious and terrifying dragon teeth rubbed against the Wraith Tiger Dragon's cervical vertebrae, making a cracking sound.

　The Wraith Tiger Dragon had no choice but to resort to an even more dangerous tactic: to directly detonate the ghost fire within its body by biting, using the explosion to injure the Lord of Rebirth. Just as the Wraith Tiger Dragon was about to release the ghost fire, the Lord of Rebirth bit off its neck. The heavy dragon head fell to the ground, and warm dragon blood dripped from the Lord of Rebirth's mouth, officially announcing the death of the Wraith Tiger Dragon.

　When Lieyan arrived at the abandoned shrine following Fukumoto's guidance, he only saw the head of a Umbrella Bird on the ground. It was the first time Lieyan had ever seen such a scene. Following the trail of blood, Lieyan found the head and carapace of a Kappa Frog. Just as Lieyan was examining the Kappa Frog's body tissue, several clumps of dark purple powder suddenly emerged from the Kappa Frog's tissue. Lieyan had no time to dodge and had to inhale a large mouthful.

　Generally speaking, black things found in the wild are rarely good, and this powder had a strong aftereffect. Lie Yan coughed violently several times, trying to expel the dark purple powder, but even with tears welling up in his eyes, he couldn't see it. Lie Yan had no choice but to...

　Eat the antidote and the antidote, and pray that these things are not poisonous.

　She then carefully examined the scene. Soon, in addition to the corpses of the Umbrella Bird and the Kappa Frog, Blaze found traces of a monster fight and huge claw marks. Blaze carefully compared these with the monster knowledge she had learned in the Hunter's Guild, but she had never seen such marks before. So Blaze had no choice but to collect the materials and return to Flame Village, and report this information to Village Chief Puxian.

　PS: Second update!

　PS2: In Massachusetts, USA, it's illegal to go to bed without showering.

　PS3: Rock-paper-scissors, a game used to determine the winner, exists all over the world, but its origin is in China! Okay, that's all for today's update. Hope you all have a great day, love you all!

　Volume 1: 269 - The Request for New Dumplings

　Upon returning to the village, Lieyan told Village Chief Puxian about the monster corpses he had collected. Puxian carefully examined the marks Lieyan had drawn on the paper, then held it up to the sun to study it intently, but he still couldn't identify what kind of monster it was.

　However, according to Lieyan, the tooth marks on the corpses of the Umbrella Bird and the Kappa Frog are consistent with the body parts and organs that were eaten. Based on this, Puxian deduced that both monsters were killed by this monster. Considering the letters he had received before, Puxian couldn't help but start to worry.

　"Could it be some unknown monster that's coming again? But with the Hundred Dragons Night Parade about to begin, we can only hope that this monster is just passing by."

　"Then, Village Chief Puxian, should I continue to investigate along this trail?"

　Puxian suddenly burst into laughter and slapped Lieyan hard on the shoulder. Lieyan, caught off guard, stumbled from the slap. "Hahaha, don't worry, Lieyan, your hunter career has only just begun. Go and try to challenge the Umbrella Bird first. This kind of monster is not something a rookie hunter like you can defeat."

　Lieyan looked at Puxian silently, then shrugged. "Alright, I'll go ask Sister Shuiyun about the rewards for this mission. Thank you, Village Chief Puxian."

　Upon arriving at the meeting place, the first thing Lieyan saw was Suifengren riding a baby ghost doll. The kind-looking dragon man grandfather smiled and said, "Congratulations on completing your first quest, Lieyan."

　"Thanks to my grandfather, but by the time I arrived at the mission location, the umbrella bird had already been eaten by some unknown monster, so it can't really be considered that the mission was completed."

　"If it's done, it's done, quack. Luck is also part of strength, quack. But it's an unknown monster."

　After chatting with Sui Fengren, Lieyan went to Shuiyun at the counter and asked, "Sister Shuiyun, how is the 'Illusory Umbrella Bird' quest calculated? Are there any other quests suitable for me?"

　"Let me see, there are indeed two: 【Offering a Special Grade Mushroom to a Frail Woman】 and 【Searching for Top-Grade Bamboo Shoots】. These are commissions from the general store owner Oboro and the special knight Lepachi, respectively. They require twenty top-grade mushrooms and ten top-grade bamboo shoots. These tasks are simple and the rewards are quite good."