Chapter 1: Dark Winged Thunder Eagle

  When the morning star appeared outside the window at dawn, Li Tao got up early from his bed. He first shook the small copper bell beside the bed, and then saw two maids who were not very pretty, each holding a basin of water and washing tools, pushing open the door.

  Li Tao washed his face with a basin of water, then used willow branches and green salt to brush his teeth. It has to be said that this ancient tooth-brushing method still felt somewhat unaccustomed to him, even though he had been using it continuously for two months already.

  As he hastily finished these and walked out of his own room, he saw that outside the eaves of the house in the yard, a young man and a middle-aged woman with a clear face were already waiting.

  The young man's name was Ruan Li, nicknamed Mengzi, and he was a servant in his household. He was said to be fifteen years old now, but if you didn't look closely, you would definitely mistake him for over twenty years old. In fact, this little guy looked almost like the image of Zhang Fei from TV in Li Tao's eyes. His stature was over eight feet tall, with a face full of rugged features and a beard on his chin that rivaled Arnold Schwarzenegger's muscles. At such close range, it was particularly striking. The only difference was that this guy, despite having a fierce appearance, had a hint of foolishness in his eyebrows and eyes.

  As for the middle-aged woman wearing a feminine cheongsam, her real name is Zhang Yaoyi, and her married surname is Yue Zhangshi. She is the 'mother' of his current body.

  The reason why he said so is because Li Tao's current body, which he is now 'using', originally didn't belong to him.

  Li Tao clearly remembered that his original identity should have been a second-class officer of the airborne troops in the 23rd century. After retiring, he studied sports health science at a well-known national medical university, which is what the media called an expert in human movement science. And in the last moments of his life, as an international mercenary, he died unexpectedly while executing a task of the highest difficulty.

  However, he is now not only alive and well, but has also reverted back to being twelve years old. Moreover, the place where he lives is no longer his original world.

  Also worth mentioning is that he is no longer called Li Tao, but Yue Yu. Not because he wanted to change his surname and clan, but from the origin of his current twelve-year-old name.

  As for this matter, which was strange from any angle, Li Tao himself also found it strange. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why a 23-year-old man like him would turn into an eleven-year-old boy after waking up. However, there was one good thing about Li Tao's personality - if something couldn't be figured out, then he wouldn't waste his energy on it.

  Or it was the miniature nuclear bomb that exploded and caused a massive nuclear chain reaction, gathering energy that ultimately pierced through the space-time wormhole. Or maybe it was the Buddha, God, or some other deity who took a liking to him and pulled his soul here with a wave of their hand. In short, only ghosts know what really happened.

  And even if he knew, it would be of no use to his current situation.

  "Feather, after going over there, you must listen to the instructors' words, got it? In any case, if you haven't practiced until noon, you're not allowed to come back!"

  Yue Zhang said as she walked to Li Tao's front, carefully adjusting his waistband, her concern and love for her child overflowing from her words.

  This made Yue Yu, or Li Tao, shrink his pupils and hummed reluctantly. Although he didn't take the woman's words seriously in his heart and didn't truly regard her as his own mother, Yue Yu couldn't refuse her words. This wasn't because of the emotions he had for Yue Zhangshi, but rather because her love and care touched the deepest chord in Yue Yu's heart. It made him involuntarily superimpose this woman, who was only a few years older than his true age, onto the image of his mother from his past life.

  As they walked out of the hospital gate, Rong Li carried a large axe that resembled a door panel on his back, while Yue Yu himself took over a long sword from his servant's hand, which was disproportionately long compared to his current height. However, there was no choice, as everyone here, due to special circumstances, would wear arms when going out, even if it were just a little girl.

  As he walked onto the streets, a sharp and vigilant glint appeared in Rong Lie's originally somewhat foolish-looking eyes. His entire body was as agile as a monkey, darting through the streets with Yue Yu, making it seem like the 120-jin giant axe didn't pose any burden to him at all. Meanwhile, Yue Yu himself was also trying his best to follow Rong Lie's footsteps, avoiding those open areas.

  Suddenly, a gust of wind came from the sky behind him, and Yue Yu subconsciously dodged to the eaves of the house on the side of the street. In this small town called Yuejia City, although many buildings were similar to those in ancient China during his time, the eaves on both sides were particularly wide, enough for dozens of people to stand under them. With Yue Yu's current small stature, hiding underneath was more than enough. However, just as he had barely hidden himself, Ran Li had already drawn out that giant axe and stood in front of him.

  This made Yue Yu's heart slightly wider, and his line of sight passed over Rong Li's broad back shadow again, casting it on the street surface outside. With a gust of wind, a black shadow about ten or so zhang wide flew rapidly across the street surface, then quickly rose high in the distance, spreading its wings towards the sky.

  Yue Yu's eyebrows suddenly rose, his eyesight was limited, but he could vaguely make out that it was a young Dark Feathered Thunder Hawk. This demon beast liked to hunt at night, they all had a pair of eyes that could accurately detect the activities of living things on the ground from 3,000 meters high in the sky at night. And those all-black feathers allowed them to circle in the sky at an altitude of thousands of meters at night without being discovered. The huge claws, as thick as two men hugging each other, could easily grab and lift up any human or animal. Legend had it that this creature could master certain thunder powers when it grew to a certain age, making it one of the most troublesome demon beasts for humans.

  However, this little guy who was anxious with hunger didn't know how dangerous it was to hunt in this area. Yue Yu stood at the edge of the roof, carefully poking his head out to look at the Dark Winged Thunder Eagle rapidly ascending into the sky. Then suddenly, he heard several shrill whistles, and several sharp arrows pierced through the night sky with exceptional accuracy, nailing themselves onto the eagle's body. Immediately after, Yue Yu only heard a mournful cry, as the Dark Winged Thunder Eagle tilted and fell towards the direction outside the city, clearly not going to survive.

  "Heh heh! Young master, maybe today we'll get to eat eagle meat."

  Seeing the danger removed, Rong Li put the giant axe behind him again, then licked his lips with his tongue and looked towards the direction where An Yu Lei had disappeared with a greedy expression. It wasn't until he saw Yue Yu dusting himself off that he seemed to remember something, and busily stretched out his huge palm like a fan to pat Yue Yu's body. However, after just two pats, Yue Yu couldn't help but grit his teeth. This little guy was completely unaware of his own strength. His movements looked gentle, but the enormous power behind them almost shattered Yue Yu's bones.

  This filled Yue Yu with a wave of sorrow. In his previous life, he was at least one of the few strong men in the military, someone who could burst the most advanced dynamometer with just one punch. Then after coming to this world, his body suddenly became so weak?

  At this time, the corner of his eye saw that the window in the tile house behind him had lit up. Yue Yu quickly pulled Ran Li's hand and ran far away from the front.

  The wisdom of the Dark Winged Eagle is disproportionate to its strength, as long as it can avoid its line of sight, this creature is basically helpless against humans. However, just now when the eagle was attacking in vain, its wings flapped angrily and also caused a large area of the roof on that side to collapse.

  Although there were corresponding compensations for these losses in the city, it can be imagined that having one's beautiful dream disturbed and a small part of the house collapsing for no reason would put anyone in a bad mood. Therefore, Yue Yu, despite feeling apologetic, was not in the mood to listen to the homeowner's complaints.

  After cleaning off the dust from their bodies due to the collapse of the blue glazed tiles, the two continued on their journey. However, this time they were even more cautious. The Thunder Hawks are social creatures and have a strong desire for revenge. If they discover that one of their members has died here, they will definitely come in flocks. This is also why Ruan Li said that there might be hawk meat to eat today. If too many are killed, the city will also distribute the excess hawk meat that cannot be stored to households for free.

  Perhaps still thinking about the delicious food tonight, Yan Li in front was walking with an excited expression that had not faded at all. However, Yue Yu's heart was filled with gloom at this time.