The Daily Life of the Red-Crowned Crane

It was said that good times were always short.

"Melt!" the red-crowned crane spat out a word.

Lin Bei suddenly felt as if his body had turned into a living furnace. His entire body gradually turned red, and he was warming up little by little.

He woke up from his dream, and a series of mechanical sounds flashed through his mind.

[ Eternal Immortal Body's experience has increased. ]

[ Battle Experience increased. ]

[ Fire attribute talent comprehension. ]

[ Physical strength increased. ]

Lin Bei felt his body was full of energy. Previously, he could kill a cow. Now, it seemed that killing two cows with one punch would not be too different.

He opened his eyes in a daze. He saw snow-white feathers, a golden crown, and a pair of round eyes staring at him.

"Waa! What a huge crane!" Lin Bei couldn't help but shout.

The red-crowned crane frowned slightly and looked at him with a serious expression. 

"Crane? What's wrong with you?" Lin Bei said politely when he saw that the other party didn't respond. Perhaps he had taken up the other person's seat while he was sleeping. That would indeed be a little embarrassing.

"You're finally awake!" the red-crowned crane said. "Brat, my name is Xian Fu."

Lin Bei did not dare to laugh. He looked at the red-crowned crane's serious expression. After all, the red-crowned crane had spoken. Well, it's normal for animals in the fantasy world to talk!

However, this name was really well-known. It was a stupid name that only came to mind when one was hungry.

"Hello, Xian Fu. I'm Lin Bei, an outer sect disciple." 

After Lin Bei finished speaking, he reached out his right hand, but pulled it back halfway.

The familiar immortal saw this scene, even though he didn't know how humans greeted each other for the first time. However, that did not stop him from handing a wing to Lin Bei to shake hands briefly. At the same time, his face was filled with a human-like smile.

"Lin Bei, why don't we play Chinese Chess?" The familiar immortal used his wing to point at the black and red Chinese Chess on the stone table.

"Then you sit on the red side. I'll take the black," Lin Bei said politely. After all, he was just a noob at this. He could only play simple games on computers.

Oh, no, it was his first time playing chess with a red-crowned crane, so it was a little novel and exciting. 

"Lin Bei, you seem to know a lot!" the immortal said with a smile. He didn't stand on ceremony. As a crane, he did not have the cunning thoughts of humans.

"A headshot."

"Dark Horse, eight to seven." Lin Bei was not going to be polite with him. As a noob, he had to have the awareness of a noob.

"Red Horse, two to three," Xian Fu said with a face full of smiles. Now, he had already understood how to proceed with the next five steps. "You brat, you're still two streets behind me!" 

" Dark Horse, two to three, " Lin Bei said calmly as he moved the chess piece in his hand.

"Good fellow! Lin Bei, it's not right of you to start off with a horse!"

"And you say you don't know how!"

"Hmph!" 

Xian Fu put away his contempt. Even though he had practiced for many years, only the old man knew how to play. He couldn't find anyone else to play with, so he could only repeatedly study the introduction to Chinese Chess manual.

His skill level also stopped here. Those who wanted better records were all kept away.

Lin Bei was dumbfounded when he heard Xian Fu's words and thought, "What folding screen horse? How come I didn't know?" However, there was no change in his expression. He just nodded his head slightly.

"They're bandits." The red-crowned crane looked at Lin Bei with an uncertain expression.

Chinese Chess was also a kind of technique. However, ordinary people could not use it. Using spiritual power to activate the chess pieces would form a chess dilemma.

In this world, one had to be stronger. The player must defeat his opponent in one game to stand out.

"Nine cars will enter eight." Lin Bei did not back down.

"One out of three soldiers."

"..."

Ten minutes later, the familiar immortal looked at himself as he was left with a lonely side. The other party still had half a set of horse cannons, which made him fall into deep thought.

Lin Bei didn't know if he could win. Looking at the other party's posture, if he won, would the red-crowned crane chop him up?

Seeing that Lin Bei was still hesitating, Xian Fu said somewhat impatiently, "Hurry up and make your move!" 

Even he could see that something was wrong. He was only left with the commander, but the other side still had three soldiers, the carriage, the horse, the cannon, the two elephants, and the two warriors. 

One against an army? No, I'm playing Chinese Chess! The other party was a big shot! 

Even when he played chess with the old man, he had never been so miserable. Did the other party hold back?

His gaze on Lin Bei became even more passionate, which made Lin Bei feel uncomfortable.

"Lin ... Lin Bei, can you teach me how to play Chinese Chess?" said Xian Fu pitifully.

It was as if Lin Bei would be struck by lightning if he didn't agree! 

His body became smaller, and he jumped onto the table, rubbing his head against Lin Bei's arm.

"Did I win?!" Lin Bei asked.

"Yes, Lin Bei won!" the familiar immortal said in a cute voice. 

"I'm tired. I need to rest!" Lin Bei didn't know who the crane was. His predecessor was an otaku, so he didn't know anything about chess. 

He had no idea what chess meant to this world. He could only let the other party name a price.

Xian Fu hurriedly waved his hand, put away the Chinese Chess, and placed the Jade Dew Wine on the table.

Before it was opened, a fresh fragrance wafted into his nose. It suddenly became magical and refreshing.

"Good fellow!" He felt refreshed just by asking.

Xian Fu took out two cups and filled them up, then pushed a glass of wine to Lin Bei.

"Lin Bei, here, drink!" the familiar immortal courteously said.

Lin Bei looked at the crystal clear green glass, and there seemed to be something swimming in it. 

"Immortal, what's swimming around here?!" 

Lin Bei couldn't be blamed for being curious. Who wouldn't ask when they saw something strange in the glass?

Lin Bei didn't seem to be looking for trouble, so he began to explain in detail.

"This is a wine mist. As for the thing that you mentioned swimming around, it's just the spiritual qi that transformed into mist and is now moving freely. There are no living things."

"Oh!" Lin Bei replied.

"There's also this." Xian Shou took out a red fruit. The fruit was transparent and had red lines on it, like a jelly dessert. 

"Jelly?" Lin Bei blurted out.

"Jelly? What's that?" Xian Fu asked curiously, then explained, "This is Blood Refining Fruit. It improves the physique of people below the Foundation Building Stage." 

Lin Bei took the Blood Refining Fruit and gulped it down. After some time, he felt like he was floating. His eyelids were trembling, as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment. 

Then, Lin Bei went back to sleep. No matter how big the world was, sleeping was the most important!

"I'm sleeping. What's wrong with it? I'm no ordinary firework."