Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 1280 - 1281: The Reason

Chapter 1280: Chapter 1281: The Reason

"Why are you here? Is the Inferno Mastiff okay?"

Qi Chen, who was about to pay, saw Feng Yuan and asked with some curiosity, wasn’t that guy supposed to be helping the Inferno Mastiff? Eating the specialty snack in his hand, Feng Yuan said,

"Not yet, I’ve given the medication, but I’m afraid I’ll have to spend the night here. I wonder if we can still book a room now."

"A sea of flowers and whatnot, staying one night is enough."

Feng Yuan twisted his body and said, Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Don’t you find that kind of environment interesting?"

"For a long journey, I prefer resting on a soft bed~"

Feng Yuan said with a mischievous smile, Dou Yanlan looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Why do I feel like that Inferno Mastiff... is a bit strange?"

"How so?"

"It doesn’t have a Beastmaster, how did it end up in this small town, or rather, why did it suddenly step forward?"

Wild Spirit Beasts don’t care about human lives; only Spirit Beasts that have long been in contact with humans have the inclination to protect them. Yet that Inferno Mastiff is different, clearly a Wild Spirit Beast, yet it actively protects humans.

"That’s just its nature. The Flame Wolfhound lineage inherently has traits that protect the weak. While not all do, many do, which is why the Alliance chose to cooperate with them."

Most Spirit Beasts that are irritable and furious tend to be powerful, but the Alliance clearly would not choose such Spirit Beasts for official cooperation. Not to mention whether those countries would accept, they wouldn’t allow Alliance investigators to come to places only to cause trouble with such cooperative Spirit Beasts.

"That’s true... it’s just... too much of a coincidence."

After pondering for a moment and finding no argument, Dou Yanlan said, although still feeling something was off, she didn’t ask any more. Perhaps she was overthinking.

Even though the Wind Festival had ended, the number of tourists staying here was still considerable. As a tourist town in Dantia, this place was not inferior to others. Many came not just for the festival but to visit Quersan. Fortunately, an elderly person helped Feng Yuan and the others contact a hotel with emergency rooms available, allowing them to avoid staying in the sea of flowers again or... Quersan being overshadowed by a megacity.

In front of the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling window, Feng Yuan swirled his teacup and said,

"If you’re worried, why not stay by its side and keep watch?"

An, who was restless, glanced at Feng Yuan in confusion and said,

"Is it really okay?"

"It’s fine; I think you’re the one who seems to have an issue. Your concern for those Spirit Beasts is a bit excessive."

Looking at An, Feng Yuan said helplessly. From the moment they saved Estir, he noticed An becoming increasingly concerned with wild Spirit Beasts, even to the point of overdoing it.

"I don’t quite understand what you’re thinking. Wouldn’t it be better to let them be?"

Sitting on the sofa, Veronia, in her human form, swirled the wine glass in her hand and said before downing the rose-red liquid in one go. An looked at Veronia and said,

"But, they’ve been dragged into this by humans, suffering so much..."

"If you keep going like this, you might end up so extreme that you want to destroy humanity. Frankly, meddling too much in others’ affairs isn’t a good thing."

"Even Belusir has figured it out, yet you’re getting caught up."

Looking helplessly at An, Feng Yuan said. Belusir has now decided not to casually foresee fate nor easily change it. Although Feng Yuan didn’t know what happened, this change from Belusir seemed good to him. Yet on An’s side, issues were arising again.

He glanced at Xiao Ji, who was eating something. Noticing Feng Yuan’s gaze, Xiao Ji looked up at him, tilting its head in confusion. Satisfied, Feng Yuan nodded, pleased that Xiao Ji didn’t have any issues.

"It feels uncomfortable, likely due to that Inferno Mastiff."

Belusir spoke up, and both Feng Yuan and An exchanged curious glances at Belusir, who gently swayed its tail and said,

"Didn’t you guys notice its abnormality?"

"Are you referring to that? I know, since it’s quite obvious. But it shouldn’t have that big an impact."

Looking at An, Feng Yuan scratched his head and said, while Belusir looked at An and said,

"Perhaps it had a similar experience before, so now it feels uneasy due to temporal premonitions."

Suspiciously eyeing both Feng Yuan and Belusir, An discontentedly said,

"What kind of riddles are you two speaking in?"

"It’s the Flame Wolfhound from back then."

Glancing at An, Feng Yuan directly revealed the answer. Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, An froze. So it was because of this, explaining why he unknowingly felt a fondness and even a desire to help that Flower Bud; it was because of this...

The Flower Bud overlapped with memories of Drudgeon. An understood why he had been acting so strangely these past few days. Back then, he also agreed with Drudgeon to wait for it to return, yet...

"So that’s it. Due to memory loss, you didn’t go back to find it? Luckily, at least the waiting time wasn’t too long."

Veronia looked at An meaningfully; the person had made Drudgeon wait for a long time. Or rather, if not for an accidental revival in this era...

"Should I make an appearance too?"

In the night of the Fire Stronghold, He Nanqing asked the Drudgeon in front of him with some confusion. Drudgeon swayed its tail and said,

"Of course, if you demand compensation in its Guardian role, they must comply. Moreover, this time, they did indeed affect it."

The little Yognot beside He Nanqing let out a cheerful cry. Drudgeon sighed and said,

"For you to act in this manner, it’s thanks to its help. If the day ever comes when your traits fail... no, perhaps I’m too selfish, dreaming that you’ll always accompany me..."

In He Nanqing’s office at the Fire Stronghold, Drudgeon and He Nanqing were discussing indemnity negotiations. Under the mediation of a host of Divine Beasts, the culpable Nations were forced to compensate Great Xia. Naturally, this compensation was still being negotiated, but Drudgeon had no reservations about advocating for Yognot to receive a share that belonged to it.

After all, it had been one of their initial strategic targets, and actions against it had been taken. Now was the time to settle the score, confident the opposing party couldn’t refuse a ’reasonable’ compensation claim.

Outside the window floated a shadow, and Drudgeon, puzzled, looked out, scratched its head with its tail, and said,

"An illusion? How could it be here?"

"I’ll go check how it’s recovering."

"It probably hasn’t awakened yet. At the earliest, it might be around seven or eight in the morning. Don’t wake it prematurely, or we’ll have to rematch the medication."

Hearing An’s words, Feng Yuan yawned and said, pulling Xiao Ji in for a hug, he said,

"How about it? Wanna sleep together?"

Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan disdainfully and batted away his arm with a wing. However, it quickly leaned back in and rubbed its head against Feng Yuan. Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"It dislikes heat. You might want to save that for winter, or maybe, hug something water-based?"

"Hehe~ just going with the flow~"

Big Cat stealthily moved aside, fearing heat too. Feng Yuan rarely hugged it, but with Xiao Ji ignoring him, it might become its turn.

"But really, it doesn’t trust my skills that much."

Looking at where An had disappeared, Feng Yuan said helplessly. Veronia let out a small laugh and said,

"Perhaps it’s too worried. However, even so..."

"That’s its business. If you can persuade it, give it a try."

With his hands behind his head, Feng Yuan said nonchalantly. Although he and An were friends, clearly, he wasn’t going to meddle in how An eventually managed things. After all, they were just friends.

"Me persuading? That’s hopeless; it never listens to me."

Veronia swirled her wine glass and said, casting a glance at Veronia, Feng Yuan said moodily,

"You really should stop drinking so much; I don’t want to call Xilnais and the others here if you start acting up."

Gripping her wine glass forcefully, Veronia downed the remaining drink and cast a sidelong look at Feng Yuan, saying,

"There’s no need for your concern; I won’t get drunk."

"With regular alcohol, she definitely wouldn’t, but if it’s a strange brew, she might just blow up."

Watching Feng Yuan, Belusir quietly reminded, scrabbling his head, Feng Yuan giggled without refuting.