Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 317: Divergence_1

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Divergence_1

"It looks pretty good."

Having followed Mo Ling to the guestroom, Feng Yuan curiously surveyed it and found that besides everyday necessities, there wasn’t much else within. Mo Ling, seeing Feng Yuan looking around, opened her mouth to speak,

"Don’t worry, the lack of decorations is to avoid your suspicions. If you don’t feel reassured, feel free to check for yourself."

Feng Yuan didn’t hold back, clenching a pitch-black orb in his hand before slamming it into the ground forcefully. A dark light wrapped in a multitude of runes swept across the entire room. Suddenly, the paperweight on the desk was encircled by golden runes. Feng Yuan walked over, picked up the paperweight, and tossed it to Mo Ling, saying,

"Someone hid something in it and you didn’t even notice."

"This..."

Looking at the paperweight in her hand, Mo Ling blushed. It was somewhat embarrassing that right after she had assured there was no problem, Feng Yuan had found one. She inspected it closely but couldn’t figure out where the issue was. Upon seeing Mo Ling’s pleading eyes, Feng Yuan waved his hand and said,

"If you can’t see it, you can let your brother take a look. Besides, it’s better to tell your brother about this kind of thing."

"Mo Ling, I’ve found something as well."

Yao Yin approached with a pen holder in her hand. Mo Ling’s face turned even redder. She snatched the pen holder from Yao Yin and ran out, saying as she went,

"I’ll explain this to you later."

"You found it too?"

Meeting Yao Yin’s curious gaze, Feng Yuan calmly said,

"Did you think my authority wouldn’t detect anything suspicious?"

"Well..."

Yao Yin, who had just been keen on competing with Feng Yuan, suddenly felt deflated. She realized she was no match for Feng Yuan with his authority. She had only thought that Feng Yuan had just gained control of the authority and wasn’t familiar with using it, hoping to take the opportunity to win back some face, but she had failed.

"But why attach eavesdropping runes? Although I am not familiar with these runes, I can still guess their function."

"Surveillance, of course. After all, not all the guests of Mo Li are his people."

"More plotting and scheming? Boring."

Yao Yin turned away with a disinterested air, and Feng Yuan didn’t care to discuss further. He watched her leave and returned to the guestroom where Xiao Ji was happily bouncing around on the bed. He grabbed Xiao Ji and gave it a good rub, lying down on the bed amidst its disgruntled gaze, laughing heartily.

"The White Wolf Deity is with you now. If you go out to collect Spiritual Medicine, remember to call on the White Wolf Deity."

"Won’t you be in danger?"

Glancing at the White Wolf Deity standing by his side, Guo Huai looked incredulously towards Feng Yuan, who waved his hand and said,

"I won’t."

Yao Yin, glancing at Feng Yuan with disdain, said,

"He might face danger? You underestimate his power far too much."

"I’m all ready here; how about you?"

Mo Ling, carrying a cloth bag on her back, approached. Seeing Mo Ling dressed in battle armor, Feng Yuan opened his mouth but in the end, chose not to say anything. Yao Yin smiled and said,

"With him here, you don’t have to worry about danger."

Mo Ling glanced at Yao Yin and replied with a smile,

"I’m not going to just hide and watch others fight."

"Where do you plan to take us?"

Feng Yuan was curious and simultaneously opened the Dark Ancient Book in his hand. Although he wasn’t restricted in his actions, he had no intention of being used as a pawn by others.

"Beyond the border, there’s a Baihua Valley. These few days, the flowers are in full bloom, and it’s very beautiful~"

"Cross the border?"

Feng Yuan looked at Mo Ling with suspicion. Knowing what Feng Yuan suspected, Mo Ling explained,

"Something happened on Great Yan’s side. A large number of troops have been withdrawn, and there are now no soldiers from Great Yan guarding the border."

"They willingly gave up the border? What happened there?"

Feng Yuan looked puzzledly at Agunas. Glancing at Feng Yuan, Agunas replied with irritation,

"Can’t you investigate yourself?"

"It’s just bothersome~"

Although Feng Yuan said this, he carefully flipped through the pages of the Dark Ancient Book. After a while, closing the book, he said,

"I didn’t expect Estir to be from this period..."

"Do you plan to intervene?"

Understanding Feng Yuan’s implication, Agunas looked at him. Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

"Forget it, there’s no need for that."

"Since there wasn’t a problem in the first place, we don’t need to intervene."

Seeing that neither person nor beast offered an explanation, the two women could only suppress their curiosity. At that moment, Mo Ling remembered something and bowed to Feng Yuan and Yao Yin, saying

"Because we have a guest coming later, we’ll eat breakfast outside. I know an inn that makes a great breakfast~"

"The taste is okay, not as good as I imagined."

After breakfast, Feng Yuan commented, and Yao Yin glanced at him and said

"Don’t you ever consider other people’s feelings?"

Mo Ling chuckled and said

"Maybe we just have different tastes."

Feng Yuan looked at Yao Yin curiously and asked

"Does your Tianxing brother sweet-talk you all day?"

Giving Feng Yuan a sideways glance, Yao Yin retorted irritably

"I know what you’re trying to say. He doesn’t have that many cheesy lines. People show their care through actions, not like you."

"What? You want me to care about you? Aren’t you afraid he’ll get angry when he comes for you?"

"Buzz off! Don’t say you’re not interested in her!"

Seeing Yao Yin pointing at herself, Mo Ling blushed and stole a glance at Feng Yuan. Seeing his usual expression, she felt a bit disheartened. Feng Yuan looked at Yao Yin speechlessly and said

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I fancy her after just meeting her? Do you think I’m some kind of love machine?"

"Then why didn’t you help Mo Li and instead followed her everywhere? I don’t believe you’re unaware of the difference between men and women."

"What kind of logic is that? Mo Li’s situation doesn’t need my meddling, and you know very well that I shouldn’t interfere too much, yet you bring it up."

"Then you shouldn’t be giving her hints!"

"What hints! You’re talking nonsense!"

Feng Yuan, somewhat angry, stood up and left the inn without looking back, while Yao Yin pressed his hand onto the seat. Mo Ling blinked and asked Yao Yin

"Why did you do that?"

"It’s to prevent you from harboring meaningless hopes, of course. He’s destined not to stay here, and besides, even if you did manage to win him over, do you think your brother would accept it?"

Mo Ling looked at Yao Yin somewhat helplessly. Seeing her like that, Yao Yin sighed and said

"Although I’m all for chasing the one you like, do... do you really like him?"

"I..."

"Such a headache. I should have known, with Mo Li being so formidable, Mo Ling wasn’t going to be easy either."

Carrying Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan murmured with a bit of a headache, while Xiao Ji looked up at him quizzically. Feng Yuan stroked Xiao Ji’s tuft of fur and wandered aimlessly through the streets of Yongning City. The pedestrians who saw him dressed in a ritual robe and carrying a spirit beast all gave way, fearing they might offend him and bring trouble upon themselves. Seeing this, Feng Yuan mused

"High status? Maybe it’s interesting at first, but after a long time, it must get lonely..."

Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said

"Possibly, but we can’t just abandon our responsibilities."

"That might be true for you Divine Beasts, but what about ordinary Spirit Beasts..."

"There’s nothing interesting on the streets... might as well go check out the Baihua Valley she recommended."

After hesitating for a moment, Agunas asked

"You haven’t really fallen for her, have you?"

"Of course not. You know as well as I that we belong to different eras. No matter what, I couldn’t take her back to the modern world. Besides, I’ve only met her a few times. Yao Yin only said that to squash her little scheme."

"Scheme?"

"Even in modern times, isn’t this often done? For the sake of achieving goals... especially during the early period of a newly established dynasty."

Agunas initially looked puzzled, but after a moment, he caught on, looked at Feng Yuan in surprise, and smiled. Then Feng Yuan vanished into the streets of Yongning City with Xiao Ji in his arms.

"Are these the potions you formulated?"

Mo Li looked at the potions Guo Huai casually placed on the table with some surprise, while the Thunder Horned Horse beside him curiously examined the Dream-Eating Spirit enveloped in purple mist behind Guo Huai. Placing a freshly finished potion on the table, Guo Huai said with a touch of relief

"Of course. It’s a pity there’s nowhere here to test. Otherwise, my new method of potion-making could perhaps see even further improvements."

Guo Huai dared not try the potentially explosive potion-making techniques in Mo Li’s mansion; if he accidentally blew up Mo Li, Feng Yuan would definitely tear him apart. Looking at Guo Huai, Mo Li pondered while stroking his chin.