Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 498 - 499 Action_1

Chapter 498: Chapter 499 Action_1

After a while, Guo Huai walked up to Feng Yuan, who was sitting in the chair, covered in injuries and asked angrily,

"I didn’t offend you, did I?"

"No, what’s up?"

Feng Yuan blinked innocently as if feeling that it didn’t seem convincing enough, he even held up Pomiti in his arms to let Pomiti stare blankly at Guo Huai.

"Then why did you hit me! Ouch! And why so cruelly?"

Hua Yiyou, who stood aside pensively, said,

"Could it be that the White Wolf Deity’s Art of the Doppelganger can be used in combat?"

"Which doppelganger technique isn’t used in combat? Aren’t you stating the obvious?"

Guo Huai responded without turning his head, clearly in a bad mood after the inexplicable beating as he glared at Feng Yuan, hoping for an explanation. Feng Yuan waved his hand and a green light rain fell upon Guo Huai. Holding back a laugh, Feng Yuan said,

"Am I not explaining the differences of the Art of the Doppelganger to you?"

"Why do you need to hit me to explain the Art of the Doppelganger! It’s really painful, you know!"

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, Guo Huai realized something and looked in surprise at the ’Feng Yuan’ standing by the door. The ’Feng Yuan’ who had fought with him was also injured, not just him. After looking at the wounds on ’Feng Yuan’, Guo Huai glanced from the doppelganger to Feng Yuan and said,

"Is this the difference? Exactly like a real person?"

"Pretty much, unless I withdraw it, it could even leave a corpse behind for you~"

"No wonder..."

Then Guo Huai understood the terrifying nature of Feng Yuan’s Art of the Doppelganger, but considering it was a move from the White Wolf God, he felt at ease. Although the doppelganger looked just like a real person, which was quite magical, it was after all initiated by a Divine Beast, and the Divine Beast’s techniques are always somewhat mysterious, so he didn’t find it odd.

Although Hua Yiyou really hoped that the Yongning Army could master this technique, since Feng Yuan had already refused, he naturally would not force the issue. After a casual talk with Feng Yuan and Guo Huai and discussing the preparations for what was to come, Hua Yiyou bid them farewell.

"You’re setting out late at night?"

Feng Yuan, wrapped in a black cloak, tightened the hood and asked in a low voice, while the similarly dressed Hua Yiyou said,

"Of course, that merchant caravan is planning to travel overnight to Bei Yan City; we naturally need to match their actions."

Yawning, Feng Yuan said somewhat doubtfully,

"You’re not planning to use the merchant caravan as a cover the whole way, are you?"

"We won’t be doing that; the caravan is our people. After we leave, those left behind will pretend to be us in our place."

"I won’t need that, and the same goes for him."

Feng Yuan said with a slight smile, pointing at Guo Huai. Puzzled, Hua Yiyou asked,

"You plan to..."

At that moment, the doppelgangers of ’Guo Huai’ and ’Feng Yuan’, dressed in plain clothes, walked out from behind Feng Yuan. Guo Huai looked surprised at the ’Guo Huai’ that looked exactly like himself. Seeing Guo Huai reaching out to touch, Feng Yuan said somewhat speechlessly,

"You’re not thinking of attacking yourself, are you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"It’s just that I’m a bit amazed to see such a copy of myself for the first time."

Yao Yin glanced at Guo Huai and said,

"Isn’t it just an External Incarnation Technique? What’s there to be amazed about?"

Having said that, Yao Yin waved her hand and an elegantly dressed ’Yao Yin’ appeared from behind her and gracefully walked over to sit down on a nearby chair, confronting Yao Yin with a challenging gaze. Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly,

"You also don’t seem to understand the level of your own world."

Glancing at Hua Yiyou, Feng Yuan said irritably,

"Stop dreaming. Her External Incarnation Technique might look similar to the White Wolf Deity’s Art of the Doppelganger, but you simply cannot use it. That thing has requirements for cultivation level, right?"

With a faint smile, Yao Yin said softly,

"Indeed, it requires at least the Nascent Soul Stage."

"Cultivation level? Nascent Soul Stage?"

Aside from Guo Huai, the others felt confused. Guo Huai wasn’t surprised by this, as his original world had a cultivation civilization. Although the names of power levels were different, he saw no need to translate them into the local terms, right?

Waving his hand, Feng Yuan said

"Don’t worry about those details, we just won’t need you to switch out on our end."

Hua Yiyou shook his head and said

"They still need to change their attire, but we have to figure out a way to do it without attracting attention. After all, it would definitely raise suspicion if the caravan suddenly had several additional members."

"How about..."

Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan, wanting to say something but hesitating. Feng Yuan gestured dismissively and said

"Forget it, there’s no need. They can handle this themselves."

During their conversation, everyone proceeded to exchange identities with those they had arranged beforehand. Seeing Feng Yuan bringing his own doppelganger, the person who was supposed to swap with him was momentarily stunned and then, with a bitter smile, quickly disguised themselves as someone else and left the inn.

In silence, the group waited until the caravan had finished making preparations and then followed it out of Yongning City under the cover of night. Mo Li, with a hood over his head and a black scarf wrapped around, revealing only a pair of bright eyes, watched the gradually receding Yongning City and whispered,

"I hope nothing goes wrong..."

Hua Yiyou patted Mo Li’s shoulder, giving him a reassuring look. Leaning against the carriage, Feng Yuan, amidst the creaky noises of the moving caravan, held Pomiti and Xiao Ji and fell asleep. Xiao Ji, nestled inside Feng Yuan’s robe, shifted slightly, seemingly feeling a bit squeezed, but not willing to leave Feng Yuan’s embrace.

"That’s being quite cautious."

In the dead of night, Feng Yuan suddenly spoke from his spot by the carriage, waking everyone up. Guo Huai, somewhat confused, looked at Feng Yuan and whispered,

"What’s wrong?"

Guo Huai had just drifted into a dozy sleep and was unclear about what was happening. Mo Li scanned the area and then looked puzzled at Feng Yuan, having just dozed off himself for a bit of rest. Hua Yiyou whispered,

"Ready to react at the slightest sign of trouble? Indeed, very cautious."

He hadn’t closed his eyes to rest but had been vigilant of their surroundings, given that their current role was that of the caravan’s guard. It was odd for one or all of them to be asleep. That’s why he had seen a dark light fly out from beneath Feng Yuan’s robe. Although he couldn’t hear it clearly, it was obvious that the dark light had hit something.

"But... I thought you were asleep..."

Feng Yuan, still with his eyes closed and appearing to be asleep, said

"How could I be? A guard falling asleep would be terribly negligent."

Patting the startled Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said in a low voice,

"If you’re tired, sleep a little more, it’s okay."

In a drowsy haze, Xiao Ji sensed that Feng Yuan hadn’t moved, so it rubbed Feng Yuan’s hand with its head, let out a lazy yawn, turned over, and continued sleeping.

In the distance, within the forest, a figure in black clutched his arm and shook his head at his companion who was looking at him. The companion asked in a low voice,

"Is everything alright?"

The one clutching his arm nodded. He hadn’t expected to be discovered by the person in the carriage who was resting with his eyes closed before even making a move. Recalling the dark dagger he’d had no time to dodge, he could tell that the person’s strength was formidable. The feigned rest could have been a trap to lure the thieves into action.

In the Yongning Army, all those with such abilities were closely watched by them. The reports suggested that no one had left, so he deduced that these people were not spies from the Yongning Army. Of course, they were only probing a little, after all, some caravan guards are just slackers who don’t take their duties seriously.

"You mean someone just tried to approach us quietly?"

Guo Huai lowered his voice as he spoke. Hua Yiyou said in a lowered voice, looking like he had already guessed,

"Never mind that. His action just now already deterred them, probably because they saw all of us guards asleep and found it suspicious."

"But..."

Seeing that Guo Huai didn’t quite understand, Hua Yiyou explained softly,

"Some bored guards do things like ’fishing’. His sudden action might make them suspect that we’re ’fishing’."

"Fishing?!"

Feng Yuan’s voice came out clear, though he still appeared to be sleeping with his eyes closed,

"Some guards who are quite powerful often do this to pass the time when they’re bored; they pretend to be easy prey to lure bandits, and then they amuse themselves by toying with the robbers."

"Are you doing something that boring right now?"

Opening his eyes and looking at Guo Huai, Feng Yuan said through the scarf, his voice unamused,

"Don’t you feel sleepy late at night?"

"Are you really resting?"

"Just stay alert with a bit of spiritual power to sense the surroundings. I was asleep just now, and those sneaky guys crept close and woke me up. Don’t make noise, I want to sleep."

Having said that, Feng Yuan closed his eyes again. Guo Huai, speechless, glanced at Feng Yuan and leaned against the carriage, watching the dark forest behind them. After this incident, he didn’t dare to continue resting.