Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 559 - 560: Young Girl_1

Chapter 559: Chapter 560: Young Girl_1

"Tsk! Don’t believe me? Come with me."

Feng Yuan was somewhat annoyed as he picked up Xiao Ji and stuffed it into his robe. Xiao Ji jumped out from Feng Yuan’s embrace, dissatisfied, and chirped at him. Holding Pomiti, Feng Yuan said calmly,

"Let’s just go downstairs and walk on the street."

"Why? Isn’t it better to go out through the corridor bridge?"

Glancing at the still-falling raindrops, Guo Huai asked, puzzled, to which Feng Yuan looked at the scattered wooden buildings and said,

"Climbing up and down stairs is too troublesome."

If he wasn’t in a hurry, Feng Yuan would probably choose to stroll leisurely across the aerial corridor bridge, but now he was pressed for time. Although he knew the locations of all the ingredients, both collecting them and making the trip would take time, plus there were many to collect. If he didn’t hurry now, he might not be able to finish everything by tonight.

"He and I will go; that’s enough. You guys... if you want to watch, come along."

Wei Dongcheng shook his head and said,

"No need. I’ve tried my hand at potion making, and it’s really not my thing."

Hua Yiyou thought for a moment, then looked at Mo Li, who nodded and said,

"It’s good to learn more."

Seeing Feng Yuan running downstairs with Guo Huai and Hua Yiyou, Mo Li looked at Wei Dongcheng and said,

"Looks like it’s time to say goodbye to you, isn’t it?"

Wei Dongcheng said with a slight smile,

"That’s right, but of course, not right now."

"Are you leaving?"

Mo Ling looked at Wei Dongcheng with some regret. Listening to his stories of travel over the past few days made her feel that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to drop everything and go on a journey. However... glancing at Mo Li, Mo Ling pushed that thought to the back of her mind. Mo Li would certainly not be willing to give up on the Yongning Army and his promise, and even if she didn’t mind, it wouldn’t change anything.

Wei Dongcheng patted Mo Ling’s head and said,

"Although I don’t know exactly who you guys are, I can guess that you definitely can’t travel as freely as I do. Treasure this time."

After speaking, Wei Dongcheng glanced at Mo Li, who was smiling somewhat amusedly, and said,

"Don’t look at me like that. To me, she is no different from any other kid. Honestly, I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to keep her by your side all the time."

"I’ve never thought that."

"Perhaps you just haven’t realized it yourself. I can feel her yearning for the unknown world, but... forget it. It’s shallow to speak deeply of things that are not my place. I shouldn’t say so much."

Mo Li said softly with a slight smile,

"It’s alright. I know what I’m doing."

"Why don’t you do it yourself?"

In the rain, Guo Huai wiped the rainwater off his face from time to time, carefully digging the plant in front of him. Feng Yuan said with a sneaky laugh,

"Of course, this is a chance for you to practice."

"Is it? But I feel like I don’t need it."

Guo Huai smiled and handed the small shovel to Feng Yuan, and stepped back a few paces. Feng Yuan said with a sincere face,

"Don’t you think you need to practice how to collect precious herbs?"

"I don’t think so. I think you’re more suited to do this than me, and you’ll be quicker too."

"What are you saying? I can’t hear you clearly. Ah, I got up too early, my head is spinning, I need to rest a bit."

Seeing Feng Yuan playacting, Guo Huai pursed his lips, crouched down, and continued to carefully dig up the Spiritual Medicine. In a short while, he carefully handed the Spiritual Medicine to Hua Yiyou. Guo Huai then looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Where to next?"

"Over there~"

"We’ve almost gone around Yuehu Town, are you sure the route you planned is the best solution?"

Hearing Guo Huai’s words, Feng Yuan, who was about to lead the way, suddenly stiffened and looked at Guo Huai with a guilty expression,

"Isn’t it that we go wherever is nearest?"

"You!"

"Heh heh~ Just kidding~ The rest are all near Yuehu; just a circle around Yuehu Lake and we’ll be done~"

Seeing Guo Huai chase after a fleeing Feng Yuan, Hua Yiyou looked at the Spiritual Medicine in his hand, smiled, and followed.

By Yuehu Lake, although the Yuehu Lake had a unique charm in the rain, the three busy collecting Spiritual Medicine had no spare time to appreciate it. Right when Guo Huai had just dug out a Spiritual Medicine and stood up, he saw a young girl dressed in light yellow traditional clothing across the way, and startled, he involuntarily took a step back and said,

"What do you want?"

The girl smiled slightly, leaning forward softly and said,

"You’re stealing, aren’t you~"

"Stealing?"

Guo Huai’s first reaction was to turn around; he suspected he had been duped by Feng Yuan and stared at the young girl with an unpleasant expression, saying

"Don’t spout nonsense. This Spiritual Medicine grows naturally. How could it possibly belong to someone?"

Kicking the pebbles at her feet, the girl smiled with her hands clasped behind her back, saying

"But Yuehu Town and its surrounds all belong to our Zhuo Ya, and you’re gathering Spiritual Medicines on our territory..."

"Please, if you don’t fence it off, how is anyone supposed to know? I certainly didn’t know. I’ve never encountered you before. I know nothing at all."

"That doesn’t seem very good, does it?"

Guo Huai, somewhat at a loss for words, addressed Feng Yuan, saying that if it couldn’t be explained clearly, then alright, but now it was obvious that Feng Yuan was just trying to shirk responsibility. The girl looked at Feng Yuan with a smile and said,

"You clearly know, but letting you gather a few things here isn’t impossible, just..."

"Don’t even think about it. Whatever it is, I won’t agree to it."

"Do you know what I want to say?"

"I don’t know, but it’s definitely some sort of requirement, and I don’t intend to agree to any."

"Is that so..."

Seeing the smile fade from the girl’s face, Guo Huai was taken aback. He wasn’t worried that the three of them would be detained, but rather he somewhat feared Feng Yuan might lose her temper here. In that case, Yuehu Town might really not withstand an assault from Feng Yuan.

However, moments later, the girl made no particular move but silently turned, holding her oiled paper umbrella, and walked away. After a few steps, she suddenly turned back, looking at Feng Yuan with puzzlement, saying

"Don’t you feel the slightest bit guilty?"

"Guilty about what?"

"You!"

Snorting, Feng Yuan disdainfully said,

"I think you’ve read too many of those storytellers’ booklets, what’s wrong with you."

"Storytellers’ booklets?"

Guo Huai was a bit puzzled, as Feng Yuan glanced at the girl sulking in anger and said,

"Don’t you think she’s just like those willful heroines?"

"That’s..."

"Not really. Many young ladies from those families have this kind of temperament."

Hua Yiyou spoke calmly, having only ever been to Zhen Nan City, but even there he had seen similar people, and some were even worse than her. Feng Yuan smirked, saying,

"Do those people really get taken seriously?"

Thinking of Chen Huanxiang, who had brought Mo Ling to Wolf Mountain Hall, Feng Yuan wasn’t exactly clear on what she wanted to do, but if it weren’t for her, perhaps Feng Yuan wouldn’t have met Mo Ling. Even though Feng Yuan had already decided to change Mo Ling’s fate at that time, that was only her own decision, unknown to others.

"That’s..."

"Everybody is not a fool. There are too many smart people. Trying to treat others like fools might work once or twice, but it’s never a long-term strategy."

"Then her..."

As he watched the girl stomping her feet and leaving angrily, Hua Yiyou began to doubt his own judgment. Feng Yuan smiled and said,

"She’s just a delicate flower that’s been protected too well. Let’s go, on to the next place~"

"I feel like the blessing ceremony was useless... Not a shred of good luck."

The rain continued to fall slowly, showing no sign of stopping. Feng Yuan said a bit irritably, to which Guo Huai glanced at her and said,

"Can the blessing ceremony even work for you?"

"Why not? I certainly participated, didn’t I?"

"With your strength, what do you think?"

"Please! I’m just an ordinary person!"

While Feng Yuan and Guo Huai were bickering, Xiao Ji, who was hiding in Feng Yuan’s robes, suddenly stirred, seemingly wanting to do something. Feng Yuan, puzzled, said,

"What’s up? Did you find something?"

Xiao Ji, attempting to gesticulate but realizing it was futile to communicate accurately with Feng Yuan through the clothing, merely chirped, and Agunas’s shadow flicked its tail, saying,

"It says there’s someone lurking nearby, watching us."

"Nobody’s around."

Feng Yuan looked around, puzzled. Having extended her spiritual power, she should have been able to detect anyone approaching. After a moment, Agunas’s shadow translated,

"It says it’s not a person, it’s a Spirit Beast."

"A Spirit Beast?"

Feng Yuan sensed something, and to her surprise, blurted out,

"Why is that thing here?!"