Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 578 - 579: Half-Day Tour of Mingyu City_1

Chapter 578: Chapter 579: Half-Day Tour of Mingyu City_1

"Let’s go, it seems he can’t wait any longer."

After glancing at the somewhat anxious Feng Yuan, Mo Li chuckled and said, glancing back at Mo Li, Feng Yuan thought of something and said to Liu Wenli,

"Can those jade orbs be customized?"

"Customized?"

"That is, not to use the shape of the jade orbs. I’ve seen them, the designs on the outside are just decorative patterns, the runes that actually activate are all concentrated in a small central part."

As he spoke, Feng Yuan lifted up Xiao Ji and Pomiti in his arms and said,

"Is it possible to custom-make lighting jade orbs in their likeness?"

"That... should be possible if what you’re saying is correct."

Liu Wenli wasn’t quite sure, after all, no one had ever considered the situation Feng Yuan described before, but she sneakily glanced at Amon behind her and whispered,

"Seems... pretty nice~"

"This is Mingyu City?!"

Looking at the grand city before them, everyone was somewhat surprised. Hua Yiyou, recalling something, said,

"As a city that accommodates commercial areas not suitable for establishment in Nanyu City, it’s not so strange for Mingyu City to be this large. In a way, think of Mingyu City as a subsidiary of Nanyu City."

"I wonder if there’s any entry fee or anything like that?"

Spying the line of guards standing at the gate of Mingyu City, Feng Yuan spoke with interest. Those guards were currently pulling open the canvas of a carriage to check its contents, even examining in detail to see if anything was being smuggled.

Liu Wenli sighed and said,

"No, there isn’t. If they charged an entry fee, how would they develop commerce? But has the situation really come to this..."

"Actually, if it weren’t for them courting their own doom by provoking Nagna, they might have already launched a full-scale attack a couple of days ago."

Feng Yuan whispered, although he claimed to have no interest in defending Nanyu, he had still occasionally used his privileges these last few days to check on the situation in Nanyu. Liu Wenli, looking at Mingyu City, said,

"I wonder how she’s doing now..."

"She’s already returned to Nanyu City. Where else could she be at a time like this but in the royal city."

"Although it’s cruel, they truly have no other options."

"They don’t even have the right to resist..."

Feng Yuan glanced at Yao Yin who, growing impatient, had pulled Mo Ling ahead to watch the excitement. With a bitter smile, Mo Li said,

"Maybe it’s better not to talk about things like that at this time, okay?"

"You guys don’t care anyway, Mo Ling isn’t here."

Although Feng Yuan said this, he dropped the topic. As the group made its way slowly, the guards simply glanced over Feng Yuan and his companions’ attire and, feeling that there were no contraband items after scanning the luggage, let them pass through. Although Mountain Bandits were rampant in Nanyu at the moment, it seemed that Mingyu City hadn’t been much affected and still appeared bustling and lively.

"A lot of Nanyu’s trade routes rely on sea transportation. They haven’t moved against the sea routes yet, and since the port and Mingyu City aren’t far from Nanyu’s royal city, the impact here has been minimal for the time being."

Feng Yuan explained upon seeing Guo Huai’s puzzled expression, looking at the street hung with shop signs, Mo Ling happily pulled Mo Li’s hand, talking about something.

"You’re not going with Mo Ling?"

Seeing Mo Ling pulling Mo Li towards a street vendor, Feng Yuan curiously looked at Yao Yin. Yao Yin glared at Feng Yuan and said irritably,

"I’m not that selfish."

"Wanna go take a look at some jade ornaments with me?"

Yao Yin, noticing a jade ornaments shop by the roadside, spoke to Feng Yuan. Feng Yuan sneered disdainfully and said,

"You’re interested in those jade ornaments?"

"Didn’t you want to custom order some jade? That shop looks like they might do it."

Upon hearing Liu Wenli’s words, Feng Yuan excitedly said,

"Let’s go, let’s go~ Seeing some unique jade ornaments could be nice~"

Ignoring Feng Yuan as he headed for the jade ornament shop, Yao Yin sized up Liu Wenli as if wanting to say something. Glaring challengingly at her, Liu Wenli arrogantly followed Feng Yuan. Yao Yin, watching Liu Wenli’s receding figure, said,

"What exactly does she want to do? Is she really just trying to help Wei Dingwu..."

"One for Xiao Ji, one for Pomiti, one for Little Green Snake, um..."

Feng Yuan’s gaze drifted towards the phantom of Agunas and, after a moment’s thought, said,

"We’ll need one for it too, and for this one as well."

Feng Yuan pointed at the quietly following Illusory Sound Parrot as he spoke. Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, the parrot looked at him in surprise. Feng Yuan looked at the flock of little messenger birds and asked,

"Can you make them all together?"

Watching the few little messenger birds flying back and forth behind Feng Yuan, the shop owner pondered for a moment before saying,

"It’s possible, but it will cost extra. Plus, you’ll need to get them into a pose. After all, it will be difficult to do my best just from imagination."

"There’s also these~"

With a wave of his hand, Feng Yuan brought forth several ice sculptures onto the table. Guo Huai recognized the Spirit Beasts and said, somewhat puzzled,

"Is this really necessary?"

"Then something with such sentimental value, of course, everyone should have a share~"

Guo Huai glanced at Pu Pu by his side, feeling somewhat tempted. The shop owner seemed to understand what Guo Huai was thinking, but after merely looking at Pu Pu, he said,

"I can’t do smoke, and I can’t carve out that kind of effect."

"No way?"

Guo Huai felt somewhat disappointed. Liu Wenli pointed to Amon behind her and asked,

"What about it?"

"An exact miniature replica?"

"Can you make one that’s life-sized?"

Remembering something, the shop owner sighed and said,

"There’s no time."

Both Feng Yuan and Liu Wenli understood what he meant and remained silent without saying anything. At this time, Yao Yin came over, picked up the fluffy thing on her shoulder, and said,

"I’ll just have one custom-made."

"Why do you act like you’ve been starving for a long time?"

Mo Ling looked perplexed at Feng Yuan, who was feeding snacks to Xiao Ji. Along the way, whenever there were snacks, Feng Yuan would suggest buying some to try. By now, Mo Ling was feeling quite stuffed. Mo Li thought for a moment and asked,

"Are we not staying here tonight and instead departing directly?"

"We can, having those street lamps, traveling by night could be quite fun~"

Feng Yuan said with a smile, but he didn’t seem to be very happy. Mo Ling looked suspiciously at Feng Yuan and asked,

"Are you guys keeping something from me?"

"Not at all. Haven’t we been together all this time? How could we hide anything from you?"

"Really?"

Mo Ling stared doubtfully at Feng Yuan for a while before her attention was drawn to a street vendor. At that moment, Liu Wenli whispered into Feng Yuan’s ear,

"The merchants have started to leave..."

"Let’s hope we can leave in time..."

Feng Yuan sighed. On the bustling streets of Mingyu City, caravans were continuously moving through. If Mo Li wasn’t aware of the real situation, she might think this was just the norm for Mingyu City.

"It’s getting dark, let’s have dinner and then prepare to leave."

"You can still eat?"

Mo Ling gave Feng Yuan a slightly mocking look and said, raising her head, Feng Yuan replied proudly,

"Why not? Without a proper meal, we won’t have the energy to travel—"

"You ate too many snacks earlier."

Mo Ling looked at Feng Yuan with a wronged expression. If it hadn’t been for Feng Yuan buying so many snacks earlier, how could she have eaten too much? Feng Yuan looked around and said to Mo Li,

"Shall we stroll a bit more before having dinner?"

After hesitating for a second, Mo Li nodded and said,

"Okay, but let’s make it quick."

"Brother~ you’re the best~"

Mo Ling happily took hold of Mo Li’s hand, saying. She had just been regretting not having seen all of Mingyu City, but now she was excited upon hearing Mo Li’s words.

Liu Wenli tugged on Feng Yuan’s sleeve and said,

"Aren’t you going to talk to her?"

"It’s fine, with us around, safety won’t be an issue."

"Us?"

"Excluding you~"

Watching Feng Yuan’s back, Liu Wenli muttered in confusion,

"Where do you get such confidence? Could it be that this is the biggest reason for success when following you?"

"Brother~ here you go~"

Mo Ling said as she quickly hung a white headband on Mo Li’s head while he wasn’t paying attention. Looking at Mo Ling’s happy face, Mo Li smiled and didn’t take the headband off. Nearby, Feng Yuan pretended to be displeased and said,

"Hey, hey, you’re using my money to buy things for your brother?"

"You said it was a gift for me~"

With a grimace, Mo Ling laughed and ran ahead. At this time, the crowd and the caravans on the street gradually became scarce. Looking at the city gate ahead, Feng Yuan said to Mo Li,

"Let’s prepare to grab something to eat and then head out."

Adjusting the headband on his head, Mo Li smiled slightly and said,

"Alright."